[nmrg] IEEE NetSoft 2024 - Call for Posters - Submission deadline: April 1 [FIRM]

[Federica Paganelli <[e-mail]>]

[Apologies for cross and multiple postings]


**************************************************************************
                                    Call for Posters

                                   IEEE NetSoft 2024

                  “Softwarized Networks in the Age of Generative AI”


             10th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization

                            24–28 June 2024 – St Louis, USA

                         https://netsoft2024.ieee-netsoft.org/
***************************************************************************

***IMPORTANT DATES***
  * Poster Paper submission deadline: April 1, 2024 [Firm]
  * Acceptance notification: April 14, 2024
  * Camera-ready paper: April 26, 2024


IEEE NetSoft, the premier International Conference on Network Softwarization, addresses
the advanced research challenges and opportunities raised by the overall transformation
trend of network “softwarization”, which has been revolutionizing  the networking field
and has accelerated its convergence with adjacent industries.

Network Softwarization refers  to the transition of  traditional network infrastructure
and functionalities provided via hardware appliances developed by equipment and service
vendors, to new ones that have been propelled over the last 15 years by the maturity of
widespread technologies  such as network function virtualization, software-defined net-
working, and service function chaining. In particular,  the ability to program, manage,
and operate network  and service infrastructures  more freely makes it  possible to re-
invent network &cloud architectures, customize services, accelerate service deployment,
and facilitate  greater operational efficiencies  with guarantees. The need for further
advances in these topics is reflected in the overall theme of NetSoft 2024:
“Sustainable Softwarized Networks in the Age of Generative AI”.

We encourage researchers, students and practitioners to submit poster  papers based on
their recent  viewpoints, new  discoveries, and  early-stage design and development in
disciplines that are in line with the areas of interest of NetSoft 2024.

***TOPICS OF INTEREST***
* Network slicing and slice management
* Service Function Chaining (SFC)
* AI/ML techniques and network softwarization
* Applications for Generative AI in softwarized networks
* Softwarization in eXtended Reality (AR/VR/ER and digital twins)
* Cooperative multi-domain, multi-tenant SDN/NFV environments
* Future Internet and New IP architectures
* Sustainability in softwarized network
* High-precision communications and computing
* Network softwarization for 5G/6G
* QoS and QoE in softwarized infrastructures
* Network softwarization for deterministic Internet re-engineering
* Softwarization for Cognitive and autonomic networking
* Policy-based and Intent-based networking
* Dynamic resource discovery and negotiation schemes
* Assurance and Measurements in softwarized networks
* Resilience, reliability, and robustness of softwarized networks
* Security, Safety, Trust, and Privacy in virtualized environments
* Sustainability, energy efficiency, and carbon emissions in network softwarization
* Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services, and functions
* Programmable Networking Protocols
* Programmable SDN and NFV: languages and architectures (P4 and others)
* Open source and network softwarization
* Hardware acceleration for programmable network functions
* Development methodologies for network softwarization (DevOps, NetOps, Verification)
* Deployment and transition strategies
* Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments
* New value chains and service models enabled by softwarization
* Socio-economic impact and regulations for softwarization


***POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION***

Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality original extended abstracts
(max 2 pages, including references) for poster  presentation at the conference and
publication in the IEEE NetSoft 2024 Proceedings. All  submissions must be written
in English and must use the standard IEEE two-column  conference template that can
be downloaded from https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

Extended abstracts should  include author names and affiliations  after the title,
as provided in the IEEE template and they will be  included in the proceedings and
 presented as  poster presentations during the conference.  Only PDF files will be
accepted for the review process, and  manuscripts must be electronically submitted
through EDAS: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=31395&track=123333.


Important: NetSoft 2024 is enforcing a strict publication & no-show policy as stated
by IEEE.  By submitting a contribution,  you agree with the terms of the publication
and no-show policy.


***POSTER CO-CHAIRS***
  * Anu Mercian, Google
  * Maria Torres Vega, KU Leuven & Ghent University


***GENERAL CO-CHAIRS***
  * Flavio Esposito, Saint Louis University, USA
  * Janise McNair, University of Florida, USA

***CONFERENCE WEBSITE***
https://netsoft2024.ieee-netsoft.org/