Vania Conan

Vania Conan is a Professor at Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) in Paris, France, affiliated with the Cédric Laboratory, where they lead research in networking and communications. Their work spans nearly two decades of continuous contributions to the field of mobile and wireless networking.

Professor Conan's research focuses on Mobile Networking, Delay-Tolerant Networks, Opportunistic Networking, Edge Computing, and Network Security. Their work has significantly advanced our understanding of how to optimize network performance in challenging environments where traditional connectivity assumptions don't hold. They've pioneered approaches to data offloading, network function virtualization, and physical-layer network coding, with practical applications in vehicular networks, public safety communications, and 5G security.

Their recent publications (2020-2025) show a clear evolution toward addressing security challenges in 5G networks, optimizing edge-cloud interactions using reinforcement learning, and developing sophisticated anomaly detection methods for mobile applications. Their research demonstrates a consistent trajectory from theoretical foundations in delay-tolerant networking toward practical implementations in modern edge and cloud computing environments.

Professor Conan has collaborated extensively with researchers across France and internationally, particularly with colleagues at CNAM and other French institutions. Their work appears consistently in top networking venues including IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, and Computer Networks.