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Smart Living and Communications the next Generations Networks - SLICO

Collocated with WoWMoM 2024
04-07 June 2024, Wales, Australia

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.:: Introduction ::.

The SLICO 2nd workshop aims to be a forum for researchers and engineers
from academia and industry to present and discuss novel ideas, solutions
and results aiming to support the requirements of smart living and
communications applications on next generation network architectures.

SLICO is co-located with IEEE WoWMoM 2024.
More information is available at the official site https://slico.dei.uc.pt/


.:: Topics ::.

Authors are invited to submit unpublished papers with novel research contributions,
addressing smart living and communication applications for next generation networks.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
- 5G/ 6G networks for mobile smart spaces
- Smart Living Systems and Applications
- Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Everything (IoE) in Smart Spaces
- Enabling technologies for Edge Intelligence (SDN, NFV, MEC, AI/ML)
- Network management and orchestration of smart spaces in future networks (5G and beyond)
- Data processing in smart spaces through AI/ML techniques
- Energy efficiency in smart spaces
- Enhancing user-experience in multimedia services for smart spaces
- AI/ML for trust management at the Edge of smart living networks
- Federated Learning for dependable, secure and trusted networking for smart living in the next generations networks
- Decision making mechanisms at the Edge of smart living networks
- Security mechanisms for Edge and cloud continuum (IDPS, privacy management) in smart environments
- Reliability, trust in software networking and services for smart living networks
- Resilience, QoS/QoE management of network functions at Edge and core of smart living networks
- Resource management of SDN- or NFV-based systems at Edge and core of smart living networks
- Blockchain technologies in softwarized networks and services in smart spaces
- Trust modeling for service functions at the Edge and core in smart living networks
- Secure architectures, protocols for Service Function Chaining in smart living networks
- Dependable, secure and trusted ubiquitous computing for of smart living networks
- Heterogeneous platforms (terrestrial and non-terrestrial) and networks for smart living applications
- Simulation model or Test-bed of smart living networks
- Open Platforms, testbeds for smart living networks
- Development, Deployment of applications for smart living spaces
- Reputation services for smart living networks
- Penetration testing approaches for smart living networks
- Wireless sensor networks and wearables for smart living networks
- Vehicular networks in smart living networks



.:: Paper Submission Guidelines ::.

SLICO accepts Full Papers submissions, and the paper needs to be presented in the workshop!
Papers submissions may be up to 10 pages (including figures and references) in IEEE two-column format.

Further submission instructions are available at: https://slico.dei.uc.pt/submission.html.



.:: General Co-Chairs ::.

Bruno Sousa, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Eduardo Cerqueira, Federal University of Para, Brasil
Zhongliang Zhao, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Noé Godinho, University of Coimbra, Portugal


.:: Important Dates ::.

Paper submission: 1th March, 2024 (firm)
Notification: 31th March, 2024
Camera-ready: 14th April, 2024

Updates in the official site: https://slico.dei.uc.pt/importantdates.html.