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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://it.pt/Events/Event/5636"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=640 height=360 style='width:6.6666in;height:3.75in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01DAA21C.D0603180"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Join us for the IEEE Distinguished Lecture by <b>Augusto Jose-Venancio Neto</b> “<b>Cloud-Network Slicing: Concepts, Benefits and Enablers</b>”, on <b>May 17<sup>th</sup>, 02:30 – 04:00 p.m.</b> at Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro (Building 19). </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><br><span style='background:white'>Cloud-Network slicing has emerged as a transformative paradigm in the realm of 5G, promising to revolutionize the way virtual and communication resources are allocated and managed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>This talk delves into the fundamental concepts of cloud-network slicing, exploring our architecture, principles, and key technology enablers to set instances across core and RAN domains.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><br><span style='background:white'>We will delve into the various benefits that cloud-network slicing brings to the table, including improved multi-tenancy, enhanced network flexibility, and customized service delivery. Additionally, we will discuss the enabling technologies and methodologies that facilitate the implementation of cloud-network slicing, such as network function virtualization (NFV), software-defined networking (SDN), cloud computing, and predictive networking elasticity.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>Overall, this talk aims to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of cloud-network slicing, its benefits, and the key enablers driving its adoption in modern network architectures. Attendees will gain insights into how cloud-network slicing can unlock new opportunities for innovation and efficiency in cloud computing and networking domains.</span><br><br><u><span style='background:white'>Bio:</span></u><br><span style='background:white'>Augusto V. Neto is an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics of the UFRN, Natal/RN, Brazil, a productivity fellow at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and a member of the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal. Augusto Neto is the leader of the Research Group in Future Internet Service and Applications (REGINA). His strong background in cutting-edge technologies, and participation in advanced R&D projects through which managing large research and developing teams, allowed him to form tens of PhDs and masters’ researchers, as well as authoring/co-authoring more than 150 papers published in national/international conference proceedings and journals in the field of computer networks and telecommunications, including several best-paper awards. He is involved in the organization of several international conferences and workshops, as well as serving as Guest Editor for special issues of peer-reviewed scholarly journals. He coordinates and participates in research projects funded by national and international agencies, mainly working with 5G/6Gm, Mobile Computing, Smart Spaces, SDN, NFV, and Cloud Computing.</span><br><br><br><span style='background:white'>Please perform your registration (mandatory) in the following form: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/bilhetes-cloud-network-slicing-concepts-benefits-and-enablers-901496188367">https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/bilhetes-cloud-network-slicing-concepts-benefits-and-enablers-901496188367</a></span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>IEEE’s event link: <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420118">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/420118</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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