CNSM 2017 - 13th International Conference on Network and Service Management

Call for Papers

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.

Topics of interest ( but not limited to):

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

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

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

Functional Areas

Deployment management
Fault management
Configuration management
Accounting management
Performance management
Security management

Business Management

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

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

Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared using the 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. Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. All other papers will sustain a thorough single-blind review process, followed by a rebuttal phase.

Important dates

Paper Submission:
~~June 26^th, 2017~~ July 10^th, 2017 (Firm)

Acceptance Notification:
August 27^th, 2017

Camera Ready:
October 7^th, 2017