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The following workshops will be co-scheduled with the ICNP 2016 conference:


Workshop on Machine Learning in Computer Networks
(NetworkML 2016)

Machine learning has seen wild success in solving problems from various domains. We believe machine learning also has strong potential in solving problems in computer networks. Networks are becoming more and more complicated with the growing demand for cloud computing and big data. A production network usually involves a multitude of devices, runs a multitude of protocols, and supports a multitude of applications. Traditional approaches of designing, deploying, and managing protocols face significant challenges in these complex networks. Machine learning represents a different and potentially rewarding approach to solving these challenges: its data-driven nature allows it to intelligently learn the complicated network environment and dynamically adjust protocols, with little manual effort.

Research on machine learning in networks is still at an early stage. There is in general a lack of venue dedicated for discussion, promotion, and dissemination of research on machine learning in computer networks.
NetworkML aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in computer networks, systems, and machine learning to engage in a lively debate on the theory and practice of using machine learning in computer networking research.

Program Co-Chairs

Henry Xu (City University of Hong Kong, HK)
Baochun Li (University of Toronto, Canada)
Yanhui Geng (Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, HK)

Website

http://networkml.github.io/

Program

http://networkml.github.io/#program


Workshop on COntrol, Operation and appLication in SDN protocols
(CoolSDN 2016)

A major recent development in computer networking is the emergence of Software Defined Networking (SDN), whose goal is to provide a centralized, programmable control plane that is decoupled from the distributed data planes on individual network devices. In particular, the development of OpenFlow has demonstrated many potential benefits of SDN, and multiple vendors have started to offer commercial switches supporting the OpenFlow standard. Researchers have also made progress on SDN components including SDN controllers, switches, programming interfaces, verification and debugger tools, and SDN applications in data center network, campus network, routing, and traffic engineering.

Despite the progress, many important questions regarding SDN still remain, especially in longer term issues around SDN theoretical foundation, programmability and control logic, formal methods and protocol engineering, abstraction and view, network operating system, etc. The goal of this workshop is to facilitate research and discussion related to those longer timer SDN topics.

Program Co-Chairs

Jun Bi (Tsinghua University, China)
Guofei Gu (Texas A&M University, USA)
Andreas Voellmy (Yale University, USA)

Website

http://success.cse.tamu.edu/CoolSDN2016/

Tentative Program

http://icnp2016.comp.nus.edu.sg/coolsdnprogram.html


Workshop on Hot Topics in Practical Networked Systems
(HotPNS 2016)

Nowadays the Internet plays an important role in people's daily-life. We all witness the great success of different practical networked systems. HotPNS seeks contributions that are relevant to solve practical computer networking and protocol problems. Prospective topics include network sciences, Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems, data mining of large scale networks, and security/privacy issues. Authors are encouraged to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development in all areas of practical networked systems.

Organizers

Yang Chen (Fudan University, China)
Mauro Conti (University of Padua, Italy)
Anduo Wang (Temple University, USA)

Website

http://hotpns16.weebly.com/

Program

http://hotpns16.weebly.com/program.html


Workshop on Networking and Cybersecurity R&D Testbeds in Singapore and Beyond

Testbeds provide realistic and repeatable environments to conduct experimentations, validations and education exercises. Such environments are especially crucial in the networking and cybersecurity R&D due to the gap between abstractions and actual deployment. The wide-range of application domains require and give rise to testbeds with different characteristics. This workshop aims to bring together testbed providers and users in the region, and facilitate interactions and sharing of experiences.

Organizers

David Yau (Singapore University of Technology and Design)
Ee-Chien Chang (National University of Singapore)

Website

http://ncl.sg/testbedworkshop.html

Tentative Program

TBA