Full Paper
Papers must be no longer than 7 pages in double-column IEEE format, including figures, tables, and references. Papers of 6 pages or fewer are included in the registration fee; a 7th page requires an extra fee.
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ISCC 2026
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications
The 31st IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2026) is an annual international forum for researchers and practitioners to present original work at the intersection of computers and communications. Held in Vilamoura, Portugal, the conference features peer-reviewed papers, tutorials, workshops, and poster sessions, with accepted papers published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and eligible for Best Paper and Best Student Paper Awards.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
February 15, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
February 15, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short Paper
Papers must be no longer than 4 pages in double-column IEEE format, including figures, tables, and references.
Research areas in scope
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FUTURE NETWORK ARCHITECTURES, SOFTWARIZATION AND AUTOMATION
5th Generation Networks (5G) and beyondResource Allocation/orchestrationNetwork SlicingNetwork automation and enablersTopology ManagementCore Network and Service-Based ArchitectureNetwork automation and network intelligenceNetwork Stability, Control and OptimizationStandardisation Activities by IEEE, 3GPP and ETSISoftware Defined Networks and Network Function VirtualizationSoftware-defined Smart ObjectsSoftware-Defined Data CentersSoftware-Defined RadioOverlay and Programmable Networks
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SECURITY, PRIVACY AND TRUST TECHNOLOGIES
Security and PrivacyPrivacy / AnonymityAttacks and DefensesAuthentication, Authorization and AccountingHardware SecurityIntrusion DetectionBlockchainSecurity in Cloud and Distributed SystemsPrivacy-Preserving ComputingSecure Data Processing and StorageTrusted Execution Environments (TEE)Access Control and Identity ManagementSecure Multi-Party Computation
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Artificial Intelligent Technologies, Systems and Applications in CommunicationsMachine and Deep Learning of KnowledgeBio-inspired Computing in Communications
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WIRELESS, MOBILE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Open NetworkingOpen RANWireless NetworksCognitive Radio NetworkingWireless, Cellular, and Mobile CommunicationsModeling and SimulationSignal Processing for CommunicationsMobile and satellite networks convergence
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INTERNET OF THINGS AND CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
IoT and Sensors NetworksLPWAN (LoRa, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M, Wi-SUN)6TiSCH, 6LoWPAN, Roll Rest API, CoAP, CBOR, OSCOREOperating Systems for IoTInteroperability of IoT protocols and devicesSimulation, emulation and testbed supportSmart Spaces: design and applicationsCyber-Physical SystemsTelecare Medical Information SystemTiny Machine Learning for microcontrollers and IoT-ready devices
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VEHICULAR AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
Vehicular NetworksIntelligent Transport Systems (ITS)IEEE 802.11pITS-G5Millimeter WavesV2X, V2I, V2N, V2V, V2P, V2D, V2GInter and intra-vehicle communication and protocols
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NETWORK SERVICES, PROTOCOLS AND MANAGEMENT
Services and ProtocolsAdvances in Internet ProtocolsGreen NetworkingReal-Time Communication ServicesRouting and MulticastNetwork Design, Optimization and ManagementNetwork Reliability, Quality of Service and Quality of ExperienceFault-Tolerance and Error RecoveryWeb Services and Service Oriented ArchitecturesStandards EvolutionDigital Satellite CommunicationsService Localisation ProtocolsCommunications Services and ManagementCrowdsourcing applications, Crowdsensing and Mobile CrowdSensingSocial Networks
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OPTICAL NETWORKS AND SMART INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS
Optical NetworksOptical Network Protocols and ArchitecturesEnergy-efficient/green Optical Communications and NetworksVisible Light Communications (Indoor, Outdoor and Localization)Optical Wireless CommunicationApplications for Future Networks-Application domain / Framework / ArchitectureSmart GridSmart CityIndustry 4.0Smart Building
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EMERGING AND DISRUPTIVE COMMUNICATION PARADIGMS
Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale CommunicationsQuantum Communications & ComputingReconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
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CLOUD, EDGE AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Cloud and Edge ComputingCloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)Mobile Cloud and Mobile Cloud NetworkingFog ComputingDistributed Systems Architecture and ManagementServerless and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS)Cloud-Native Computing and MicroservicesContainerization and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)Multi-cloud and Hybrid Cloud SystemsResource Management and Scheduling in Cloud SystemsCloud Performance, Scalability and ReliabilityEnergy-efficient and Sustainable Cloud Computing
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COMPUTING SYSTEMS, DATA AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Software EngineeringPeer-to-Peer ComputingComputing applicationsBig Data, Data Mining and Database Applications
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DATA SCIENCE, DATA ENGINEERING AND DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE
Data Science and Data EngineeringDistributed Knowledge and ProcessingBig Data Analytics and Processing FrameworksStream and Real-Time Data ProcessingDistributed Machine Learning and Federated LearningKnowledge Graphs and Semantic Data ProcessingData Integration, Data Quality and Data GovernanceScalable Databases and Distributed Storage SystemsData Mining and Pattern Discovery
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DISTRIBUTED AND PARALLEL COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Parallel and Distributed AlgorithmsHigh-Performance Computing (HPC)GPU, TPU and Accelerator-based ComputingLarge-scale Parallel Data ProcessingLoad Balancing and Fault Tolerance in Distributed SystemsConsistency Models and Distributed Transactions
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EDGE INTELLIGENCE AND DECENTRALIZED COMPUTING
Edge Intelligence and Edge AIDecentralized and Peer-to-Peer ComputingCollaborative and Cooperative Computing at the EdgeTask Offloading and Computation PlacementResource-Constrained and Embedded ComputingAutonomous and Self-managing Computing Systems
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SYSTEMS, VIRTUALIZATION AND OPERATING PLATFORMS
Operating Systems Design and ImplementationVirtualization Technologies and HypervisorsLightweight Virtualization and ContainersRuntime Systems and Resource IsolationSystem Monitoring, Debugging and Profiling
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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Distributed Software ArchitecturesMiddleware and Service-Oriented ComputingSoftware Engineering for Cloud and Edge SystemsDevOps, MLOps and Continuous DeploymentTesting, Verification and Validation of Distributed Systems
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EMERGING COMPUTING PARADIGMS
Serverless and Event-Driven ComputingQuantum Computing Systems and ArchitecturesNeuromorphic and Brain-inspired ComputingApproximate and Probabilistic ComputingGreen and Sustainable Computing
Policies worth checking twice
- Papers must be original and not under review elsewhere.
- Papers must be no longer than 7 pages for full papers or 4 pages for short papers in IEEE double-column format.
- All submissions undergo single-blind peer review by three independent reviewers.
- At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the paper for it to be published.
- The list of authors for the camera-ready paper must be identical to the list in the review version.
- Camera-ready papers must be in English, formatted for LETTER (8.5" x 11") paper, and use only standard fonts.
- Papers must print well on black-and-white printers; color-dependent visuals are discouraged.
- No page numbering is allowed.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
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Last verified September 9, 2026