[AISWorld] The 5th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems - Dubai, UAE & Virtual

[ICFNDS 2018]

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ICFNDS 2021, International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems

December 15 - 16, 2021

Dubai, UAE and Virtual

http://www.icfnds.org

Published in ACM International Conference Proceedings Series

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Dear Colleagues,


We are currently welcoming papers for the International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems (ICFNDS) which is being held in Dubai, UAE and Virtually from 15-16th December 2021.


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Special issues

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Authors of selected outstanding papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for consideration in the following journals special issues:

  *   "Extending the Internet of Things for Automation in Smart and Sustainable Cities" in the Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks special issue on Extending the Internet of Things for Automation in Smart and Sustainable Cities
  *   Authors of Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to ACM's journal on Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice
  *   Authors of Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to SN Computer Science special issue on Artificial Intelligence Enabled Blockchains: Theory, Experimentation, and Applications

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Keynote speakers

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  *   Professor George K. Karagiannidis, Director of Telecommunications Systems & Networks Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  *   Professor Weihua Zhuang, Tier I Canada Research Chair, University of Waterloo, Canada
  *   Yonghong Peng, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Director of the Centre for Advanced Computational Science at the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) UK
  *   Professor Dejan Vukobratovic, Department of Power, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  *   Professor Catherine Mulligan, Instituto Superior Técnico, Director of DCentral Lab gFaculty of Business, University of Imperial College, London

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Call for Papers

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The 5th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems (ICFNDS 2021) aims at addressing advances in research on distributed systems and future networks, covering topics ranging from enabling technologies to emerging applications and industrial experiences. ICFNDS aims to encourage both researchers and practitioners to exchange and share their experiences and recent studies in an interactive atmosphere. Authors are solicited to contribute original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of future networking and distributed systems.


The ICFNDS 2021 proceedings will be published as part of the International Conference Proceedings Series published by the ACM and available online from the ACM Digital Library. ACM ICPS are indexed in DBLP, Scopus and Thomson Reuters.​


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:


1. Future Networks

  *   Artificial Intelligence-enabled communications
  *   Machine / deep Learning for communication networks
  *   Future Internet
  *   Future generation communication networks
  *   Future warehousing
  *   Multi-Cores, virtualization
  *   Clusters and grid computing
  *   Web-services and SOA
  *   5G, 4G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WLAN, WPAN
  *   Small cell networks
  *   Cognitive radio network
  *   QoE, QoS, SLA, and GoS
  *   Heterogeneous networks
  *   Wireless, VLC and LED communication
  *   CCN/CDN/ICN/Delay-tolerant networks
  *   Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
  *   Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
  *   Future network platforms, software and services
  *   Network theory and network science
  *   Intelligent Internet communication
  *   Mobile computing
  *   Peer to peer, optical and Interconnection networks
  *   Network routing and communication algorithms
  *   Security, reliability and fault-tolerance
  *   Network security

2. Cloud, Distributed and Parallel systems

  *   Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and blockchains
  *   Parallel and distributed architectures
  *   Theory of parallel and distributed computing
  *   Parallel algorithms and their implementation
  *   Resource allocation and management
  *   Task mapping and job scheduling
  *   Distributed data and knowledge-based systems
  *   Database applications and data mining
  *   Web technologies
  *   Performance evaluation and measurements
  *   Wireless networks and Protocols
  *   Optimization
  *   Language, compliers and operating systems
  *   Reusability and scheduling
  *   Formal methods and programming languages
  *   Modelling and simulation
  *   Crowd sourcing and cloud computing
  *   Big data networks and data center architecture

3. Internet of Things

  *   Data collection, deep learning, reality mining, and prediction methods
  *   Real-time decision making and information extraction
  *   Methods for seamless human-to-object and object-to-object interactions
  *   Advanced manufacturing and logistics with IoT
  *   Evaluation of challenges of real-world deployments of Industrial Internet and GS1
  *   Information architecture design on field device, edge device and servers in cloud
  *   Transitioning functional and processing allocation across system entities
  *   Advanced data capturing and networking technology
  *   Object identification and access
  *   Interoperability of IoT systems
  *   Service and device discovery
  *   Synchronization of distributed directory systems.
  *   Semantic data description frameworks
  *   Data sharing and acceptance of IoT Systems
  *   Data security, authentication and authorization
  *   Privacy protection, data sharing technologies, tampering protection and detection
  *   Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)
  *   Smart cities and services
  *   Case studies in the deployment of IoT applications/services in the area of accessibility
  *   Wearable technology for independent living
  *   Pervasive platforms and applications for assisted living

4. General Conference Track

Future networks and distributed systems papers that do not fit the above tracks can be submitted to the general conference track. Subjects of interest include, but not limited to:

  *   Cybersecurity and darknet
  *   Smart infrastructure
  *   Vehicular Networks
  *   Digital Twins

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Types of Submissions

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Full papers, short papers and posters. Please refer to the website for paper format.


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Important Dates

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Final Paper Submission due: Oct 31, 2021

Notification of Acceptance: Nov 15, 2021

Camera Ready Paper due: Nov 25, 2021

Authors Registration Deadline: Dec 1, 2021​


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Submit papers here

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https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfnds21



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Contact details

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For further information please contact the organising committee on icfnds at mmu.ac.uk


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