13th International Conference on Networks and Communications (NCO 2026)
June 20 ~ 21, 2026, Sydney, Australia
https://nco2026.org/index
Scope & Topics
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 include, but are not limited to, the following
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 March 07, 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)
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 : nco@nco2026.org
Submission Link https://icaita2026.org/submission/index.php