General Schedule:
Monday 14th | |
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8:15 | Registration open |
9:00 - 9:15 | Conference opening and address from Dean of Research |
9:15 - 10:15 | Tutorial talk by Massimo Tornatore: An Introduction to Machine Learning in Optical Transport networks |
10:15-10:35 | Coffee Break |
10:35- 12:35 | TS1: Machine Learning techniques in optical networks. Session chair: Massimo Tornatore |
12:35-14:00 | Lunch break |
14:00 - 15:40 | TS2: SDN and network disaggregation. Session chair: Andrew Lord |
15:40-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00 - 18:10 | TS3: Resilience and security. Session chair: Elaine Wong |
18:30-19:30 | Social event: Visit to Book of Kells |
19:30 - 21:30 | Social event: Conference reception in TCD atrium |
Tuesday 15th | |
9:00 - 10:00 | Plenary talk by Gaving Young: Future Proofing the Unified Fibre Access Network: Build, Fill, Perform |
10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:30- 12:20 | TS4: Metro networks. Session chair: Dan Kilper |
12:20-13:40 | Lunch break |
13:40 - 16:00 | TS5: Fixed/mobile convergence. Session chair: George Rouskas |
16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
16:20 - 18:10 | TS6: Elastic and programmable optical networks. Session chair: Manos Varvarigos |
18:10 - 19:00 | Refreshments |
19:00 - 20:30 | Open Public session: What is Net Neutrality, and why should we care? |
Wednesday 16th | |
9:00 - 10:00 | Plenary talk by Andrew Lord: The evolution of optical networks in a 5G world |
10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:30- 12:10 | TS7: NFV. Session chair: Mark De Leenheer |
12:10-13:40 | Lunch break |
13:40 - 15:40 | Workshop: SDN/NFV for optical networks, Session chair: Ricardo Martinez |
15:40-16:10 | Coffee Break |
16:10- 17:40 | Industry panel on optical networks disaggregation |
18:45 - 22:00 | Social event: Gala diner |
Thursday 17th | |
9:00 - 10:00 | Tutorial talk by Josep Prat: Simple tuneable transmitters for ultra-dense WDM access and metro networks |
10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:30- 12:10 | TS8: Optical access. Session chair: Marco Ruffini |
12:10-13:40 | Lunch break |
13:40 - 15:00 | TS9: Data centres. Session chair: Anna Tzanakaki |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break |
15:30 - 17:30 | Workshop: Optical technologies in the 5G Era. Session chair: Anna Tzanakaki |
17:30-18:00 | Conference wrap up and closing remarks |
Sessions:
Session | Time | Name | Title |
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TS1: Machine learning techniques in optical networks | 10:35 - 11:05 | Lihua Ruan; Elaine Wong [Invited] | Machine Intelligence in Allocating Bandwidth to Achieve Low-Latency Performance |
Session chair: Massimo Tornatore | 11:05 - 11:25 | Wei Lu; Hongqiang Fang; Zuqing Zhu | AI-Assisted Resource Advertising and Pricing to Realize Distributed Tenant-Driven Virtual Network Slicing in Inter-DC Optical Networks |
11:25 - 11:45 | Antonia Pelekanou; Markos Anastasopoulos; Anna Tzanakaki; Dimitra Simeonidou | Provisioning of 5G Services Employing Machine Learning Techniques | |
11:45 - 12:15 | Shuangyi Yan; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou [Invited] | Data-driven Network Analytics and Network Optimisation in SDN-based Programmable Optical Networks | |
12:15 - 12:35 | Tania Panayiotou; Konstantinos Manousakis; Sotirios Chatzis; Georgios Ellinas | On Learning Spectrum Allocation Models for Time-Varying Traffic in Flexible Optical Networks | |
