Conferences and Workshops

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Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2022
The GPTP Workshop 2022 will be held at the University of Michigan.
June 2-4, 2022; Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

GPTP is a small, invitation-only workshop hosted 2022 by the University of Michigan. This year we are returning to our origins at UoM.

GECCO 2022
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
July 9-13, 2022; Boston, Mass – a hybrid event

GECCO 2021
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
July 10-14, 2021; virtual

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2021
The 2021 GPTP workshop was hosted on-line this year.

GECCO 2020
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
July 8-12, 2020; virtual

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2020
The 2020 GPTP workshop was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

GECCO 2019
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
July 13th-17th 2019; Prague, Czech Republic

GECCO presents the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary computation since 1999. Topics include: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, ant colony optimization and swarm intelligence, complex systems (artificial life, robotics, evolvable hardware, generative and developmental systems, artificial immune systems), digital entertainment technologies and arts, evolutionary combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics, evolutionary machine learning, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, evolutionary numerical optimization, real world applications, search-based software engineering, theory and more.

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2019
May 16-19, 2019; Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

GPTP is an intimate, invitation-only workshop hosted annually by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University, Lansing, MI. This year’s workshop includes a final, half day hack-a-thon in which participants work hands-on with a real world dataset, applying GP to the challenge.

ANTS 2019
The 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies
April 29 – May 2, 2019; Leuven, Belgium

EuroGP 2019
The 22nd European Conference on Genetic Programming
Apr 24, 2019 – Apr 24, 2019; Leipzig, Germany

ANTS 2018, Eleventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
October 29–31, 2018; Rome, Italy

Swarm intelligence is the discipline that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have proposed a number of models to explain interesting aspects of collective behaviors such as movement coordination, shape-formation or decision making.

PPSN 2018
September 8-12, 2018; Coimbra, Portugal

PPSN XV will showcase a wide range of topics in Natural Computing including, but not restricted to, Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Immune Systems, Self-Organising Systems, Emergent Behaviour, Molecular Computing, Evolutionary Robotics, Evolvable Hardware, Parallel Implementations and Applications to Real-World Problems. PPSN XV will also feature workshops and tutorials covering advanced and fundamental topics in the field of Natural Computing.

GECCO 2018
July 15-19, 2018; Kyoto, Japan

The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) presents the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary computation since 1999. Topics include: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, ant colony optimization and swarm intelligence, complex systems (artificial life/robotics/evolvable hardware/generative and developmental systems/artificial immune systems), digital entertainment technologies and arts, evolutionary combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics, evolutionary machine learning, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, evolutionary numerical optimization, real world applications, search-based software engineering, theory and more.

Genetic Improvement Workshop
hosted by the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering
May 27-3 June 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Genetic Improvement is the application of evolutionary and search-based optimisation methods to the improvement of existing software.

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2018
May 17-20, 2018; Ann Arbor, MI

GPTP is a small, invitation-only workshop hosted annually by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. This year’s conference will be held May 17-20, 2018.

Euro GP 2018
April 4-6, 2018; Parma, Italy,

GECCO 2017
July 15-19, 2017, Berlin, Germany

The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) in 2017 will present the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary computation. Topics include: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, ant colony optimization and swarm intelligence, complex systems, digital entertainment technologies and arts, evolutionary combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics, evolutionary machine learning, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, evolutionary numerical optimization, real world applications, search-based software engineering, theory and more.

IEEE CEC
June 5-8, 2017, Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain

IEEE CEC 2017 is a world-class conference that aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of evolutionary computation and computational intelligence from all around the globe. Technical exchanges within the research community will encompass keynote lectures, regular and special sessions, tutorials, and competitions as well as poster presentations. In addition, participants will be treated to a series of social functions, receptions, and networking to establish new connections and foster everlasting friendship among fellow counterparts.

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2017
May 18–20, 2017, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

GPTP is a small, one-track, invitation-only workshop focused on exploring open problems and new innovations in Genetic Programming. We bring together leaders in academia and industry for two and a half days evenly split between paper presentations and discussion sessions. This year’s speakers are: Jeff Clune, Patrick Shafto, and Kenneth Stanley.

Evostar 2017
April 19-21, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

EvoStar comprises of four co-located conferences run each spring at different locations throughout Europe. These events arose out of workshops originally developed by EvoNet, the Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing, established by the Information Societies Technology Programme of the European Commission, and they represent a continuity of research collaboration stretching back nearly 20 years. The four conferences include EuroGP, EvoCOP, EvoMUSART,and EvoApplications.

PPSN 2016
September 17-21st, 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

ppsn-2016The 14th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN XIV) will be organized by Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK and will be held at the John McIntyre Centre from September 17-21st, 2016. This biennial conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural Computing.

PPSN 2016 will be a showcase of a wide range of topics in Natural Computing including, but not restricted to: Evolutionary Computation, Neural Computation, Molecular Computation, Quantum Computation, Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Ant Systems, Artificial Immune Systems, Self-Organizing Systems, Emergent Behaviour, and Applications to Real-World Problems.

Computing in High-Energy AstroParticle Research
August 24-26, 2016, Columbus, Ohio

The Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is hosting the CHEAPR 2016 workshop in Columbus, Ohio. This workshop is centered on sharing knowledge between individuals with a range of experiences in high-performance computing (HPC), analytics, and data analysis, with a specific focus on hands-on practice in data feature selection and genetic programming. The workshop will include tutorials, lectures, and example code packages meant to educate users on evolutionary algorithms, feature set extraction and selection, and parallel processing in multi-core environments. There will also be an introduction to the Ohio Supercomputing Center (OSC) and XSEDE resources.

IEEE World Conference on Computational Intelligence
July 24-29, 2016, Vancouver, Washington, USA

wcci-2016 Since the first WCCI taking place in Orlando in 1994, this Congress series and the computational intelligence community have progressed tremendously. The IEEE WCCI 2016 received a record number of 3,015 paper submissions with over 1,700 advance registrations from 70 countries.

GECCO 2016
July 20-24, 2016, Denver Colorado, USA

gecco-2016-denver The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2016) will present the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary computation. Topics include: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, memetic algorithms, hyper heuristics, real-world applications, evolutionary machine learning, evolvable hardware, artificial life, adaptive behavior, ant colony optimization, swarm intelligence, biological applications, evolutionary robotics, coevolution, artificial immune systems, and more.

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice 2016
May 19–21, 2016, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Genetic Programming Theory & Practice is a small, invitation-only workshop hosted annually by the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, MI. This year’s conference will be held May 19–21, 2016.

Euro GP 2016
30 March-1 April 2016, Porto, Portugal

EuroGP is the premier annual conference on Genetic Programming, the oldest and the only meeting worldwide devoted specifically to this branch of evolutionary computation. It is always a very enjoyable event attracting participants from all continents, offering excellent opportunities for networking, informal contact, exchange of ideas and discussions with fellow researchers, in a friendly and relaxed environment. High quality papers describing new original research are sought on topics strongly related to the evolution of computer programs, ranging from theoretical work to innovative applications. The conference will feature a mixture of oral presentations and poster sessions.