Workshops

IFIP Networking 2026 hosts the following eight co-located workshops. Each workshop title below links to its dedicated page for full details.

• 4th IOCRCI Workshop: Impact of IT/OT Convergence on the Resilience of Critical Infrastructures (IOCRCI)
• XR in Next Generation Networks (XR&6GNet)
• Coherent-Generative AI for Future Networks & Clouds (CoGen-AI-FNC)
• 3rd International Workshop on Smart Water Management (SmartWater2026)
• Networking and Fabric Architectures for AI Systems (NetFabAI)
• Data-Centric Service-Aware Networks for Intelligent Connectivity (CREATIVE)
• Third International Workshop on Trustworthy and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for Networks (TX4Nets)
• Beyond bOundaries: Resilient and Distributed Edge for next-generation networks (BORDE) 

Paper submission

Submitted papers should be written in English by following the IEEE conference format (double-column, 10pt font), with a maximum length limit of 6 (six) printed pages, including all figures, references, and appendices. Papers should be submitted through EDAS in PDF through the official workshop submission link (to be announced). Only original papers that have not been published or submitted for review elsewhere will be considered for publication in the proceedings. Papers will appear in the conference proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present the work in the workshop. A single-blind review process will be followed.

Important Dates

• Conference dates: May 24^th to 27^th, 2026
• Paper submission deadline: March 22, 2026 April 7, 2026  April 14, 2026 (AoE) - Firm
• Notification of acceptance: April 21^st, 2026  April 28, 2026 
• Camera-ready deadline: April 30^th, 2026 May 4, 2026
• Workshop date: May 24^th

Workshop Chairs

• Davide Andreoletti, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Frank Loh, University of Wurzburg, Germany (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Elisa Rojas, University of Alcala, Spain (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)