Subject: [nmrg] 2020 IEEE NFV-SDN (Online) - Full paper submission deadline Extended to July 27th

From: Flavio Esposito <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 13:01:34 +0000

Dear Colleagues,
The full-paper submission deadline for IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 has been extended to July 27th.  Please consider sending your contributions. Call for papers here below, and more details at https://nfvsdn2020.ieee-nfvsdn.org/

With regard,
Flavio Esposito

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Assistant Professor
Computer Science Department
Saint Louis University
https://cs.slu.edu/~esposito/

==== IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 =====

Madrid, Spain  (Online) November 10th – 12th, 2020

IMPORTANT DATES

FULL PAPERS
July 13th, 2020   July 27th:  Full papers submission deadline
Sept 14rd, 2020 Full papers acceptance notification
Oct 12th, 2020 Full paper camera-ready deadline

FAST-TRACK PAPERS
Aug 17th, 2020 Fast Track papers submission deadline
Sept 28rd, 2020 Fast Track papers acceptance notification
Oct 12th, 2020 Fast Track papers camera-ready deadline

DEMO PAPERS
Aug 17th, 2020 Demo papers submission deadline
Sept 28rd, 2020 Demo papers acceptance notification
Oct 12th, 2020 Demo papers camera-ready deadline

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
April 30th, 2020 Workshop proposal deadline
May 14th, 2020 Workshop proposal notification

WORKSHOP PAPERS
Aug 24th, 2020 Workshop papers deadline
Sept 28rd, 2020 Workshop papers acceptance notification
Oct 19th, 2020 Workshop papers camera-ready deadline

DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
Aug 24th, 2020 doctoral symposium submission deadline
Sept 28th, 2020 doctoral symposium acceptance notification
Oct 19th, 2020  doctoral symposium camera-ready deadline

TUTORIALS
July 6th, 2020 tutorial submission deadline
July 13th, 2020 tutorial acceptance notification

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Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networks (SDN) are an accepted evolution in all areas of network concepts and technologies. They are dramatically transforming telecommunication networks, campus, enterprise and data center networks, and accelerating the introduction of technologies and applications, which enable programmatic control of networks. Currently, NFV and SDN are in the transition phase from development and trials to full-scale deployments.
Significant enablers for rapid adoption are the shifts towards open source software and hardware development, the convergence of IT and telco tools and technologies, and the alignment of operational processes. The integration of the latest research in software technologies, algorithms, hardware design, etc., driven by competition for the adoption of the best ideas is helping to drive global acceptance of NFV and SDN.
The 2020 IEEE NFV-SDN conference is an important forum for the ongoing exchange of the latest ideas, developments, and results amongst ecosystem partners in both academia and industry. The conference fosters knowledge sharing and discussion on new approaches as well as work addressing gaps and improvements in NFV and SDN enabled architectures, algorithms and operational frameworks for virtualized network functions and infrastructures.

TOPICS

The IEEE NFV-SDN conference invites researchers from around the world to share ideas influencing the evolution and operation of NFV and SDN technologies. The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics:

NFV and SDN Architectures, Infrastructure and Elements
- Emerging improvements including Network Slicing and the unikernel paradigm
- Impact of “open X”
- Improvements in the design of forwarding elements, e.g. switches/routers, wireless systems
- Optimizing NFV infrastructures including hardware acceleration technologies
- Heterogeneous server platforms and the detailed element-level CPU/GPU/FPGA mapping of NFV functions
- SDN/NFV in recent and novel architecture paradigms such as Edge, Fog, etc.

NFV and SDN Operations
- Dynamic license management, autonomics, machine learning, monitoring, resiliency,
fault management and self-healing
- Network security and isolation impacts of virtualization technologies
- Advanced tools for automated design, deployment, validation, and management
- Application of machine learning and big data analytics to manage and simplify the deployment and operation of SDN/NFV networks

Performance Analysis and Optimization
- Costs of migration of application containers and workloads
- Data/control plane performance, interoperability and scalability studies
- Resource dimensioning and optimization (e.g. cloud-native design), workload isolation
and tradeoffs
- Design guidelines for modularity, scalability, high availability and interoperability (e.g.
container and microservices implementations)

Results and Evaluations in Application Scenarios
- Comparative studies on different virtualization technologies
- Usage scenarios such as SD-WAN, IoT, Smart Grid, Smart Cities, etc.
- Improvements in future communication infrastructure enabled by SDN and NFV including fixed and wireless access, public, private and hybrid clouds
- Social and regulatory impacts (e.g. network implications of data location and privacy)

DEMOS, TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS, DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM

Call for Demos: The IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 conference also invites demonstration papers in the NFV and SDN realms addressing (but not limited to) the topics above. The demonstrations should be configured to run in a cloud environment accessible via the Internet and presented from the exhibition space floor on the demonstrator’s laptop. Also, an author of an accepted demo is required to register for the conference at the full or limited rate and present the demo at the IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 conference. For information on submission, please visit http://www.ieee-nfvsdn.org/

Call for Tutorials:
The organizing committee invites proposals for tutorials to be held
prior to the main conference. Tutorials should serve one or more of the following objectives: introducing students and newcomers to major topics in NFV and SDN research; providing instructions on established practices and methodologies; surveying a mature area of NFV and SDN research and/or practice; motivating and explaining an NFV and SDN topic of emerging importance; introducing expert non-specialists to an NFV and SDN research area. Proposals should be submitted by electronic mail to the Tutorial Program Co-Chairs.
For information on submission, please visit http://www.ieee-nfvsdn.org/ Call for Workshop Proposals: The committee solicits proposals for one full-day or two half-day workshops to be held at the beginning of the main technical program. The scope of the workshops aims to complement the main conference program with forums for exchange of technical expertise, development, integration and standardization efforts on particularly focused areas of interest within the frame of NFV and SDN. Proposals from industry and academia are welcome. Proposals should be submitted by electronic mail to the Workshop Program Co-Chairs. For information on submission, please visit http://www.ieeenfvsdn.org/

