GENI Regional Workshop (GRW) @ U. Oregon, Nov. 3-4, 2017

[Abraham Matta]

Call for Participation  

GENI Regional Workshop (GRW) at the University of Oregon

http://geni.uoregon.edu

GENI (www.geni.net) is a virtual laboratory for networking and distributed systems research and education.  Used by over 10,000 researchers and educators, GENI is well suited for exploring networks at scale, thereby promoting innovations in network science, security, services, and applications.  

A GENI Regional Workshop (GRW) will be held at the University of Oregon on November 3-4, 2017.  In serving both the general audience and members in the computer networking field, this GRW will feature talks by leading figures in the field on cutting-edge topics such as software-defined networking (SDN), edge computing, and network security, followed by lectures and hands-on tutorials for audience at both the introductory and advanced levels.

Speakers

    Chip Elliott, Raytheon BBN 

    Eric Keller, University of Colorado, Boulder 

    Prasad Calyam, University of Missouri 

    Reza Rejaie, University of Oregon 

    Jun Li, University of Oregon 

Tutors

    Violet Syrotiuk, Arizona State University 

    Vic Thomas, BBN Technologies 

    Ibrahim Matta, Boston University 

    Fraida Fund, NYU Tandon 

    Xenia Mountrouidou, College of Charleston 

Tutorial Topics

    o A First GENI Tutorial 

    o Introduction to SDN 

    o Man-in-the-Middle Attack on a Wi-Fi Hotspot 

    o Denial of Service (DoS) Correlation and Mitigation using SDN 

    o Managing a Virtual Network Function using SDN and Control Theory 

    o Covert Storage Channel Traffic Generation and Detection

Workshop Registration

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The registration of the workshop is free.  However, registration at the following website is still required: http://geni.uoregon.edu.

Travel Grant is Available!

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Travel grants are available if you travel from outside of Eugene, Oregon. Every attendant can apply in the process of registering for the workshop. Do apply early as travel grant funds are limited; applications received before ***October 2*** will be given greater consideration.

Hotels

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We have reserved a block of rooms at both Best Western New Oregon (1655 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403) and Phoenix Inn Suites (850 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403).  The cut-off date for hotel reservation is ***October 9***.  So, reserve your hotel ASAP before no room is available.