NetMob 2025

The 2025 edition marks the 9th edition of NetMob, continuing a tradition that began in 2010. Following the great success of NetMob 2024 held at the World Bank Group Main Campus in Washington, D.C., the NetMob community has established itself as a leading platform for advancing mobile data analytics.

The upcoming NetMob 2025 edition will take place in Paris, France, in October 2025, bringing together researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to explore the latest mobile network data analysis advancements. Topics will cover various aspects of mobile data analytics, including Call Detail Records (CDRs), mobile location data, Wi-Fi traces, app usage statistics, and social media content analytics.

As in previous years, NetMob 2025 will feature a single-track format with short contributed talks, providing a platform for presenting early-stage research and studies published elsewhere.

Submission format:

Authors are invited to submit two-page abstracts (including figures, tables and references).
Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s) and email address(es) on the first page.
Electronic submission of manuscripts in PDF format is required.

Important dates

Submission website opening: June 1, 2025
Submission deadline: July 1, 2025 AoE
Notification of acceptance: July 22, 2025
Conference: October 8-10, 2025

New This Year at NetMob 2025

All authors are required to use one of the official NetMob 2025 paper templates for their submissions. Papers must not exceed two pages, including all figures and references, and must follow the specified formatting. The template is available in the following formats:

Authors may choose the format that best suits their workflow, but all submissions must adhere strictly to the template. Submissions that do not comply will be returned for revision before being considered for review.

The use of templates aims to standardize submissions and ensure a smoother reviewing process.

Colocated with NetMob 2025, we are launching the new edition of the Data Challenge page. This initiative continues to foster research and innovation around mobility data, encouraging both methodological advances and practical applications that address pressing urban and societal challenges.

For this year’s edition, we are excited to release a unique dataset from a GNSS-based mobility survey conducted in the Île-de-France region (Greater Paris area). This high-resolution dataset captures the mobility behavior of over 3,300 volunteered participants between October 2022 and May 2023. Volunteers consented to the data collection and were equipped with dedicated GPS tracking devices for seven consecutive days and maintained digital (or optional paper) travel diaries, with all information validated through follow-up phone interviews.

Challenge format:

Prospective participants shall apply to the challenge in order to gain access to the dataset. Instructions are available at the challenge webpage. Participation is subject to acceptance of the challenge’s Terms and Conditions.
Admitted participants shall submit two-page extended abstracts in PDF format by July 15, 2025. Each submission must include: a title, author(s) and affiliation(s), email address(es) on the first page, a description of preliminary results from the analysis of the dataset, and must comply with the official NetMob 2025 paper template (see link above).
Selected participants will be invited to submit by September 10, 2025 a final report consisting of: a complete document (no page limits) that will remain confidential and be used to select challenge awardees and to decide whether the work will be presented at the conference as a talk or a poster; and a 2-page summary of the work that will be published in the public NetMob 2025 Book of Abstracts.

Important dates:

Challenge launch: June 3, 2025
Abstract submission website opening: June 15, 2025
Two-page extended abstracts submission deadline: July 15, 2025
Notification of acceptance: July 22, 2025
Final abstract submission deadline: September 10, 2025
Notification of presentation and poster: September 15, 2025
Presentation at the conference: October 10, 2025

NetMob 2025 will take place in October 2025 at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) in Paris, France. Located in the heart of the city, CNAM is a historic institution known for its contributions to science and technology.

Venue address: Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) 292 Rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris, France

The campus can be reached via public transport by:

Metro Line 11, to "Arts et Métiers" station
Metro Line 4, to "Réaumur-Sébastopol" station

Visa Information

Citizens of the Member States of the European Union, as well as citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, may enter France with their national identity card or a valid passport.

If you are a non-EU citizen and plan to attend NetMob 2025 in Paris, you may be required to obtain a visa. The most common visa type for conference attendees is the short-stay Schengen visa, which allows stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. This visa is issued for purposes including tourism, business meetings, study programs under 3 months, and participation in scientific, cultural, or artistic events.

You can consult the official French visa website for detailed eligibility and application instructions:
https://france-visas.gouv.fr/

We strongly encourage participants requiring a visa to start the application process as early as possible.

Support Letters

As part of your visa application, you may be asked to provide a visa support letter.

To request one, please complete your conference registration, and then send an email to the NetMob 2025 organizers at netmob2025-Sgrant@inria.fr with the following information:

Your full name as it appears on your passport
Your passport number and date of birth
Your current postal mailing address
Your registration confirmation number
If applicable, the title of your accepted abstract and whether you are the “sole author” or a “co-author”

Requests will be processed in the order received. You will receive a PDF version of the support letter within 4–5 business days. If needed, a printed version can be mailed to your address. However, the PDF is sufficient for most visa applications.

Note: Visa support letters will only be issued to participants who have completed their registration and payment. If a participant later withdraws, the appropriate authorities may be informed.

Registration Information

Registration for NetMob 2025 will open on July 1, 2025. We will offer discounted early bird rates until August 30, 2025, and regular rates will apply afterward until the conference.

More information regarding registration fees, payment methods, and the registration platform will be announced shortly.

Terms and Conditions

Full details about payment processing, refund policies, and terms of participation will be provided upon registration opening. Payment will be handled securely through an online gateway.

Thanks to the support of the PEPR MOBIDEC initiative, NetMob 2025 will offer a limited number of Student Travel Grants to help cover expenses related to attending the conference.

Eligibility

Grants are open to full-time students (bachelor, master, or PhD) from any country. Applicants must be actively involved in work accepted to the main conference or Data Challenge. Preference will be given to presenting authors.

Application Instructions

To apply, students should submit a single PDF file including the following:

A one-page motivation letter describing your academic background, involvement in NetMob 2025, and how the grant would help your participation.
A letter of recommendation from your academic advisor.
Your CV.

Applications must be submitted by email to netmob2025-Sgrant@inria.fr with the subject line "Student Travel Grant Application – NetMob 2025".