[CFP] MetaCom 2026 –DDL: Aug. 18 (FIRM) - 4th Annual International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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4th Annual International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and
Applications (MetaCom 2026), Nov. 6-10, 2026, Xi=E2=80=99an, China

https://www.metacomm.org/2026/

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper Submission Due: 18 August 2026 (FIRM)

Author Notification: 18 September 2026

Camera-Ready Due: 9 October 2026

Conference Dates: 6-10 November 2026

Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dmetacom2026

MetaCom 2026 provides a forum for academic researchers and industry
practitioners to present research progresses, exchange new ideas, and
identify future directions in the field of Computing, Networking, and
Applications for Metaverse.

Scope and Objectives:

Metaverse is one of the key enablers for the future society, which is
envisioned to bring a new revolution to digital world. For Metaverse,
physical world will be seamlessly integrated with cyber world through
digitizing physical objects to create digital twins, which poses numerous
challenges on human-machine interfaces, ultra-low latency, extremely high
resource demands, low traffic, reliability and trustworthiness. To realize
this vision, it becomes indispensable for the convergence of computing,
networking and applications for Metaverse in a wide range of domains
including industry, finance, medical care, smart cities, entertainment,
education, and agriculture.

The conference solicits submissions from all research areas related to
Metaverse computing, networking, as well as their corresponding systems and
applications. Topics of interests are covered by the following tracks:

Track 1: Computing Track

Track Chairs: Zhipeng Cai, Georgia State University

Chen Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Track 2: Communication Track

Track Chairs: Jing Deng, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Pham Tuan Anh, The University of Aizu, Japan



Track 3: AI Track

Track Chairs: Xu Chen, Sun Yat-sen University

Jie Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology



Track 4: Security Track

Track Chairs: Yong Yu, Shannxi Normal University

Quan Chen, Guangdong University of Technology


Best Paper Award and Journal Special Issues:

Three accepted papers will be selected for best paper awards. Selected
papers will be recommended to Digital Communications and Networks (IF: 7.5)
for potential fast-track publications.

Regular Paper Submission Guidelines:

MetaCom 2026 invites submission of manuscripts with original research
results that have not been previously published or posted on public
websites or that are not currently under review by another conference or
journal. Submitted manuscripts must be prepared according to IEEE Computer
Society Proceedings Format (double column, 10pt font, letter paper) and
submitted in the PDF format. The manuscript submitted for review should be
no longer than 8 pages. After the manuscript is accepted, the camera-ready
paper may have up to 10 pages, subject to an additional fee per extra page.
Reviewing will be double-blind. Submissions must not reveal the authors=E2=
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names and their affiliations and avoid obvious self-references. Manuscripts
should be submitted to one of the research tracks. Submissions not meeting
these guidelines will be rejected without consideration of their merits.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE MetaCom 2026
Conference Proceedings and included in IEEE Xplore.

Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dmetacom2026

IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper Submission Due: 18 August 2026 (FIRM)

Author Notification: 18 September 2026

Camera-Ready Due: 9 October 2026

Conference Dates: 6-10 November 2026

General Chairs:

Minyi Guo Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Zhou Su Xi'an Jiao Tong University, China

Vincenzo Piuri University of Milan, Italy

TPC Chairs:

Peng Li Xi'an Jiao Tong University, China

Li Bai Temple University, USA

Executive and Financial Chair:

Ruidong Li Kanazawa University, Japan

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