To ensure complete coverage of the advances in this field, the Signal Processing for Communications Symposium solicits original contributions in, but not limited to, the following topical areas: Channel modelling, estimation, and equalization Modulation, coding, and diversity techniques Adaptive antennas and beamforming Space-time coding and processing Signal detection and synchronization Faster-than-Nyquist signaling Compressive sensing techniques Transmitter and receiver techniques Millimeter-wave communications Cognitive radio and software defined radio Ultra-wideband (UWB) communications Underwater acoustic communications SISO, SIMO, MISO, MIMO, and Massive MIMO Systems OFDM and multi-carrier systems CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, LTE Speech, image and video signal processing Communications test-bed development Localization and position techniques Signal processing techniques for optical communications Signal processing techniques for full-duplex communications Signal processing techniques for green communications and energy harvesting. Signal processing techniques for power-line communications Signal processing techniques for cooperative networks Signal processing techniques for security and cryptography Signal processing techniques for 5G communications and beyond Advanced signal processing modules for smart grid Resource allocation techniques, mathematical optimizations and game theory.