Scope

The objective of the workshop is to bring together researchers from the academic and the industrial worlds for an exchange on the future of optical networks. The presentations will focus on the theory and application of optimization and simulation tools to the design and management of optical networks, in particular the linking of optical network resources to data traffic patterns in order to meet the needs of network growth and service provisioning.

Location

Concordia University

EV Building - EV002.204/238/260

Sir George Williams Campus.
1515 St. Catherine W.

Montreal

See the map of the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University for the location of the LB Building.

Accommodations

Accommodations are possible a few minutes' walk from the conference site. See the suggestions below.

Hotel Maritime Plaza: http://www.hotelmaritime.com/

Chateau Versailles: http://www.versailleshotels.com/

Ritz-Carlton Hotel: http://www.ritzmontreal.com/

Clarion Hotel and Suites: http://www.clarionmontreal.com/

Keynote Speakers

Mohamed A. Ali, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of New York

Scaling Metro Ethernet into a Global Multi-Service Infrastructure

Wayne D. Grover, TRLabs and the University of Alberta

Towards Solution of Very Large p-Cycle Network Design Problems with Combined GA-ILP Heuristic Methods

André Girard, EXFO

FTTx GPON Deployment: Major Impact of New 60km Reach Extension

Brian Hunck, Fujitsu Network Communications

Optical Access comes of age in a Packet delivery world

Mathieu Lemay, Inocybe Technologies Inc.

Core Networks Virtualization: Technology and Impacts on industry

George Rouskas, North Carolina State University

Hierarchical traffic grooming for multi-granular optical networks

Roland Wessäly, Optimization Departement, Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik (ZIB), Berlin.

Strategic planning of large-scale access & core networks

Topics

Network management, network design, survivability and reliability, protection and restoration, routing and scheduling, revenue management, IP over WDM, quality of service.

Call for Papers

In addition to the tutorial conferences, we welcome submissions on research topics of the workshop. Authors interested in presenting their research results should contact one of the workshop organizers and send an abstract.

Program [Final_Program]

The goal of the OON scientific program is to promote discussions on the latest information and results in the field of the optimization of fiber optic networks and related technologies. We welcome presentations from industry as well as from academia.

Student Poster Session [Final_Poster_List]

As it is not possible to invite all interested students to give a talk, we plan to have a student poster session to be held during the two day workshop. All interested students are therefore invited to submit a title and an abstract for the student poster session by e-mail to one of the organizers. All submitted titles and abstracts will be included in the workshop program, and space will be provided to all registered students. We strongly urge all graduate students who plan to attend the workshop to participate in this poster session as it is an opportunity for them to discuss their work with other students and researchers attending the workshop. See the following link for some poster tips [poster_tips].

Registration Fees

The registration fees are 60$ (20$ for graduate students, free for undergraduate students). To register, please complete the following form [Registration_OON_2008.pdf] and return it by fax at 514 - 848-3171.