IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference

CCNC


Computer Networks & Wireless Communication



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18th IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)



Las Vegas, January 9-12, 2021



(Held in conjunction with the International Consumer Electronics Show - CES)



https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org



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Important note: The Organizing Committee, with full support of the IEEE Communications Society, currently plans on holding the conference in Las Vegas as originally planned. Our goal is to produce a valuable event for all participants, including those who may be impacted by travel restrictions.  We will do our best to accommodate presentations by those blocked from travel due to corporate policy or country-specific limitations.  Substitute and remote presenters will also be considered as needed to ensure an inclusive and robust conference.



We will continue to monitor official travel advisories related to COVID-19 and update the event website to keep you informed.   



 



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IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, sponsored by IEEE Communications Society, is a major annual international conference organized with the objective of bringing together researchers, developers, and practitioners from academia and industry working in all areas of consumer communications and networking. 



 



IEEE CCNC was organized specifically to help the consumer electronics industry drive the advancement of the numerous wireless and wireline communications technologies that will one day provide on-demand access to both entertainment and information anytime, anywhere, regardless of time or location. This includes a detailed analysis of nearly every technological area ranging from cognitive and peer-to-peer networking to the designer services and tools used to ensure ease-of-use, security and stunning interactivity.



 



IEEE CCNC 2021 is proud to announce two distinguished keynote speakers: Prof. Edward Knightly, Sheafor-Lindsay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Rice University, and Dr. Jim Lansford, Director, Technical Standards at Qualcomm. The conference will present the latest developments and technical solutions in the areas of large scale experimentation, home/consumer networking, efficient wireless spectrum use, enabling technologies, and novel applications and services.The conference will include a peer-reviewed program of technical sessions, special sessions, industry track sessions, tutorials, and demonstration sessions.



 



Kaushik Chowdhury, TPC Chair, Northeastern University, USA 



Marco Di Felice, TPC Vice-Chair, University of Bologna, Italy



 



Joonhyuk Kang, General Chair, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea



 



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CALL FOR TECHNICAL PAPERS



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Submissions are welcomed for the following technical tracks in consumer communications and networking. Submit your paper at:



https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/authors/call-technical-papers#



 



Track 1: Networking solutions for Games, Multimedia, Social Good, and P2P Applications



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track1_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102082



Silvia Mirri, University of Bologna, Italy



Marco Furini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy



 



Track 2: Cloud & Fog/Edge Computing and Networking



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track2_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102075



Jen-Yen Chen (Cosmos), National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan



Kiho Lim, William Paterson University, USA



 



Track 3: Next Generation Protocols: MAC and Above



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track3_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102087



Melike Erol-Kantarci, University of Ottawa, Canada



Shiwen Mao, Auburn University, USA



 



Track 4: Wireless Communications: Fundamentals and PHY



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track4_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102086



Bang Chul Jung, Chungnam National University, South Korea



Suman Kumar, Troy University, USA



 



Track 5: 5G and Onwards to 6G



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track5_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102080



Josep Jornet, Northeastern University, USA



Sara Pizzi, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy



 



Track 6: IoT Enabling Technologies



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track6_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102079



Swades De, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India



Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy



 



Track 7: Security, Privacy and Content Protection



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track7_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102084



Michele Nogueira, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil



Shamik Sengupta, University of Nevada, Reno, USA



 



Track 8: Mobile and Wearable Devices, Services and Applications



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track8_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102081



Rui Campos, INESC TEC and Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal



José Santa Lozano, Technical University of Cartagena, SpainJosé Santa Lozano 



 



Track 9: Communication and Applications for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Land, Water, and Sky



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track9_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102076



Raphael Frank, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg



Francesco Malandrino, IEIIT-CNR, Italy



 



Track 10: AI/ML in Sensing, Communication and Applications



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track10_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102078



Paul Patras, University of Edinburgh, UK



 



Track 11: Software Defined Networking/Network Function Virtualization



CFP: https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/sites/ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/files/track11_cfp.pdf



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102085



Berk Canberk, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey



Andreas Kassler, Karlstad University, Sweden



 



Important Dates:



Technical Papers due: July 10, 2020 



Acceptance Notification: September 25, 2020



 



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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS



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Workshops provide a lively and interactive forum for the discussion within areas of special interest pertinent to consumer communications and networking. Workshops aim at examining an area in a less formal, open environment for the free exchange of views, and possibly in a more focused way than in the main track of the conference itself. Workshop proposals are welcomed in all areas of consumer communications and networking.



