Track 1: Machine Learning, AI & Data-Driven Networking
(Track Chair Name: Dr. Sheo Kumar, CMR Engineering College, Hyderabad)
· Machine Learning/AI and Its Networked Applications
· Big Data/Cloud Computing and Networks
· Distributed Database and Data Mining
· Machine Learning in Control Applications
· Soft Computing
· Applications of IoT, Smart City & Machine Learning in Medicine, Health, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology
· Industrial and Engineering Applications
· Security Applications
Track 2: Internet of Things, Edge & Emerging Network Architectures
(Track Chair Name: Dr. M. Prashanthi, CMR Engineering College, Hyderabad)
· Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications
· Internet of Things (IoTs)
· Web of Things (WoT) and Web-Based Applications
· Edge Networking/Computing
· Device-to-Device Communications
· Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks
· Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANET) and Wi-Max
· Vehicular and Underwater Networks
· Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
· Mobile and Wearable Devices
Track 3: Security, Privacy & Trust in Networks
(Track Chair Name: Dr. K. Vijaya Babu, CMR Engineering College, Hyderabad)
· Network Security, Trust and Privacy
· Security, Privacy, Trust Infrastructure and Technologies
· Cyber Deterrence Strategies
· Social, Economic, and Policy Issues of Trust, Security, and Privacy
· Network Survivability and Reliability
· Cyber-Physical System (CPS)
Track 4: Communication Systems, Protocols & Performance
(Track Chair Name: Dr. B. Papachary,CMR Engineering College, Hyderabad)
- Communication Theory
- Routing, Switching, and Addressing
- Protocols and Standards
- Communications QoS, Reliability and Modeling
- QoS/QoE and Resource Management
- Network Performance Analysis/Measurement and Evaluation
- Delay/Disruption Tolerant Network (DTN)
- Cross-Layer Design and Optimization
- Network Simulation and Modeling
- Network Science and Network Traffic Management
Track 5: Wireless, Optical & Next-Generation Networking
(Track Chair Name: Dr. Gautam Kumar, Manipal University, Jaipur)
· Cognitive Radio, Cooperative Communication and Networking
· Optical Networks
· Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Virtualization
· Next Generation Networking
· Wireless Mesh/Multihop Networks
· Smart Antennas, T/R Modules, Multi-Beam Scanning
· Bluetooth-Femto-Pico Cells Technologies
· MIMO and NANO Networks
· Microwave Photonics
· Microwave/Optical Interactions
Track 6: Applications, Services & Societal Impact
(Track Chair Name: Dr. S. Munawar, CMR Engineering College, Hyderabad)
· Content Distribution Network (CDN)
· Contents/Information Centric Networking (CCN/ICN)
· Internet and Web-Based Database Systems and Applications
· Operating Systems and Middleware Support for Networking
· Peer-to-Peer (P2P)/Overlay Networks
· Pricing and Billing
· Services and Multimedia Applications
· Social Computing and Networks
· Social Networks
· Intelligent Transport Systems
· Biomedical Applications
· Green Communication/Computing, Energy-Efficient Protocols, Green Networks, and Smart Grid
· Convergence of Technologies
· Personal Communications
· Mobile Computing
· Signal Processing for Communications
· Signal Processing & Coding Techniques
· Communication Software
· Telecommunication Networks
· Internet and IPv6
· Ubiquitous Home and Office Networking
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