WiOpt 2026 Workshop on

 Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)

June 3-6, The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

The future network marks a revolutionary evolution toward an intelligent world where sensing becomes a core service enabling pervasive awareness. Advances in microwave miniaturization and signal processing allow wireless sensors to detect environmental variations, while embedding sensing capabilities into commercial communication hardware using the same spectrum and waveforms enhances efficiency and coordination. This integration drives the co-design of sensing and communication, shifting traditional IoT architectures from separated layers to unified systems that support all-weather ambient intelligence. As 6G and Wi-Fi 7 emerge, they introduce new technological enablers such as advanced beamforming, novel networking protocols, and AI-driven recognition. Recognized by the ITU as a key IMT-2030 (6G) application scenario, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) enables highly precise, low-latency, and collaborative sensing across the network. By merging communication, sensing, computing, and AI from edge to core, ISAC embeds native intelligence into the network fabric, ensuring adaptive real-time awareness and seamless connectivity throughout the Internet of Everything.

Call for Papers

This workshop aims to bring together researchers, industry practitioners, and professionals from related disciplines to share innovative ideas, latest research findings, and state-of-the-art developments in Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC). The workshop welcomes original contributions covering theoretical advances, system designs, experimental validations, and emerging applications that drive the convergence of communication, sensing, computing, and intelligence in next-generation networks.

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers on topics including, but not limited to:

• Network architectures, standardization, and transmission protocols for ISAC

• Transceiver architectures and unified waveform designs for joint communication and sensing

• Physical, network, and application layer co-design and cross-layer optimization for ISAC

• Resource management, allocation, and interference mitigation techniques

• Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence–enabled ISAC, including intelligent beamforming and signal processing

• MIMO, Massive MIMO, and holographic MIMO surfaces for integrated sensing and communications

• Integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISCC) frameworks and future multi-functional network architectures

• Multimodal and sensor data fusion, environment perception, and reconstruction for ISAC

• Network security, privacy, and trust management in ISAC systems

• ISAC-enabled space–air–ground integrated networks and mobility-aware design

• Human activity and context recognition using wireless signals

• Software/hardware verification platforms, testbeds, and experimental prototypes for ISAC

Important Dates

• Paper Registration and Submission Deadline: March 8, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT

• Notification of Acceptance: March 29, 2026

• Camera Ready: April 5, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT

Submission Guidelines

Information for authors [Link]

‍The submitted and published versions of papers are limited to eight (8) pages in the standard IEEE conference format. Submitted papers should be of sufficient detail to be evaluated by expert reviewers in the field. If full proofs cannot be accommodated due to space limitations, authors are encouraged to cite a publicly accessible long version of the submission that may be considered in the review. 

Paper Submission Link

All papers should be submitted via EDAS [Link]

Organizing Committee

• Jinseok Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (jinseok@kaist.ac.kr)

• Si-Hyeon Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (sihyeon@kaist.ac.kr)

• Chang-sik Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (changsik@kaist.ac.kr)

Contact

Authors could contact workshop organizers for more information if needed.