TOCS 2026 invites the submissions of original and significant research papers to be published in the conference proceedings. Each submission is anonymously reviewed by an average of two independent reviewers, to ensure the final high standard and quality of submitted papers. All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings, and submitted to EI Compendex, Scopus for indexing.
Contributions are sought in the following areas:
Photonic Switching Devices, Systems, and Networks
Optical Signal Processing and Microwave Photonics
Microwave Photonic Devices and Systems
Photonic Switching Networks and Controls
Optical Devices and Sensors
Performance Monitoring and Sensing Technologies
Photonic Technologies for Datacenter and High-Performance Computing
Photonics in Machine Learning Devices
Fibers & Optical Communication
Optical Wireless Techniques
Quantum Communication Systems
Transmission Technologies and Communication Theory
Novel Applications Enabled by Telecommunication Networking Systems
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Technologies and Systems
Green Networking Technologies
Emerging Communication Technologies and Applications
Communication Software
Next Generation Networks and Services
Signal Processing and Coding
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Communications
Computer Communication Networks
Machine Learning for Photonics and Communications
Web Tools and Applications
Cloud Computing
IoT Technologies and Applications
Multimedia and Virtual Reality Systems
Software Defined Networks
Artificial Intelligent Systems Applications in Computers and Communications
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2026
Camera Ready Submission: October 15, 2026
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2026
Submission Guidelines
- Authors must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap works which have been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to other journals or conferences with proceedings.
- All submitted papers should be within FOI of the conference.
- The submission file shall be in Microsoft Word, PDF, or WordPerfect document file format.
- All URL addresses in the text (e.g., http://pkk.suu.ca) are activated and ready to click.
- All submissions should be written in English with a varying length from 4 to 8 pages including figures and references.
- All submissions should strictly follow the format of the Paper Template.
- Please email your paper to contact@ictocs.com.
