[Apologies for cross and multiple postings] ******************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS – CNSM 2019 15th International Conference on Network and Service Management 21-25 October 2019, Halifax, Canada Paper Submission Deadline: 15 May 2019 http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2019/ ******************************************************************** The 15th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in the network and service management research area. CNSM 2019 is a selective single-track conference, covering all aspects of the management of networks and services, pervasive systems, enterprises, and cloud computing environments. CNSM 2019 will focus on the theme "Embracing the New Wave of AI". The core track is accompanied by a series of workshops and poster sessions. Papers accepted and presented at CNSM 2019 will be published open access on the conference Web site (with IFIP copyright). Authors of selected papers accepted for publication in the CNSM 2019 proceedings will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Network Management - Software-defined networks - Virtual networks - Overlay networks - Wireless networks and cellular networks - Sensor networks - Internet of Things networks - Information-centric networks - Enterprise networks and campus networks - Data center networks - Optical networks - IP networks - Home networks - Access networks - SCADA networks and distributed control systems - Smart cities and smart grids Management Paradigms - Centralized management - Distributed management - Hierarchical management - Federated management - Autonomic and cognitive management - Policy-based management - Pro-active management - Energy-aware management - Quality of experience-centric management Service Management - Cloud computing services - Content delivery services - Multimedia services - Internet connectivity and Internet access - Internet of Things services - Security services - Context-aware services - Information technology services Business Management - Economic aspects - Multi-stakeholder aspects - Service level agreements - Lifecycle aspects - Process and workflow aspects - Legal perspective - Regulatory perspective - Privacy aspects Functional Areas - Deployment management - Fault management - Configuration management - Accounting management - Performance management - Security management Management Technologies - Network function virtualization - Software-defined networking - Orchestration - Cloud computing and cloud storage - Communication protocols - Middleware - Data models, information models semantic models - Operations support systems and business support systems - Information visualization Methods - Mathematical optimization - Control theory - Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory - Machine learning, artificial intelligence - Evolutionary algorithms - Economic theory and game theory - Mathematical logic and automated reasoning - Data mining and (big) data analysis - Monitoring and measurements - Computer simulation experiments - Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation - Field trials -------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 8 pages excluding references (full papers) or 4 pages excluding references (short papers). They have to be submitted electronically in PDF format through EDAS. Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and self-plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. All other papers will sustain a thorough single-blind review process, followed by a rebuttal phase. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission : May 15, 2019 Acceptance Notification: August 5, 2019 Camera Ready due : August 30, 2019 Conference : October 21-25, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair Hanan Lutfiyya, University of Western Ontario, Canada Yixin Diao, PebblePost, USA Technical Program Co-Chairs Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dalhousie University, Canada Remi Badonnel, Telecom Nancy, France Steering Committee Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada Marcus Brunner, Swisscom, Switzerland Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs, France James Hong, POSTECH, Korea Deep Medhi, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA Aiko Pras, University of Twente, The Netherlands Doug Zuckerman, Applied Communication Sciences, USA