SCOPE

Data communication networks are among the most important and influential global infrastructures that humanity has created and an always growing number of physical objects are being connected to the Internet at an unprecedented rate, posing new challenges every day.The purpose of DCNET 2020 is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners to present and discuss ideas, challenges and potential solutions on established or emerging topics related to research and practice in the areas of computing, communications, and informatics. DCNET encompasses a diversity of topics, covering almost every aspect related to data communication: from network architecture and protocols to network management, monitoring and control, performance analysis, sensor nets, services over networks, LANs and WANS, IoT, vehicular communication, emerging communication technologies, Data Center networks, up to higher education in the data communication field.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Big Data Communication and Analytics
Mobile Cloud
Modeling & Simulation of communication networks and Systems
Network applications (web, multimedia streaming, gaming, etc.)
Network Architectures
Network Monitoring and Control
Network Protocols
Network Security
Next-generation Communication Networks
Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE)
Routing and Flow Control in LANs, WANs and PANs
Cloud and Systems Management
Sensor Nets and Embedded Systems
Social Computing and Networks
Software-Defined Networking
Traffic Measurement, Analysis, Modeling and Visualization
Internet of Things
Machine-to-machine communications
Vanet and Automotive
Intelligent transport systems
5G-enabled applications
Tactile Internet
Cloud Computing and Networking
5G communication
Data Center Networking
Data as a Service
Data Network Management
Data Sharing and Infrastructures
Information-Centric Networking
Internet Technologies
Mobile & Ubiquitous Communication Networks

ICETE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

ICETE 2019 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors should submit a paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, addressing one or several of the conference areas or topics. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. To facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the authors’ personal details, the acknowledgments section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.

Only original papers should be submitted. Authors are advised to read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism thoroughly before submitting and must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap work which has been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to a journal or another conference with proceedings. Papers that contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews.

Authors can submit their work in the form of a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas. All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS and should follow the instructions and templates that can be found under Guidelines and Templates. After the paper submission has been successfully completed, authors will receive an automatic confirmation e-mail.