[Call for Demonstrations]

ICDCN is a premier international conference dedicated to addressing advances in Distributed Computing and Communication Networks. ICDCN 2022 invites demonstrations from researchers, startups, and corporations to showcase operational systems or prototypes in the field of distributed computing and networking, and their applications. Inspired by the positive experience from previous years, this year also ICDCN is going to have a dedicated Demonstration session. The ICDCN 2022 Demonstration session provides a space for researchers to bring hands-on experiences to conference attendees. The session will be a unique opportunity to showcase technologies and applications to an international audience that is helping to build next generation systems. Participants of the demo session will get an opportunity to interact with topical experts and receive feedback; showcase their demo to industry partners, recruiters and investors.

Submission Topics:

Demonstrations showcasing operational systems or prototypes with novel and clear technical contributions are solicited on topics that tentatively include, but are not limited to:

• 5G and Next-generation Networks and Services

• Ad-hoc, Sensor, PAN and Mesh Networks

• Backscatter and Ultra-low Power Networks

• Intent-based Networking and Zero-configuration Networks

• Information-centric and Content-based Networking

• Blockchains in Distributed Computing and Networking

• Cloud Computing and Big Data Processing

• Cognitive Networking

• Distributed Algorithms: Design, Analysis, and Complexity

• Distributed Embedded Systems

• Distributed Operating Systems and Database Systems

• Distributed Quantum Computing

• Edge Computing and Mobile Offloading

• Energy-efficient Networking

• Fault-tolerance, Reliability, and Availability of Distributed Systems

• Formal Methods for Distributed Systems

• High performance Computing and Grid Computing

• Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems

• Internetworking Protocols & Internet Applications

• Machine Learning in Distributed Computing and Networking

• Mobile Crowdsensing and Social Networks

• Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking

• Overlay and Peer-to-peer Networking and Services

• Pervasive and Mobile Computing

• Pricing and Network Economics

• Scalable Distributed Systems

• Security, Privacy and Game Theory in Distributed Computing and Networking

• Self-organization, Self-stabilization, and Autonomic Computing

• UAV Networks and Mobile Robots

• Vehicular Networks, Smart Grids and Smart City Applications

• Networking technologies

• data and artificial intelligence for Healthcare

Submission Guidelines:

Demonstration paper must be a 2-page extended abstract of the demo, in ACM format, that captures motivation for the problem, the solution approach, results (if any), and a brief description of the technology to be demonstrated. All submissions must be in PDF format. We encourage making your demonstration presentable in order to attract the attendees.

Please make your submission via the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdcn2022

Important dates:

Submission Deadline: October 10, 2021

Acceptance Notification: October 24, 2021

Camera-Ready Submission: October 28, 2021

Event Date: January 4-7, 2022

Please feel free to reach out to the demo chairs at [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] for any queries.

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[Call for Posters]

ICDCN 2022, the 23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking, welcomes exciting posters showing promising early works on novel distributed computing and networking technologies and applications. We seek participation from both industry and academia. Selection posters will be based on a short abstract, evaluated based on technical merit and innovation as well as the potential to stimulate interesting discussions and exchange of ideas at the conference. The poster session is meant to introduce new or ongoing work and provide opportunities for authors to interact directly with attendees.

Topics of Interest:

We welcome all topics that align with the ICDCN main conference topics of interest

Poster Abstract:

Poster abstracts should report on research work where at least some preliminary results are available, but they need not necessarily describe completed work. An easel will be provided for all posters. All poster abstract submissions must strictly adhere to the formatting guidelines specified below.

Submission and Formatting Instructions:

Poster submissions should be no more than 2 pages and must follow a double-column format. All figures, appendices, and references must fit within this limit. Paper reviewing is single-blind and submissions should list author names on the front page. Your submission must be in PDF format with all fonts embedded, and be formatted according to the official ACM Proceedings format. Submissions that do not meet the page limit, size, and formatting requirements will not be reviewed. Word and LaTeX templates are available here. Please note that ACM uses 9-pt fonts in all conference proceedings, and the style (both LaTeX and Word) implicitly define the font size to be 9- pt.

