Call for Papers
MAIN (Mediterranean Artificial Intelligence and Networking) Conference is the new name of the MedComNet (and MedHocNet) conference series.
The MAIN conference is a forum for the presentation of new research results in the broad area of AI applications in networking, including wired and wireless communication and computer networking. This year’s theme will be “AI in Networks and Networks for AI”, with the aim of discussing the necessary steps in research for developing next-generation networks that can orchestrate, share, process, or explain AI in order to contribute to a more sustainable, fair, secure, and equal access to AI technologies. However, papers on all aspects of the networking and communication research areas are welcome.
Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore.
The best paper in the conference will be awarded the Mario Gerla Best Paper Award.
Topics include but are not limited to:
Networking and AI:
Machine Learning and AI in and for networks
Edge AI, Embedded AI, and TinyML
Networking for AI
Agentic AI in and for networks
AI-as-a-Service
AI-driven IoT networks
AI for IoT orchestration and management
AI and Machine Learning for network optimization
AI-enhanced edge computing for IoT
Sustainable in-network AI
Networking for future applications:
Internet of Things / Cyber-physical systems
Vehicular networks
Localization and location-based services
Edge, fog, and cloud computing
Distributed ledger Technologies
Quantum networking
Quantum consensus
Quantum sensing
Networking for robotics
Networking for smart agriculture
Networking for mobile healthcare
Networking for low-altitude economy
Digital twins
Green and sustainable networking
Networks at large:
6G and beyond 5G networks
Network security and privacy
Routing and multicast
Energy efficiency in networks
Cell-free networks
Mobile sensing and mobility management
Network economics and pricing
Network management
Network measurement and analysis
Network automation and zero-touch management
Physical and MAC layers:
mmWave, THz, VLC networking
MIMO-based networking
Underwater communication and networking
Dynamic spectrum sharing
Interference management and mitigation
Networking with RIS
Optical networks
Satellite networks
Software-defined radios
Open RAN
Joint communication and sensing
Tools and techniques for advanced networking:
Network coding for 5G
Software-defined networking
Network virtualization
Network security
Open-source 5G/6G testbeds
Please click here to read submission instructions.
Please click here to go to the EDAS submission page.
Important dates:
Paper submission deadline: March 14, 2026
Acceptance notification: April 30, 2026
Registration (authors and early birds): May 15, 2026
Camera Ready Papers due: May 15, 2026
Conference: July 1-3, 2026
Instructions for authors:
Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research related to the aforementioned topics of interest. All paper submissions must be written in English and must be formatted in standard IEEE 2-column format. Only Adobe PDF files will be accepted for the review process. Submitted papers should describe novel research contributions and are limited in length to nine (9) printed pages (10-point font), including figures, and tables (plus unlimited space for references). Papers exceeding nine (9) pages will not be accepted at EDAS, nor reviewed at all. Please use the A4 format, otherwise, EDAS might refuse the submission.
MAIN 2026 is planning to offer a limited number of student travel grants, on a competition basis, to students who register and co-author an accepted paper. Each award is subject to travel reimbursement.
No-show policy:
Submission to the conference implies the willingness to present. No-shows will be excluded from the proceedings. No-show papers are defined as papers submitted by authors who subsequently did not present the paper in person at the technical meeting. Presentations by proxies are not allowed. No refund of the paid fees can be claimed by the no-show author. Exceptions to this policy can only be made by the Technical Program Chairs and only if there is evidence that the no-show occurred because of unanticipated events beyond the control of the authors and every option available to the authors to present the paper was exhausted.
Presentations in case of travel restrictions:
The organizing committee will consider the possibility of remote presentations for authors coming from countries with travel restrictions in place.