[NZIRF] ITNAC 2017 - Melbourne Australia, November 22-24 (*EXTENDED* Submission due: 31/08/2017) - DUE IN TWO WEEKS

[William Liu]

CALL FOR PAPERS: ITNAC 2017
Technically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, TCSIM and Indexed by Ei COMPENDEX
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The 27th IEEE International Telecommunication Networks and Application Conference - ITNAC 2017
November 22-24, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia
http://www.itnac.org.au
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Paper Submission Now Open: https://edas.info/N23248
Full paper submission deadline: August 31, 2017
Student Travel Grant: AUD$600 per approved application
Workshops: http://www.itnac.org.au/2017/workshops.html
(1) Software Defined Networking Workshop
(2) Modelling and Simulation Workshop

Keynotes:
Professor Ying-dar Lin, IEEE Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer, Topic on Network Cloudification: SDN-NFV and 5G-MEC with Edge and Fog Computing
Professor Rudolf Mathar, Pro-Rector for Research and Structure at RWTH Aachen University, Topic on Elementary Channels for Quantization, Neural Networks and Molecular Information Exchange
Professor Jean Armstrong, IEEE Fellow, Topic on Visible light communications: a solution to the spectrum crunch?
More details can be found: http://itnac.org.au/

*SCOPE*
With the increasing number of emerging robust networks, the challenges to design new networking protocols, techniques, and applications are never ending. With the imminent deployment of 4G and 5G on the horizon, the demand for better service and quality has never been greater. ITNAC has been a leading forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss topics related to advanced telecommunication network technologies, services and applications.

ITNAC 2017 seeks to address and capture highly innovative and state-of-the-art research from academia, communications industry and standardisation bodies that covers applications for and analysis of distributed, mobile, cognitive and cloud computing, computer and data communications, local and metropolitan networks, optical, wired and wireless telecommunication networks and applications.

Contributions are welcome on all advanced research and particularly (but not limited to) the following topics:
Mobile & Wireless Networks
                Wireless access and routing protocols
                Cross-layer design optimisation
                Green, low power, energy efficient and sustainable networking
                Nature and bio-inspired approaches to networking
                Network-based mobile positioning and tracking systems
                Cognitive and cooperative principles for networking
                Mobile social and ambient networks
                Delay tolerant networks
                Mobile and fixed wireless broadband access networks
                4G/5G networks
                Wireless sensor networks
                Vehicular Ad-hoc networks
                Cognitive networks
                Wireless mesh networks

Internet Technologies and Applications
                Network Modelling and Simulation
                Traffic engineering, congestion and admission control
                Software defined networks
                Content-centric networks
                Datacenter networks
                Cloud computing
                Peer-to-peer networks and overlays
                Novel network-enabled applications and services
                Future Internet routing schemes or transport concepts
                IPv6 and its derivatives
                High performance network virtualisation
                Networking standards and regulations
                QoS/QoE provisioning and resource management
                Novel network-enabled applications and services

Network Management, Privacy and Security
                Next generation network regulation
                Broadband network management
                Intrusion detection and prevention
                Key distribution and management
                Large-scale attacks and defense
                Security and privacy in wireless networks
                Network security policy, theory and tools
                Secure Mobile Agents and Mobile Code
                Trusted computing and management
                World Wide Web security
                Network resiliency and network security
                Cyber security

Optical Networking and Applications
                Optical switching and routing
                Optical Network on Chips
                Visible light communication
                Optical Ethernet, EPON/GPON, 10Gb/s Ethernet, 100Gb/s Ethernet
                WDM Access Networks, WDM-PON
                Wired/wireless convergence, Telecom/broadcast convergence, IPTV
                Hybrid optical-wireless access networks, Radio-over-fiber
                Large capacity optical transmission, WDM, OTDM
                OFDM and advanced modulation formats in photonics
                Energy efficient optical networks

*SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS*
Submitted manuscripts should be written in English conforming to IEEE conference proceedings format (8.5Óx11", 10pt font, two-column, template available at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html). We invite the following two types of submissions:
Full Papers (6 pages complementary, and up to 8 pages with over length charge) and Short Papers (3 pages complementary and up to 4 pages with over length charge).

All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS: https://edas.info/N23248

*PUBLICATIONS*

Accepted papers from this conference will be published by the IEEE in IEEE Xplore proceedings (indexed by EI Compendex). Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be considered for possible publication in SCI & EI indexed special issues of prestigious international journals. By submitting a paper to the conference, authors assure that if the paper is accepted, at least one author will attend the conference and present the paper.

*STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS*
ITNAC 2017 is pleased to announce there will be a number of AUD$600 travel assistance grants. To apply for a travel assistance grant please send an application letter detailing how the travel assistance grant is to be used plus a letter of support from your supervisor to the ITNAC committee.

*WORKSHOPS*
Software Defined Networking Workshop. A workshop on Software Defined Networking (SDN) will be held in conjunction with ITNAC 2017. The workshop will include the opportunity to learn about SDN, carry out hands on SDN design and network configuration exercises using a hardware-based SDN testbed, and presentation of SDN research and industry case study papers.

Modelling and Simulation Workshop.
A workshop on the latest modelling and simulation tools and methodologies will be held in conjunction with ITNAC 2017. The workshop will include the opportunity to learn about tools, carry out hands on simulation and modelling design exercises, and presentation of research and industry case study papers.

*IMPORTANT DATES*
Paper submission:                              31 August, 2017
Camera-ready due:                             1 October, 2017
Registration due:                                1  November, 2017
Conference:                                        22-24 November, 2017

*CONFERENCE COMMITTEES*

General Chair
   Mark Gregory, RMIT University, Australia

Program Chairs
   Khandakar Ahmed, Victoria University, Australia
   Shui Yu, Deakin University, Australia

Publication Chair
   Khandakar Ahmed, Victoria University, Australia

Local Organising Committee Chair
   Mark Gregory, RMIT University, Australia

Steering Committee
   Adnan Al-Anbuky, Auckland University of Technology, NZ
   Naveen Chilamkurti, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AU
   Franco Davoli, University of Genova, Italy
   Mark Gregory, RMIT University, Melbourne, AU
   Krys Pawlikowski, University of Canterbury, NZ
   Richard Harris, Massey University, NZ
   Phuoc Tran-Gia, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
   Harsha Sirisena, University of Canterbury, NZ
   Ron Addie, University of Southern Queensland, AU
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