The scope of the conference includes but is not limited to the following topics:

• Advances in optical network theory and modeling

• Routing and spectrum assignment and flex-grid optical networks

• Optical networks for future Internet design

• Optical network control and management

• Energy efficiency in optical networks

• Optical network availability, survivability, resilience

• Novel architectures for optical routers and switches

• Optical networks to support cloud computing

• Software defined optical networking and network function virtualization (NFV)

• Optical access network architectures and protocols

• Techno-economic analysis of optical networks

• High speed optical LANs including optical wireless networks

• Field trials, new applications and experiments in optical networking

• Convergence of optical and wireless networks

• Optical access/metro technologies in support to 5th generation wireless systems

• Security and privacy in optical networks

• Inter- and intra- data center optical networks

• Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits

• Interoperation between power (smart) grid and optical networks