IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2027)

The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2027) is focused on wireless research, applications and technology.

Key Topics

• Mac and cross-layer design
  • Cognitive and cooperative MAC
  • Wireless MAC protocols for 5G: design, analysis, and optimization
  • Scheduling and radio resource management
  • MAC for mesh, ad hoc, relay and sensor networks
  • Software defined radio, RFID MAC
  • Cross-layer MAC design
  • MAC protocol for energy harvesting wireless networks
  • QoS support and energy efficient MAC
  • Multiple access in machine-to-machine communication
  • MAC design for multitier cellular/small cell networks
  • MAC protocols for molecular and nano networks
  • MAC for cloud-RAN
  • Full-duplex MAC design
  • MAC protocols for mmWave networks
  • Cross-layer design for massive MIMO and multiuser MIMO networks
• Phy and fundamentals
  • Modulation, coding, diversity, equalization, synchronization
  • Channel modeling, characterization and estimation
  • Interference modeling, management, cancellation and alignment
  • OFDM, multi-carrier modulation, waveform design
  • MIMO, massive MIMO and cloud-RAN
  • PHY strategies for low-rate, sporadic and asynchronous communications
  • Cognitive radio, spectrum sensing
  • Cooperative, device-to-device and multi-hop communication
  • PHY layer design for cellular, wireless LAN, ad hoc and sensor networks
  • Content caching and storage in wireless networks
  • Joint information and energy transmission
  • Energy efficient and energy harvesting PHY layer design
  • Information-theoretic aspects of wireless communications
  • PHY layer security and privacy, ultra-wideband, mmWav and sub-THz communication
  • Molecular and nano communications
  • Signal processing for wireless communications
• Emerging technologies, architectures and services
  • Adaptive content distribution in on-demand services
  • Mobile/Wireless network support for vertical industries
  • User-centric networks and adaptive services
  • Context and location-aware wireless services and applications
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Wireless body area networks and e-health services
  • Wireless emergency and security systems
  • Dynamic sensor networks for urban applications
  • Enabling regulations, standards, spectrum management
  • Ultra-reliable communication
  • Technologies, architectures and enabling business models for rural communications
  • Hybrid licensed/unlicensed spectrum access schemes (e. g. licensed-assisted access)
  • Hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks
  • Satellite-based mobile access and backhaul
  • Joint access and backhaul schemes
  • Full duplexing
  • Testbed and prototype implementation of wireless services
• Wireless networks
  • Wireless Network Functions Virtualization
  • Software-defined mobile/wireless networks
  • Mobile cloud
  • Virtual network management and orchestration
  • Mobile Edge Computing
  • Fog computing and networking
  • Routing in wireless networks
  • Mesh, relay, sensor and ad hoc networks
  • Resource management and optimization
  • Cognitive radio and networking
  • Mobile big data and network data analytics
  • Big Data enabled Self-Organized Networking
  • Mobility, location, and handoff management
  • Integrated Wireless/Optical networks
  • Wireless broadcast, multicast and streaming
  • Multimedia QoS and traffic management
  • Wireless network security and privacy
  • Congestion and admission control
  • Wireless network measurements and characterization
  • Mobile social networks

Who should Attend

Industry professionals, researchers, wireless communications, academics in the networks, applications and services areas.