[CFP] SoCS 2026 – 19th Int. Symposium on Combinatorial Search – Bremerhaven, Germany

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1st Call for Papers: SoCS 2026
The 19th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
August 14–16, 2026
ATLANTIC Hotel Sail City, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Abstract Submission Deadline: March 9, 2026
Paper Submission Deadline: March 16, 2026

You are cordially invited to submit your new research findings to the 19th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search (SoCS 2026).

SCOPE
Heuristic search and other forms of combinatorial search optimization are highly active areas of research in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research.

SoCS aims to bring together researchers working in these areas to exchange ideas, share results, and foster cross-fertilization across disciplines.

SoCS welcomes submissions from all research communities that study or apply combinatorial search, with particular encouragement for submissions presenting real-world applications of heuristic search and related techniques.

SUBMISSION TYPES
All accepted technical and position papers will be included in the proceedings published by AAAI Press.

• Technical Papers: Original long (up to 8 pages + 1 page refs) and short (up to 4 pages + 1 page refs) papers.
• Position Papers: Original long and short position papers engaging with the broader context of the field.
• Extended Abstracts: Summaries (up to 2 pages) of original work, work-in-progress, or work recently appeared in or under review at other venues.

AWARDS & DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

• Technical papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. If the main authors are students, the paper will also be considered for a Best Student Paper Award.
• The SoCS Doctoral Consortium will be organized during the conference days, providing a unique opportunity for students to interact with established researchers.

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Shahaf Shperberg, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Rina Dechter, University of California, Irvine, USA
Stefan Edelkamp, Charles University and Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS
Jiří Švancara, Charles University, Czech Republic
Ryo Kuroiwa, National Institute of Informatics, Japan

For more details, please visit the conference website.