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OARC 46 Call for Contribution (Adjacent to - RIPE 92)
by Sommese, Raffaele (UT-EEMCS) 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

This workshop will be a hybrid event. Date - 16-17 May 2026 Location - Edinburgh, Scotland Times - approximately 09:00-16:00 UTC (Local time BST is UTC +1 ) Adjacent to - RIPE 92 (18 - 22 May 2026, https://ripe92.ripe.net/) Deadline for Submissions - 2026-03-06 23:59 UTC https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/56/abstracts/ All DNS-related subjects and discussion topics are welcome although we're particularly keen to hear more about operational and security related experiences, best practices and practical advice; both for newcomers to the DNS arena and those who have been around for longer who want to learn more about new features and opportunities to improve resilience, security and privacy. (These topics we think will complement the usual high-quality data-based research submissions we always hope to receive!) If you have something interesting to share with the community that lies outside of the focus above, please don't be put off - if it's good, we'll be happy to include it. If you'd like to offer a talk, but are not quite sure what to pick, here's a non-exhaustive list of ideas: 1. Operations & Deployment Configuration management, deployment processes, and interoperability experiences. Tools, tips, and making effective use of DNS software features. 2. Performance, Resilience & Scaling Provisioning, load-balancing, and planning for resilience. DNS performance management, efficiency improvements, and metrics. Monitoring infrastructure: log pipelines, analytics, and anomaly detection. 3. Security, Privacy & Policy DoS attacks, DNS abuse, DNSSEC signing and validation. Privacy considerations, for example: encrypted transport, qname minimization, data anonymization. Relevant global and regional policies, legislation, and compliance. 4. Research & Innovation Data-driven testing, measurement, and analysis. New protocols, protocol extensions, and next-generation namespace management. 5. Lessons & Learnings Outage experiences, recovery stories, and cautionary tales For further details please see https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc46 Raffaele Sommese, for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee

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Final reminder: RIPE 92 RACI Call for applications closes on Monday, Feb 23
by Jelena Cosic 19 Feb '26

19 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, Just a quick reminder that the RACI call for applications to attend the RIPE 92 Meeting in Edinburgh is closing soon. If you're a researcher or academic working in networking, security, Internet measurements, or related areas, this is a great opportunity to present your work to a leading technical community. Selected applicants will receive full support for travel and accommodation. *Application deadline: 23 February 2026* To apply, simply submit a short abstract and draft slides via: https://www.ripe.net/raci Feel free to pass this on to colleagues, students, or collaborators who might be interested. And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. Kind regards, Jelena

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Help Us Improve the IPv6 Hitlist Service – Quick Survey (5 min)
by Oliver Gasser 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Hey everyone! 👋 We're looking to improve the IPv6 Hitlist Service [1] and would love your input. If you're doing any sorts of IPv6 measurements, please consider taking our short survey — it only takes about 5 minutes and will directly shape how we develop the service going forward. 👉 https://forms.gle/SJ42dfswTEtqfjvR8 👈 Thanks in advance for your help! 🙏 Cheers, Oliver [1] https://ipv6hitlist.github.io/

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CfP - Elsevier COMCOM - Special Issue on Intelligence and Service Orchestration in Next-Generation Mobile Networks
by GIOVANNI STANCO 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

================================================================================ DEADLINE APPROACHING – Final Manuscript Submission Deadline 28/02/2026 CALL FOR PAPERS Elsevier Computer Communications Special Issue “Intelligence and Service Orchestration in Next-Generation Mobile Networks” https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327227/intelligence-and-service… ================================================================================ Mobile communication and computing infrastructures are undergoing a profound transformation, moving toward highly dynamic, service-centric ecosystems. Fundamental to this evolution is a novel paradigm for the infrastructure and service management for 5G-and-beyond networks. Indeed, the architectural paradigm of 5G is shifting toward Open Radio Access Network (RAN), which introduces RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) for network overseeing and reconfiguring through Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications able to enhance the overall performance. The shift from monolithic components to virtualized functions through Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and the adoption of Software Defined Networking (SDN) allow the deployment of innovative solutions that demand flexible orchestration methods. In this context, Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) and Network and Service Orchestration (NSO) play a crucial role by enabling real-time automation and optimization across highly dynamic and heterogeneous network environments, whilst integrating radio, transport, and core domains under a single control plane. These solutions are apt to tackle key challenges including service provisioning, resource allocation, power consumption, and quality of service. Central to this scenario is the role of AI, which enables closed-loop network automation and control, predictive management, automated fault detection, and intent-based service delivery. As such, network intelligence is essential for resilient, scalable, and adaptive orchestration techniques capable of meeting the stringent latency, reliability, and performance requirements of future mobile networks. This Special Issue aims to collect innovations proposed by the research community in the field of Intelligence and Service Orchestration in next-gen mobile networks. These topics and challenges have recently been investigated by researchers, telco stakeholders, government agencies, and international organizations (e.g. NextGenerationEU, CAMARA). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Management and orchestration architectures and techniques for next-gen networks * Automation, coordination, management and optimization of network resources and services * Placement and resource allocation for VNFs * Resource monitoring and service analytics * Orchestration solutions for control plane, core, and RAN * Orchestration in Transport and Multi-Domain Networks * Enabling technologies for network orchestration * AI-based network orchestration * Closed-loop automation engines in NSO * Zero-Touch and intent-driven Open RAN orchestration, optimization, control, and management * QoS in network orchestration * NSO for sustainability * Resilience, scalability, and adaptability of next-gen networks * Industry-supported efforts for network optimization * Integrated Sensing and Communications * Privacy in orchestration frameworks * Energy-aware and Sustainable Network Management * Testbeds, emulators and benchmarking for orchestration solutions ***Manuscript submission information*** The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will be open for submissions to this Special Issue from October 26, 2025. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI: Intelligent Orchestration in Next-Generation Networks” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computer-communications The impact of SI contributions should be clearly demonstrated in the context of the theme of the special issue. Papers that do not directly address this theme are considered out of scope and are subject to immediate rejection. ***Timeline*** Submission Open Date 26/10/2025 Final Manuscript Submission Deadline 28/02/2026 Editorial Acceptance Deadline 15/09/2026 ***Guest editors*** Prof. Abderrahim Benslimane University of Avignon, France Email: abderrahim.benslimane(a)univ-avignon.fr<mailto:abderrahim.benslimane@univ-avignon.fr> Prof. Cristiano Bonato Both University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Email: cbboth(a)unisinos.br<mailto:cbboth@unisinos.br> Prof. Giang T. Nguyen Dresden University of Technology, Germany Email: giang.nguyen(a)tu-dresden.de<mailto:giang.nguyen@tu-dresden.de> Prof. Giovanni Stanco University of Naples Federico II, Italy Email: giovanni.stanco(a)unina.it<mailto:giovanni.stanco@unina.it> Prof. Stefania Zinno University of Naples Federico II, Italy Email: stefania.zinno(a)unina.it<mailto:stefania.zinno@unina.it>

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