TS2: SDN and network disaggregation | 14:00- 14:30 | Marc De Leenheer ; Yuta Higuchi; Guru Parulkar [Invited] | An Open Controller for the Disaggregated Optical Network |
Session chair: Andrew Lord | 14:30 - 14:50 | Ricard Vilalta; Ramon Casellas; Ricardo Martinez; Raul Muñoz; Young Lee; Haomian Zheng; Yi Lin; Victor Lopez; Luis M. Contreras | Fully Automated Peer Service Orchestration of Cloud and Network Resources Using ACTN and CSO |
14:50 - 15:20 | Dan Kilper [Invited] | Disaggregation as a Vehicle for Hyper-scalability in Optical Networks | |
15:20 - 15:40 | Alan Diaz Montiel; Jiakai Yu; Weiyang Mo; Yao Li; Daniel Kilper; Marco Ruffini | Performance Analysis of QoT Estimator in SDN-Controlled ROADM Networks | |
TS3: Resilience and security | 16:00 - 16:30 | Behnam Shariati; Alba Vela; Marc Ruiz; Luis Velasco [Invited] | Monitoring and Data Analytics: Analyzing the Optical Spectrum for Soft-Failure Detection and Identification |
Session chair: Elaine Wong | 16:30 - 16:50 | Róża Goścień; Carlos Natalino; Lena Wosinska; Marija Furdek | Impact of High-Power Jamming Attacks on SDM Networks |
16:50 - 17:10 | Bahare Masood Khorsandi; Federico Tonini; Carla Raffaelli | Design Methodologies and Algorithms for Survivable C-RAN | |
17:10 - 17:30 | Jing Zhu; Carlos Natalino; Marija Furdek; Lena Wosinska; Zuqing Zhu | Control Plane Robustness in Software-Defined Optical Networks Under Targeted Fiber Cuts | |
17:30 - 17:50 | Aniruddha Singh Kushwaha; Deepak Kakadia; Ashwin A Gumaste; Arun Somani | Designing Multi-Layer Provider Networks for Circular Disc Failures | |
17:50 - 18:10 | Yosef Aladadi; Ahmed Abas; Abdulmalik Alwarafy; Mohammed Alresheedi | Multi-User Frequency-Time Coded Quantum Key Distribution Network Using a Plug-and-Play System | |
TS4: Metro networks | 10:30 - 11:00 | Steinar Bjornstad [Invited] | Optical Ethernet: Can OTN Be Replaced? |
Session chair: Dan Kilper | 11:00 - 11:20 | Masahiro Nakagawa; Kana Masumoto; Hidetoshi Onda; Kazuyuki Matsumura | Photonic Sub-Lambda Transport: An Energy-Efficient and Reliable Solution for Metro Networks |
11:20 - 11:40 | Annie Gravey; Djamel Amar; Philippe Gravey; Michel Morvan; Bogdan Uscumlic; Dominique Chiaroni | Modelling Packet Insertion on a WSADM Ring | |
11:40 - 12:00 | Diogo Sequeira; Luís Gonçalo Cancela; João Rebola | Impact of Physical Layer Impairments on Multi-Degree CDC ROADM-based Optical Networks | |
12:00 - 12:20 | Dibbendu Roy; Sourav Dutta; Brando Kumam; Goutam Das | A Cost-effective and Energy-efficient All-Optical Access Metro-Ring Integrated Network Architecture | |
TS5: Fixed/Mobile convergence | 13:40 - 14:10 | Dimitrios Apostolopoulos; Giannis Giannoulis; Nikos Argyris; Nikolaos Iliadis; Konstantina Kanta; Hercules Avramopoulos [Invited] | Analog Radio-over-Fiber Solutions in Support of 5G |
Session chair: George Rouskas | 14:10 - 14:30 | Bogdan Uscumlic; Dominique Chiaroni; Brice Leclerc; Thierry Zami; Annie Gravey; Philippe Gravey; Michel Morvan; Dominique Barth; Djamel Amar | Scalable Deterministic Scheduling for WDM Slot Switching Xhaul with Zero-Jitter |
14:30 - 14:50 | Longsheng Li; Meihua Bi; Wei Wang; Yan Fu; Xin Miao; Weisheng Hu | SINR-Oriented Flexible Quantization Bits for Optical-Wireless Deep Converged eCPRI | |
14:50 - 15:20 | Ricardo Martinez; Ricard Vilalta; Manuel Requena-Esteso; Ramon Casellas; Raul Muñoz; Josep Mangues-Bafalluy [Invited] | Experimental SDN Control Solutions for Automatic Operations and Management of 5G Services in a Fixed Mobile Converged Packet-Optical Network | |
15:20 - 15:40 | Lu Zhang; Jiajia Chen; Lena Wosinska; Patryk Urban; Shilin Xiao; Weisheng Hu | Fixed and Mobile Convergence with Stacked Modulation | |
