Summer School on Software Defined Networks
Program

(The software that will be used in the hands-on programming sessions will be provided on a USB stick with the welocome pack.)

DAY 1 (JULY 2)
09:00

Bus leaves from Heraklion city Centre to FORTH

A coach (look for SDNschool 2015 sign) will pick you up and drop you off, in front of the Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos on Eleftherias Square) (Google maps)

09:30 - 09:45 Registration
09:45 - 10:00 Welcome and quick overview of schedule and local arrangements (Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos)
10:00 - 11:00 Session 1:
Historical overview of the SDN origins: How did we get here? (Bernhard Plattner)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30 Session 2:
OpenFlow 1.0 to 1.4: Overview and the nitty details (Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30

Session 3:
SDN programming - From learning switches to transparent load balancers (Vasileios Kotronis)

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 Session 4:
Industry Trends and Standardization (Prof. Bernhard Plattner)
17:00 - 18:00 Session 5:
SDN programming - From learning switches to transparent load balancers (Vasileios Kotronis)
18:30 Bus leaves from FORTH to Cretaquarium
19:00 - 20:00 Cretaquarium Visit
20:00 - 22:00 Social event: Dinner at Cretaquarium
22:00 Return to Heraklion city centre

DAY 2
(JULY 3)
09:30

Bus leaves from Heraklion city centre to FORTH.

A coach (look for SDNschool 2015 sign) will pick you up and drop you off, in front of the Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos on Eleftherias Square) (Google maps)

10:00 - 11:00 Session 1:
SDN Research Directions - Interesting problems to invest time in (Prof. Laurent Vanbever)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30 Session 2:
SDN Use Cases (Vasileios Kotronis)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch and Poster Session
14:30 - 15:30 Session 3:
SDN Research Directions - Interesting problems to invest time in (Prof. Marco Canini)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30 Session 4:
Exercise Wrap-Up and Self-Assessment Quiz (Vasileios Kotronis)
17:30
18:30
Closing Remarks (Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos)
Bus leaves from FORTH to Heraklion city centre or visit (self-organized) to Agia Pelagia Beach: Aperitif or Swimming, followed by seaside dinner