Program

ENS 2025 PROGRAM

13:30 - 13:40: Welcome Message by the Organizers (Chairs: Gianluca Davoli, Christian Grasso, Alessio Sacco, Sebastian Troia)

13:40 - 14:10: Session 1: Digital Twin and Network Softwarization (Session Chair: Gianluca Davoli)

Smart City Digital Twin Edge-Core Deployment: A Case Study on Traffic and Air Quality Management

Manoj Herath (Telecom SudParis, France); Hrishikesh Dutta (Michigan State University, USA); Roberto Minerva (IMT-TSP & Telecom Sud Paris, France); Noel Crespi (Institut Mines-Télécom, Télécom SudParis, France); Maira Alvi (Telecom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France); Syed Mohsan Raza (Telecom SudParis University & Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France)

Guiding Network Function Virtualization Orchestration through the Digital Twin Technology

Marco Polverini (Sapienza University, Italy); Giuseppe Gabriele Sirico (Sapienza, Italy); Francesco Giacinto Lavacca (Link Campus University, Italy); Antonio Cianfrani (University of Molise, Italy); Sebastian Troia, Nicola Di Cicco and Memedhe Ibrahimi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

14:10 - 15:00: Keynote: Christian Esteve Rothenberg (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil), A SMARTNESS view on Fluid Computing/Networking at the Edge (Session Chair: Christian Grasso)

15:00 - 15:30: Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:10: Session 2: Traffic and Workload Optimization (Session Chair: Alessio Sacco)

End-to-End Performance Analysis for Intelligent IoT Devices in Goal-Oriented Networking

Federico Tonini and Paolo Lanci (CNIT, Italy); Davide Borsatti (University of Bologna, Italy); Wint Yi Poe (Huawei Technologies - European Research Center, Germany); Riccardo Trivisonno (Huawei Technologies, Germany); Walter Cerroni (University of Bologna, Italy)

A New Approach to Mobility Prediction in Small Cell and Femtocell Networks Using Cells' Identities

Khoa Nguyen Dang Dinh (Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic); Peppino Fazio (University Ca' Foscari of Venice - DSMN, Italy); Erik Chromy (Pan-European University, Slovakia)

Evaluation of Programmable Packet Processing Framework using P4 and XDP enabled switches

Saithivyah Rajagopalan (IIT Madras, India); Krishna M Sivalingam (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India); Gauravdeep Shami (Network Innovation Engineer & Ciena Corporation, Canada)

16:10 - 16:50: Session 3: Network Configuration and Management (Session Chair: Sebastian Troia)

Latency- and Reliability-aware Reconfiguration of Network Slices in MEC-enabled 6G Networks

Prabhu Kaliyammal Thiruvasagam (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Vijeth J Kotagi and Subhash Chandra Ponnam (Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, India); Siva Ram Murthy C (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

Intent-Based Management for In-Network Computing Functions in Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems

Byoungman An and Seonghyun Jang (Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea (South)); Jaehoon Jeong (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (South))

In-network Edge Split Inference via Named Data Networking

Marica Amadeo (University of Messina, Italy); Claudia Campolo, Antonella Molinaro, Giuseppe Ruggeri and Gurtaj Singh (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy)

16:50 - 17:00: Closing Remarks (Chairs: Gianluca Davoli, Christian Grasso, Alessio Sacco, Sebastian Troia)

KEYNOTE DETAILS

Keynote speaker: Christian Esteve Rothenberg (University of Campinas, Brazil)

Title: A SMARTNESS view on Fluid Computing/Networking at the Edge

Abstract: The SMARTNESS Engineering Research Center envisions a fluid, adaptive, and programmable edge-to-cloud continuum that meets the demands of latency-critical, data-intensive, and immersive applications. Central to this vision is the integration of edge computing and dynamic computation offloading across heterogeneous infrastructures, enabling real-time responsiveness, resource efficiency, and application scalability.

This keynote explores recent research developments, with a particular focus on fluid computing and networking at the edge. Research efforts include the design of frameworks for decomposing complex applications, such as XR and AI workloads, into modular components deployable across edge and cloud nodes based on latency, hardware compatibility, and resource availability. Lightweight execution environments, like WebAssembly, are leveraged for seamless offloading in mobile-browser contexts, coupled with orchestration platforms that support both container-based and containerless models. Hardware acceleration also plays a critical role. Programmable data planes, SmartNICs, and DPUs are utilized to offload infrastructure and application functions, minimizing CPU load and improving end-to-end performance. These platforms enable in-network processing for real-time analytics, QoE-aware streaming, and control of autonomous systems like drones and robots. Supported by a 5G standalone testbed, programmable network fabrics, and open-source tooling, SMARTNESS prototyping approaches seek to validate scenarios where computing tasks flow fluidly across devices, edge nodes, and networks.

Short bio: Christian Esteve Rothenberg is an Associate Professor and head of the Information & Networking Technologies Research & Innovation Group (INTRIG) at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC) of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (University of Campinas), where he received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2010. He holds a Telecommunication Engineering degree from the Technical University of Madrid (ETSIT – UPM), Spain, and an M.Sc. (Dipl. Ing.) degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the Darmstadt University of Technology (TUD), Germany, 2006. Christian has contributed to several international patents, co-authored three books, and more than 200 scientific publications, including top-tier journals and networking conferences such as SIGCOMM and INFOCOM, altogether featuring 12,000+ citations (h-index: 35+, i10-index: 90+). Since 2023, he is the PI of the FAPESP Engineering Research Center SMARTNESS (SMART NEtworks and ServiceS for 2030) co-funded by Ericsson with an expected duration until 2033.

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