DNS and Internet Naming Research Directions 2023

About The DINR 2023 Virtual Workshop

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest center around understanding new research opportunities and the role of research infrastructure around DNS and Internet naming.

This year, we have a particular focus on making naming data usable:

• Labeling data to make it easier to identify events from “regular” traffic.
• Use of machine learning over labeled datasets.
• How anonymization limits or doesn’t limit data analysis.

In addition, we welcome more general disucssion on broader topics of DNS research directions, and infrastructure to support that work:

• DNS and Internet naming protocols: design, evolution, use
• DNS privacy and encryption: DNS-over-TCP, TLS, HTTP, QUIC
• DNS and Internet naming infrastructure: software, systems, and the cloud
• DNS and Internet naming research infrastructure: data collection, system evaluation, etc.
• Network security involving DNS: resilience, DoS, integrity, DNSSEC
• Network measurement with DNS: tools and methods to collect, curate, and share; privacy challenges, collection policies; data sources
• DNS analysis: new techniques and applications
• New applications of DNS and Internet naming: use in new applications

This workshop will not solve these questions, but its goal will be to:

• Identify opportunities for collaboration among the participants
• Identify new questions of interest to researchers and operations
• Identify gaps in the tools and datasets needed to answer those questions
• Start discussion around these topics
• Create requirements for future research projects and infrastructure

Workshop Attendence by Short Abstract

Folks wishing to attend and present should submit a one-page abstract (plus an extra page for references if you want) about what you want to talk about. By default we will make all abstracts available to workshop participants, but will keep abstracts private on request. Abstracts will be reviewed by the program chairs for topicality and discussion organization. Submissions should be at least a 9 point font on US letter-size paper (8.5x11 inches).

For people interested in attending, but not in presenting, please submit a short abstract of your background so we know who you are. In the abstract, specify that you don’t want to present, but include a sentence or two to indicating your interests, why you want to attend the workshop and how you believe your participation will help move the discussion forward. We expect to give priority to presenters, but we welcome people interested in adding to the conversation even without a formal presentation slot.

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