NoF 2026 (International Conference on the Network of the Future) is an academic conference held in Rome, Italy on 2026-09-29. The paper submission deadline is 2026-05-08. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-07-06.
Internet has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, driven by high-performance computing, programmable network equipment, and the emergence of new generation services. The 17th International Conference on Network of the Future (NoF) invites authors to submit original contributions in the area of Future Internet design, with emphasis on enabling and cutting-edge technologies from the perspectives of specification, design and analysis related to network of future architecture, applications, services, management, programmability, sustainability, scalability, security standardization, business and legal aspects, just to name a few.
The conference aims at providing a forum for researchers, students, and professionals to exchange ideas, share their experiences, and discuss their research results around a single-track of technical sessions and a series of keynote speeches.
NoF 2026 will be held in the beautiful city of Rome, Italy. Rome is the Eternal City, welcoming visitors with its unique blend of history, beauty, and atmosphere. Built on seven legendary hills and crossed by the “blond” Tiber River, it displays millennia of art and architecture, from the Colosseum and the Pantheon to Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain. Its skyline, marked by domes and ancient bridges, opens to vast green spaces such as Villa Borghese and the Appia Antica Park. From the Pincio Terrace or the Janiculum Hill, every view tells the story of a city that is eternal yet ever new.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Topics of Interest
Networks
5G and Beyond (B5G) networks
Virtual networks and networking for cloud computing
Overlay networks
Intermittently connected networks
Wireless networks and cellular networks
Wireless sensor networks
Access, metro, backbone and core networks
Next-generation carrier-grade networks
Vehicular ad hoc networks and intelligent transportation systems
Communications and applications for unmanned aerial vehicles
Wireless communications for Concentrated Solar Power fields
Mesh and ad hoc networks
Internet of Things networks and IoT-assisted wireless networks
Information-centric networks
Enterprise networks and campus networks
Time-sensitive networks
Data center networks
Optical networks
IP networks
Home networks
SCADA networks and distributed control systems
Smart cities and smart grids
Resilient networks
Sustainable and inclusive networks
Industrial and smart manufacturing networks
Communication and computing infrastructures for disaster management
Communication infrastructures for AR/VR/XR/metaverse computing
Energy efficiency in networks
Edge and fog computing/networking
Centralized-RAN, Could-RAN, Fog-RAN and Open-RAN architectures
Non-Terrestial-Networks (NTN)
Enablers
Quality of Service and Traffic Engineering
Network Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Reasoning
Network Data Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Feature Extraction
Network Automation and Orchestration
Autonomic, Cognitive and Intent-Based Networking
Zero-touch Networks
B5G/6G Network Architecture, Services and Protocols
B5G/6G Control and Management Architecture
B5G/6GFunctional Decomposition and Composition
Advanced B5G Infrastructure Slicing and Radio Slicing
Scalability and multi-tenancy in B5G
Network Programmability and Softwarization
Protocols for Ultra-Low Latency and Ultra-High Reliability
Fog, Edge and Multi-Access Computing
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and High Availability
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Orchestration
Service Function Chaining and Virtual Network Embedding
Big data and Fast Data Processing and Management
CDN Architectures and Network Cache Allocation Schemes
Advanced multimedia and Real-Time Communications
Performance, Optimization and Resource Allocation
Security, Trust and Privacy
Use of Blockchains in Networking and Servicing
Energy-Aware Networking
Delay/Disruption-tolerant Networkingtion, feature extraction
Network automation and orchestration
Zero-touch Networks
Autonomic, cognitive and intent-based Networking
5GB/6G Network architecture, services and protocols
5GB/G6 control and management architecture
5GB/6G functional decomposition and composition
Advanced 5GB infrastructure slicing and radio slicing
Scalability and multi-tenancy in 5GB
Network programmability and softwarization
Protocols for ultra-Low latency and ultra-high reliability
Fog, Edge and Multi-Access Computing
Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Orchestration
Service function chaining and virtual network embedding
Big data and fast data processing and management
CDN architectures and network cache allocation schemes
Advanced multimedia and real-time communications
Performance, optimization and resource allocation
Security, Trust and Privacy
Use of Blockchains in networking and servicing
Energy-aware networking
Delay/Disruption-tolerant networking
Business and Legal Aspects
Economic aspects
Multi-stakeholder aspects
Service level agreements
Lifecycle aspects
Process and workflow aspects
Legal perspective
Regulatory perspective
Privacy aspects
Methods
Mathematical optimization
Control theory
Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queueing theory
Machine/Reinforcement/Federated/Deep learning and artificial intelligence
Evolutionary algorithms
Economic theory and game theory
Mathematical logic and automated reasoning
Data mining and (big) data analysis
Monitoring and measurements
Computer simulation experiments
Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation
Field trials
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