- Data-driven management of software defined networks
- Deep and Reinforcement learning for networking and communications
- Experiences and best-practices using AI/ML in operational networks
- Fault-tolerant network protocols exploiting AI/ML methods
- Implications and challenges brought by computer networks to machine learning theory and algorithms
- Innovative architectures and infrastructures for intelligent networks
- Intelligent energy-aware softwarized networks
- Intelligent carbon-aware softwarized networks
- Intelligent in-network computing using softwarized networks
- Intent & Policy-based management for intelligent networks
- Methodologies for network problem diagnosis, anomaly detection and prediction
- Network Security based on AI/ML techniques in softwarized networks
- Open-source networking optimization tools for AI/ML applications
- Protocol design and optimization using AI/ML in softwarized networks
- Reliability, robustness and safety based on AI/ML techniques
- Routing optimization based on flow prediction in softwarized networks
- Self-learning and adaptive networking protocols and algorithms for softwarized networks
- AI/ML for network management and orchestration in softwarized networks
- AI/ML for network slicing optimization in softwarized networks
- AI/ML for service placement and dynamic Service Function Chaining in softwarized networks
- AI/ML for C-RAN resource management and medium access control
- AI/ML for multimedia networking in softwarized networks
- AI/ML support for ultra-low latency applications in softwarized networks
Submission instructions
Authors are invited to submit original contributions through Submissions Portal. Submitted manuscripts should use IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 6 pages (including references). Short/Work in progress papers are also welcome (4 page limit, including references). For more details, please check NOMS 2026.
Important dates
- Paper Submission Deadline: January 19, 2026
- Paper acceptance: March 2, 2026
- Camera ready: March 16, 2026
- Workshop Date: May 18 or May 22, 2026
Best papers will be invited to extend their work to a Journal Special Issue. To be confirmed.