NCO 2026 - 3th International Conference on Networks and Communications (NCO 2026)

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Category Adhoc and Sensor Networks Big data / Cloud computing and Networks Big Data / IoT Analytics in Networking

Deadline: March 07, 2026 | Date: June 20, 2026-June 21, 2026

Venue/Country: Sydney, Australia, Australia

Updated: 2026-03-02 19:41:27 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

June 20 ~ 21, 2026, Sydney, Australia

https://nco2026.org/index

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13th International Conference on Networks and Communications (NCO 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

Next Generation Wireless and Mobile Networks

5G/6G Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Applications

Terahertz (THz) Communications and Spectrum Innovation

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Smart Radio Environments

Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC)

Massive MIMO, Beamforming and mmWave Systems

Wi Fi 7/8 and Next Generation WLAN Technologies

UAV/Drone Assisted Wireless Networks

Satellite Terrestrial Integrated Networks and Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN)

Vehicular Networks, V2X and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Edge, IoT and Cyber Physical Networking

Internet of Things (IoT) Protocols, Architectures and Interoperability

Industrial IoT and Cyber Physical Systems

Edge/Fog Computing and Edge Native Networking

Digital Twins for Networked Systems

Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN)

Battery Free and Ambient Backscatter Communication

IoT Security, Privacy and Trust

Data Driven IoT Analytics and Network Optimization

Network Architecture, Protocols and Performance

Future Internet Architectures and Clean Slate Designs

Information Centric Networking (ICN)

Routing, Switching and Addressing Innovations

Transport Protocols (QUIC, BBR, DC TCP, etc.)

Network Measurement, Modeling and Performance Analysis

High Performance Packet Processing and Fast Path Architectures

Self Organizing, Autonomous and Self Healing Networks

QoS, QoE and Resource Management

Network Resilience, Fault Tolerance and Disaster Aware Networking

Programmable Networking, SDN and Virtualization

Programmable Data Planes (P4, eBPF, SmartNICs)

In Network Computing and Offloading

Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Control Plane Innovations

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Service Function Chaining

Intent Based Networking and Autonomous Network Control

Virtualized Network Architectures and Network Slicing

Serverless Networking and Cloud Native Network Functions

Data Center, Cloud and AI Driven Networking

Data Center Networking (DCN) Architectures and Topologies

RDMA, Congestion Control and Load Balancing in DCNs

Disaggregated Data Centers (Compute/Storage/Memory Disaggregation)

Networking for AI/ML Clusters and Distributed Training

GPU/TPU Interconnects (NVLink, InfiniBand, RoCE)

Cloud, Multi Cloud and Inter Cloud Networking

Network Automation, Orchestration and Observability

Energy Efficient and Carbon Aware Networking

AI/ML for Networking

Machine Learning and AI for Network Optimization

Reinforcement Learning for Network Control and Resource Allocation

Traffic Prediction, Classification and Anomaly Detection

AI Enhanced Wireless and Spectrum Management

Digital Twin Driven Network Intelligence

Adversarial ML and Robustness in Networked Systems

Network Security, Privacy and Trust

Network Security Architectures and Protocols

Zero Trust Networking and Secure Access

Blockchain Based Networking and Distributed Ledgers

Intrusion Detection, Threat Intelligence and Attack Mitigation

Secure Programmable Data Planes

Privacy Preserving Communication (DP, MPC, Homomorphic Encryption)

Post Quantum and Quantum Safe Networking

Secure Routing, Authentication and Key Management

Optical, Quantum and Emerging Communication Technologies

Optical Networks, Photonic Switching and WDM Systems

Free Space Optical (FSO) and Visible Light Communications (VLC)

Quantum Communication Networks and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

Holographic MIMO and Next Gen Antenna Systems

Neuromorphic and Bio Inspired Networking

Networked Systems, Applications and Services

Distributed Systems and Networked Applications

Cloud/Edge Based Services and Platforms

Content Distribution Networks and Overlay Architectures

Multimedia Networking, VR/AR Streaming and Real Time Media Delivery

Web Scale Systems and Internet Services

Network Economics, Policy and Governance (modernized scope)

Emerging Applications in Smart Cities, Healthcare and Autonomous Systems

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by February 28, 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 Computer Science Conference Proceedings (H index 46) in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

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

International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA)

International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC)

International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks (IJWMN)

International Journal on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks (GRAPH-HOC)

International Journal of Next-Generation Networks (IJNGN)

International Journal of UbiComp (IJU)

International Journal of Ad hoc, sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (IJASUC)

Information Technology in Industry (ITII)

Important Dates

Submission Deadline : March 07, 2026

Authors Notification : April 04, 2026

Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : April 11, 2026

Contact Us

Here's where you can reach us : nconco2026.org