The Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) is a highly selective venue for the presentation of measurement-based research in data communications.

IMC takes a broad view of contributions that are considered in scope for improving the practice of network measurement, including, but not limited to:

collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about network structure and network performance (e.g., traffic, topology, routing, energy utilization, performance)
collection and analysis of data that yield new insights about application and end-user behavior (e.g., economics, privacy, security, application interaction with protocols)
measurement-based modeling (e.g., workloads, scaling behavior, assessment of performance bottlenecks, causality)
methods and tools to monitor and visualize network-based phenomena
systems and algorithms that build on measurement-based findings
theoretical analysis and modeling of networked-systems and measurement techniques
novel methods for data collection, analysis, and storage (e.g., anonymization, querying, sharing)
reappraisal of previous empirical network measurements and measurement-based conclusions
descriptions of challenges and future directions the measurement community should pursue

Networks of interest include:

Internet transit networks
edge networks, including home networks, broadband access networks (e.g., cable, fiber), and cellular networks
data center networks and cloud computing infrastructure
peer-to-peer, overlay, and content distribution networks
software-defined networks
online social networks
online services, platforms, and content providers
experimental networks, prototype networks, and future internetworks