ADVANCE Workshop program will be composed of several invited speaker presentations, technical full and short (work in progress) paper presentations and several short professional courses that will be delivered in the workshop official venue Hanoi.
ADVANCE 2024 Draft Programme on glance:
KEYNOTES TALKS
Keynote Talk 1 : Integrating the Remote Use of Visual Information into the Design of a Communication Situation
By Pr Pierre Duhamel, Centrale Supelec, University of Paris-Saclay, France, Joint work with Huy Le (VNU UET, Vietnam) and Armelle Wautier (L2S, CentraleSupélec University of Paris-Saclay, France).
Abstract: Recently, semantic communication has attracted extensive attention from industry and academia, and has been identified as a core challenge for the sixth generation (6G) of wireless networks. The origin of this concept is often explained by the fact that the ultimate goal of communications is to exchange semantic information while the communication medium can only transmit physical signals. A better understanding can be obtained by the following example: assume that some image / video transmission is designed with the intent that the receiver is able to do some classification… If the kind of classification is known, the best thing to do is to classify at the transmitter, and transmit the result. This is the same with speech transmission: rather than transmitting the speech, just do the processing at the transmitter and transmit the text. Things become more intricate when one knows that classification will not be the only processing to be performed at the receiver, but is a priority or if the kind of classification is not known. This is the motivation for our work: still transmit information allowing to recover the original signal or image / video, but design the transmission in such a way that the rate is small, and that the received signal has good performance for a given task. This will allow some other non-previously defined tasks to be performed at the receiver side. This situation is in contradiction with traditional image transmission which initially concentrated on rate / distortion tradeoffs, following the initial information theory results. This work intends in some sense to make a first step in this new direction while keeping a spirit very close to Information Theory, even if it is making intensive use of machine learning, and more specifically of Generative Adversarial Autoencoders (GANs). Assume that some still images are to be sent to some end user with a reduced rate, in such a way that upon reception (i) they are “close” to the original one in terms of distortion, and (ii) they should also allow some efficient classification. In this kind of situation, our ultimate goal is to search for the best “rate / distortion / classification” tradeoff, an approach which is very similar to the work of Blau and Michaeli on perception [CVPR 2018, ICML 2019]. Obviously, this setting is a much simplified situation compared to the general setting of Goal-Aware Communications, but it allows to derive precise results. This talk will explain these ideas and the corresponding results on a toy MNIST example. Clearly, our results are in a preliminary status, but we believe they can be useful to this audience.
Bio: Pierre Duhamel (Life Fellow IEEE, Fellow EURASIP) received the Eng. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute for Applied Sciences (INSA) Rennes, France in 1975, and the Dr. Eng. and the D.Sc degrees from Orsay University, Orsay, France in 1978 and 1986, respectively. From 1975 to 1980, he was with Thomson-CSF, Paris, France, where his research interests included circuit theory and signal processing. In 1980, he joined the National Research Center in Telecommunications (CNET), Issy les Moulineaux, France, where his research activities were mainly concerned with fast algorithms for computing various signal processing functions (FFT’s, convolutions, adaptive filtering, and wavelets). From 1993 to Sept. 2000, he has been professor with ENST (National School of Engineering in Telecommunications), Paris with research activities focused on Signal processing for Communications. He was the head of the Signal and Image processing Department from 1997 to 2000. He is currently with CNRS/LSS (Laboratoire de Signaux et Systemes, Gif sur Yvette, France), where he developed studies in Signal Processing for communications and signal/image processing for multimedia applications, including source/protocol/channel coding/decoding. He is also investigating the connections between communications, information theory and AI. He has been “directeur de recherches émérite” since March 2019. He has published more than 105 articles in international journals, more than 320 papers in international conferences, and holds 29 patents. He is a co-author of the book `Joint Source and Channel Decoding: A cross layer perspective with applications in video broadcasting” which appeared in 2009, Academic Press. He successfully advised or co-advised more than 65 PhD students, some of them being now fellows of the IEEE.
Keynote Talk 2 : Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain in Healthcare
By Pr Abdelhakim Hafid, University of Montreal, Canada
Abstract: Blockchain can be simply defined as a distributed digital ledger that keeps track of all the transactions that have taken place in a secure, chronological and immutable way using peer-to-peer networking technology. The most known blockchain application is bitcoin that supports transactions of bitcoin transfer. However, blockchain is finding many uses in financial and non-financial applications; indeed, it is believed that blockchain will transform how we live, work, and interact. This talk will start with a brief introduction to Blockchain technology. It will explore the opportunities of implementing blockchain in healthcare. It will discuss the benefits of using blockchain technology and examine real-world examples of blockchain applications in healthcare.
