[hpc-announce] Call for Papers - IEEE NETSOFT 2025 - Deadline: Jan. 7, 2025

Fri Nov 8 03:16:03 CST 2024

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                      Call for Papers

                     IEEE NetSoft 2025

  “Sustainable and secure networks for distributed AI and compute”

   11th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization
             23-27 June 2025 – Budapest, Hungary

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***IMPORTANT DATES***
  * Paper submission deadline: January 7, 2025
  * Acceptance notification: March 20, 2025
  * Camera-ready paper: April 28, 2025

Submission link: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://edas.info/N32824__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aCytZ3UrJOpQ_zk7JATHdCTIJwFr4BV_lhU8xEvX3i-ghvk7u6vE1eH_nw4qvacj5ho55vmYSwXbIWXtI2gH3Z11GIh4fKTpoXw$ 

IEEE  NetSoft,   the  premier  International  Conference   on  Network
Softwarization,   addresses    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 from  legacy network
infrastructures   and  functionalities   traditionally  provided   via
hardware appliances to new ones provided via software. This technology
has   become  feasible   with   the  maturity   of  network   function
virtualization,  software-defined  networking,  and  service  function
chaining in the last 16 years.  In particular, the ability to program,
manage, and  operate network  and service infrastructures  more freely
makes it possible to reinvent network & cloud architectures, customize
services,  accelerate  service   deployment,  and  facilitate  greater
operational  efficiency.  This  is  even more  relevant  nowadays,  as
network  infrastructures  and   service  deployment  technologies  are
challenged  by   the  growing   interest  in   distributed  Artificial
Intelligence  (AI)  and  computing  solutions. The  need  for  further
advances in these topics is reflected  in the overall theme of NetSoft
2025:  “Sustainable  and  secure   networks  for  distributed  AI  and
compute”.

NetSoft  2025 will  feature technical  paper presentations,  keynotes,
panels, tutorials,  workshops, demos, posters and  PhD symposiums from
world-leading   experts  representing   service  providers,   vendors,
research institutes, open-source projects, and academia.

***TOPICS OF INTEREST***

The  conference  is  soliciting  paper  submissions  with  significant
research  contributions  to  network  softwarization.  The  topics  of
interest include, but are not limited to:

Network softwarization for …
  * 5G/6G
  * network slicing and slice management
  * Internet of Things (IoT)
  * QoS and QoE
  * Service Function Chaining (SFC)
  * cognitive and autonomic networking
  * policy-based and Intent-based networking
  * eXtended Reality (AR/VR/ER and digital twins)
  * Future Internet and New IP architectures
  * new value chains and service models
  * dynamic resource discovery and negotiation schemes
  * cooperative multi-domain, multi-tenant SDN/NFV environments
  * deterministic or dependable networking
  * high-precision communications and computing
  * Internet re-engineering

or
  * Security, Safety, Trust, and Privacy
  * Programmable SDN and NFV: languages and architectures
    (P4 and others)
  * Open source
  * Softwarized cloud, fog, and edge infrastructures
  * Resilience, reliability, and robustness
  * Assurance and Measurements
  * Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services, and
    functions
  * Sustainability, energy efficiency, and carbon emissions
  * Programmable Networking Protocols
  * Deployment and transition strategies
  * Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments
  * Hardware acceleration
… in softwarized network

or
  * Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques
  * Applications of Generative AI
  * Socio-economic impact and regulations
  * Development methodologies (DevOps, NetOps, Verification)
… for softwarized network

***PAPER SUBMISSION***

Prospective  authors  are  invited  to  submit  high-quality  original
technical papers for presentation at the conference and publication in
the  NetSoft 2025  Proceedings.  All  submissions must  be written  in
English and must use the  standard IEEE two-column conference template
that can be downloaded from:
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aCytZ3UrJOpQ_zk7JATHdCTIJwFr4BV_lhU8xEvX3i-ghvk7u6vE1eH_nw4qvacj5ho55vmYSwXbIWXtI2gH3Z11GIh46P5GrTg$ .

Technical Papers can  be of two types:  Full or Short papers,  up to 9
and  5   pages  respectively,  including  references   and  all  other
material.  If accepted,  a paper  will  be published  in the  category
(long/short) of its  submission. Long papers are  the more traditional
form for presenting  technical work. Long papers  should emphasize not
only  novelty  and  vision,  but execution  and  thoroughness  of  the
contribution  (design, evaluation).  Short  papers  are the  preferred
vehicle  for visionary  papers or  traditional technical  papers whose
description fits  within a smaller  number of pages. Short  papers may
not yet be ‘fully baked’ in terms of execution and evaluation. In both
Full  and  Short  papers,  author names  and  affiliations  should  be
included after the title, as provided in the templates.

Papers  submitted  should  describe original,  previously  unpublished
research results, not currently under  review by another conference or
journal. Papers not meeting the length and formatting requirements, or
violating IEEE’s  guidelines on  plagiarized content will  be rejected
without review. All other papers will be reviewed. Selected papers for
NetSoft  2025   may  be   conditionally  accepted  and   subjected  to
shepherding before final  acceptance. Only PDF files  will be accepted
for the  review process,  and all  manuscripts must  be electronically
submitted through EDAS.

Submission link: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://edas.info/N32824__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aCytZ3UrJOpQ_zk7JATHdCTIJwFr4BV_lhU8xEvX3i-ghvk7u6vE1eH_nw4qvacj5ho55vmYSwXbIWXtI2gH3Z11GIh4fKTpoXw$ 

Important: NetSoft  2025 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.

***IMPORTANT DATES***
  * Paper submission deadline: January 7, 2025
  * Acceptance notification: March 20, 2025
  * Camera-ready paper: April 28, 2025

***CONFERENCE WEBSITE***
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://netsoft2025.ieee-netsoft.org/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!aCytZ3UrJOpQ_zk7JATHdCTIJwFr4BV_lhU8xEvX3i-ghvk7u6vE1eH_nw4qvacj5ho55vmYSwXbIWXtI2gH3Z11GIh4J12hv2k$ 

***TPC CO-CHAIRS***
  * Carol Fung, Concordia University, Canada
  * Massimo Tornatore, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  * Robert Szabo, Ericsson, Hungary

***GENERAL CO-CHAIRS***
  * Pal Varga, Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, Hungary
  * Walter Cerroni, University of Bologna, Italy

-- 
Mauro Tortonesi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Head of Big Data & Compute Continuum Lab
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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Ferrara