The IEEE MILCOM restricted technical program provides a venue for papers and presentations that contain ITAR-sensitive and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). IEEE MILCOM welcomes restricted technical papers and panel submissions, including ITAR-Restricted and Control Unclassified Information (CUI) on current and emerging topics.
The restricted session will be held on-site at the main conference using restricted access rooms at the CUI level. Attendance for the restricted session will require a DoD Security Clearance verified in DISS prior to arrival.
Several challenging topics such as emerging space layer and autonomous swarms span several technical areas. These and other high interest areas result in the restricted program seeking papers and presentations in the following areas:
- Satellite communications and supporting technologies
- Space systems including commercial non-geostationary systems, cyber systems, and multi-function systems
- Protected and resilient communications
- 5G/FutureG including spectrum sharing
- Cyber Security and Trusted Computing
- Integrated Network System of Systems and DoD network architectures
- Networking technology including protocols and performance
- AI/ML technologies applied to communications and signal processing
All paper submissions should be written in English with draft papers up to six (6) printed pages in length, two-column, single-spaced with 10-point font on US Letter paper. Final papers that exceed six (6) pages will be assessed a per-page over-length charge of $150/page, up to a maximum of eight (8) total pages. Standard IEEE Transactions template for Microsoft Word and LaTeX formats can be found at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html.
Paper submission instructions will be provided.
Before submitting your manuscript, please email restricted program chairs for submission instructions.
The papers follow IEEE policy and will have at least three qualified blind reviewers and will be judged against other submitted papers for applicability, etc. Papers are reviewed on the basis that they do not contain plagiarized material and have not been submitted to any other conference at the same time (double submission). These matters are taken very seriously, and IEEE will act against any author who has engaged in either practice.
DO NOT EMAIL CUI or FOUO materials directly.
Please notify the restricted/classified program committee of your intent to submit to the restricted program mailing alias provided here. The restricted program committee will respond with additional details for submitting your paper. For CUI information, this will include use of CAC-encrypted email or the DoD SAFE “drop request” feature as needed to transfer CUI materials. Address your intent to submit or other questions to:
Email: MILCOM25Restricted@comsoc.org
Important Dates
Restricted Paper Submission Deadline: 4 June 2025
Acceptance Notification: 22 July 2025
Camera-Ready: 02 September 2025
