[CFP ICC'2023 MetaNC Workshop - Deadline 20th Jan] 1st Workshop on Metaverse-based Networking and Computing

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[CFP] IEEE ICC 2023 Workshop: Metaverse-based Networking and Computing

1st Workshop on Metaverse-based Networking and Computing (MetaNC 2023), May=
 28-June 01, 2023, Rome, Italy <https://urldefense.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A_=
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Important Dates

Workshop paper submission deadline: 20 January 2023

Workshop paper decision date: 06 March 2023

Camera-ready due: 15 April 2023



Scope

Metaverse, a reality-virtuality continuum, is blending physical and digital=
 worlds, creating theoretically unlimited virtual environments with geograp=
hically distributed end-users who interact using digital avatars and experi=
ence heterogenous activities in real-time. The immersive experience in Meta=
verse is revolutionizing various industries, paving the way for the realiza=
tion of virtual remote environments, in turn enabling real-time interaction=
s amongst geographically distributed users around the globe. The realizatio=
n of the Metaverse is facilitated by the convergence of various technologie=
s, including image processing and computer vision to create the virtual env=
ironment inside the Metaverse. The network protocols, and edge computing te=
chniques, on the other hand, enable a real-time immersive experience using =
dedicated network paths and proximate computations from outside; thus, cert=
ainly signifying the Metaverse reliance on pervasive network access and eff=
icient computing technique. However, traditional networking solutions, and =
edge computing techniques=E2=80=94in the context of enabling dedicated netw=
ork paths for seamless multimedia communication, computations offloading an=
d execution=E2=80=94are incapable of delivering the real-time experience ow=
ing to considerable latency incurred by the in-efficient network protocol d=
esign, and limited edge computing capabilities.

The =E2=80=9CMetaverse-based Networking and Computing=E2=80=9D (MetaNC) wor=
kshop aims at presenting the latest advances in networking for instance the=
 emergence of New-IP/future vertical communication networks (FVCN) in conju=
nction with information-centric networking (ICN), and edge and fog computin=
g integration to enable distributed proximate computations offloading which=
 have the potential to resolve the Metaverse challenges presented above.



Topics of Interest

We seek original completed and unpublished work not currently under review =
by any other journal/ magazine/conference. Topics of interest include but a=
re not limited to:

-Collaborative content-sharing network protocols for Metaverse

-Metaverse-based customized network protocol design

-Proximate computation offloading techniques for Metaverse

-Latency reduction techniques for Metaverse applications

-Integration of edge and fog computing for Metaverse

-Information-centric Metaverse

-New IP / future vertical communication networks for Metaverse

-Protocol design for distributed edge and fog computing for Metaverse

-Microservices architectural requirements & design implementation for Metav=
erse

-Resource orchestration in Metaverse

-Distributed resource allocation in Metaverse

-Intelligent networking for Metaverse

-Distributed microservices deployment models for the heterogeneous compute =
nodes in Metaverse

-Secure and reliable communications for Metaverse



Keynote Speaker

--Speaker: Professor Haris Ga=C4=8Danin (IEEE F=E2=80=9920) , RWTH Aachen U=
niversity

--Title: Metaverse-ready wireless communications and computing systems



Workshop General Co-Chairs

-Muhammad Atif Ur Rehman ([email protected]<mailto:m.atif.ur.rehma=
[email protected]> ), Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United King=
dom

-Pietro Manzoni ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ), Uni=
versitat Polit=C3=A8cnica de Val=C3=A8ncia Camino de Vera, Valencia, Spain

-Spyridon Mastorakis ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]=
u> ), University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States



