Call for Papers

Biennial Symposium on Communications is a prestigious international research conference in communications, information theory, and signal processing. Organized since 1962 by Queen’s University, the Symposium is now presented by the Canadian Society of Information Theory. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, its 30th edition, BSC 2021, will be a virtual event organized by the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, from June 28 to 30, 2021.

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in this event by submitting previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics in communications, information theory, and signal processing. The scope of BSC 2021 encompasses, but is not limited to:

  • Communication and Information Theory
  • Coding and Signal Processing for Comunications
  • Multiple Antenna Systems and Cooperative Communications
  • Communication System Security and Cryptography
  • Source Coding and Multimedia Communications
  • Wireless Networks and Cloud Communications
  • Ad-hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks
  • Massive MIMO
  • Millimeter Wave Communications
  • 5G Wireless Systems
  • Optimization Techniques for Communications
  • Optical Communication Networks and Systems
  • Smart Grid Communications
  • Green Communications and Energy Harvesting
  • Multiuser Communications and Interference Management
  • Cognitive Communications and Ultra-Wideband Systems
  • Nano-networking and Molecular Communications
  • Biological Information Theory
  • Internet of Things (IoT) / Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
  • Software-Defined Networking
  • Network Virtualization
  • Network Architecture and Protocols
  • Cross-Layer Design
  • Multimedia Signal Processing
  • Information Forensics
  • Machine Learning for Communications

Manuscripts for peer review must be submitted through EDAS in standard IEEE two-column format (no more than 6 pages). Accepted papers will be presented orally by one of the authors. Details of invited talks and tutorials on popular and emerging topics in signal processing and communications are posted on the symposium website. The Symposium offers a cash prize of 1,000CAD for the best paper award.

Registration fees for presenting authors will be 250CAD (for up to two papers, and 100CAD for each additional paper) and 100CAD for non-presenting authors and other participants. Registration is free for students. All registration rates include access to conference proceedings, all keynote sessions, technical sessions, and tutorials.

Important Dates

Submission due: April 1, 2021   May 2, 2021

Acceptance notification: May 22, 2021   May 27, 2021

Final papers due: June 1, 2021   June 7, 2021

Contact

General Chair: