IEEE NetSoft 2025: Call for Technical Session Papers

The 11th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (IEEE NetSoft 2025) will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from June 23 to June 27, 2025.

The conference theme is "Sustainable and secure networks for distributed AI and compute."

About Network Softwarization

Network Softwarization refers to the transition of traditional network infrastructures and functionalities, provided via hardware appliances, to new ones propelled by technologies such as network function virtualization, software-defined networking, and service function chaining. This allows for reinventing network and cloud architectures, customizing services, accelerating service deployment, and facilitating greater operational efficiencies, which is especially relevant for distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computing solutions.

Submission Information

Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality original technical papers for presentation at the conference and publication in the NetSoft 2025 Proceedings.

• Paper Types: Full or Short papers.
• Length: Full papers up to 9 pages, Short papers up to 5 pages (including references and all other material).
• Language: All submissions must be in English.
• Format: Papers must use the standard IEEE two-column conference template, which can be downloaded from IEEE Conference Publishing Templates.
• Submission Policy: Author names and affiliations should be included. Papers must describe original, previously unpublished research results, not currently under review by another conference or journal.
• Submission Method: All manuscripts must be electronically submitted through EDAS. Submit a Paper
• Publication & No-Show Policy: NetSoft 2025 enforces a strict publication & no-show policy as stated by IEEE. By submitting, you agree to these terms.

Important Dates

• Paper submission deadline: January 31, 2025 (Final)
• Acceptance notification: March 20, 2025
• Camera-ready paper: April 28, 2025

Topics of Interest

The conference is soliciting paper submissions with significant research contributions to network softwarization. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Network softwarization for:

• 5G/6G
• Network slicing and slice management
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• QoS and QoE
• Service Function Chaining (SFC)
• Cognitive and autonomic networking
• Policy-based and Intent-based networking
• eXtended Reality (AR/VR/ER and digital twins)
• Future Internet and New IP architectures
• New value chains and service models
• Dynamic resource discovery and negotiation schemes
• Cooperative multi-domain, multi-tenant SDN/NFV environments
• Deterministic or dependable networking
• High-precision communications and computing
• Internet re-engineering

Topics related to:

• Security, Safety, Trust, and Privacy
• Programmable SDN and NFV: languages and architectures (P4 and others)
• Open source
• Softwarized cloud, fog, and edge infrastructures
• Resilience, reliability, and robustness
• Assurance and Measurements
• Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services, and functions
• Sustainability, energy efficiency, and carbon emissions
• Programmable Networking Protocols
• Deployment and transition strategies
• Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments
• Hardware acceleration

Related to:

• Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques
• Applications of Generative AI
• Socio-economic impact and regulations
• Development methodologies (DevOps, NetOps, Verification)

Other Calls for Contributions

• Call for Demo Papers and Posters
• Call for Workshop Papers
• Call for Workshop Proposals
• Call for Tutorials
• Call for PhD Symposium Papers

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