Call for Papers

ICCCN is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel ideas and fundamental advances in the fields of computer communications and networks. ICCCN serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners with a common interest in improving computer communications and networking through scientific and technological innovation.

Scope:
The primary focus of the ICCCN 2026 conference is on new and original research results in the areas of design, implementation, and applications of computer communications and networks. ICCCN 2026 covers the following technical Tracks (the detailed Track scope and descriptions are posted at http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/committeesandtracks/technical-tracks/index.html):

Track 1: Infrastructure Networking Technologies

• Dimitrios Pezaros, University of Glasgow, UK
• Ananthram Swami, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
• Feng Wang, Arizona State University

Track 2: Network Architecture, Algorithm, Protocol, and Evaluation

• Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
• Kanchana Thilakarathna, University of Sydney
• Murat Yuksel, University of Central Florida

Track 3: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems

• Fatemeh Afghah, Clemson University, USA
• Chiu Tan, Temple University
• Lei Xie, Nanjing University, China

Track 4: Edge and Cloud Computing

• Oliver Bringmann, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
• Virginia Pilloni, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Yifan Zhang, Binghamton University

Track 5: Mobile/Pervasive Communications, Networking and Sensing

• Oliver Bringmann, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
• Virginia Pilloni, University of Cagliari, Italy
• Yifan Zhang, Binghamton University

Track 6: Social Networks, Extended Reality, and Metaverse

• Bin Li, Penn State University, USA
• Yao Liu, Rutgers University
• Muhammad Shahzad, North Carolina State University

Track 7: AI/ML for Networks & Networks for AI/ML

• Ahmed Alkhateeb, Arizona State University
• Longfei Shangguan, University of Pittsburgh
• Cheng Zhang, Texas A&M University
• Yanfu Zhang, William & Mary

Track 8: Security, Privacy, and Trust

• Xinwen Fu, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• Isabel Wagner, University of Basel, Switzerland
• Shucheng Yu, Yeshiva University, USA
• Chuan Yue, Colorado School of Mines

Track 9: Emerging Topics in Networking (e.g., Quantum Networking, Distributed Quantum Computing, Distributed Machine Learning)

• Trung Q. Duong, Memorial University, Canada
• Nirmalaya Roy, UMBC, USA
• Jindi Wu, DePaul University, USA

Instructions for Authors:
Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026; this site will accept paper submissions soon in due time) as PDF files (formatted for 8.5×11-inch paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 8 pages including all figures/tables and references. Submitted papers should not be previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another conference or journal. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed and/or added to the papers after the submission deadline or in the camera-ready version if accepted. The Program Committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail addresses. Note: ICCCN’26 will select Best Paper and a runner-up paper to recognize the research quality and excellence. The Program Committee reserves the right to recommend some borderline conference papers to be accepted as short papers in the conference (the short papers should be no longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and references).

Review and Publication of Manuscripts:
Submitted papers will be reviewed by the TPC and judged on originality, technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation (the review process is single-blind). An accepted paper must be presented at the conference venue by a registered author at the full registration rate. Each full registration covers up to two conference papers authored by the registered author. If the originally registered author is unable to attend the conference due to extenuating circumstances, he/she must explicitly ask for the transfer of registration to one of the other authors of the paper. Please note that an author’s registration cannot be transferred to a nonauthor presenter under any circumstances. Accepted and presented (onsite) papers will be published in the conference proceedings and IEEE Xplore.

Workshops:
ICCCN 2026 workshops are exciting forums to present, discuss, and formulate specialize topics and emerging hot research topics (new areas, new problems or new methods). The workshops offer a perspective distinct from and complementary to the research themes of the main conference. Workshop papers should be no longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and references. The detailed info can be found in each workshop’s Call for Papers from (http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/workshop/list-of-workshops/). For any questions or additional information, please contact the Workshop General or Workshop Program Chairs.

Poster Papers:
ICCCN 2026 provides an opportunity to present in-progress work in the fields of computer communications and networks. Topics of interest are the same as the research topics in the ICCCN 2026 main conference Call for Papers. Early implementations, prototypes, work-in-progress systems/applications as well as commercial products that are related to the topics are welcome. Presenting a poster is an effective way to obtain early and valuable feedback from a knowledgeable crowd at the conference. Posters must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font). Each poster submission must be no longer than 2 pages including all figures/tables and references.

Important Dates: All times below are 11:59 pm (New York, USA);
Conference and Poster papers:

• Paper submission due: February 13, 2026
• Poster Paper submission due: March 29, 2026
• Acceptance Notification: April 24, 2026
• Conference date: July 27 – 30, 2026

Workshop papers:

• Paper submission due: March 1, 2026
• Acceptance Notification: April 29, 2026
• Workshop date: July 29 - 30, 2026

All (conference/poster/workshops) Camera-Ready Papers Due: May 11, 2026 (Hard deadline)

Please refer to "Author Information" posted at the conference website for more info on paper submission, presentation and related rules/policies.

Executive Chair: Krishna Kant, Temple University, USA (kkant@temple.edu)
General Chair: Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan (liruidong@ieee.org)
TPC Co-Chairs:
Qun Li, William & Mary, USA (liqun@cs.wm.edu)
Danda Rawa, Howard University, USA (danda.rawat@howard.edu)
Workshops General Chair:
Kewei Sha, University of North Texas, USA (comersha@gmail.com)
Poster Chair:
Wenjia Li, New York Institute of Technology, USA (wli20@nyit.edu)
Local Arrangement Chair:
Prof. Yi Zhu, Hawai’i Pacific University, USA (yzhu@hpu.edu)
Publications Co-Chairs:
Wei Tong, Nanjing University, China (wtong@nju.edu.cn)
Zhengrui Qin, Northwest Missouri State University, USA (zqin@nwmissouri.edu)
Publicity Co-Chairs:
(America) Mostafa Fouda, Idaho State University, ID, USA (mfouda@ieee.org)
(Europe) Zhengxin Yu, Lancaster University, U.K. (z.yu8@lancaster.ac.uk)
(Asia) Qiao Xiang, Xiamen University, China (qiaoxiang@xmu.edu.cn)
(Oceania) Wei Xiang, La Trobe University, Australia (W.Xiang@latrobe.edu.au)
Publicity Chair for Workshops:
Zongxin Xie from Kennesaw State University, USA (zxie1@kennesaw.edu)