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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 and multiple postings]<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 Tutorials<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'> IEEE NetSoft 2024<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 Networks in the Age of Generative AI”<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'> 10th IEEE 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'> 24–28 June 2024 – St Louis, USA<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'> https://netsoft2024.ieee-netsoft.org/<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'>* Tutorial submission deadline: <b><span style='color:#C00000'>February 2, 2024</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>* Acceptance notification: March 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>* Tutorial material: April 26, 2024<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'>*** SCOPE AND MOTIVATION ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>The 10th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2024) will be <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>held on June 24–28, 2024 in St-Louis, USA. IEEE NetSoft has been created as a flagship <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>conference aiming at addressing “Softwarization” of networks, and systemic trends about<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>the maturing of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>and Service Function Chaining (SFC). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>IEEE NetSoft 2024 conference seeks tutorial proposals, which should provide clear and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>focused teaching materials covering hot and emerging topics within the scope of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>conference, and this year’s theme: “Softwarized Networks in the Age of Generative AI”. <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'>A NetSoft 2024 tutorial proposal should be submitted in a single PDF file (4 pages max.), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>and must include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>1) Tutorial title<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>2) Tutorial duration: short (90 minutes) or long (180 minutes plus a break)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>3) Abstract briefly describing the concept, motivation and objectives of the tutorial <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> (up to 300 words)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>4) Names, affiliations &short biographies of the speakers highlighting their experience <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> on the proposed topic (up to 300 words per speaker)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>5) Intended audience and a brief description of the background required by the tutorial <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>6) The planned format of the tutorial e.g. hands-on or demo, including a tentative time <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> schedule. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>7) Tutorial content: detailed description of the tutorial content. It should highlight <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> the relevance and timeliness of the addressed topic, the goal of the tutorial and an <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> outline of its content. If appropriate, include a description of previous tutorial <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> experience of the speaker(s), and past versions of the tutorial (including number of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> attendees) detailing how the proposed tutorial differs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>8) Hand-out material: a brief description of the non-interactive material that will be <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> provided to the tutorial’s attendees (e.g., slides, code snippets, tools, virtual <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'> machines, instructions/README).<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** Please submit proposals by email to both tutorial co-chairs: s.scott-hayward@qub.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>and <a href="mailto:elisa.rojas@uah.es">elisa.rojas@uah.es</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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>*** TUTORIAL CO-CHAIRS ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>* Sandra Scott-Hayward, Queen’s University Belfast, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>* Elisa Rojas, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain<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'>--- If you have any questions, please contact both tutorial co-chairs: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Consolas'>s.scott-hayward@qub.ac.uk and <a href="mailto:elisa.rojas@uah.es">elisa.rojas@uah.es</a> ---<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>