<div dir="ltr"><div>Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Call for Papers<br><br><b>The 29th International Telecommunication Networks and Application Conference (<span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">ITNAC</span></span>), November 27-29, 2019, Auckland, New Zealand.<br></b><br><a href="http://itnac.org.au/" target="_blank">http://<span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">itnac</span></span>.org.au/</a><br><br>CONTEXT/SCOPE<br><br>With the increasing number of emerging robust networks, the challenges to design new networking protocols, techniques, and applications are never ending. <span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">ITNAC</span></span> has been a leading forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss topics related to advanced telecommunication network technologies, services, and applications. <span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">ITNAC</span></span> 2019 seeks to address and capture highly innovative and state-of-the-art research from academia, communications industry and standardization bodies that covers distributed, mobile, cognitive and cloud computing, modelling and simulation, computer and data communications, local and metropolitan networks, optical, wired and wireless telecommunication networks and applications.<br><br>Contributions are welcome on all advanced research topics, particularly (but not limited to) the following:<br><br>Mobile & Wireless Networks<br><br>· Modelling and Simulation<br>· Wireless access and routing protocols<br>· Cross-layer design optimization<br>· Green, energy efficient and sustainable networking<br>· Nature and bio-inspired approaches to networking<br>· Network-based mobile positioning and tracking<br>· Cognitive and cooperative networking<br>· Mobile social and ambient networks<br>· Delay tolerant networks<br>· Mobile and wireless broadband access networks<br>· 4G/5G/6G networks<br>· Wireless sensor networks<br>· Vehicular Ad-hoc networks<br>· Cognitive networks<br>· Mission critical communications<br><br>Network Management, Privacy and Security<br><br>· Next generation network regulation<br>· Broadband network management<br>· Intrusion detection and prevention<br>· Key distribution and management <br>· Large-scale attacks and defense<br>· Security and privacy in wireless networks<br>· Network security policy, theory and tools<br>· Secure Mobile Agents and Mobile Code<br>· Trusted computing and management<br>· Security and privacy<br>· Network resiliency and network security<br>· Cyber-security and cyber-crime<br><br>Internet Technologies and Applications<br><br>· Network modeling and simulation<br>· Software defined networking<br>· Smart Cities and Smart Grids<br>· Traffic engineering, congestion and admission control<br>· Content delivery networking<br>· Datacenter networks and Cloud Computing<br>· Sustainable networking<br>· Peer-to-peer networks and overlays<br>· Novel network-enabled applications and services<br>· Future Internet routing schemes or transport concepts<br>· IPv6 and future network addressing<br>· High performance network virtualization<br>· Networking standards and regulations<br>· QoS/QoE provisioning and resource management<br>· IoT and Cyber physical systems<br><br>Optical Networking and Applications<br><br>· Modelling and Simulation<br>· Optical switching and routing<br>· Optical Network on Chips<br>· Visible light communication<br>· Optical Ethernet, EPON/GPON, 100Gb/s Ethernet<br>· WDM Access Networks, WDM-PON<br>· Wired/wireless convergence, Telecom/broadcast convergence, IPTV<br>· Optical-wireless access networks, Radio-over-fiber<br>· Large capacity optical transmission, WDM, OTDM<br>· OFDM and advanced modulation in photonics<br>· Energy efficient optical networks<br> <br><b>Paper Submission GUIDELINES<br></b><br>Submitted manuscripts should be written in English conforming to the standard IEEE format. We invite the following two types of submissions:<br><br>Full Papers (6 pages complementary, and up to 8 pages with over length charge) and<br><br>Short Papers (3 pages complementary and up to 4 pages with over length charge).<br><br>All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work.<br><br>All manuscripts will be reviewed on correctness, originality, technical strength, relevance, quality of results and presentation.<br><br>The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE.<br><br><b>IMPORTANT DATES<br></b><br>Paper submission due: August 15, 2019<br>Notification of acceptance: September 10, 2019<br>Camera-ready papers due: October 15, 2019<br>Early + Author registration deadline: November 1, 2019<br>Conference: November 27-29, 2019<br><br><b>AWARDS AND SPECIAL ISSUES<br></b><br>Best Paper Awards: <span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">ITNAC</span></span> 2019 papers will be eligible for conference and session best paper awards.<br><br>Student Travel Grant: <span class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">ITNAC</span></span> 2019 is pleased to announce there will be 10 NZ$600 travel assistance grants.<br><br>Special Issue: Selected papers will be invited for submission to the Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy.<br><br>For paper submission guidelines, please refer to the Conference website.<br><br><b>ORGANISING COMMITTEE<br></b><br>General Co-Chairs<br><br> Nurul I Sarkar and Adnan Al-Anbuky, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand<br> Mark Gregory, RMIT University, Australia<br><br>Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs<br><br> Peter Chong, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand<br> Edmund Lai, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand<br><br>Publication Chairs<br><br> Saeed Rehman, AUT, New Zealand<br> Leith Campbell, Melbourne University, Australia<br><br>Finance Chair<br><br> Harsha Sirisena, University of Canterbury, New Zealand<br><br>Publicity Co-Chairs<br><br> Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Southeast University, Bangladesh<br> Salim Zabir, National Institute of Technology, Tsuruoka, Japan<br> R Venkatesha Prasad, TUDelft,The Netherlands<br> Haitao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology, China<br> Shui Yu, Deakin University, Australia<br><br>Local Organising Committee Chair<br><br> William Liu, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand<br><br>Steering Committee<br><br> Ron Addie, University of Southern Queensland, AU<br> Adnan Al-Anbuky, Auckland University of Technology, NZ<br> Franco Davoli, University of Genova, Italy<br> Mark Gregory, RMIT University, Melbourne, AU<br> Richard Harris, Massey University, NZ<br> Phuoc Tran-Gia, University of Wuerzburg, Germany<br><br>We kindly ask that you disseminate the Call for Papers to your colleagues and students.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail-m_-8657687504388148618gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><b>========================================================</b></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">Regards,<br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">Sakib</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">Publicity Co-Chair<b><br></b></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_3644515115585292612gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><b>--<br></b></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><b>Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Ph.D., SMIEEE</b><br>Editor-in-Chief, Int. Jrnl of Computers and Applications, Taylor & Francis, UK<br>Associate Editor, Int. Jrnl of Computational Science and Engineering, Inderscience<br>Associate Technical Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine<br>Editor, Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks, Old City Publishing<br>Editor, International Journal of Sensor Networks, Inderscience<br></font><font size="2"><font size="2">Editor, </font>The International Arab Journal of Information Technology<br>Editor, Malaysian Journal of Computer Science<br></font><font size="2"><font size="2">Ph.D. Supervisor (External), Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal<br></font></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><font size="2">Distinguished Guest Lecturer, STEP, TVE, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh<br></font></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering<br></font></span><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Southeast University<i><b><br></b></i>A.R. Tower, 24, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh<br>Phone: (Office) +8809821590 Ext. 115 (Mobile) +8801756084583</span><br>Email: <a href="mailto:spathan@ieee.org" target="_blank">spathan@ieee.org</a>, <a href="mailto:sakib.pathan@gmail.com" target="_blank">sakib.pathan@gmail.com</a><br>URL: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/spathansite/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/spathansite/</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><span><font size="3" face="Calibri"></font></span></span></p>
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