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

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
Special Session 1 - Microwave Photonic Covert and Hidden Communications
Special Session 2 - AI-Driven Network Security and Intelligent Threat Detection
Special Session 3 - Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for 5G-Advanced and 6G Systems
Special Session 4 - Wireless Edge Computing, Caching, and Distributed Intelligence
Special Session 5 - AI and Digital Twins for Channel Modeling, Estimation and Prediction
Special Session 6 - Space-Air-Ground Integrated Communication Networks
Special Session 7 - Multi-Agent Synergy: Theory, Key Technologies and Industrial Applications
Special Session 8 - Green Networking: Energy-Efficient Design and Optimization
Special Session 9 - Age of Information and Timeliness in Communication Systems
Special Session 10 - Signal Processing for Emerging Communication Paradigms
Special Session 11 - Advanced Modulation, Coding, and Signal Processing for Future Wireless

Keynote Speakers
Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
Khaled BEN LETAIEF, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Ying-Chang Liang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Sumei Sun, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Mugen Peng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Zan Li, Xidian University, 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.

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.

Proceedings Publication:
Accepted academic papers will be published by IEEE, and conference papers that meet IEEE Standards can be indexed by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Submission
A. Full paper(publication and presentation)
B. Abstract (only presentation)

Conference Program
October 16, 2026
Sign-in and Conference Material Collection & Tutorials

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 AWARDS 
- 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.