2021 4th International Conference on Hot Information-Centric Networking (HotICN 2021)

The HotICN 2021 is organized by Purple Mountain Laboratories, co-organized by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute. It focuses on Information-Centric Networking and its fusion with BlockChain, Cloud Network Integration, and Testbed for Future Network. Papers with original contributions to these areas are solicited for submissions.  

Topics include, but are not limited to the following:
â–¼Track One: Information Centric Networking(ICN)
ICN architecture and fundamentals
ICN mobility
Security and privacy issues in ICN
ICN in IPv6
ICN in IoT
ICN in Cloud/Fog
ICN in 5G Mobile Internet
ICN in Vehicle Network
ICN Performance and Evaluation
ICN-Inspired Applications and System
ICN Analysis and Theory

â–¼Track Two: BlockChain
Blockchain technologies and system
Security, privacy and trust schemes for blockchain
Smart contracts and distributed ledger applications
Networking technologies in Blockchain
Blockchain-inspired applications and system

â–¼Track Three: Cloud Network Integration
The architecture design for cloud network integration
The protocol analysis and design for cloud network integration
Integrated Networking, Computing and Caching
Cloud Edge Collaboration

â–¼Track Four: Testbed for Future Network
Large-scale testbed for future network
Testbed design, implementation and deployment
Tools and services for testbed users and operators
Experiments on federated testbeds
Instrumentation and measurement of future network

â–¼Plenary Speakers
Prof. Yunjie Liu, Member of China Engineering Academy, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China
Prof. F. Richard Yu, IEEE Fellow、IET Fellow, Carleton University, Canada

More plenary speakers to be added.

â–¼Publications
Accepted and presented papers of HotICN 2021 will be published in the conference proceedings by IEEE, which will be included into IEEE Xplore Digital Library and submitted for EI Compendex and Scopus index.
The conference proceedings of HotICN 2019、2020 have been indexed by EI Compendex and Scopus. The conference proceedings of HotICN 2020 has been published by IEEE and will submit to EI Compendex and Scopus.
 

â–¼General Chairs
Yunjie Liu, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China
F. Richard Yu, Carleton University

â–¼Executive Chair
Tao Huang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

â–¼Steering Committee
Feng Wu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Beichuan Zhang, University of Arizona, USA
Mugen Peng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Kai Lei, Peking University, China

â–¼Technical Program Chairs
Dan Li, Tsinghua University, China
Xinggong Zhang, Peking University, China
Jian Yang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Shuai Gao, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Jiangtao Luo, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Renchao Xie, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

â–¼Paper Submission Process
Online submission system: 【https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hoticn2021】

â–¼Contact
Conference secretary: Tinny Lee
Email: [email protected]
Tel:+86-13541382102
working time: 09:30-18:00 (Monday-Friday)