IEEE HPSR 2025: Call for Papers

The 26th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR 2025) will take place from May 20–22, 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

The focus of IEEE HPSR 2025 is to assess groundbreaking services and technologies and their impact on networks, telecommunications, and supporting data communication systems. We are seeking original and thought-provoking works on switching, routing, and networking and their applied technologies. Submissions on autonomous networks, 5G/6G, IoT, Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, virtualization, and other advanced topics, including AI/ML for communications and networking, are also encouraged.

Topics of Interest

Research work on the following topics, but not limited to, are welcome for consideration:

High-Performance Functionality and Architectures:

• Address lookup algorithms, packet classification, scheduling, and dropping
• Applications of data science and analysis on high-performance networks
• Applications of GPU on network functions
• Data center and wide-area networks
• Efficient data structures for networking applications
• High-speed packet processors
• Multiprocessor networks
• Network management
• Network traffic analysis and measurements
• Power-aware switching, bridging, and routing protocols
• Routing and resource allocation
• Standardization activities of emerging switching and routing
• Switching architectures
• Switching, bridging, and routing protocols
• Traffic characterization and engineering

Optical Communication and Networks:

• Disaster-resilient networks
• Fiber-wireless convergence
• Free space optics and optical LANs
• Hollow-core fiber communication
• Hybrid fiber-wireless networks
• Optical access networks
• Optical backhaul for wireless networks
• Optical data center networks
• Optical fiber communication and networks
• Optical network architectures
• Optical networks for cloud/fog
• Quantum optical communications
• Subsea communication and networks
• Techno-economics and network economics
• Visible light communication and networks

Network Technologies and Applications:

• AI/ML for communications and networking
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Big data and analytics in smart city
• Blockchain for communications and networking
• Cyber-physical systems and networks
• Defence communications and networking
• Game theory with networks
• Network economics and pricing
• Network function virtualization
• Open networking
• Power-line communication
• Rural and remote connectivity
• Security, privacy, and trust
• Signal processing for communications
• Smart grid communication networks
• Software-defined networks
• Spectrum sharing models

Emerging Technologies:

• 5G-advanced and 6G technologies
• Edge technologies
• Full-duplex communications
• Future technologies for IoT
• Green communications and networking
• Haptic and holographic technologies
• ICT enabling technologies for e-health systems
• Integrated sensing and communication
• Intelligent meta-surfaces
• Millimeter-wave communications
• Molecular communications
• Nano-networking
• Quantum communication and networks
• Satellite internet
• Semantic communications
• Testbed and prototype implementation
• UAV communications and networking
• Ultra-reliable and low-latency communications
• Wireless body area networks
• New paradigms in networking and communication systems

Important Dates

• Paper submission due: 20 February 2025 (FIRM)
• Acceptance notification: 20 March 2025
• Camera ready due: 15 April 2025
• Technical sessions dates: 20-22 May 2025

Submission Guidelines

The page length limit for all initial submissions for review is SIX (6) printed pages (10-point font) and must be written in English. Initial submissions longer than SIX (6) pages will be rejected without review.

All final submissions of accepted papers must be written in English with a maximum paper length of six (6) printed pages (10-point font) including figures. No more than one (1) additional printed page (10-point font) may be included in final submissions and the extra page (the 7th page) will incur an over length page charge of USD$100.

All final papers must be submitted through EDAS. Please refer to the acceptance letter for the instructions on how to upload final papers.

Special Journal Issue

Extended versions of selected papers will be fast-tracked to: Computer Networks (Impact factor 4.4).