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Hackathon on Network Interference using Open Data at IMC 2023 in Montreal (October 23, 2023)
by Amreesh Phokeer 29 Aug '23

29 Aug '23

Dear all, The Internet Society, M-Lab, OONI, and Censored Planet invite you to join the IMC Hackathon on Network Interference using Open Data in Montreal on 23 October 2023, the day before the IMC Conference takes place (24-26 October). We are looking for participants interested in exploring, analyzing and visualizing network measurement open data from different sources to extract meaningful information about network disruption events. We invite people from various backgrounds (e.g. economists or social scientists), including those who might not work directly with network disruptions and still want to contribute, to apply. Capacity: Limited to 35 participants. Venue: Google’s Montreal Office: 425 Av. Viger O, Montréal, QC H2Z 1W5, Canada For more details and registration: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/imc/2023/hackaton/ Best regards, -- Amreesh Phokeer On behalf of the organizing committee

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REMINDER: Submit your RACI proposal before September 11
by Jelena Cosic 29 Aug '23

29 Aug '23

Dear colleagues, hope you had a good and relaxing summer. Just a quick reminder that the RACI submission deadline for the upcoming RIPE 87 Meeting in Rome (27 Nov - 1 Dec) is quickly approaching. With just two weeks left, now is the time to finalize your proposals and submit them for evaluation! To apply, submit a short abstract and draft slides via: https://www.ripe.net/raci Application deadline: 11 September 2023 Take a look at the list of relevant topics below and please feel free to spread the word among your professional circles! --------------------------- Examples of relevant topics --------------------------- - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things - Sustainability in ICT Kind regards, Jelena

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[2nd CoNEXT GNNet Workshop] Graph Neural Networking Workshop, co-located with CoNEXT 2023, Paris, France, December 5-8, 2023 -- Paper Submission Deadline: September 8
by Casas Pedro 17 Aug '23

