The IEEE BlackSeaCom series of conferences are held in the countries surrounding the Black Sea. The goal of the IEEE BlackSeaCom is to bring together visionaries in academia, research labs and industry from all over the world to the shores of the Black Sea. Here they will address many of the outstanding grand challenges that exist in the areas of communications and networking while having an opportunity to explore this exciting and dynamic region that has a rich history.
Following the first six editions of the conference in Batumi, Georgia (2013), Chisinau, Moldova (2014, originally scheduled for Odessa, Ukraine), Constanta, Romania (2015), Varna, Bulgaria (2016), Istanbul, Turkey (2017), Batumi, Georgia (2018), the next edition will take place in Sochi, Russia in 2019.
Interested areas (but not limited to):
- Network Architectures, SDN, NFV, SDR
- Cloud Communications and Data-center Networks
- Optical Networks and Systems, Radio over Fiber
- Mobile and Wireless Communications and Networking
- 5G Mobile Systems and their components
- Molecular and Nanoscale Communications
- Satellite and Space communications
- Underground and underwater communications
- Image, Speech and Signal Processing for Communications
- Big Data and Machine Learning for Communications
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Internet of Things, Smart grids, and Vehicular Networks
- Green Communications and Computing
- Network Applications and Services
- Analytical Models, Simulation, Testbeds & Prototypes
- Network Management and Cognitive Radio
- QoE/QoS Support and Cross-layer Optimization
- Performance Evaluation of Communication Systems
- Massive MIMO, Signal Processing, and Coding
- Advanced PHY and MAC techniques
- Security, Privacy, Trust and Blockchain
- Communications, Networking and Information Theory