[aims-announce] Call for Papers: 2026 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS)

[Rémi Badonnel]

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*NOMS 2026*
*2026 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium*
*Rome, Italy*
*18-22 May 2026*
*https://noms2026.ieee-noms.org*
*"AI for Management and Management for AI"*

****** CALL FOR PAPERS ******

Technical Paper Submission Deadline: **Extended* to 27 October 2025*

The 2026 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 
2026) will be held 18–22 May 2026, in Rome, Italy. First organized in 
1988, NOMS follows the 38-year  tradition of NOMS and IM as the IEEE 
Communications Society’s primary forum for technical exchange on network 
and service management, focusing on research, development, integration, 
standards, service provisioning, and user communities. Under the theme 
“AI for Management and Management for AI”, NOMS 2026 seeks original 
contributions that address recent developments and technical solutions 
for the management of emerging and future networks and services. The 
theme emphasizes the dual role of artificial intelligence: as a driver 
empowering network and service management, and as a workload that 
demands reliable, scalable, and sustainable infrastructures. The NOMS 
2026 program will feature a rich set of sessions, including keynotes, 
tutorials, technical sessions, experience sessions, demos, posters, 
panels, and dissertation sessions.

****** TOPICS OF INTEREST ******

Authors are invited to submit papers that fall into or are related to 
the following topics of interest:

Management of Networks

- IP Networks
- Wireless and Cellular Networks
- 5G network and Beyond (6G)
- Quantum Networks
- Optical Networks
- Virtual Networks and SDN
- Home and Access Networks
- Fog, Edge, and Cloud Networks
- Enterprise and Campus Networks
- Data Center Networks
- Industrial Networks
- Vehicular and Autonomous Systems Networks
- IoT, Sensor, and M2M Networks
- Information-Centric Networks
- Mission Critical Networks

Management of Services

- Multimedia and Immersive Media Services
- Over-The-Top Services
- Content Delivery Services
- Cloud Computing, Edge Services, and Computing Continuum
- Internet Connectivity and Internet Access Services
- Internet of Things Services
- Security and Privacy Services
- Context-Aware Services
- Information Technology Services
- Service Assurance
- Management of AI Workloads and Services
- Management of Businesses

Economic Aspects

- Multi-Stakeholder Aspects
- Service Level Agreements
- Lifecycle, Process, and Workflow Management
- Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Perspectives
- Privacy Aspects
- Organizational Aspects

Functional Areas

- Fault Management
- Configuration Management
- Accounting Management
- Performance Management
- Security Management

Management Paradigms

- Centralized, Hierarchical, and Distributed Management
- Integrated Management
- Federated Management
- Autonomic and Cognitive Management
- Policy- and Intent-Based Management
- Model-Driven Management
- Proactive Management
- Energy-aware Management
- QoE-Centric Management
- Zero-Touch and Self-Driving Networks

Management Technologies

- Communication Protocols
- Middleware
- Overlay and Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage
- Data, Information, and Semantic Models
- Information Visualization
- Software-Defined Networking
- Network Function Virtualization
- Orchestration
- Operations and Business Support Systems
- Control and Data Plane Programmability
- Distributed Ledger Technology
- Digital Twins
- Programmable and AI-Driven Network Architectures
- AI-based management (Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, …)

Methods

- Mathematical Logic and Automated Reasoning
- Optimization Theories
- Control Theory
- Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, Queuing Theory
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Evolutionary Algorithms
- Economic Theory, Game Theory, and Business Models
- Risk Management Methods
- Monitoring and Measurements
- Data Mining and (Big) Data Analysis
- Computer Simulation Experiments
- Testbed Experimentation and Field Trials
- Software Engineering Methodologies

Authors are invited to submit original contributions that advance the 
state of the art in network and service management. Submissions should 
emphasize both novelty and impact, supported by theoretical analysis, 
simulations, testbeds, or real-world deployments.

****** IMPORTANT DATES ******

- Paper registration & submission: 27 October 2025 (extended)
- Notification of acceptance: 18 January 2026
- Final Camera Ready papers due: 14 February 2026

****** SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ******

Authors are invited to submit original contributions, written in 
English, that have not been published or submitted for publication 
elsewhere. Technical papers must be formatted using the IEEE 2-column 
format.

Submissions must be a single PDF file. Full papers may include up to 8 
(eight) pages for the main text, with additional pages for references 
and an optional Appendix (e.g., reproducibility details, proofs, 
pseudo-code), for a maximum of 12 (twelve) pages in total. Short papers 
may include up to 4 (four) pages for the main text, with additional 
pages for references and an optional appendix, for a maximum of 6 (six) 
pages in total. In both cases, the main part (8 pages for full papers, 4 
pages for short papers) must be self-contained, as reviewers are not 
required to read beyond that.

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted and presented 
papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to 
IEEE Xplore.

Artifact Evaluation and Badging for Accepted Papers: The authors of 
accepted papers will be invited to submit supporting materials to the 
Artifact Evaluation track. The Artifact Evaluation track is run by a 
separate committee that will assess how well the submitted artifacts 
support the work described in the accepted papers. Participation in the 
Artifact Evaluation track is voluntary and does not influence paper 
acceptance, but is strongly encouraged. Papers that go through the 
Artifact Evaluation process successfully will receive badges printed on 
the papers themselves.

Paper submission website: https://jems3.sbc.org.br/noms2026

****** GENERAL CO-CHAIRS ******

- Pierpaolo Loreti, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
- Eiji Oki, Kyoto University, Japan

****** TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS ******

- Lorenzo Bracciale, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
- Marc-Oliver Pahl, IMT Atlantique, France
- Carlos Raniery Paula dos Santos, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

****** TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE ******

To be announced soon.

For more information, please visit https://noms2026.ieee-noms.org.

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