17 Aug '23

2nd GNNet Workshop Graph Neural Networking Workshop Co-located with ACM CoNEXT 2023 @Paris, FRANCE December 5-8, 2023 https://bnn.upc.edu/workshops/gnnet2023/ We are glad to announce the second edition of the “Graph Neural Networking Workshop 2023”, which is organized as part of ACM CoNEXT 2023, to be held in Paris, France. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and be made available in the ACM Digital Library. IMPORTANT DATES ================ Paper submission deadline: September 8, 2023 (AoE) Paper acceptance notifications: October 18, 2023 Camera ready due: October 25, 2023 Submissions’ site --> https://conext-gnnet2023.hotcrp.com/ SPECIAL SESSION ============== GNNet would include a dedicated special session where the top teams competing at the fourth edition of the Graph Neural Networking Challenge (https://bnn.upc.edu/challenge/gnnet2023/) would be invited to present the winning solutions of the challenge, providing an excellent complement to the main program. MOTIVATION =========== While AI/ML is today mainstream in domains such as computer vision and speech recognition, traditional AI/ML approaches have produced below-par results in many networking applications. Proposed AI/ML solutions in networking do not properly generalize, can be unreliable and ineffective in real-network deployments, and are in general unable to properly deal with the strong dynamics and changes (i.e., concept drift) occurring in networking applications. Graphs are emerging as an abstraction to represent complex data. Computer Networks are fundamentally graphs, and many of their relevant characteristics – such as topology and routing – are represented as graph-structured data. Machine learning, especially deep representation learning, on graphs is an emerging field with a wide array of applications. Within this field, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have been recently proposed to model and learn over graph-structured data. Due to their unique ability to generalize over graph data, GNNs are a central tool to apply AI/ML techniques to networking applications. GOALS ====== The goal of GNNet is to leverage graph data representations and modern GNN technology to advance the application of AI/ML in networking. GNNet provides the first dedicated venue to present and discuss the latest advancements on GNNs and general AI/ML on graphs applied to networking problems. GNNet will bring together leaders from academia and industry to showcase recent methodological advances of GNNs and their application to networking problems, covering a wide range of applications and practical challenges for large-scale training and deployment. The GNNet workshop seeks for contributions in the field of GNNs and graph-based learning applied to data communication networking problems, including the analysis of on-line and off-line massive datasets, network traffic traces, topological data, cybersecurity, performance measurements, and more. GNNet also encourages novel and out-of-the-box approaches and use cases related to the application of GNNs in networking. The workshop will allow researchers and practitioners to discuss the open issues related to the application of GNNs and graph-based learning to networking problems and to share new ideas and techniques for big data analysis and AI/ML in data communication networks. TOPICS OF INTEREST ================= We encourage both mature and positioning submissions describing systems, platforms, algorithms and applications addressing all facets of the application of GNNs and Machine learning on graphs to the analysis of data communication networks. We are particularly interesting in disruptive and novel ideas that permit to unleash the power of GNNs in the networking domain. The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics: • GNNs and graph-based learning in networking applications • Representation Learning on networking-related graphs • Application of GNNs to network and service management • Application of GNNs to network security and anomaly detection • Application of GNNs to detection of malware, botnets, intrusions, phishing, and abuse detection • Adversarial learning for GNN-driven networking applications • GNNs for data generation and digital twining in networking • Temporal and dynamic GNNs in networking • Graph-based analytics for visualization of complex networking applications • Libraries, benchmarks, and datasets for GNN-based networking applications • Scalability of GNNs for networking applications • Explainability, fairness, accountability, transparency, and privacy issues in GNN-based networking • Challenges, pitfalls, and negative results in applying GNNs to networking applications SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ======================= Submissions must be original, unpublished work, and not under consideration at another conference or journal. Submitted papers must be at most six (6) pages long, including all figures, tables, references, and appendices in two-column 10pt ACM format. Papers must include authors names and affiliations for single-blind peer reviewing by the PC. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their papers at the workshop. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and be made available in the ACM Digital Library. WORKSHOP CHAIRS ================ • Pere Barlet-Ros, BNN-UPC, Spain • Pedro Casas, AIT, Austria • Franco Scarselli, University of Siena, Italy • José Suárez-Varela, Telefónica Research, Spain • Albert Cabellos, BNN-UPC, Spain Best, Pedro 😊 PEDRO CASAS Senior Scientist Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Center for Digital Safety & Security AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Giefinggasse 4 | 1210 Vienna | Austria T +43 50550-4104 | M +43 664 88256097 | F +43 50550-2813 pedro.casas(a)ait.ac.at<mailto:pedro.casas@ait.ac.at> | www.ait.ac.at<http://www.ait.ac.at/> FN: 115980 i HG Wien | UID: ATU14703506 www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer<http://www.ait.ac.at/Email-Disclaimer>

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[ICNP 2023] Call for Posters/Demos (August 19 extended deadline)
by Kiran Makhijani 16 Aug '23

16 Aug '23

Hello All, Please note that the demo and poster submission for ICNP’23 is now extended to the 19th August. Please consider sharing your work with the ICNP community. =================== Call for Posters/Demos: https://icnp23.cs.ucr.edu/cfd.html ICNP 2023 will hold a poster and demo session to showcase work in progress. The poster/demo session has been a successful regular event at ICNP in past years. These sessions will provide an excellent chance for students and researchers to obtain feedback on their ongoing research from knowledgeable conference attendees. Extended abstracts (2 pages) of the posters or extended descriptions (2 pages) of the demos should be submitted in the Portable Document Format (PDF) only, following the same formatting instructions as for the main conference papers, except that the author names should be included in the 2-page PDF, and their title must bear a "Poster:" or "Demo:" prefix, respectively. The submissions will be reviewed by members of the Poster/Demo Session committee. The abstracts of accepted posters and demos will be included in the proceedings and IEEE eXplore. At the conference, posters/demos must be presented by one of the co-authors. Posters and demos submitted to this call for papers should contain unpublished original ideas and not be abbreviations of published papers. Note that acceptance and presentation at ICNP 2023 of a poster or demo containing original ideas will not prevent authors from publishing a more complete version of their ideas in future conferences and journals. -------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: Submission deadline: August 19, 2023 (any time on earth) Notification of acceptance: August 26, 2023 Camera ready version: August 31, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidance: Please use the online HotCRP system at the following link (if you do not have an account, please create a new one in the submission website): https://icnp23-posters.hotcrp.com Poster/Demo Chairs: Aisling O'Driscoll (University College Cork, Ireland) Qing Wang (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)

