ICCCN is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel ideas and fundamental advances in the fields of computer communications and networks. ICCCN serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioner. ICCCN is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel ideas and fundamental advances in the fields of computer communications and networks. ICCCN serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners with a common interest in improving communications and networking through scientific and technological innovation. The primary focus of the conference is on new and original research results in the areas of design, implementation, and applications of computer communications and networks. ICCCN 2018 Conference Track Description
Cognitive, Cellular and Mobile Networks (CCM):
With the proliferation of smart handheld devices, mobile data is projected to grow drastically in the next few years. Coupled with emerging machine-to-machine communications, there is a compelling need to significantly improve the current network capacity and architecture. To meeting this challenge, traditional cellular networks must be more adaptive and intelligent, e.g., adaptive to different types of spectrum (white space or dedicated) and traffic patterns. They must also interconnect with other coexisting wireless networks such as Wi-Fi, wireless mesh network, femtocells and small cells, etc., to support a wide range of applications.
Track Topics
Cellular networks
Seamless heterogeneous wireless networks
Dynamic spectrum access wireless networks
Cognitive radio networks
Wireless programming paradigms and middleware technologies
Mobility management and modeling
Wireless infrastructure planning and deployment
Lessons learned from long-term deployment experiences of wireless technologies
Radio access technologies and evolution
Wireless sensor networks
Wireless mesh networks
RFID technologies
Energy-efficient protocol design
Wireless MAC, routing and transport layer protocols
Cross-layer design and optimization
Wireless data offloading
Wireless network coding
Device to Device communication
Communication Interference control
Performance measurement
Communication Networks Architectures, Algorithms, Measurement and Performance Evaluation (CAAME):
Design of efficient network architectures and algorithms is one of the fundamental issues in computer networking. To this end novel analytical, measurement, and simulation tools are required for evaluating the behavior and performance of complex communication networks. This track provides researchers, industry professionals and practitioners a forum to present the latest results in the rapidly evolving areas of network architectures, network algorithms, and performance evaluation. We solicit original and unpublished research work on theoretical, analytical, measurement, and simulation aspects of network architectures, network algorithms, and performance evaluation as well as efficient methods of algorithm design that apply to various areas of networking.
Track Topics
Routing algorithms
Distributed algorithms
Congestion control algorithms
Error control algorithms
Algorithms for QoS support
QoS routing and scheduling
QoS analysis and modeling
Inter-domain QoS
Packet classification algorithms
Packet scheduling and buffer management
Address lookup algorithms
Admission control algorithms
Algorithms and protocols for traffic engineering
Capacity planning
Traffic modeling, engineering and control
Network coding
Reliability and survivability
Resource allocation and management
Algorithmic foundations of networking
Performance evaluation of web and social networking services
Analytical, measurement, and simulation techniques
Network design methodologies
Algorithms and optimization techniques for protocol design
Data center networking
Optical networks
Data Centers and Big Data Computing (DCBC):
Datacenters constitute critical infrastructure for keeping up with the ever-increasing volume, velocity, and variety of big data. This track invites submissions describing novel ideas, techniques, and results in the general area of big data computing in datacenters.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
Data center networks and infrastructure
Application of software defined techniques to datacenters
Autonomic datacenter management
Data access and management
Datacenter federation
Big data processing and storage
Novel design paradigms and technologies for big data
Big data analytics
Case studies describing practical experience
Performance modeling and evaluation
Green Networking and Sustainable Computing (GREEN):
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have significantly altered our operations to solve society’s sustainability issues. ICTs can facilitate innovations and social and economic restructuring globally to help reduce overall global carbon emissions. It is estimated that by 2020, ICT applications could help reduce global carbon emissions by 15%. On the other hand, the ever-increasing footprint of ICTs has started contributing to greenhouse emissions considerably (2%-2.5% of global carbon emissions). This calls for energy-efficient and sustainable solutions for ICTs. This track focuses on novel contributions to green networking and sustainable computing by improving energy efficiency of end-hosts, data centers, cloud operations, and forthcoming additions to the ICTs, and by developing novel strategies for sustainable integration with the grid. Developments are sought in hardware/software design, network architectures, protocols and algorithms that will lead to sustainable, reliable, and energy efficient networking infrastructure, as well as novel approaches that will improve the manageability, security, and reliability of ICT as it is applied to solve global sustainability challenges.
