[Call for Papers: 16th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC)]

IEEE VNC 2025 - Call for Papers

16th IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC)

June 2-4, 2025
Porto, Portugal

https://vnc2025.ieee-vnc.org/

The 2025 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) seeks to bring
together researchers, professionals, and practitioners to present and
discuss recent developments and challenges in vehicular networking, V2X communications
connected & automated driving, and related applications. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

Connectivity

- Radio technologies for vehicular networks (e.g., channel
measurements, propagation models, antenna design)
- V2X communication technologies, including DSRC, C-V2X, 5G/6G, satellite, and
emerging technologies like VLC, mmWave, THz, or massive MIMO,
beamforming, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)/
Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS)
- Networking, transport and QoS management for vehicular networks
- In-vehicle communication and networking systems
- Time-sensitive and deterministic networks for vehicular communications

Architecture and System Design

- Heterogeneous vehicular networking (e.g., multi-radio, multi-channel,
multi-application, multi-technology, multi-operator) and coexistence
of access technologies
- Architectures and system designs for connected automated driving
incl. cloud and edge computing and IoT integration
- Security, privacy, liability, and dependability of vehicular networks
- Integration of V2C communications with on-board systems and networks
- Software defined networks and software defined vehicles

Tools & Methods

- Platforms for simulation, emulation, prototyping, measurement,
field-trials, and real-world deployment of vehicular networks
- Optimization techniques and artificial intelligence (e.g., linear programming, machine learning)
with unique benefits for vehicular applications
- Modeling, design, and analysis of vehicular networks and applications

Applications

- Cooperative perception, cooperative maneuvering and driving
- Extended V2X sensing and perception
- Innovative vehicular network applications and their communication
requirements
- Vulnerable road users protection
- Human-computer interfaces and robotics for cooperative driving
- Impact assessments of vehicular networks on transportation (e.g.,
safety, efficiency, comfort, privacy, and environmental
sustainability)

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. The Best Paper Award will be
selected and handed out by our Best Paper committee. Conference content
will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other
Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.

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Deadlines
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- January 15, 2025: Full/short paper submissions due
- March 28, 2025: Poster and Demo submissions due
- March 21, 2025: Acceptance notifications (full / short papers)
- April 25, 2025: Acceptance notifications (poster / demos)
- April 25, 2025: Camera-ready versions due
- June 2, 2025: Conference starts

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Manuscript submissions
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The submitted papers must be written in English and be formatted in the
standard IEEE two-column format and with a font size no less than
10-point. The mandatory IEEE template in Microsoft Word and LaTeX format
can be found at the IEEE templates page. The submission process is not
double-blind and authors may include their names, affiliations, and
other identifying information in the submitted manuscripts. Only Adobe
PDF files will be accepted for the review process. All submissions must
be made electronically through EDAS.

https://edas.info/N32840


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Submission Types
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The conference will consider four categories of submissions:

- Full papers should describe novel research contributions and are
limited in length to eight (8) printed pages including figures,
tables, and references. Papers exceeding 8 pages will be declined
automatically and will not be reviewed.

- Short papers should be more visionary in nature and may report on
work-in-progress without fully finished results. They are meant to
present novel perspectives, so as to foster discussions about
innovative directions and new points of view. They are limited to at
most four (4) pages including figures, tables, and references, but
might in many cases be even shorter. Accepted short papers will be
included in the proceedings and will be given (a shorter) time for
oral presentation at the conference.

- Posters are especially suited for presenting controversial research
directions that may generate discussion, or promising ideas not yet
fully validated through complete extensive evaluation. They are
limited to at most two (2) pages and their title must begin with
"Poster:".

- Demonstration (demo) papers are suited for researchers to showcase
their latest prototypes with media, models, or live demonstrations.
They are limited to at most two (2) pages and their title must begin
with "Demo:".

Please note that these categories (in particular: full paper and short
paper) target different kinds of contributions. Papers submitted to one
category will NOT be moved to a different category: a paper will either
be accepted in the category where it has been submitted, or it will be
rejected (in particular: full papers will not be "downgraded" to short
papers). Therefore, please be sure to carefully assess for yourself
prior to submission which is the most suitable submission category for
your paper, and to make sure that the presentation in the manuscript is
well suited to the aims of this category.

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Submission Process
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Submitted papers must be IEEE compliant Adobe PDF files written in
English, formatted in standard IEEE two-column format with a font size
no less than 10-point. Reviewing is not double-blind, so authors may
include their names, affiliations, and other identifying information in
submitted manuscripts. Only compliant files will be accepted for review.
All submissions must be made electronically through EDAS.

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