TPC Co-Chairs

-Waqas Khalid, Korea University, Sejong City, South Korea

-Susmit Shannigrahi, Tennessee Tech, USA

-Rehmat Ullah, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

-Ali Kashif Bashir, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK



Publicity Co-Chairs

-Inam Ullah Khan, King's College London, UK

-Muhammad Salahuddin, Hongik University, South Korea

-Md Washik Al Azad, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA



Important Dates

Workshop paper submission deadline: 20 January 2023

Workshop paper decision date: 06 March 2023

Camera-ready due: 15 April 2023



Submission

For further information, please visit: https://urldefense.com/v2/url?u=3Dht=
tps-3A__icc2023.ieee-2Dicc.org_workshop_ws-2D17-2Dworkshop-2Dmetaverse-2Dba=
sed-2Dnetworking-2Dand-2Dcomputing-2Dmetanc_submit-2Dpaper&d=3DDwIGaQ&c=3Dq=
zHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=3DqChy0vKIRzbdWebdi3RkdQ&m=3DE=
4SNCP0a1jCEEWc3FBDBTOrjK1GJsDSvLp32SiNBM5Y&s=3DB6fPHUvk-SjHWhxe8nXmLjzPD3lQ=
byM6FLPgAEn7R4U&e=3D=20


Regards

Muhammad Atif Ur Rehman, PhD.

