Even if most of the restrictions due to the pandemic are lifted by now, there are still many researchers and students who cannot travel to traditional conferences, because of visa issues, travel problems, or financial difficulties. Therefore, the IEEE Communications Society decided to launch a new, fully virtual conference series, titled IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (IEEE VCC), gathering researchers from academia and industry who are unable to travel but wish to present their recent scientific results and engage in conducive interactive discussions with fellow researchers working in their fields. After the success of the inaugural edition of IEEE VCC in 2023, the second edition of this virtual conference will be held between December 3-5, 2024.

As one of the main goals of this format is to support researchers from low-income countries who cannot afford expensive conference travels, registration fees will be reduced to significantly lower rates than for traditional in-person conferences. IEEE VCC 2024 solicits original technical paper submissions on the hottest topics in communications and networking, including but not limited to the following areas:

• 5G/6G Systems and Networks
• Antennas, Propagation, and Channel Modeling
• Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Communications
• Cloud Communications and Data-Center Networks
• Coding/Decoding Theory and Techniques for Communications
• Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Access
• Communication and Information Theory
• Edge Computing, Edge Intelligence, and Fog Networks
• …