IMOCN 2015 - Intelligent Methods for Optimization of Communication Networks (IMOCN)

Track Chairs:
Krzysztof Walkowiak, Wrocław University of Technology
Massimo Tornatore, Politecnico di Milano
Recent developments in communications and networking technologies have reached unprecedented level, however still many new challenges and opportunities are emerging. Starting from the physical layer with new approaches of Elastic Optical Network, 5G mobile, MANET and VANET technologies up to recent ideas in higher network layers including software defined networks (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) trigger the need to deploy new intelligent methods to optimize the network resources. Among the most vital optimization goals for communication networks of various types, the following must be enumerated: OPEX costs, CAPEX costs, energy efficiency, scalability, delay, survivability, security.
To ensure complete coverage of the advances in field, the Intelligent Methods for Optimization of Communication Networks track solicits original contributions in, but not limited to, the following topics:
Metaheuristics for optimization of communication networks including tabu search, simulated annealing, evolutionary algorithms, swarm optimization, ant algorithms, GRASP, artificial bee colony
Combinatorial and discrete optimization algorithms
Integer linear programming modeling
Graph theory
Greedy algorithms
Random algorithms
Column generation methods
Elastic Optical Networks
Optical network architectures, design and performance evaluation
Traffic grooming
Optical networks in support of Grid, Cloud Computing and Storage
Mobile networking, mobility and nomadicity
5G networks
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications
Sensor networks
Mobile ad hoc network (MANETs)
Wireless mesh networks
Smart grids
Next-Generation access networking
Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)
Delay tolerant networks
Congestion and admission control
Future Internet and next-generation networking architectures
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Overlay networks
Peer-to-peer networks
Cloud computing
Unicast routing
Anycast routing
Multicast routing
Multihoming
Content-oriented networks
Network survivability and resilience
Switch and router performance
Packet scheduling
Intrusion and attack detection/prevention
Multi-layer networks,
Energy efficiency
Green communications
Context and location aware networking