The 13th International Conference on Next Generation Computing, Communication, Systems and Security (13th NSysS 2026) aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, developers, and users from academia, industry, and government to interact, present, and exchange new research ideas and results. NSysS 2026 will be held from December 17-19, 2026, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

We warmly invite undergraduate students engaged in research projects to submit papers, even if they are in the early stages or consist of preliminary results. Our conference provides thorough reviews and constructive feedback, with the possibility of senior researchers mentoring students to refine their work. This supportive environment ensures that students are not alone in their journey, helping them gain valuable experience, improve their research skills, and ultimately increase the likelihood of their work being published.

We invite submissions on a broad range of topics. The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following.

Network and Communication System Design

• Wireless, mobile, ad-hoc, and sensor networks
• Network theory
• Network science
• Networking layers and protocols
• Future internet design
• Multicast, broadcast, and anycast
• Multimedia protocols
• Network architectures
• Network management and traffic engineering
• Network function virtualization (NFV)
• Network simulation and emulation
• Optical networks
• Quality of service
• Resource allocation and management
• Satellite networks
• Software-defined networking (SDN)
• Topology characterization and inference
• 5G/6G Cellular and broadband wireless nets
• Cognitive radio networking
• Congestion control
• Cross-layer design and optimization
• Data reduction, inference, and signal processing
• Delay/disruption tolerant networks
• Semantic networking systems and protocols
• Experimental results from operational networks or network applications
• Near field communication
• Novel components, devices, and architectures for networked sensing
• P2P, overlay, and content distribution networks
• RFID networks and protocols
• Self-organizing networks

AI for Systems and Networks

• AI-driven Network Optimization
• Predictive Maintenance in Networks
• AI for Cybersecurity
• Intelligent Traffic Management
• Adaptive Network Protocols
• AI-enhanced Network Security Policies
• Machine Learning for IoT Networks
• AI-based Resource Allocation
• Autonomous Network Management
• AI for Edge Computing
• Deep Learning for Network Anomaly Detection
• AI in Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• Machine Learning for Signal Processing
• AI for Wireless Network Management
• AI in Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Reinforcement Learning for Network Control
• AI for Quality of Service (QoS) Optimization
• AI-based Load Balancing in Networks
• AI for Network Traffic Prediction
• AI for Secure Communication Systems
• Data-driven system design
• Big data analytics
• Machine learning, data mining, and applications (e.g., cybersecurity, healthcare, and networks)
• Natural language processing (NLP) for systems
• Security and privacy of systems based on machine learning and AI

System Security

• Anti-malware techniques: detection, analysis, and prevention
• Cyber-crime defense and forensics
• Security for future Internet architectures and designs
• Implementation, deployment, and management of network security policies
• Integrating security in network protocols
• Cyber attack prevention, detection, investigation, and response
• Software/firmware analysis, customization, and transformation for systems security
• Privacy and anonymity in networks and distributed systems
• Security and privacy for blockchains and cryptocurrencies
• Security for cloud/edge computing
• Security and privacy of mobile/smartphone platforms
• Security for cyber-physical systems
• Security for emerging networks
• Security for large-scale, critical infrastructures
• Security of web-based applications and services
• Usable security and privacy
• Trustworthy computing software and hardware to secure networks and systems

Application-specific System Design

• Smart grid
• Mobile health
• Transportation
• Smart city
• Manufacturing
• Blockchain
• Mobile, participatory, and social sensing
• IoT and sensor technology
• Underground and underwater networks
• Unmanned air and ground vehicular networks
• Mobile computing
• Maritime Internet of Things

Computing Systems

• Computer architecture
• Cyber-physical systems and networking
• Operating systems and runtime environments
• Cloud and distributed systems
• Edge intelligence
• Embedded systems
• Digital twin systems
• Data centers

Low Power System

• Energy harvesting
• Energy optimization
• Power control and management
• Low-power, power-aware, and thermal-aware system design
• Energy-efficient, energy-aware, and thermal-aware software and application design

HCI System Development

• Human-computer interaction
• Social computing and networks
• Hardware, architectures, infrastructures, interaction design, technical foundations, algorithms to build new social and collaborative systems and experiences

TBD

All papers will be submitted to the Microsoft CMT Submission Portal.
Paper submission link: TBD

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.