12^thInternational Conference of Networks, Communications, Wireless and Mobile Computing (NCWC 2026)

August 22 ~ 23, 2026, Dubai, UAE

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 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 NCWC 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC)
  
• International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA)
  
• International Journal on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad hoc network and Sensor Networks (GRAPH-HOC)
  
• International Journal of Next – Generation Networks (IJNGN)
  
• International Journal of Peer to Peer Network (IJP2P)
  
• International Journal of Distributed and Parallel Systems (IJDPS)
  
• International Journal of Grid Computing & Applications (IJGCA)
  

Important Dates

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***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to ncwc@ncwc2026.org