Track Topics:
Architectures, algorithms, and protocols
Applications of green networking technologies and principles
Cognitive networks for energy efficiency
Economy and pricing for green communication and services
Green communication in 5G systems
Green networking in IoTs
Green network monitoring and measurements
Green optical communications, switching and networking
Green traffic shaping and policy implementation
Energy cost models for network operators
Energy efficiency for the core network
Energy-efficient optimization for communications and computing
Energy-efficient routers and switches
Energy efficient scheduling and resource allocation
Energy harvesting, storage, and recycling
Energy minimization in core, metro, access and local area networks
Experimental testbeds for green communications and computing
Modeling and analysis for green communications and networking
Modeling the environmental footprint of communications
Sustainable integration of networking and computing into the grid
Networking processor and hardware designs
Non-energy based green issues and approaches
Power consumption trends and reduction for communications (wireless, wired, Internet, core, metro, access, home)
Power-efficient cooling and air-conditioning systems for communications and computing
Security in green networking and sustainable computing
Standards and regulations for energy efficiency in communications and networking
Sustainable storage and cloud computing
Theory, modeling, and performance analysis
Virtualization techniques for energy efficiency
Grid, Cloud, Internet and Middleware Computing and Communication (GCIM):
The rapid advances in processing, communication and systems/middleware technologies are bringing about the explosive growth of the online applications and services in Internet, and driving Grid and Cloud to be dominating paradigms and platforms for computation and data in academia as well as industry. The social networking services in Internet represent a simplified, managed (and walled-garden) version of the Web, providing identifiability of their participants between each other and serving the large-scale access to huge amounts of user generated content, images, and messages that their users share with their contacts in an efficient way. P2P technology effectively supports Internet Streaming and Content Distribution with high scalability and availability for such services. Grids enable the sharing of distributed computing and data resources such as processing, network bandwidth and storage capacity to create a cohesive resource environment for executing distributed applications, while Clouds provide elastic, on-demand as-a-service access to compute, data, and software resources. The Grid, Cloud, Internet and Middleware Computing and Communication track of the ICCCN conference aims to the key issues underlying these paradigms, and welcomes paper submissions on innovative work from researchers in academia, industry and government describing original research. Topics of interest range from architectures and enabling technologies, programming models, systems and tools, management structures and policies, performance modeling and management, security and privacy, algorithms, network and storage, applications and experiences, and associated legal, regulatory, and social issues. We solicit original and unpublished research achievements in various aspects of this field, including, but not limited to, the following topics.
Track Topics
Grid security and identity management
Grid scheduling and load balancing
Grid data management
Grid self-configuration and management
Grid applications
Grid information services and monitoring
Grid QoS and SLA management
Grid performance and benchmarking
Architectures & tools for integration of clouds, clusters & grids
Service oriented architectures for HPC
Workflows
Problem solving environments and portals
Cloud administration and manageability
Cloud data privacy and security
Cloud data services architectures
Cloud distributed and parallel Query processing
Cloud energy management
Distributed and cloud networking
Cloud reliability and high availability
Cloud resource management and performance
Cloud provisioning and metering
Cloud infrastructure technologies
Cloud scheduling algorithms
Compute and storage cloud architectures
Cloud programming models and tools
Cloud service level agreements
Cloud federation models, policies and mechanism
Cloud interoperability mechanisms and standards
Governance structures and regulatory mechanism for Clouds
Scientific applications for clouds
Hybrid Grid/Cloud infrastructure and programming support
Hybrid Grid/Cloud usage modes and application scenarios
Virtualization technologies
Virtual networks
Internet and mobile streaming
Content Distribution Network (CDN) and CDN federation
Cloud and content distribution using cloud
Content adaptation and sharing
Multimedia applications over wired and wireless/cellular networks
P2P based content streaming/distribution
Security issues in content distribution
Operating system middleware and network support
Future Internet and clean-slate design
Architectures and systems design for social networks
Search strategies in social networks
Social Web Content Provisioning
Social Networking Platform Apps
Mobile social networks
Distributed Systems enabled by Social Networks
Transport networks for Internet
Optical Networks
Internet of Things (IoT):
The Internet of Things (IoT) is considered as a key player in the network of the future. Every object in IoT can be seen as one component needed to be well connected. Numerous efforts are focusing on systems and protocols to build a powerful IoT. However, partly due to the large variations on the “things” in the Internet, IoT is still in an initial state.
