Topical Area 3: Network Systems and Applications

(NSA)

Modern network systems encompass a wide range of solutions and technologies, including wireless and wired networks, network systems, services, and applications. This results in numerous active research areas oriented towards various technical, scientific, and social aspects of network systems and applications. The rapid development of computer networks including wired and wireless networks observed today is evolving, dynamic, and multidimensional. On the one hand, network technologies are used in the majority of areas that make human life easier and more comfortable. On the other hand, the rapid need for network deployment brings new challenges in network management and network design, which are reflected in hardware, software, services, and security-related problems. Every day, a new solution in the field of technology and applications of computer networks is released. New network vulnerabilities, threats and attacks are also emerging. This Topical Area is devoted to emphasizing up-to-date topics in networking systems and technologies by covering problems and challenges related to intensive multidimensional network developments. Yet, it is inclusive and spans a wide spectrum of networking-related topics

The primary objective of this Topical Area is to group network-related tracks and promote synergy between different fields of network-related research. Going back to the main scope of FedCSIS, it is obvious that network solutions are one of the crucial layers of scalable modern software systems, including Intelligence Systems. On the other hand, equally obviously, AI methods can be useful to make network systems and their applications more efficient, as well as in detecting network vulnerabilities and responding intelligently to detected attacks. Accordingly, this Topical Area aims to bring more Intelligence into all aspects of network systems. Moreover, besides network systems, one should think also about network models, network algorithms, etc. Therefore, this Topical Area covers not only the technological side but also the societal and social impacts of network developments. This Topical Area is a great place to exchange ideas, conduct discussions, introduce new ideas, and integrate scientists, practitioners, and scientific communities working in networking research themes.