IEEE ICC 2027 — IEEE International Conference on Communications
by IEEE Communications Society
ComSoc's flagship in Washington, DC, with a full symposium on AI-enabled networks
About This Event
IEEE ICC 2027, the IEEE International Conference on Communications, runs 30 May to 3 June 2027 in Washington, DC, under the theme 'Connected World for Sustainable Future'. ICC is one of the two flagship conferences of the IEEE Communications Society, and the 2027 technical program is organised into twelve symposia: Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks, Next-Generation Networking, Communication and Information System Security, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Wireless Communications, Communication Theory, Signal Processing for Communications, Communication QoS/Reliability/Modeling, Communication Software and Multimedia, Green Communication Systems, IoT and Sensor Networks, and Optical Networks. Several Selected Areas in Communications tracks run on top of those, including Machine Learning for Communications and Networking. The week also carries tutorials, workshops and an industry program. Technical papers are due 2 October 2026, with notifications to authors on 15 January 2027.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Technical paper submission deadline
- Notification to authors
At a Glance
- Date
- May 30 – June 3, 2027
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- IEEE Communications Society
- Added
- Aug 27, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Network architects
- ✓Telecom engineers and researchers
- ✓Wireless, 5G and 6G researchers
- ✓Network and information security engineers
- ✓CTOs and VPs of network infrastructure
- ✓Standards, spectrum and policy professionals
- ✓Graduate students in communications engineering
Why Attend
ICC is where the standards-adjacent research behind the next decade of enterprise connectivity is argued out, and the 2027 edition sits in Washington, DC, within reach of the regulators and federal buyers who decide what actually ships. For a network or infrastructure executive, one week covers AI-enabled network operations, machine learning applied to communications, private and next-generation wireless, optical capacity, and communications security inside a single technical program organised into twelve symposia. You come away able to tell which parts of a vendor's 2029 roadmap are grounded in published, reviewed results and which are still a research direction with a marketing name.
Event Features
- ✓Symposium: Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks
- ✓Selected Areas in Communications track: Machine Learning for Communications and Networking
- ✓Symposium: Next-Generation Networking
- ✓Symposium: Communication and Information System Security
- ✓Symposium: Mobile and Wireless Networks
- ✓Symposium: Signal Processing for Communications
- ✓Symposium: Green Communication Systems
- ✓Symposium: IoT and Sensor Networks
- ✓Tutorials and workshops program running alongside the technical symposia
What Makes This Unique
- ★One of only two IEEE Communications Society flagship conferences, alongside GLOBECOM, so it carries the society's full technical program rather than a regional slice
- ★Twelve technical symposia run in a single week, including a dedicated Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks symposium
- ★Selected Areas in Communications tracks add a standing Machine Learning for Communications and Networking track on top of the twelve symposia
- ★The 2027 edition lands in Washington, DC, putting it alongside the US spectrum, standards and federal-network community
- ★Runs under a published 2027 theme, 'Connected World for Sustainable Future', which shapes the keynote and panel program rather than only the paper tracks
Industries Represented
Pricing Details
IEEE ICC 2027 registration rates are not published yet. IEEE ComSoc normally posts its tiered rates (IEEE/ComSoc member, non-member, student, life member and one-day passes) after paper notifications, which are due 15 January 2027, so expect pricing in the first half of 2027. The dated facts available now are on the author timeline: technical papers are due 2 October 2026 and notifications go out 15 January 2027.
Organizer
IEEE Communications Society
comsoc.org/Frequently Asked
- When is IEEE ICC 2027?
- IEEE ICC 2027 takes place May 30 – June 3, 2027 in Washington, District of Columbia.
- Where is IEEE ICC 2027 held?
- IEEE ICC 2027 is held in Washington, District of Columbia. The event format is in-person.
- What is the IEEE ICC 2027 submission deadline?
- The next IEEE ICC 2027 deadline is technical paper submission deadline on Oct 2, 2026. Remaining dates: Notification to authors — Jan 15, 2027.
- How much does IEEE ICC 2027 cost?
- IEEE ICC 2027 is paid. IEEE ICC 2027 registration rates are not published yet. IEEE ComSoc normally posts its tiered rates (IEEE/ComSoc member, non-member, student, life member and one-day passes) after paper notifications, which are due 15 January 2027, so expect pricing in the first half of 2027. The dated facts available now are on the author timeline: technical papers are due 2 October 2026 and notifications go out 15 January 2027.
- Who should attend IEEE ICC 2027?
- IEEE ICC 2027 is aimed at Network architects, Telecom engineers and researchers, Wireless, 5G and 6G researchers, Network and information security engineers, CTOs and VPs of network infrastructure, Standards, spectrum and policy professionals, Graduate students in communications engineering.
- What topics does IEEE ICC 2027 cover?
- IEEE ICC 2027 covers AI-enabled networks, Machine learning for communications and networking, Next-generation networking and the Internet, Mobile and wireless networks, Communication and information system security, Signal processing for communications, Optical networks, Green communication systems, IoT and sensor networks, Communication QoS, reliability and modeling.
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