Connectionists: [ACM CoNEXT 2026] Call for papers

[GIOVANNI STANCO]

Dear colleagues,



You are invited to submit your high-quality work to the upcoming ACM CoNEXT 2026.



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December 7-11, 2026 - Utrecht, The Netherlands



Conference website: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/home

Full CFP: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/cfp

Submission Guidelines: https://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2026/#!/submission

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Important Dates for December Submissions

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*           Paper Registration: December 5th, 2025

*           Paper Submission: December 12th, 2025

*           Early reject notification: February, 2026

*           Notification of Acceptance: March 31st, 2026

*           Camera Ready for accepted papers: April 30th, 2026

*           Publication of accepted papers: June 2026 issue of PACMNET



For papers given the one-shot major revision option:



*           Major revision due: May 29th, 2026

*           Paper Submission: June 5th, 2026

*           Camera Ready for accepted papers: July 31st, 2026

*           Publication of accepted papers: September 2026 issue of PACMNET



All deadline times are at 24:00 Anywhere on Earth (AoE).



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Aims and Scope

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We especially encourage submissions that present novel experimentation, creative use of networking technologies, and new insights made possible using analysis. We invite submissions on a wide range of networking topics. The list of topics includes (in alphabetical order):

*         Content distribution and caching, e.g., CDN, peer-to-peer, overlays

*         Design, analysis, and evaluation of network architectures

*         Experience and lessons learned by deploying large-scale networked systems

*         Experience with applying machine learning, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to networking problems

*         In-network computing, NFV, and network programmability

*         Innovative uses of network data beyond communication

*         Network measurements and modeling

*         Internet economics and policy

*         Mobile and wireless network protocols and applications

*         Machine learning as applied to all layers of networking

*         Networked applications, including XR, web, video, and online social networks

*         Network and systems for AI

*         Network aspects of datacenters, cloud computing, operating systems, virtualization

*         Network aspects of IoT

*         Network control and management, including SDN

*         Network, transport, and application-layer protocols

*         Next-generation mobile networks

*         Reliability and availability of networks, protocols, and applications

*         Reproducibility of networking research

*         Routing and traffic engineering

*         Security and privacy aspects of network applications, protocols, and systems

*         Sustainable (e.g., energy-efficient, carbon-efficient) computing and networking



We are open to other contributions that stretch networking research outside of these topics, present new emerging computing trends, or potentially involve unfamiliar techniques. We welcome experience submissions that clearly articulate lessons learned, as well as submissions that refute prior published results.



We emphasize that the focus of CoNEXT is networking and its impact on networked applications. For example, papers focusing on the wireless physical layer without considering the impact on the network (e.g., quantitative performance benefits, deployment challenges) are out of scope. Similarly, contributions that focus on improvements and applications of AI models are welcome if they present a critical and in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed solutions, with a clear take-home message from a networking perspective. Potential authors who are unsure of the scope are encouraged to contact the PC chairs before submission.



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Thank you for your consideration.

ACM CoNEXT'26 Organization Committee



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