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applications.<br><br>IEEE VNC 2025 will be held in Porto, Portugal from June 2 to June 4, 2025.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</b><br>Connectivity<br>Radio technologies for vehicular networks (e.g., channel measurements, propagation models, antenna design)<br>V2X communication technologies, including DSRC, C-V2X, 5G/6G, WiFi, satellite, and emerging technologies like VLC, mmWave, THz, or massive MIMO, beamforming, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) / Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS)<br>Networking, transport and QoS management for vehicular networks<br>In-vehicle communication and networking systems<br>Time-sensitive and deterministic networks for vehicular communications<br><br>Architecture and System Design<br>Heterogeneous vehicular networking (e.g., multi-radio, multi-channel, multi-application, multi-technology, multi-operator) and coexistence of access technologies<br>Architectures and system designs for connected automated driving incl. cloud and edge computing and IoT integration<br>Security, privacy, liability, and dependability of vehicular networks<br>Integration of V2C communications with on-board systems and networks<br>Software-defined networks and software-defined vehicles<br><br>Tools & Methods<br>Platforms for simulation, emulation, prototyping, measurement, field trials, and real-world deployment of vehicular networks<br>Optimization techniques and artificial intelligence (e.g., linear programming, machine learning) with unique benefits for vehicular applications<br>Modeling, design, and analysis of vehicular networks and applications<br><br>Applications<br>Cooperative perception, cooperative manoeuvering and driving<br>Extended V2X sensing and perception<br>Innovative vehicular network applications and their communication requirements<br>Vulnerable road users' safety<br>Human-computer interfaces and robotics for cooperative driving<br>Impact assessments of vehicular networks on transportation (e.g., safety, efficiency, comfort, privacy, and environmental sustainability)<br><br><b>Important dates:</b><br>Full/short paper submissions due: January 15, 2025<br>Poster and Demo submissions due: March 28, 2025<br>Acceptance notifications (full/short papers): March 21, 2025<br>Acceptance notifications (poster/demos): April 15, 2025<br>Camera-ready versions due: April 25, 2025<br>Conference days: June 2-4, 2025<br><br><br>Further information and submissions on the conference’s webpage:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://vnc2025.ieee-vnc.org/">https://vnc2025.ieee-vnc.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.it.pt/Events/Event/5663">https://www.it.pt/Events/Event/5663</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Com os melhores cumprimentos/best regards, </span><span lang=PT 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