Under the theme of "Connecting the World with Intelligence" IWCMC 2026 will target a wide spectrum of the state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to wireless communications, mobile computing, machine learning, and applications of communications and networks. Continuing the great success of previous IWCM events, IWCMC 2026 is anticipated to attract a large number of high-quality submissions and stimulate the cutting-edge research discussions among many academic pioneering researchers/scientists and industrial engineers/leaders from all around the world.

The IWCMC 2026 program will feature a number of symposia, workshops, invited presentations, special sessions, and pioneering keynote speakers.

Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers—up to 6 pages of length, using the EDAS link:
https://edas.info/N34281

to various IWCMC 2026 Symposia and Workshops for possible publication in the IWCMC 2026 Conference Proceedings. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. Selected papers will be further considered for possible publication in five special issues in the following Journals:

    Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC)
    The International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet)
    The International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems (IJAACS)
    KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
    Peer-to-Peer Networking & Applications

There will also be best paper awards, one best symposium award, and one best Workshop award.

List of Symposia

    AI for Autonomous Systems Symposium (AIAS)
    Chairs:
        Kai Li, CISTER Research Centre, Portugal
        Jin Zhao, Fudan University, China
        Sai Zou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
        Chao Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
        Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University, USA
        Chau Yuen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    AI/ML Symposium
    Chairs:
        Liang Zhao, Shengyang Aerospace University, China
        Zhi Liu, University of Electro-Communications, China
        Daniele Tarchi, University of Florence, Italy
        Yun Lin, Harbin Engineering University, China
    AI for Communications and Signal Processing Symposium
    Chairs:
        Mingkai Chen, Nanjing UPT, China
        Haijun Liao, North China Electric Power University, China
        He Huang, Soochow University, China
        Shahid Mumtaz, Principal Researcher, Portugal
    AI for IoMT Symposium
    Chairs:
        Baotong Chen, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
        Jiafu Wan, South China University of Technology, China
        Dan Xia, Hohai University, China
        Yu Zhang, Loughborough University, UK
    AI for Comp. Vision and Recognition Systems Symposium
    Chairs:
        Yuanfang Chen, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
        Huifeng Wu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
        Shibo He, Zhejiang University, China
        Kun Yang, Zhejiang University, China
        Xiaohua Xu, University of Science and Technology of China
        Lei Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
        Weifeng Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China
        Di Zhou, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
        Qiuhua Zheng, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
    Emerging Technologies For 5G6G (ET5G6G) Symposium
    Chairs:
        Leyi Zhang, ZTE Corporation, China
        Xu (Tony) Xia, China Telecom Research Institute, China
        Ying Du, China Academy of Information and Comm. Tech. (CAICT), China
        Yu Zhang, Academy of Broadcasting Science, China
    Internet of Drones & Applications (IoDA) Symposium
    Chairs:
        Qinghe Du, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
        Houbing Song, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
        Xiao Tang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
        Geng Sun, Jilin University, China
        Bilal Hussain, Hong Kong Polytechnical University, Hong Kong
    IRS-ISAC & Antennas (IRSA) Symposium
    Chair:
        Yejun He, Shenzhen University, China
        Xiaowen Cao, Shenzhen University, China
        Zhonghao Lyu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
        Xianxin Song, City University of Hong Kong
    AI in Vision and Recognition Systems (AI-VRS) Symposium
    Chair:
        Yuchao Zheng, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
        Yin Zhang, UESTC, China
        Mohsen Guizani, MBZUAI, UAE
    Multimedia over Wireless Symposim
    Chair:
        Liang Zhou, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecom., China
        Honggang Wang, Yeshiva University, USA
        Changxiao Xu, BUPT, China
        Han Hu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
        Dapeng Wu, Chongqing UPT, China
        Lei Lei, Nanjing U. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
    Emerging Technologies for Smart City Solutions (SCS)
    Chairs:
        Fei Qi, China Telecom, China
        Rongke Liu, Beihang University, China
        Bo Rong, Communications Research Centre, Canada
        Xianzhong Xie, Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications, China
        Xuesong Qiu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
        Michel Kadoch, École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec, Canada
    Satellite Communications and Networking (sComNet)
    Chairs:
        Jun Du, Tsinghua University, China
        Chunxiao Jiang, Tsinghua University, China
    Security and Privacy Symposium (SPS)
    Chairs:
        Yuli Yang, Soochow University, China
        Peter Mueller, University of Basel, Switzerland
    ASmart Energy Systems (SES)
    Chairs:
        Hassan Noura, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
        Ali Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
        Guy Pujolle, Sorbonne University, France
        Ola Salman, DeepVU, USA
        Khaled Chahine, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
        Omar Sami Oubbati, University Gustave Eiffel, France
    Quantum Communications (QNC)
    Chairs:
        Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan
        Joonwoo Bae, KAIST, Korea
        Jian Li, University of Science and Technology of China
    Smart Energy (SE)
    Chairs:
        Hassan Noura, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
        Ali Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
        Guy Pujolle, Sorbonne University, France
        Ola Salman, DeepVu, USA
        Khaled Chahine, American University of the Middle East
        Omar Sami Oubbati, University Gustave Eiffel, France
    Vehicular and UAVs Communications Symposium
    Chairs:
        Hai Jiang, University of Alberta, Canada
        Ping Wang, York University, Canada
        Dongmei Zhao, McMaster University, Canada
    Wireless Networking Symposium
    Chairs:
        Shuai Han, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
        Zhiqiang Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
        Chenyu Wu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
        Huiyun Xia, Nanjing UPT, China
        Mufei Zhao, Northeastern University, China
    Wireless Sensor & IoT Networks Symposium
    Chairs:
        Nidal Nassar, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia
        Muhammad Imran, Federation University, Australia
        Yaser Al Mtawa, The University of Winnipeg, Canada
        Ibrar Yaqoob, Charles Sturt University, Australia
        Ahsan Kazmi, University of the West of England, UK
    Wireless Optical Networks (WON)
    Chairs:
        Zhen Gao, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
        Li Qiao, University of Surrey, UK
        Zhonghuai Wu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China