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Communications & Networks Connect is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing communication and networks across the electromagnetic spectrum, including radio, mmWave, THz, and optical technologies. This journal aims to promote innovative research and foster collaboration across diverse disciplines to enhance communication technologies and networks. It welcomes research on both wireless and wired systems, such as free-space and fiber-based optical systems. The journal invites submissions on topics related to efficient, flexible, secure, and resilient communications and networks, encompassing hybrid/heterogeneous radio, mmWave, THz, and optical deployments. Embracing end-to-end systems, from theory to practical applications, the journal addresses various areas, including:

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in communications and networks
Advanced modulation schemes and coding
Signal processing for communication
Joint communication and sensing
5G/6G and NextG networks
Internet-of-Things (IoT) and sensor networks
Wireless communications networks (radio, mmWave, terahertz, and optical)
Passive optical networks, multi-fiber networks, and elastic networks
Satellite and quantum networks
High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communications and networking
Radio, mmWave, THz, and optical devices and circuits
Design and demonstration of systems and testbeds for emerging technologies
Data center networks and their connectivity solution
Non-conventional networks (nano, molecular, underwater, underground, etc.)
Security and resiliency for communication systems
Cross-disciplinary applications: connecting the unconnected, smart cities, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare communications
Energy-efficient communication techniques
Information theory for next-generation communication systems

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