13th International Conference on Computer Networks & Data Communications
13th International Conference on Computer Networks & Data Communications (CNDC 2026)
November 27 ~ 28, 2026, Zurich, Switzerland
SCOPE
13th International Conference on Computer Networks & Data Communications (CNDC 2026) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory and applications of Computer Networks and Data Communications. The Conference looks for significant contributions to the Computer Networks and Communications for wired and wireless networks in theoretical and practical aspects. Original papers are invited on Networks, wireless and Mobile, Protocols and wireless networks and security. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the field.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to.
Topics of interest
Future Internet and Clean Slate Architectures
Transport Protocols, Congestion Control and Low Latency Networking
Routing, Switching, Traffic Engineering and Programmable Control
Network Measurement, Telemetry, Observability and Performance Analysis
Network Verification, Formal Methods and Intent Based Assurance
Datacenter Networks, RDMA/RoCE and High Performance Fabrics
Networking for AI/LLM Training Clusters and Distributed Deep Learning
Programmable Data Planes, P4, eBPF and In Network Computing
Cloud Native, Microservices and Service Mesh Networking
Edge, Fog, MEC and Distributed Intelligence
5G/6G, THz, mmWave and Multi RAT Wireless Systems
Non Terrestrial Networks (Satellite, Aerial, Space Ground)
Spectrum Sharing, Cognitive Radio and Joint Communication–Sensing
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Smart Radio Environments
Vehicular Networks, V2X and Intelligent Transportation Systems
IoT, Cyber Physical Systems and Industrial Networks
Robotics Networking, Drone Swarms and Autonomous Systems
Ubiquitous, Pervasive and Context Aware Networking
Network Security, Zero Trust and Resilient Architectures
Privacy Preserving Networking, MPC and Encrypted Traffic Analysis
Federated Analytics and Privacy Preserving Telemetry
Post Quantum and Quantum Safe Networking
Blockchain, Web3 and Decentralized Networked Systems
Optical Transport, Photonic Switching and High Capacity Backbones
Quantum Networking and Entanglement Distribution
AI/ML for Networking, Traffic Engineering and Anomaly Detection
LLM Driven Automation, Autonomous Networks and Zero Touch Management
Network Digital Twins and Closed Loop Control
XR/VR/AR Networking, Holographic Media and Immersive Systems
Haptic Internet, Tactile Communications and Remote Surgery Networking
Real Time Media Delivery, QoS and QoE Optimization
Network Economics, Policy, Pricing and Governance
Tokenized Network Services and Decentralized Spectrum Markets
Sustainable and Carbon Aware Networking
Carbon Optimized AI Cluster Networking
Internet Scale Experimentation, Testbeds and Reproducibility
Benchmarking, Emulation and Simulation Frameworks
Smart City Digital Twins and Infrastructure Scale Sensing
Human Centered Networking and Digital Society Systems
Emerging Trends in Computer Networks and Communications
Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by October 17, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).
Selected papers from CNDC 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journal.
International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC)- Scopus, ERA Indexed
International Journal of Next-Generation Networks (IJNGN)
International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks (IJWMN)
International Journal of Distributed and Parallel Systems (IJDPS)
International Journal of Peer to Peer Networks (IJP2P)
International Journal of Grid Computing & Applications (IJGCA)
International Journal of UbiComp (IJU)
International Journal of Ad hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (IJASUC)
International Journal of Advanced Smart Sensor Network Systems (IJASSN)
International Journal on AdHoc Networking Systems (IJANS)
Information Technology in Industry (ITII)
Important Dates
Second Batch : Submissions after October 04, 2026
Submission Deadline :October 17, 2026
Authors Notification: November 10, 2026
Registration & camera – Ready Paper Due: November 17, 2026
Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by August 22, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).