HKUST Internet Research Workshop (HKIRW) 2025
Workshop on Future Internet Research Directions
Mar 13, 2025
Room 5562 (Lift 27/28), HKUST, Clear Water Bay campus
http://hkirw.github.io/2025
Built on the huge success of the HKIRW 2024, in the week before the IETF-122 meeting in Bangkok, this workshop aims to bring together researchers in computer networking and systems around the globe to a live forum discussing innovative ideas at their early stages. The mission of the workshop is that promising but not-yet-mature ideas can receive timely feedback from the community and experienced researchers, leading them into future IRTF work, Internet Drafts, or IETF working groups.
The workshop will operate like a “one day Dagstuhl seminar” and will focus on discussion and ideas exchange and less on conference-style presentations. The objective is to identify topics and connect like-minded people for potential future collaboration.
Topics of Interest
Topics can be anything related to Internet research, but are expected be controversial – that’s the purpose of this workshop!.
How to Contribute
We extremely welcome suggestions for a discussion topic and/or a lightning talk. Please contact the organizers (see below).
Program Outline
| Time (UTC+8) | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome Remarks by Dirk Kutscher and Zili Meng (HKUST) |
| 10:10 – 11:10 | A Detailed Measurement View on IPv6 Scanners and Their Adaptation to BGP Signals by Thomas Schmidt |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Coffee Break |
| 11:40 – 12:40 | How will new/emerging photonics change approaches to protocol design by Dave Oran |
| 12:40 – 14:30 | Lunch UniBistros & Bars |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Simulating ML Training Workloads by Jianfei He |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Network Research: Academia, Industry, or Both? by Zili Meng |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Wrap-Up Chairs: Dirk Kutscher and Zili Meng (HKUST) |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Dinner Banquet |
Register
Please register here.
If you need an invitation letter, please contact zilim@ust.hk.
Hotel Information
- Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East (website)
- Tower 5, No. 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, (852) 3983 0388
- Vega Suites (www.vegasuites.com.hk)
- 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, (852) 3963 7888
Local Transportation
Uber is the most convenient tool for visitors in Hong Kong.
From Hong Kong International Airport to Tseung Kwan O (the nearest neighborhood of HKUST).
- By Taxi: Approximately 45 minutes, HKD $400, cash only or Uber.
- By Bus Line A29: Approximately 70 minutes, HKD $50, see the website.
From Tseung Kwan O to HKUST.
- By Taxi: Approximately 15 minutes, HKD $60, cash only or Uber.
- By Bus Line 792M: Approximately 25 minutes, HKD $7.9, see the website.
Organizers
- Prof. Dirk Kutscher, HKUST(GZ), dku@hkust-gz.edu.cn
- Prof. Zili Meng, HKUST, zilim@ust.hk