IWCMC 2026 (International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference) is a CORE B / QUALIS B1 conference held in Shanghai, China on 2026-06-01. The paper submission deadline is 2026-01-15. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-03-30.
Under the theme of "Connecting the World with Intelligence" IWCMC 2026 will target a wide spectrum of the state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to wireless communications, mobile computing, machine learning, and applications of communications and networks. Continuing the great success of previous IWCM events, IWCMC 2026 is anticipated to attract a large number of high-quality submissions and stimulate the cutting-edge research discussions among many academic pioneering researchers/scientists and industrial engineers/leaders from all around the world.
The IWCMC 2026 program will feature a number of symposia, workshops, invited presentations, special sessions, and pioneering keynote speakers.
Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers—up to 6 pages of length, using the EDAS link:
https://edas.info/N34281
to various IWCMC 2026 Symposia and Workshops for possible publication in the IWCMC 2026 Conference Proceedings. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. Selected papers will be further considered for possible publication in five special issues in the following Journals:
Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (WCMC)
The International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet)
The International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems (IJAACS)
KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
Peer-to-Peer Networking & Applications
There will also be best paper awards, one best symposium award, and one best Workshop award.
List of Symposia
AI for Autonomous Systems Symposium (AIAS)
Chairs:
Kai Li, CISTER Research Centre, Portugal
Jin Zhao, Fudan University, China
Sai Zou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
Chao Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University, USA
Chau Yuen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
AI/ML Symposium
Chairs:
Liang Zhao, Shengyang Aerospace University, China
Zhi Liu, University of Electro-Communications, China
Daniele Tarchi, University of Florence, Italy
Yun Lin, Harbin Engineering University, China
AI for Communications and Signal Processing Symposium
Chairs:
Mingkai Chen, Nanjing UPT, China
Haijun Liao, North China Electric Power University, China
He Huang, Soochow University, China
Shahid Mumtaz, Principal Researcher, Portugal
AI for IoMT Symposium
Chairs:
Baotong Chen, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China
Jiafu Wan, South China University of Technology, China
Dan Xia, Hohai University, China
Yu Zhang, Loughborough University, UK
AI for Comp. Vision and Recognition Systems Symposium
Chairs:
Yuanfang Chen, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Huifeng Wu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Shibo He, Zhejiang University, China
Kun Yang, Zhejiang University, China
Xiaohua Xu, University of Science and Technology of China
Lei Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Weifeng Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China
Di Zhou, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Qiuhua Zheng, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Emerging Technologies For 5G6G (ET5G6G) Symposium
Chairs:
Leyi Zhang, ZTE Corporation, China
Xu (Tony) Xia, China Telecom Research Institute, China
Ying Du, China Academy of Information and Comm. Tech. (CAICT), China
Yu Zhang, Academy of Broadcasting Science, China
Internet of Drones & Applications (IoDA) Symposium
Chairs:
Qinghe Du, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Houbing Song, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
Xiao Tang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Geng Sun, Jilin University, China
Bilal Hussain, Hong Kong Polytechnical University, Hong Kong
IRS-ISAC & Antennas (IRSA) Symposium
Chair:
Yejun He, Shenzhen University, China
Xiaowen Cao, Shenzhen University, China
Zhonghao Lyu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Xianxin Song, City University of Hong Kong
AI in Vision and Recognition Systems (AI-VRS) Symposium
Chair:
Yuchao Zheng, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Yin Zhang, UESTC, China
Mohsen Guizani, MBZUAI, UAE
Multimedia over Wireless Symposim
Chair:
Liang Zhou, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecom., China
Honggang Wang, Yeshiva University, USA
Changxiao Xu, BUPT, China
Han Hu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Dapeng Wu, Chongqing UPT, China
Lei Lei, Nanjing U. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
Emerging Technologies for Smart City Solutions (SCS)
Chairs:
Fei Qi, China Telecom, China
Rongke Liu, Beihang University, China
Bo Rong, Communications Research Centre, Canada
Xianzhong Xie, Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications, China
Xuesong Qiu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Michel Kadoch, École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec, Canada
Satellite Communications and Networking (sComNet)
Chairs:
Jun Du, Tsinghua University, China
Chunxiao Jiang, Tsinghua University, China
Security and Privacy Symposium (SPS)
Chairs:
Yuli Yang, Soochow University, China
Peter Mueller, University of Basel, Switzerland
ASmart Energy Systems (SES)
Chairs:
Hassan Noura, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Ali Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Guy Pujolle, Sorbonne University, France
Ola Salman, DeepVU, USA
Khaled Chahine, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Omar Sami Oubbati, University Gustave Eiffel, France
Quantum Communications (QNC)
Chairs:
Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan
Joonwoo Bae, KAIST, Korea
Jian Li, University of Science and Technology of China
Smart Energy (SE)
Chairs:
Hassan Noura, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Ali Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Guy Pujolle, Sorbonne University, France
Ola Salman, DeepVu, USA
Khaled Chahine, American University of the Middle East
Omar Sami Oubbati, University Gustave Eiffel, France
Vehicular and UAVs Communications Symposium
Chairs:
Hai Jiang, University of Alberta, Canada
Ping Wang, York University, Canada
Dongmei Zhao, McMaster University, Canada
Wireless Networking Symposium
Chairs:
Shuai Han, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Zhiqiang Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Chenyu Wu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Huiyun Xia, Nanjing UPT, China
Mufei Zhao, Northeastern University, China
Wireless Sensor & IoT Networks Symposium
Chairs:
Nidal Nassar, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Imran, Federation University, Australia
Yaser Al Mtawa, The University of Winnipeg, Canada
Ibrar Yaqoob, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Ahsan Kazmi, University of the West of England, UK
Wireless Optical Networks (WON)
Chairs:
Zhen Gao, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Li Qiao, University of Surrey, UK
Zhonghuai Wu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China