The specific topics include but are not limited to the following areas:

1. Core Technologies and Theoretical Breakthroughs in 6G

l Terahertz Communication and New Spectrum Technologies

l Intelligent Meta-surfaces and Re-configurable Environments

l Integrated Distributed Sensing and Communication

l Quantum-Secure Communication Protocols

l Near-Zero Latency Transmission Technologies

2. AI-Native Network Architectures

l AI-Driven Network Design

l Distributed and Decentralized Architectures

l Network Slicing and Service-Oriented Architectures

l Cross-Layer Collaboration and Protocol Innovation

3. 6G Application Scenarios and Case Studies

l Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Driving

l Immersive Interaction and Metaverse

l Industrial Internet and Smart Manufacturing

l Telemedicine and Public Safety

4. Security, Privacy, and Reliability

l Quantum-Enhanced Security Mechanisms

l AI-Driven Security Defense

l Distributed Network Privacy Protection

l Reliability in Extreme Environments

5. Standardization and Future Outlook

l Progress in 6G Technology Standardization

l Cross-Disciplinary Technology Integration

l Spectrum and Energy Efficiency

l 6G Industrial Ecosystem and Policies

Note: Submitted papers must adhere to academic norms and should not have been published in other conferences or journals. Accepted papers after peer review will be included in the conference proceedings.

Important note to authors about the new ACM open access publishing model

All papers in the 6G-ANETA 2026 proceedings will be published open access (OA) on the ACM Digital Library. For authors who are not affiliated with member institutions of the ACM Open Program, ACM charges an article processing charge (APC) for OA publication. However, the 6G-ANETA 2026 conference committee has agreed that the conference will pay all applicable APCs. All papers will therefore be published OA at no cost to authors.