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IEEE · APCC 2018

The 24th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications

Ningbo, China, 12 to 14 November 2018. The theme of the conference was IoT for Smart City: Green and Sustainability.

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China · 12 to 14 November 2018

The 24th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC) was held in Ningbo, China from the 12th to the 14th of November 2018. In addition to high quality technical sessions, the symposium featured keynotes, tutorials and workshops, alongside a full social programme.

APCC 2018 was technically sponsored by IEEE ComSoc. All accepted and presented papers in technical sessions and workshops were published in the conference proceedings, in IEEE Xplore as well as EI and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. Selected best papers, with extended analysis and results, were recommended to the special issues of China Communications, a well regarded SCI journal.

APCC 2018 was sponsored by the China Institute of Communications (CIC), the Korea Information and Communications Society (KICS), and the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE). Since 1993, APCC has been the forum for researchers and engineers in the Asia Pacific region to present and discuss advanced information, communication technologies and services.

Conference theme. IoT for Smart City: Green and Sustainability.

Conference at a glance

  • Dates: 12 to 14 November 2018
  • Host city: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
  • Venue: Ningbo University Central Library
  • Technical sponsor: IEEE Communications Society
  • Proceedings: IEEE Xplore, EI and other A&I databases

Important dates

  • Technical paper deadline31st May 2018, extended and now closed
  • Workshop and tutorial proposals22nd April 2018, closed
  • Technical paper deadline31st July 2018
  • Workshop paper deadline6th August 2018
  • Demo paper deadline15th August 2018
  • Acceptance notification31st August 2018
  • Camera Ready submission7th October 2018
  • Conference dates12 to 14 November 2018

Plenary speakers

Eight invited plenary talks were given by leading figures in communications research.

  • Prof. Hikmet Sari, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China (IEEE Fellow)
  • Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi, Tohoku University, Japan (IEEE Life Fellow)
  • Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada (IEEE Fellow)
  • Prof. Zhen Yang, President, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
  • Prof. Ke Wu, Ningbo University, China; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (IEEE Fellow)
  • Prof. Thomas Hou, Virginia Tech, United States (IEEE Fellow)
  • Prof. Zhaoyang Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
  • Prof. Qihui Wu, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Ningbo in pictures

Ningbo is a harbour city on China's eastern seaboard, and the setting for APCC 2018.

Illustration of the container port of Ningbo at dusk

Ningbo port is the second largest in the world after Shanghai by annual cargo throughput.

Illustration of Moon Lake with a pavilion and stone bridge

Moon Lake, or Yuehu, sits in the downtown district and is a favourite spot for a stroll or a paddle.

Illustration of layered mountains with a pagoda

Putuo Buddhist Mountain is one of China's four great Buddhist mountains, traced back to the Qin Dynasty.

Illustration of the historic and modern skyline of Ningbo

Ningbo is a famous seaport and one of China's oldest cities, with beautifully preserved pagodas and temples.

Sponsors and patrons

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