Special Session on Drone and Counter-UAS
The 17th Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC 2026) is pleased to invite submissions for a special session on Drone and Counter-UAS. This session aims to bring together researchers, industry experts, and practitioners to share their latest findings, innovative solutions, and practical experiences in the rapidly evolving field of drone technology and counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS).
Scope and Topics
Drones have become a transformative technology across multiple sectors, including logistics, agriculture, public safety, and defense. However, their widespread use also presents significant security, privacy, and operational challenges. This special session will focus on emerging research and technological advancements in drone communication, autonomous flight, and effective C-UAS systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Drone communication and networking
- Autonomous navigation and swarm coordination
- Detection, tracking, and identification of drones
- RF and radar-based drone localization
- Electromagnetic signature analysis for drone identification
- C-UAS mitigation techniques and strategies
- AI and machine learning for drone threat assessment
- Multi-sensor data fusion in C-UAS systems
- Cybersecurity in drone systems
- Standardization and regulatory challenges for UAS
- Privacy and ethical considerations in drone technology
- Real-world case studies and field trials
Submit your paper via EDAS
Important deadlines (same as main track)
Paper submission deadline: July 1st 2026
Notification of acceptance: September 15th 2026
Camera-ready papers due: October 1st 2026
Information for authors
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers, not currently under consideration elsewhere. All submissions should follow the IEEE conference paper format and will be peer-reviewed based on originality, technical quality, and relevance to the session topics. The same procedure as described for the main conference applies to this special session.
Accepted papers will be published in the IFIP Digital Library and IEEE Xplore.