IEEE INFOCOM 2026
Call for Workshop Proposals
May 18-21, 2026
Tokyo, Japan
https://infocom2026.ieee-infocom.org/
The IEEE INFOCOM 2026 conference will be held in Tokyo, Japan on May 18-21, 2026. In addition to the main conference technical program, the conference will also host In-Person Workshops on May 18, 2026.
The goals of each workshop are to explore emerging research topics and to provide a forum for authors to present early research results on these topics. We aim to host a limited number of high-quality workshops, with programs primarily composed of contributed papers. Workshops are intended to foster discussion of novel ideas in a less formal setting, often with a sharper topical focus than the regular conference sessions. We expect workshop papers to emphasize: (i) early research results; (ii) emerging topics; (iii) novel ideas; and/or (iv) best practices or case studies. In addition to regular papers, workshops may also include demos or other types of contributions. All workshops are expected to implement a rigorous peer-review process. We will interact with the chairs of the selected workshops after the review phase, to discuss appropriate acceptance rates and formats, based on the pool of submissions and accepted papers.
We invite proposals from individuals and teams interested in organizing strong workshops. Workshops may run for a full day (typically 4 sessions of 1.5 hours each) or for a half day (typically 2 sessions). Key dates for submission, notification, camera-ready deadlines, and session times will be coordinated across all selected workshops. Tentatively, paper submissions may be due December 29, 2025 (the main conference’s notification date of December 8, 2025). The acceptance notifications will be issued by February 2, 2026 and camera-ready versions due by February 16, 2026. All accepted workshop papers will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore and major Abstracting and Indexing databases.
The workshop proposal should be submitted as a single PDF file, formatted on letter-size or A4-size pages, with a minimum font size of 10 pt. The proposal should include the following information, presented in the order listed below:
HEADING:
1. Title of the workshop
2. Names and affiliations of the organization team
INTRODUCTION:
3. Scope and topics of the workshop
RATIONALE:
4. Rationale
a. Why the workshop is relevant to the INFOCOM community;
b. Why the topic is timely and important;
c. Why the workshop may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality;
d. Why the workshop may attract a large number of attendees, in addition to the authors, and any proposed plans for attracting attendees.
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
5. Tentative committee lists (organizers, steering committee if any, etc.)
6. A draft call for papers
7. Workshop tentative internal and external schedule (expect adjustments by the workshops chairs to align all workshop schedules)
a. Submission deadline: December 29, 2025
b. Review deadline (to be proposed by each workshop’s organizers);
c. Acceptance deadline: February 2, 2026;
d. Camera ready: February 16, 2026;
e. Program ready (set by INFOCOM and IEEE Production Team): March 4, 2026
8. Is the workshop to be a full-day or half-day event?
WORKSHOP HISTORY:
9. If the workshop has past editions, the history of the workshop (where held, number of papers submitted and accepted, peer reviewed or invited, number of attendees)
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please send a whole copy of your proposal in PDF format to: infocom2026workshop@gmail.com with subject “Submission of INFOCOM 2026 Workshop Proposal: XXX,” where XXX should be replaced with the short name of your workshop.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: October 28, 2025
Acceptance Notification: November 4, 2025
IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Workshops Chairs
Yi Shi (Virginia Tech, USA)
Noriaki Kamiyama (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Should you need any additional information or clarifications, feel free to contact us at infocom2026workshop@gmail.com