Title: The implications of Open RAN adoption on AI-driven Management of 5G and Beyond Networks Speaker: Raouf Boutaba (University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Technical Session #1: AI for Networks Chair: Sławomir Kukliński (Orange Polska and Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Self-Organizing Internet of Multi-RAT Robotic Things Mesh Network Tai M. Ho (École de Technologie Supérieure ÉTS, Canada); Kim Khoa Nguyen (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada); Abdo Shabah (HumanITas Solutions, Canada)
Indoor-Outdoor Detection using Time series Classification and User Behavioral Cognition Sid Ali Hamideche (University of Rennes 1 & Nokia Paris Saclay, France); Marie Line Alberi Morel (Nokia Bell Labs, France); Kamal Singh (Telecom Saint Etienne / University Jean Monnet, France); César Viho (IRISA / INRIA Rennes & University of Rennes I, France)
MCORANFed: Communication Efficient Federated Learning in Open RAN Amardip Kumar Singh (Ecole de Technologie Superieure & Synchromedia Lab, Canada); Kim Khoa Nguyen (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada)
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00
Invited Session #1: Special Session on Network Intelligence (AI for Networks) Chair: Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro (UFRGS, Brazil)
Towards AI-assisted Blockchain Moayad Aloqaily (Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), United Arab Emirates)
AI-based Self-Optimizing Network Kim Khoa Nguyen (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada)
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00
Technical Session #2: Security in Wireless Communications Chair: Bruno Sousa (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-based Smart Resource Management in Secure Wireless Communications Nguyen Ti Ti (University of Quebec, Canada); Kim Khoa Nguyen (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada)
A Wireless Body Area Network of Intelligent Sensors for Biomedical Applications: Design and Performance Analysis Abdelaziz Hamdi (ISITCOM, University of Sousse, Tunisia); Amina Nahali (ISITCOM, University of Sousse, Tunisia); Rafik Braham (ISITC-HS, University of Sousse, Tunisia)
SecureAoX: A Location Verification System Jakob Schaerer, Antonio Di Maio and Torsten Ingo Braun (University of Bern, Switzerland)
17:00 – 19:00
Welcome Reception
Day 2 – Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Time
Event
9:00 – 10:30
Technical Session #3: Services and Networking Security Chair: Torsten Ingo Braun (University of Bern, Switzerland)
Mitigating Yo-Yo attacks on cloud auto-scaling Meraj Mostamand Kashi (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway); Anis Yazidi (Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway); Hårek Haugerud (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
TCI: Trust Context Information for Services Carolina Gonçalves and Bruno Miguel Sousa (University of Coimbra, Portugal); Nuno Antunes (University of Coimbra & CISUC, Portugal)
Genetic Algorithms For Tightening Security Fabrizio Palumbo (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway); Anis Yazidi (Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway); Hårek Haugerud (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Invited Session #2: Special Session on Future Networks Chair : Meriem Kassar (ENIT, Tunisia)
Data Transmission Optimization Scheme in Tactile Internet-based Fog Computing Applications Tara Yahyia (Paris-Saclay University, France)
Recommended Practice for SDN-based Middleware for Control and Management of Wireless Networks Hakiri Akram (University of Carthage, Tunisia)
Paving the way to the Future Networks Hesham Elbakoury (Innovax Technologies, USA)
Title: Why 6G has to be a federation of autonomous domains? Speaker: Sławomir Kukliński (Orange Polska and Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00
Technical Session #4: Performance of Next Generation Networks I Chair: Edmundo Monteiro (Coimbra University, Portugal)
Energy-efficient deployment of IoT applications in remote rural areas using UAV networks Jaime Galán-Jiménez, Alejandro González Vegas and Javier Berrocal (University of Extremadura, Spain)
Oblivious TCP Support A Virtual Network Function to Speed Up TCP in Wireless Environments Mohamed Faten Zhani (École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS Montreal), University of Quebec, Canada); Rihab Boughamoura (ISITCOM University of Sousse, Tunisia); Haythem Yahyaoui (ÉTS Montréal, Canada); John M Kaippallimalil (Futurewei Technologies Inc., USA); Abbas Kiani (NJIT, USA)
The DNS to Reinforce the PKIX for IoT Backend Servers: Implementation and Evaluation Ibrahim Ayoub (AFNIC & Université Paris-Saclay, France); Gaël Berthaud-Müller and Sandoche Balakrichenan (AFNIC, France); Kinda Khawam (Université de Versailles, France); Benoit Ampeau (AFNIC, France)
19:00 – 21:00
Gala Diner
Day 3 – Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Time
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9:00 – 10:30
Technical Session #5: Vehicular Networks and Internet of Things Chair: Marilia Curado (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
A New Priority and Satisfaction-based Resource Allocation Algorithm with Mixed Numerology for 5G-V2X communications Khabaz Sehla (Sorbonne, France); Kaouther Ouali (Sorbonne University, France & LIP6, France); Thi Mai Trang Nguyen (Sorbonne Université & LIP6, France); Guy Pujolle (Sorbonne University, France); El Aoun Moustapha (École Supérieure Polytechnique de Nouakchott, Mauritania); Pedro B. Velloso (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), France & LIP6, Sorbonne Université, France)
Multi-Agent Actor-Critic for Cooperative Resource Allocation in Vehicular Networks Nessrine Hammami (École de Technologie Supérieure – ÉTS, Canada); Kim Khoa Nguyen (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada)
DECONN: Combining Minimum and Neutral Energy Consumption Strategies in IoT Networks Lucas Barbosa (UFPA, Brazil); Bruno L. Dalmazo (Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil); Weverton Luis da Costa Cordeiro (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); Roger Immich (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil); Antonio Jorge Gomes Abelem (Federal University of Pará – UFPA, Brazil); André Riker (Federal University of Para, Brazil)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Technical Session #6: Performance of Next Generation Networks II Chair: Tara Yahiya (Paris-Saclay University, France)
A Messaging Strategy based on ITS-G5 for a Bus Blockage Emergency at a Level Crossing Mayssa Dardour (University of Bordeaux, France); Mohamed Mosbah and Toufik Ahmed (CNRS-LaBRI UMR 5800, University Bordeaux, Bordeaux-INP, France)
Techniques for Realizing Secure, Resilient and Differentiated 5G Operations Hakiri Akram (University of Carthage, Tunisia); Aniruddha Gokhale and Yogesh Barve (Vanderbilt University, USA); Valerio Formicola, Shashank Shekhar and Charif Mahmoudi (Siemens, USA); Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman (Florida International University, USA); Uttam Ghosh (Meharry Medical College, USA); Syed Rafay Hasan and Terry Guo (Tennessee Tech University, USA)
Improved Preprocessing for Machine Learning Intrusion Detection in IEEE 802.11 Peter Škrak and Peter Lehoczký (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia); Rastislav Bencel (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia); Marek Galinski and Ivan Kotuliak (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia)
