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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

https://netsoft2025.ieee-netsoft.org/
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***IMPORTANT DATES***
* Paper submission deadline: January 31, 2025
* Acceptance notification: March 20, 2025
* Camera-ready paper: April 28, 2025

Submission link: https://edas.info/N32824

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 Ph.D 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 Networking (PBN) and Intent-Based Networking (IBN)
* 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://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

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://edas.info/N32824

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 31, 2025
* Acceptance notification: March 20, 2025
* Camera-ready paper: April 28, 2025

***CONFERENCE WEBSITE***
https://netsoft2025.ieee-netsoft.org/

***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
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