The design of efficient, scalable, and intelligent network architectures, algorithms, and protocols remains one of the fundamental challenges in computer networking. To this end, novel networking techniques, optimization methods, and measurement tools are essential for advancing today’s increasingly complex and heterogeneous communication environments. This track provides researchers, industry professionals, and practitioners with a forum to present the latest research results in the rapidly evolving areas of network design, algorithm development, protocol innovation, and performance evaluation. We solicit original and unpublished research on theoretical exploration, network design, system optimization, empirical measurements, and real-world implementations. Contributions that explore AI-native, sustainable, secure, and emerging paradigms in networking are especially encouraged.
Topics:• Network algorithms and optimization
• Cross-layer network design and control
• Network modeling, measurements, and analysis
• Machine learning and big data for networking
• Networking for AI and AI-native networks
• Federated and distributed learning in wireless and wireline networks
• Semantic communication and intent-based networking
• Routing, scheduling, and resource management
• Network traffic and resource management
• Quality-of-service (QoS), quality-of-experience (QoE), and reliability metrics
• Software-defined and virtualized network architectures
• Energy-efficient, green, and sustainable networking
• Spectral efficiency of wireless networks
• Network reliability, survivability, and self-healing mechanisms
• Mobility management, modeling, and optimization
• Network testbeds, simulations, and experimental evaluations
• NextG cellular, WiFi, vehicular, and UAV networks
• Wireless IoT and massive machine-type communications
• Terrestrial, satellite, and non-terrestrial networks (NTN)
• Optical and quantum communication networks
• Routing, modulation, and spectrum assignment in elastic and multi-band optical networks
• Optical performance monitoring, quality-of-transmission estimation, and ML-driven optical network control
• Multi-layer IP-over-optical network design, protection, and restoration
• Quantum-assisted networking, computing, and security paradigms
• Network coding and network calculus
• Cloud, data center, and edge networks
• Blockchain-based network architecture, algorithms and protocols
• Peer-to-peer network architecture, algorithms and protocols
• Content-centric networking and in-network storage
• Digital twin networks and real-time communication protocols
• Secure and privacy-preserving DT-assisted networking systems
• DT-enabled edge/fog/cloud networking systems
• Networks for emerging machine-type communications
• Networks for immersive, metaverse, and extended reality applications
• Network configuration, diagnosis, and security implications
Track Chairs:
- Dimitrios Koutsonikolas, Northeastern University, USA, d.koutsonikolas@northeastern.edu
- Nikolaos Pappas, Linköping University, Sweden, nikolaos.pappas@liu.se
1. Tugce Bilen, Istanbul Technical University, Turkiye, bilent@itu.edu.tr
2. Kubra Duran, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, K.Duran@napier.ac.uk
3. Mauro Femminella, University of Perugia, Italy, mauro.femminella@unipg.it
4. Michele Polese, Northeastern University, USA, m.polese@northeastern.edu
5. Elisa Rojas, Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) Madrid, Spain, elisa.rojas@uah.es
6. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Arizona State University, USA, eirini.tsiropoulou@asu.edu
7. Debashri Roy, University of Texas Arlington, USA, debashri.roy@uta.edu
8. Jacek Kibilda, Virginia Tech, USA, jkibilda@vt.edu
9. Moinak Ghoshal, Columbia University, USA, mg5097@columbia.edu
10. Eduardo Baena, Northeastern University, USA, e.baena@northeastern.edu
11. Jiayi Meng, University of Texas Arlington, USA, jiayi.meng@uta.edu
12. Paolo Testolina, Northeastern University, USA, p.testolina@northeastern.edu
13. Aaron Striegel, University of Notre Dame, USA, striegel@nd.edu
14. Jit Gupta, HPE, USA, jit.gupta@hpe.com
15. Jonny Kong, Meta, jonnykong@meta.com
16. Rohan Gandhi, Microsoft Reseach, India, rohangandhi@microsoft.com
17. Bowen Li, Linköping University, Sweden, bowen.li@liu.se
18. Bowen Sun, Linköping University, Sweden, bowen.sun@liu.se
19. Eunjeong Jeong, Linköping University, Sweden, eunjeong.jeong@liu.se