Scope
Ubiquitous Communications and Network Computing (UBICNET) is a revolutionary concept that aims to provide pervasive and reliable communication and computing services available anytime and anywhere. UBICNET has drawn significant interests from both academia and industry and continues to attract tremendous research efforts due to its promising new business opportunity in information technology and engineering. Furthermore, the rollout of early fifth-generation (5G) networks and massive ongoing research makes UBICNET more interesting and of high importance. From communication to computing whether it is the Internet of Things (IoT), GPU, Fog and Edge Computing, Cloud Computing to enhanced mobile broadband data and low latency, the UBICNET conference covers entire breadth of interesting and emerging areas.
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Publication
All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library: UBICNET Conference Proceedings.

Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases), DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Scopus, Zentralblatt MATH.

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

- EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems (Open Access) – recently accepted for inclusion in Scopus

Additional publication opportunities:
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)
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Topics

The works that will be presented at the conference will focus on the following topics:

4G Cellular Communications and Networks
5G Cellular Communications and Networks
5G/6G networks and beyond
AI-enabled radio communications
AI/ML to enhance QoS/QoE
Architectures for cooperative communications and ubiquitous computing
Adaptive modulation and waveform design
Applications and services (e.g., cognitive networking in TV whitespace, adaptation with LTE networks such as LTE unlicensed, and integration with other emerging techniques such as massive MIMO, NOMA, intelligent reflecting surface, and full-duplex)
Antennas Technology for all communications
Antenna for satellite communications
Backhaul/fronthaul requirements, design, challenges, etc.
Backscatter Communication
Centralized-RAN, Cloud-RAN, and Fog-RAN architectures
Channel estimation and synchronization
Coding theory, modulation, diversity techniques and signal processing for wireless and optical systems
Communication theory aspects of distributed and edge computing
Communication theory aspects of networking and cross-layer design
Cooperative communications
Cooperative networking for streaming media content
Communications software in vehicular communications
Coexistence of heterogeneous wireless networks
Cloud computing, architecture, services and applications
Cross-layer modeling, design, and optimization
Cyber-physical systems, modeling and analysis of smart grid systems
Cyber-physical security in smart grid systems
Deep learning techniques for cognitive radio and networks
Deep learning enabled end-to-end communication systems
Design and evaluation of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
Design and evaluation of microservices-based networking for 5G/6G-enabled edge networks
Design and evaluation of application/service-oriented Networking
Detection and estimation theory
Device-to-device and machine-type communications
Diversity and fading countermeasures
Energy-efficient and green PHY layer design
Fog computing, architecture, security, Roof computing,
Feedback in communications systems
Free-space optical (FSO) communications and networks
FSO-RF integration
GPU implementation
Interference management in cellular systems, wireless backhaul/fronthaul networks
Integration of renewables, storage units and electric vehicles into smart grid systems
Intelligent signal processing for communication systems
Integrated control of network and computing resources to enhance QoS/QoE
Internet of Things (IoT), IoE, IIOT, Internet in Space
Industrial automation, industry 4.0 and 5.0
Localization and navigation techniques
Millimeter-wave and Terahertz communications
MIMO, multi-user MIMO, massive MIMO, and intelligent surfaces
Massive MIMO based backhaul/fronthaul for ultra-dense small cell deployment
Multiple access techniques and air interfaces (CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, NOMA)
Massive network data analytics
Multimedia Systems and Services
Multimedia cloud services
Multimedia streaming, multicast and broadcast services
MIMO satellite communications
Modeling and performance evaluation for AI-enabled radio and networks
Next-generation Internet applications and service
Next-generation networking protocols
OFDM and MIMO for optical systems
Optical wireless and fibre systems & networks for 6G and beyond
Optical network testbeds and experiments
Optical wireless channel characterization
Optical and wireless network convergence and mobile x-haul
Physical-layer security in cognitive radio networks
Performance evaluation techniques including modeling, simulations and testbeds for communication networks
Performance analysis of wireless communication systems
Quantum communication systems and networking
Network design, operation, management, and automation for maximizing QoS/QoE
Network function virtualization
Near-Earth satellite communications
Network/service orchestration and management
Radio-over-fiber
Reconfigurable wireless networks
Terrestrial and Non terrestrial Communications and networks
Satellite and space communications and networking
Satellite-terrestrial integrated networks
Satellite communications and Unmanned flying platforms such as HAPs/MAPs/LAPs, etc.
Service overlay networks
Signal processing techniques in B5G/6G
Software-defined Radio Access Network (RAN)
Slice programmability, modeling, composition algorithms and deployment
Signal processing for data analytics and machine learning
Semantic communication systems
Sensor networks and applications
Spectrum sensing, spectrum sharing, and spectrum learning and prediction
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Drone Communication
UAV networks
Underwater wireless networks
Ultra-wideband communication systems
Usability of higher frequency bands for backhaul/fronthaul design (Free Space Optical (FSO)/mmwave based communications)
Vehicle-to-grid and grid-to-vehicle communications
Vehicular networking (IoV/V2V/V2I/V2X)
WLAN, WPAN, and other home/personal networking technologies
Waveform design, modulation, and interference aggregation for cognitive radio and AI-enabled networks
Wireless communications powered by energy harvesting
Wireless Communications through reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
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General Chairs
T. K. Ramesh - Amrita School of Engineering, India
Luca Fanucci - University of Pisa, Italy
Roberto Paccapeli - Intel Corporation, Pisa, Italy

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Abhilash Ravi K - Amrita School of Engineering, India
Sreeja Kochuvila - Amrita School of Engineering, India
Srikanth K. S - Amrita School of Engineering, India

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This event is organized by EAI (www.eai.eu).

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