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3rd IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2018)

In conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) in Taipei, Taiwan on April 23, 2018.

http://annet2018.loria.fr

Submissions due: January 5, 2018

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The third IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2018) will be held in conjunction with the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) in Taipei, Taiwan on April 23, 2018.

Following the success of the first two editions of this workshop, the main goal of AnNet is to present research and experience results in the area of data analytics and machine learning for network and service management. Approaches such as statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning are promising mechanisms to harness the immense stream of operational data and to improve operations and management of IT systems and networks.

AnNet 2018 will include original full-papers presentations, a keynote, and short-paper sessions. The workshop attendees will be stimulated to participate in interesting discussions. To this end, short papers describing late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research and experimental work are also welcome.

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Topics of Interest

Authors are invited to submit papers that fall into or are related to one or multiple topic areas listed below:

Data Analytics Analysis, modeling and visualization Operational analytics and intelligence Event, log and big data analytics Network traffic analysis Anomaly detection and prediction Crowd sensing Monitoring and measurements for management Predictive and real-time analytics Harnessing social data for management

Machine Learning Techniques Supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning Clustering and data mining Reinforcement learning Multi-agent based learning Deep learning Bayesian methods Ensemble methods Cognitive computing Mining spatiotemporal and time series data

Network Management Paradigms Autonomous and autonomic networks Fog/edge computing In-network processing Bio-inspired networks and self-management Cognitive and software defined networks Network function virtualization Security, fault, performance and resource management

Application Domains Computer networks Mobile ad-hoc and wireless sensor networks Clouds and data centers Virtualized infrastructures Internet of Things Computing and network services IT service management Storage resource management

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Paper Submission

Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or experiences. Only original papers that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere can be submitted. Each submission must be written in English, accompanied by a 75 to 200 words abstract that clearly outlines the scope and contributions of the paper. There is a length limitation of 6 pages (including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references) for regular papers, and 4 pages for short papers describing work in progress. Submissions must be in IEEE 2-column style. Self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review.

Authors should submit their papers via JEMS: https://jems.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=2882

Papers accepted for AnNet 2018 will be included in the conference proceedings, IEEE Xplore, IFIP database and EI Index. IFIP and IEEE reserve the right to remove any paper from the IFIP database and IEEE Xplore if the paper is not presented at the workshop. Awards will be presented to the best paper at the workshop.

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Important Dates

Paper Registration: January 5, 2018 Paper Submission Deadline: January 5, 2018 Acceptance Notification: February 28, 2018 Camera-Ready Papers: March 16, 2018 Workshop Date: April 23, 2018

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Workshop Organization

General Chair Yixin Diao, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA

TPC Co-Chairs Remi Badonnel, Telecom Nancy, Loria-Inria, France Noriaki Kamiyama, Fukuoka University, Japan

Steering Committee Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada Yixin Diao, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA Rolf Stadler, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Filip De Turck, Ghent University iMinds, Belgium Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan College, USA Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dalhousie University, Canada

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please contact us if you have any question about the IEEE/IFIP International Workshop on Analytics for Network and Service Management (AnNet 2018): annet2018tpc@gmail.com