The 12th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in the area of Future Internet design, with emphasis on enabling and cutting-edge technologies from the perspectives of specification, design and analysis related to network of future architecture, applications, services, management, implementation, scalability, standardization, business and legal aspects, just to name a few. The conference aims at providing a forum for researchers, students, and professionals to exchange ideas, share their experiences, and discuss their research results around a single-track of technical sessions and a series of keynote speeches.
NoF 2021 will take place at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Paper Submission: April 23, 2021
Extended Deadline: May 16, 2021
Acceptance Notification: June14, 2021
Camera Ready due: June 25, 2021
Conference dates: October 6 – 8, 2021
Topics of Interest (but not limited to):
Networks
- 5G/6G networks
- Virtual networks
- Overlay networks
- Wireless networks and cellular networks
- Wireless sensor networks
- Access, metro, backbone and core networks
- Vehicular ad hoc networks and intelligent transportation systems
- Mesh and ad hoc networks
- Internet of Things networks
- Information-centric networks
- Enterprise networks and campus networks
- Time-sensitive networks
- Data center networks
- Optical networks
- IP networks
- Home networks
- SCADA networks and distributed control systems
- Smart Cities and Smart Grids
- Resilient networks
Enablers
- Quality of service and traffic engineering
- Network Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Reasoning
- Network Data Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Feature Extraction
- Network automation and orchestration
- Autonomic, Cognitive and Intent-based Networking
- 5G/6G Network Architecture, Services and Protocols
- 5G/6G Control and Management Architecture
- 5G/6G Functional Decomposition and Composition
- Advanced 5G Infrastructure Slicing and Radio Slicing
- Scalability and multi-tenancy in 5G/6G
- Network Programmability and Softwarization
- Protocols for Ultra-Low Latency and Ultra-High Reliability
- Fog, Edge and Multi-Access Computing
- Software Defined Networking (SDN) and High Availability
- Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Orchestration
- Service Function Chaining and Virtual Network Embedding
- Big data and Fast Data Processing and Management
- CDN Architectures and Network Cache Allocation Schemes
- Advanced multimedia and real-time communications
- Performance, Optimization and Resource Dimensioning
- Security, Trust and Privacy
- Use of Blockchains in Networking and Servicing
Business and Legal Aspects
- Economic aspects
- Multi-stakeholder aspects
- Service level agreements
- Lifecycle aspects
Process and workflow aspects - Legal perspective
- Regulatory perspective
- Privacy aspects
Methods
- Mathematical optimization
- Control theory
- Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Evolutionary algorithms
- Economic theory and game theory
- Mathematical logic and automated reasoning
- Data mining and (big) data analysis
- Monitoring and measurements
- Computer simulation experiments
- Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation
- Field trials
Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 8 pages excluding references (full papers) or 4 pages excluding references (short papers). They must be submitted electronically in PDF conference style and are limited to 8 pages excluding references (full papers) or 4 pages excluding references (short papers).
They must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS at: https://edas.info/N28072
For more information, please check https://nof2021.dnac.org/