Bio: is a Full Professor at the University of Montreal. He is the founding director of Network Research Lab and Montreal Blockchain Lab. Prof. Hafid published over 260 journal and conference papers; he also holds three US patents. Prior to joining U. of Montreal, he spent several years, as senior research scientist, at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), NJ, US working in the context of major research projects on the management of next generation networks. He advised and consulted for a number of companies and startups in North America. He co-founded Tipot Technologies Inc. (Research & Development Platform for IoT). Prof. Senhaji has extensive academic and industrial research experience in the area of the communication networks and distributed systems. His current research interests include Blockchain scalability and security, Blockchain disruption of various industry segments, IoT, Fog/edge computing, and intelligent transport systems.
Keynote Talk 3 : Securing Ultra-Low-Power Internet-of-Things Applications.
By by Prof. Duy-Hieu Bui and Prof. Xuan-Tu Tran, VNU-ITI, Vietnam
Abstract:With the advancements of many technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) opens a wide range of new applications such as smart appliances, smart cities and smart grids. Despite its popularity and usability, it also creates a new attack surface for hackers, especially on highly constrained devices that have limited memory footprints and processing power. This talk will overview the current state-of-the-art methods for securing ultra-low-power (ULP) IoT applications. In addition, it will discuss new challenges to secure power-harvested IoT devices. Finally, it shows an example of securing a highly constrained power-harvested Beat Sensor.
Bio:
Prof Duy-Hieu Bui received a B.Sc. degree in electronics telecommunication technology from the VNU-University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET), a member of Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU), Vietnam in 2010, an M.Sc. degree in Network and Telecommunications from the University of Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, in 2012, and a PhD degree in Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics from University Grenoble Alpes, MINATEC campus, France (in collaboration with CEA-Leti and VNU-UET) in 2019. He joined the VNU Information Technology Institute (VNU-ITI), Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU) in 2021. He previously worked at VNU University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET) (2010-2015; 2017-2019) on VLSI design for multimedia applications and at CEA-Leti, MINATEC, France (2015-2017) on low-power security hardware and hardware security for IoT. He has been a principal engineer in various projects on low-power hardware design for multimedia, security and artificial intelligence, including VENGME, ADEN4IOT, and SCAI. His research interests include hardware/software co-design and verification, embedded systems, low-power solutions for artificial intelligence, VLSI system/circuit designs for information security and hardware security.
Prof. Xuan-Tu Tran received a Ph.D. degree in 2008 from Grenoble INP (in collaboration with the CEA-LETI), France, in Micro Nano Electronics. He is currently the Director of the Information Technology Institute – a member university of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU). He is also an adjunct professor of University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He was an invited professor at the University Paris-Sud 11, France (2009, 2010), visiting professor at Grenoble INP in 2011, visiting professor of UEC Tokyo in 2019. He was the Director of VNU-key Laboratory for Smart Integrated Systems (SISLAB) and Co-Director of the Joint Technology Innovation and Research Centre (JTIRC). He is in charge of CoMoSy, VENGME, ReSoNoC, IOTA, ADEN4IOT, Secu-IoT projects for embedded systems and multimedia applications. He has published 3 books and more than 120 papers on international conferences and journals. His research interests include design and test of systems-on-chips, networks-on-chips, design-for-testability, asynchronous/synchronous VLSI design, low power techniques, and hardware architectures for multimedia applications. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, member of IEICE and REV Vietnam.
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME:
DAY 1: Monday 26th February 2024
09h15-10h15 Keynote 1: Integrating the Remote Use of Visual Information into the Design of a Communication Situation
By Pr Pierre Duhamel, Centrale Supelec, University of Paris-Saclay, France
10h15-10h45 Coffee break
10h45-12h30 Technical Session TS1 (Full Papers)
Paper 1.1: Towards a self-management supply chain business processes system using blockchain smart contracts, Ahmed Zaki Bennecer, Majed Abu Shamla, Nazim Agoulmine (IBISC, University of Evry/Paris-Saclay, University, France)
Paper 1.2: Trustworthiness Determination for a Distributed Reputation Management System in VANETs
Paper 1.3: Systematic Review of Blockchain-enabled eHealth Applications: Metrics and Research Opportunities
12h30-14h00 Lunch
14h00-15h30 Technical Session TS2 (Short Papers)
Paper 2.1: A Notification System to Support Remote Patient Monitoring System Using Social Networks Eduardo Albuquerque, Eliseu Germano, Sergio Carvalho (Universidade Federal de Goiás (Goiânia), Brazil), Paulo Cunha Cunha (CIN- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Paper2.2: Smart Contract verification process focusing on IoT applications, Joyce Quintino, Carina T. De Oliveira, Rossana M. C. Andrade (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil)
Paper 2.3: Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies to Address Healthcare Workforce Shortages, Hugo A. Ribeiro, Sergio T. Carvalho, Eduardo S. de Albuquerque, Eliseu Germano (Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil), Paulo R. F. Cunha (CIN- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
15h30-16h00 Coffee break
16h00-17h00 Keynote 2: Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain in Healthcare
By Pr Abdelhakim Hafid, University of Montreal, Canada
DAY 2: Tuesday 27th February 2024
09h15-10h15 Keynote 3: Securing Ultra-Low-Power Internet-of-Things Applications.
