We are excited to announce our technical co-sponsorship of the INFOCOM 2026 Workshop titled "GenAINet - Generative AI for Next-Generation Networking and Communications," scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, from May 18 to May 21, 2026.
Below, you can find the call for paper.
May 18, 2026, Tokyo, Japan
Paper submission deadline: December 29, 2025
The potential of generative AI (GenAI) in networking extends beyond optimizing existing protocols, prompting us to ask a fundamental question: What will the role of communication networks be when intelligent devices can generate data and content locally? This invites us to rethink networking, transitioning from a service that transports bits to one that can generate and communicate information. This workshop provides a forum for presenting and discussing early-stage research, novel ideas, and experimental results at the intersection of generative AI and networking. The scope of the workshop is to explore the relationship between these two fields. We will investigate how breakthroughs in generative models can address challenges in network design, operation, and security. We will also examine how networks themselves must evolve to provide the infrastructure required to support emerging generative AI services.
We solicit papers from areas including but not limited to:
We call for original and unpublished papers, which must be formatted in the standard IEEE two-column format that is used by the INFOCOM 2026 main conference, and must not exceed six pages in length (including references). All submitted papers will go through a strict peer review process, and all accepted papers that are presented by one of the authors at the workshop will be published in the IEEE INFOCOM 2026 workshop proceedings and IEEE Xplore.
Papers must be submitted electronically via EDAS: https://edas.info/N34635