Acceptance and Presentation Information:

At least one author of each accepted poster must register for the conference and present the poster. Due to the Coronavirus situation, the authors have the option of submitting a slide show and/or a pre-recorded video of their presentation(mandatory) or making their presentation via Zoom(optional).

Important Dates and Submission Link:

• Submission Deadline: September 24, 2021, 11:59:59pm EDT

• Notification of acceptance: October 14, 2021, 11:59:59pm EDT

• Camera-ready abstract: October 20, 2021, 11:59:59pm EDT

• Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdcn2022

If you have any questions, please contact the posters and demo chair: Debasis Das (IIT Jodhpur, India: [log in to unmask]) and Vaskar Raychoudhury (Miami University, Ohio, USA: [log in to unmask])

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[Call for Doctoral Symposium]

ICDCN 2022 will host a Doctoral Symposium to encourage Ph.D. students to present and discuss their research with peers in their fields. This symposium is best suited for students who already have a plan outlined for their dissertation in the broad areas of Distributed Computing and Computer Networking. The symposium will provide an opportunity for students to obtain helpful feedback on their research from academics and practitioners from leading universities and industries.

ACCEPTED PAPERS:

TBD.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

Ph.D. students working in the following areas can submit their research proposals for this symposium.

• 5G and Next Generation Networks and Services

• Ad-hoc, Sensor, PAN and Mesh Networks

• Backscatter and Ultra-low Power Networks

• Blockchains in Distributed Computing and Networking

• Cloud Computing and Big Data Processing

• Cognitive Networking

• Distributed Algorithms: Design, Analysis, and Complexity

• Distributed Embedded Systems

• Distributed Operating Systems and Database Systems

• Distributed Quantum Computing

• Edge Computing and Mobile Offloading

• Energy-efficient Networking

• Fault-tolerance, Reliability, and Availability of Distributed Systems

• Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems

• Internetworking Protocols & Internet Applications

• Machine Learning in Distributed Computing and Networking

• Mobile Crowdsensing and Social Networks

• Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking

• Overlay and Peer-to-peer Networking and Services

• Pervasive and Mobile Computing

• Pricing and Network Economics

• Scalable Distributed Systems

• Security, Privacy and Game Theory in Distributed Computing and

• Networking

• Self-organization, Self-stabilization, and Autonomic Computing

• UAV Networks and Mobile Robots

• Vehicular Networks, Smart Grids and Smart City Applications

Eligibility:

Those who are enrolled as a full-time student in a Ph.D. program at any university as on date of submission of the proposal are eligible. Ph.D. students with a well formulated problem and initial technical approach/results are particularly encouraged to apply as they would benefit from the feedback from the symposium. Although this forum is primarily targeted towards Ph.D. students, BS and MS students who have formulated a research project and obtained some good results will also be considered and hence are encouraged to apply.

Submission Guidelines:

Submissions to the Doctoral Symposium should must include the following:

1. Research paper (1-2 pages)

2. Curriculum Vitae (1 page)

A submitted paper must not exceed 2-pages, including references, in the standard ACM format available here. A research paper must include a clear problem statement of the research, technical approaches for the problem, the novelty of the problem and/or the approaches, and the results obtained so far. The student author should be clearly indicated, and the advisor(s) should be listed as co-authors. Curriculum Vitae must contain the participant's name, affiliation, advisor's name, theme of research, degrees obtained so far, current status in their degree, and expected graduation date. All papers must be submitted in a PDF format through EasyChair.

