5G networks are expected to support numerous novel services and applications with
versatile quality of service (QoS) requirements such as high data rates and low end-to-end …

Data summarization, ie, selecting representative subsets of manageable size out of massive
data, is often modeled as a submodular optimization problem. Although there exist extensive …

We propose a new algorithmic framework for traffic-optimal virtual network function (VNF)
placement and migration for policy-preserving data centers (PPDCs). As dynamic virtual …

It is of great importance to design streaming algorithms for submodular maximization, as
many applications (eg, crowdsourcing) have large volume of data satisfying the well …

With the rapid advancement of edge computing and network function virtualization, it is
promising to provide flexible and low-latency network services at the edge. However, due to …

To achieve secure, reliable, and scalable traffic delivery, request streams in mobile Internet
of Things (IoT) networks supporting Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) typically need to …

With the advent of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), network services that traditionally
run on proprietary dedicated hardware can now be realized using Virtual Network Functions …

Submodularity is an important property of set functions and has been extensively studied in
the literature. It models set functions that exhibit a diminishing returns property, where the …

One of the major challenges in managing 5G networks is the reconfiguration of network
slices. The task covers in particular reconfiguration and relocation of virtual network …

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables the virtualization of core-business network
functions on top of a NFV infrastructure. NFV has gained an increasing attention in the …