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 survivability 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 Security and privacy in optical networks Optical networks for cloud computing Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits