The IEEE COLCOM 2025  Organizing   Committee is  inviting  the  submission  of original,  unpublished,  high-quality research papers focused on (but not limited to) the following topics of interest:

TOPICS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYMPOSIUM

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING

    Cellular systems, 5G, 6G and beyond
    Wireless body area networks
    Femtocell networks and traffic offloading
    Connecting the unconnected
    Flow and congestion control
    Modulation, coding, and diversity techniques
    Antennas, smart antennas, and space-time processing
    MIMO, multi-user MIMO, and massive MIMO
    Cross-layer design and physical-layer based network issues
    Radio resource allocation and interference management

IoT, IIoT, AND SMART CITIES

    Future Internet Research Experimentation for Internet of Things
    Machine to Machine (M2M) and cellular-based protocols for Internet of Things
    Cloud computing, Edge Computing / Fog Computing integration with Internet of Things
    Software Defined Networks or Network Functions Virtualization for Internet of Things
    Personal Area Networks for IoT
    Smart healthcare and e-health systems
    Smart buildings and smart homes
    Smart education Smart environment
    Smart city for special needs
    Smart Farming
    QoS and QoE of smart city systems, applications, and services
    Sensing, Actuating and IoT for smart cities
    Industry 4.0
    Edge Computing in industry
    Wireless industrial Networks

CYBERSECURITY

    Safety and security systems
    Anonymity, anonymous communications
    Authorization and access control
    Availability and survivability of secure services and systems
    Cloud and distributed applications security
    Computer and network forensics
    Cryptography (Cryptographic implementations for networking)
    Firewall technologies; intrusion detection, localization, and prevention
    Mobile and wireless networks security
    Operating systems and applications security and analysis tools
    Trust models and certificate handling
    Virtual private networks and group security
    Vulnerabilities, exploitation tools and virus analysis
    Web, e-commerce, and m-commerce security

AI, Generative AI, BIG DATA, and ML for Networking 

    AI, GAI, and ML for 5G/B5G/6G and network slicing
    AI, GAI, and ML for virtualized and softwarized software-defined networks
    Artificial Neural Networks for Programmable Data Planes
    AI, GAI, neural networks, and deep learning for network management
    LLM and Big data for smart cities and smart homes
    Big data in, with, and for cloud computing and networking
    Big data in, with, and for communications and networking
    Big data with and for smart grids
    Big data with IoT and cyber-physical systems
    Cloud and network data analytics, modeling and visualization
    Federated learning for software software-defined and virtualized networks
    LLM and Data analytics to QoS and traffic classification
    LLM and Data analytics to faults and root-cause analysis
    Data-driven management of virtualized infrastructure
    Data-driven management of IoT and cyber-physical systems
    Data-driven management of SDN and data centers
    ML-based distributed training and learning over the air
    Operational analytics and intelligence
    Predictive analytics and real-time analytics

TOPICS FOR VEHICULAR SYMPOSIUM

VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKS, AND TELEMATICS

    Intelligent vehicle-to-infrastructure integration
    Smart traffic system operations
    Smart Mobility for Pedestrian and bicyclist Safety
    5G technologies for connected vehicles
    Congestion and awareness control in vehicular networks
    Security, privacy, liability, and dependability in vehicular networks
    Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET);
    Broadband Internet services;
    Cellular/VANET interworking;
    Channel models and mobility models for vehicular networks;
    Cloud-mobility;
    Connected vehicles;
    Context aware service and applications;
    Data traffic offloading;
    DSRC;
    Information distribution services;
    Interaction between intra- and inter-vehicular communications;
    In-vehicle communication & networking;
    IP mobility;
    Mobility estimation;
    Multi-channel/multi-antenna/multi-transceiver systems for vehicular communication;
    Multimedia applications and messaging;
    Multimedia over VANETs, and infotainment;
    Network design for V2X communications;
    OBU and RSU communication systems;
    Prototype, measurements, and field tests;
    Quality-of-experience;
    Ultra-low latency and ultra-high reliability communications for road safety applications;
    V2X communications, V2X for automated driving, applications, and security

ELECTRIC VEHICLES, VEHICULAR ELECTRONICS, AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

    Heterogeneous network infrastructures for ITS;
    Smart mobility and transportation
    Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
    Vehicle power systems;
    Vehicle stability controls;
    Vehicle traction power control/conversion;
    Wireless charging;
    Wireless/mobile system applications for transportation control and routing;
    Wireless/mobile systems for multi-modal transportation.
    Autonomous driving technologies;
    Digital maps and location technologies;
    Drive-by-wire controls;
    Electromagnetic valve controls;
    Emulation/simulation of ITS applications;
    Autonomous vehicles;
    Cooperative ITS;
    Engine control modules;
    Green ITS navigation for people and freight;
    HCCI controls;
    Human factors and human-machine interface (HMI) for smart cars;
    In-car electronics and embedded integration;
    Intelligent transportation systems;
    Mobile/wireless systems for transportation logistics;
    Multimedia service provisioning and vehicle traffic management;
    Pedestrian protection via VANET;

SPECTRUM SHARING, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, AND COGNITIVE RADIO

    Algorithms for TV whitespace usage;
    Applications of cognitive radio networks (e.g., for 5G, heterogeneous networks);
    Characterization of cognitive wireless networks;
    Cognitive highly time-variant networks;
    Cognitive radio networks;
    Cognitive radio protocols and algorithms;
    Cognitive radio prototypes;
    Cooperative sensing;
    Co-existence of primary and secondary radio networks;
    Dynamic spectrum access;
    Economic aspects of spectrum sharing (e.g., pricing, auction) in cognitive radio networks;
    Energy-efficient spectrum sensing;
    Game theory for cognitive radio networks;
    Interference management;
    Light-licensing;
    Machine learning techniques for cognitive radio systems;
    MIMO/OFDM-based cognitive radio;
    Radio environment modeling;
    Spectrum aggregation;
    Spectrum database (or geolocation database);
    Spectrum measurements and monitoring;
    Spectrum mobility;
    Spectrum policies;
    Spectrum sensing;
    Unlicensed and licensed shared access.

TOPICS FOR COMPUTER SYMPOSIUM

BIG DATA

    Big data models, theories, algorithms, approaches, solutions
    Machine learning, data mining, web mining, and graph mining
    Big data for communications and networking
    Big data integration and visualization
    Big data architecture, infrastructure, and platforms
    Big data storage and management
    Privacy protection, trust in Big Data
    Big data for smart cities and smart homes
    Image and signal processing
    Artificial intelligence
    Data privacy
    Location-based Information Systems

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

    Performance evaluation and modeling
    Cluster computing
    GPGPUs and FPGAs acceleration
    Simulation
    Computer architecture Applications (e.g. Bioinformatics, neuroscience, astrophysics)

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

    Agile Methodologies
    Methods and software process
    Quality and assessment of products and processes
    Software Testing
    Software Product Line
    Ontologies applied to software engineering
    Software architectures
    Information Retrieval
    Global Software Development
    Model-driven software engineering
    Information security
    Knowledge management in software engineering
    Requirements engineering
    Simulation
    Governance and Organizational Aspects of Computing
    Social Impact of Computing
    UX – UI
    Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality
    Educational Software
    Computer-Aided Software Development
    Neural Networks
    Information Technology for the business
    Video game design and development