18th International Conference on Networks & Communications

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

Submission Deadline	:	May 09, 2026
Authors Notification	:	June 20, 2026
Final Manuscript Due	:	June 27, 2026

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