[nmrg] CfP IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet)

[Steven Latré <[e-mail]>]

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                   IEEE/IFIP AnNet 2021 – CALL FOR PAPERS

             6th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet)

                      Co-located with IFIP/IEEE IM 2021

                    May 17--21, 2021 // Bordeaux, France

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The Sixth IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2021) will be held in conjunction with the International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2021) from 17 to 21 May 2021 in Bordeaux, France.

Following the success of the five previous editions of this workshop the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks.

AnNet 2021 will include original full-paper presentations, a keynote, and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
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We invite our community to contribute with manuscripts describing novel, work‑in‑progress research on the design of solutions to relevant security issues on a wide variety of next generation networking technologies. The topics of interest include:

Data analytics

* Analysis, modeling and visualization
* Operational analytics and intelligence
* Event, log and big data analytics
Network traffic analysis
* Anomaly detection and prediction
Crowd sensing
* Monitoring and measurements for management
* Predictive and real-time analytics
Harnessing social data for management

Machine learning techniques

* Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning
* Clustering and data mining
* Reinforcement learning
* Multi-agent based learning
* Deep learning
* Bayesian methods
* Ensemble methods
* Cognitive computing
* Mining spatiotemporal and time series data
* Network management paradigms

Autonomous and autonomic networks

* Fog/edge computing
* In-network processing
* Bio-inspired networks and self-management
* Cognitive and software defined networks
* Network function virtualization
Security, fault, performance, and resource management
* Application domains

Computer networks

* Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks
* Clouds and data centers
* Virtualized infrastructures
* Internet of Things
* Computing and network services
IT service management, storage resource management

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS
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Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Papers under review elsewhere must not be submitted to the workshop. All contributions must be submitted in PDF format via JEMS submission system.
All papers must be limited to 6 pages in an IEEE 2-column style and will be subject to a peer-review process. The accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Papers will be withdrawn from IEEE Xplore in case the authors do not present their paper at the workshop.

IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper Submission: Jan 8, 2021
Acceptance: Feb 18, 2021
Camera-ready: Mar 15, 2021

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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GENERAL CHAIR

* Steven Latre (University of Antwerp – imec, Belgium)

TPC CHAIRS

* Juan Felipe Botero (University of Antioquia, Colombia)
* Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli (Federal University of Pampa, Brazil)

STEERING COMMITTEE

* Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada)
* Yixin Diao (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA)
* Rolf Stadler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
* Filip De Turck (Ghent University – iMinds, Belgium)
* Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College, USA)
* Nur Zincir-Heywood (Dalhousie University, Canada)