<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Second IEEE International Mediterranean Conference</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Communications and Networking (IEEE MeditCom 2022)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5-8 September 2022, in Athens, Greece</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px">     (<a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c1a11361-9e3a2dde-c1a5206e-000babda033e-99e6d0a061453881&q=1&e=9209e572-0773-456c-8d52-cfa87bcede16&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org%2F" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IEEE MeditCom is the IEEE ComSoc Conference serving the Mediterranean area and surrounding countries. It gathers visionaries in academia, research labs and industry from all over the world to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with a top-notch technical program addressing hottest topics in the areas of communications and networking. IEEE MeditCom 2022 solicits Industry and Academia to submit papers on a wide range of research subjects, spanning both theoretical topics and system engineering.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Original technical papers are sought in the following areas:<br><br>- Network Architectures, SDN, NFV<br>- Cloud Communications and Data-Center Networks<br>- Optical Networks and Systems, Radio over Fiber<br>- Mobile and Wireless Communications and Networking<br>- 5G Mobile Systems and their Components<br>- Molecular and Nanoscale Communications<br>- Satellite and Space Communications<br>- Underground and Underwater Communications<br>- Image, Speech and Signal Processing for Communications<br>- Big Data and Machine Learning for Communications<br>- Semantic Web and Ontologies<br>- Internet of Things, Smart grids, and Vehicular Networks<br>- Edge Computing, Edge Intelligence, and Fog Networks<br>- Semantic Communications<br>- Green Communications and Energy-Efficient Computing<br>- Network Applications and Services<br>- Analytical Models, Simulation, Testbeds & Prototypes<br>- Network Management and Cognitive Radio<br>- QoE/QoS Support and Cross-Layer Optimization<br>- Performance Evaluation of Communication Systems<br>- Massive MIMO, Signal Processing, and Coding<br>- Advanced PHY and MAC Techniques<br>- Security, Privacy, Trust and Blockchain<br>- 6G Systems<br>- Machine Learning for Communications and Networks<br>- Communications and Information Theory<br>- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications<br>- Integrated Sensing and Communications<br>- Cell-Free Massive MIMO<br>- RIS/LIS-Aided Communications<br><br></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px">IMPORTANT DATES:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paper Submission Due:                               </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">June 12, 2022 (Extended, firm)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>Acceptance Notification:                               July 8, 2022<br>Camera-ready Submission:                          July 22, 2022<br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><br><b>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General Co-Chairs:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">        Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy<br>        Hikmet Sari, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Executive Co-Chairs:</b><br><b><br></b>        Christos Verikoukis, University of Patras, Greece<br>        Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Technical Program Co-Chairs:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">        Octavia Dobre, Memorial University, Canada<br>        Jalel Ben Othman, Centrale Supelec, France</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Steering Committee Chair:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">         Khaled B. Letaief, HKUST, Hong Kong</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More information can be found at</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px"><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=e10fbb8d-be948532-e10b8882-000babda033e-f09a8c389f721ff3&q=1&e=9209e572-0773-456c-8d52-cfa87bcede16&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org%2F" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/</a></span></p></div>