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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">The Seventh
International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS-2020) <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><a href="http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2020/index.php" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">http://emergingtechnet.org/SDS2020/index.php</span></a><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%">Paris,
France. April 20-23, 2020<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:red">Technically
Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SDS 2020 CFP:<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Next generation cloud systems will
require a paradigm shift in how they are constructed and managed. Conventional
control and management platforms are facing considerable challenges regarding
flexibility, dependability and security that next generation systems will
require. The cloud computing paradigm has gone part of the way towards
alleviating some of the problems associated with resource allocation,
utilization and managements (e.g., via elasticity). However, many of the
elements of a well-designed cloud environment remain “stiff” and hard to modify
and adapt in an integrated fashion. This includes underlying networking
topologies, many aspects of the user control over IaaS, PaaS or SaaS layers
when such is needed, construction of XaaS services, provenance and meta-data
collection, and so on. In many situations the problem may be because service
abstraction is inadequate. Software Defined Systems (SDS) are systems that have
added software components which help abstract actual IT equipment and other
layers. One classical example, of course, are hypervisors. Such separation
provides a great opportunity for system administrators to more easily construct
and managing their systems through flexible software layers. <span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Software Defined Systems include Software Defined
Networking (SDN), Software Defined Storage, Software Defined Servers
(Virtualization), Software Defined Datacenters (SDD), Software Defined Security
(SDSec), and ultimately Software Defined Clouds (SDCloud) to name a few
possibilities. Individual solutions and seamless integration of these
abstractions remains in many respects a challenge. After the high success of
the previous editions (SDS'2014, SDS'2015, SDS'2016, SDS'2017, SDS'2018, SDS'
2019), The Seventh International conference on Software Defined Systems 2020
(SDS'2020) will continue to be a forum for scientists, researchers, students,
and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, and developments
in the area of software defined systems – both components and their integration
- and by implication advancement of next generation clouds. <span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SDS 2020 aims to investigate the opportunities
and in all aspects of Software Defined Systems. In addition, it seeks for novel
contributions that help mitigating SDS challenges. That is, the objective of
SDS 2020 is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, and researchers to
discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of
Software Defined Systems. SDS is Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Italy
Section, IEEE SMC Italian Chapter and Italy Section VT/COM Joint Chapter. <span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all
major areas, which include, but not limited to:<br>
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* Software Defined Systems support for Cloud Computing .<br>
* Software Defined Networking (SDN).<br>
* SDN concepts, architecture, and APIs.<br>
* Network Virtualization <br>
* SDN and OpenFlow protocol<br>
* Software Defined Radio<br>
* Cognitive Radio Networks .<br>
* Access Control models in SDN.<br>
* Software Defined Storage.<br>
* Storage Automation and Abstraction.<br>
* Policy-driven storage provisioning.<br>
* Software Defined Servers and Virtualization.<br>
* Software Defined Datacenters.<br>
* Software Defined Security o Security policies automation.<br>
* Self-management systems.<br>
* Autonomic Computing techniques.<br>
* Real-time load prediction model to optimize the user satisfaction.<br>
* Software Defined Systems Scalability.<br>
* Software Defined Systems optimization.<br>
* Software tools and frameworks to support SDS .<br>
* Software Defined Systems challenges and opportunities<br>
* Software Defined Systems surveys .<br>
* Social engineering, insider threats system for SDS.<br>
* Incident Handling and Penetration Testing with SDS.<br>
* Software Defined Systems support if IoT.<br>
* Security protocols in SDS.<br>
* Security and privacy of mobile SDS based cloud computing <br>
* Service-oriented architectures, service portability andP2P<br>
* Network virtualization and cloud-based radio access networks<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submissions Guidelines and
Proceedings<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Manuscripts should be prepared
in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All
papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper
Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables
and references). Submitted papers must present original unpublished research
that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers
not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions
received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately
structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair
for further information or clarification. <br>
<br>
All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers
will appear in the FMEC Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer
Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for
inclusion. <br>
<br>
Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under
consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers
up to 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include up to 7
keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the
corresponding author. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their
work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but
that could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.
Length of short papers can be between 4 to 6 pages. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important Dates<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:red">Submission Date: 1st December 2019 </span><br>
Notification to Authors: 21st February 2020<br>
Camera Ready Submission: 10th March 2020<span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact:<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Please send any inquiry on SDS 2020 to the Emerging Tech.
Network Team at: <a href="mailto:emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com" target="_blank">emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com</a><span></span></span></p>
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