- Next-Generation Networks: Design, Performance, and Analysis
- Focus: Designing and developing scalable, resilient, and secure 5G/NextG systems and Internet architectures while conducting in-depth performance measurement, traffic analysis, and cross-layer design improvements. This includes evaluating network performance, enhancing routing, and ensuring economic feasibility of next-generation infrastructures.
- Keywords: 5G/NextG networks, SDN, cloud/edge systems, service function chaining, performance measurement, traffic modeling, cross-layer design, and network manageability.
- AI-Driven Networking and Intelligent Systems
- Focus: Incorporating AI/ML for network optimization, performance improvement, and intelligent software-defined infrastructures.
- Keywords: AI/ML algorithms, network troubleshooting, service orchestration, and dynamic flow modeling.
- Connected Autonomous Vehicles and Networking
- Focus: Developing networking solutions and cross-layer designs to enable collaborative autonomous driving and real-time communication for intelligent vehicles.
- Keywords: V2X communication, autonomous vehicles, edge computing, and real-time networking.
- Emerging Applications, XR, and Next-Generation Internet
- Focus: Advancing cutting-edge applications such as Extended Reality (XR), including VR, AR, and MR, collaborative autonomous driving, Digital Twins, the metaverse, IoT, and volumetric video streaming. Additionally, exploring LEO satellite networks (e.g., Starlink) to revolutionize global connectivity and support immersive and latency-sensitive applications.
- Keywords: XR (VR/AR/MR), Digital Twins, metaverse, IoT, multimedia networking, content delivery systems, Starlink LEO satellite networks, and space-based Internet infrastructure.
- Network Security, Robustness, and Management
- Focus: Enhancing security, reliability, and robustness in critical infrastructure, tackling cascading failures, and understanding complex interactions in networks.
- Keywords: network security, robustness theory, cellular network troubleshooting, and interdependent networks.
