May: Dr. Boutaba sat on an experts panel to discuss "AI for Networks and Networks for AI" at the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) International Workshop on Future Networks, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 6, 2026.
April: Dr. Boutaba organizes the third Rogers TEP Workshop on Transport Networks as part of the Rogers Chair in Network Automation.
November: Dr. Boutaba gives a keynote speech titled "The Evolution of Network Virtualization: Past Achievements, Present Landscape, and Future Horizons" at the 3rd IEEE IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications , Virtual Conference, November 5, 2025.
April: Dr. Boutaba organizes the second Rogers TEP Workshop as part of the Rogers Chair in Network Automation.
January: Dr. Boutaba gives a distinguished lecture on "Network Virtualization: Past, Present and Future" as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the School of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Texas A&M International University, USA, January 30, 2025.
December: Dr. Boutaba delivers a tutorial titled "Virtualization in Future Wireless Networks: Why is it Still Hard to Achieve?" at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), 8–12 December 2024, Cape Town, South Africa (with Soumaya Hamouda and Rami Langar).
November: Dr. Boutaba gives a keynote speech titled "Automation in the Era of Cloud-native Telecommunication Networks" at the IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking , Rio de Janeiro, November 27, 2024.
November: Dr. Boutaba organizes the first Rogers TEP Workshop as part of the Rogers Chair in Network Automation.
April: Dr. Boutaba gives a distinguished lecture on "Network Virtualization: past, present and moving forward" as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, USA, April 29, 2024.
April: Dr. Boutaba is awarded the prestigious title of University Professor by the University of Waterloo.
March: Dr. Boutaba gives an invited talk on "AI-Driven Slice Orchestration in 5G and Beyond Networks" at the IEEE Workshop on Network Automation in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, March 25, 2024.
November: Dr. Boutaba and his team showcase the adaptability of 5G slices for demanding applications like augmented and virtual reality, as well as cloud gaming, optimizing network resources based on application demand, as part of the 5G LEAP and 5G ELITE projects on network slicing. ( UW News )
November: Dr. Boutaba gives a talk on "Autonomous Management in 5G and Beyond Network” at the Topical and Verticals session on Full Stack Automation in 5G and Beyond (5GB) Networks during the Future Networks World Forum in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, November 13, 2023.
September: Dr. Boutaba gives the inaugural distinguished lecture on "Unity is strength and so is collaborative security" as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series at Concordia Cybersecurity Research Center, Concordia University, Montreal, September 28, 2023.
June: Dr. Boutaba sits on experts panel to discuss "Intelligent Network Slicing and Orchestration” at the Rogers 5G Partnership Summit. Brampton, Ontario, Canada, June 22, 2023.
May: Dr. Boutaba sits on experts panel to discuss "Artificial Intelligence for Network Operation and Management: Can it meet the requirements of tomorrow's networks” at the IFIP/IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) Miami, Florida, USA, May 8-12, 2023.
December: Dr. Boutaba to give an industry talk titled "Implications of Open RAN Adoption on AI-driven Management of 5G and Beyond Networks" at the IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM) , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 4-8, 2022.
June: Dr. Boutaba sits on experts panel to discuss "Blockchain for Future Networks” at the Blockchain Technology Symposium (BTS) , University of Calgary, Calgary (Canada), June 9, 2022.
March: Dr. Boutaba sits on distinguished experts panel to speak on "Unity is strength and so is collaborative security" during the Joint Cybersecurity and Resilience Initiative and IPSI Public Lecture Series at the University of Toronto (Online Event), March 29, 2022.
December: Dr. Boutaba to give a keynote speech titled "The Cloud to Things Continuum - Infrastructure and Management" at the 22nd ACM/IFIP Middleware Conference (Online), December 6-10, 2021.
December: Dr. Boutaba to give a keynote speech titled "Machine Learning for Networking: Experiences, Challenges and Future Directions" at the Facebook Network Infrastructure Summit (Online), December 7, 2021.
September: Dr. Boutaba is leading 5G-ELITE: AI-driven 5G network slice operations and management as part of one of the first 5G smart campuses in Canada in partnership with Rogers Communications. ( UWaterloo stories , CS news )
