BDMLN 2026

Paper Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026

Call for papers

The 6th International Workshop on Big Data and Machine Learning for Networking (BDMLN) will be held as a part of the 35th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2026) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, from July 29 to 30, 2026.

The BDMLN focuses on the transformative role of big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in addressing the growing challenges of network management, protocol design, service placement, and security assurance. Recent network technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, 5G networks, and edge/cloud computing, pose many fundamental and practical networking challenges related to the exceptional number of people and devices connected, the heterogeneity of networking technologies, and the diversity in user demands. This workshop promotes research of big data analysis and machine learning to analyze vast amounts of traffic data, predict future network states, automate network management, detect anomalies, and improve computing service performance.

This workshop solicits papers in all aspects of big data and machine learning for networking. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

·      BD/ML for IoT

·      BD/ML for Energy Efficient System and Networking

·      BD/ML for Space/Air/Ground Networking

·      BD/ML for Blockchain-Enabled Networking

·      BD/ML for 5G/6G Networking

·      BD/ML for M2M/D2D Networking

·      BD/ML for Multimedia Networking

·      BD/ML for Fog/Edge/Cloud Networking

·      BD/ML for Data Center Networking

·      BD/ML for Storage Networking

·      BD/ML for Smart City Networking

·      BD/ML for Mobile Networking

·      BD/ML for Software Defined Networking

·      BD/ML for Network Management

·      BD/ML for Network Security, Privacy and Trust

·      BD/ML for Network Traffic Modeling and Prediction

·      BD/ML for Network Performance Assessment

·      BD/ML for Network Protocol Design and Optimization

·      BD/ML for Network Topology Design and Optimization

·      BD/ML for Network Architecture Design and Optimization

·      BD/ML for Network Scalability and Reliability

·      BD/ML for Network Service Placement

·      BD/ML for Network Virtualization and Automation

Instructions for Authors

Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026) as PDF files (formatted for 8.5x11-inch paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 6 pages. Submitted papers cannot have been previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another journal or conference. The workshop program committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail address(es).

Review and Publication of Manuscripts

Submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop program committee and judged on originality, technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation. An accepted paper must be presented at the ICCCN venue by one of the authors registered at the full registration rate. Each workshop registration covers up to two workshop papers by an author. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the ICCCN proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore® Digital Library if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference.

ICCCN Workshop Paper Submission Terms and Conditions

1. Authors declare that the submission is original and has not been submitted to other venue or under consideration by other venues. 

2. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed and/or added to the papers once papers are submitted to ICCCN for review and in the final camera-ready manuscript. 

3. If the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register at full rate and present it in person at the conference. Accepted and paid paper(s) but not presented onsite by the registered author(s) (for any reason, including visa issues, travel problems, etc.) will be published in the conference proceedings only. We strongly encourage that all authors of accepted papers apply for an entry visa in case one author cannot get the entry visa.

Important Dates

• Paper submission due: March 1, 2026

• Acceptance Notification: April 29, 2026

• Camera-Ready Paper due: May 11, 2026 (Hard deadline)

• Workshop date: July 29 - 30, 2026

Workshop Chairs

• Genya Ishigaki, San Jose State University

• Nahid Majd, California State University San Marcos

Technical Program Committee

• TBA