Special Session 1: Reconfigurable Intelligent Technologies for 6G Communication Networks

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Tianming Ma, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China

Co-chairs: Assoc. Prof. Jie Jin, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China
Lecturer Wenjing Lv, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China
Lecturer Nannan Zhang, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China

Special Session 2: Wireless Edge Intelligence: Architectures, Algorithms, Theories, and Platforms

Chair: Prof. Kun Guo, East China Normal University, China

Co-chairs: Dr. Chenyuan Feng, University of Exeter, U.K.
Assoc. Prof. Wenchao Xia, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Assoc. Prof. Chenxi Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Asst. Prof. Howard H. Yang, Zhejiang University, China

Special Session 3: Wireless Optical Communication and Sensing Symposium

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Bingcheng Zhu, Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China

Co-chairs: Research Fellow Dr. Ji Chen, Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China
Research Fellow Dr. Renzhi Yuan, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Assoc. Prof. Jin-Yuan Wang, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Assoc. Prof. Xintong Ling, Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China

Special Session 4: AI-Enabled Innovations in Wireless Physical Layer Design

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Ting Liu, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China

Co-chairs: Prof. Weiqiang Tan, Guangzhou University, China
Prof. Chunguo Li, Southeast University, China

Special Session 5: Large Language Models and Edge Computing: Technologies and Applications

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Chao Fang, Beijing University of Technology, China

Co-chairs: Assoc. Prof. Shoulu Hou, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China
Jiabao Chen, Beijing University of Technology, China

Special Session 6: Special Session on Emerging Technologies for Secure and Intelligent Information Processing and Communications

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Ling Liu, Guangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, China

Co-chairs: Assoc. Prof. Zheng Wang, Southeast University, China

Special Session 7: Foundation Models and Generative AI for Intelligent Wireless Sensing and Multitask Signal Recognition in Complex Electromagnetic Environments

Chair: Prof. Guan Gui, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Co-Chair: Prof. Yun Lin, Harbin Engineering University, China
Prof. Qi Xuan, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
Assoc. Prof. Daying Quan, China Jiliang University, China
Assoc. Prof. Qianyun Zhang, Beihang University, China
Dr. Xixi Zhang, Hohai University, China

Special Session 8: Photoelectric Information and Sensing Technology

Chair: Prof. Yufei Ma, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 

 

ICTC 2026 solicits proposals for special sessions within the technical scope of the conference. Special sessions supplement the regular program of the conference and provide a sample of the state-of-the-art research in both academia and industry in special, novel, challenging, and emerging topics.
Special-session proposals should be submitted by the prospective organizer(s) who will commit to promoting and handling the review process of their special session as Chairs or Co-Chairs of the event. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion to Xplore as well as various Abstracting and Indexing databases.

Proposals should include the following information:

● Title;
● Name(s) of organizer(s);
● Email of main contact person;
● Brief bio(s) of organizer(s);
● Brief description;
● Related topics;
● Potential participants;
● A draft of the CFP;
● Description of publicity and promotion plan;

Brief report on past editions of the special session, if any, including the number of submitted and accepted papers, the number of attendees, etc. Papers submitted to special sessions will have to be evaluated and peer-reviewed along the very same criteria of the regular sessions. Please provide all the information requested when preparing your special-session proposal before submitting it. Any question, please contact ictc_general@163.com


Important Dates

Submission of Special Session Proposals: January 10, 2026
Notification of Proposals: January 15, 2026
Submission of Full Papers: February 25, 2026
Notification of Review Result of Papers from Special Sessions: March 25, 2026