Symposium Details:

All submissions will be reviewed, and the primary student author of the proposals that are accepted will have the opportunity to give an oral presentation (10-20 minutes) at ICDCN. No-show without approval from chairs is not allowed, and will lead to the submission being withdrawn from the proceedings. The accepted submissions will be included in the ICDCN proceedings as a 2-page extended abstract.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

ICDCN will waive the registration fee for all students who will give a talk in the doctoral symposium.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission Deadline: September 7, 2021

Acceptance Notification: October 5, 2021

Camera-Ready Submission: October 15, 2021

Event Date: TBD. (One day during January 4-7, 2022)

DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS

• Nabendu Chaki, Calcutta University, India

• Partha Sarathi Mandal, IIT Guwahati, India

• Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA

Contact:

nabendu [at] ieee.org, nchaki [at] cucse.org (Nabendu Chaki)

psm [at] iitg.ac.in (Partha Sarathi Mandal)

eirini [at] unm.edu (Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou)

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

• Hari Prabhat Gupta (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)

• Barun Gorain (Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai)

• Kaushik Mondal (Indian Institute of Technology Ropar)

• Debasish Pattanayak (Luiss Guido Carli, Rome, Italy)

• Supantha Pandit (Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, India)

• Ashok Singh Sairam (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

• Sasthi C. Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata)

• Arindam Karmakar (Tezpur University, India)

• Indrajit Banerjee (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India)

• Buddhadeb Sau (Jadavpur University)

• Sushanta Karmakar (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)

• Symeon Papavassiliou (National Technical University of Athens)

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[Call for Student Mobile App Competition]

International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN) 2022 announces a competitive program for developing interactive and ingenious mobile applications in one of the following two broad themes:

• Smart Cities and Internet of Things, including smart transportation, smart utilities, etc.

• COVID-19 management, including contact tracing, health reporting, logistics, etc.

The primary motive is to recognize the innovative ideas that can leverage mobile technology, in conjunction with networking, computing and analytics, to have socially impactful solutions that take into account regional and social factors. The participants are free to incorporate any system architecture, including stand-alone, peer to peer, Cloud/mobile, client-server, etc. Participants can build their mobile application using any smartphone platform including, native Android and iOS, mobile web app, etc..

Participants should submit a proposal to the competition as described below. App proposals that are shortlisted will have the opportunity to make a brief presentation at the ICDCN 2022 conference. The conference will select one or more Apps for awards by a panel of judges, and the winning teams will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize.

Submission Guidelines:

Participants should submit (1) a two-page proposal in PDF format, (2) a link to a brief video 2- 5mins long uploaded to YouTube, (3) a link to an App Store, GitHub repository or website from where the app can be downloaded and evaluated, and (4) optionally a link to the source code for the lab and relevant services.

If the application requires backend server support, the services must be working at the time of evaluation. The proposal should have the following details:

• The submission should be made using this EasyChair link before the given deadline.

• Proposals will be shortlisted by a program committee of experts for presentation at the conference, and their proposal will appear in the proceedings of the ICDCN conference.

Rules and Eligibility:

• All developers of the app should be listed as authors in the proposal. An individual or a team of up to 4 members can submit the proposal in the competition. Authors can include mentors such as faculty or technical staff from industry.

• At least one of the authors must be an undergraduate or a graduate student from any recognized university at the time of submission.

• The submission must be unique and innovative and should hold sufficient difference from the existing apps in the market.

• The developed app must run on the real-world platform (only simulation of the proposed app is not allowed).

• The app should not violate any copyright laws, such as using unauthorized logos, images, videos, and so on, or contain any promotional or abusive contents.

• The app must not already be published on any online platform (like Google play store, Apple app store). The app or the proposal should not have appeared in any other previous competitions or refereed conferences.

• Proposals that are accepted will appear as part of the ICDCN conference proceedings. Authors will retain all rights to the app. The authors may optionally provide a link to the source code under an open source license.

• One of the authors of the shortlisted app proposal must register for ICDCN 2022 and present their work at the conference.

Selection criteria:

(To be declared soon)

Important dates (tentative):

Submission Deadline: September 15 , 2021

Notification of Decision: October 15, 2021

Camera ready version of Proposal: October 19, 2021

Final Presentation at Conference: January 07, 2022

Submission site:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdcn2022 

Winners:

(To be declared on January 07, 2022)

Contact:

For any query related associated with Mobile Apps Competition, feel free to contact:

• Hari Prabhat Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi ([log in to unmask])

• Yogesh Simmhan, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore ([log in to unmask])