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Call for Papers
The 45th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2020) &
Symposium on Emerging Topics In Networking
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Sydney, Australia
November 16-19, 2020
http://www.ieeelcn.org


## The 45th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2020)
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The IEEE LCN conference is the premier conference on the leading edge of
theoretical and practical aspects of computer networking. LCN is a highly
interactive conference that enables an effective interchange of results and
ideas among researchers, users, and product developers. For the past 44 years,
major developments from high-speed networks to the global Internet to
specialized sensor networks have been reported at this conference. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

* Personal and wearable networks
* Wireless ad hoc & sensor networks
* Information-centric networking
* Embedded networks
* Opportunistic networking
* Delay-tolerant networks
* Cognitive radio networks
* Vehicular networks
* Smart Grid communications
* Underwater sensor networks
* Cyber-physical systems
* Social networks
* Mobile and ubiquitous networking
* Green networking
* Overlay and peer-to-peer networks
* Local-area and metropolitan-area networks
* Storage-area networks
* Routing and transport protocols
* Big Data Networking
* Cloud computing and networking
* Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization
* Internet of Things
* Link technologies
* Adaptive networking applications
* Authentication, authorization, accounting
* Security and privacy
* Cross-layer optimization
* Mobility and Location-dependent services
* Multimedia and real-time communication
* Machine-to-machine communications for smart environments
* Smart Cities
* Network traffic characterization and measurements
* Network management, reliability, and QoS
* Performance evaluation of networks
* Testbeds for network experiments
* Network coding
* Optical and high-speed access networks
* E-Health networking
* AI-enabled networking

Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or a journal. Full papers (between 8 to 12 pages, 10 pt font in IEEE format) should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short papers (up to 4 pages) are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results on hot topics in a poster session. A Doctoral Symposium provides a supportive setting for Ph.D. students to discuss their problem statement, goals, methods and results (between 2 to 4 pages), obtain feedback from established researchers and establish contacts for entering the job market. Both full and short papers are published in the proceedings and IEEE Xplore. All papers must include title, complete contact information for all authors, abstract, and keywords on the cover page. IEEE reserves the right to remove papers from IEEE Xplore that are not presented at the conference.


## LCN Paper Submission

Papers must be registered on EDAS and submitted in PDF format. Detailed
submission instructions are available on the conference website.

Direct your questions to Program Chairs:
* Hwee-Pink Tan (hptan@smu.edu.sg)
* Lyes Khoukhi (lyes.khoukhi@utt.fr)


## LCN Important Dates

Paper registration: May 22, 2020
Paper submission : June 5, 2020
Notification : September 4, 2020
Final paper : October 16, 2020


## Organizing Committee

### General Chair
Karl Andersson (Luleå Univ. of Techn., Sweden)

### Program Chair
Hwee-Pink Tan (Singapore Management Univ., Singapore)

### Program Co-Chair
Lyes Khoukhi (Université de Technologie de Troy, France)

### Local Arrangements
Salil Kanhere (Univ. of New South Wales, Australia)

### Finance Chair
Frank Huebner (USA)

### Corporate Relations Chair
Kanchana Thilakarathna (The Univ. of Sydney, Australia)

### Symposium Chair
Eyuphan Bulut (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA)

### Demonstrations Chair
Florian Tschorsch (TU Berlin, Germany)

### Publications Chair
Sharief Oteafy (DePaul Univ., USA)

### EDAS Chair
Eyuphan Bulut (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA)

### EDAS Co-Chair
Hwee-Xian Tan (Singapore Management Univ., Singapore)

### Registration Chair
Adel Ben Mnaouer (Canadian Univ. of Dubai, UAE)

### Student Grants Chair
Matthias Wählisch (FU Berlin, Germany)

###Publicity Co-Chairs
Rahim Rahmani (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Maryam Vahabi (Mälardalen University, Sweden)

### Webmaster
Gary Kessler (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., USA)

### Media Chair
Fabian Marquardt (Univ. of Bonn, Germany)


## Steering Committee
Kemal Akkaya (Florida International Univ., USA)
Nils Aschenbruck (Univ. of Osnabruck, Germany)
Joe Bumblis (IEEE TCCC Executive Committee)
Soumaya Cherkaoui, Univ. Sherbrooke, Canada
Ken Christensen (Univ. of South Florida, USA)
Ehab Elmallah (Univ. of Alberta, Canada)
Matthias Frank (Univ. of Bonn, Germany)
Anura Jayasumana (Colorado State Univ., USA)
Salil Kanhere (Univ. of New South Wales, Australia)
Gary Kessler (Embry-Riddle Aeron. Univ., USA)
Burkhard Stiller (Univ. of Zürich, Switzerland)
Tim Strayer (BBN, USA)
Jens Tölle (Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany)
Damla Turgut (Univ. of Central Florida, USA)



## LCN Symposium on Emerging Topics In Networking
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The Symposium provides an opportunity to present early work in-progress that
shows exciting promise. The aim of the Symposium is to enable timely
discussion of novel ideas and challenging future directions on emerging topics
in networking.

Submissions in areas such as, but not limited to, the following are
encouraged:

- Network Softwarization and virtualization
- 5G and IoT
- Connected vehicles

Symposium papers are limited to 8 camera-ready pages, 10 pt font in IEEE
format and published in the proceedings and IEEE Xplore. All papers must
include title, complete contact information for all authors, abstract, and
keywords on the cover page. IEEE reserves the right to remove papers from IEEE
Xplore that are not presented at the conference.


## Symposium Paper Submission

Papers must be registered on EDAS and submitted in PDF format. Detailed
submission instructions are available on the conference website.

Direct your questions to Symposium Chair:
* Eyuphan Bulut (Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA)


## Symposium Important Dates

Paper submission : June 5, 2020
Notification : August 7, 2020
Final paper : September 11, 2020


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