12th International Conference of Networks, Communications, Wireless and Mobile Computing (NCWC 2026)

Scope & Topics

The 12^th International Conference of Networks, Communications, Wireless and Mobile Computing (NCWC 2026) serves as a premier forum for researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and practitioners to present innovative research and exchange ideas in the rapidly evolving fields of computer networks, communications, wireless systems, and mobile computing. As modern networked systems continue to expand in scale, complexity, and capability, NCWC 2026 seeks significant contributions that advance both the theoretical foundations and practical implementations of wired and wireless communication technologies.

The conference welcomes original research papers, technical reports, survey articles, and industrial case studies that highlight cutting edge developments in areas such as network protocols, data communication technologies, network security, wireless and mobile computing, and emerging paradigms shaping next generation networks. NCWC 2026 aims to bring together experts from academia and industry to foster collaboration, inspire new research directions, and accelerate progress in advanced networking concepts and real world applications.

Authors are invited to contribute high quality submissions that present research results, ongoing projects, state of the art surveys, and industrial experiences demonstrating meaningful advances in the conference themes. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the topics listed below.

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

Next Generation Networking & Architectures

Future Internet Architectures
6G and Beyond Networks
AI Native & Self Driving Networks
AI Generated Protocols
Foundation Models for Networking
Quantum Networking
Network Economics & Incentive Mechanisms
Sovereign Cloud & Geo Distributed Networking

Wireless, Mobile & Ubiquitous Communication

Mobile and Wireless Networks
Integrated Sensing and Communication
Wireless Sensing & Localization
Vehicular, Drone & Autonomous Networking
IoT, Massive IoT & Industrial IoT
Battery Free & Zero Energy Networking
Ambient Backscatter Networks

Space, Air, Ground & Sea Integrated Networks

Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
Space Air Ground Sea Integrated Networks
Maritime 6G Networks

Security, Privacy & Trust

Network Security & Privacy
Cyber Physical System Security
AI Security for Networked Systems
Adversarial Attacks on Network ML Models
Secure Federated Learning for Networks
Blockchain & Distributed Trust
Resilient & Fault Tolerant Networking

AI/ML for Networking & Networking for AI

Machine Learning for Networking
Networking for Large Scale AI Systems
Neural Enhanced PHY/MAC/Transport
Digital Twins for Networks
Edge Native AI Systems

Network Systems, Protocols & Performance

Programmable & Software Defined Networks
Programmable Data Planes & P4
In Network Computing
Cloud Native Networking & Virtualization
Routing, Resource Allocation & Scheduling
High Performance & Low Latency Networking
Time Sensitive & Deterministic Networking

Data Center, Cloud & Distributed Systems

Data Center Networking
Geo Distributed Data Center Systems
Networked Systems & Cloud Platforms
Cloud–Edge–Device Continuum
Energy Efficient & Carbon Aware Networking

Mobile, Edge & Distributed Computing

Distributed and Mobile Computing
Mobile Systems & Applications
Mobile OS and Middleware

Bio Inspired & Molecular Networking

Molecular Communication Networks
Bio Inspired Networking Algorithms

Specialized & Emerging Domains

Urban Scale Sensing & Smart Infrastructure
Metaverse, XR & Immersive Communication
Robotics & Swarm Networking
Networking for Autonomous Systems
Semantic & Goal Oriented Communications

Experimentation, Testbeds & Reproducibility

Large Scale Network Testbeds
Reproducible Networking Research
Real World Network Measurements

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by June 13, 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 in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

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