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CALL FOR PAPERS
2019 6th International Conference on Networking, Systems and Security (6th NSysS 2019)
December 17-19, 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://cse.buet.ac.bd/nsyss2019/
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Scope
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2019 6th International Conference on Networking, Systems and Security (6th NSysS 2019) aims at providing a forum of researchers, practitioners, developers, and users to exchange new ideas and results related to computer networks, networking systems, and security across academia and industry. This conference is technically co-sponsored by ACM Chapter and IEEE Bangladesh Section.

6th NSysS 2019 solicits original technical papers (both Full Papers and Short Papers) articulating novel ideas, protocols, and algorithms with ground-breaking results and/or quantified experiences involving networking systems and security. The conference values papers, which will take a broad networking and/or security perspective(s) covering contemporary and future applications. Of particular interest are technical contributions that enable new and compelling networking and security paradigms.

Topics of interest are (but not limited to):

Addressing and location management
Cellular and broadband wireless nets
Cognitive radio networking
Congestion control
Cross layer design and optimization
Cyber physical systems and networking
Data centers
Data reduction, inference, and signal processing
Delay/disruption tolerant networks
Denial of service
Embedded software for sensor networks
Energy harvesting
Experience with real-world applications
Experimental results from operational networks or network applications
Fault-tolerance, reliability, and troubleshooting
Future Internet design
Innovative applications and deployment experiences
Mobile, participatory, and social sensing
Multicast, broadcast and anycast
Multimedia protocols
Near field communication
Network architectures
Network management and traffic engineering
Network security and privacy
Network simulation and emulation
Network, transport, and application-layer protocols
Novel components, devices and architectures for networked sensing
Operating systems and runtime environments
Optical networks
P2P, overlay, and content distribution networks
Power control and management
Quality of service
Resource allocation and management
RFID networks and protocols
Satellite networks
Scheduling and buffer management
Security, trust and privacy
Self-organizing networks
Sensor data storage, retrieval, processing and management
Social computing and networks
Switches and switching
Theoretical foundation and fundamental bounds
Topology characterization and inference
Underground and underwater networks
Vehicular networks
Wireless, mobile, ad-hoc, and sensor networks

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Conference Tracks
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Main Track
Network Protocols and Architectures
Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks
Big Data Communication and Analytics
Systems Security
Mobile Computing
Interactive Systems
Health Informatics and Systems
Cloud and High Performance Communication

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Steering Committee
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Mohammed Atiquzzaman, University of Oklahoma, USA
Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada
Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Mohammad Ataul Karim, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
M. Kaykobad, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Manzur Murshed, Federation University, Australia
Suman Nath, Microsoft Research, USA
M. Sohel Rahman (Convener), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

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Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs
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Manzur Murshed, Federation University, Australia
Mahmuda Naznin, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
A. B. M. Alim Al Islam, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

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Track Co-Chairs
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Network Protocols and Architectures: 1) Md Abdur Razzaque, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and 2) Shahriar Nirjon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks: 1) Chowdhury Sayeed Hyder, Microsoft, USA, and 2) Abusayeed Saifullah, Wayne State University, USA

Big Data Communication and Analytic: 1) Salahuddin Muhammad Salim Zabir, NIT, TC, Japan, and 2) Abdullah Mueen, University of New Mexico, USA

Systems Security: 1) A.K.M. Ashikur Rahman, BUET, Bangladesh, and 2) Sadia Afroz, UC Berkeley, USA

Mobile Computing: 1) Shameem Ahmed, Western Washington University, USA, and 2) Moushumi Sharmin, Western Washington University, USA

Interactive Systems: 1) Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, University of Toronto, Canada, and 2) Nova Ahmed, North South University, Bangladesh

Health Informatics and Systems: 1) Sriram Chellappan, University of South Florida, USA, and 2) Pratool Bharti, CCI Inc., USA

Cloud and High Performance Communication: 1) Salekul Islam, United International University, Bangladesh, and 2) Muhammad Abdullah Adnan, BUET, Bangladesh

