Main topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Track 1: Next Generation Networking and Communications

Next generation (5G) mobile communications

5G and Internet of Things

Heterogeneous networks and small cells

Ad Hoc and sensor networks

D2D and M2M communications

Multi-antenna and beamforming systems

Signal processing for communications

Big data networking

Cognitive radio and networks

Pervasive and mobile computing

Wireless optical communications and VLC

Communications switching and routing

Traffic measurement and analysis

Smart grid and powerline communications

Satellite and space communications

Track 2: Internet of Things

Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT

IoT architecture design and optimization

Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks

IoT communication protocols (6LoWPAN, RPL, 6TiSCH, LoRaWAN)

IoT data protocols (MQTT-SN, COAP, XMPP-IoT, AMQP)

URLLC for mission critical IoT

Energy efficiency and energy harvesting in IoT

Data collection, processing, aggregation, and communication

Self-organization and self-healing of IoT networks

Cross-layer design and optimization in IoT

Machine-type communications in 5G systems

Security and privacy for IoT

Blockchain and IoT

Sensor deployment, placement, control and management issues

Experimental results, prototypes, trials and testbeds for IoT

Track 3: Emerging Topics in Communications and Networking

Edge-Fog Computing

Mobile cloud computing and 5G

Privacy and security in 5G

Cyber-physical systems

Big data and 5G data analytics

V2X standards and architectures

R&D activities towards IMT-2020 and beyond

5G Spectrum

5G standardization

5G applications and services

Network functions virtualization and software defined networking

Network slicing

Emerging IoT applications in 5G networks

Tactile Internet

Molecular, biological and multi-scale communications

Telecommunication and Network Engineering Education

Track 4: Services, Standardization and Telecom Policies

Communication software and services

Services for rural and developing areas

Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE)

Cloud computing

Smart cities, smart public places, smart home, smart agriculture/farming

Standards for communications and networking

Telecommunication Standards Education

Standardization activities (IEEE, 3GPP, ITU, ETSI, IETF)

Open communities, open API, open source

Telecom, governance, policy and regulations

Telecom business: local, country, region and international cases

Business models for global access

Spectrum regulation

Strategies for growing rural connectivity

Communities in connectivity policy making

Social and societal roles of ICT