The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Data Communication (Sigcomm) announced highlights of Sigcomm 2018, its annual flagship conference, which will be held this year in Budapest, Hungary from August 20-25. The six-day conference is considered the leading venue on the applications, technologies, architectures and protocols for wired and wireless networks.
Communication networks and their underlying infrastructure have fueled the digital revolution of the last 25 years and will serve as a linchpin in our interconnected world in the years ahead. Sigcomm encompasses all aspects of networks and networked systems, including packet processing, hardware and software, virtualisation, mobility, sensors, energy consumption, novel applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to networking, and usability of underlying networking technologies.
Jennifer Rexford of Princeton University will receive the Sigcomm 2018 Award for Lifetime Contribution and deliver the conference keynote address. In addition to the main conference, Sigcomm 2018 will include 44 posters, 22 demos, 12 workshops, 13 industrial demos, a Student Research Competition, community feedback sessions, topic preview, mentoring sessions and award ceremonies.
“Many members of our Sigcomm 2018 Organising Committee have worked hard to ensure that the attendees will leave Budapest with invigorating memories of innovations presented in the technical program as well as natural beauty and cultural sophistication of the Hungarian capital” said general co-chair Sergey Gorinsky of IMDEA Networks Institute.
“The main conference is held in the legendary Vigadó Concert Hall, the workshops and tutorials in the nearby InterContinental Hotel, and the hackathon in Nokia Skypark. The distinctive social events include the reception coinciding with spectacular fireworks on the Danube, Student Dinner in the Bálna (Whale) Building, and Banquet as a cruise on Európa Ship.”
“In planning Sigcomm ’18, we wanted authors to be daring and emphasize novelty and creativity,” said Sigcomm 2018 program co-chair Dina Katabi. Added program co-chair Mark Handley, “we believe that the criteria for being accepted by Sigcomm should not merely be that the paper is very well executed. We should also be seeking out new ideas that bring a different perspective and allow the conference to evolve and stay in the forefront of innovation.”
This year’s program emphasizes bringing new technologies to computer networks. Some papers optimise the design of networked systems using machine learning, while others enable low-power miniature devices that communicate from inside the human body. The conference also offers two full-day workshops exploring the intersection of machine learning and computer networks.
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