Examples comprise (alternative and additional topics are highly welcome!):



 



• Wireless Systems (WiFi 6, 5G and beyond)



• Deep Learning / Artificial Intelligence in Communications & Networking



• Energy-aware Consumer Networks / Green Radio



• Consumer Networks as Enabler for IoT



• Cyber-Physical Systems based on Consumer Networking



• Ultra-High Data-Rate and Low Latency Applications (AR/VR/xR)



• Multiple-Drone- / UAV-Applications



• Networking Architectures (Cloudlet and Edge Computing)



• mmWave / THz Ultra High Frequency Communication



• High Mobility in Consumer Communication and Networking



CCNC workshops will be organized on the first and last day of the conference (January 9th & 12th).



 



Important Dates:



Workshop Proposals due: July 5, 2020



Acceptance Notification: July 19, 2020



 



Please see additional proposal submission instructions here:



https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/call-workshop-proposals



Proposals should be emailed to the Workshop co-chairs below. 



 



Workshop Co-chairs:  



Thorsten Herfet, Saarland Informatics Campus, Saarland, Germany



Email: herfet@cs.uni-saarland.de



 



Carlos Kamienski, Universidade Federal do ABC



Email: carlos.kamienski@ufabc.edu.br



 



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CALL FOR WORK-IN-PROGRESS PAPERS



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Prospective authors are invited to submit Work-in-Progress (WiP) papers



related to all areas of consumer communications and networking that



summarizes speculative breakthroughs, industry featured projects, open



problems, experimental findings, new application challenges, visionary ideas, and preliminary studies or recent achievements that are not quite ready for a regular



full-length technical paper.  



 



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102088



 



Important Dates:



WiP Papers Due: September 4, 2020



Acceptance Notification: September 25, 2020



 



WiP Co-chair:



Claudio E. Palazzi, University of Padova, Italy



 



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CALL FOR TUTORIALS



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The CCNC 2021 organizing committee invites proposals for tutorials,



which are half-day (3 hours) or full-day (6 hours) in length and will



take place on the first and last day of the conference (January 9 and 12).  



We seek proposals across a wide range of topics and levels,



ranging from fundamentals to the latest advances in hot topic areas.



Topics of interest include all areas of consumer communications and



networking.



 



Please see additional submission instructions here:



https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/authors/call-tutorials



Proposals should be emailed to the Tutorial co-chairs below. 



 



Important Dates:



Tutorial Proposals Due:  July 31, 2020



Acceptance Notification:  August 14, 2020



Final Camera Ready Slides: January 4, 2021



 



Tutorial Chair:



Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, USA



Email: basagni@ece.neu.edu



 



Floriano De Rango, University of Calabria, Italy



Email: f.derango@dimes.unical.it



 



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CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS



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We invite researchers and developers from academic, industrial, and



government laboratories to present their novel ideas and demonstrations



of original research prototypes. CCNC especially welcomes demonstrations



of emerging and innovative technologies that have potential commercial



application from nascent and incubating companies.  In addition, authors



that have a demonstration component in their work and are planning to



submit their papers to the main technical tracks are highly encouraged



to also submit proposals to the demonstration session. 



 



Please see additional submission instructions here:



https://ccnc2021.ieee-ccnc.org/authors/call-demonstrations



Submission link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27383&track=102077



 



Important Dates:



Demonstrations proposals Due: October 9, 2020



Demonstrations acceptance notification: October 23, 2020



Final Camera-ready artwork: November 6, 2020



 



Demonstration Chair:



Ebrahim Saberinia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas