[nmrg] [NETSOFT 2020] Call for Papers, Worskhops, Tutorials and Demos

[Roberto Riggio <[e-mail]>]

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                    Call for Papers, Worskhops, Tutorials and Demos
                                IEEE NetSoft 2020

            The 6th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization
                "Bridging the gap between AI and Network Softwarization"

                          June 29 - July 3, 2020, Ghent, Belgium

                                http://ieee-netsoft.org


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The 6th  IEEE  International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft
2020)
will  be  held  from  June  29  to  July 3, 2020 in  the  historic city of
Ghent
in Belgium. IEEE  NetSoft  has  been  created  as  a  flagship conference
aiming
at  addressing   softwarization  of  networks  and  systemic  trends
 raised  by
the   convergence   of   Cloud   Computing,   Software-Defined  Networking
(SDN)
and  Network  Function  Virtualization (NFV), leading to a significant
evolution
of networks and services.

*** Scope ***
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Over  the  last  few  years,  software has become the core value provider
in the
telecommunications  industry.  Boosted  by  scientific  breakthrough,
continuous
innovation  and  stringent requirements for new services, network
softwarization
is  currently  transforming  telecommunications  and networking industry,
and is
bringing   several  opportunities,  while  raising  new  challenges,  from
 both
conceptual and operational perspectives.

To  pave  the  way  for  the  next big step toward full network automation,
with
unprecedented capabilities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), NetSoft
2020
will  serve as  a forum to discuss the latest advances in network
softwarization
technologies,  AI-based software-defined networks, autonomic networking,
policy-
based network management, network slicing, and other related research areas
that
are  anticipated  to  radically transform todayís networks. The need for
further
advances  in  these  topics  is  reflected in the overall theme of NetSoft
2020:
"Bridging the gap between AI and Network Softwarization".

NetSoft  2020  will  feature technical paper presentations, keynotes,
tutorials,
workshops, demos and exhibitions from world-leading experts representing
service
providers, vendors, research institutes, open source projects and academia.

*** Topics of interest ***
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The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Programmable SDN and NFV: languages and architectures
- Softwarized cloud, fog and edge infrastructures
- Cognitive and autonomic networking
- AI techniques to support network automation
- Big data analytics for managing softwarized networks
- Network slicing and slice management
- Mobility management in software networks
- Policy-based and intent-based Networking
- Centralized vs distributed control, management & orchestration
- Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services and functions
- Service Function Chaining
- Container/microservice-based network functions
- Efficient network/service monitoring in SDN/NFV
- QoS and QoE in softwarized infrastructures
- Resilience, reliability, and robustness of softwarized networks
- Network softwarization for 5G
- Network management at the edge for low-latency services
- Cooperative multi-domain, multi-tenant SDN/NFV environments
- Security, Safety, Trust and Privacy in virtualized environments
- SDN switch/router architecture and design
- Dynamic resource discovery and negotiation schemes
- Lifecycle management of network software
- DevOps methodologies for network softwarization
- Debugging and introspection of software-defined systems
- Softwarized platforms for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Energy efficient and green software-defined infrastructures (SDI)
- Transition strategies from existing networks to SDN/NFV
- New value chains and service models enabled by softwarization
- Socio-economic impact and regulations for softwarization
- Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments

*** Important dates ***
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Researchers  and  Experts  from  Industry  and Academia are  invited  to
 submit
technical  papers,  tutorials, demos  and  workshop  proposals  that  fall
 into
the  conference  topics  of  interest.  Submission deadlines are the
following :

- Workshop Proposal Submission: 11 November 2019
- Technical Paper Submission: 2 December 2019
- Tutorial Proposal Submission: 13 January 2020
- Demo Proposal Submission: 24 February 2020

For  specific  details  about  submission  format  and  procedure, please
 check   http://ieee-netsoft.org/authors

*** Important dates for Technical Paper Submission ***
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- Paper submission deadline: 2 December 2019
- Paper acceptance notification: 9 March 2020
- Camera-ready Papers:  6 April 2020

Important: NetSoft 2020 is enforcing  a strict publication and no-show
policy as
stated by IEEE. Please check details on the NetSoft 2020 website.

*** General Co-Chairs ***
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Filip De Turck, Ghent University - imec, Belgium
Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs (retired), France

*** TPC Co-Chairs ***
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Tim Wauters, Ghent University - imec, Belgium
Mohamed Faten Zhani, ETS Montreal, Canada
Walter Cerroni, University of Bologna, Italy

*** Workshop Program Co-Chairs ***
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Noura Limam, University of Waterloo, Canada
Imen Grida Ben Yahia, Orange Labs, France

*** Demo Co-Chairs ***
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George Xilouris, NCSR Demokritos, Greece
Wolfgang John, Ericsson, Sweden
Sujata Tibrewala, Intel, USA

*** Tutorial Co-Chairs ***
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Maria Torres Vega, Ghent University – imec, Belgium
Barbara Martini, CNIT, Italy
Flavio Esposito, Saint Louis University, USA

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Website: http://ieee-netsoft.org

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