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Technical Program Committee (TPC) Members
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Mohammad Al Faruque, University of California, Irvine, USA
Nadia Al-Aboody, Southern Technical University, Iraq
Kazi Md. Rokibul Alam, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh
Md Tanvir Al Amin, Google Inc., USA
Mohammad Shamsul Arefin, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh
Asaduzzaman Asad, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Ariful Azad, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
Amiangshu Bosu, Wayne State University, USA
Pulak Chowdhury, University of California, Davis, USA
Mosharaf Chowdhury, University of Michigan, USA
Anupam Das, North Carolina State University, USA
S M Farhad, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Endadul Hoque, Florida International University, USA
Patrick Hosein, The University of the West Indies, Kigston, Jamaica
Syed Rafiul Hussain, Purdue University, USA
Anindya Iqbal, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Chengkun Jiang, Tsinghua University, China
Khaled Khan, Qatar University, Qatar
Maleq Khan, Texas A&M Univeristy – Kingsville, USA
Ying-Dar Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Chao Lu, Southern Illinois University, USA
Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Southeast University, Bangladesh
Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Samsung Research, USA
Mohammad Shahriar Rahman, University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh
M. Sohel Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Florida International University, USA
Farzana Rahman, Florida International University, USA
Md. Abdur Rahman, Federation University, Australia
Arti Ramesh, SUNY Binghamton, USA
Anand Seetharam, SUNY Binghamton, USA
Mahbubur Syed, Minnesota State University, USA
Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Farhana Zulkernine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Mohammad Zulkernine, Queen’s University, Canada
Javed I Khan, Kent State University, USA
Suman Nath, Microsoft Research, USA
Partha Sarathi Mandal, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Anisur Rahaman Molla, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

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Important Dates
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Abstract and paper submission deadline: July 1, 2019
Notification of paper acceptance: September 1, 2019
Short papers for posters and demos submission deadline: July 1, 2019
Notification of short papers for posters and demos acceptance: September 1, 2019
Camera-ready content submission: September 15, 2019
Program: December 17-19, 2019

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Author Instructions for Full Paper Submission
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Authors are invited to submit papers describing original research of theoretical or practical significance to Network Systems and Security. Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not be submitted simultaneously to another conference with refereed proceedings or to a journal. Papers should not exceed 9 pages in IEEE style. Only electronic submissions will be allowed. All papers submitted to NSysS 2019 need to be double-blind, i.e., no author name should appear in the submitted papers.
For detail, please visit http://cse.buet.ac.bd/nsyss2019/cfp/

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Author Instructions for Short Paper Submission for Poster & Demo Session
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The program committee of NSysS 2019 cordially invites you to participate in poster and demo sessions and to showcase your current research, ongoing projects, etc., related to the conference theme and scope. Selected posters will be invited for displaying in printed portrait or landscape A0 size papers during the conference. On the other hand, selected demos, which may be a software or hardware implementation of your project/research, will be invited for displaying during the conference. Video demonstrations of the selected demos are allowed. Prospective participants are requested to submit 6-page short papers of their projects/demos by the submission deadline. Submitted short papers will be reviewed by the technical committee, and upon acceptance, the short papers will appear in the conference proceedings.
For detail, please visit http://cse.buet.ac.bd/nsyss2019/cfps/

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Proceedings
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This conference series is generally included in the IEEE Conference Publications Program (CPP). IEEE has a long-standing commitment to ensuring the high quality of its conferences and of the conference proceedings published in IEEE Xplore®. Therefore, IEEE reserves the right to withhold publishing of proceedings that do not meet the IEEE quality standards. IEEE makes every reasonable attempt to ensure that abstract and index entries of content accepted into the CPP are included in databases provided by independent abstracting and indexing (A&I) services. Each A&I partner makes its own editorial decision on what content it will index. IEEE cannot guarantee entries are included in any particular database.

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Technical Co-Sponsorship
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This conference series is generally technically co-sponsored by ACM Chapter and IEEE Bangladesh Section.