We encourage original submissions related to, but not limited to, the following advanced energy materials based system topics:

• Next generation (5G) mobile communications

• Heterogeneous networks and small cells

• Big data networking

• Protocols, architectures and applications for the Internet of Things

• ICT for smart cities

• Network functions virtualization and software defined networking

• Green communications and energy efficiency

• Self - Assisting/self - deploying networks

• Cognitive radio and networks

• Wireless sensor and actuator networks

• D2D and M2M communications

• Ad - hoc communications

• Cooperative communications

• Multi - antenna and beamforming systems

• Game theory for communications

• Signal processing for communications

• Wireless communication testbeds, measurements and modelling

• Advances in 3G and 4G mobile communications

• Optical networks and converged optical-wireless networks

• Smart grid communications

• Powerline communications

• Molecular, biological and multi - scale communications

• Vehicular networking

• Pervasive and mobile computing

• Cloud computing

• Satellite & space communications

• Emerging WLANs, WPANs and WMANs

• Optical communications and technologies

• Wireless optical communications and VLC

• Information theory, channel coding and joint source channel coding

• Network coding techniques

• Image processing, video compression and coding

• QoS provision and management

• Metrics and models for QoE

• Multimedia and virtual reality

• Cryptography and network security

• Standards for communications and networking

• RF and Microwave Communication

• RF and Microwave devices

• Antenna and Propagation

• RF, Microwave and millimeter circuit

• Microwave Theory and Techniques

• Modulation, Coding, and Channel Analysis

• Remote Sensing and GPS

• Electromagnetic and Photonics

• Integrated Optics and Electro-optics Devices

• Optical Electronic Devices & Photonics

• Techniques of Laser and Applications Of Electro-optics

• Signal Detection and Parameter Estimation

• Signal, Image and Video Processing

• Speech and Audio Processing

• Wireless Communications

• Communications Transmission

• Network Communication