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SIGCOMM '23 registration open
by Aaron Ding 10 Aug '23

10 Aug '23

ACM SIGCOMM 2023 Registration is Open Early Registration Deadline: August 18th, 2023, 11:59pm AOE Please check the registration details here: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2023/registration.html For any questions or clarifications, please contact the Registration Chairs<mailto:chenren.xu@gmail.com,Wei.Bai@microsoft.com>. Aaron & Kostis – SIGCOMM Publicity Chairs

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ICNP’23: Travel grants are still available (deadline August 31)
by Kiran Makhijani 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Hello Researchers, The 31st IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP 2023), Reykjavik, Iceland, October 10-13, 2023 is offering travel grants for attending in-person. Please check the website and submit your application. https://icnp23.cs.ucr.edu/travelgrant.html Important Dates Submission deadline: August 31st, 2023 Notification of awards: September 15th, 2023 (tentative) The purpose of the Travel Grant Program of IEEE ICNP 2023 is to encourage junior researchers' in-person participation in the conference by partially funding the travel costs for those who would otherwise be unable to attend. People from underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those who satisfy one or more of the following criteria: * First-time attendees or students from under-represented groups. * Co-authors of accepted papers, including at workshops and posters. * Applicants without alternate means of support. * Show evidence of a serious interest in computer networking, as demonstrated by coursework and project experience. The amount will depend on the applicant’s estimated expenses, our budget, and the number of applications. Travel grant co-chairs: Flavio Esposito (flavio.esposito(a)slu.edu) and Chen Qian (cqian12(a)ucsc.edu). Cheers, Kiran, Wanqing, Chenren ICNP Publicity co-chair

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[ICNP 2023] Call for Posters/Demos (August 12 deadline)
by Kiran Makhijani 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Hello All, The demo and poster submission for ICNP’23 are due on 12th August. Please consider sharing your work with the ICNP community. =================== Call for Posters/Demos: https://icnp23.cs.ucr.edu/cfd.html ICNP 2023 will hold a poster and demo session to showcase work in progress. The poster/demo session has been a successful regular event at ICNP in past years. These sessions will provide an excellent chance for students and researchers to obtain feedback on their ongoing research from knowledgeable conference attendees. Extended abstracts (2 pages) of the posters or extended descriptions (2 pages) of the demos should be submitted in the Portable Document Format (PDF) only, following the same formatting instructions as for the main conference papers, except that the author names should be included in the 2-page PDF, and their title must bear a "Poster:" or "Demo:" prefix, respectively. The submissions will be reviewed by members of the Poster/Demo Session committee. The abstracts of accepted posters and demos will be included in the proceedings and IEEE eXplore. At the conference, posters/demos must be presented by one of the co-authors. Posters and demos submitted to this call for papers should contain unpublished original ideas and not be abbreviations of published papers. Note that acceptance and presentation at ICNP 2023 of a poster or demo containing original ideas will not prevent authors from publishing a more complete version of their ideas in future conferences and journals. -------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: Submission deadline: August 12, 2023 (any time on earth) Notification of acceptance: August 19, 2023 Camera ready version: August 31, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------- Submission Guidance: Please use the online HotCRP system at the following link (if you do not have an account, please create a new one in the submission website): https://icnp23-posters.hotcrp.com Poster/Demo Chairs: Aisling O'Driscoll (University College Cork, Ireland) Qing Wang (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)

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submission to IoT conference
by Aaron Ding 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

This is to share the call from IoT 2023, Nagoya, Japan (ACM publishing): https://iot-conference.org/iot2023/call-for-papers/ The International Conference on the Internet of Things is the premier gathering for visionary and groundbreaking research in IoT and closely-related fields. It connects world-class researchers with leading industry experts to steer innovation in multiple IoT verticals (e.g., smart industry, smart cities, smart health, smart environment). Since its start in 2008, the conference has been backed by strong support from leading academic institutions as well as industry. We are pleased to announce its 13th edition and associated workshops, which will take place physically on November 7–10, 2023 in Nagoya, Japan. Paper submission deadline: August 15th, 2023 (AoE Anywhere on Earth) Aaron

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