Below you will find the call for papers, tutorials and workshops for the 19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN), a core A-rank conference.
Conference: PPSN 2026
Location: Trento, Italy
Date: August 29 - September 2, 2026
Important Dates:
Workshop proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Tutorial proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Paper submission deadline: March 28, 2026
Feel free to distribute, and thank you for your time. Apologies for the cross-posting.
We hope to see you in Trento for PPSN!
Best regards,
Jessica Mégane
PPSN Publicity Chair
------------------------------------------------------------------
19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN 2026)
August 29 - September 2, 2026 | Trento, Italy | https://ppsn2026.disi.unitn.it/
The International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN) is a biannual open forum fostering the study of natural models, iterative optimization heuristics, machine learning, and other artificial intelligence approaches. PPSN was originally designed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural Computing, the study of computing approaches that are gleaned from natural models. Today, the conference series has evolved and welcomes works on all types of iterative optimization heuristics. Notably, we also welcome submissions on connections between search heuristics and machine learning or other artificial intelligence approaches. Submissions covering the entire spectrum of work, ranging from rigorously derived mathematical results to carefully crafted empirical studies, are invited.
--------- Call for Papers ---------
Paper submission deadline: March 28, 2026
Notification of acceptance: May 22, 2026
Camera-ready papers due: June 12, 2026
** Submission Details **
- All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS style through the conference submission portal. The page limit is 14 pages, excluding references.
- Authors' names need not be hidden for the reviewing process.
- Springer's proceedings LaTeX templates are available on Overleaf. If authors wish to include supplementary material, we suggest they host a separate document online (e.g., Zenodo) and cite it appropriately within the paper.
- We encourage authors to select the appropriate paper category in the submission tool and not overuse the "other" category.
All PPSN 2026 accepted papers will be presented during poster sessions and included in the conference proceedings, published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer.
--------- Call for Workshops ---------
Workshop proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2026
We invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with PPSN 2026. The workshops should be forums for presenting and discussing new emerging approaches or for critical reflections within a subfield. They provide an excellent opportunity to meet people with similar interests, to be exposed to cutting-edge research and to exchange ideas in an informal setting. We particularly encourage the proposal of industrial-related workshops.
The organizers of an accepted workshop are responsible for its coordination, publicity (i.e., for sending out the call for papers/abstracts, invitation of participants and speakers), and maintaining a webpage providing a list of accepted talks. Paper submission and reviewing (if applicable) is to be organized by workshop organizers. Please note that workshop papers will not appear in the PPSN proceedings.
Moreover, organizers can decide on setting up a half-day or full-day workshop. A half-day is approximately 2.5 hours and the full day is approximately 5 hours. We will also consider shorter-form workshops (e.g. 1.5-2 hours) if appropriate. The workshop format is up to the organizers. However, we encourage interactive sessions that foster discussion and active exchange of ideas. We suggest soliciting concept papers or abstracts of not more than a few pages' length, instead of full papers.
** Submission Details **
Prospective workshop organizers are cordially invited to submit a plain-text workshop proposal by email to Sarah Thomson (s.thomson4(at)napier.ac.uk) with a message header following the format WPPSN26: [workshop's title], including the following information:
- The title of the workshop.
- A brief description of the workshop topic (roughly half a page).
- A description of potential target participants and audience.
- The planned time format (half day, full day).
- An approximate number of participants.
- An estimate of the number of talks (considering the time format).
- Contact details and a short CV of each organizer.
--------- Call for Tutorials ---------
Tutorial proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2026
The PPSN 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction with PPSN 2026.
Topics should enjoy broad interest within the community, ranging from an established or emerging research topic within the field itself, or a related field, to an interesting application area. The proposed topic should facilitate a gentle introduction to the research area, but it should also cover the most important contributions in depth. The planned duration of each tutorial is 90 minutes. We strongly encourage interactive sessions including, e.g., demos of tools and discussions research perspectives in the presented domains.
** Submission Details **
- Prospective tutorial organizers are cordially invited to submit a tutorial proposal in pdf-format by email to: Yuri Cossich Lavinas - yuri.lavinas(at)ut-capitole.fr with a message header following the format "TPPSN26: [Tutorial's title]"
- An abstract (of no more than 400 words) and up to 4 keywords.
- A tutorial description of max. 2 pages.
- Classification of your tutorial as "introductory" or "advanced".
- Contact details and a short vitae of the organizer(s).
- Potential target audience.
- Expected number of participants.
- Details on previously held versions of the proposed tutorial including venues.
News:
--------- Call for Sponsors ---------
We are looking for sponsors to support and partner with this core A-rank conference. By sponsoring PPSN, your organization will gain visibility within the international research community and contribute to shaping one of the leading events in the field. For sponsorship opportunities and details, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to discuss this further and provide all needed information.
For sponsorship opportunities and details, contact us at ppsn2026@unitn.it. We will be happy to discuss this further and provide all needed information.
-----------
Please check the website for more information:
https://ppsn2026.disi.unitn.it/
And follow us at:
X - https://x.com/ppsn2026
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppsnconference
**********************************************************
*
* Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to
*
* DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de
*
* Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be
* addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The
* original sender, however, is invited to prepare an
* update of the replies received and to communicate it
* via DMANET.
*
* DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET)
* http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/
*
**********************************************************