Call for Papers for the *Hot Topics in Networking (HOT)* Track of the 29th International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (ICCCN 2020)

August 3 - 6, 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

http://www.icccn.org/icccn20/

The Track on Hot Topics in Networking will bring together researchers in information and communication technologies (ICT) and computer networks arena to engage in a lively debate on the practice and theory of networking. Furthermore, this track will provide a venue for discussing innovative ideas and debating future research agendas in the wide range of future computer networking topics. In addition to mature submission, we also encourage submissions of early-stage work on novel ideas with preliminary results, that may not be submitted to the other tracks that mostly focus on full fledged work. In addition, controversial and non-traditional papers that advocate new technologies, application areas, and research directions are also welcomed in this track. The submitted papers will be reviewed and evaluated based on their originality, technical merit, and innovation as well as their potential to stimulate interesting discussions and exchange of ideas.

Track Topics:

The authors are expected to share their new ideas, latest findings, and results on the following topics, but not limited to

- Mobile and wireless networking
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or Unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Networks
- Robotic networks
- Internet of Things
- Software Defined Networks and Virtualization
- Tactile Internet
- Information-Centric Networking
- Fog and Edge computing/networking
- Social networking
- Data center networking
- Network security and privacy
- Novel applications in networking
- Business perspective of applying Data Centric Approaches in Real-World Environment
- Intelligent Transportation Systems and Networking
- Big Data and Future Internet
- Transport layer issues in Future Internet Architectures
- Multimedia Applications and Feasibility with Future Internet architectures
- Multimedia networking
- Future Internet and Smart Cities
- Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks
- Wearable and human-centric networking
- Nanonetworks
- Crowdsensing, Crowdsourcing
- Cooperative and opportunistic networking
- AI/ML-based smart networking

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Due: March 20, 2020
Acceptance Notification: April 27, 2020
Camera-Ready Due: May 11, 2020

Instructions for Authors:

Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2020) as PDF files (formatted for 8.5×11-inch paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 9 pages. Up to two additional pages are permitted if the authors are willing to pay extra charge at the time of publication (manuscripts should not exceed 11 pages in total in IEEE format). Submitted papers should not be previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another conference or journal. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed and/or added to the papers once papers are submitted to ICCCN 2020 for review. The Program Committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail addresses. Note: If a submission is not accepted as a regular paper, it may be accepted as a “short paper”. All accepted papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. The paper’s abstract must be registered on EasyChair by the deadline indicated below.

Review and Publication of Manuscripts:

Submitted papers will be reviewed by the TPC and judged on originality, technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation. An accepted paper must be presented at the conference venue by the registered author at the full registration rate. Each full registration covers up to two conference papers authored by the registered author. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore® Digital Library, if the paper is not presented by one of the authors of the accepted paper at the conference.

Track Chairs:

Marcelo M. Carvalho, University of Brasilia, Brazil
Pouya Ostovari, San Jose State University, USA

Technical Program Committee

Katia Obraczka, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Rodolfo W. L. Coutinho, University of Ottawa, Canada
Marc Mosko, PARC, USA
Rolando Menchaca-Mendez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
Nadjib Aitsaadi, University Paris Est Creteil, France
Cintia Borges, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Yu Wang, Temple University, USA
Hamed Ahmadi, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Renato Mariz de Moraes, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Zhuozhao Li, University of Chicago, USA
Alireza Jolfaei, Federation University, Australia
Ning Wang, Rowan University, USA
Nazanin Rahnavard, University of Central Florida, USA
Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Fordham University, USA
Nizar Zorba, Qatar University, Qatar
Mario E. Rivero-Angeles, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico
Zhen Jiang, West Chester University, USA
Marco Spohn, Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Brazil
Tahiry Razafindralambo, Université La Réunion, LIM, France
Michele Nogueira, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Ertan Onur, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Antonio Pescape, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy
Ge Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Contact:

Please email any inquiries concerning the HOT Track of ICCCN 2020 to:

Marcelo M. Carvalho, University of Brasilia (mmcarvalho@ene.unb.br)
Pouya Ostovari, San Jose State University, USA (pouya.ostovari@sjsu.edu)