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The Metaverse which is a reality-virtuality continuum, amalgamates physical and digital worlds with the objective to create theoretically unlimited virtual environments for end-users to engage in versatile activities via digital avatars. This immersive experience has revolutionized numerous industries by facilitating real-time interactions among globally dispersed users, consequently enabling the development of remote virtual environments.

To create a seamless virtual environment, Metaverse relies on the convergence of various emerging technologies, such as image processing and computer vision, on the one hand. Whereas on the other hand, efficient wireless communication strategies, ubiquitous network access, and edge/cloud/fog computing techniques enable a real-time immersive Metaverse experience through advanced and impeccable wireless transmissions and dedicated network paths for efficient communication between geographically distributed users. This highlights the importance of efficient wireless systems and pervasive network access for the true realization of the Metaverse. However, traditional wireless systems and networking solutions have limited capabilities in delivering seamless multimedia communication due to inefficient protocol design, resulting in considerable latency. This Special Issue on "Challenges and Opportunities in Metaverse-based Communication and Networking" aims to showcase recent advancements in wireless communication and networking, including but not limited to the emergence of B5G/6G, space-air-ground integrated wireless systems, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, New-IP/Future Vertical Communication Networks (FVCN) alongside Information-Centric Networking (ICN) and software-defined networking, AI for wireless communication and networking as well as edge and fog computing integration to facilitate contemporary as well futuristic Metaverse applications. The advancements in the aforementioned technologies have the potential to enable pervasive and seamless wireless communication and network access that can potentially resolve challenges within the Metaverse.

Topics of interest in this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):

This Special Issue seeks high-quality and original technical contributions on specific topics that include but are not limited to the following:

• B5G/6G architecture design for Metaverse wireless communication and networking
• Advanced wireless channel models for Metaverse
• Customized and Enhanced air interface for Metaverse
• Space-air-ground integrated wireless networks for optimized Metaverse connectivity
• Intelligent wireless communication for Metaverse
• Unmanned aerial vehicles and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for Metaverse.
• Metaverse-based customized Intelligent network protocol design.
• Computing in the network for the Metaverse
• Information-centric Metaverse
• New IP / future vertical communication network for Metaverse
• Distributed resource orchestration in Metaverse
• Distributed Artificial Intelligence for Metaverse
• Distributed Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing for Metaverse
• Secure and reliable communications for Metaverse
• Testbed and simulation tools for the implementation and performance analysis of Metaverse-centric wireless and networking protocols.

Submission Guidelines

Prospective authors should submit their manuscripts following the IEEE OJCOMS guidelines. Authors should submit a manuscript trough Manuscript Central.

Important Dates

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 April 2024 (Extended Deadline)
Publication Date: Third Quarter 2024

Lead Guest Editor

Muhammad Atif Ur Rehman
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Guest Editors

Spyridon Mastorakis
University of Notre Dame, USA

Pietro Manzoni
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Waqas Khalid
Korea University, Sejong, South Korea

Byung Seo Kim
Hongik University, South Korea

Tooska Dargahi
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK