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We are pleased to announce the <b>19th International Workshop</b> on Networked Robotics and Communication Systems (<b>NetRobiCS 2026</b>), held in conjunction with
<b>IEEE INFOCOM 2026 in Tokyo, May 18-21, 2026.</b></div>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The 19th IEEE International Workshop on Networked Robotics and Communication Systems</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> (IEEE NetRobiCS 2026, ex WiSARN)</b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2026, </b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Robotic networks have emerged as a transformative force with the potential to reshape industries, enhance our daily lives, and venture
into the most challenging environments on Earth and beyond. At the heart of this transformation lies the critical aspect of communication and networking, enabling robots to operate effectively, share data and collaborate seamlessly.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this era of interconnected devices, robots rely on advanced communication protocols and networks to function efficiently in diverse
environments. Whether in manufacturing, healthcare, autonomous vehicles, or space exploration, the ability of robots to communicate with each other and with humans is transforming industries and pushing the boundaries of technological innovation.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The frontier of research foresees the deployment of highly autonomic and integrated scenarios where heterogeneous ground, aerial
and/or marine robots coordinate with each other and with the existing sensing and processing infrastructures to accomplish complex tasks. On the one side, this implies proposing and investigating novel M2M solutions and network protocols to enable the data
communication on the aerial and ground segments while taking into account the novel possibilities offered by the emerging technologies (e.g. 5G/6G and LEO satellite communications). The communication technologies must be paired with proper control mobility
functions to support swarm operations and to instill coordinated behaviors. On the other side, the data processing on the mobile edges may take advantage of emerging federated and embedded AI techniques to drastically reduce the latency of the decision process
while limiting the amount of data transferred from the robotic networks.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NetRobiCS aims at bringing together state-of-the-art contributions on the design, specification, and evaluation of architectures,
algorithms, applications, and protocols for current and future applications of wireless ground, marine and aerial robotic networks. Original, unpublished contributions are solicited in design, development and evaluation of wireless ground, marine and aerial
robotic networks. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Aerial, Terrestrial and Marine Drone Communications and Networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Network protocols and communication technologies for robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- 5G, 6G and satellite enabled robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Communications and networking for swarm robotics</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Infrastructure-to-robot and robot-to-robot communication</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Robotic motion control and swarm modeling and management</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Data management and processing in robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Embedded AI and federated learning solutions in robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- AI-driven communication and computing in robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Large Language Models (LLMs) in robotic communication</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Path planning, localization and navigation in robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Cloud/fog/edge computing platforms for robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Energy efficiency and endurance management in robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Quality of service, security, and robustness issues in robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Blockchain-enabled robotic systems</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Energy-efficient & real-time communication protocols in robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Distributed control and management for robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Autonomic & self-organizing coordination and communication in robotic networks</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Map exploration and pattern formation of mobile robots</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Novel applications of robotic networks</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Best Paper Award, with a prize sponsored by the TII</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Best-selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a workshop-dedicated Special Issue (SI)</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Papers must be formatted in the standard IEEE two-column format that is used by the INFOCOM 2026 main conference and must not exceed
6 pages in length (including references). All submitted papers will go through a peer review process, and all accepted papers which are presented by one of the authors at the workshop will be published in the IEEE INFOCOM 2026 proceedings and IEEE Xplore.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submission Deadline: December 29, 2025</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Notification of Acceptance: February 2, 2026</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Camera Ready: February 16, 2026 </span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Enrico Natalizio (Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE)</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Christelle Caillouet (Universit Cte d'Azur, France)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Marco Di Felice (University of Bologna, Italy)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Jennifer Simonjan (Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE)</span></p>
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