Network Management:

- Software-Defined Networks
- IP Networks
- Wireless and Cellular Networks
- Optical Networks
- Overlay Networks
- Virtual Networks
- Home Networks
- Access Networks
- Enterprise and Campus Networks
- Data Center Networks
- SCADA Networks and DCS
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Internet of Things Networks
- Information-Centric Networks

Service Management:
- Multimedia Services
- Content Delivery Services
- Cloud Computing Services
- Internet Connectivity and Access
- Internet of Things Services
- Security Services
- Context-Aware Services
- Information Technology Services

Business Management:
- Economic Aspects
- Multi-Stakeholder Aspects
- Service Level Agreements
- Lifecycle Aspects
- Process and Workflow Aspects
- Legal Perspective
- Regulatory Perspective
- Privacy Aspects

Functional Areas:
- Fault Management
- Configuration Management
- Accounting Management
- Performance Management
- Security Management

Management Paradigms:
- Centralized Management
- Hierarchical Management
- Distributed Management
- Federated Management
- Autonomic and Cognitive Management
- Policy-Based Management
- Pro-Active Management
- Energy-Aware Management
- QoE-Centric Management
- Intent-Based Management

Technologies:
- Fog and Edge Computing
- Communication Protocols
- Middleware
- Overlay Networks
- Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
- Data, Information & Semantic Models
- Information Visualization
- Software-Defined Networking
- Network Function Virtualization
- Orchestration
- Operations/Business Support Systems

Methods:
- Mathematical Logic and Automated Reasoning
- Mathematical Optimization
- Control Theory
- Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, and Queuing Theory
- Machine Learning
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Economic and Game Theory
- Monitoring and Measurements
- Data Mining and (Big) Data Analysis
- Computer Simulation Experiments
- Prototype Implementation and Testbed Experimentation
- Field Trials