This Special Call targets selected papers from the 3rd International Conference on Communication, Information and Digital Technologies (CIDT 2026), but also accepts other submissions related to the theme.

Communication technologies are a fundamental component of modern digital infrastructure, enabling high-speed data transmission, global connectivity, and access to increasingly sophisticated services. Over the past decade, communication systems have undergone significant transformations driven by advances in wireless networking, signal processing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and emerging computing technologies.

The growing adoption of smart homes, smart factories, intelligent healthcare systems, connected vehicles, and other data-intensive applications is placing unprecedented demands on communication infrastructures. Next-generation communication networks, particularly 5G-Advanced and 6G systems, must provide greater capacity, reliability, adaptability, and energy efficiency while supporting massive numbers of connected devices and increasingly heterogeneous applications.

Artificial intelligence is also reshaping the design, management, and optimization of communication systems. Machine learning and deep learning techniques are being incorporated into network architectures to address problems such as resource allocation, channel estimation, spectrum management, network optimization, anomaly detection, and security. At the same time, the increasing scale and complexity of communication infrastructures create important challenges related to cybersecurity, privacy, trust, and resilience.

This Special Call invites authors worldwide to submit original research addressing next-generation communication technologies, secure information environments, and the integration of artificial intelligence into modern and future communication systems. The call seeks both theoretical and applied contributions that advance the design, analysis, implementation, evaluation, security, and optimization of communication networks and related services.

In addition to receiving new submissions, selected high-quality papers presented at CIDT 2026 will be invited to submit substantially extended versions. Such manuscripts must contain significant new contributions beyond the conference version, such as technical extensions, additional experimental results, or deeper theoretical analysis.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Next-Generation Communication Systems

o AI-Driven Wireless Communication Systems and Network Optimization
o Fundamental Algorithms for Next-Generation Communication Network Design
o 5G-Advanced and 6G Communication Technologies
o Channel Estimation, Signal Processing, and Modulation for Next-Generation Networks
o High-Frequency mmWave and THz Communications
o Spectrum Management
o Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Communication Systems
o Quantum Computing and Quantum Communication for Future Networks

Artificial Intelligence for Communication Networks

o Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Communication Systems
o AI-Based Network Design and Optimization
o Intelligent Resource Allocation and Network Management
o AI-Enabled Communication Architectures
o Distributed and Decentralized Intelligent Communication Systems

Security, Privacy, and Trust

o Secure and Privacy-Preserving Communication Systems
o Advanced Encryption Techniques for Next-Generation Networks
o AI for Communication Network Security
o Decentralized Security Architectures
o Trustworthy and Resilient Communication Systems
o Security and Privacy for Large-Scale Connected Systems

Applications and Emerging Environments

o Communication Systems for Smart Homes
o Communication Systems for Smart Factories and Industrial Environments
o Communication Technologies for Intelligent Healthcare
o Intelligent and Data-Driven Communication Services
o Emerging Applications of Next-Generation Communication Networks

Selection process

We welcome submissions from authors worldwide presenting original, unpublished, novel, in-depth studies related to the topics of interest. Selected papers from CIDT 2026 will be invited to submit extended versions to this Special Call. Extended manuscripts must provide substantial new material compared with the original conference publication, including significant technical extensions, additional experimental results, deeper theoretical analysis, or other clearly identified new contributions.

Articles must be written in English. For extended versions of previously published conference papers, a cover letter in English must also be submitted, clearly describing the extensions and new contributions.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the JISA online submission system:

https://sol.sbc.org.br/journals/index.php/jisa/about/submissions

Articles submitted to JISA will undergo a new review process that may include reviewers of the original conference paper as well as additional reviewers.

Manuscripts will undergo a three-round review process. In the first and second rounds, each submission will normally be reviewed by at least three experts in the field, and the editorial decision may be requested for revision, acceptance, or rejection. In the third and final round, the editorial decision will be either acceptance or rejection.

Important date

○ Submission deadline: 31 December 2026

Guest Editors

Jingsha He, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), is a professor in the College of Computer Science. His research focuses on information security, wireless networks, blockchain technology, and digital forensics. He has extensive academic and industrial research experience and has led numerous research projects in communication and information security.

Vincent C. S. Lee, Monash University, Australia, is an Associate Professor in Machine Learning and Deep Learning in the Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. His research interests include artificial intelligence, signal processing, decision support systems, digital health informatics, and data analytics. He has extensive experience in research, teaching, supervision, and international conference organization.

Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute-Alsace (UHA), France, conducts research on quality of service, wireless networks, and high-speed communication networks. He has extensive editorial and conference experience and has held several leadership positions within the IEEE Communications Society.

Xiaodong Liu, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, conducts research in AI-driven software engineering, cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things, service-oriented architectures, cloud services, and intelligence-driven software engineering. He has led several externally funded research projects and has extensive experience as an editor and guest editor of international journals.

Hamed Taherdoost, University Canada West, Canada, has an extensive research and publishing record covering digital technologies, information systems, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and research methodology. He has authored and edited numerous books and special issues and has broad international academic and editorial experience.