Call for Papers

The 37th edition of the annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) will be held in Singapore. Originally founded as a workshop in London in 1989, it developed over the years to become one of the two major conferences of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) in wireless communications and networking, attracting technical communities from all regions and continents. The 2026 edition will be held face-to-face. PIMRC 2026 will assemble worldwide experts to deliver keynotes, tutorials, workshops, industry panels, and high-quality technical sessions. Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers, as well as proposals for special sessions and workshops, addressing a wide range of topics in wireless and mobile communications, including but not limited to:

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline
Notification of Acceptance
Camera-Ready Papers Due

Technical Tracks

Track 1: Fundamentals and PHY

Topics:

  • AI and ML in/for communications
  • Coding/modulation, information theory
  • Channel modeling, equalization, and synchronization
  • Cooperative communications, coded caching/computing
  • Integrated sensing and communications
  • Millimeter wave and Terahertz communications and UWB
  • Optical wireless and visible light communications
  • Physical layer security
  • Propagation, antennas and beamforming
  • Quantum communications and sensing
  • Semantic communications and signal processing
  • Source coding and joint source-channel coding
  • Ultra/Tera multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
Track 2: MAC and Cross Layer Design

Topics:

  • Next-generation multiple access protocols
  • MAC design for massive AI-agents
  • Interference management and collision avoidance
  • Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for MAC design
  • Advanced ML technologies for radio resource management and scheduling
  • Cross-layer design and resource allocation
  • Fluid Antenna Multiple Access (FAMA)
  • Mobility management and handover strategies
  • New channel estimation/coding/modulation techniques
  • QoS- and QoE-aware MAC protocols with FAS / RIS
  • Physical layer security and privacy issues in MAC design
  • Industrial trials, applications, standardization and testbed results 
Track 3: Mobile and Wireless Networks

Topics:

  • Ad hoc networks and wireless sensor networks
  • Cognitive radio networks and self-organizing networks
  • Cooperative networking
  • Data-driven, large-scale network modeling and optimization
  • Digital twins and autonomous networks
  • Green and energy-efficient networks
  • Massive Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor networks
  • ML for networking, distributed ML, multi-agent systems
  • Mobile edge, cloud, and fog computing
  • Network security
  • Software-defined and open interface-based networks
  • Stochastic geometry
  • UAVs and non-terrestrial networks
Track 4: Emerging Technologies, Applications and Platforms

Topics:

  • 6G standardization
  • 802.11 and next-generation Wi-Fi
  • Connected vehicles and digital twin
  • Experiments, prototypes, and testbeds
  • Pinching-antenna systems
  • Full-duplex communication networks
  • Holographic MIMO
  • Innovative implanted and wearable devices
  • Intelligent beamforming relays
  • Joint radar and communications, and sensing and localization
  • Networking support for virtual and augmented reality
  • Emerging applications of AI/ML
  • Software defined radio and networks
  • Low-altitude-economy enabling technology 
Submit a Paper
Original Papers Sought in the Following Technical Areas:
Track 1: Fundamentals and PHY

Track Chairs:
Koichi Adachi, Keio University, Japan  

Zilong Liu, University of Essex, UK  

Himal A. Suraweera, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 

Yijie (Lina) Mao, ShanghaiTech University, China    

Track 2: MAC and Cross Layer Design

Track Chairs:
Bo Yang, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China  

Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, Uk  

Mérouane Debbah, Khalifa University, UAE 

Yaru Fu, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong  

Track 3: Mobile and Wireless Networks

Track Chairs:
Peter Han Joo Chong, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand  

Kwan-Wu Chin, University of Wollongong, Australia   

Arun Kumar, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India 

Duaa Zuhair Al-Hamid, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand    

Track 4: Emerging Technologies, Applications and Platforms

Track Chairs:
Zhiguo Ding, University of Manchester, UK 

Fang (Fiona) Fang, Western University, Canada   

Zheng Yang, Fujian Normal University, China   

Zhijin Qin, Tsinghua University, China