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IFIP/IEEE IM 2017

The 15th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium
on Integrated Network Management

8-12 May 2017, Lisbon, Portugal
http://im2015.ieee-im.org

"Integrated Management in the Cloud and 5G Era"

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The 15th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network
Management (IM 2017) will be held 8-12 May 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Held in odd-numbered years since 1989, IM 2017 follows the 29 years
tradition of NOMS and IM as the primary IEEE Communications Society’s
forum for technical exchange on management of information and
communication technology focusing on research, development,
integration, standards, service provisioning, and user communities.
IM 2017 will focus on the theme "Integrated Management in the Cloud
and 5G Era" presenting recent, emerging approaches and technical
solutions for dealing with 5G and cloud infrastructures, as well as
associated services and applications. Submissions addressing
traditional network management challenges are also in the scope of the
conference. IM 2017 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
rigorous peer review of papers. A special call for demonstrations is
organized to allow industry partners and researchers to demonstrate
early products and prototypes.


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Technical Papers (deadline: September 4, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-technical-session-papers

Experience Papers (deadline: September 4, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-experience-session-papers

Demo Proposals (deadline: January 13, 2017)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-demos

Dissertation Papers (deadline: December 1, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-dissertation-papers

Panel Proposals (deadline: December 9, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-panels

Tutorial Proposals (deadline: September 30, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-tutorials

Workshop Proposals (deadline: September 9, 2016)
http://im2017.ieee-im.org/call-for-workshops


TOPICS OF INTEREST

Authors are invited to submit papers that fall into or are related to
the topic areas that are listed below.

Network Management
- Software-Defined Networks
- IP Networks
- Wireless and Cellular Networks Optical Networks
- Overlay Networks
- Virtual Networks
- Home Networks
- Access Networks
- Enterprise and Campus Networks
- Data Center Networks
- SCADA Networks and DCS
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Internet of Things Networks
- Information-Centric Networks

Service Management
- Multimedia Services
- Content Delivery Services
- Cloud Computing Services
- Internet Connectivity and Access
- Internet of Things Services
- Security Services
- Context-Aware Services
- Information Technology Services

Business Management
- Economic Aspects
- Multi-Stakeholder Aspects
- Service Level Agreements
- Lifecycle Aspects
- Process and Workflow Aspects
- Legal Perspective
- Regulatory Perspective
- Privacy Aspects

Functional Areas
- Fault Management
- Configuration Management
- Accounting Management
- Performance Management
- Security Management

Management Paradigms
- Centralized Management
- Hierarchical Management
- Distributed Management
- Federated Management
- Autonomic and Cognitive Management
- Policy-Based Management
- Pro-Active Management
- Energy-Aware Management
- QoE-Centric Management
- Intent-Based Management

Technologies
- Fog and Edge Computing
- Communication Protocols
- Middleware
- Overlay Networks
- Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
- Data, Information & Semantic Models
- Information Visualization
- Software-Defined Networking
- Network Function Virtualization
- Orchestration
- Operations/Business Support Systems

Methods
- Mathematical Logic and Automated Reasoning
- Mathematical Optimization
- Control Theory
- Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, and Queuing Theory
- Machine Learning
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Economic and Game Theory
- Monitoring and Measurements
- Data Mining and (Big) Data Analysis
- Computer Simulation Experiments
- Prototype Implementation and Testbed Experimentation
- Field Trials


GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

- Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs, France
- Edmundo Monteiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal


TPC CO-CHAIRS

- Marinos Charalambides, University College London, UK
- Edmundo Madeira, University of Campinas, Brazil
- Paulo Simões, University of Coimbra, Portugal