18^th International Conference on Networks & Communications (NeTCoM 2026)

July 16 ~ 17, 2026, London, United Kingdom

Hybrid -- Registered authors can present their work online or face to face.

Scope & Topics

18^th International Conference on Networks & Communications (NeTCoM 2026) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Computer Networks & Data Communications. The Conference looks for significant contributions to the Computer Networks & Communications for wired and wireless networks in theoretical and practical aspects. Original papers are invited on Computer Networks, Network Protocols and Wireless Networks, Data Communication Technologies, and Network Security. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the field.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the Conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

6G, Wireless and Non Terrestrial Networks

• 5G/6G systems, protocols and architectures
  
• Terahertz (THz) and mmWave communications
  
• Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS)
  
• Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN), satellite–terrestrial integration
  
• UAV/drone assisted wireless networks
  
• Joint communication and sensing (JCAS)
  
• Time sensitive wireless networking
  
• XR/Metaverse ready wireless systems

AI Driven Networking and Network Intelligence

• Machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning for networking
  
• AI native network architectures
  
• Network digital twins and twin driven automation
  
• AI driven traffic engineering and optimization
  
• Autonomous, self healing and self organizing networks
  
• Adversarial ML and secure AI driven networking

Programmable Networks, In Network Computing and High Performance Data Planes

• Programmable data planes (P4, eBPF)
  
• In network computing (INC) and switch accelerated processing
  
• SmartNICs, DPUs/IPUs and hardware offloading
  
• Ultra low latency and high throughput network architectures
  
• Verified and formally checked data planes

Cloud, Edge and AI Infrastructure Networking

• Cloud native networking and microservices
  
• Edge/cloud continuum and orchestration
  
• Serverless networking
  
• Networking for large scale AI training and inference (GPU clusters, RDMA, HPC fabrics)
  
• Multi cloud and inter cloud networking
  
• Distributed systems networking

IoT, Cyber Physical Systems and Industrial Networking

• Massive IoT and ultra low power IoT
  
• Industrial IoT (IIoT) and time sensitive networking (TSN)
  
• Cyber physical systems (CPS) networking
  
• Smart cities, smart grids and intelligent infrastructure
  
• Multi modal sensing and environment aware networking

Network Security, Privacy and Trust

• Zero trust network architectures
  
• Privacy enhancing technologies (MPC, homomorphic encryption, PIR)
  
• Privacy preserving networking (federated learning, differential privacy)
  
• Blockchain/Web3 based trust systems
  
• Quantum safe and post quantum secure networking
  
• AI enhanced threat detection and network forensics

Virtualization, SDN and Network Automation

• SDN/NFV architectures and applications
  
• Network virtualization and overlay networks
  
• Intent based networking
  
• Cloud scale automation and orchestration
  
• Verified and correct by design control planes

Emerging Networking Paradigms

• Federated learning over networks
  
• Distributed and collaborative AI systems
  
• Neuromorphic networking
  
• Quantum networking and quantum Internet
  
• Network economics, incentives and tokenized systems

Connected Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Transportation

• V2X, cooperative perception and vehicular communications
  
• Autonomous vehicle networking
  
• Mobility intelligence and traffic aware networking
  
• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
  
• Resilient and safety critical mobility networks

Networked Applications, Sustainability and Real World Systems

• Real time and mission critical networked applications
  
• Green networking and carbon aware communication systems
  
• Large scale network measurement, telemetry and performance studies
  
• Network testbeds, emulation, reproducibility and experimental platforms
  
• Sustainable data center and cloud networking

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by May 09, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings (H index 46) in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from NCS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) - Scopus, ERA Indexed
  
• International Journal of Next-Generation Networks (IJNGN)
  
• International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA Indexed
  
• International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks (IJWMN)- ERA Indexed
  
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)

Important Dates

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