[hpc-announce] CFP: IEEE NETWORKS 2016

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                                CALL FOR PAPERS             
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                                 IEEE NETWORKS 2016
                17th International Network Strategy
                       and Planning Symposium
 
                        September 26-28, 2016
                             Montreal, Canada
 
                   http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/
 
                     Technically co-sponsored by
                     IEEE Communications Society
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                                    KEYNOTES
ERICSSON (Canada): Pierre Boucher, Research Director
GENI (US): Chip Elliott, GENI Futures Director
CIENA (US): Loudon Blair, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Full Paper Submission: April 4th 2016
Notification of Acceptance: June 6th 2016
Final Paper Submission: June 20th 2016
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SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
The prospective authors are invited to submit via EDAS (https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=21561) their papers (6+2 pages formatted according to the IEEE two-column conference template) describing original, previously unpublished results. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. Best Paper and Best Student Paper will be awarded.
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SCOPE:
The prime focus of Networks 2016 is on Emerging Topics in Network Planning and Operations:

    Software Defined Networking (SDN),
    Network Function Virtualization (NFV),
    Cloud networking,
    Big data analytics,
    Cybersecurity issues and solutions,
    OTT services and impact on service providers,
    Social networks and impact on new services,
    Vehicular and 5G networks and their challenges,
    Smart cities,
    Internet of Things,
    Peer to peer networking,
    New paradigms.

 
Networks 2016 topics also cover (but are not limited to) the following main tracks (detailed topics are available at http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/networks2016-cfp.pdf) :
- Network Design and Planning Methods
- Economic Aspects of Network Planning and Operations
- Network Planning Support Processes
- Traffic Measurements and Modelling
- Routing, Traffic Flows and Optimization
 
For further information please visit http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/ .