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The Optical Networks and Systems Symposium invites submissions on advancements in optical network technologies, focusing on high-speed data transfer, low latency, and reliability for applications like 6G, AI, and IoT. Key topics include optical network architecture, machine learning applications, and optical wireless communication systems. Important dates for paper submission are April 1, 2025, with notifications by August 1, 2025.

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The Optical Networks and Systems Symposium invites submissions on advancements in optical network technologies, focusing on high-speed data transfer, low latency, and reliability for applications like 6G, AI, and IoT. Key topics include optical network architecture, machine learning applications, and optical wireless communication systems. Important dates for paper submission are April 1, 2025, with notifications by August 1, 2025.

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Call for Papers

Optical Networks and Systems Symposium

Symposium Co-Chairs
• Zuqing Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, [email protected]
• Ali Khalighi, Fresnel Institute, Marseille, France, [email protected]

Scope and Motivation


In a fully automated and intelligent world, where billions of devices will connect via local and public cloud/edge
networks, telecommunication systems must transfer massive amounts of data at ultra-high speeds with low
latency, all while maintaining reliable connections. Optical networks and systems are pivotal in addressing these
demands, driven by the proliferation of data-intensive and latecny-constrained applications such as 6G wireless
communications, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud and edge computing.
Today, optical technologies form the backbone of the interconnected world, enabling transformative
applications across diverse industries - from Industry 4.0 and healthcare to smart cities and global connectivity.
Emerging innovations such as photonic integration, machine learning in and for optical networks, and multi-
mode and multi-core fiber technologies are reshaping the landscape, unlocking unprecedented scalability and
efficiency.
Despite the remarkable progress, next-generation applications pose significant challenges, requiring enhanced
end-to-end performance in terms of security, reliability, energy efficiency, and deterministic latency.
Additionally, the emergence of elastic and flex-grid networks, integrated photonic devices, quantum
communications, and software-defined optical networking demands innovative solutions to boost capacity,
resilience, and sustainability. These challenges call for substantial advancements in optical systems across all
segments - from fixed and wireless optical access networks at the edge to data centers and optical backbones.
Meanwhile, as traditional radio frequency (RF) spectra face congestion, optical wireless communication (OWC)
technologies are emerging as a transformative solution, leveraging the vast, unlicensed optical spectrum. OWC
offers unique opportunities for future networks, particularly in hybrid designs combining OWC with RF or fiber-
based technologies for backhaul and access networks. Key challenges remain, including the development of
OWC solutions capable of delivering ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient, and highly secure wireless access for IoT
applications in smart environments, as well as flexible, low-latency backhaul/fronthaul links that can
accommodate rapid traffic growth.
The Optical Networks and Systems Symposium serves as a platform for researchers, practitioners, and
technologists to exchange ideas, showcase their latest findings, and explore critical challenges and
breakthroughs in optical system and network technologies. The symposium aims to inspire innovations that will
shape the future of optical technologies across emerging applications. Papers will be evaluated based on the
novelty of the work, the quality and significance of the results, and the clarity of the presentation.

Topics of Interest
The Optical Networks and Systems Symposium seeks original contributions in the following topical areas, plus
others that are not explicitly listed but are closely related:

• Advanced optical network architecture design


• Elastic, flexible rate, and flexi-grid optical networks
• Optical wireless and fiber systems and networks for 6G and beyond
• Optical technologies for cost-effective edge computing
• Cross-layer design for optical networks
• Software-defined optical networking (SDON) including programmability, control, automation, and
disaggregation
• Virtualization and slicing in optical networks
• Optical network control and management including network orchestration and automation
• Multi-layer and multi-domain network optimization
• Systems & networks for open and disaggregated optical transport
• Machine learning and AI in and for optical networks
• Advances in fiber-optic communication systems
• Space division multiplexing and multi-band optical networks
• Energy-efficient and sustainable optical network design
• Optical network for inter- and intra-datacenter connectivity
• Optical interconnects for datacenters & high-performance computing
• Optical networking technologies to accelerate large language model (LLM) training
• Applications of LLM for optical networks
• AI- and LLM-driven network automation in optical networks
• Coding, modulation, and signal processing for optical systems
• Optical and wireless network convergence and mobile x-haul
• Channel characterization for optical wireless communications (OWC)
• Optical camera and visible light communications / positioning
• Modulation, coding, and multiple access techniques for OWC systems
• Underwater and ultraviolet optical communications
• Optical wireless vehicular networks
• Radio-over-fiber and radio-over-OWC
• Hybrid WiFi/mmW/THz/OWC links
• Free-space optical (FSO) communications and networks
• Deep space and inter-satellite systems & networking, optical LEO-downlinks
• Integrated optical communication and sensing
• Reliability and security of OWC links
• Quantum communications and photonic quantum technologies
• Quantum key distribution (QKD) over optical networks and quantum-safe network
design
• Coexistence of quantum and classical optical systems and networks
• Optical network testbeds and experiments
• Interoperability and real-world deployment challenges

Important Dates
Paper Submission: April 1, 2025
Notification: August 1, 2025
Camera Ready and Registration: September 1, 2025

How to Submit a Paper


All papers for technical symposia should be submitted via EDAS https://edas.info/33304. Full instructions on
how to submit papers are provided on the IEEE GLOBECOM 2025 website: https://globecom2025.ieee-
globecom.org/

Biographies of Symposium Co-chairs:


Zuqing Zhu received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University
of California, Davis, in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he worked in the Service Provider Technology Group of Cisco
Systems, San Jose, California, as a Senior Engineer. In January 2011, he joined the University of Science and
Technology of China, where he currently is a Full Professor in the School of Information Science and Technology.
He has published 360+ papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is the Steering Committee Chair
of the IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), and was the Chair of
the Technical Committee on Optical Networking (ONTC) in IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2022-2023).
He has received the Malathi Veeraraghavan Service Award from ONTC in 2024, the Distinguished Technical
Achievement Award from the Communications Switching & Routing Technical Committee (CSR-TC) of IEEE
ComSoc in 2023, and the Best Paper Awards from ICC 2013, GLOBECOM 2013, ICNC 2014, ICC 2015, ONDM 2018,
and GLOBECOM 2024. He is a Fellow of IEEE.

Ali Khalighi is Associate Professor with École Centrale Méditerranée, Marseille, France, and head of “Optical
Communications for IoT” group at Fresnel Institute research lab. He served as Action Chair for the COST Action
CA19111 NEWFOCUS (European Network on Future Generation Optical Wireless Communication Technologies,
2020-2024), and also as Scientific Coordinator for the H2020 ITN-MSCA project VisIoN (Visible-light-based
Interoperability and Networking, 2017-2022). He is also serving as Scientific Coordinator for the newly-funded
Horizon Europe DN-MSCA project FOCAL (Free-space Optical Communications for 6G Aerial-sateLlite networks,
2024-2028). He has co-edited the book “Visible Light Communications: Theory and Applications” (CRC Press,
2017) and was the co-recipient of the 2019 Best Survey Paper Award of the IEEE Communications Society. He
also served as Editor-at-Large for the IEEE Transactions on Communications (2020-2024).

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