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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:red'>Call for Demo Papers</span><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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> 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">http://nof2021.dnac.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><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>NoF 2021 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE ComSoc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>All accepted & presented demo papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></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'>*** <b>Paper submission deadline: <span style='color:red'>July 19,</span></b><span style='color:red'> <b>2021</b> </span>***<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, scalability, standardization, business and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>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'>NoF 2021 Demo Sessions aims at offering a venue for the latest breakthroughs in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>the topics of interest of NoF 2021 to be presented live and discussed with the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>audience. Demos ranging from working prototypes, novel applications and ground-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>breaking ideas to live experiments in the areas shaping future networks are wel-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>come. We also encourage demos from industrial researchers.<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'><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 include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * a motivation of the demo;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * a clear statement of what will be demonstrated, key networking concepts that<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> are involved and the specific contribution with respect to related work;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * what NoF 2021 attendees will experience during the demonstration, possibly <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> with visual outcomes to highlight the interest of the demo;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * relevant references, in particular if the demo is related to a paper being <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> sub-mitted in the main conference;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> * the demo setup and technical requirements.<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 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 (1-3 min) 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 at <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'><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'>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'>Demo papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted proposals will be included in the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>conference proceedings provided to NoF 2021 attendees and will be subsequently <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>submitted to IEEE Xplore.<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 proposal is required to register to NoF <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>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'>- Paper submission deadline: <b><span style='color:red'>July 19, 2021</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Paper acceptance notification: July 30, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>- Camera-ready Papers: August 30, 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-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'>Federica Paganelli (<a href="mailto:federica.paganelli@unipi.it">federica.paganelli@unipi.it</a>, University of Pisa, Italy)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>Paulo Simoes (<a href="mailto:psimoes@dei.uc.pt">psimoes@dei.uc.pt</a>, University of Coimbra, 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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>