[agents] CFP - Workshop on Intent-based Networking (IEEE NetSoft 2022)

[Zhani,Mohamed Faten]

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                          CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS

                               WIN 2022
             2nd International Workshop on Intent-based Networking

                 co-located with IEEE International Conference
                     on Network Softwarization (NetSoft)
                     27 June - 1 July 2022, Milan, Italy

            Workshop paper submission deadline: February 28, 2022
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Aim and Scope
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Intent Based Networking (IBN) aims  at technology-agnostic, fast and robust
interaction  between network  infrastructure management  systems  and their
users,  in  order  to  automate  and  speed up the deployment and lifecycle
of applications.  IBN  as  such  covers mechanisms to recognize, understand
and  augment  intents  defining  service  or  operational  requests,  so as
to  ensure  their fulfillment, with the support of reliable system feedback
enabling their execution within the expected quality limits.

The concept  of IBN appeared in the 2010's with a focus on automated policy
configuration. IBN now reaches out to OTT applications deployed on multiple
and heterogeneous networks.  IBN  solutions  do  not  aim  at  covering all
applications  and  the  entire  network. Instead, they are deemed to run in
a  well-defined  network scope and associated knowledge domains. That said,
IBN  solutions  need  to  have enough flexibility to span and exchange with
connected  domains.

The  goal   of   this  workshop  is  to  gather  research  and  experiments
from  industry, academia, and  standards, to get a sense of where we stand,
what  needs  to  be addressed and what  should  be  explored.  To this end,
the workshop will cover IBN aspects of all domains including  applications,
concepts, lifecycle,  challenges, architectures,  modeling,  instantiation,
robustness, etc.

Topics of Interest
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* IBN concepts, architectures, and frameworks
* IBN  enabling  techniques:  knowledge  graphs, natural  languages  under-
standing, policy  refinement,  feedback  control  loops,  smart  telemetry,
various artificial intelligence methods, etc.
* IBN  applications  and  use cases,  including scenarios combining digital
infrastructures and vertical industries
* IBN proof-of-concepts, experimentations; report on field trials and real-
world deployments
* IBN implementations, tools, and user interface design
* IBN applications for 5G, beyond-5G and 6G networks
* Intent  modeling,   representation,  languages,  and  intent  translation
techniques
* Intent and intent-related information models (policies and services)
* Intent recognition, recommendation, and abstraction techniques
* Availability, resiliency, performance, trust, and security considerations
in IBN
* Interfaces and API for intent based systems
* Recent advances in standards and open source

Important Dates
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* Paper Submission: February 28, 2022
* Notification of Acceptance: April 11, 2022
* Camera-ready Submission: April 25, 2022
* Workshops Date: Either Monday June 27th, 2022 or Friday July 1st, 2022

Submission
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A selection  of  the  best papers  will  be further considered for possible
publication in IEEE Journals and Magazines with high impact factors.

Only PDF files will be accepted  for the review process and all manuscripts
must be electronically submitted through EDAS:
https://www.edas.info/chair.php?c=29267

Organizing Committee
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* Laurent Ciavaglia, Rakuten Mobile, France - General Co-Chair
* Sabine Randriamasy, Nokia, France - General Co-Chair
* Eric Renault, ESIEE Paris, France - TPC Co-Chair
* Molka Gharbaoui, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy - TPC Co-Chair
* Pedro Henrique Gomes, Ericsson, Brazil - Industry Track Co-Chair
* Danny Lachos, Benocs, Germany - Industry Track Co-Chair
* Nicolas Herbaut, U. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France - Industry Track Co-Chair
* Sabine Randriamasy, Nokia, France - Industry Track Co-Chair
* Barbara Martini, CNIT, Italy - Publicity Co-Chair
* Mohamed Faten Zhani, ETS, Canada - Publicity Co-Chair
* Kohei Shiomoto, Tokyo City University, Japan - Publicity Co-Chair
* Nicolas Herbaut, U. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France - Publication Chair
* Eric Renault, ESIEE Paris, France - Web Chair

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