IoT is generally characterized by limited computation and communication capacity, the presence of sensors in tiny objects, and the associated challenges, e.g., concerning security, energy efficiency, data caching and storage. To address these, both theoretical and systems approaches are invaluable. In this track, we invite submissions of research works with novel contributions of either type.
Track Topics (may include, but are not limited to):
Security and Trustworthiness in IoT
Secure Operating Systems for IoT
Attack Strategies for Internet of Things
Energy-aware IoT hardware
Energy-efficient IoT networking
Power consumption and optimization in IoT
Routing and Control Protocols
Scalability and Robustness for Internet of Things
Programming abstractions and middleware for IoT
Cloud back-ends and resource management for IoT applications
Edge Computing, Fog Computing and IoT
Distributed Storage, Data Fusion
Sensor Data Management, IoT Mining and Analytics
Crowd-sensing, human centric sensing
Mobile and pervasive applications built atop IoT
IoT for Smart Cities, Smart Homes, and other applications
Formal foundations and theories for IoT
Green IoT: Sustainable Design and Technologies
Analytic foundations and theory of the Internet of Things
Multimedia services and Real-time Networking (MRN):
With the rapid deployment of all IP networks as well as the wide adoption of smart mobile devices, various modern multimedia applications such as movie on demand, video streaming and conference, and IPTV are offered over heterogeneous networks. The major challenge for those applications is to meet the high Quality of Service requirement for real-time content over limited bandwidth. Network traffic management technologies are critical to enable fair use of network resources among different types of traffic, while still achieving efficient and robust content delivery. This focuses track on the latest challenges, opportunities, and recent advances and developments in multimedia services and real-time networking. We seek original research contributions in various aspects of these fields, including, but not limited to the following topics.
Track Topics
Multimedia systems: storage, search, and retrieval
Multimedia services, transport and sharing protocols
Mobile multimedia services and location-based systems
Content delivery networks
Cloud storage and computing
Content/Information/Network-aware network design and optimization
Network security for multimedia communication services
Real-time network architectures and protocols
Resource-constrained systems and mission critical applications
Massive multiplayer online gaming
Analysis and modeling of mobile and social media networks
Network modeling, analysis, and simulation
Internet measurement and modeling
Real-time management for wired, wireless, ubiquitous, and hybrid networks
Track on Security, Privacy, and Trust (SPTI):
The rapid development and increasing complexity of computer communication and networking systems has brought new challenges to trust, security, privacy, incentive technologies and measures. To meet the requirements of large scale, heterogeneous, software-defined, mobile, wireless, or distributed networks, we need to design protocols and build systems that can preserve trust, security, and privacy, provide collaboration incentives, and at the same time keep the quality of services.This track aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of security, privacy, and trusted systems as well as incentive mechanisms. The track seeks novel contributions on algorithm and system design, implementation, and evaluations.
Track Topics
Anonymization and privacy
Applied cryptography in networking systems
Cloud security
Computer and network forensics
Cyber-physical systems
Data and application security
Information hiding and watermarking
Internet security
Security and privacy in social networks
Security and privacy in parallel and distributed systems
Security and privacy in mobile and wireless networks
Security and privacy in grid/cloud/pervasive computing
Security and privacy in software-defined networks
Trust, security and privacy in 5G
Smart cards and secure hardware
Trust models and trust management
Vulnerability, exploitation tools, and virus/worm analysis
Incentives and game theory
Sensor/Embedded Networks and Pervasive Computing (SNPC):
The miniaturization and integration of sensors, processors, and wireless radios continues to drive the rapid development in sensor networks and pervasive computing systems. Simultaneously, advances in miniaturized mechanical systems are pushing energy harvesting and wireless transfer to an extent that allows to redefine the traditional energy constraints. Mobile computing platforms such as smartphones, wearables, and drones are ultimately bringing sensing to places where no other technology can reach.The Sensor/Embedded Networks and Pervasive Computing (SNPC) track aims at providing a forum for scientists and practitioners to discuss solutions to challenges in the networking and communication aspects of these areas. This track invites original and high-quality papers on recent advances in networking and communications models, protocols, systems, and implementations for sensor networks, networked embedded systems, as well as pervasive and mobile systems. We particularly invite submissions that demonstrably advance the state-of-the-art and are likely to inspire researchers as well as practitioners in these areas.
