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Intelligent Networks and Applications for a Connected Digital World Intelligent Networks and Applications for a Connected Digital World Intelligent Networks and Applications for a Connected Digital World Intelligent Networks and Applications for a Connected Digital World
Paper Submission Deadline
1 August 2026
Acceptance Notification
1 October 2026
Conference Dates
25–27 November 2026
IEEE ITNAC 2026 will support 10 student grants IEEE ITNAC 2026 will support 10 student grants IEEE ITNAC 2026 will support 10 student grants IEEE ITNAC 2026 will support 10 student grants

Keynotes

Digital manufacturing Advancing industrial productivity and resilience via digital twins, physical dependency-aware AI, and co-creation with the industry. 
Professor Dimitrios Georgakopoulos 

Swinburne University of Technology

Adversarial Time Series Threats Adversarial Time Series Threats in Cyber-Physical Sensor Networks. 
Professor Salil Kanhere 

University of New South Wales

AI and the Internet of Things When Artificial Intelligence Meets the Internet of Things: Motivations, Challenges, and Applications. 
Distinguished Professor Wei Xiang 

La Trobe University

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ITNAC Focus Topics

Over the years, IEEE ITNAC has established itself as a leading international conference in information technology, networking, and telecommunications, attracting high-quality contributions from researchers from around the world. Under the theme “Intelligent Networks and Applications for a Connected Digital World,” ITNAC 2026 invites original research that addresses emerging challenges and advances the future of intelligent and connected digital systems. Research contributions are welcomed across a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:

Next-Generation Wireless Networks

  • 5G and Beyond Wireless Networks
  • 6G Communication Systems and Architectures
  • Massive MIMO and Beamforming Technologies
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine Communications
  • Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC)
  • Network Slicing and Virtualized Wireless Networks
  • Green and Sustainable Wireless Communications
  • Terahertz and Millimeter-Wave Communications
  • Satellite, UAV, and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS)
  • Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

Next-Generation Optical Networks

  • Optical switching and routing
  • Optical Network on Chips (ONoCs)
  • OFDM and advanced modulation formats in photonics
  • Large capacity optical transmission (WDM and OTDM)
  • Optical Ethernet, EPON/GPON, and 100Gb/s+ Ethernet
  • WDM Access Networks and WDM-PON
  • Optical-wireless access networks and Radio-over-Fibre (RoF)
  • Wired/wireless and telecom/broadcast convergence (IPTV)
  • Visible Light Communication (VLC) / Li-Fi
  • Energy-efficient and green optical networks

Resilient Network Security

  • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
  • Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
  • AI and Machine Learning for Cyber Security
  • Autonomous and Self-Healing Network Security
  • Secure Cloud and Edge Computing
  • Key distribution and management
  • Zero Trust Networks (ZTN)
  • IoT and Smart Device Security
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence and Digital Forensics
  • Blockchain-Based Trust and Identity Management
  • Federated security and homomorphic encryption
  • Network security policy, theory, and administrative tools
  • Security in 5G/6G and Next Generation Networks
  • Cyber Resilience for Critical Digital Infrastructure

Future Internet Architectures

  • High-performance network virtualisation
  • Software Defined networking (SDN)
  • Content Delivery Networking (CDN)
  • Intelligent Networks
  • QoS/QoE provisioning and resource management
  • Network digital twins
  • Peer-to-peer networks and overlays
  • Datacentre networks and cloud computing
  • IoT and cyber-physical systems
  • Smart Cities and Smart Grids
  • Sustainable networking
  • Networking standards, policies, and regulations
  • Quantum internet
  • Network Service Orchestration (NSO)
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