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LCN 2026: IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks

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Submission Date:
2026-04-13
Notification Date:
2026-06-29
Conference Date:
2026-10-07
Location:
Coimbra, Portugal
Years:
51
CCF: C   ICORE: B   QUALIS: A2   Viewed: 130470   Tracked: 136   Attend: 25

Conference Partner Index (CP-I)

85.2 / 100
Ranked #124 of 5,645 conferences · Top 3%

#19 of 861 in Networks & Communications

Academic recognition (35%)
92
Submission selectivity (20%)
80
Editions held (20%)
100
Community attention (10%)
72
Public record completeness (15%)
65

Inputs used: Listed as CCF C, ICORE B, QUALIS A2 · Acceptance rate: 28.2% (mean of 5 editions on file) · Editions on record: 51 · Researchers following it here: 136 · Researchers who opened this page in the past 24 months: 25

Missing from the public record: Past editions (+3.0) · Best-paper records (+2.3)
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Call For Papers

LCN 2026 (IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks) is a CCF C / ICORE B / QUALIS A2 conference held in Coimbra, Portugal on 2026-10-07. The paper submission deadline is 2026-04-13. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-06-29.

The IEEE LCN 2026 conference seeks papers presenting significant research contributions in theoretical and practical aspects of computer networking. LCN is a highly interactive conference that enables an effective exchange of research outcomes and ideas among academics, research students, and industry. For the past 50 years, major developments from network protocols and sensor networks to AI-supported networking and emerging areas like quantum networking have been reported at this conference. LCN welcomes submissions on a wide range of computer networking research, including but not limited to the following: AI-enabled networking and adaptive applications Cloud, data center, and Big Data networking Cognitive radio and opportunistic networking Cyber-physical, embedded, and IoT systems, Digital Twins Decentralized systems and blockchain networks E-Health, smart, and wearable networks Green and sustainable networking LLM, foundation models and agentic AI applications to networks Mobile and ubiquitous networking Networks for multimedia, VR, AR applications Network management, reliability, and security Satellite communications Software Defined Networking Performance evaluation and measurements Large Language Models (LLMs) for networking Quantum communication and networking Network security and privacy Vehicular networking
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Acceptance Ratio

Average acceptance rate: 33.4% over 19 years (2000–2018).

YearSubmittedAcceptedAccepted(%)
20181614528%
20171975628.4%
20162315825.1%
20151454430.3%
20141434229.4%
20132015326.4%
20121745229.9%
20111815329.3%
20101695130.2%
20091885931.4%
20081646439%
20071716336.8%
20061726034.9%
20052125626.4%
20041424229.6%
20031464933.6%
20021405841.4%
20011004949%
20001287054.7%

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