EAI CrownCom 2026 aims to bring together researchers and experts from academia, industry, standards organizations, and policymakers to showcase innovative solutions at the intersection of cognitive radio, Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization technologies.

The primary focus of EAI CrownCom 2026 is the innovation and application of cognitive-based solutions in the fields of Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization technologies. Various aspects originating from cognitive radio, such as spectrum resource management, dynamic spectrum adaptation, real-time affective data transmission, multi-band localization signal processing, anti-jamming enhancements, flexible communication protocol adaptation, and edge computing collaboration, have become core research themes in diverse scenarios. However, the integration of cognitive radio with Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization introduces additional network and intelligence advancements through machine learning and big data analytics.

Against this backdrop, EAI CrownCom 2026 will cover all research aspects related to the intersection of cognitive radio with Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization, where these fields may benefit from cognitive mechanisms, as well as communication algorithms, protocols, and technologies that enable the introduction and efficient deployment of such mechanisms. Submissions on research progress, state-of-the-art industrial deployments, and contributions to standards and policies are welcome to foster interaction among all communities historically involved in CrownCom.

EAI CrownCom 2026 will be hosted by Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

Shenzhen is a pioneer in China’s reform and opening-up, a core engine of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and a global innovation hub driven by electronics, artificial intelligence, and new energy. Home to leading enterprises such as Huawei, Tencent, and BYD, Shenzhen is a benchmark for smart cities, leveraging Shenzhen-Hong Kong collaboration and cutting-edge technological breakthroughs to foster an international innovation ecosystem. The people of Shenzhen warmly welcome friends from around the world.

• Machine learning algorithms and solutions in cognitive radio, Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization;
• Use of large-scale models and other AI technologies in future wireless systems;
• Spectrum resource management and intelligent scheduling;
• Applications of intelligent scheduling methods across various domains;
• New applications of cognitive radio technologies in future wireless networks;
• Deep learning and data mining in related fields;
• Spectrum sharing and cognitive networks, such as:
  Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA),
  Licensed Shared Access (LSA),
  Licensed Assisted Access (LAA)
• Coexistence in unlicensed bands (including offloading mechanisms);
• Standards and initiatives related to the intersection of cognitive radio with Industrial Internet, affective computing, and localization;
• Spectrum efficiency optimization at any layer (physical, MAC, network, and application layers);
• Spectrum for digital inclusion;
• Data transmission technologies in IoT and big data application systems;
• Sharing and coexistence in millimeter-wave bands and satellite communications;
• Experimental results and trials on end-to-end wireless system spectrum efficiency;
• Cognitive radio fundamentals, such as advances in spectrum sensing and dynamic spectrum access;
• Heterogeneous network coexistence;
• Spectrum usage in high-frequency bands (millimeter-wave, visible light communication, terahertz);
• Backhaul transmission in future networks.

• It must be an extended version of the conference paper with a different title and abstract. In general, 30% of new content must be added.
• The article will be processed once the conference proceedings have been published.
• The article will be processed using the fast-track option.
• Once the conference proceedings are published, the corresponding author should contact us at [email protected] with the details of their article to begin processing.

• EAI Transactions series (Open Access)
• EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series (titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)

1. Go to Confy+ website.
2. Log in or sign up as a new user.
3. Select your desired track.
4. Click the ‘Submit Paper’ link within the track and follow the instructions.

• All papers must be submitted in English. 

• Submitted PDFs should be anonymized.

• Previously published work cannot be submitted, nor can it be concurrently submitted to any other conference or journal. These papers will be rejected without review. 
• Papers must follow the Springer formatting guidelines (available in the Author’s Kit section). 
• Authors must read and agree to the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
• As per new EU accessibility requirements, going forward, all figures, illustrations, tables, and images should have descriptive text accompanying them. Please refer to the document below, which will assist you in crafting Alternative Text (Alt Text)

HOW TO WRITE GOOD ALT TEXT

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).

• Regular papers should be up to 12-15+ pages in length.
• Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length.

All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. You can learn more about Community Review here.

Papers must be formatted using the Springer LNICST Authors’ Kit.

Instructions and templates are available from Springer’s LNICST homepage:

• LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates (zip)
• Microsoft Word Proceedings Templates (zip)

Please make sure that your paper adheres to the format as specified in the instructions and templates.

When uploading the camera-ready copy of your paper, please be sure to upload both:

• a PDF copy of your paper formatted according to the above templates, and
• an archive file (e.g. zip, tar.gz) containing the both a PDF copy of your paper and LaTeX or Word source material prepared according to the above guidelines.