Call for Papers

ACM MobiHoc is a premier conference with a highly selective single-track technical program dedicated to addressing the challenges emerging from networked systems that must operate in the face of dynamics ranging from changing user demands to connectivity and resource availability. Examples of such networked systems include next-generation cellular networks, multi-hop wireless networks, datacenter networks, Internet-of-Thing networks, mobile autonomous systems, cyber-physical systems, and online social networks. We encourage work that presents new modeling tools or performance evaluation methods, novel algorithms, or novel fundamental insights for these systems.

We are interested both in innovative works in unexplored and/or emerging topics broadly related to networked systems, and in novel findings and/or new insights that build on existing works. This year, we have significantly adapted the scope of the conference to suit the emerging challenges in networked systems. The specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Area 1: Modeling, Optimization, and Analysis

• Modeling and analysis of computer and mobile networks
• Optimization and control of computer and mobile networks, e.g., capacity planning, resource allocation, routing, and scheduling
• Measurement and performance monitoring/forecasting for networked systems
• Anomaly detection and problem diagnosis in networked systems
• Dependability and fault tolerance in networked systems

Area 2: Mobile and Next-Generation Wireless Networks

• Next-generation mobile networks, including theory and systems for NextG cellular networks, Open-RAN, and RAN Intelligent Control (RIC)
• Protocol design for mobile networks and mobile computing
• Experimental studies on mobile networks and networked systems
• Interplanetary and Non-Terrestrial Networks
• Wireless networks for localization and tracking
• Low-power sensor networks and energy-harvesting systems
• Sensing, communication with new medium, e.g., light/acoustic/mmWave, and integrated sensing and communication

Area 3: Machine Learning/AI and Networking

• Big-data analytics and applications of machine learning to network research
• Networked machine learning, e.g., federated/decentralized learning, and network support to machine learning
• Large language models (LLMs) and generative AI for networks and network support for LLMs and generative AI
• Coded computation and inference in networks

Area 4: Edge, Cloud, and Distributed Systems

• Mobile computing, edge/fog computing, and distributed computing over networks
• Cloud computing and data center networks, e.g., reconfigurable network topologies
• Software Defined Networking, Network Function Virtualization, and virtual Radio Access Networks
• Information-centric networking, network caching, and coded caching
• Energy efficiency and sustainability of networked systems

Area 5: Security, Trust, and Privacy

• Trust, security, and privacy in networked systems
• Incentive mechanism and game theory of networked systems, network economics

Area 6: Emerging Applications and Systems

• Internet-of-Things (IoT), networked embedded systems, wearables, and applications, e.g., mobile health
• Virtual/augmented/mixed reality over networked systems
• Smart spaces, e.g., smart cities, smart workspace, and smart buildings
• Networked and mobile unmanned/autonomous systems, e.g., robotic/vehicular/drone networks
• Goal-oriented semantic communication and networks
• Blockchain, metaverse, and emerging networked systems

Authors can choose to either keep or omit their names on their submitted paper, i.e., submissions are not required to be double blind. Authors can also prepare technical reports that are made available on their own websites and/or purely archiving websites such as arXiv.org. However, all submissions must comply with the dual submission policy. Each paper has a chance to submit a one-page rebuttal for the reviews. All submitted papers will be considered for a Best Paper Award. A selected set of papers will be chosen for fast-tracked publication in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.