Call for Workshops
WPMC 2026 invites proposals for half-day or full-day workshops to be held in conjunction with the symposium. Workshops are intended to provide focused forums for the presentation and discussion of emerging, interdisciplinary, experimental, and forward-looking topics that complement the main conference tracks.
Workshops may include regular technical papers, keynote talks, invited presentations, expert panels, demonstrations, hands-on sessions, dataset or testbed showcases, standardisation-oriented discussions, or other interactive formats that encourage active participation from attendees.
Creative workshop proposals that promote collaboration among academia, industry, standardisation bodies, policymakers, practitioners, and students are strongly encouraged.
Scope of Workshop Proposals
Workshop proposals should be aligned with the WPMC 2026 theme and technical scope. Proposals are especially encouraged when they address focused, emerging, interdisciplinary, or cross-cutting topics that complement the main paper tracks.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- AI-native, agentic, and autonomous 6G networks: including distributed intelligence, multi-agent learning, digital twins, closed-loop control, autonomous network management, and agentic AI for network operation.
- Quantum-ready and quantum-enhanced future networks: including quantum communications, quantum key distribution, post-quantum cryptography, hybrid quantum-classical networking, quantum sensing, quantum optimization, and quantum machine learning for 6G.
- Green, sustainable, and carbon-aware 6G systems: including energy-efficient architectures, green AI, carbon-aware orchestration, life-cycle assessment, renewable-powered networks, energy harvesting, low-power edge computing, and zero-carbon connectivity.
- Open RAN, cloud-native 6G, and programmable network infrastructures: including softwarized RAN, disaggregated wireless systems, network slicing, edge-cloud orchestration, open APIs, programmable infrastructures, and experimental Open RAN deployments.
- Integrated sensing, communication, navigation, and services: including CONASENSE frameworks, joint communication-sensing-localization, integrated perception and communication, context-aware services, safety-critical systems, and multidimensional QoS/QoE.
- Non-terrestrial networks and space-air-ground-sea integrated systems: including satellites, HAPS, UAVs, maritime connectivity, emergency communications, disaster resilience, and rural or remote connectivity.
- Digital inclusion, Society 5.0, and human-centric future services: including universal access, public policy, digital literacy, societal resilience, equity, governance, rights, ethics of hyperconnectivity, and human well-being.
- Security, privacy, trust, ethics, and resilience in future wireless systems: including adversarial machine learning, privacy-preserving communication, trustworthy AI, secure sensing, secure localization, post-quantum security, autonomous decision-making, and resilient network architectures.
- Experimental platforms, testbeds, datasets, and reproducible 6G research: including large-scale experimentation, benchmarking, open datasets, digital twins, pilots, emulation, simulation, real-world deployments, and reproducibility methodologies.
- Immersive, tactile, and multimedia services over 6G: including XR, holographic telepresence, metaverse and metamobility services, tactile internet, ultra-reliable multimedia, neuroadaptive interfaces, brain-computer interaction, and quality of experience.
- IoT, IIoT, robotics, automation, and Industry 5.0: including ultra-dense IoT, AI-driven sensor fusion, industrial digital twins, real-time control loops, robotics fleets, autonomous logistics, human-robot collaboration, smart agriculture, and environmental resilience.
- Spectrum policy, governance, economics, and international standardization: including ITU-R WRC, IMT-2030, 3GPP Release 20+, spectrum markets, digital sovereignty, global interoperability, regulatory frameworks, and cross-border coordination.
- Next-generation web, cyber-physical web systems, and edge-enabled web infrastructures: including Web3, decentralized trust, semantic web, knowledge graphs, immersive web, cyber-physical services, real-time multimedia delivery, and resilient web systems for hyperconnected environments.
Workshop proposals addressing other emerging topics aligned with the WPMC 2026 theme are also welcome.
Proposal Submission Guidelines
Workshop proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file, with a maximum length of 5 pages.
Each proposal should clearly describe the workshop objectives, motivation, technical scope, expected audience, planned format, and relevance to WPMC 2026. Each proposal should include:
- Title of the workshop;
- Names, affiliations, and contact information of the workshop organizers;
- Short biographies of the organizers, up to 200 words each, highlighting relevant experience in organising conferences, workshops, special sessions, research projects, technical communities, industrial initiatives, or standardization activities;
- Description of the workshop scope and motivation, clearly explaining the relevance, timeliness, novelty, and expected impact of the proposed topic (1 page maximum);
- Planned workshop format, indicating whether the workshop is proposed as a half-day or full-day event;
- Names of potential keynote speakers, invited speakers, programme committee members, panellists, or contributors;
- Draft Call for Papers for the workshop, maximum 1 page;
- Publicity and promotion plan, including mailing lists, societies, research groups, standardization communities, industrial networks, social media channels, institutional networks, and other target communities;
- Workshop website, if available at the time of submission;
- Information about previous editions, if applicable, including number of submissions, accepted papers, participants, speakers, publication venue, and lessons learned.
Proposals should demonstrate that the workshop can attract a high-quality technical programme and a relevant community of participants.
Important Dates
- Workshop proposal submission deadline: 31 July 2026
- Workshop acceptance notification: 14 August 2026
- Accepted workshop CFP available for web posting: 17 August 2026
- Workshop paper submission deadline: 7 September 2026
- Workshop paper acceptance notification: 25 September 2026
- Camera-ready workshop papers: 02 October 2026
- Workshop dates: During WPMC 2026, 8-11 November 2026
These dates are proposed as an initial version and should be confirmed by the WPMC 2026 organizing committee.
Publication
Accepted workshop papers are expected to follow the WPMC 2026 submission and formatting requirements.
Accepted and presented workshop papers may be included in the WPMC 2026 proceedings, subject to the conference publication rules, review process, publisher requirements, and final approval by the WPMC 2026 organising committee.
At least one organiser of each accepted workshop is expected to attend WPMC 2026 and coordinate the workshop on site.
Submission Procedure
Workshop proposals should be submitted by email to: wpmc2026-workshops@imd.ufrn.br
Email subject line: Workshop Proposal – WPMC 2026 – [Workshop Acronym/Topic]
The proposal should be submitted as a single PDF file.
Contact
For questions regarding workshop proposals, please contact the WPMC 2026 Workshop Chairs at: wpmc2026-workshops@imd.ufrn.br