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Glimpse of COMSNETS'26 Day 2 - (7 Jan)

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁! 🥂✨

Last night, the hashtag Banquet was not just about networking; it was a glimpse into the future of global research and Indian innovation.

We started with a warm Welcome Address by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮 (𝗩𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆). As a leader in the field and Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, she set the perfect tone for an evening of collaboration, highlighting the global strength of our community.

𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: We were privileged to hear from Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India. His talk on "AI For Science and Engineering & ANRF Vision" was a masterclass on the intersection of Deep Science and Deep Tech.

Key Takeaways:
- 𝘼𝙄 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩: How AI is revolutionizing scientific workflows, from High-Performance Computing (HPC) and numerical simulations to combinatorial exploration in chemistry and biology.
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙉𝙍𝙁 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: Insights into the "MAHA program" on AI for Science and Engineering and how ANRF is driving collaborations between academia, industry, and labs to build a hashtag .
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: A call for reimaging workflows, using digital twins and AI-driven experimentation to translate research into applied products.

A huge thank you to both our banquet speakers for outlining the roadmap for our research transformation!

We were honored to host Dr. Ranjita Bhagwan, Principal Engineer at Google India, for our third and final keynote address at .

Dr. Bhagwan, an ACM Distinguished Member and INAE Fellow, took the stage to discuss "𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 Google's 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸." Managing a network that supports billions of users across services like Search, YouTube, Maps, and Gemini, as well as the critical infrastructure for Google Cloud Platform, requires immense scale and precision.

Key highlights from the session:
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: How Google manages the complexity of supporting varied applications and enterprise customers globally.
- 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: The shift towards networks that self-monitor and self-correct.
- 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮: The critical role of continuous observation in maintaining performance and reliability, and the data-driven approaches used to tackle these challenges.

A fantastic conclusion to our keynote series, offering a deep dive into the infrastructure that powers the modern internet!

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻: 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺!

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.

From undergraduate students to doctoral researchers, the session was a vibrant showcase of early-stage work and innovative problem-solving. It was inspiring to see students presenting confidently and receiving valuable feedback from our panel of expert reviewers.

🌟 Session Highlights:

🎤 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: We kicked off with a masterclass by Prof. Ayon Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras) titled “Your First (Good) Paper: From Concept to Camera-Ready.” Prof. Chakraborty shared invaluable insights on bridging the gap between a raw idea and a top-tier publication, essential advice for every young researcher in the room.

💡 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲: The technical presentations covered a breathtaking range of topics, proving that the next generation is ready to tackle the world's biggest challenges:
- Security & Resilience: Vulnerabilities in Multi-Robot Systems & Federated Graph Learning for IoT.
- AI & Health: Crop disease detection & Cardiac arrest prediction.
- Next-Gen Networks: AI-Native diagnostics, Kubernetes optimization, and 5GC profiling.
- Future Tech: Quantum simulation bottlenecks and Evolutionary routing frameworks.

Congratulations to all the presenters for their hard work and preparation!

Chairs: ragma Kar, Tanya Shreedhar, Ph.D., Debasree Das

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜: 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 #𝟮 𝗮𝘁 COMSNETS 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Day 2 of the main conference is officially underway, and we kicked it off with a deep dive into the infrastructure that powers the AI revolution.

Prof. Stefano Salsano (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) took the stage to present "𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀."

While the world focuses on Large Language Models, Prof. Salsano focused on the "AI Fabric", the critical data center infrastructure required to connect tens or hundreds of GPUs with massive 400G or 200G links.

💡 Key Highlights:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮: An overview of current architectures for massive GPU interconnects.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙: A review of developments within the Ultra Ethernet Consortium.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙍𝙫6 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: The core of the talk analyzed the application of Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) to AI fabrics, comparing it against state-of-the-art solutions to demonstrate how we can build more efficient, scalable networks for AI workloads.

Next up: More technical sessions and industry insights.

Glimpse of COMSNETS'26 Day 1 - (6-7 Jan)

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀, 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 & 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

We invite all attendees to explore the pulse of COMSNETS 2026 through our interactive sessions, which are happening now and will continue throughout the afternoon.

🛠️ 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀 & 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀

Time: 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵: Witness live demonstrations of cutting-edge research and prototypes. This is your chance to engage directly with the creators, ask the tough technical questions, and see the "how" behind the "what."

☀️ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲)

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘦: There is nothing quite like the COMSNETS poolside poster session. Enjoy the Bengaluru weather while diving into detailed research discussions. It’s the perfect setting for networking, exchanging ideas, and finding your next collaboration.

