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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>********************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> NoF 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> The 12th International Conference on Network of the Future <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> October 6-8, 2021 – Coimbra, Portugal – Hybrid event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> <a href="http://nof2021.dnac.org"><span lang=FR>http://nof2021.dnac.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Consolas'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>********************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>The 12th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) is inviting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>authors to submit original contributions in the area of Future Internet design,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>with emphasis on enabling and cutting-edge technologies from the perspectives of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>specification, design and analysis related to network of future architecture,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>applications, services, management, implementation, scalability, standardization,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>business and legal aspects, just to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>The conference aims at providing a forum for researchers, students, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>professionals to exchange ideas, share their experiences, and discuss their<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>research results around a single-track of technical sessions and a series of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>keynote speeches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>NoF 2021 will take place at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>The conference will be designed and prepared as a hybrid event allowing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>registrants the choice to participate either virtually or in-person. In the case<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>of perduring traveling restrictions (official or de facto) during the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be ready to convert the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>to a fully on-line event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Topics of interest ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>**************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * 5G/6G networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Virtual networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Overlay networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Wireless networks and cellular networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Wireless sensor networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Access, metro, backbone and core networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Vehicular ad hoc networks and intelligent transportation systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Mesh and ad hoc networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Internet of Things networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Information-centric networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Enterprise networks and campus networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Time-sensitive networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Data center networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Optical networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * IP networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Home networks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * SCADA networks and distributed control systems <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Smart Cities and Smart Grids<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Resilient networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Enablers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Quality of service and traffic engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network Data Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Feature Extraction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network automation and orchestration <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Autonomic, Cognitive and Intent-based Networking <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * 5G/6G Network Architecture, Services and Protocols<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * 5G/6G Control and Management Architecture<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * 5G/6G Functional Decomposition and Composition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Advanced 5G Infrastructure Slicing and Radio Slicing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Scalability and multi-tenancy in 5G/6G<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network Programmability and Softwarization <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Protocols for Ultra-Low Latency and Ultra-High Reliability<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Fog, Edge and Multi-Access Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Software Defined Networking (SDN) and High Availability<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Orchestration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Service Function Chaining and Virtual Network Embedding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Big data and Fast Data Processing and Management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * CDN Architectures and Network Cache Allocation Schemes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Advanced multimedia and real-time communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Performance, Optimization and Resource Dimensioning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Security, Trust and Privacy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Use of Blockchains in Networking and Servicing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Business and Legal Aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Economic aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Multi-stakeholder aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Service level agreements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Lifecycle aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Process and workflow aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Legal perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Regulatory perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Privacy aspects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Mathematical optimization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Control theory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Machine learning and artificial intelligence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Evolutionary algorithms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Economic theory and game theory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Mathematical logic and automated reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Data mining and (big) data analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Monitoring and measurements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Computer simulation experiments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Field trials<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Submission guidelines ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*****************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 8 pages excluding<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>references (full papers) or 4 pages excluding references (short papers). They<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>See <a href="https://edas.info/N28072">https://edas.info/N28072</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and self-plagiarized papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>will be rejected without further review. All other papers will sustain a thorough<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>single-blind review process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>For specific details about submission format and procedure, please check:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><a href="https://nof2021.dnac.org/call-for-papers/">https://nof2021.dnac.org/call-for-papers/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Important dates ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>***********************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Paper submission deadline: April 23, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Paper acceptance notification: June 14, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Camera-ready Papers: June 25, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Important: NoF 2021 is enforcing a strict publication & no-show policy as stated <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>by IEEE. Please check details on the NoF 2021 website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** TPC Co-Chairs ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*********************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Susana Sargento, University of Aveiro - Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Tim Wauters, Ghent University - imec, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** General Co-Chairs ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Lúcia Martins, University of Coimbra & INESC Coimbra, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Carmen Mas Machuca, Technical University of Munich, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Executive Chair ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>***********************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Prosper Chemouil, Cnam, France<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>********<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Website: <a href="https://nof2021.dnac.org">https://nof2021.dnac.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>