Overview:

The International Conference on Future Communications and Networks (FCN) aims to provide a forum that brings together International researchers from academia and practitioners in industry to meet and exchange ideas and recent research work on all aspects of future communications and networks. The first edition of this event, FCN 2023, will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, on December 17-20, 2023. The conference will feature keynote speeches, invited talks, and five technical symposia.

FCN 2023 is sponsored by FuTURE Forum, China, and technically co-sponsored by Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, and IEEE Communications Society. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the FCN 2023 Conference Proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Paper Submission:

Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality original technical papers for presentation at the conference in the FCN 2023 proceedings. All papers for technical symposia should be submitted via EDAS (https://edas.info)

1. AI-Enabled Communications and Networks Symposium (AICN)

    AI and ML for communication and network operation and control
    AI and ML for communication and network resource optimization
    AI and ML for cognitive communication and networks architecture
    AI and ML for communication and network security management
    AI and ML for self-aware network management
    AI and ML for the Internet of Things
    AI and ML for cyber-physical systems
    AI and ML for integrated satellite-terrestrial networks (ISTN)
    Machine intelligence-enabled communication and network big data analytics
    Machine intelligence-enabled cloud/edge/fog computing for communication and networking systems
    Machine intelligence-driven communication network theory and algorithms
    AI and ML for RF signal processing
    AI and ML for collaborative spectrum sharing
    AI and ML for distributed communications and sensing
    AI and ML for next-generation cognitive networks
    AI and ML for next-generation wireless networks such as 6G networks
    AI and ML for new network architectures such as software-defined networking and network function virtualization
    AI and ML for constrained networks such as sensor networks, tactical networks, etc.
    AI and ML for supporting ultra-low latency and highly reliable communications
    AI and ML for enabling energy-efficient green communications

2. Next Generation Networks and Internet Symposium (NGNI)

    Architectures, Frameworks, and Toolkits for Next Generation Networks
    Internet Applications including Interactive Media, Voice, Video, and Games
    Database, Data Mining, and Big Data Applications
    Best Practices, Open Testbeds, and Living Labs
    Peer-to-Peer Computing
    Grid, Cluster, Distributed, Edge, and Fog Computing Solutions
    Cloud Network Services
    Quality of Service (QoS) / Quality of Experience (QoE)
    End-to-End Performance Measurement
    Admission Control
    Routing: Unicast, Multicast, Anycast, Multi-Path
    End-to-End Network Programming
    Resilience and Sustainability of Next Generation Networks
    Network Visualization, Virtual Private Networks and Services
    Content Distribution Networks
    Connecting Mobile/Wireless Devices to the Internet
    Web Applications
    Application Case Studies
    Impact of Wireless on the Internet
    Internet of Things Services and Applications
    Content-Centric Networking Service
    Centralized-RAN, Could-RAN, and Fog-RAN architectures
    OpenRAN
    Zero-touch Networks
    Next-generation access networking
    Next-generation anomaly, intrusion, and attack detection/prevention
    Free Space Optical (FSO) networks and Visible Light Communication (VLC) in next-generation Internet
    Data center network architectures and performance
    Energy-efficient green communications
    Heterogeneous multi-layer and multi-domain wireless-wireline internetworking
    Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) in next-generation Internet
    Network Slicing Software Defined Networking (SDN)
    Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
    Software Defined Radio (SDR) and cognitive radio networks in next-generation Internet
    Terahertz wireless communications
    Traffic measurement, analysis, modelling, visualization, and engineering
    Vehicular networking (IoV/V2V/V2I/V2X)

3. Communications and Signal Processing Symposium (CSP)

    Communication Theory
    Information Theory Aspects of Communications
    Wireless Communications
    Wireless Networking
    Wireless communications for the metaverse
    Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking
    Communications QoS, Reliability and Modelling
    Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Application
    Cognitive Radio and Networks
    Next Generation Networking
    Integration of Terrestrial and Non-terrestrial Networks
    Integrated Sensing and Communication
    Optical wireless communications (OWC)
    Optical Networks and Systems
    Underwater and maritime wireless communications
    Signal Processing for Communications
    MIMO, metasurfaces, and space-time processing
    Multimedia Signal Processing and Communication
    Smart Radio Environments
    Image and Video Signal Processing
    Signal Processing for Big Data
    Speech and Audio Processing
    Biomedical Applications, Bio-Signal Analysis
    Sparse Signal Processing
    Time-Frequency Analysis
    Adaptive Signal Processing
    Array Signal Processing
    Hardware Implementation for Signal Processing

4. Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium (MWN)

    4G/5G/6G networks and beyond
    Small cells and femtocell networks
    Wireless mesh networks
    Cognitive radio networks
    Vehicular wireless networks
    Unmanned Arial Vehicle networks
    Underwater wireless networks
    Delay tolerant and opportunistic wireless networks
    Software-defined wireless networks
    Wireless multimedia networks
    mmWave and TeraHertz wireless networks
    Energy harvesting and self-sustainable networks
    Ultra-wideband wireless networks
    Wireless personal area networks
    Wireless optical communication networks and VLC network
    AI-based wireless networking technologies
    Wireless network virtualization technologies
    Wireless edge/fog computing
    Virtualization and Containerization for mobile wireless networks
    Pervasive and wearable computing and networking technologies
    Ultra-reliability and low-latency technologies for wireless networks
    Coexistence of heterogeneous wireless networks in unlicensed spectrum
    Device-to-device communications and machine-to-machine communications
    Network architectural design
    Medium access control
    Routing
    Flow and congestion control
    Mobility, handoff, and location management
    QoS provisioning
    Tracking and localization
    Resource allocation and management
    Cross-layer design and optimization
    Fault-tolerance and reliability
    Testbeds and deployment of wireless networks
    Standardization activities of emerging wireless technologies
    Multi-technologies MAC or Routing protocols
    Integration of satellite and terrestrial networks

5. Communications and Information Security Symposium (CIS)

    Physical layer security
    Security and privacy in big data
    Security and privacy in cloud computing
    Security and privacy in social networks
    Security and privacy in computer networks
    Security and privacy in optical networks
    Security and privacy in mobile cellular networks
    Security in mobile ad hoc networks
    Security and privacy in vehicular networks
    Security and privacy in wireless sensor networks
    Security in smart grid and power line communications
    Security and privacy in data center networking
    Security and privacy in software defined networking
    Security and privacy in energy harvesting and wireless powered communications
    Security and privacy in AI-enabled networks
    Security of blockchain systems and applications
    Embedded system security
    SCADA security
    Security and privacy in Internet of Things
    RFID security and privacy
    Secure multimedia communications
    Secure social network services
    Secure MAC protocols
    Secure routing, transport and application protocols