SDS 2025
In the era of digital transformation, the world is rapidly converging toward a future where everything will be software-controlled. From networks and infrastructure to industry, cities, and devices, the shift toward softwarisation is redefining how systems are built, operated, and evolved. This paradigm enables unprecedented agility, automation, and intelligence across every layer of modern computing environments. The 12th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS 2025) invites researchers, engineers, and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to explore the foundations, architectures, challenges, and breakthroughs in software-defined everything. The conference serves as a multidisciplinary platform to showcase innovations in programmability, abstraction, virtualization, and orchestration that drive software-defined solutions across domains. As control and intelligence increasingly migrate from hardware to software, SDS 2025 aims to stimulate cross-disciplinary dialogue and foster collaborations that bridge networking, systems, security, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and beyond. SDS 2025 is more than a conference, it’s a forum to define the software-driven future of connected intelligence. We welcome theoretical insights, practical innovations, case studies, and visionary ideas that push the boundaries of software-defined systems.
We welcome high-quality research and case studies in, but not limited to, the following areas:
1. Core Foundations of Software-Defined Systems
Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Storage (SDS), and Compute
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and service chaining
Control plane/data plane decoupling and programmability (e.g., P4, eBPF)
Intent-based, policy-driven, and declarative system control
Platforms for orchestration, monitoring, and lifecycle management
2. Software-Defined Cloud, Edge, and Fog Environments
Software-defined architectures for cloud-edge continuum
Edge-native orchestration and microservices
Serverless and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) models in SDS
Lightweight virtualization and container orchestration at scale
Hybrid and distributed infrastructure control across fog, edge, and cloud
3. AI-Driven and Intelligent SDS
AI/ML for optimization, orchestration, and decision-making
Federated and distributed learning in software-defined environments
Reinforcement learning for dynamic resource and policy control
Explainable and trustworthy AI in SDS automation
4. Security, Privacy, and Trust in Software-Defined Systems
Secure identity, authentication, and access control
Zero trust architectures for SDS
AI-based threat detection and intrusion response
Post-quantum security and trust models in virtualized systems
Confidential computing and privacy-preserving orchestration
5. Automation, Resilience, and Adaptability
Self-configuring, self-healing, and self-optimizing SDS
Closed-loop control and feedback in system orchestration
Digital twins and predictive simulation for SDS environments
Resilience and disaster recovery in programmable infrastructure
6. Interoperability, Standards, and DevOps
Multi-vendor and multi-domain SDS interoperability
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and DevSecOps for SDS
APIs, standard protocols, and open-source frameworks
Benchmarks, simulators, and validation environments for SDS
7. Sustainable and Responsible Software-Defined Systems
Energy-aware design and carbon-efficient orchestration
Green AI and sustainability metrics in softwarised systems
Lifecycle management and sustainable SDS architecture
8. Human-Centered and Societal Perspectives
Human-in-the-loop and explainable SDS interfaces
Usability, visualization, and abstraction for managing complex SDS
Ethics, transparency, and governance in autonomous systems
9. Applications and Emerging Domains
SDS for smart cities, industrial automation (Industry 4.0), and healthcare
Software-defined robotics, drones, and autonomous systems
SDS in 5G/6G networks, network slicing, and beyond
Digital twins for infrastructure, manufacturing, and cyber-physical systems
Integration of quantum, neuromorphic, and non-traditional compute models
10. Software Engineering for Software-Defined Systems
Software Architecture & Design for SDS
Design patterns for programmable infrastructures
Scalable and modular architectures for cloud-edge control
Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) and APIs for infrastructure control
DevOps, DevSecOps, and Automation
CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for SDS
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management
Security integration (DevSecOps) in software-defined environments
Testing, Verification, and Reliability EngineeringFormal methods and runtime verification for SDS
Chaos engineering, fault injection, and resilience testing
Simulation and digital twins for pre-deployment validation
Tooling and Software InfrastructureCompilers, SDKs, and orchestration frameworks for SDS
Open-source tools and platforms supporting programmable systems
Emulators, testbeds, and benchmarking environments
Human-Centered and Process-Aware EngineeringDeveloper experience (DevEx) and usability in SDS tools
Socio-technical aspects and collaboration in large SDS teams
Agile/lean processes adapted for infrastructure software
Governance, Sustainability, and Software Lifecycle ManagementLifecycle engineering for long-term evolution of SDS
Sustainability and green software practices
Regulatory compliance, traceability, and ethics in system automation
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Join us at SDS 2025 and help shape a future where every system, service, and solution is intelligently controlled by software. SDS 2025 encourages interdisciplinary, theoretical, experimental, and applied research contributions. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and made accessible through major digital libraries.
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Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings
Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5″ x 11″ two-column format (IEEE Templates). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link . Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. You can Submit:
1- A full paper between 6 and 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references).
2- Short papers are between 3 and 4 pages long, including position papers and industrial demos or project proposals including PhD project proposals.
3- Extended abstract: High-level summary of your research / position paper/ industrial application / Running (funded or non funded) projects or project Ideas/ PhD thesis extended Abstract (2 pages)
4- Abstract: Synopsis of your research, including running (funded or non funded) projects (500 words)
All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SDS 2025 Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion based on scope anf quality. Other indexing include EI (Compendex), Scopus and DBLP.
Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.
Contact: If you have any questions, please send an email to: gcetconference@gmail.com
SDS 2025 General Co-Chairs:
* Larbi Boubchir, University of Paris 8, France
* Tamara Zhukabayeva, L.N Eurasian National University,Kazakhstan
* Jaime Lloret, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain