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The 18th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 24-26, 2023
http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-23/
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Future Networks and Communications (FNC) research effort will help achieve a major promise of emerging technologies such as ubiquitous access to broadband, supporting vital applications in our daily lives such as health, energy consumption, environment transport, entertainment or education. The scope of FNC is the development of energy-efficient future network infrastructures that support the convergence and interoperability of heterogeneous mobile, wired and wireless broadband network technologies as enablers of the future Internet. This includes but is not limited to ubiquitous fast broadband access and ultra-high-speed end-to-end optical connectivity, supporting open services and innovative ambient applications. The scope also embraces novel and evolutionary approaches to tackle network architectures, considering users and societal needs for success.

Important Dates
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- Workshop Proposal Due: February 20, 2023
- Paper Submission Due: March 14, 2023
- Acceptance Notification: May 8, 2023
- Final Manuscript Due: June 1, 2023

Publication
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All FNC 2023 accepted papers will be published by Elsevier Science in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series online. Procedia Computer Science is hosted by Elsevier on www.Elsevier.com and on Elsevier content platform ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com) and will be freely available worldwide. All papers in Procedia will be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and by Thomson Reuters' Conference Proceeding Citation Index (http://thomsonreuters.com/conference-proceedings-citation-index/). All papers in Procedia will also be indexed by Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Engineering Village (Ei) (www.engineeringvillage.com). This includes EI Compendex (www.ei.org/compendex). Moreover, all accepted papers will be indexed in DBLP (http://dblp.uni-trier.de/). The papers will contain linked references, XML versions and citable DOI numbers. You will be able to provide a hyperlink to all delegates and direct your conference website visitors to your proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for publication in the following special issues:

- International Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (IF: 7.104), by Springer (http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12652)
- International Journal of Computing and Informatics (IF: 0.524), (http://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/index)
- International Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (IF: 5.594), by Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice/)
- International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking (IF: 3.030) (Pending), Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks)

FNC 2023 will be held in conjunction with the 19th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing (MobiSPC http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/mobispc-23/).

FNC 2023 will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Known globally for its picturesque waterfalls on the Niagara River situated on the border of New York and Ontario. Niagara Falls is a very popular tourist destination that offers not only breathtaking scenery, but also a range of attractions and activities, many of which are in close proximity to the conference venue. Enjoy a unique culinary experience in restaurants with a view of the falls, visit the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, take a journey behind the falls, or experience a cruise tour to get closer than ever to the iconic Horseshoe Falls. Just 130km from Ontario’s capital city of Toronto, experiencing the charm of Niagara Falls makes it a destination you’ll want to visit again and again.


COMMITTEES:
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General Chair
Ladislav Hluchy, Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Program Chairs
Jamal Bentahar, Concordia University, Canada
Haroon Malik, Marshall University, USA

Local Chairs

Maen Artimy, Canada

Hassan Raza, Canada


Workshops Chair
Stéphane Galland, UTBM, France

International Journals Chair
Atta Badii, Reading University, UK

Publicity Chairs
Wim Ectors, Hasselt University, Belgium
Mohammed Erritali, University Sultane Moulay Slimane, Morocco
Jake Speiran, Acadia University, Canada
Farhan Ullah, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Advisory Committee
Soumaya Cherkaoui, Sherbrooke University, Canada
Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College, UK
Roch Glitho, Concordia University, Canada
Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, USA
Philippe Martins, Telecom Paris Tech, France
Peter Sloot, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
David Taniar, Monash University, Australia

Technical Program Committee
http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-23/#programCommittees