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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - ICIN 2019

22nd Innovations in Cloud, Internet and Networks 
February 18 - 21, 2019
Paris, France

https://www.icin-conference.org

Technical sponsored by: IEEE, IEEE Communications Society, ACM SIGMOBILE In Cooperation
Program is ready on: https://www.icin-conference.org/program.php

*** Advance Registration by February 5, 2019 *******

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The ICIN 2019 conference, which is a flagship event of the Telecoms research community, will take place in around 1 month in Espace Hamelin (Centre d'affaires & services) at the heart of Paris, 18 - 21 February, 2019.

The driving theme is “Network AI and Zero-Touch Communication Systems” : we focus on the challenges related to the integration of analytics and orchestration solutions, enablers and methods, into automatic and autonomic service delivery and network management and operations.

This year, the technical Program of ICIN 2019 will feature:
• 7 Technical Sessions
• 4 Keynotes delivered by international experts on AI and IoT issues
• 4 Demonstrations presented during extended lunch breaks
• 2 Tutorials on February 19 morning, respectively delivered experts on "Intent-based Network Programmability" and "ETSI Open Source Mano".
• 3 Workshops: QOE-MANAGEMENT, RINA, AIMLEN
• 1 Closing Panel with international experts discussing their view on "IoT and Zero-Touch"

Keynotes
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JP Vasseur (CISCO, France), “Machine Learning/AI for Networking: myths and reality, a pragmatic approach”

Merouane Debbah (HUAWEI, France), “Wireless AI: Challenges and Opportunities”

Adam Drobot (IEEE IoT initiative, USA) “Vertical Markets in IoT and the Digital Revolution”

Roberto Saracco (EIT ICT Labs, Italy) “Digital Twins, linking atoms to bits”


Tutorials
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Franco Callegati, Walter Cerroni, Chiara Contoli (Univ. of Bologna, Italy), “Intent-based Network Programmability”
Vanessa Little (VMware , Canada), “ETSI Open Source Mano: What it was, what it is, what it will be”


Technical Sessions (TSs)
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#TS1 “Mobile Edge Computing”

#TS2 “Blockchain Technologies and Security”

#TS3 “Cloud Networks and Security”

#TS4 “Machine Learning and Network Intelligence”

#TS5 “Network and Service Orchestration”

#TS6 “Software Defined Networking”

#TS7 “Enablers for Network Management”


Workshops
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3rd International Workshop on Quality of Experience Management (QoE Management): https://www.icin-conference.org/QOE.php

6th International Workshop on the Recursive InterNetwork Architecture (RINA): https://www.icin-conference.org/RINA.php

1st International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Enhanced Network Management (AIMLEM): https://www.icin-conference.org/AIMLEM.php



Venue
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Espace Hamelin
17 Rue de l'Amiral Hamelin, 75116 Paris


General Chairs
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Alex Galis (UCL, UK)
Fabrice Guillemin (Orange Labs, France)

Technical Program Committee Chairs
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Rogier Noldus (Ericson, Netherlands)
Stefano Secci (CNAM, France)

International Steering Committee Chair
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Noel Crespi, IMT, France

Patrons
Huawei, Orange, Gandi, Sorbonne University

Technical Sponsors
IEEE Communications Society, IEEE

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For further information, see www.icin-conference.org
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We welcome your contributions and look forward to your participation at ICIN 2019.