[hpc-announce] [NetSoft 2026] Call for Workshop Proposals for the 12th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) 2026

[José Pedro Pereira dos Santos]

[Apologies for cross and multiple posting]

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                      Call for Workshop Proposals

                          IEEE NetSoft 2026

            “Autonomous and Reliable Softwarized Networks
               in the Age of Distributed Intelligence”

     12th IEEE International Conference on Network Softwarization
              29 June – 3 July 2026 // Berlin, Germany

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***IMPORTANT DATES***
  * Workshop proposal submission deadline: January 5, 2026
  * Workshop acceptance notification: January 12, 2026
  * Workshop Dates: June 29 and July 3, 2026

***SCOPE***
NetSoft 2026,  the 12th IEEE International Conference  on Network Soft-
warization will take place in Berlin, Germany,  from 29 June to 3 July
2026. IEEE NetSoft has been created  as a flagship conference aimed at
addressing the softwarization of networks and the convergence of Cloud
Computing,  Software-Defined  Networking (SDN),  and Network Functions
Virtualization (NFV).  The theme of  NetSoft 2026 is:  “Autonomous and
Reliable Softwarized Networks in the Age of Distributed Intelligence”.

IEEE NetSoft invites proposals for full-day or half-day workshops. The
purpose of the workshops is  to complement the conference program with
in-depth discussions  that are dedicated to emerging topics on Network
Softwarization such as network cloudification and edge computing, Open
RAN and RAN intelligence, Time-Sensitive Networks, AI-assisted network
automation, AI-native networks, data-plane programmability, etc.  Pro-
posals from both industry and academia are welcome.  Accepted and pre-
sented workshop papers will be published in the conference proceedings
and will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.
For reference,  NetSoft 2026 will highlight  the theme “Autonomous and
Reliable Softwarized Networks in the Age of Distributed Intelligence”,
covering topics listed in the conference website at:
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***SUBMISSION GUIDELINES***
Each NetSoft 2026 workshop proposal must be submitted in  a single PDF
file and must include:
  * Name and abbreviation of the workshop.
  * Names,  email addresses,  affiliations,  and short bio of the main
    organizers.
  * A brief description (1 page)  of the technical focus  addressed by
    the workshop,  reasons why the workshop is timely  and relevant to
    NetSoft 2026 and its main theme.
  * Likely contributors and targeted audience.
  * Publicity and  advertising plan to attract  paper submissions  and
    attendees.
  * A description of  past events of the workshop, with statistics  of
    submitted/accepted papers  and attendee numbers  (if not the first
    offering of the workshop).
  * A draft one-page CFP  including title, scope, topics and important
    dates
     # Workshop paper submission:  March 30, 2026
     # Workshop paper notification of acceptance: April 27, 2026
     # Camera-ready submission:  May 4, 2026
     # Workshop date: Monday, June 29 or Friday, July 3, 2026

Other logistics:  half-day or  full day workshop, and an indication if
there is a preference for Monday, June 23 or Friday, June 27.

Workshop papers are  expected to be  7 pages in IEEE  2-column format,
including references and all other material.

The  approved workshops  are expected  to attract  enough original and
quality submissions  to schedule a  half or full day workshop. If not,
the Organizing Committee  of IEEE NetSoft 2026 may decide  to cancel a
workshop  or merge it with  another one.  Workshop organizers are dis-
couraged from  submitting papers  to their  own workshop,  unless they
receive explicit approval from the Organizing Committee.

***WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION***
Please submit workshop proposals via email with the subject line “IEEE
NETSOFT 2026 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL”, to the workshop program co-chairs:
  * Marius Corici, marius-iulian.corici at fokus.fraunhofer.de
  * Guillaume Doyen, guillaume.doyen at imt-atlantique.fr
  * Antonio Skarmeta, skarmeta at um.es

***IMPORTANT DATES***
  * Paper submission deadline: January 12, 2026
  * Acceptance notification: March 23, 2026
  * Camera-ready paper: April 24, 2026

***QUESTIONS***
Please feel free to contact the Workshop Co-Chairs should you have any
questions.


***CONFERENCE WEBSITE***
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***TPC CO-CHAIRS***
  * Marius Corici, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany
  * Guillaume Doyen, IMT Atlantique, France
  * Antonio Skarmeta, University of Murcia, Spain

***GENERAL CO-CHAIRS***
  * Prosper Chemouil, Cnam, France  
  * Stefan Schmid, Technical University of Berlin, Germany