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Call for Papers
NoF 2022

The 13th International Conference on Network of the Future
October 5-7, 2022 – Ghent, Belgium
On-site event

http://nof2022.dnac.org

- NoF 2022 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE ComSoc.
- All accepted & presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore.

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*** Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2022 ***

The 13th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) is inviting
authors to submit original contributions in the area of Future Internet design,
with emphasis on enabling and cutting-edge technologies from the perspectives of
specification, design and analysis related to network of future architecture,
applications, services, management, implementation, scalability, standardization,
business and legal aspects, just to name a few.

The conference aims at providing a forum for researchers, students, and
professionals to exchange ideas, share their experiences, and discuss their
research results around a single-track of technical sessions and a series of
keynote speeches.

NoF 2022 will be held at "Het Pand" in the historical Center of Ghent, Belgium.

As the Covid-19 pandemics appears to be under control, the conference will be
designed and prepared as an on-site event allowing registrants to participate
in-person again. In the case the situation is worsening again, we will be ready
to convert the conference as an hybrid or a fully on-line event.


*** Topics of interest ***
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The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Networks
* 5G and Beyond (5GB) networks
* Virtual networks
* Overlay networks
* Intermittently connected networks
* Wireless networks and cellular networks
* Wireless sensor networks
* Access, metro, backbone and core networks
* Next-generation carrier-grade networks
* Vehicular ad hoc networks and intelligent transportation systems
* Mesh and ad hoc networks
* Internet of Things networks and IoT-assisted wireless networks
* Information-centric networks
* Enterprise networks and campus networks
* Time-sensitive networks
* Data center networks
* Optical networks
* IP networks
* Home networks
* SCADA networks and distributed control systems
* Smart Cities and Smart Grids
* Resilient networks
Enablers
* Quality of service and traffic engineering
* Network Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Reasoning
* Network Data Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Feature Extraction
* Network automation and orchestration
* Autonomic, Cognitive and Intent-based Networking
* 5GB Network Architecture, Services and Protocols
* 5GB Control and Management Architecture
* 5GB Functional Decomposition and Composition
* Advanced 5GB Infrastructure Slicing and Radio Slicing
* Scalability and multi-tenancy in 5GB
* Network Programmability and Softwarization
* Protocols for Ultra-Low Latency and Ultra-High Reliability
* Fog, Edge and Multi-Access Computing
* Software Defined Networking (SDN) and High Availability
* Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Orchestration
* Service Function Chaining and Virtual Network Embedding
* Big data and Fast Data Processing and Management
* CDN Architectures and Network Cache Allocation Schemes
* Advanced multimedia and real-time communications
* Performance, Optimization and Resource Dimensioning
* Security, Trust and Privacy
* Use of Blockchains in Networking and Servicing
* Energy-aware networking
* Delay/Disruption-tolerant networking
Business and Legal Aspects
* Economic aspects
* Multi-stakeholder aspects
* Service level agreements
* Lifecycle aspects
* Process and workflow aspects
* Legal perspective
* Regulatory perspective
* Privacy aspects
Methods
* Mathematical optimization
* Control theory
* Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queueing theory
* Machine/Reinforcement/Federated/Deep learning and artificial intelligence
* Evolutionary algorithms
* Economic theory and game theory
* Mathematical logic and automated reasoning
* Data mining and (big) data analysis
* Monitoring and measurements
* Computer simulation experiments
* Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation
* Field trials



*** Submission guidelines ***
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Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been
published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared
using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 9 pages including
references (full papers) or 6 pages including references (short papers). They
must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS.
See https://edas.info/N29432


Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and self-plagiarized papers
will be rejected without further review. All other papers will sustain a thorough
single-blind review process.

For specific details about submission format and procedure, please check:
https://nof2022.dnac.org/call-for-papers/


*** Important dates ***
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- Paper submission deadline: May 15, 2022
- Paper acceptance notification: July 1, 2022
- Camera-ready Papers: July 10, 2022

Important: NoF 2022 is enforcing a strict publication & no-show policy as stated
by IEEE. Please check details on the NoF 2022 website.

*** TPC Co-Chairs ***
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Federica Paganelli, University of Pisa, Italy
Maurice Khabbaz, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

*** General Chair ***
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Tim Wauters, Ghent University - imec, Belgium

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Website: https://nof2022.dnac.org