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Smart Living and Communications the next Generations Networks - SLICO

Collocated with WoWMoM 2023
12 June, 2023, Boston, USA

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.:: Keynote ::.

Author: Josep Miquel Jornet

Josep Miquel Jornet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
the director of the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking (UN) Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for
the Wireless Internet of Things and the SMART Center at Northeastern University (NU).

Title: Bridging the Rural Digital Divide with Terahertz Communications


.:: Introduction ::.

The SLICO 1st workshop aims to be a forum for researchers and engineers
from academia and industry to present and discuss novel ideas, solutions
and results aiming to support the requirements of smart living and
communications applications on next generation network architectures.

SLICO is co-located with IEEE WoWMoM 2023.
More information is available at the official site https://slico.dei.uc.pt/


.:: Topics ::.

Authors are invited to submit unpublished papers with novel research contributions,
addressing smart living and communication applications for next generation networks.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Smart Living Systems, Services and Applications
- Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Everything (IoE), Internet of Living (IoL) in Smart Spaces
- Enabling technologies for Edge Intelligence (SDN, NFV, MEC, AI/ML)
- Network management and orchestration of smart spaces in future networks (5G/6G and beyond)
- Data Pipelines to support smart spaces and serives for smart living
- Data processing in smart spaces trough AI/ML techniques
- Energy efficiency in smart spaces
- AI/ML for trust management in smart living networks
- Federated Learning for dependable, secure and trusted networking for smart living in the next generations networks
- Decision making mechanisms at the Edge of smart living networks
- Security mechanisms for Edge and cloud continuum (Intrusion detection and prevention, privacy management) in smart environments
- Reliability, trust in software networking and services for smart living networks
- Resilience, QoS/QoE management of network functions at Edge and core of smart living networks
- Resource management of SDN- or NFV-based systems at Edge and core of smart living networks
- Blockchain technologies in softwarized networks and services in smart spaces
- Trust modelling for service functions at the Edge and core in smart living and next generation networks
- Secure architectures, protocols for Service Function Chaining in smart living networks
- Dependable, secure and trusted ubiquitous computing for of smart living networks
- Heterogeneous platforms (terrestrial and non-terrestrial) and networks for smart living applications
- Simulation model or Test-bed of smart living networks
- Open Platforms for smart living networks and services


.:: Paper Submission Guidelines ::.

SLICO accepts two type of submissions: Full and Short Papers.
Both need to be presented in the workshop!

:Full Papers:
Papers submissions may be up to 10 pages (including figures and references) in IEEE two-column format.

:Short Papers:
Intended for Work In Progress.
Submissions may be up to 3 pages (including figures and references) in IEEE two-column format.

Papers should be submitted via the EDAS website: https://edas.info/N30526

Further submission instructions are available at: https://slico.dei.uc.pt/submission.html.


.:: General Co-Chairs ::.

Eduardo Cerqueira, Federal University of Para, Brasil
Bruno Sousa, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Zhongliang Zhao, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Noé Godinho, University of Coimbra, Portugal


.:: Important Dates ::.

Paper submission: 15th March, 2023
Notification: 1st April, 2023
Camera-ready: 15th April, 2023

Updates in the official site: https://slico.dei.uc.pt.