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CALL FOR PAPERS
14th Passive and Active Measurement Conference
PAM 2013, Hong Kong, March 18-20th, 2013.
Site: http://pam2013.comp.polyu.edu.hk
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IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Registration Due: Sept. 6, 2012 (11:59pm PDT) HARD
DEADLINE
Submission Deadline: Sept. 13, 2012 (11:59pm PDT) HARD
DEADLINE
Notification: Nov. 22, 2012
Camera Ready Due: Dec. 20, 2012
Conference: Mar. 18-20, 2013
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GENERAL INFORMATION
PAM seeks to bring together both the network research and operations
communities to consider network measurement and analysis techniques,
particularly those in the earlier stages of research.
PAM has in the past focused on research and practical applications of
network measurement at Layer-3. However in 2012, PAM broadened its
scope to encompass measurements of networked applications, content
distribution networks, online social networks, overlay networks, and
more. Measurement technology is needed at all layers of the stack: for
power profiling of hardware components; at the MAC/network/transport
layers; as well as up the stack for application profiling and even to
collect user feedback. Measurements technologies are being designed
for the digital home, residential access networks, wireless and mobile
access, enterprise, ISP and data center networks.
In recognition of these important topics, PAM is encouraging broader
submissions. We aim to understand the role that measurement techniques
can play in networked environments and applications, across different
layers, and how they can serve as critical building blocks for broader
measurement needs. At the same time, PAM also continues with its
original goal, to expand the techniques, tools and practical uses of
network measurement technology.
Original papers are invited, but not limited to, the following topics:
Passive and active measurement tools: techniques, design and experience.
Characterization studies of network usage, or end-host behaviour.
Application-layer measurements: e.g., social networks or game
performance.
Measurements of protocol behaviour: e.g., DNS, DHCP, or routing
protocols.
Network measurements for troubleshooting and anomaly detection.
Measurements related to network security and privacy.
Measurements of data centers, cloud services and content distribution.
Metrics and measurements of resilience and dependability.
Measurement of end-user performance and quality of experience.
Management and visualization of measurement data.
New measurement initiatives.
Measurement analysis techniques: e.g., traffic classification.
Modelling of network measurement.
Correlation of measurements across multiple layers, protocols or
networks.
Internet-oriented wireless and mobility measurements.
Although PAM traditionally attracts work that is at an early stage,
works that are a reappraisal or independent validation of previous
results, or which enhance the reproducibility of network measurement
research, for instance by publishing new datasets on an existing
topic, are explicitly included in PAM's ambit, are particularly
encouraged.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
-- PAM invites authors to submit papers that are no more than 10
pages in the LNCS format.
-- Submissions must be in electronic form, as PDF documents.
-- All manuscripts must be in English.
-- Review will be single blind, i.e., author anonymization is not
required.
-- Ethical standards for measurement must be considered by all
authors. In particular, authors must conform to acceptable use
policies, data privacy and anonymity for all personally
identifiable information, and etiquette for using shared measurement
data. (See Allman and Paxson, IMC '07.) If applicable, authors are
also urged to notify parties of security flaws in their products or
services in advance of publication.
-- We hold the view that an inherent principle of scientific research
is the ability to replicate and build upon existing published
works. This requires data and tools used in publications to be
public, but as that is sometimes in conflict with the preceding
requirement to preserve privacy, PAM will adopt the following
policy to encourage reproducible research:
(i) Authors must state in the paper (both for review, and in the
final version) whether data and/or tools will be available
to other researchers, and under what conditions they will be
available: e.g., general public access, access under
license, or only via NDA. Authors should also describe the
steps used to ensure that the data will remain available,
say after graduate students finish, or the current project
ends.
(ii) If data or tools won't be made available, authors are
required to explicitly justify this decision.
Papers based on datasets and/or tools that are made available to
the research community will be given higher priority.
Submissions that do not comply to these requirements may be rejected
without review.
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.pamconf.net/
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