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Call for Participation -- IEEE NetSoft 2023

The IEEE NetSoft 2023 conference is now approaching and taking place June 19 - 23, 2021. Registration site: https://netsoft2023.ieee-netsoft.org/registration.

The 9th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (IEEE NetSoft 2023) will be held in Madrid, Spain from June 19 to June 23, 2023. We are pleased to welcome you to Madrid, the capital of Spain and one of the most friendly and multi-cultural cities of Europe! The conference will be hosted by University Carlos III of Madrid, one of the best Spanish universities in many technical areas, in its downtown campus in Madrid.

IEEE NetSoft 2023 will feature an intense five-day conference program. The core of the conference will run from June 20 to June 22 and will feature inspiring Keynote Talks delivered by world-class researchers and industry representatives. It also includes a Distinguished Expert Panel, Technical Sessions, as well as Demos showcasing prototypes and proof-of-concept implementations of ongoing research ideas. On June 19 and June 23, the program includes workshops and tutorials that will provide the opportunity to deep dive into the focused topics on network softwarization. In addition, in this edition for the first time a PhD symposium will take place to engage PhD students in the vibrant NetSoft community and give them the opportunity to exchange ideas and receive valuable and constructive feedback for PhD work.

Other program highlights include the following:  6 Keynotes (https://netsoft2023.ieee-netsoft.org/program/keynotes ):

•  Secure, Intelligent, Programmable Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks, by Sandra Scott-Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
  

•  Artificial Intelligence And Decentralized Privacy Preserving Mechanisms For "Future" Networks, by Diego Perino, 
  

•  AI-Based Smart Network Management Across The Compute Continuum, by Aurora Ramos, ATOS
  

•  The Journey Towards 6G - Going Beyond Connectivity Services, Wolfgang John, Ericsson
  

•  Networking Is Hard: We Need Offloads!, Gianni Antichi, Politecnico Di Milano
  

•  Maximizing Value From Network Softwarisation: A Telco Perspective, Paul Veitch, BT
  

A Distinguished Expert Panel with theme NETWORK SOFTWARIZATION IN THE ERA OF COMPLEXITY, that is gathering prominent experts including Rui Aguiar from IT Aveiro, Portugal, Javier Antich Romaguera from Selector AI, Spain, Abhimanyu Gosain from Northeastern University, USA, and Ricard Vilalta from CTTC, Spain. We look forward to the excellent performance from these experts. Furthermore, 1 demo sessions showcasing new ideas and hot topics in network softwarization.

In conjunction with the main IEEE NetSoft 2023 conference are 5 international workshops are organized: (https://netsoft2023.ieee-netsoft.org/program/workshops )

•  5th International workshop on Cyber-Security Threats, Trust and Privacy management in Emerging Software-defined and Virtualized Infrastructures (SecSoft2023)
  

•  NetData: International Workshop on Network Automation and Data Plane programmability
  

•  5th International Workshop On Performance Evaluation of Next Generation Virtualized Environments and Software-Defined Networks (PVE-SDN 2023) 
  

•  3rd International Workshop on Intent-based Networking (WIN 2023) 
  

•  ENS 2023: 2nd International Workshop on Edge Network Softwarization
  

In conjunction with the main IEEE NetSoft 2023 conference, 4 tutorials are organized: (https://netsoft2023.ieee-netsoft.org/program/tutorials ):

•  Recent Advances in container orchestration: Network-aware scheduling in container clouds
  

•  Enabling technologies for the softwarization of operations and control networks
  

•  Enabling trust and decentralization in future softwarized networks through blockchain
  

•  Open AI cellular (OAIC): An AI-enabled open-source platform & testbed for 6G network softwarization and research
  

Further details on the conference are available at https://netsoft2023.ieee-netsoft.org/
We are looking forward to virtually meeting with you soon during IEEE NetSoft 2023!

Barbara Martini and Carlos Jesus Bernardos General Co-Chairs, IEEENetSoft 2023 Elisa Rojas, Fabio Luciano Verdi and Zuqing Zhu TPC Co-Chairs, IEEE NetSoft 2023