15:40 - 16:00 | Jiakai Yu; Yao Li; Mariya Bhopalwala; Sandip Das; Marco Ruffini; Daniel Kilper | Midhaul Transmission Using Edge Data Centers with Split PHY Processing and Wavelength Reassignment for 5G Wireless Networks | |
TS6: Elastic and Flexible optical networks | 16:20 - 16:50 | Michela Svaluto Moreolo; Josep M. Fabrega; Laia Nadal; Francisco Javier Vílchez [Invited] | Exploring the Potential of VCSEL Technology for Agile and High Capacity Optical Metro Networks |
Session chair: Manos Varvarigos | 16:50 - 17:10 | Mirosław Klinkowski; Grzegorz Zalewski; Krzysztof Walkowiak | Optimization of Spectrally and Spatially Flexible Optical Networks with Spatial Mode Conversion |
17:10 - 17:30 | Andrea Tomassilli; Brigitte Jaumard; Frederic Giroire | Path Protection in Optical Flexible Networks with Distance-adaptive Modulation Formats | |
17:30 - 17:50 | Rodrigo S Tessinari; Didier Colle; Anilton Salles Garcia | Cognitive Zone-Based Spectrum Assignment Algorithm for Elastic Optical Networks | |
17:50 - 18:10 | Jose-Juan Pedreno-Manresa; José Luis Izquierdo Zaragoza; Filippo Cugini; Pablo Pavon-Marino | On the Benefits of Elastic Spectrum Management in Multi-Hour Filterless Metro Networks | |
TS7: NFV | 10:30 - 11:00 | Shireesh Bhat; George N. Rouskas [Invited] | Open Marketplace and Service Orchestration for Virtual Optical Networks |
Session chair: Mark De Leenheer | 11:00 - 11:20 | Tamal Das; Aniruddha Singh Kushwaha; Ashwin A Gumaste; Mohan Gurusamy | Leveraging Optics for Network Function Virtualization in Hybrid Data Centers |
11:20 - 11:50 | Hiroaki Harai; Hideaki Furukawa; Yusuke Hirota [Invited] | Hardware-supported Softwarized and Elastic Optical Networks | |
11:50 - 12:10 | Leila Askari; Ali Hmaity; Francesco Musumeci; Massimo Tornatore | Virtual-Network-Function Placement for Dynamic Service Chaining in Metro-Area Networks | |
TS8: Optical access | 10:30 - 10:50 | Nicola Brandonisio; Daniel Carey; Stefano Porto; Giuseppe Talli; Paul Townsend | Burst-Mode FEC Performance for PON Upstream Channels with EDFA Optical Transients |
Session chair: Marco Ruffini | 10:50 - 11:10 | Nejm Eddine Frigui; Tayeb Lemlouma; Stéphane Gosselin; Benoit Radier; Renaud Le Meur; Jean-Marie Bonnin | Optimization of the Upstream Bandwidth Allocation in Passive Optical Networks Using Internet Users' Behavior Forecast |
11:10 - 11:30 | Tomoko Kamimura; Sumiko Miyata | Analysis of Mean Packet Delay in DR-MPCP Limited Service Using Queueing Theory | |
11:30 - 11:50 | Ahmed Helmy; Nitesh Krishna; Amiya Nayak | On the Feasibility of Service Composition in a Long-Reach PON Backhaul | |
11:50 - 12:10 | Abdulmalik Alwarafy; Mohammed Alresheedi; Ahmed Abas; Abdulhameed Alsanie | Performance Evaluation of Space Time Coding Techniques for Indoor Visible Light Communication Systems | |
TS9: Data Centre networks | 14:00 - 14:30 | Konstantinos Kontodimas; Kostas Christodoulopoulos; Emmanouel Varvarigos [Invited] | Resource Allocation in Slotted Optical Data Center Networks |
Session chair: Anna Tzanakaki | 14:30 - 14:50 | Max Curran; Kai Zheng; Himanshu Gupta; Jon Longtin | Handling Rack Vibrations in FSO-based DataCenter Architectures |
14:50 - 15:20 | Rui Lin; Joris Van Kerrebrouck; Xiaodan Pang; Michiel Verplaetse; Oskars Ozolins; Aleksejs Udalcovs; Lu Zhang; Lin Gan; Ming Tang; Songnian Fu; Richard Schatz; Urban Westergren; Sergei Popov; Deming Liu; Weijun Tong; Timothy De Keulenaer; Guy Torfs; Johan Bauwelinck; Xin Yin; Jiajia Chen [Invited] | Spatial Division Multiplexing for Optical Data Center Networks |