16th International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS)

03-07 January 2024, 

Bangalore, India

https://www.comsnets.org/

Call for Papers 

Paper Submissions Deadline Extended:  September 30, 2023

More details are provided on the COMSNETS 2024 website:

Call for Technical Papers:-  https://www.comsnets.org/call_for_papers.html

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International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS) 

03-07 January 2024

Bangalore, India

https://www.comsnets.org

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COMSNETS is a premier international conference dedicated to advances in Networking and Communications Systems. The conference is a yearly event for a world-class gathering of researchers from academia and industry, practitioners, and business leaders, providing a forum for discussing cutting edge research, and directions for new innovative business and technology.

The conference will include a highly selective technical program consisting of submitted papers, a small set of invited papers on important and timely topics from well-known leaders in the field, and poster session of work in progress. Focused workshops and panel discussions will be held on emerging topics to allow for a lively exchange of ideas. International business and government leaders will be invited to share their perspectives, and will complement the technical program.

CALL FOR PAPERS

- Technical Track Papers

- Workshop Papers

- Posters

- Demos

- Graduate Forum  

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: September 15, 2023

Paper Acceptance Notification: November 1, 2023

Camera-Ready Submission: November 15, 2023 

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS

Submission: 27th October 2023, AoE  

CALL for POSTER PAPERS

Submission: 7th November 2023, AoE  

CALL for GRADUATE FORUM

Submission: 7th November 2023, AoE

CALL for DEMONSTRATION PROPOSALS

Submission:  20th November 2023, AoE

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Saurabh Bagchi, Purdue University USA

Catherine Rosenberg,University of Waterloo Canada

Rajesh Sundaresan, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Sachin Lodha, TCS Research, India
Dinesh Rajan, Southern Methodist University, USA
Mythili Vutukuru, , Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India 

CALL FOR TECHNICAL TRACK PAPERS

Original, innovative, and high-quality papers are solicited on the following technical topics of interest but are not limited to:

Topics of Interest
The topics of interest include (but not limited to) the following:

Wireless:

5G and wireless broadband networks
Technologies for 6-100 GHz spectrum
WLAN, RFID, and NFC
Visible light communications
Heterogeneous networks (HetNets)
Cognitive radio and white-space networking
CubeSats/Satellite networking
Long-range/Low-power wide-area wireless networking
Connected unmanned aerial/terrestrial/underwater systems

Data Center & Edge:

Enterprise, data center, and storage-area networks
Edge & Cloud computing/networking
Multimedia networking

Green Networking:

Economics of networks
Energy-efficient communications

Testbeds:

Studies on testbeds and large-scale experimental platforms

Architecture:

Network architecture, protocols & science
Traffic analysis and engineering
Caching and Content delivery systems
Information/Content centric networks (ICN)
Network management and operations
SDN/NFV and Network Programmability
Internet Measurement and Modeling
Big Data and machine learning for networks
Web applications and content distribution

Mobility & IoT:

Mobility and location management
Mobile sensing
Vehicular networks and intelligent transportation
Internet of Things (IoT)
Smart Grid communications and networking
Machine Learning and AI in Networking & IoT
Crowdsourcing

Blockchain & Security:

Network security and privacy
Trusted computing
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS

COMSNETs will host a series of workshop. The following workshops are open for paper submissions.

Workshop on Machine Intelligence in Networked Data and Systems (MINDS)
https://www.comsnets.org/minds_workshop.html

Sourav Kanti Addya, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
Marios Avgeris, Carleton University Canada
Sirisha Rambhatla, University of Waterloo Canada

Cyber Security and Privacy Workshop https://www.comsnets.org/cybersecurity_and_privacy_workshop.html

Vireshwar Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Salil Kanhere, University of New South Wales Australia    

NetHealth Workshop

https://www.comsnets.org/netHealth_workshop.html

Aswini Appaji, Ashwini Appaji,IEEE, Bangalore, India
Dheryta Jaisinghani, University of Northern Iowa, USA

Keynote Speaker:  Varun Mishra, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

Standards-driven Research Workshop
https://www.comsnets.org/standards-driven_research.html

Arzad Alam Kherani, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai, India
Satish K, Nokia, India

QCom(P) Workshop: Workshop on Quantum Communication and Computing
https://www.comsnets.org/QCom(P).html

M Girish Chandra, TCS Research, India
Sourav Chatterjee, TCS Research & Innovation, India
Nitin Jain, Technical University of Denmark,  Denmark
Maharshi Ray, Mie University, Japan
Kaushik Seshadreesan, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Keynote Speaker (Tentatively Confirmed):  Ulrik Lund Andersen, Professor, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark

Connected Vehicles & Autonomous Driving Workshop (CVAD) https://www.comsnets.org/cvad_workshop.html

Alvika Gautam, Texas A&M University, USA
Sangeeth Kochanthara, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven
Anil sharma, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, India
Lokender Tiwari, TCS Research, India

India Internet Governance Workshop (IIGW)
https://www.comsnets.org/IIGF.html

Anand Baswade, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai, India
Koteswararao Kondepu, Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad, India

CALL FOR POSTER SESSION

The COMSNETS 2024 Poster Session is a forum to showcase preliminary/ongoing work in the area of computer networking and communications. COMSNETS being the premier venue for networking research in India and abroad, attracts a lot of researchers from both academia and industry. Therefore, poster presenters will benefit from lively discussions and critical feedback on their work in progress. In addition, all submissions will get detailed reviews from the poster reviewing committee.

Accepted posters will be published in the conference proceedings.

POSTER TOPICS OF INTEREST

COMSNETS takes a broad view of research in communication systems and networking. The topics of interest for the poster submissions include (but are not limited to) the following:

Emerging 6G technology advancements
5G and wireless broadband networks
Technologies for 6-100 GHz spectrum
Edge and fog computing/networking
Studies on testbeds and large scale experimental platforms
Long-range/Low-power wide-area wireless networking
Connected unmanned aerial/terrestrial/underwater systems
CubeSats / Satellite Networking
Non-Terrestrial Networks
WLAN, RFID and NFC
Visible light communications
Heterogeneous networks (HetNets)
Cognitive radio & white-space networking
Economics of networks
Energy-efficient communications
Cloud computing
Enterprise, data center, & storage-area networks
Internet architecture and protocols, Internet science & emergent behavior
Mobility and location management
Mobile sensing
Traffic analysis and engineering
Internet of Things (IoT)
Caching & content delivery systems
Information/Content centric networks (ICN)
Network management and operations
Network security and privacy
Trusted computing
Network science
SDN/NFV and Network Programmability
Internet Measurement and Modeling
Networks for smarter energy & sustainability
Vehicular Networks & Intelligent Transportation
Smart Grid communications & networking
Machine Learning and AI in Networking
Big Data/IoT Analytics in Networking
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger

POSTER SUBMISSION

Poster submissions can be a maximum of 4 pages (minimum of 3 pages) + 1 page for references. It should contain the motivation for the research problem, the solution approach, and analytical or empirical results if any. The submission must use the same template as that of the conference.

POSTER CO-CHAIRS
Serene Banerjee, Ericsson Research, India
Ritesh Kumar Singh,  University of Antwerp, Belgium
Rohit Verma, Intel Labs, India

CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS

https://www.comsnets.org/demos_exhibits.html

The 16th International Conference on COMmunication Systems and NETworkS (COMSNETS) invites demos from industry, academia, and startups showcasing cutting-edge technologies and their applications. COMSNETS is a premier international conference dedicated to advances in Networking and Communication Systems.

IMPORTANT DATES

Demonstration Proposal Submission:  20th November 2023, AoE

Demonstration Acceptance Notification:  8th December 2023, AoE

Demonstration Camera-ready Submission: 15th December 2023, AoE

DEMONSTRATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Research Demos: The authors are requested to submit an extended abstract no longer than three pages including all figures and references, describing the demo and any special requirements. The formatting must adhere to the Main Conference Guidelines. Submissions not adhering to the conference template will be rejected without review. Submissions must be in PDF format.

Product & Startup Demos: The authors are requested to submit a proposal no longer than three pages that outline the motivation, technologies, and use cases that will be demoed.

DEMOS-EXHIBITS CO-CHAIRS
Ragaad AlTarawneh, Intel Labs, USA
Kaustubh Dhondge, Glaukes Labs, USA

CALL FOR GRADUATE FORUM PROPOSALS

https://www.comsnets.org/graduate_forum.html

COMSNETS 2024 Graduate Forum is a supportive environment for students enrolled in graduate programs ( Master's & Ph.D. ) to showcase early-stage research in areas related to communications, systems, and networking at COMSNETS, the premier conference that brings together networking researchers from both academia and the industry. COMSNETS 2024 Graduate Forum will provide students with useful feedback on their current research as well as future research directions from experienced researchers, and the opportunity to interact with eminent researchers from both academia and industry. All submissions will receive detailed reviews from the review committee.

Accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings (unless the author requests otherwise). 

GRADUATE FORUM PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

We encourage the authors to submit their proposals with the following as a single PDF file at EDAS containing:

• Resume, a one-page resume informing your current position, educational details, the broad area of research, internship experiences, publications (if any), etc.
• A three-page Extended Abstract, for example, explaining the problem statement, relevant state-of-the-art, proposed solution approach, preliminary results, future work, and bibliography. Submissions must be written in English, in IEEE two-column format (details can be seen in the main conference page) and should adhere to the submission guidelines of the COMSNETS. The page limit is three pages (strictly) and no additional page will be allowed.

It is suggested that the prospective authors should merge all of the above submission (resume and three-page abstract) files into a single PDF document and upload the PDF file at EDAS. 

GRADUATE FORUM CO-CHAIRS

Pragma Kar, Jadavpur University, India

Shantanu Pal, Deakin University, Australia

More details are provided on the COMSNETS 2024 website: https://www.comsnets.org/