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CNSM 2017

13th International Conference on Network and Service Management 26 - 30 November 2017, Tokyo, Japan http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2017/

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The 13th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in the network and service management research area. CNSM 2017 is a selective single-track conference, covering all aspects of the management of networks and services, pervasive systems, enterprises, and cloud computing environments. The core track is accompanied by a series of workshops and poster sessions.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: June 12, 2017 Rebuttal Phase: Aug. 6-12, 2017 Acceptance Notification: Aug. 27, 2017 Camera Ready due: Oct. 7, 2017 Conference: Nov. 26 ? 30, 2017

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Network Management - Software-defined networks - Virtual networks - Overlay networks - Wireless networks and cellular networks - Wireless sensor networks - Internet of Things networks - Information-centric networks - Enterprise networks and campus networks - Data center networks - Optical networks - IP networks - Home networks - Access networks - SCADA networks and distributed control systems - Smart Cities and Smart Grids

Management Paradigms - Centralized management - Distributed management - Hierarchical management - Federated management - Autonomic and cognitive management - Policy-based management - Pro-active management - Energy-aware management - Quality of experience-centric management

Service Management - Cloud computing services - Content delivery services - Multimedia services - Internet connectivity and Internet access - Internet of Things services - Security services - Context-aware services - Information technology services

Business Management - Economic aspects - Multi-stakeholder aspects - Service level agreements - Lifecycle aspects - Process and workflow aspects - Legal perspective - Regulatory perspective - Privacy aspects

Functional Areas - Deployment management - Fault management - Configuration management - Accounting management - Performance management - Security management

Management Technologies - Network function virtualization - Software-defined networking - Orchestration - Cloud computing and cloud storage - Communication protocols - Middleware - Data models, information models semantic models - Operations support systems and business

support systems - Information visualization Methods - Mathematical optimization - Control theory - Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory - Machine learning - 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

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

- Yoshiaki Tanaka, Waseda Univ., Japan - Yoshiaki Kiriha, The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

VICE CHAIR

- Shingo Ata, Osaka City Univ., Japan

TPC CO-CHAIRS

- Carol Fung, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA - Kazuhiko Kinoshita, Tokushima Univ., Japan - Steven Latré, Univ. of Antwerp - imec, Belgium