The 19th annual IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON) will provide a unique forum to exchange innovative research ideas, recent results, and share experiences among researchers and practitioners in wireless and mobile communication networks. The conference aims to serve as the reference exhibit for state-of-the-art research supported by implementation and insights gained on all scales of experimental systems, network architectures, components, and protocols.

Looking beyond current sensing, communication, and networking paradigms, IEEE SECON continues to emphasize pioneering cross-disciplinary work as its signature footprint in the contemporary research landscape. Towards that end, SECON encourages work that falls at the intersection of traditional sensing/networking and new disciplinary areas including (but not limited to) machine intelligence, data analytics, edge computing, social networks, rural connectivity, electromagnetic fields, to name a few, encompassing topics ranging from biological communication and computing networks to uncharted wireless bands, edge intelligence, social media data exploitation, mobile data analysis and beyond 5G networking/communications aspects. Papers describing original, previously unpublished research, experimental efforts, practical experiences, as well as visionary roadmaps, in all aspects of sensor networks, Internet of Things, mobile devices, and wireless communication are solicited. Particular topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    New communication paradigms, such as Terahertz communications, optical Wireless communications, visible light communication, acoustic communication, and uncharted wireless bands, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
    New platforms, techniques, and hardware designs for sensing
    Cellular communications and data networks, including 5G and beyond
    Internet of Things, Nano-Things and Bio-Nano-Things; Cyber-Physical systems
    Software defined and programmable networks
    Intra-body networks and molecular communication networks
    Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based sensing/communications/networking
    Low-power and energy limited sensing and communications
    Communication and networking for AI and machine learning
    Data analytics, AI, and machine learning for sensing, communication, and networking
    Sensing, communication, and networking in challenging scenarios (e.g., underground, underwater, rural and low-income areas, COVID-19 pandemic, space)
    Time and location management in networking systems
    Sensing and networking of social systems
    Fairness and Socio-technical issues in networking
    Security, privacy, and trustworthiness of mobile, wireless and sensor systems
    Cloud, Edge, and Fog computing for sensing and inference
    Novel experimental testbeds for sensing and networking systems
    Measurement of sensing and networking systems
    Sensing and Networking for Smart & Connected Communities
    Deployment experiences in sensing, communication, and networking
    Next generation applications such as wearable computing, virtual/augmented reality, autonomous driving, industrial internet, and smart cities, agriculture, industry, energy, transportation, water, and other smart infrastructural systems