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Call for Papers
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IEEE CloudNet 2018

October 22-24, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan

http://cloudnet2018.ieee-cloudnet.org/

Cloud Networking has emerged as a promising direction for
cost‐efficient and reliable service delivery across data
communication networks. The dynamic location of service
facilities and the virtualization of hardware and software
elements are stressing the communication network and protocols,
especially when datacenters are interconnected through the Internet.
Emerging Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined
Network (SDN) can play significant roles by improving the
dynamicity and programmability of cloud networks. Middlebox has
been significantly improved the agility of cloud network deployment
and management. The 7th IEEE International Conference on Cloud
Networking (IEEE CloudNet 2018), part of the IEEE Cloud Computing
Initiative, can greatly promote researches in cloud network and
emerging research areas.


**** Important Dates: ****

Paper submission: June 12, 2018 (firm)
Notification of acceptance: August 12, 2018
Camera-ready: August 30, 2018


**** Confirmed Keynote:　****

Larry Peterson (Open Networking Foundation, USA)
Manu Gosain (Northeastern University, USA)
Masahisa Kawashima (NTT, Japan)


**** Conference topics include (but are not limited to): ****

- Data Center Network Optimization and Management
- Reliability of Data Center Network and Architecture
- Energy-Efficient Datacenters and Networks
- Cloud Traffic Characterization and Measurements
- Cloud Traffic Engineering and Control-Plane Architecture
- Data Flow Management and Load Balancing
- Storage Area Networks in Data Centers
- Cloud computing and cloud storage
- Energy-Efficient Datacenters and Networks
- Distributed Data Center Architectures
- Internet Routing of Cloud data
- Intra-Cloud vs Inter-Cloud Management
- Cloud Federation and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
- Orchestration
- Internet Routing of Cloud data
- Big Data Management
- Data Analytics in Cloud
- Network Services to support IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Unified User and Machine Mobility Management
- Content and Service Distribution in Multilocation
- Complementing Edge Computing with Data Center Networks
- Data Center Networks
- Virtual Ethernet Switching, Data Center Bridging
- Green Data Centers and Cloud Networking
- Mobile Cloud Networking
- Virtualization of Network Equipment
- Software-defined networking
- Network function virtualization
- Middleware and middleboxes
- Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality in Cloud Networking
- Cloud data provenance and data loss protection
- Cloud storage security
- Cloud network intrusion detection/prevention
- Distributed firewall in cloud and DPI


**** Submission guideline: ****

Submissions must be in IEEE single-spaced double-column style with
a length limitation of six (6) pages (including title, abstract,
all figures, tables, and references) for Full papers and three (3)
pages for Posters.


**** Awards: ****

The Best Paper(s) will be recommended to be published as extended
journal paper(s) in IEICE Transactions on Communications.

The Best Student Paper Award will be granted to outstanding paper(s)
authored by a student as the first author.


**** IEEE CloudNet 2018 Organizing Committee *****

[General Co-Chairs]
Akihiro Nakao, University of Tokyo, Japan
Tarik Taleb, Aalto University, Finland

[Vice Co-Chairs]
Hideki Tode, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Yoshikatsu Okazaki, NTT, Japan

[TPC co-chairs]
Kazuhiko Kinoshita, Tokushima University, Japan
Dijang Huang, Arizona State University, USA

[Advisor]
Yoshiaki Kiriha, University of Tokyo, Japan

[Co-DEP chairs]
James Won-Ki Hong, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
Alex Galis, University College London, UK

[Secretary]
Takuji Tachibana, University of Fukui, Japan

[Publicity chairs]
Kazuya Tsukamoto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Tilman Wolf, UMASS, USA
Rick McGeer, US Ignite, USA
Myung-Sup Kim, Korea University，Korea
Steven Latre, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Sara Ayoubi, INRIA, France
Jiun-Long Huang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Xiaoyan Hong, The University of Alabama, USA

[Publication Chair]
Masaki Bandai, Sophia University, Japan

[Local Arrangement Chair]
Takashi Miyamura, NTT, Japan

[Finance Chair]
Yuncheng ZHU, Hitachi, Japan

[VISA Chair]
Yosuke Tanigawa, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

[WEB Chair]
Masashi Kaneko, NTT, Japan

[Steering Committee]
Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada
Guy Pujolle, University Pierr& Marie Curie, France
Deep Medhi, University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA
Dzmitry Kliazovich, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Puneet Sharma, HP Labs, USA