JWOC 2026

The 8th edition of the Junior Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications (JWOC) will be held on the 2nd of October 2026 at Télécom Paris. It is an opportunity for Master students and early-stage PhD students to present their works, and it will also feature keynote talks by three researchers from industry and academia.

Call for papers

Master or early-stage PhD students, working on Wireless and Optical Communications, Machine Learning, Networking, Security, or IoT,

Join us and present your work at the JWOC conference !

JWOC offers a unique opportunity for students from Université Paris-Saclay and Institut Polytechnique de Paris to share their research findings in the fields of networking, wireless and optical communications. It also represents an excellent opportunity to expand professional networking and research presentation skills.

Major topics of interest :

  • Optical and Wireless Communications
  • Quantum Communications
  • Machine Learning for Communications
  • Networking Design and Monitoring
  • Secure Communications
  • Source and Channel Coding
  • Internet of Things
  • 5G/6G
  • Communication Theory
  • Network Virtualization
  • Green Communications
  • Antennas/Propagation
  • Other related topics

Please click on the button below to submit a paper (deadline August 25th 2026)

Submit a paper

Submissions are in English, in the form of an extended abstract describing new or preliminary results of their scientific work (up to 3 pages, including an abstract, a list of keywords, and references). They must be in PDF and adopt the style of the IEEE Publications format. The extended abstracts will be reviewed by the senior and junior programs committees.

Program

To be announced

Keynote speakers

To be announced

Important dates

  • Paper submission deadline : August 25th 2026
  • Acceptance notification : September 11th 2026
  • Conference : October 2nd 2026

Senior Committee

  • Marwane Rezzouki, L2S, Université Paris-Saclay
  • Quang-Trung Luu, L2S, Université Paris-Saclay
  • Juan Rafael Alvarez Velasquez, Télécom, IPP
  • Julien Signoles, CEA-List, Université Paris-Saclay
  • Shanshan Wang, Télécom, IPP

Junior Committee

  • Hossein Atrsaei, Télécom, IPP
  • Zakaria Taleb, L2S, Université Paris-Saclay
  • Jan Viatteau, Télécom, IPP
  • Jeanne Lucas, Télécom, IPP
  • Shuangning Li, Télécom, IPP

Local arrangement

  • Marie Laveau, Université Paris-Saclay

Practical information

The conference venue will be :

Télécom Paris,

19 Place Marguerite Perey, 91120 Palaiseau, France