[nmrg] CNSM 2024 - Call for Papers - Due Date: July 1st, 2024

[Tortonesi Mauro <[e-mail]>]

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CALL FOR PAPERS – CNSM 2024

20th International Conference on Network and Service Management

AI-Powered Network and Service Management for Tomorrow's Digital World

October 28 - 31, 2024
Prague, Czech Republic

http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2024/
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Important Dates
Paper Submission: July 1, 2024
Rebuttal Period: August 19-22, 2024
Acceptance Notification: August 30, 2024
Camera Ready: September 13, 2024

The 20th International Conference on Network and Service Management
(CNSM) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in network
and service management research. CNSM is a selective single-track
conference, covering all aspects of the management of networks and
services, pervasive systems, enterprises, and cloud computing
environments. In particular, CNSM 2024 will focus on AI-Powered
Network and Service Management for Tomorrow's Digital World.

Papers accepted and presented at CNSM 2024 will be published as open
access on the conference website and will be submitted for possible
publication in IEEE Xplore. Authors of selected papers accepted for
publication in the CNSM 2024 proceedings will be invited to submit an
extended version of their papers to the IEEE Transactions on Network
and Service Management journal.

Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:

TECHNOLOGIES
• Communication Protocols
• Middleware
• Overlay Networks
• Peer-to-Peer Networks
• Computing and Storage in the Cloud Continuum
• Generative AI and Large Language Models
• Information Visualization
• Software-Defined Networking
• Network Function Virtualization
• Orchestration
• Operations and Business Support Systems
• Control and Data Plane Programmability
• Distributed Ledger Technology
• Digital Twins for Networks and Services
• Reinforcement Learning

SERVICE MANAGEMENT
• Multimedia Services
• Content Delivery Services
• Cloud Computing Services
• Internet Connectivity and Internet Access Services
• Internet of Things Services
• Security Services
• Context-Aware Services
• Information Technology Services
• Service Assurance

FUNCTIONAL AREAS
• Fault Management
• Configuration Management
• Accounting Management
• Performance Management
• Security Management

MANAGEMENT PARADIGMS
• Centralized Management
• Hierarchical Management
• Distributed Management
• Federated Management
• Autonomic and Cognitive Management
• Policy- and Intent-Based Management
• Model-Driven Management
• Pro-active Management
• Energy-aware Management
• QoE-Centric Management

METHODS
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Mathematical Logic and Automated Reasoning
• Optimization Theories
• Control Theory
• Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, and Queuing Theory
• Evolutionary Algorithms
• Economic Theory and Game Theory
• Monitoring and Measurements
• Data Mining and (Big) Data Analysis
• Computer Simulation Experiments
• Testbed Experimentation and Field Trials
• Software Engineering Methodologies

Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not
been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should
be prepared using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited
to 9 pages including references (full papers) or 5 pages including
references (short papers). Papers must be submitted electronically in
PDF format through EDAS (https://edas.info/N32230).
Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and
self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. All
other papers will get a thorough single-blind review process, followed
by a rebuttal phase.

Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Mauro Tortonesi, University of Ferrara, Italy
Tim Wauters, Ghent University - imec, Belgium

General Co-Chairs:
Pál Varga, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Pavel Celeda, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

-- 
Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Distributed Systems Research Group
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Ferrara
https://ds.unife.it/people/mauro.tortonesi