CNetSys 2018 - 1st Workshop on Complex Networked Systems for Smart Infrastructure (CNetSys)

The world is undergoing an unprecedented pace of urbanization; and if present trends continue, the world urban population will rise at a phenomenal rate in the next few years. This rapid scale of urbanization will need smarter, sustainable cities based on smart infrastructure that are able to effectively and efficiently manage city utilities and services for its citizens.
The key premise of smart infrastructure is based on a new digital strategy, wherein automated systems would be architected to collect and transmit data from more physical sources than ever. While such a possibility provides an extended ability to look more broadly and deeply at cities and their infrastructures, the cardinality of the networked systems - ranging from the last-mile segment to the backhaul - is expected to grow manifold, both in scale and complexity. In addition, the availability of a wide range of heterogeneous network technologies is expected to obscure this ecosystem, with NO one-size-fits-all network connectivity solution. Besides, the realization challenges in emerging markets complicates these aspects further; with their unique urban demographics.
Within the context of city and urban infrastructures, the 1st ACM international workshop on Complex Networked Systems (C-NetSys), co-located with ACM MobiCom 2018, is interested in bringing out the connectivity, networking, and networked systems challenges - both from a last-mile and backhaul point of view - that this upcoming paradigm presents; and with respect to emerging markets.