Call for Papers

The Network Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA) is a highly selective venue for mature results, early-stage ideas, and work that challenges conventional wisdom in network measurement and analysis. TMA fosters open, lively interaction across academia and industry and serves as a premier forum to exchange ideas and present advances in measuring Internet traffic across all layers, together with innovations in measurement methodology and analysis techniques.

TMA 2026 invites submissions on the collection, processing, analysis, modeling, and visualization of network data to enable classification, anomaly and abuse detection, performance evaluation and prediction, monitoring, management, and security or privacy of networked systems. The focus is on improving measurement across the entire network stack up to application layers, with emphasis on emerging environments such as intelligent and AI-driven networks, edge and fog computing, next-generation (6G) infrastructures, sustainable and energy-aware systems, and resilient communication under evolving cryptographic and trust models.

To promote transparency and reduce publication bias, TMA encourages submissions that report negative results or results that overturn, refine, or replicate prior findings, especially when revealed through novel methods, datasets, or vantage points. All papers should clearly state limitations, underlying assumptions, and experiments that did not perform as expected.  We invite submissions with negative or corrective results, especially those offering rare perspectives or underexplored data. Such work will be assessed for its real-world significance, methodological soundness, and potential to generate actionable insights for the community.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest related to measurements and analysis, including but are not limited to:

Network Architecture, Protocols, and Performance

  • Network performance and topology
  • Protocols (TCP, QUIC, IPv6, HTTP/2, etc.)
  • Internet infrastructure (DNS, BGP, stability, resilience)
  • Internet consolidation, centralization, and fragmentation
  • Energy consumption of network infrastructure and data centers
  • Green networking/sustainable network design

Network Measurement, Modeling, and Analytics

  • Traffic classification
  • Application-layer measurements (web, social, identity systems)
  • Simulation, modeling, and emulation
  • AI, ML, analytics, and big data in measurement
  • Visualization and representation methods

Experimentation, Validation, and Tools

  • Testbeds, platforms, and prototyping
  • Validation, reproducibility, datasets, and tools
  • Negative results

Security, Privacy, and Anonymity for Network Measurements

  • Privacy and anonymization techniques
  • Traffic analysis, anomalies, and malicious activity
  • Censorship and content filtering
  • Network Detection and Response (NDR)
  • Regulatory frameworks and policy, compliance-aware network measurements

Emerging and Specialized Network Domains

  • Quantum-safe/Quantum-enabled networks
  • 5GA/6G and AI-native networks
  • Edge and fog computing networks
  • Software-defined networking (SDN/NFV)
  • Data centers and cloud systems
  • Mobile, wireless, and satellite communications
  • IoT and home/industrial networks

Submission Instructions

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Important Dates

  • Paper Registration: March 13, 2026
  • Paper Submission: March 20, 2026
  • Author Notification: May 1, 2026
  • Camera ready: May 22, 2026