The 29th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC 2026) will take place in Natal, a vibrant city on the Northeastern coast of Brazil known for its beautiful beaches and welcoming atmosphere. Beyond its natural charm, Natal offers the full infrastructure required for a global scientific conference, including high-quality hotels, modern venues, and strong connectivity. With leading universities such as the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), an expanding innovation ecosystem, and its strategic position as a digital gateway of the Americas, Natal provides an ideal setting for international collaboration in next-generation communications.

Under the theme “Toward Society 5.0: 6G, AI, Quantum Technologies, and Sustainable Green Connectivity Beyond 2030”, WPMC 2026 aims to reflect the path towards Society 5.0 and convergence of 6G, AI, quantum technologies, and sustainable green networking that will shape future connectivity and global digital inclusion. Since its inauguration in 1998, WPMC has served as a premier platform for advancing wireless communications worldwide. After events across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, WPMC now arrives in Brazil at a decisive moment for universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation.

Authors are invited to submit original papers related, but not limited, to the following topics of interest:

1. Communication Spectrum and 6G Technologies

• 6G physical layer innovations: THz, sub-THz, mmWave, optical wireless, quantum channels
• New waveforms, channel models, beamforming, holographic MIMO & metasurfaces
• Integrated access and backhaul (IAB), cell-free massive MIMO, dense networks
• 6G edge intelligence for dynamic radio resource management
• Joint communication–sensing–localization (JCAS) with sub-millimeter accuracy
• Integrated terrestrial + non-terrestrial networks (NTN) with satellites, HAPS, UAV

2. AI-Enabled Wireless Networks & Distributed Intelligence

• AI-native 6G architectures with autonomous network management
• Reinforcement learning for mobility, handover, caching, and routing
• Federated, swarm, and multi-agent learning for distributed radio systems
• Digital twin modeling of entire 6G ecosystems (telco, city, industrial)
• Intelligent spectrum allocation using predictive analytics

3. Quantum Communications & Quantum-Enhanced Networking

• Quantum-secure networking, QKD, network-level implementation issues
• Entanglement distribution frameworks and hybrid quantum-classical architectures
• Quantum error correction for real-world networks
• Quantum sensing for high-precision mobility, environmental perception, and radar
• Quantum optimization applied to scheduling, beamforming, and resource control
• PQC algorithm evaluation for 6G integration
• Designing quantum-resilient protocols for authentication & key exchange
• Migration strategies for post-quantum mobile networks
• Hybrid PQC + QKD integration challenges
• Secure orchestration for multi-domain and cross-layer architectures
• Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning applied for 6G

4. Green, Sustainable & Energy-Efficient Networks

• Sustainable network architectures aligned with SDGs and Zero-Carbon goals
• Life-cycle assessment of 6G equipment (design → operation → recycling)
• AI-based energy forecasting and carbon mapping in communication systems
• Renewable-powered RANs, solar-UAV-assisted relays, and energy-harvesting nodes
• Efficient coding, modulation, and edge computing for low-power operation

5. Connecting the Unconnected & SDGs

• Ultra-low cost 6G access architectures for rural/remote areas
• Community-driven networks, mesh networks, TV white-space solutions
• Spectrum strategies for bridging urban–rural digital divides
• Humanitarian communication systems for disaster response
• Affordable device ecosystems and universal access design
• 6G and SDGs use cases

6. Applications, Testbeds, Use Cases & Planning for 6G

• National and international testbeds for large-scale experiments
• Metaverse/metamobility, holographic telepresence, and tactile internet
• Digital health, precision medicine, and ultra-reliable medical robotics
• Industry 5.0 automation, smart manufacturing, robotics fleets
• Environmental monitoring, climate intelligence, and public safety networks
• Open RAN (O-RAN), softwarized RAN, and 6G cloud-native orchestration

7. Security, Privacy & Ethics in Future Networks

• End-to-end privacy-preserving communication (homomorphic, differential privacy)
• Adversarial machine learning in 6G and ML security frameworks
• Ethical AI in network operation: transparency, bias, accountability
• Trust models for autonomous decision-making systems
• Secure sensing, localization, and context-aware systems

8. Sensor Networks, IoT & IIoT, Robotics, Automation, and Industry 5.0

• Ultra-dense IoT deployments with AI-driven sensor fusion
• Real-time control loops for robotics, drones, autonomous logistics
• Industrial twins for manufacturing planning and automated quality control
• Smart agriculture and environmental resilience systems
• Human–robot collaboration and cobot safety requirements

9. Spectrum Policy, Governance & International Standardization

• Future spectrum allocation for 6G at ITU-R WRC
• Economic models for efficient spectrum markets
• Regulatory frameworks enabling global interoperability
• Role of 3GPP Release 20+ in shaping early 6G standards
• Cross-border and cross-industry coordination for digital sovereignty

10. Digital Inclusion, Society 5.0 & Future Services

• Human-centric network design and ethics of hyperconnectivity
• Neuroadaptive interfaces, brain–computer interaction, extended reality (XR)
• STEM strategies, digital literacy, and women in engineering initiatives
• Societal impact of 6G: rights, governance, equity, and human well-being
• Public policy for universal access and societal resilience

11. CONASENSE: Communication–Navigation–Sensing–Services Integration

• Fusion of Communication, Navigation, Sensing, and Services for 6G
• Integrated perception-and-communication frameworks for mobility systems
• Multi-dimensional sensing for autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots
• Multi-layer architectures linking physical, network, and service layers
• Space–air–ground–sea integrated sensing and service delivery
• Emergency management, disaster resilience, and situational awareness
• AI-governed C-N-S-Service orchestration for Society 5.0
• CONASENSE-based benchmarking, KPIs, and multidimensional QoS/QoE
• Human-centric services, resilience engineering, and safety-critical systems

12. Web Engineering, Next-Generation Web, and Cyber-Physical Web Systems

• Web architectures for ultra-low latency and 6G integration
• Distributed, cloud-native, and edge-enabled web systems
• Web3, decentralized frameworks, blockchain and trust models
• Semantic web, knowledge graphs, and machine-understandable web environments
• Immersive web: XR, holographic web, and real-time multimedia delivery
• Cyber-physical web systems linking sensors, devices, and web infrastructures
• Web services for industrial automation, robotics, and smart environments
• UI/UX Design, and resilience in hyperconnected web ecosystems

Submission Guidelines:

Review manuscripts should describe original work in the IEEE double column proceedings format, including tables, figures and references, under the following page limits:

• Technical papers: up to 6 pages (including figures and references
• Poster/Demo proposals: up to 2 pages (including figures and references)

In order to download manuscript templates for IEEE conference proceedings use the following link: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

Papers can be submitted directly to EDAS: click here to submit your paper.

All submissions will undergo single-blind peer review by three independent reviewers. Accepted papers will be included in the symposium proceedings and presented at the conference.

Note that accepted will be published with no additional charge. Exceeding pages (6 to full papers and 2 to poster/demos) will be charged an additional fee (limited to 1). At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register (full registration fee) to the conference and present the paper. Only registered and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Accepted papers will be included in the WPMC 2026 Proceedings and submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore, subject to compliance with IEEE Xplore’s scope, quality, and formatting requirements.

Selected papers with the extended works and revised title shall be published in Springer’s-Wireless Personal Communications or River’s Mobile Multimedia.

Important Dates:

• Full Paper Submission: July 3, 2026
• Paper Acceptance Notification: August 21, 2026
• Accepted Paper Registration: September 1, 2026
• Camera-Ready Paper Submission: September 15, 2026

We look forward to receiving your contributions.