The IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, is a major annual international conference. Taking advantage of its co-location with the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is the world's largest tradeshow on consumer technology, CCNC is organized with the objective of bringing together researchers, developers, and practitioners from academia and industry working in all areas of consumer communications and networking technologies. CCNC 2026 will feature high-quality keynotes, plenary talks, technical and industry papers, panels, tutorials, and demonstrations. In addition, the CCNC 2026 Organization Committee invites members of the research, development, and practitioner communities to submit Workshop and Special Session proposals. Workshops provide a forum for people to discuss areas of special interest with like-minded researchers and practitioners. Special Sessions complement the main program with new or emerging topics that are of particular interest to the consumer communications and networking community and may also cut across and beyond disciplines traditionally represented at CCNC. Research contributions are welcome in all areas pertinent to consumer communications and networking

Technical Tracks

Track 1: Edge/Cloud Computing and Networking
Track 2: Networking Solutions for Metaverse, Social Applications, Multimedia, and Games
Track 3: Testbeds, Experimentation and Datasets for Communications and Networking
Track 4: Wireless Communications: Fundamentals, PHY and Above
Track 5: Beyond 5G and Towards 6G
Track 6: IoT: From Sensors to Vertical Applications
Track 7: Security, Privacy, and Content Protection
Track 8: Digital Twins for Networking and Communications
Track 9: Communications and Applications for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Land, Water, and Sky
Track 10: AI/ML for Communications and Networking
Track 11: Satellite Networks and Integrated Space-Air-Ground Networks
Track 12: Quantum Networking and Computing