Call for Papers

We are pleased to invite you to submit original contributions to MASS 2026. This can include, technical and experimental, theoretical, conceptual contributions. All original, unpublished contributions are solicited in all aspects of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and smart systems, from mobile networking/computing to cyber-physical systems to Internet of Things, from theory to systems and applications. All submissions will be peer-reviewed based on relevance, originality, importance and clarity.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • 5G/6G networks and technologies
  • AI/ML for smart wireless networks
  • AI and machine learning aided protocol design and resource allocation
  • AI and machine learning based applications for ad hoc networks
  • Algorithms for MANETs and WSNs
  • Application Layer Protocols
  • Clustering, topology control, coverage, and connectivity
  • Cognitive networking
  • Cooperative and cognitive communication
  • Cooperative sensing, compressive sensing, sensing from communications
  • Cloud, crowd-sourced, participatory and (mobile) social sensing
  • Cyber-physical systems and applications
  • Data gathering, fusion, and dissemination
  • Energy-efficient architectures, algorithms, and protocols
  • Experiences in real-world applications and deployments
  • Flying Ad-Hoc Networks
  • Free-space optical networks
  • Heterogeneous networks
  • Internet of Things (IoT) devices, gateways, and infrastructure
  • Light-weight distributed machine learning
  • Localization and Location Based Services
  • Measurements, experimental systems and test-beds
  • Mobile computing and networking
  • mmWave and Terahertz networks
  • Mobility modeling and management
  • Multi-channel, multi-radio and MIMO technologies
  • Network components, operating systems, and middleware
  • Opportunistic networking, delay tolerant networking
  • QoS and Resource management
  • Robotic networks
  • Routing protocols
  • Scalability, stability, and robustness of networks and sensor systems
  • Security and privacy at all layers, including the physical layer
  • Sensor enabled drone, UAV, UUV systems
  • Smart grid, healthcare, transportation applications
  • Vehicular networks and protocols
  • Visible light communications
  • Wearable and human-centric devices and networks

All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance, and clarity.

Important Dates

  • Paper Submission: TBD
  • Author Notification: TBD
  • Camera-ready: TBD