*IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking* (*IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023*) *4-7, JULY 2023, ISTANBUL, TURKEY* *Immersive Bridging of Continents in the Era of Hyperconnectivity* https://blackseacom2023.ieee-blackseacom.org/ IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023 will be held in Istanbul that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Themed *Immersive Bridging of Continents in the Era of Hyperconnectivity*, the conference is seeking highquality and original technical papers not currently under review by any other journal, magazine or conference. Besides the regular technical papers, the technical program seeks poster papers that present work in progress with preliminary results and demos. Also, IEEE BlackSeaCom seeks proposals for tutorials and special sessions. *Technical Scope:* · 5G mobile systems, 6G connectivity and applications · Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics in wireless communications and networks Software-defined networks, network virtualization, and network slicing · Communications and networks for cloud, edge and fog · Internet of Things (IoT) applications and Sensor Networks · Social networking, smart cities, and multimedia communications · Connected health and e-Health · Optical networks and systems, radio over fiber · Mobile and wireless communications and networking · Image, speech and signal processing for communications · Molecular and nanoscale communications · Modelling, semantic web and ontologies, and interoperability for the Internet, the Metaverse and related applications · Big data analysis, processing, and transmission · Smart grids, M2M and vehicular networks · Future Internet and testbeds · Network and Service Management · Communications and Information theory · Cognitive radio and networking · Security, privacy, and trust · Sustainable communications and computing · Electromagnetic compatibility · Drones, UAV, V2X communications · Cloud-based data streaming *General Co-Chairs* · Sema Oktug (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) · Burak Kantarci(University of Ottawa, Canada) *Technical Program Co-Chairs* · Petros Spachos (University of Guelph, Canada) · Mehmet Yunus Donmez (Ericsson, Turkey) · Sebnem Baydere (Yeditepe University, Turkey) * Submission Link: * https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30406 *Important Dates* · Submission Deadline: Feb 28th, 2023 · Notification of Acceptance: April 15th, 2023 · Camera Ready Deadline: April 30th, 2023 * Submission Guidelines* Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper with a *maximum paper length of six (6)* pages including results, figures, and references without incurring additional page charges (maximum 2 additional pages with over length page charge for an additional fee, if accepted), in the standard IEEE two-column conference format. Papers should be submitted via EDAS <https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=30406>. Papers submitted to the conference must describe original unpublished work that has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three TPC members, and all accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and IEEE digital library.