European Wireless (EW) is a key venue for European and worldwide researchers to be acquainted with the latest trends in wireless communications and networking. The 26th edition of EW (EW 2020) will be held in Verona, Italy, in May 5-7, 2021. The main theme of EW 2020 is “Virtualization paradigms and satellite integration in future generation wireless communications”.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Radio Access Network and Backhaul/Fronthaul

Design of mmWave radio access for 5G and beyond
Low-cost radio, full-duplex, scalable, sustainable, low-complexity access systems
Mobile base stations based on UAVs and drones for 5GB
Optimization and resource allocation
Channel modeling and propagation
Modulation & coding
Interference management, localization and positioning
Error-correcting codes for 5G and beyond
Internet of Things
Virtualization of radio access network
Slicing of wireless virtual resources
Cloud radio access network
Fundamental limits, information theory for wireless
Wired-wireless integration
Ultra-Wideband Communications
Optical wireless and visible light communications
Energy efficient and Green communications
Emerging concepts: machine learning, big data analytics and information processing, programmable surfaces for wireless transmissions, molecular communications
Testbeds for future generation radio access networks
Mobility management and billing technologies

Edge and Core Network

Protocols and architectures, and resource allocation
Metrics for quality-of-service (QoS) and quality-of-experience (QoE)
Network coding
Mobile Edge Cloud
Distributed computing and distributed storage
SDN-NFV and virtual network resource slicing
Distributed caching, multi-tenancy, cloud computing and edge computing
Machine learning for edge and core future generations networks. Autonomic networks
Application layer: Mobile apps and platforms, emerging applications in wireless networks
Quantum communications, protocols and quantum Internet

Satellite-5G integration

AI and Machine Learning for SatCom
Coding, modulation and synchronization
Multiple Access techniques
MIMO, multi-user detection & diversity techniques
Fading and interference mitigation techniques
Network slicing
Radio Resource Management
Smart on-board processing techniques
MEC schemes for integrated 5G-satellite networks
SDN/NFV for integrated 5G-satellite networks
Very/Ultra High Throughput Satellites
Optical feeder links
Massive M2M/IoT over satellite
Swarm of nano and pico satellites technologies
Mega Constellations
NTN Standardisation within 3GPP
Satellite demonstrations and trials
Big Data over Satellite

5G and Beyond Verticals and Services

Tactile internet, ultra-low latency communications, ultra-reliable communications
Internet of Things, machine-type communications
Smart cities
Vehicular communications
Industry views on future wireless networks
Regional visions and requirements for future networks

Wireless Security

Security and Privacy
Physical-Layer Security for 5G and Beyond
Cyber-Physical Systems
Secure solutions for SDN and NFV

In addition, you can submit a paper to the EW2020 Special Sessions HERE!

EW 2020 is committed to the highest publication and ethical standards through a rigorous single-blind peer-review process. Submitted manuscripts must be original and not be published or under review elsewhere. Papers must not infringe any copyright or third party right. The proceedings of EW 2020 will be published and will be made available on IEEE Xplore.