By Prof. Duy-Hieu Bui and Prof. Xuan-Tu Tran, VNU-ITI, Vietnam
10h15-10h45 Coffee break
10h45-11h45 Technical Session 3 TS3 (Full Papers)
Paper 3.1: Impact of OpenTelemetry Configuration on Observability and Telemetry Storage Cost of Microservices-Based Applications, Francisco Gomes, Vinicius Gabriel, Paulo Rego, Fernando Trinta, José De Souza (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil)
Paper 3.2: Intelligent Data-Driven Architectural Features Orchestration for Network Slicing, Rodrigo Moreira (Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil), Flavio De Oliveira Silva (University of Minho,Guimarães, Brazil), Tereza Cristina Melo De Brito Carvalho (Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP),Brazil) Joberto Martins (Universidade Salvador – UNIFACS, Brazil)
11h45-12h30 Technical Session 4 TS4 (Short Papers)
Paper 4.1: Impacts of EU regulations on Digital Identity Wallets, Louis Raffin, Karima Boudaoud , Yves Roudier (I2S, University of Sophia Antipolis, France)
Paper 4.2: RANDAO-based RNG: Last Revealer Attacks in Ethereum 2.0 Randomness and a Potential Solution, Do Hai Son, Tran Thi Thuy Quynh (1 : VNU Information Technology Institute, Vietnam), Le Quang Minh (VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam)
Paper 4.3: Blockchain and Smart Contract for Trusted Decentralized Digital Genomics, Adnan Imeri (LIST, Luxembourg), Nazim Agoulmine (IBISC, University of Evry/Paris-Saclay University), Djamel Khadraoui (LIST, Luxembourg)
12h30-14h Lunch
14h00-15h30 Short Courses
Short Professional Course 3: Introduction to IoT and MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) Technologies By Professor Nazim Agoulmine, IBISC Lab, University of Evry / Paris Saclay University, France
DAY 3: Tuesday 28th February 2024
09h15-10h15 VNU Msc Students Technical Session 1
Chairs: Prof. Nazim Agoulmine, Prof Trung Nguyen, Prof Pierre Duhamel
10h15-10h45 Coffee break
10h45-11h45 VNU Msc Students Technical Session 2
Chairs: Prof. Karima Boudaoud, Prof Joberto Martins, Prof Paulo Rego
11h45-12h30 Networking and discussions with students
12h30-14h Lunch (end of ADVANCE’2024 Technical Programme)
SHORT PROFESSIONAL COURSES:
Short Professional Course 1: Intelligent Network Communication Resource Allocation with Applications
By Professor Joberto S.B Martins , UNIFACS, Brazil
Abstract: The Internet and networks are evolving and expanding their utilization dramatically. New paradigms, new protocols, new intelligent solutions, and large-scale complex systems are emerging in various areas of our daily life. Researchers and engineers need to understand the current network evolution trends and to know what relevant new technologies are involved. This short course discusses network evolution and presents the adoption of Machine Learning, Network Slicing, and Software-defined Networking programming paradigms for communications resources in the context of Smart City projects and other relevant verticals. This will allow comprehension of how new technologies can improve system development and highlight their potential.
Bio: Prof. Dr. Joberto S. B. Martins is a Professor at Salvador University (UNIFACS) and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Pierre et Marie Curie – UPMC, Paris (1986). He is also an International Professor at HTW – Hochschule fur Techknik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes (Germany) since 2003, Senior Research Period at University of Paris-Saclay in 2016, Salvador University head and researcher at NUPERC (Computer Network Group) and IPQoS (IP QoS Group) research groups on Network Slicing, Machine Learning, Resource Allocation, Bandwidth Allocation Models, Software Defined Networking, Intelligent Management, Smart Cities and Smart Grid. Previously worked as an Invited Professor at University of Paris VI and Institut National des Telecommunications (INT) in France and as a key speaker, teacher, and invited lecturer in various international congresses and companies in Brazil, US, and Europe. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Bahia State Research Support Foundation (FAPESB). Member of IEEE Smart City Committees and former member of IEEE Smart Grid Research.