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗯𝘆... 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽, 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

We just concluded our 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 of the 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and it was a masterclass in algorithmic efficiency delivered by Prof. Alexandre Proutière from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: Statistical and Computational Trade-offs in Network Stochastic Optimization

Prof. Proutière took the stage to address one of the most challenging aspects of modern networking: solving combinatorial online network optimization problems.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙘𝙩: He explored the critical trade-offs between sample complexity and regret, introducing a learning algorithm that manages to be both statistically optimal and computationally efficient (running in polynomial time).

𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙨: We saw specialized algorithms designed for scenarios where network-wide utility is modeled as a factor graph.

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩: Moving beyond theory, Prof. Proutiere demonstrated the power of these methods through real-world applications, specifically in optimizing antenna tilt coordination for radio communication networks.

A fantastic start to the technical program!

COMSNETS 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 🇮🇳

The 18th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks has officially begun at Sigma Hall!

We began the day by hearing from our distinguished leadership team, comprising General Co-Chairs Dinesh Rajan, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini, and Ranveer Chandra, as well as our TPC Co-Chairs Parimal Parag, Abhinav Kumar, and Giovanni Giambene.

The Steering Committee Co-Chairs (Uday Desai, Giridhar Mandyam, Rajeev Shorey, G. Venkatesh) took us on a journey through the legacy of COMSNETS, celebrating 18 years of excellence in networking research.

Global Partnerships: A special acknowledgment to our technical partners 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘, 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗦𝗼𝗰, 𝗔𝗖𝗠, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗬 for their continued support in making this platform possible.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵: We are thrilled to unveil the official 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗽𝗽, developed by Ojaswa Varshney! It is now live to help you navigate the schedule, connect with attendees, and stay updated in real-time.

Download the official conference app: https://lnkd.in/gbj9S74p, and stay updated in real-time!

The energy in the room is electric as we gear up for a day packed with Keynote Talks, Technical Sessions, and Demos.

Stay tuned for live updates!

Looking forward to COMSNETS 2026 in Bengaluru!

The 18th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks is happening January 6-10 at Chancery Pavilion Hotel, and the speaker lineup is incredible.

🌟 Distinguished Keynote Speakers:

- Alexandre Proutiere - KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Ranjita Bhagwan - Google India
- Stefano Salsano - University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

🎤 Featured Speakers:

- Dr. Nelson Fonseca (Welcome Address) - President Elect, IEEE Communications Society
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (Banquet Speaker) - CEO, Anusandhan Research Foundation (ANRF), India

COMSNETS is a premier platform for researchers, academicians, and industry professionals to exchange cutting-edge ideas in communication systems and networking technologies.
In cooperation with: ACM, sigcomm, sigmobile
Technical Co-Sponsors: IEEE, IEEE ComSoc

🔗 Visit www.comsnets.org for more details, registration, and submission guidelines.
Join us in Bengaluru for this exceptional gathering of minds!

𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆?

⏳ The Countdown is On: 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 3 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦!

As you celebrate the New Year, our team is finalizing preparations to welcome you to Bengaluru for a week of groundbreaking keynotes, panels, and workshops.

🗓️ Mark Your Calendar:
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: January 6 - 10, 2026
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Chancery Pavilion Hotel, Residency Road, Bengaluru

If you haven't secured your spot yet, this is your last chance to be part of the premier networking event of the year. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

🔗 Register Now: www.comsnets.org

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗿𝘂! 🇮🇳

COMSNETS 2026 | COMSNETS 2026 COMSNETS is a premier international conference dedicated to advances in Networking and Communications Systems.

Empowering Innovation: Call for Presentations for Women in Engineering at COMSNETS 2026! 👩‍💻✨

We are thrilled to announce a special opportunity for aspiring female innovators!

The Women in Engineering (WiE) track at COMSNETS 2026 invites presentation proposals from female students and all-girl teams who are making extraordinary contributions in technology.

Theme: "AI with Purpose: Women Designing for Future"

This is a fantastic platform to showcase your research and projects at a prestigious international conference in front of global experts.

📝 Application Details:

Who can apply: Individual girl students or teams of girls

Deadline: 26th December 2025 (Approaching fast!)

Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/g9_JcwCD

Don't miss this chance to have your voice heard in the future of AI and design. Tag a student innovator who needs to see this!

🔗 Learn more: www.comsnets.org

A special thank you to our sponsors and partners including Qualcomm, AMD, ARTPARK, Ola, Google, Tata Consultancy Services, IIITB COMET, IBM, Microsoft, IEEE, Bharat 6G Alliance, IEEE 5G/6G Innovation Testbed, 14Trees, Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat, Carnegie Mellon University, Singapore Management University, University of Pennsylvania, Louisiana State University and many more!