The 2026 Named Data Networking Community Meeting (NDNComm’26) was held online on May 18-19, 2026.

NDNComm is an annual event that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, government, as well as individuals interested in the development of the Named Data Networking (NDN) technology, providing the community a forum to exchange the latest results on the development of NDN protocols, software, testbed, and applications, and to discuss/debate on future directions. The organizing committee of NDNComm’26 cordially invites you to participate in this event and calls for your contributions.

NDNComm archives: https://ndncomm.named-data.net/

The 2025 Named Data Networking Community Meeting (NDNComm’25) was hosted by UCLA as a hybrid meeting during April 17-18, 2025.

NDNComm is an annual event that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, government, as well as individuals interested in the development of the Named Data Networking (NDN) technology, providing the community a forum to exchange the latest results on the development of NDN protocols, software, testbed, and applications, and to discuss/debate on future directions. The organizing committee of NDNComm’25 cordially invites you to participate in this event and calls for your contributions.

NDNComm archives: https://ndncomm.named-data.net/

The 2024 Named Data Networking (NDN) Community Meeting was hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a hybrid meeting from March 6-7, 2024. The organizing committee cordially invites you to participate in this event and calls for your contributions. 

NDNComm archives: https://ndncomm.named-data.net/

15th NDN Hackathon is happening on November 18-19, 2023 at UCLA, CS building- UCLA Engineering VI, 3rd floor, LA, California. The event is open and free to participate in and winners will receive exciting prizes! This event targets all levels of participants and, particularly for beginners, will be an excellent opportunity to get started with NDN.
Register for the hackathon here.
We particularly encourage projects that:

• Directly address NDN research needs,
• Create new NDN tools or modify existing tools,
• Create or improve documentation and how-to guides.

14th NDN Hackathon is happening on March 4-5 , 2023 at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland. The event is open and free to participate in and winners will receive exciting prizes! This event targets all levels of participants and, particularly for beginners, will be an excellent opportunity to get started with NDN.
Register for the hackathon here.
We particularly encourage projects that:

• Directly address NDN research needs,
• Create new NDN tools or modify existing tools,
• Create or improve documentation and how-to guides.