The AIMS international conference is a single-track event, including conference paper sessions, hands-ons and keynotes. The focus of AIMS is on early research done by Ph.D. students and young researchers in network and service management and security. The participants find here a dedicated place for getting a constructive feedback by senior scientists and they benefit from tutorials on transversal aspects of a research activity (e.g., publication strategies, paper reviewing, research presentation design). By taking part in a dedicated workshop, the Ph.D. students are invited at an early stage to present and motivate their work as well as their research plans. Finally, by being involved in practical hands-on sessions, Ph.D. students and young researchers will get an up-to-date knowledge combined with basic skills on emerging technologies. This way, AIMS acts as a complementary piece in the set of international conferences in the network and service management community.

Scope and summary

AIMS 2016 focuses on the theme of management and security in the age of hyperconnectivity. New paradigms, smart and fully distributed algorithms, as well as large-scale virtualization have to be investigated to design scalable and resilient frameworks able to deal with more complex, more dynamic and hyperconnected environments, from cloud infrastructures to the Internet of Things. The design, monitoring, configuration and protection of the next generation of networked systems in an efficient, secure, and smart manner are crucial to commercially viable and successful networks and services.

Location

AIMS 2016 will be held at the Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany from June 20 - 23, 2016.