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17th International Workshop on
Advances in Networking and Computing (WANC)
http://is-candar.org/wanc26
to be held in conjunction with CANDAR 2026,
Ishigaki, Japan, from November 24 to 27, 2026.
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The main goal of this workshop is to provide a timely forum
for the exchange and dissemination of new ideas, techniques
and research in all fields of networking and computing. In
particular, we expect submissions based on research done by
students.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Algorithms, Applications, Architecture, Computer Systems,
Networking, Grid, Software Engineering, Intelligent Systems,
and Information/Computer Security.

[Submission Instruction]

WANC workshop accepts two types of submissions (Short and
Poster). Short papers and Poster papers must be 4-5 pages
and 2-3 pages using IEEE two-column format,
respectively. Papers submitted as short papers may be
accepted as poster papers.

More details will be found in the following URL.
http://is-candar.org/workshop_submission

[Publication]

The accepted papers will be published as a part of the
proceedings of CANDAR workshops (CANDARW). The past proceedings
of CANDAR were published by IEEE Conference Publishing
Service, which were submitted to IEEE Xplore and CSDL digital
libraries. Also they were submitted for indexing through
INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing
services.


[Special Issues]

We plan to publish extended versions of selected papers from CANDAR
main symposium and workshops in Concurrency and Computation: Practice
and Experience (pending approval), IEICE Trans. on Information and
Systems, as well as the International Journal of
Networking and Computing.

[Important Dates]

Workshop abstract submission due: August 25, 2026 (extended, firm)
Workshop paper (PDF) submission due: August 30, 2026 (extended, firm)
Workshop paper notification: September 25, 2026

[Organizers]

Workshop chair

Shuichi Ichikawa, Toyohashi University of Technology

PC members

Motoki Amagasaki, Kumamoto University
Thiem Van Chu, Institute of Science Tokyo
Ryusuke Egawa, Tokyo Denki University
Naoki Fujieda, Aichi Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Fujiwara, Shinshu University
Hiroyuki Hatano, Mie University
Michihiro Horie, IBM Research - Tokyo
Yoshiaki Katayama, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Takuma Kitamoto, Utsunomiya University
Ryotaro Kobayashi, Kogakuin University
Michihiro Koibuchi, National Institute of Informatics
Yasuyuki Miura, Shonan Institute of Technology
Yuichi Miyaji, Aichi Institute of Technology
Takeshi Ohkawa, Kumamoto University
Kanemitsu Ootsu, Utsunomiya University
Hiroyuki Sato, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Masayuki Sato, Tohoku University
Yukinori Sato, Toyohashi University of Technology
Xun Shao, Toyohashi University of Technology
Ryota Shioya, The University of Tokyo
Keigo Takeuchi, Toyohashi University of Technology
Tomoaki Tsumura, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Minoru Uehara, Toyo University
Tomoaki Ukezono, Kindai University
Keita Ushida, Kogakuin University
Saneyasu Yamaguchi, Kogakuin University
Yoshiki Yamaguchi, University of Tsukuba