NETGCOOP 2026 - The 13th International Conference of Networks, Games, Control and Optimization
Venue: Palermo, Italy, 14-16 October 2026
Website: https://netgcoop2026.univ-avignon.fr/


IMPORTANT DATES
Regular papers due: May 6, 2026
Regular papers notification: July 24, 2026
Short papers due: July 10, 2026
Short papers notification: July 31, 2026
Camera-ready due (regular and short papers): September 1, 2026


SCOPE
NetGCoOp 2026 welcomes submissions, from both researchers and practitioners, on all aspects of efficient and robust operation and evaluation of networked systems. The conference serves as a multidisciplinary crossroad, bridging the gap between mathematical foundations and real-world impact of network science.
While the conference has deep roots in internet communications, its scope encompasses all complex interconnected systems. We encourage submissions that develop fundamental tools or apply them to diverse domains such as computing, production lines, logistics, and network dynamics. Both theoretical and experimental submissions are encouraged.


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Marco Ajmone Marsan (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain)
Michela Chessa (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, France)
Shmuel Zaks (Technion, Israel)


TOPICS OF INTEREST
The areas of interest include (but are not limited to):


Methodological Foundations
- Game Theory: differential, mean-field, and algorithmic games; network formation and routing
- Optimization & Control-Theoretic Tools: distributed, robust, and stochastic optimization in networks
- Stochastic Modeling & Queueing Theory: analysis; performance evaluation; scheduling and resource allocation
- Learning & Automation: reinforcement learning, data-driven and AI-driven optimization of and for networks


Network Economics & Market Design
- Pricing & Incentives: static and dynamic network pricing; incentives for cooperation
- Auctions & Bargaining: design of auctions; negotiation protocols; contract design in networks
- Digital Markets: ad placement; influence networks; strategic information diffusion
- Economics of Infrastructure: cloud, fog, and edge computing; performance and economics of SDN


Network Applications
- Decentralized Systems: blockchain and distributed ledgers analysis and optimization
- Power & Energy: analysis of smart grids, power networks and decentralized energy markets
- Logistics & Production: supply chains; manufacturing workflows; transportation networks
- Social & Biological Networks: spread dynamics of information or similar concepts; design of intervention strategies
- Wireless: analysis of next-gen networks, IoT, and satellites communications
- Quantum networks: quantum consensus protocols, quantum sensing, quantum communications and error correction
- Trust & Reputation: trust in decentralized environments; strategic reputation games
- Resilience: resource allocation under uncertainty; adversarial attacks; systemic risk
- Sustainability: energy-efficient computing; "green" networks


PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
Submitted papers (in English) must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. Submissions should follow the author guidelines as specified below and must include: 
title, authors, affiliations, abstract, and a list of at most five keywords. The corresponding author should be identified clearly, including name and e-mail address. An electronic, PDF-based submission of papers is mandatory.
All submissions have to be uploaded to EASYCHAIR at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=netgcoop2026.

Regular papers (with oral presentation)
Regular papers are solicited as full papers, of at least 8 and no more than 10 single-spaced single-column pages; each submission will be subject to a full review process.
Regular papers will be presented in a regular oral presentation slot.

Short papers (with poster presentation)
Short papers are solicited as extended abstracts of exactly 4 single-spaced single-column pages; each submission will be subject to a full review process.
Short papers will be presented in a poster and also in a shared oral presentation slot using one slide before moving to the poster’s foyer.

Publication in conference proceedings
The conference proceedings will include all accepted and presented regular and short papers and will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series.
In preparing their manuscript, authors are obliged to follow the LNCS guidelines (see https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines) strictly and without exception.

No show policy: In order to be included in the proceedings, each paper will require the full registration of at least one author, who will have to present the work in person at the conference.

Publication in journals - by invitation
- A selection of the best queueing theory papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to a collection of the Springer Nature “Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications” (QUESTA) journal.
- A selection of the best performance evaluation papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to a collection of the Elsevier “Performance Evaluation” (PEVA) journal.


ORGANIZATION

- General Chair:
Vincenzo Mancuso (University of Palermo, Italy, and IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain)

- Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Peter Jacko (Lancaster University, UK)
Josu Doncel (University of the Basque Country, Spain)