Draft paper submission deadline：2019-09-04

Draft paper acceptance notification：2019-12-31

Final paper submission deadline：2020-01-15

IEEE WCNC is one of the main venues for researchers, industry professionals, and academics interested in the most advanced and recent contributions to wireless communications, especially regarding the design and development of wireless systems and networks. Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, IEEE WCNC has a long history of connecting industry, academia, and regulatory bodies. In 2020, other than mesmerizing its visitors by its beauty, Seoul as the capital of Korea will become the premium venue of the wireless by hosting WCNC‘20. The conference will include technical sessions, tutorials, workshops, and technology/business panels. You are invited to submit papers in all areas of wireless communications and networks.

CALL FOR PANELS

Panel proposals are also solicited on technical, business and policy-related issues and opportunities for the wireless communications industry.

Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE WCNC 2020 Conference Proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission Deadline: 4 October 2019
Notification of Acceptance: 31 December 2019
Camera-Ready Submission: 15 January 2020
Panel Proposals: 30 September 2019
Tutorial Proposals: 30 September 2019
Workshop Proposals: 30 September 2019

GENERAL CHAIR

Prof. Saewoong Bahk (Seoul National University, Korea)

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Prof. Sunghyun Choi (Seoul National University, Korea) Prof. Song Chong (KAIST, Korea)
Prof. Zhisheng Niu (Tsinghua University, China)

STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu (Carleton University, Canada)

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

TRACK 1: PHY AND FUNDAMENTALS

• Channel modeling, characterization and estimation
• Modulation, coding, diversity, equalization, synchronization
• Multi-carrier modulation, waveform design
• Interference modeling, management, cancellation and alignment
• PHY strategies for low-rate, sporadic and asynchronous communications
• MIMO, massive MIMO and cloud-RAN
• Cooperative, device-to-device and multi-hop communication
• Cognitive radio, spectrum sensing
• Content caching and storage in wireless networks
• PHY layer design for cellular, wireless LAN, ad hoc and sensor networks
• Energy efficient and energy harvesting PHY layer design
• Joint information and energy transmission
• PHY layer security and privacy
• Ultra-wideband, mmWave and sub-THz communication
• Information-theoretic aspects of wireless communications
• Signal processing for wireless communications
• Molecular and nano communications
• AI, machine learning and data analytics for wireless communications
• Beyond 5G and 6G
• Full duplexing

TRACK 2: MAC AND CROSS-LAYER DESIGN

• Wireless MAC protocols for 5G: design, analysis, and optimization
• Cognitive and cooperative MAC
• MAC for mesh, ad hoc, relay and sensor networks
• Scheduling and radio resource management
• Cross-layer MAC design
• Software defined radio, RFID MAC
• QoS support and energy efficient MAC
• MAC protocol for energy harvesting wireless networks
• MAC design for multitier cellular/small cell networks
• Multiple access in machine-to-machine communication
• MAC for cloud-RAN
• MAC protocols for molecular and nano networks
• MAC protocols for mmWave networks
• Full-duplex MAC design
• Cross-layer design for massive MIMO and multiuser MIMO networks
• AI, machine learning and data analytics for MAC and cross-layer design

TRACK 3: WIRELESS NETWORKS

• Software-defined mobile / wireless networks
• Wireless Network Functions Virtualization
• Virtual network management and orchestration
• Mobile cloud
• Fog computing and networking
• Mobile Edge Computing
• Mesh, relay, sensor and ad hoc networks
• Routing and congestion in wireless networks
• Cognitive radio and networking
• Resource management and optimization
• Mobile big data and network data analytics
• Wireless network security and privacy
• Mobile social networks
• Wireless network measurements and characterization
• AI, machine learning and data analytics for wireless networks
• Wireless networking for autonomous vehicles
• Wireless networking for smart X (energy, factory, city, etc.)
• IoT wireless networking

TRACK 4: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ARCHITECTURES AND SERVICES

• Mobile / Wireless network support for vertical industries
• Adaptive content distribution in on-demand services
• Context and location-aware wireless services and applications
• User-centric networks and adaptive services
• Wireless body area networks and e-health services
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Dynamic sensor networks for urban applications
• Wireless emergency and security systems
• Ultra-reliable communication
• Enabling regulations, standards, spectrum management
• Hybrid licensed/unlicensed spectrum access schemes
• Technologies, architectures and enabling business models for rural communications
• Satellite-based mobile access and backhaul
• Hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks
• Testbed and prototype implementation of wireless services

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chair
Saewoong Bahk, Seoul National University, South Korea

General Co-Chair
Youngky Kim, Samsung Electronics, South Korea

General Vice-Chairs
Seong-Lyun Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea 
Young-June Choi , Ajou University, South Korea

Technical Program Co-Chairs
Song Chong, KAIST, South Korea
Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University, South Korea
Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China

TPC Vice-Chair for Information Systems
Sangheon Pack, Korea University, South Korea

Publication Chair
Jemin Lee, DGIST, South Korea

Keynote/Panel Co-Chairs
Yoan Shin, Soongsil University, South Korea
Marwan M. Krunz, University of Arizona, USA 
Jerry (Jung-Min) Park, Virginia Tech, USA 
Matti Latva-aho, Univ. of Oulu, Finland 
Sunwoo Kim, Hanyang University, South Korea

Industrial Program Chair
Juho Lee, Samsung Electronics, South Korea

Workshop Chair
Jaehyun Kim, Ajou University, South Korea

Tutorial Chair
Kwang-Soon Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea

Demo Chair
Hyung-sin Kim, UC Berkeley, USA

Publicity Chair
Jeongho Kwak, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 

Student Grant/Student Program Chair
Bang-chul Jung, Chungnam National University, South Korea

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
Hyangwon Lee, Konkuk University, South Korea
Sung-Gook Yoon, Soongsil University, South Korea

Patron Chair
Ki-Hyung Kim, Ajou University, South Korea

Exhibits Chair
Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, South Korea

Webmaster/Social Media Chair
Young-June Choi, Ajou University, South Korea

Finance Co-Chairs
Joohyun Lee, Hanyang University, South Korea
Sanghyo Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Conference Planner
Ernestina Gaerlan, IEEE Communications Society, USA

Treasurer
Bruce Worthman, IEEE Communications Society, USA   

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

TPC Co-Chairs
Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University, Korea
Song Chong, KAIST, Korea
Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China

Track Co-Chairs

Track 1: PHY and Fundamentals
Byonghyo Shim, Seoul National University, Korea
Lingyang Song, Peking University, China
Jemin Lee, DGIST, Korea
Daniel B. da Costa, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Brazil

Track 2: MAC and Cross-Layer Design
Changhee Joo, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Korea
Haijun Zhang, USTB (University of Science and Technology Beijing), China
Bo Ji, Temple University, USA
Jianwei Huwang, CUHK, China

Track 3: Wireless Networks
Jeongyeup Paek, Chung-Ang University, Korea
Dongxiao Yu, Shandong University, China
Carlo Fischione, KTH, Sweden
Tony Quek, SUTD, Singapore

Track 4: Emerging Technologies, Architectures and Services
Kyunghan Lee, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Korea
Mianxiong Dong, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
Walid Saad, Virginia Tech, USA
Theodoros Salonidis, IBM T J Watson, USA

STEERING COMMITTEE

Steering Committee Chair
Halim Yanikomeroglu

Members at Large 
Chengshan Xiao 
Ali Ghrayeb 
Hikmet Sari 
Katie Wilson 
Hamid Aghvami 
Carles Anton-Haro

Steering Committee Past Chair
Khaled B. Letaief