============= Call for papers ===================

IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2019)
8-12 April 2019, Washington DC, USA

http://im2019.ieee-im.org

============== Important dates ==================

Technical paper submission deadline: September 10, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: November 15, 2018

PLEASE NOTE: Conference dates and timelines are about a month earlier than
for previous editions of IM. Please plan accordingly.

=================== Overview ========================

The 16th IFIP/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Network and Service Management (IM
2019) will be held 8-12 April 2019 in Washington DC, USA. Held in odd-numbered
years since 1989, IM 2019 follows the 31 years tradition of NOMS and IM as the
primary IEEE Communications Societys forum for technical exchange on management
of information and communication technology focusing on research, development,
integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities.

IM 2019 will focus on the theme Intelligent Management for the Next Wave of
Cyber and Social Networks, reflecting the increasing convergence of both
technical network infrastructure and infrastructure for social interactions as
well as the emergence of new waves of communications technology involving areas
as varied as cyber-physical systems, ultra-low latency services, and converged
management and control planes.

IM 2019 will offer five types of sessions: technical, experience, poster, panel
and dissertation. High quality will be assured through a well-qualified
Technical Program Committee and stringent peer review of paper submissions.
A special call for demonstrations is organized to allow industry partners and
researchers to demonstrate early products and prototypes.

================== Topics of interest ====================

Authors are invited to submit papers that fall into or are related to the field
of integrated network and service management, including the topic areas that are
listed below. In addition, we invite submissions of proposals for
demonstrations, exhibits, technical panels, tutorials and workshops, as well as
experience session papers and dissertation papers.

Management and Control of Networks
----------------------------------
Enterprise and Campus Networks
Data Center Networks
Industrial Networks and TSN
Cyber Physical Systems
Software-Defined Networks
IP Networks
5G
Wireless Networks
Optical Networks
Overlay Networks
Home Networks
Access Networks
SCADA Networks and DCS
Sensor Networks
Internet of Things
Information-Centric Networks

Management and Control of Communication Services
------------------------------------------------
Information Technology Services
Virtual Networking Services
XaaS and Cloud Services
Multimedia Services
Content Delivery Services
Social Networking Services
Security Services
Privacy Services
IoT Services
VR/AR Services
Network Resilience and High-Precision Networks

Network Programming and Automation
----------------------------------
Software-Defined Networking
DevOps
Data-Driven Automation, Intelligence-Assisted Networking
Network Automation
Network Telemetry Collection
Help Desk Automation
Novel Network Programming Approaches
Web Service Technologies for Service Creation

Management Algorithms and Architectures
---------------------------------------
Centralized Management
Distributed Management
Autonomic networks and self-management
Middleware
Management protocols
Fog and Mobile Edge Computing
Lambda Functions and Elastic Management
Machine Learning Applications for Networking
Federated Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Data Analytics for Management
Policy-Based Management, Intent-Driven Management
Probability, stochastic processes, queuing theory
Data, information, semantic modeling
Model-Driven Management
Control Theory
Network Optimization
Design and Simulation

Management Functions and Practical Approaches
---------------------------------------------
Case Studies and Practical Experiences
Integration Issues
Business-Driven Management
Service Assurance
Fault and Performance Management
Measurement and Validation
SLA Management, QoS and QoE
Compliance
Accounting
Billing
Service Fulfillment
Energy Management
Deployment of Services
Operations Support Systems


=================== Organization ==================

General Co-chairs:
Joe Betser, Aerospace Corporation, USA
Carol Fung, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA

TPC Co-chairs
Shingo Ata, Osaka City Univ., Japan
Alexander Clemm, Huawei, USA
Jérôme François, INRIA Nancy Grand Est, France

TPC co-chairs contact: im2019tpc@gmail.com