9th IEEE FNWF 2026, 26-28 October Lisbon, Portugal
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IEEE Future Networks World Forum, 26–28 October 2026 // Lisbon, Portugal
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IMPORTANT DATES:
Technical Track Paper Submission: 25 June 2026
The technical track is the flagship scientific component of the FNWF.
Notification: 18 August 2026
Camera Ready: 1 September 2026
Call for Special Session Proposals
From its inception, FNWF supports different types of special sessions, created across different formats promote for attending specific stakeholders approaches, for addressing different needs from academia and industry. These focused sessions, are the proper place to have, e.g. specialized focused sessions from IEEE Societies, initiatives of European programs or industry and standard groups. We accept proposals for the organization of Tutorials, Workshops, Symposia and Industry Sessions, as well as sessions addressing our global constituency (young professionals, women in engineering, etc…).
Proposal Submission Deadline: 31 May 2026
Notification: 15 June 2026
The IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF) 2026 is now accepting paper submissions! Experts from industry, academia, and research will be discussing advancements in 5G and beyond. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your work and innovative research by joining the conversation on the future of networking technologies!
The theme of 9th edition of FNWF is "SELF-EVOLVING NETWORKS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD: DELIVERING TRUSTWORTHY AI-NATIVE, SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS, AND POST-QUANTUM SECURITY"
More details are available on the website. https://fnwf2026.ieee.org/
Use the following submission link EDAS to submit your paper and proposals: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=35156
The main Technical Conference Tracks accept original research work in related areas.
Technical Track Main Conference Papers:
TRACK 1: 6G Architecture and Enabling Technologies (AI-native cores, automation, edge/cloud integration, terahertz, IRS, ISAC, spectrum management).
TRACK 2: Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) — satellite/HAPS/UAV and their integration with terrestrial networks; satellite networks.
TRACK 3: Deterministic & ultra-low-latency networking — TSN/DetNet, real-time NoC, SDN/IBN, vehicular, optical, and wireless optical.
TRACK 4: Quantum Communications and Networking - ultra-secure communication channels and future quantum networks: quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum internet architectures.
TRACK 5: System optimization & autonomics — cross-layer resource optimization, closed-loop control, energy efficiency, self-organizing, self-healing, and zero-touch networks. Digital Twins. (This track includes using AI for multiple tasks as resource allocation, traffic prediction, security, and quality of service (QoS) optimization.)
TRACK 6: Security & privacy for 5G/6G — adversarial ML, privacy-preserving ML, postquantum cryptography, physical layer security, and the use of blockchain for network trust and identity management.
TRACK 7: Future RAN design — openness, cloudification, slicing, intelligent RAN architectures (O-RAN). Edge and Fog computing.
TRACK 8: Connecting the un/under-connected — affordability, flexible spectrum, renewable-powered sites. (This includes challenges towards covering low density or low income areas or hard geographies)
TRACK 9: Sustainable and Green Networking: minimizing energy consumption and carbon footprint. This includes energy-efficient hardware, dynamic power management, and use of renewable energy sources.
TRACK 10: Applications and Economics of future networking — costs, incentives, market design. Challenges and realities of supporting immersive applications like holographic telepresence, tactile internet, and the metaverse.
TRACK 11: Testbeds, trials & experimental deployments — interoperability, ONAP/O-RAN testbeds, measurements. Customized virtual networks for different vertical industries (e.g., healthcare, manufacturing, transportation)
Apart from this technical tracks, multiple proposals for special sessions, such as Symposia, Tutorials, Workshops, Topicals, Verticals, Demos, Panels, Industry Exhibitions, Posters, and PhD Programs, can be submitted, bringing added industry and academic dimension to the program.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
General Chair
Rui Luis Aguiar, Instituto de Telecomunicações/Universidade de Aveiro
General Co-Chairs
Navin Kumar, Amrita University
Tarik Taleb, University of Bochum
Rodolfo Oliveira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Technical Program Committee (TPC) Chair
Ayman Radwan, Instituto de Telecomunicações/Instituto Superior Técnico
TPC Co-Chairs
Toktam Mahmoodi, Kings’ College London
Jorge Pereira, European Commission, EU
Symposium Chair
Alexandros Kaloxylos, University of Peloponese/6G-IA
Symposium Co-Chairs
Paulo André, Instituto de Telecomunicações/Instituto Superior Técnico
Sudhir Dixit, Basic Internet Foundation & 6G Flagship University of Oulu
Namseok Ko, ETRI
Keynote Co-Chairs
Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL, USA
Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum, USA
Artur Hecker, Huawei
Publicity Co-Chairs
Flavio de Oliveira, Universidade do Minho
Periklis Chatzimisios, International Hellenic University, Greece
Rafael Direito, Instituto de Telecomunicações
Industry Forum Co-Chairs
Emmanuel Dotaro, Thales
Haoran Chi, Instituto de Telecomunicações
Founding Co-Chairs
Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL
Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum
fnwf@ieee.org
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