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[CoNEXT 2026] Call for papers
by GIOVANNI STANCO 17 Nov '25

17 Nov '25

Dear colleagues, You are invited to submit your high-quality work to the upcoming ACM CoNEXT 2026. =========================================== December 7-11, 2026 - Utrecht, The Netherlands Conference website: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/home Full CFP: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/cfp Submission Guidelines: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/submission =========================================== ---------------------- Important Dates for December Submissions ---------------------- * Paper Registration: December 5th, 2025 * Paper Submission: December 12th, 2025 * Early reject notification: February, 2026 * Notification of Acceptance: March 31st, 2026 * Camera Ready for accepted papers: April 30th, 2026 * Publication of accepted papers: June 2026 issue of PACMNET For papers given the one-shot major revision option: * Major revision due: May 29th, 2026 * Paper Submission: June 5th, 2026 * Camera Ready for accepted papers: July 31st, 2026 * Publication of accepted papers: September 2026 issue of PACMNET All deadline times are at 24:00 Anywhere on Earth (AoE). --------------------- Aims and Scope --------------------- We especially encourage submissions that present novel experimentation, creative use of networking technologies, and new insights made possible using analysis. We invite submissions on a wide range of networking topics. The list of topics includes (in alphabetical order): * Content distribution and caching, e.g., CDN, peer-to-peer, overlays * Design, analysis, and evaluation of network architectures * Experience and lessons learned by deploying large-scale networked systems * Experience with applying machine learning, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to networking problems * In-network computing, NFV, and network programmability * Innovative uses of network data beyond communication * Network measurements and modeling * Internet economics and policy * Mobile and wireless network protocols and applications * Machine learning as applied to all layers of networking * Networked applications, including XR, web, video, and online social networks * Network and systems for AI * Network aspects of datacenters, cloud computing, operating systems, virtualization * Network aspects of IoT * Network control and management, including SDN * Network, transport, and application-layer protocols * Next-generation mobile networks * Reliability and availability of networks, protocols, and applications * Reproducibility of networking research * Routing and traffic engineering * Security and privacy aspects of network applications, protocols, and systems * Sustainable (e.g., energy-efficient, carbon-efficient) computing and networking We are open to other contributions that stretch networking research outside of these topics, present new emerging computing trends, or potentially involve unfamiliar techniques. We welcome experience submissions that clearly articulate lessons learned, as well as submissions that refute prior published results. We emphasize that the focus of CoNEXT is networking and its impact on networked applications. For example, papers focusing on the wireless physical layer without considering the impact on the network (e.g., quantitative performance benefits, deployment challenges) are out of scope. Similarly, contributions that focus on improvements and applications of AI models are welcome if they present a critical and in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed solutions, with a clear take-home message from a networking perspective. Potential authors who are unsure of the scope are encouraged to contact the PC chairs before submission. -------------------------- Thank you for your consideration. ACM CoNEXT'26 Organization Committee

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CfP – Elsevier COMCOM – Special Issue on Intelligence and Service Orchestration in Next-Generation Mobile Networks
by GIOVANNI STANCO 06 Nov '25

06 Nov '25

================================================================================ CALL FOR PAPERS Elsevier Computer Communications Special Issue “Intelligence and Service Orchestration in Next-Generation Mobile Networks” https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327227/intelligence-and-service… ================================================================================ Mobile communication and computing infrastructures are undergoing a profound transformation, moving toward highly dynamic, service-centric ecosystems. Fundamental to this evolution is a novel paradigm for the infrastructure and service management for 5G-and-beyond networks. Indeed, the architectural paradigm of 5G is shifting toward Open Radio Access Network (RAN), which introduces RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs) for network overseeing and reconfiguring through Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications able to enhance the overall performance. The shift from monolithic components to virtualized functions through Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and the adoption of Software Defined Networking (SDN) allow the deployment of innovative solutions that demand flexible orchestration methods. In this context, Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) and Network and Service Orchestration (NSO) play a crucial role by enabling real-time automation and optimization across highly dynamic and heterogeneous network environments, whilst integrating radio, transport, and core domains under a single control plane. These solutions are apt to tackle key challenges including service provisioning, resource allocation, power consumption, and quality of service. Central to this scenario is the role of AI, which enables closed-loop network automation and control, predictive management, automated fault detection, and intent-based service delivery. As such, network intelligence is essential for resilient, scalable, and adaptive orchestration techniques capable of meeting the stringent latency, reliability, and performance requirements of future mobile networks. This Special Issue aims to collect innovations proposed by the research community in the field of Intelligence and Service Orchestration in next-gen mobile networks. These topics and challenges have recently been investigated by researchers, telco stakeholders, government agencies, and international organizations (e.g. NextGenerationEU, CAMARA). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Management and orchestration architectures and techniques for next-gen networks * Automation, coordination, management and optimization of network resources and services * Placement and resource allocation for VNFs * Resource monitoring and service analytics * Orchestration solutions for control plane, core, and RAN * Orchestration in Transport and Multi-Domain Networks * Enabling technologies for network orchestration * AI-based network orchestration * Closed-loop automation engines in NSO * Zero-Touch and intent-driven Open RAN orchestration, optimization, control, and management * QoS in network orchestration * NSO for sustainability * Resilience, scalability, and adaptability of next-gen networks * Industry-supported efforts for network optimization * Integrated Sensing and Communications * Privacy in orchestration frameworks * Energy-aware and Sustainable Network Management * Testbeds, emulators and benchmarking for orchestration solutions ***Manuscript submission information*** The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will be open for submissions to this Special Issue from October 26, 2025. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI: Intelligent Orchestration in Next-Generation Networks” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computer-communications The impact of SI contributions should be clearly demonstrated in the context of the theme of the special issue. Papers that do not directly address this theme are considered out of scope and are subject to immediate rejection. ***Timeline*** Submission Open Date 26/10/2025 Final Manuscript Submission Deadline 28/02/2026 Editorial Acceptance Deadline 15/09/2026 ***Guest editors*** Prof. Abderrahim Benslimane University of Avignon, France Email: abderrahim.benslimane(a)univ-avignon.fr<mailto:abderrahim.benslimane@univ-avignon.fr> Prof. Cristiano Bonato Both University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Email: cbboth(a)unisinos.br<mailto:cbboth@unisinos.br> Prof. Giang T. Nguyen Dresden University of Technology, Germany Email: giang.nguyen(a)tu-dresden.de<mailto:giang.nguyen@tu-dresden.de> Prof. Giovanni Stanco University of Naples Federico II, Italy Email: giovanni.stanco(a)unina.it<mailto:giovanni.stanco@unina.it> Prof. Stefania Zinno University of Naples Federico II, Italy Email: stefania.zinno(a)unina.it<mailto:stefania.zinno@unina.it>

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