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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'>Apologies for cross-posting<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 Demo Papers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> Deadline: March11, 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'> 7th International Conference on Network Softwarization<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'> NetSoft 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'> "Accelerating Network Softwarization in the Cognitive Age"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> June 28 - July 2, 2021 – Tokyo, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> Remote participation is accepted<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="https://ieee-netsoft.org/">https://ieee-netsoft.org/</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'>Technically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE ComSoc and IEICE <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>All accepted & presented demo papers will be submitted for publication in IEEE <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Xplore.<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'>NetSoft 2021 will be an hybrid conference allowing for on-site participation in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Tokyo, Japan, and remote participation for those who might be unable to travel.<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'>Demo paper submission deadline: March 21, 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 7th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2021) calls<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>for demonstration proposals on research prototypes on softwarized networks and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>5G systems. As a leading edge forum for researchers and engineers in the field <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>of networking software, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Virtualization (NFV), and 5G, NetSoft 2021 offers a unique opportunity to de-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>monstrate innovative and leading-edge networking software prototypes, engage <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>with highly-skilled technical audience, and discuss emerging technologies with <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>key thought leaders. Demonstrations showcasing working systems, innovative <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>applications, ground breaking ideas, and novel concepts related to networking <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>software are welcome.<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Softwarized cloud, fog, and edge infrastructures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Cognitive and autonomic networking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Centralized vs distributed control, management & orchestration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services and functions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * AI techniques to support network automation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Big data analytics for managing softwarized networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network slicing and slice management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Mobility management in softwarized networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Programmable SDN and NFV: languages and architectures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Policy-based and intent-based networking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Service Function Chaining (SFC)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Mapping and scheduling of SFC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Container/microservice-based network functions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Efficient network/service monitoring in SDN/NFV<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * QoS and QoE in softwarized infrastructures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Resilience, reliability, and robustness of softwarized networks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network softwarization for 5G<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Network management at the edge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Cooperative multi-domain, multi-tenant SDN/NFV environments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Security, Safety, Trust and Privacy in virtualized environments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * SDN switch/router architecture and design<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Dynamic resource discovery and negotiation schemes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Lifecycle management of network software<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * DevOps methodologies for network softwarization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Debugging and introspection of software-defined systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Softwarized platforms for Internet of Things (IoT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Energy-efficient and green software-defined infrastructures (SDI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * Transition strategies from existing networks to SDN/NFV<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'>Prospective authors are invited to submit Demo proposals in the form of a 3-page <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>paper in IEEE conference double-column format, preferably incorporating a demo <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>system architecture illustration. The proposal should also describe in detail <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>what NetSoft 2021 attendees will experience during the demonstration. The pro-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>posal should provide the demo background and further focus on the demo settings <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>and the application, possibly with visual outcomes to highlight the interest of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>the demo.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Authors are also encouraged to optionally include in the paper submission a link <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>that opens a quite short (1-3min) video illustrating the demo and its scope.<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'>Demo papers must be submitted electronically through EDAS in PDF format only: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><a href="https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27856&track=104072">https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27856&track=104072</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'>Demo papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted demo papers will be included in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>the digital conference proceedings provided to NetSoft 2021 attendees and will <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>be subsequently submitted to IEEE Xplore if presented.<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'>At least one author of each accepted demo paper proposal is required to register <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>to NetSoft 2021 conference and present the demo at the scheduled demo session.<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'>- Demo paper submission deadline: March 21, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Demo acceptance notification: March 30, 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Camera-ready demo papers: April 11, 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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Demo Co-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'>Hiroaki Harai, NICT Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Mohamed Faten Zhani, ETS Montreal, Canada<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'>Christian Esteve Rothenberg, University of Campinas, Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Barbara Martini, CNIT, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Eiji Oki, Kyoto University<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'>Kohei Shiomoto, Tokyo City University, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Young-Tak Kim, Yeungnam University, Korea<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://ieee-netsoft.org/">https://ieee-netsoft.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>