Short Professional Course 2: Introduction to Blockchain Technology: Concept and Applications
By Professor Hakim Abdelhafid, University of Montreal, Canada
Abstract: This short course will start with an introduction to Blockchain technology; it will also briefly cover cryptographic primitives and consensus protocols used to realize Blockchain. It will introduce the concept of smart contracts which are fundamental to the implementation of Blockchain applications. It will present the different categories of Blockchain. Some Blockchain use cases will be presented. The course will conclude with presenting the limitations and the future of Blockchain.
Bio: Abdelhakim Senhaji Hafid is a Full Professor at the University of Montreal. He is the founding director of Network Research Lab and Montreal Blockchain Lab. Prof. Hafid published over 250 journal and conference papers; he also holds three US patents. He supervised to graduation over 50 graduate and postgraduate students. Prior to joining U. of Montreal, he spent several years, as senior research scientist, at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), NJ, US working in the context of major research projects on the management of next generation networks. Dr. Hafid consulted for a number of companies and startups in North America; he also has been given several talks/keynotes on Blockchain and its applications. He co-founded Tipot Technologies Inc. (Research & Development Platform for IoT). Prof. Hafid has extensive academic and industrial research experience in the area of the communication networks and distributed systems. His current research interests include Blockchain scalability and security, IoT, Fog/edge computing, and intelligent transport systems.
Short Professional Course 3: Introduction to IoT, MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) and Cloud Computing Technologies
By Professor Nazim Agoulmine, IBISC Lab, University of Evry – Paris Saclay University, France
Abstract: This talk aims to introduce the research activities in the IBISC laboratory around IoT, Edge Computing (a.k.a. Fog Computing), Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence and how these technologies are changing the game. The convergence of these technologies along with novel data mining and machine learning techniques is allowing the mass collecting of data and efficient reasoning on it to better predict the future, make better diagnosis, detect anomalies. Applications of these technologies in all verticals of the society such as health, transportation, business, etc is transforming in a significant manner the activities of these domains. This talk will give to the participants an insight of these technologies and these advances. This talk is open to specialists but also to novices in the area.
Bio: Nazim Agoulmine holds a PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Paris XI, France. He is a full professor at the university of Evry Val d’Essonne / Paris Saclay University since 1992 and a member of the IBISC Research Laboratory. Since Sep 2023, he is the director of the IBISC research laboratory (+100 researchers). He is also the vice director of the Graduate School of Computer Science of University of Paris Saclay for International Relations. From 2019 to 2023, he was vice president of the University of Evry in charge of International Relations Strategy and deputy head of the IBISC research laboratory. From 2011 to 2016, he was on secondment with the French National Research Agency where he held several positions: chair and vice-chair of the Digital Sciences and Mathematics (NuMa) department (2011-2016), director of the INFRA (Hardware and Software Infrastructures for Future Internet) programme (2011-2013) and director of the INS (Digital Engineering and Security) programme (2012). From 2013 to 2011, Prof. N.Agoulmine has directed the LRSM research laboratory at the University of Evry. Prof N.Agoulmine has leaded several European research projects in the area of Networking. Prof. Agoulmine published over 100 journal and conference papers; He holds several patents in the area of networking with Orange labs.
Short Professional Course 4: Privacy and Security of Internet Of Things
By Prof Dr. Karima Boudaoud, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
Abstract: The goal of this short course is to give an overview about the privacy and security issues. This lecture will focus specifically on the risks regarding our privacy and the Internet, security of connected objects and some best practices to reduce security and privacy risks.
Bio: Karima Boudaoud is Associate Professor at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. She had obtained her PhD. degree in Computer Sciences from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). Her main research interest is Human-centric Security and Privacy management i.e. a security and privacy management oriented towards the User and her previous research field was intrusion detection using multi-agent system. She has participated in several research projects in the area of Networks and Services Security funded by the European Commission, CNRS-INRIA-DGA and Fond National Suisse. She has servers in several TPC and OC of several national and international (IEEE/IFIP or others), conferences and workshops (IM, WWW, ICC, NOMS, etc.).
