Call for papers

The 34th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2025) will serve as an international forum for experts from academia, industry, and government to exchange their novel ideas and latest results on cutting-edge researches and developments in the areas of wireless networks and communications, optical communications and networks, as well as machine learning and AI for communications. The conference will feature several awards, including the famous Charles Kao Best Paper Award, named after the Nobel laureate who advanced fiber optics in telecommunications.

Topics:

[1]Wireless Networks and Communications Symposium

Radio access technologies for 5G and 6G

Novel antenna systems, propagation, RF design, mmWave, and (sub-)Terahertz communications

Signal processing (transmission and reception) for sub-6GHz, mmWave, and (sub-)Terahertz communications

Multi-antenna (MIMO, Massive MIMO), multi-user, centralized, and distributed multi-node systems

Reconfigurable intelligent surface

Interference management, alignment, and cancellation

Wireless networks: cross-layer design, security, and services

Green communications and networking

Unmanned aerial vehicle communications, vehicular networks, and telematics

Wireless network modeling and performance analysis

Pervasive and wearable computing and networking

Non-terrestrial networks, e.g., low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite access networks

Seamless integration of optical, edge, and other emerging technologies

Integration of satellite and terrestrial networks

Standardization activities of emerging wireless technologies

Wireless technologies for IoT, smart cities, smart communities and smart homes

Disaggregated radio access networks (RAN), Open RAN and Cloud RAN

[2]Optical Communications and Networks Symposium

Optical communications for long-haul and metro networks

Optical access networks for fixed and mobile services

Optical interconnections for data center applications

Optical networking for IIoT and industry 4.0 applications

Optical networking for data center and computing applications

Optical wireless communication for space-air-ground integrated network in 6G

Fixed 5G, Fiber to the Room (FTTR), WiFi and optical access integration, and Fixed 6G

Software defined networking (SDN) for optical networks

Fibers and fiber devices

Optoelectronic devices, amplifiers, and lasers

Quantum and nonlinear optics as well as nano-photonics

Radio-over-fiber and microwave photonics

Free space and visible light communications

Optical sensors and networks

[3]Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Symposium

AI/Machine learning and intelligent communications

AI/Machine learning in network theory and methodologies

AI/Machine learning based information and signal processing

AI/Machine learning in wireless, mobile and satellite communications

AI/Machine learning in network automation

Big data and deep learning applications in network security

Intelligent resource (e.g., spectrum, power) allocation schemes

Intelligent antennas design and dynamic configuratione

Intelligent massive MIMO communication systems

Intelligent positioning and navigation systems

Intelligent cooperative/distributed coding

Intelligent wireless sensor networks

Resource and network optimization using big data and machine learning

Cloud-based big data, IoT, and multimedia computing and communications