Call for papers
ICC 2027 - IEEE International Conference on Communications: Communications Software & Multimedia
https://icc2027.ieee-icc.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2026-06/icc-2027-cfp_csm_0.pdf
Link to submit Your paper: https://edas.info/N35505

Important Dates
Paper Submission: October 2, 2026
Acceptance Notification: January 15, 2027
Camera-Ready Papers: February 19, 2027

Symposium Co-Chairs
Luigi Atzori, University of Cagliari, Italy, l.atzori@unica.it
Marco Savi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, marco.savi@unimib.it

Scope and Motivation
Recent advances in communication networks have paved the way from hardware centric infrastructures to software defined and virtualized platforms. This transformation, combined with the emergence of AI and immersive media, is enabling novel, flexible, intelligent, personalized, and adaptive communication paradigms and applications. For instance, recent learning based representations allow scenes to be captured and rendered with high realism, enabling free viewpoint video generation. In addition, generative AI models facilitate the generation of synthetic media, enabling advanced forms of multimedia communication. However, these opportunities also introduce new challenges for communication software, including real time neural rendering, adaptive transmission of high dimensional data, and integration with edge/cloud computing and programmable network infrastructures. This symposium aims to solicit research that addresses the software, algorithmic, and system level challenges involved in supporting services and multimedia applications across the network stack. It provides an opportunity for experts from academia and industry to discuss current and future developments in multimedia technologies and communication software, share knowledge, and present their latest research

Topics of Interest
This track solicits technical papers describing original, previously unpublished papers on trends, issues, and challenges of advanced multimedia service delivery and management, and for the deployment of multimedia communications over fixed, mobile and heterogeneous networks. You are invited to submit research paper(s) related to the following topics of interest (but not limited to):
* Quality in Services and Multimedia Applications
Enhancing User Experience in Multimedia Applications
Quality of Service (QoS) Management in Cloud-Based Services
AI-Driven Quality Optimization in Streaming Services
Quality of Experience (QoE) in Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications
Latency Reduction Techniques for Real-Time Multimedia Applications
Quality Assurance in 5G-Enabled Multimedia Services
End-to-End Quality Management in loT Services
Adaptive Multimedia Streaming for Mobile Devices
Improving Video and Audio Quality through Machine Learning
Energy-Efficient Quality Optimization in loT Networks
Security as a Quality Factor in Multimedia Applications
Optimizing Real-Time Data Processing for High-Quality Services
Cloud and Edge Computing for Enhanced Multimedia Quality
Automated Quality Assessment in Digital Services
Privacy-Preserving Quality Monitoring in Online Services
Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and Multimedia Quality
Improving User-Centric Quality in Smart City Services

* Network Softwarization & Intelligent Services
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and its Impact on Service Delivery
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for Enhanced Network Services
Data Plane Programmability for Advanced Service Delivery
5G and Beyond: Leveraging Network Softwarization for Improved Services
Edge Computing in Network Softwarization: Challenges and Opportunities
Cloud-Native Network Architectures and Service Automation
Security Challenges in Network Softwarization and Virtualized Environments
Al-Driven Automation in Network Softwarization for Efficient Service Management
Orchestration of Network Services in Softwarized Environments
Service Chaining and Resource Allocation in Virtualized Networks
QoS and QoE in Software-Defined and Virtualized Networks
Zero-Touch Service Management in Softwarized Networks
Energy-Efficient Network Softwarization for Sustainable Services
Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) for Low-Latency Services
Interoperability and Standardization in Network Softwarization

* Multimedia Systems and Services
Real-Time Multimedia Streaming and Optimization
Multimedia Streaming, Multicast and Broadcast Services
360-degree Video Streaming
lmmersive Multimedia Experiences in Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
Multimedia Content Adaptation for Diverse Platforms
Al and Machine Learning in Multimedia Systems
Multimedia Compression Techniques and Standards
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) for Multimedia Services
Interactive Multimedia Systems and Applications
Multimedia Systems for Smart Cities and loT
Cloud-Based Multimedia Services and Scalability
5G and Beyond for Enhanced Multimedia Services
Edge Computing for Low-Latency Multimedia Processing
Security and Privacy in Multimedia Systems
Multimedia Systems for E-Learning and Remote Collaboration
Adaptive Quality of Service (QoS) in Multimedia Services
Multimedia Systems for Telemedicine and Healthcare Applications
Blockchain for Secure Multimedia Content Delivery
Audio-Visual Synchronization in Multimedia Systems
Crowdsourced Multimedia Content and Service Quality
Future Trends in Interactive and Social Multimedia Systems
Multimedia Communication over Fixed and Mobile Networks
Multimedia Communication over Non-Terrestrial Networks

* Service Management
Al-Driven Service Management Automation
Cloud Service Management and Optimization
Service Management in Multi-Cloud Environments
Predictive Analytics in Service Management
Service Lifecycle Management in loT Ecosystems
Blockchain for Transparent Service Management
Managing Quality of Experience (QoE) in Digital Services
Incident and Problem Management in IT Services
Service Management for 5G and Next-Gen Networks
Sustainability and Green IT Service Management
Data-Driven Decision-Making in Service Management