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Sep 10th 2022
Oct 15th 2022
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Sep 10th 2022
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Nov 10th 2022
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Nov 15th 2022
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Nov 15th 2022
Dec 04th-06th 2022
Conference Dates
Dec 04th-06th 2022

Full Paper Submission

Notification of Paper

Registration of Papers

Final Manuscript

Conference Dates

Sep 10th 2022
Oct 15th 2022
Nov 10th 2022
Nov 15th 2022
Nov 15th 2022
Dec 04th-06th 2022

Featured Keynote Speakers

Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Thuwal, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Keynote Title: What Should 6G Be ?

Abstract

The role of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) in bringing about a revolution in almost all aspects of human life needs no introduction. It is indeed a well-known fact that the transmission of the information at a rapid pace has transformed all spheres of human life such as economy, education, and health to name a few. In this context, and as the standardization of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication systems (WCSs) has been completed, and 5G networks are in their early stage of deployment, the research visioning and planning of the sixth generation (6G) of WCSs are being initiated. 6G is expected to be the next focus in wireless communication and networking and aim to provide new superior communication services to meet the future hyper-connectivity demands in the 2030s. In addition, keeping in mind that urbanized populations have been the major beneficiary of the advances offered by the previous generations of WCSs and motivated by the recently adopted united nation sustainability development goals intended to be achieved by the year 2030, 6G networks are anticipated to democratize the benefits of ICT and to bring global connectivity in a sustainable fashion in order to contribute to developing tomorrow’s digitally inclusive and green world. In this context, this talk aims to (i) provide an envisioned picture of 6G, (ii) serve as a research guideline in the beyond 5G era, and (iii) go over some of the recently proposed green technologies to offer high-speed connectivity not only in urban environments but also in under-covered areas in order to serve and contribute to the development of far-flung regions.

Bio

Mohamed-Slim Alouini was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1998. He served as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota then in the Texas A&M University at Qatar before joining in 2009 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) where he is now a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Alouini is a Fellow of the IEEE and OPTICA. He is currently particularly interested in addressing the technical challenges associated with the uneven distribution and access to information and communication technologies in rural, hard-to-reach, and/or low-income areas.

Professor Sally McClean

Professor of Mathematics, School of Computing
Jordanstown Campus, Ulster University
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Keynote Title: Data and Process Mining of Communication Systems and Computer Networks

Abstract

Massive volumes of diverse data are increasingly being collected, stored and analyzed for improved understanding, prediction and efficiency of complex systems and processes. Data mining of such rich resources has become increasingly important across many areas and disciplines. However, this is particularly true of communication systems and computer networks, where diverse data can be collected, managed, and analyzed within the systems and networks, and the output from data mining can be fed back again to improve performance and facilitate autonomy and self-management of such systems and networks. Here, data mining is concerned with the search for new knowledge in data, usually obtained in the form of rules specified in terms of data mining tasks such as classification, clustering, anomaly detection or prediction. Such functionality is becoming increasingly more important as we move towards 6G, with hugely improved connectivity and the ability to handle large amounts of heterogeneous data. In addition, the burgeoning Internet of Everything (I0E) is extending the Internet and corresponding data to people, devices, data stores, and networks with huge potential for data mining and computational intelligence. Recently Process Mining has emerged as a particularly important topic where computer systems generate rich process data which can be mined, while business processes from large organizations are diverse and complex, with massive opportunities for extracting and using new knowledge and improving understanding. Such smart process analytics allows the users and owners of such data and knowledge to achieve goals, via different mining and analytical techniques, thus facilitating better understanding of such processes and prediction of outcomes of interest. Such approaches can improve understanding of process dynamics and facilitate timely predictions and interventions

Bio

Professor Sally McClean is a Professor of Mathematics and Leader of the Information and Communications Engineering Research Group at Ulster University. She joined Ulster University after receiving a M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University, a M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics and Operational Research from Cardiff University and subsequently obtained a PhD in Mathematics (stochastic modelling) from Ulster University. She has over 350 publications, with research interests in Mathematical Modelling, Applied Probability, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, and applications of Mathematical and Statistical methods to Computer Science, particularly Databases, Telecommunications, Cloud and Sensor Technology. Much of her work has been supported by funding from the EPSRC and EU. She is Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, Fellow of the Operational Research Society, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Associate Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and Member of the IEEE. In addition, she is past president of the Irish Statistical Association.

Professor Tarik Taleb

Professor of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) – Networks and Systems Unit, University of Oulu
Finland

Keynote Title: Networking for 6G — Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

The architectures of mobile networks have seen an unprecedented techno-economic transformation, fusing the telco world within the cloud world, adding the spices of Software Engineering to the overall system design, and ultimately yielding the concept of Telco Cloud. This has brought significant benefits in terms of reducing expenditure and operational costs, flexibility in deployment, and faster time to market. The key enablers are Network Function Virtualization, Software-Defined Networking, and Edge/Cloud Computing. Artificial Intelligence is also kicking in this arena. When all these technologies are well integrated, the creation and lifecycle management of fully programmable, flexible, service-tailored, and automated end-to-end network slices/services become possible. This will support diverse 5G and beyond services, spanning from Tactile IoT to Pervasive Robotics and Immersive Services. This talk will show the journey that 6G will be likely taking towards enabling a new breeze of cloud-native mobile networking; whereby the old-fashioned concept of “network of networks” would be simply replaced by a new vision of “service of services.” The talk will also touch upon the shortcomings of current networking technologies to meet the strict deterministic requirements of B5G services and will shed light on some possible solutions. 

Bio

Professor Tarik Taleb is currently a Professor at the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) – Networks and Systems Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Oulu. He is the founder and director of the MOSA!C Lab (www.mosaic-lab.org). Between Oct. 2014 and Dec. 2021, he was a Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland. Prior to that, he was working as Senior Researcher and 3GPP Standards Expert at NEC Europe Ltd, Heidelberg, Germany. He was then leading the NEC Europe Labs Team working on R&D projects on carrier cloud platforms. Before joining NEC and till Mar. 2009, he worked as assistant professor at the Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan, in a lab fully funded by KDDI, the second largest mobile operator in Japan. From Oct. 2005 till Mar. 2006, he worked as research fellow at the Intelligent Cosmos Research Institute, Sendai, Japan. He received his B. E degree in Information Engineering with distinction, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Information Sciences from Tohoku Univ., in 2001, 2003, and 2005, respectively. Prof. Taleb’s research interests lie in the field of telco cloud, network softwarization & network slicing, AI-based software-defined security, immersive communications, mobile multimedia streaming, & next generation mobile networking. Prof. Taleb has been also directly engaged in the development and standardization of the Evolved Packet System as a member of 3GPP’s System Architecture working group 2. Prof. Taleb served on the IEEE Communications Society Standardization Program Development Board. As an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry, Prof. Taleb founded the “IEEE Workshop on Telecommunications Standards: from Research to Standards”, a successful event that got awarded “best workshop award” by IEEE Communication Society (ComSoC). Based on the success of this workshop, Prof. Taleb has also founded and served as the steering committee chair of the IEEE Conf. on Standards for Communications and Networking. Prof. Taleb is the recipient of the 2021 IEEE ComSoc Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award (Dec. 2021), the 2017 IEEE ComSoc Communications Software Technical Achievement Award (Dec. 2017) for his outstanding contributions to network softwarization.