-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [InternetTC] [INFOCOM 2025] CFP: IEEE INFOCOM WKSHPS: NG-OPERA 2025: Next-generation Open and Programmable Radio Access Networks Datum: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:01:38 +0000 Von: Moinul Hossain mhossa5@GMU.EDU An: itc@COMSOC.ORG

Dear Colleagues,

We are organizing the *3rd Workshop on Next-generation Open and Programmable Radio Access Networks (NG-OPERA)* in conjunction with INFOCOM 2025. https://infocom2025.ieee-infocom.org/3rd-workshop-next-generation-open-and-p... https://infocom2025.ieee-infocom.org/3rd-workshop-next-generation-open-and-programmable-radio-access-networks-ng-opera-call-papers

*Important Dates*: Submission Deadline: December 19, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: February 5, 2025 Camera Ready: February 26, 2025 Workshop: May 19, 2025

*Submission Link*: https://edas.info/N33130 https://edas.info/N33130

As cellular networks progress towards 5G-Advanced and 6G, the Radio Access Network (RAN) domain is undergoing a rapid transformation. Initiatives such as the O-RAN Alliance that promote the Open RAN movement are jointly shaping the future of access networks across industry and academia, while open-source RAN software solutions such as the OpenAirInterface and srsRAN projects, as well as open-source RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) implementations such as FlexRIC and OSC-RIC, have made it possible to involve a much larger set of stakeholders than was previously possible. Buoyed by the key tenets of softwarization, disaggregation, and programmability, the RAN is evolving from a monolithic black-box entity to a more disaggregated, open, and programmable ecosystem. This evolution has also brought forth the possibility of rich third-party support for RAN assurance and control, driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) through standard protocols. At the same time, the rapid adoption of AI should be closely coupled with guard-rails that ensure trustworthiness, resilience and explainability of such models in production systems. Therefore, while the RAN is poised to usher in a new era of openness and innovation, much work remains to be done within the domains of architectures, interfaces, algorithms, and standardization.

To that end, this workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers and professionals across academia, government, and industries, to exchange ideas, present new results, and provide future visions concerning next-generation open and programmable RANs. Submissions are solicited for both regular technical papers as well as posters and demos. Topics of interest, for the technical, poster, and demo sessions, include, but are not limited to: •     Systems-level solutions for 6G RANs, e.g., new protocols, interfaces, service models, and control/assurance applications •     AI-native RAN •     Programmable 6G RAN architectures, e.g., RAN-core convergence, etc. •     Novel RAN compute paradigms •     RAN performance acceleration •     Evolution of RAN control and assurance towards 6G •     Mobility management in 6G Programmable RANs •     Next-generation RAN disaggregation •     Intelligent RAN slicing– management, orchestration, and control •     Seamless management of multiple RATs •     Non-terrestrial integration, e.g., low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite access, within next-generation RANs •     Distributed orchestration for programmable RANs •     Security and Privacy for the RAN •     Machine learning, e.g., reinforcement learning, transfer learning, and federated learning, for 6G RANs •     AI use cases enabled and optimized by 6G programmable RANs •     Semantic communications in 6G programmable RANs •     Seamless integration of optical, edge, and other emerging technologies

*Submission Procedure* Submissions are solicited for both regular technical papers as well as posters and demos. Papers must be formatted in the standard IEEE two-column format that is used by the INFOCOM 2025 main conference and must not exceed, including references, six pages in length for regular technical papers and two pages in length for poster and demo papers. Two additional pages are permitted for regular technical papers, subject to mandatory over-length page charges. All submitted papers will go through a peer review process, and all accepted papers that are presented by one of the authors at the workshop will be published in the IEEE INFOCOM 2025 proceedings and IEEE Xplore. All accepted regular technical papers, posters, and demos will be considered as candidates for the NG-OPERA 2025 Best Paper Award and Best Poster/Demo Award, respectively. Please follow the submission link on https://edas.info/N33130 https://edas.info/N33130 to submit your paper.

*Steering Committee*: Jacobus (Kobus) Van der Merwe (University of Utah, USA) Linda Xie (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)

*General Co-Chairs*: Nakjung Choi (Nokia Bell Labs, USA) Tao Han (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)

*Technical Program Co-Chairs*: Mikel Irazabal (BubbleRAN, France) Bo Ji (Virginia Tech, USA) Ahan Kak (Nokia Bell Labs, USA) Qiang Liu (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA) Simona Marinova (Bell Canada, Canada)

*Keynote and Panel Chair*: TBD

*Publicity Chair*: Moinul Hossain (George Mason University, USA)

---------------------------------------------------- *M**oinul **H**ossain*, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Cyber Security Engineering George Mason University ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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