Next Generation (NextG) Integrated Communications and Computing Systems are envisioned to be characterized by resiliency, security, robustness, adaptability, and autonomy, while being supported by modern communication devices, computing solutions, networks, and systems. New networking technologies and intelligent techniques are needed to efficiently and effectively cope with the intricacy in traffic demands, as well as the heterogeneity of the services and applications requested by the end-users. In parallel, the advent of the Digital Continuum, i.e., device-to-edge-to-fog-to-Cloud continuum, promises to offer low-latency and ubiquitous computation to heterogeneous mobile and Internet of Things devices. A rich array of network services is expected to emerge seeking to realize greater synergy across the various component subsystems of the NextG Integrated Communications and Computing Systems.

The main focus of the HPSR 2023 – the 24th edition of HPSR conference – will be to assess how breakthrough changes occurring to NextG Integrated Communications and Computing Systems are affecting areas related to switching and routing, and NextG networks and systems in general. We are soliciting original and thought-provoking works on big data, data analytics, cloud and edge services, and artificial intelligent techniques applied to networking and switching and routing. Works on autonomous networks, 5G/6G, Industry 4.0, social networks, network, cybersecurity, virtualization, and other advanced topics are also welcome. Papers describing original, previously unpublished research, experimental efforts, practical experiences, as well as visionary roadmaps, in all aspects of switching and routing, and NextG networks and systems are solicited. Research works on the following topics, but not limited to, are welcome for submission through the following symposia:

Track A: NextG Integrated Communications and Computing Systems Symposium

    Application of data analytics to switching and routing
    Artificial intelligent routing and resource-allocation algorithms
    Behavior-aware human-centric NextG networks and systems
    Deep-learning technologies for NextG networks
    Digital Continuum — device-to-edge-to-fog-to-Cloud continuum
    Dynamic bandwidth access and management for smart-factory/Industry 4.0 applications
    Experimental measurements and testbed implementations
    Game theory enabling resource allocation and routing
    High performance, programmable networks for the Internet of Things
    Integrated access and backhaul technologies
    Integrated caching, computation, and communications
    Positioning, Navigation, and Timing techniques
    Quality of Experience resulting from intelligent routing
    Quality of Service Optimization and resource allocation
    Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-enabled switching and routing
    Switching architectures for NextG applications
    Traffic monitoring and modeling applied to switching and routing
    Traffic predictions in routing and resource assignment

Track B: High-Performance High Functionality Architectures Symposium

    Address lookup algorithms, packet classification, scheduling, and dropping
    Applications of data science and analysis on high-performance networks
    Applications of GPU on network functions
    Efficient data structures for networking applications
    Future technologies for IoT
    High-speed packet processors
    ICT enabling technologies for e-health systems
    Multiprocessor networks
    Nano-communication networks
    Network management
    Network traffic characterization and measurements
    Optical switching and routing
    Power-aware switching, bridging, and routing protocols
    Routing and resource allocation for Tactile Internet
    Switching, bridging, and routing protocols whether wide-area or data centers
    Switching support to Extended reality (including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality)
    Traffic characterization and engineering
    Standardization activities of emerging high performance switching and routing

Track C: Autonomous Networks Symposium

    Architectures of high-performance switches and routers, with a focus towards reconfigurable pipelines (P4, OpenFlow, etc.)
    Blockchain technologies
    Computation offloading
    Decentralized applications (DApps)
    Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)
    Economics and pricing
    Energy harvesting, storage, recycling, wireless power transfer
    Green network monitoring and routing
    Intelligent and connected vehicular networks
    Medium access control, routing, and path selection
    Middleware services for wireless, mobile and multimedia networks
    Mobile social networks and routing
    Multi-access edge computing (MEC)
    Network and switch slicing
    Network performance for Human-Agent-Robot Teamwork (HART)
    Physical-layer aspects of switching and routing
    Software-defined networking
    Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN)

Track D: Network Security Symposium

    Adversarial machine learning
    Applied cryptography for cyber, information, and network security
    Attack prediction, detection, response, and prevention
    Authentication protocols and key management
    Blockchain security
    Cloud, data center, and distributed systems  security
    Future Internet Architecture (FIA) security and privacy
    Intrusion detection with artificial intelligent techniques
    Malware detection and damage recovery
    Network security and privacy protection
    NextG networks and Internet security
    Security in SDN and networking slicing
    Security aspects of social networks
    Security in smart grid communications
    Security in virtualized network functions built or managed using software-defined networks
    Security and privacy in the Age of Information
    Trust management in networks through emerging technologies
    Virtual Private WANs
    Zero Trust Architecture