COMSNETS

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁! 🥂✨

Last night, the hashtag Banquet was not just about networking; it was a glimpse into the future of global research and Indian innovation.

We started with a warm Welcome Address by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮 (𝗩𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆). As a leader in the field and Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, she set the perfect tone for an evening of collaboration, highlighting the global strength of our community.

𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: We were privileged to hear from Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India. His talk on "AI For Science and Engineering & ANRF Vision" was a masterclass on the intersection of Deep Science and Deep Tech.

Key Takeaways:
- 𝘼𝙄 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩: How AI is revolutionizing scientific workflows, from High-Performance Computing (HPC) and numerical simulations to combinatorial exploration in chemistry and biology.
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙉𝙍𝙁 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: Insights into the "MAHA program" on AI for Science and Engineering and how ANRF is driving collaborations between academia, industry, and labs to build a hashtag .
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚: A call for reimaging workflows, using digital twins and AI-driven experimentation to translate research into applied products.

A huge thank you to both our banquet speakers for outlining the roadmap for our research transformation!

We were honored to host Dr. Ranjita Bhagwan, Principal Engineer at Google India, for our third and final keynote address at .

Dr. Bhagwan, an ACM Distinguished Member and INAE Fellow, took the stage to discuss "𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 Google's 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸." Managing a network that supports billions of users across services like Search, YouTube, Maps, and Gemini, as well as the critical infrastructure for Google Cloud Platform, requires immense scale and precision.

Key highlights from the session:
- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: How Google manages the complexity of supporting varied applications and enterprise customers globally.
- 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: The shift towards networks that self-monitor and self-correct.
- 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮: The critical role of continuous observation in maintaining performance and reliability, and the data-driven approaches used to tackle these challenges.

A fantastic conclusion to our keynote series, offering a deep dive into the infrastructure that powers the modern internet!

Looking forward to COMSNETS 2026 in Bengaluru!

The 18th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks is happening January 6-10 at Chancery Pavilion Hotel, and the speaker lineup is incredible.

🌟 Distinguished Keynote Speakers:

- Alexandre Proutiere - KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Ranjita Bhagwan - Google India
- Stefano Salsano - University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

🎤 Featured Speakers:

- Dr. Nelson Fonseca (Welcome Address) - President Elect, IEEE Communications Society
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (Banquet Speaker) - CEO, Anusandhan Research Foundation (ANRF), India

COMSNETS is a premier platform for researchers, academicians, and industry professionals to exchange cutting-edge ideas in communication systems and networking technologies.
In cooperation with: ACM, sigcomm, sigmobile
Technical Co-Sponsors: IEEE, IEEE ComSoc

🔗 Visit www.comsnets.org for more details, registration, and submission guidelines.
Join us in Bengaluru for this exceptional gathering of minds!