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POSTER SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TILL JULY 11th
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NETWORKS 2016

17th International Network Strategy
and Planning Symposium

September 26-28, 2016
Montreal, Canada

http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/

Technically co-sponsored by
IEEE Communications Society

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

- ERICSSON (Canada): Pierre Boucher, Research Director
- GENI (US): Chip Elliott, GENI Futures Director
- CIENA (US): Loudon Blair, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy
- SAVI (Canada): Alberto Leon-Garcia, Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures

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IMPORTANT DATES:

- Extended Abstract Submission: July 11th 2016
- Acceptance Notification: July 18th 2016
- Camera ready version: July 25th 2016

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

The prospective authors are invited to submit via Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=networks2016) their extended abstracts/short papers describing recently completed work, highly relevant results of work in progress, and innovative ideas that can stimulate interesting discussions. The abstract/paper length should not exceed 3 pages (minimum 1 page) formatted according to the IEEE two-column conference template. Abstracts of the accepted and presented posters will be published in the conference proceedings. Best Poster Award will be given.

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SCOPE:

The prime focus of Networks 2016 is on Emerging Topics in Network Planning and Operations:

- Software Defined Networking (SDN),
- Network Function Virtualization (NFV),
- Cloud networking,
- Big data analytics,
- Cybersecurity issues and solutions,
- OTT services and impact on service providers,
- Social networks and impact on new services,
- Vehicular and 5G networks and their challenges,
- Smart cities,
- Internet of Things,
- Peer to peer networking,
- New paradigms.

Networks 2016 topics also cover (but are not limited to) the following main tracks (detailed topics are available at http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/networks2016-cfp.pdf) :

- Network Design and Planning Methods
- Economic Aspects of Network Planning and Operations
- Network Planning Support Processes
- Traffic Measurements and Modelling
- Routing, Traffic Flows and Optimization

For further information please visit http://networks2016.etsmtl.ca/

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