Full Name: 2026 IEEE 26th International Conference on Communication Technology (IEEE ICCT 2026)

Abbreviation: IEEE ICCT 2026

Time: October 16-18, 2026   

Place: Zhuhai, China

Website: https://www.ieee-icct.org/

IEEE ICCT 2026 serves as an important international platform for researchers and practitioners to exchange and share their new discoveries and achievements in the field of communication technology. It covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:

Track 1. Communication and Information Theory Symposium

Track 2. Signal Processing for Communications Symposium

Track 3. Integrated Sensing and Communication Symposium

Track 4. Intelligent and Semantic Communications Symposium

Track 5. AI for Communications and Networks Symposium

Track 6. Cloud and Edge Computing Symposium

Track 7. Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium

Track 8. Internet-Of-Things & Sensor Networks Symposium

Track 9. Space-Air-Ground Communication and Space Networking Symposium

Track 10. Communication and Information Security Symposium

Track 11. Communication QoS, Reliability & Modeling Symposium

Track 12 Optical Communications and Networks Symposium

Track 13. Green Communication Systems & Networks Symposium

Track 14. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Symposium

Track 15. Aerial Communications, UAV Communications, Vehicular Networks Symposium

For details about topics, please visit at https://www.ieee-icct.org/cfp.html

Keynote Speakers:

Khaled BEN LETAIEF, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

Mugen Peng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Call for Workshops:

The goals of the workshops are to explore emerging research topics, and to provide a forum for authors to present early research results on these topics. Conference seeks proposals from individuals and teams interested in organizing strong workshops.

For details, please visit https://www.ieee-icct.org/workshop.html

Call for Special Sessions:

The ICCT 2026 organizing committee invites proposals for special sessions. The special sessions will complement the regular program with new or emerging topics of particular interest at specific or cross levels-of-abstraction, including state-of-the-art research in both academia and industry in special, novel, challenging, and emerging topics.

For details, please visit https://www.ieee-icct.org/cfs.html

Proceedings Publication:

Accepted academic papers will be included into ICCT 2026 proceedings.

Submission:

A. Full paper (publication and presentation)

B. Abstract (only presentation)

Submission Methods:

1. Please upload submission to the Electronic Submission System (.pdf):

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icct2026

2. Please send submission to: icct_contact@163.com  

More details about submission, please visit at https://www.ieee-icct.org/sub.html

Conference Program:

October 16, 2026

Sign-in and Conference Material Collection

October 17, 2026

Morning: Opening Ceremony, Keynote Speeches & Group Photo

Afternoon: Invited Speeches & Parallel Sessions (Authors' Presentation)

Night: Banquet & Awarding Ceremony

October 18, 2026

Morning: Keynote Speeches & Invited Speeches

Afternoon: Parallel Sessions (Authors' Presentation)

Night: Dinner & Awarding Ceremony

ICCT 2026 AWARD:

Best Paper Awards:

1. The TPC Chairs will propose short-listed candidates for the Best Paper Awards (accounted for top 10% score of all submissions). 

2. The Conference Awards Chairs will organize an Awards Committee to select 10 best paper awards from the short-listed candidates, which is also accounted for 1.5% of all submissions. 

3. Each author of the Best Paper Awards will receive a certificate and Gift.

Best Student Paper Awards:

Any full-time university student, who is the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted with choosing presentation type of “Best Student Paper Award” will be eligible for this award. Winners will be selected by the IEEE ICCT 2026 Committee. Certificates and Awards will be presented to the winners at the conference banquet and award ceremony. 

Young Scholar Awards:

Everyone within the age of 40 by September 30, 2026 with a doctor degree is eligible for Best Young Scientist Award. Application could be made during registration. The applicant is required to submit representative publications (up to 3) and full CV for judges to review when submit registration. All publications need to provide impact factor, citation and major research contribution.

Best Organization Awards:

1. The TPC Chairs will propose short-listed candidates for the Best Organization Awards. Candidate selection considers the following aspects:

Make significant contributions to conference organization.

Make significant contributions to conference manuscript solicitation and review.

Make significant contributions to conference technology and facility support.

2. The Conference Awards Chairs will organize an Awards Committee to select 10 organization awards from the short-listed candidates.

3. Each Best Organization Award will receive a certificate and Gift.

Outstanding Reviewer Award:

The winners will be selected by the ICCT 2026 Committee based on the quality of their reviews (e.g., depth of technical analysis, constructiveness of feedback), timeliness of reviews, and overall contribution to the conference's paper evaluation process. Certificates of recognition and Outstanding Reviewer Awards will be formally presented to the recipients at the ICCT 2026 conference banquet and award ceremony, in recognition of their valuable efforts in maintaining the academic rigor and quality of the conference.