Wireline Networks:

• Cloud and data center networks

• Software-Defined Infrastructure

• (Networks, Storage, and Compute)

• Core network architectures and protocols

• Metro and access networks

• Optical communications and networking

• High-performance router architectures

• Heterogeneous Networks

• Network architectures for the Smart Grid

Wireless Networks:

• Ad hoc mobile networks

• Cellular and broadband wireless networks

• Cognitive radio networking

• Convergence of optical and wireless networks

• Optical wireless (free space optics)

• Mobile backhaul networks

• Mobility models and mobile networks

• Next generation mobile/wireless networks

• Internet-of-Things (IoT) Networks

• Machine-to-Machine (M2M)

• Satellite communication networks

• Sensor networks and embedded systems

• Social network-aware wireless

• Wireless access networks

• Wireless body area networks

• Wireless local and personal area networks

• Wireless mesh networks

• Wireless opportunistic networks

Network Applications and related topics:

• Cyber-physical systems and networks

• Data and File sharing

• Embedded Analytics

• Energy-Efficient Green networks and Sustainability

• IPTV, Video-on-Demand, Telepresence, Collaboration tools

• M-Health, E-Health, and Smart Health-care

• Middleware services

• Network virtualization

• Online social networking

• Smartphone networked apps

• Software Defined Networks

• Triple-play architectures and applications