Call for Doctoral Symposium:
The Doctoral Symposium is a new feature for the conference this year. It provides an opportunity for young researchers (PhD students) to discuss and get valuable feedback on preliminary research work from experienced researchers from both industry and academia. It will help to build and strengthen collaboration amongst the communities researching and working in the areas of NFV and SDN. The doctoral symposium has the status of an IEEE workshop and provides an excellent opportunity for networking amongst Ph.D. students and experienced researchers. Accepted submissions are published in the conference proceedings. For information on submission, please visit http://www.ieee-nfvsdn.org/

AUTHOR & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Prospective authors are invited to submit original full technical or fast-track papers for publication in the IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 Conference Proceedings and for presentation in the technical sessions. We solicit the submission of high-quality full papers reporting original and novel research results on all the above topics. Papers must be written in English, unpublished and not submitted elsewhere. Full papers must be formatted as the standard IEEE double-column
conference template.

FULL TECHNICAL PAPERS:
should have a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages
(10-point font), including figures, without incurring additional page charges (maximum 1 additional page with over length page charge of USD100 if accepted). Papers exceeding 7 pages will not be accepted at EDAS. For information on submissions, please visit http://www.ieee-nfvsdn.org/

FAST-TRACK PAPERS:
In addition, we welcome fast-track papers from the research community up to four (4) pages in length (10pt font); max. one additional page with over length
page charge of USD100 if accepted. These papers should focus more on recent and newly-developing results. FAST-TRACK papers will be reviewed with a more open mind towards the scope of evaluation or breadth of topics compared to longer papers. We recommend that authors check both calls for papers before submitting. For information on submissions, please visit http://www.ieee-nfvsdn.org/

DEMO PAPERS:
should have a maximum paper length of two (2) printed pages (10-point
font), including figures, without incurring additional page charges (maximum 1 additional page with over length page charge of USD100 if accepted). Papers exceeding 3 pages will not be accepted at EDAS. For information on submissions, please visit http://www.ieeenfvsdn.org/

To be published in the IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 Conference Proceedings and to be eligible for publication in IEEE Xplore, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference at the FULL (member or non-member) rate and the paper must be presented by an author of that paper at the conference. For authors with multiple accepted papers, one FULL registration is valid for up to 3 papers. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE NFV-SDN 2020 Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore®. The IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (including its removal from IEEE Xplore) if the paper is not presented at the conference. Papers are reviewed on the basis that they do not contain plagiarized material and have not been submitted to any other conference at the same time (double submission). These matters are taken very seriously and the IEEE Communications Society will take action against any author
who engages in either practice.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEES

General Chairs
Larry Horner, Intel, USA
Kurt Tutschku, BTH, SE

Technical Program Co-Chairs
Antonio de la Oliva Delgado, Univ.
Carlos III of Madrid, ES
Sandra Scott-Hayward, Queen’s Univ. Belfast, UK
Marco Tacca, UT Dallas, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs
Flavio Esposito, Saint Louis University, USA
Yubin Zhao, Shenzhen Inst. of Adv. Technologies, CN

Demo Co-Chairs
Chiara Contoli, ABiZCo Sacmi Group, IT
Molka Gharbaoui, CNIT, IT

Workshop Co-Chairs
Fabrizio Granelli, Univ. of Trento, IT
Evangelos Markakis, Hellenic Mediterranean Univ., GR
George Xilouris, NCSR Demokritos, GR

Tutorial Co-Chairs
Silvia Fichera, Sant’anna, Pisa, IT
Rentao Gu, BUPT, CN

Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs
Don Clarke, Telecom Foresight Consulting, USA
Barbara Martini, CNIT, IT
Helge Parzyjegla, Univ. of Rostock, DE

Keynote Chair
Andreas Kassler, Karlstad Univ., SE

Panel Chair
Tim Culver, UT Dallas, USA

Patronage Chair
Larry Horner, Intel, USA

Publication Co-Chairs
Georgiana Caltais, Univ. of Konstanz, DE
Helge Parzyjegla, Univ. of Rostock, DE

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
Carlos J. Bernardos, Univ. Carlos III of Madrid, ES
Ana Hernandez, Univ. Carlos III of Madrid, ES

Cristina Quintana, Univ. Carlos III of Madrid, ES

Web Co-Chairs
Kiril Antevski, Univ. Carlos III of Madrid, ES
Roman-Valentyn Tkachuk, BTH, SE

Technical Sponsorships Chair
Kurt Tutschku, BTH, SE

Secretary
Molka Gharbaoui, CNIT, IT

Steering Committee
Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs, France
Don Clarke, Telecom Foresight Consulting, USA
Nelson Fonseca, U. Campinas, Brazil
Diego Lopez, Telefonica, Spain
Dan Pitt, MEF, USA
Kohei Shiomoto, TCU, Japan
Kurt Tutschku, BTH, Sweden
James Won-Ki Hong, POSTECH, Korea.
Steven Wright, AT&T USA
IEEE Staff Contact
Tina Gaerlan, IEEE Comsoc, USA