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align:justify">
<span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quo=
t;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Metaverse, a reality-virtuality =
continuum, is blending physical and digital worlds, creating theoretically =
unlimited virtual environments with geographically
 distributed end-users who interact using digital avatars and experience he=
terogenous activities in real-time. The immersive experience in Metaverse i=
s revolutionizing various industries, paving the way for the realization of=
 virtual remote environments, in
 turn enabling real-time interactions amongst geographically distributed us=
ers around the globe. The realization of the Metaverse is facilitated by th=
e convergence of various technologies, including image processing and compu=
ter vision to create the virtual
 environment inside the Metaverse. The network protocols, and edge computin=
g techniques, on the other hand, enable a real-time immersive experience us=
ing dedicated network paths and proximate computations from outside; thus, =
certainly signifying the Metaverse
 reliance on pervasive network access and efficient computing technique. Ho=
wever, traditional networking solutions, and edge computing techniques=E2=
=80=94in the context of enabling dedicated network paths for seamless multi=
media communication, computations offloading
 and execution=E2=80=94are incapable of delivering the real-time experience=
 owing to considerable latency incurred by the in-efficient network protoco=
l design, and limited edge computing capabilities.</span><span style=3D"bor=
der:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&=
quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Time=
s New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;text-=
align:justify">
<span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quo=
t;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">The =E2=80=9CMetaverse-based Net=
working and Computing=E2=80=9D (MetaNC) workshop aims at presenting the lat=
est advances in networking for instance the emergence of New-IP/future
 vertical communication networks (FVCN) in conjunction with information-cen=
tric networking (ICN), and edge and fog computing integration to enable dis=
tributed proximate computations offloading which have the potential to reso=
lve the Metaverse challenges presented
 above.</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span=
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<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Topics of Interest</span></b><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-fam=
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<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">We seek original completed and unpub=
lished work not currently under review by any
 other journal/ magazine/conference. Topics of interest include but are not=
 limited to:</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5=
pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span>=
<span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&=
nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Collaborative content-sharing netwo=
rk protocols for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;=
font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px"=
>&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif=
;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Metaverse-based customized network =
protocol design</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:1=
1.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</sp=
an><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px=
">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Proximate computation offloading te=
chniques for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font=
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sp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;mar=
gin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Latency reduction techniques for Me=
taverse applications</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-s=
ize:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp=
;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margi=
n:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Integration of edge and fog computi=
ng for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:=
11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0p=
x">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Information-centric Metaverse</span=
><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&qu=
ot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-New IP / future vertical communicat=
ion networks for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;=
font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px"=
>&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif=
;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Protocol design for distributed edg=
e and fog computing for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none wind=
owtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;marg=
in:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Microservices architectural require=
ments &amp; design implementation for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border=
:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times N=
ew Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Resource orchestration in Metaverse=
</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-fami=
ly:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=
=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Distributed resource allocation in =
Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;=
font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><sp=
an style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbs=
p;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Intelligent networking for Metavers=
e</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-fam=
ily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=
=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Distributed microservices deploymen=
t models for the heterogeneous compute nodes in
 Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt=
;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nb=
sp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Secure and reliable communications =
for Metaverse</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.=
5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span=
><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">=
&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"border:1=
pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Keynote Speaker</span></b><span s=
tyle=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times=
 New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family=
:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">--Speaker: Professor Haris Ga=C4=8Da=
nin (IEEE F=E2=80=9920) , RWTH Aachen University&nbsp;</span><span style=3D=
"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Ro=
man&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;=
Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">--Title: Metaverse-ready wireless co=
mmunications and computing systems</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none win=
dowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;mar=
gin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot=
;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"border:1=
pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Workshop General Co-Chairs</span>=
</b><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:=
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"=
font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Muhammad Atif Ur Rehman (<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noref=
errer" data-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-linkindex=3D"1" style=3D"margin:0px=
">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;),
 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom</span><span=
 style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Pietro Manzoni (<a href=3D"mailto:p=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" data-au=
th=3D"NotApplicable" data-linkindex=3D"2" style=3D"margin:0px">pmanzoni@dis=
ca.upv.es</a>&nbsp;),&nbsp;Universitat
 Polit=C3=A8cnica de Val=C3=A8ncia Camino de Vera, Valencia, Spain</span><s=
pan style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;=
Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Spyridon Mastorakis (<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" =
data-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-linkindex=3D"3" style=3D"margin:0px">smast=
[email protected]</a>&nbsp;),
 University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States</span><span style=3D"border=
:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quo=
t;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times N=
ew Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></b><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">TPC Co-Chairs</span></b><span sty=
le=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times N=
ew Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&=
quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Waqas Khalid,&nbsp;Korea University=
, Sejong City, South Korea&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tim=
es New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Susmit Shannigrahi, Tennessee Tech,=
 USA&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, se=
rif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Rehmat Ullah, Cardiff Metropolitan =
University, UK&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman=
&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Ali Kashif Bashir,&nbsp;Manchester =
Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Publicity Co-Chairs</span></b><sp=
an style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;T=
imes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Inam Ullah Khan, King's College Lon=
don, UK&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,=
 serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Muhammad Salahuddin, Hongik Univers=
ity, South Korea&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Rom=
an&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">-Md Washik Al Azad, University of Ne=
braska at Omaha, USA&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"border:1=
pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;=
, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Important Dates</span></b><span s=
tyle=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times=
 New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family=
:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Workshop paper submission deadline:&=
nbsp;20 January 2023</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-s=
ize:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp=
;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margi=
n:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Workshop paper decision date:&nbsp;0=
6 March 2023</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5=
pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span>=
<span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&=
nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Camera-ready due:&nbsp;15 April 2023=
</span><span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-fami=
ly:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=
=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span=
></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></b><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><b><=
span style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot=
;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">Submission</span></b><span style=
=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Times New=
 Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-family:&qu=
ot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:&quot;Ti=
mes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">For further information, please visi=
t:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__icc2023.ieee=
-2Dicc.org_workshop_ws-2D17-2Dworkshop-2Dmetaverse-2Dbased-2Dnetworking-2Da=
nd-2Dcomputing-2Dmetanc_submit-2Dpaper&amp;d=3DDwMGaQ&amp;c=3DqzHnJIRvjI6L-=
clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&amp;r=3DqChy0vKIRzbdWebdi3RkdQ&amp;m=3DE4SNC=
P0a1jCEEWc3FBDBTOrjK1GJsDSvLp32SiNBM5Y&amp;s=3DB6fPHUvk-SjHWhxe8nXmLjzPD3lQ=
byM6FLPgAEn7R4U&amp;e=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" dat=
a-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-linkindex=3D"4" style=3D"margin:0px">https://=
icc2023.ieee-icc.org/workshop/ws-17-workshop-metaverse-based-networking-and=
-computing-metanc/submit-paper</a></span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;T=
imes New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><spa=
n style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px"><br>
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n style=3D"font-size:9pt;margin:0px;color:rgb(33, 33, 33)"><b>Regards&nbsp;=
</b></span></p>
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n style=3D"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;margin:0px"></spa=
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span style=3D"font-size:9pt;margin:0px">Muhammad Atif Ur Rehman, PhD.</span=
></b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;margin:0px">&nbsp;</span></p>
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