19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature 2026

PPSN 2026 is the 19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, a biannual open forum for natural computing, iterative optimization heuristics, machine learning, and related AI approaches. Originally centered on natural models of computation, the conference has evolved to welcome work across the full spectrum of search heuristics and their connections to machine learning and artificial intelligence. The 2026 edition in Trento continues PPSN’s tradition of combining rigorous theory, algorithmic innovation, and carefully designed empirical studies.

Evolutionary computation; natural computing; iterative optimization heuristics; search heuristics and machine learning connections; theory and empirical studies of optimization; workshop and tutorial topics across evolutionary algorithms, landscape analysis, constrained and multi-objective optimization, automated algorithm design, and related AI methods.