16th International Conference on Network and Service Management
2-6 November 2020, Izmir, Turkey

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 16th  International Conference  on Network and  Service Management
(CNSM) is  inviting authors  to submit  original contributions  in the
area  of network  and  service  management research.  CNSM  2020 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  will be accompanied
by a series of workshops and poster sessions.

Following  the advice  and  guidelines from  healthcare officials  and
local  authorities,  CNSM 2020  will  now  be  held virtually  on  2-6
November 2020.   Accepted papers for  the CNSM 2020 will  be published
open access on  the conference Web site with IFIP  copyright, and will
be  submitted for  possible inclusion  in  IEEE Xplore,  ACM and  IFIP
Digital Libraries.   Furthermore, registration fees for  the CNSM 2020
will be drastically reduced.


Papers accepted and  presented at CNSM 2020 will be  published as open
access on  the conference website  (with IFIP copyright), and  will be
submitted to IEEE Xplore Digital Library.  Authors of selected papers,
accepted for publication in the CNSM 2020 proceedings, will be invited
to submit an extended version of their papers to the IEEE Transactions
on Network and Service Management journal.

Topics of Interest (but not limited to)
Network Management
• Software-defined networks
• Virtual networks
• Overlay networks
• Wireless and cellular networks
• 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
• 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, artificial intelligence
• Evolutionary computing
• 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 have to be submitted electronically in
PDF format through EDAS at https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27465

Papers    exceeding   page    limits,   multiple    submissions,   and
self-plagiarized papers  will be rejected without  further review. All
other papers will get a thorough single-blind review process, followed
by a rebuttal phase.

For more information please check http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2020/

Important Dates
Paper Submission:	         24 July 2020 
Acceptance Notification: 	 4  Sept 2020
Camera Ready due: 	         5  Oct  2020

General Co-Chairs:
    Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dalhousie University, Canada
    Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan College, USA

Technical Program Co-Chairs:
    Muge Sayit, Ege University, Turkey
    Stuart Clayman,  University College London, UK