Program – IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems

	Room A	Room B
0900 – 1030	Tutorial 1: Waveforms and Multiple Access for 5G Mobile Communication Speaker: Kiran Kuchi (IIT, Hyderabad)	Tutorial 2: From Network Science to Network Engineering: Understanding and Building Dynamic Networks Speaker: Pavel Loskot (Swansea Univ, UK)
1030 – 1100	TEA BREAK
1100 – 1300	Tutorial 1: Waveforms and Multiple Access for 5G Mobile Communication Speaker: Kiran Kuchi (IIT, Hyderabad)	Tutorial 2: From Network Science to Network Engineering: Understanding and Building Dynamic Networks Speaker: Pavel Loskot (Swansea Univ, UK)
1300 – 1400	LUNCH BREAK
1400 – 1530	Tutorial 3: Open Air Interface (OAI) for experimentation in 5G Speakers: T Bheemarjuna Reddy (IIT, Hyderabad), Kiran Kuchi (IIT, Hyderabad) & Rohit Gupta, (Eurecom)	Tutorial 4: Architectures of Next Generation Wireless Networks Speaker: Pascal Lorenz (University of Haute Alsace, France)
1530 – 1600	TEA BREAK
1600 – 1800	Tutorial 3: Open Air Interface (OAI) for experimentation in 5G Speakers: T Bheemarjuna Reddy (IIT, Hyderabad), Kiran Kuchi (IIT, Hyderabad) & Rohit Gupta, Eurecom	Tutorial 4: Architectures of Next Generation Wireless Networks Speaker: Pascal Lorenz (University of Haute Alsace, France)

	Auditorium	Room A	Room B	Room C
0900 – 1030		Tech Session 1-Performance Aspects in Networks	Tech Session 2-MIMO Networks	Tech Session 3-Optical Networking
1030 – 1100	TEA BREAK
1100 – 1300	INAUGURAL SESSION: Panel on “Call Drops: How come we haven’t solved it yet?” + Technical Talks “Call Drops & Call Quality” KEYNOTES : “No Smart Cities without Sensors” & “Paving the path to Narrowband 5G with LTE Internet of Things (IoT)”
1300 – 1400	LUNCH BREAK
1400 – 1530	Workshop 2 – Smart Cities	Workshop 1 – Cloud Interoperability	Tech Session 4-Ad-Hoc Networks	Phd Forum Session 1
1530 – 1600	TEA BREAK
1600 – 1800	Workshop 2 – Smart Cities (contd.)	Workshop 3 – Information Centric Networking (ICN)	Tech Session 5-Satellite Communication	PhD Forum Session 2
1800 – 1900	SPECIAL KEYNOTE – Professor Josef Noll, UNIK and University of Norway “Reducing Digital Divide through the Information-Internet.”
1900 – 2000	HIGH TEA

	Auditorium	Room A	Room B	Room C
0900 – 1030	WIN with WIT (Women in Networking with Women in Telecom) mini-conference	Tech Session 6: Network IoT	Tech Session 7: Sensor and Mesh Networks	Tech Session 8: Wireless IoT 1
1030 – 1100	TEA BREAK
1100 – 1300	KEYNOTES:”Hybrid MAC Protocols for Low Delay Scheduling” & “Micro-operators for vertical specific service delivery in 5G mobile business ecosystem” PANEL – “IoT Experiences from Early Deployments”
1300 – 1400	LUNCH BREAK
1400 – 1530	Industry Demos / Startups Showcase	WIE Workshop for Academia: Design Thinking	WIE Workshop for Industry: Leadership Skills	Tech Session 9: Wireless IoT 2 Invited Talk: Vinod Kumar
1530 – 1600	TEA BREAK
1600 – 1800	Industry Demos / Startups Showcase	PANEL “Career Growth for Women Professionals”	Invited Talk + WIE Tech Session 1	Invited Talk + WIE Tech Session 2
1800 – 1830	Networking Break
1830 – 1930	Pre-Banquet Special Session – 10th Anniversary Oration, Felicitations & Awards
2000 – 2130	BANQUET (Guest House Lawns)

	Auditorium	Room A	Room B	Room C
0900 – 1030		Tech Session 10: Data Networking	Tech Session 11: Multihop Networks	Tech Session 12: Privacy and Security
1030 – 1100	TEA BREAK
1100 – 1300	KEYNOTES / PANELS – Next Generation Infrastructure to connect the Next Billion
1300 – 1400	LUNCH BREAK
1400 – 1530	WORKSHOP 4 – 5G Wireless Technology Challenges & Oppurtunities (WiTCO)	Workshop 5 – IoT Security	Tech Session 13: Physical Layer Challenges	Tech Session 14: Learning in Networks
1530 – 1600	TEA BREAK
1600 – 1730	WORKSHOP 4 – 5G Wireless Technology Challenges & Oppurtunities (WiTCO)	Tech Session 15: Connecting the Next Billion	Tech Session 16: Emerging Techologies	Tech Session 17-Network Performance