SNAI 2024 · Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou · 18–20 October 2024
The final programme of the inaugural SNAI symposium. All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Sessions were streamed virtually for remote attendees. The 24 oral presentations were distributed evenly across the three days.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & coffee |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening — Wei Zhang (General Chair) |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Keynote: Kenji Nakamura (University of Tokyo) — Why Networks Resist Learning |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Track 1 oral session 1 — AI for Network Management and Optimization (3 papers) |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Track 2 oral session 1 — Edge and In-Network Inference (2 papers) |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Track 3 oral session 1 — Distributed and Federated Learning over Networks (2 papers) |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Track 4 lightning — Machine Learning for Network Security (1 paper) |
| 18:30 – 21:00 | Welcome reception (Zijingang Campus) |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Keynote: Sarah Whitfield (University of Melbourne) — Congestion Control After the Learning Turn |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Track 1 oral session 2 — AI for Network Management and Optimization (3 papers) |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Track 2 oral session 2 — Edge and In-Network Inference (2 papers) |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Track 3 oral session 2 — Distributed and Federated Learning over Networks (2 papers) |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Track 4 lightning — Machine Learning for Network Security (1 paper) |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Poster session |
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Conference banquet (West Lake) |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | Track 1 oral session 3 — AI for Network Management and Optimization (1 paper) |
| 09:45 – 11:15 | Track 2 oral session 3 — Edge and In-Network Inference (2 papers) |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Track 3 oral session 3 — Distributed and Federated Learning over Networks (2 papers) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Track 4 oral session — Machine Learning for Network Security (3 papers) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 — 17:00 | Awards & closing remarks |
| 09:00 – 17:00 | Co-located workshops (parallel) |
All oral sessions ran in a single track in the main lecture hall. Poster presentations and the lightning-format Track 4 sessions were held in the adjoining foyer. The three co-located workshops (EdgeAI, FedLearn, SecML) ran in parallel rooms on Day 3.