Wired/Cable/Fibre Communications
• Network architectures and protocols
• Twisted pair copper systems and xDSL
• Broadband Power Line communications
• Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) systems
• FTTx and Passive/Active Optical Networks
• Optical network architectures, control and management
• Routing and wavelength assignment
• IP-WDM integration
• Optical networks to support Cloud and Grid computing
• Field trials, new applications and experiments
• Energy efficient/green wired/cable networks
• Network security and privacy
• Standardization activities on wired/cable networks |
QoS, Reliability and Modelling
• Quality in Multimedia Networks including VoIP and IPTV
• Performance Evaluation Techniques
• Quality, Scalability and Performance in the Internet
• Network Simulation Techniques
• Quality and Performance in Wireless and Mobile Networks
• Network Modelling
• Quality, Reliability and Performance in Optical Networks
• Network Measurement and Monitoring Techniques
• Quality in Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
• Resource Allocation for Networks and their services
• Traffic and Workload Modelling and Characterization
• Metrics and Models for Quality of Experience (QoE)
• Standardization Aspects of QoS and Reliability |
Wireless/Mobile Communications
• Network architecture and protocols
• Standardization on Wireless Systems
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE, WLL and Cellular Access
• Broadcast Networks, Satellite & Space communications
• Wireless LAN/PAN
• Ultra-wideband networks
• Free-Space Optical-Access
• Reconfigurable wireless networks
• Software defined and cognitive radio networks
• Adaptive Modulation and Coding
• Network Coding in Mobile Environments
• Wireless Propagation and Channel Characterization
• MIMO and Multi-antenna Communications
• Energy efficient/green wireless networks
• EMF Measurement Methodologies
• EMF Radiation Modelling and Simulation
• Bio-Effects of EMF Exposure |
Internet of Things (IoT)
• Architectures for the Internet of Things (IPv4/6 Enabled)
• Future technologies bridging the physical/virtual worlds
• End to End / Machine to Machine (M2M) protocols
• Cloud computing and IoT internetworking
• Middleware architectures & M2M Platforms
• Embedded Web Services (RESTFul, CoAP, SOAP...)
• Lightweight structured data (EXI, JSON...)
• Mobile integration of the Web of Things
• User-oriented, context-aware IoT services
• Integration of the Handle System
• Semantic technologies for devices and services
• Indexing, naming, and addressing the Internet of Things
• Security, Trust, Privacy and Identity in the IoT
• Smart cities deployments, test-beds and field trials
• Smart cities through mobile computing
• Efficient resource management in Smart Cities
• Smart cities deployments, test-beds and field trials |
Next Generation Services and Delivery Platforms
• Hybrid wired/wireless service platforms
• Heterogeneous and blended network configurations
• IMS/P2P synergy for multimedia services delivery
• Convergence of communication and global services
• GIS and location-based services
• Social networking services and platforms
• Cloud Computing and distributed services
• IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
• Everything-as-a-Service model and delivery platforms
• VoP2P and P2P-SIP services
• Next Generation Services and emerging threats
• Home network services and platforms |
Software and Protocol Technologies for advanced services
• Web Services and distributed S/W technology
• Location-based services
• Distributed systems and applications
• Ubiquitous computing services and applications
• Peer-to-Peer technologies for communication services
• Service overlay networks
• Cooperative communications
• Context awareness and personalization
• Traffic modelling and traffic management
• Cross-layer design and optimization
• Energy efficiency flow control and routing mechanisms |
3D Media Creation and Delivery
• 3D Capture, Processing, and Coding
• 3D audio-visual scene reconstruction techniques
• Multi-view and multi-sensor imaging
• System Architectures and Transmission for 3DTV
• Fixed and mobile 3D multimedia applications and systems
• 3D multimedia delivery, over P2P architectures
• Error resilience and error concealment of 3D video
• 3D multimedia devices and terminals
• Quality of Experience (QoE) for 3D Multimedia Services
• Subjective/Objective quality metrics & evaluation
• Interactive media processing for social groups
• Virtual reality and augmented reality
• Standardisation activities for 3D multimedia services |
SDN and NFV
• Standardization – ONF, IETF, ITU, ETSI, ATIS
• SDN Controller architectures, and design challenges
• Operational models of computing, storage and networking
• OpenFlow/ OVSDB/ OF-Configuration
• Orchestration and controllers
• Performance evaluation and optimization
• Monitoring and reliability of network services
• Application of Big Data models and analytics to NFV/SDN
• Commercial models for NFV/SDN ecosystems
• Service & information orchestration/chaining
• Scalability dimensions on control architectures
• Security deployment issues including monitoring,
• Security function virtualization, security as a service
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e-Services and Interactive Applications
• ICT-enabled personal health systems
• Image and video processing for E-Health
• Social networking application and services
• e- Government services and public service infrastructures
• e-Business applications and marketing strategies
• Interactive TV and Social TV
• Security and privacy for e-Services
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Informatics in Geoenvironmental Monitoring
• Remote Sensing
• Natural Hazards
• Cultural Heritage
• Agriculture
• Environment
• Earthquake Prediction and Forecasting
• Landslides
• Earth Observation
• Earth’s System Complexity
• Geoenvironmental Sensors |
