2023 International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM)

The scope of the conference includes but is not limited to the following topics related specifically to optical devices, systems, and networks:

• Advances in optical network modelling and optimization
• Routing and spectrum assignment in fixed and flex-grid optical networks
• Optical network availability, resilience, survivability, security and privacy
• Multi-layer (e.g., IP over optical) networking
• Quantum technologies and Quantum Internet
• Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits
• Visible light communications and networks
• Optical and wireless network convergence, including radio-over-fibre access networks
• Optical networks in 5G and beyond: backhaul, midhaul and fronthaul networking
• Novel and multidimensional optical network architectures
• Multi-mode/few-modes/multi-core optical spatial division multiplexed (SDM) networks
• Novel optical node designs including disaggregation and open optical line systems
• Optical networks in support of intra-/inter-data centre connectivity and cloud/edge computing
• Optical network control, management and orchestration including SDN and NFV solutions
• Slicing, service chaining, virtualization and multi-tenancy techniques
• Orchestration and control of IT and network resources in optical data-centre networks
• Novel network telemetry and real-time monitoring technologies for optical networks
• Energy efficiency
• Impact of the hollow fibre revolution in network design
• Optical networking in support of vertical industries
• Field trials and interoperability demonstrations
• Techno-economic studies
• Zero-touch network and service management
• Network function acceleration
• In-network computing