Software Defined Networks and Network Testing and Deployment (SDN):
Software defined networking (SDN) unveils a new paradigm for centralized and programmatic control of network infrastructure. Through open and standardized programming interfaces, SDN enables flexible packet forwarding over and across networks unconstrained by legacy networking protocols. With the paradigm comes opportunities in novel network protocol architecture, network operation, testing, deployment, and advanced networking and computing services, as well as challenges in network control software’s capabilities, security, scalability, and application-driven design methodology. SDN not only enables new concepts but it also prompts us to re-examine our knowledge in distributed and centralized system design, methodologies. Transformative changes are imminent in industries, academia, and IT professional sectors. This track serves as a forum for identifying core challenges and advanced solutions for SDN design, operation, and application.
Track Topics
SDN architecture and implementation
SDN enabled applications and network-aware application design
SDN control and operation approaches
SDN testing approaches
SDN deployment and management approaches
SDN security analysis and design
SDN scalability analysis and design
Wireless LAN, Ad Hoc, and Mesh Networks (WAM):
Wireless networks have crossed the chasm. Popular technologies such the 802.11 were the catalyst for the widespread use of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Nomadic computing, home networks, and Wi-Fi services are now common place. The transition to multi-hop wireless networks has seemed natural for quite some time now, but has yet to happen. Nonetheless, wireless networks have become important to a range of applications and systems. New communication standards including Zigbee, Bluetooth Low Energy, etc. are extending the traditional wireless networks to an extended area by forming Ad Hoc Networks. Numerous research efforts contributed systems and protocols for that purpose and lead to new, lower cost equipment, products, and services. At the same time, impromptu and on-demand formation of networks, often ephemeral, volatile, or highly mobile, got increased attention in the community, resulting in a large volume of novel schemes to basically revise networking.The increasing capabilities and the proliferation of wireless devices, and the increasing needs of their users raise new technical challenges. To address those, both theoretical and systems approaches are invaluable. In this track, we invite submissions of works with novel contributions of either type.
We are primarily interested in submissions of papers concerned with:
Wireless local area networks
Wireless mesh networks
Mobile ad hoc networks
Vehicular ad hoc networks
Opportunistic and delay tolerant networks
Home area networks
Body area networks
Smart Grid communication networks
Social Networks and Computing (SNC):
Computing on social networks has gained huge popularity with the rise of social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. which provide access to social network data to third parties (taking into account relevant privacy practices). As these platforms are providing richer features, such as geotagged tweets, photo sharing through Instagram, live video sharing, the set of application areas is ever increasing.This year, at ICCCN, we will continue with the track on Social Networks and Computing and look to bringing together researchers in the area of applying computing to social networks. Our scope will include platforms for social computing – mobile and backend, sensing as part of social networks, data mining on social networks, cloud integration of social network platforms, human-in-the-loop social networking systems, and any other relevant areas related to social networking and computing. This track seeks original ideas and submissions and will follow the policies as per the main ICCCN conference policies.
Hot Topics on Networking (HOT):
The Hot Topics and Networking (HOT) track invites researchers and practitioners to submit novel and innovative papers in the broad area of computer networking. Topics include, but not limited to, mobile networks, wide-area networking, wireless networking, data-centric networking, fog networks, sensor networks, social networks, and data center networking. The HOT track hopes to bring together researchers working on various aspects of systems, theories, and applications of networking to engage in active discussions on the future of networking research. We encourage submissions of early-stage works that propose novel ideas with preliminary results, but may not be fully evaluated. Non-traditional and controversial papers that advocate new technologies, application areas, and research directions are also encouraged. Submitted papers will be evaluated based on originality, technical merit and innovation as well as their potential to stimulate interesting discussions and exchange of ideas.
Track Topics
Mobile and wireless networking
Wide-area networking
Data-centric networking
Fog networks
Sensor networks
Social networking
Data center networking
Network security and privacy
Novel applications in networking
