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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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We are excited to announce that the Fifteenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS 2026) will be taking place on June 8-10, 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany.<br>
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Submission deadline: Nov 10, 2025<br>
Notification deadline: Jan 30, 2026<br>
Conference dates: June 8-10, 2026<br>
Location: Darmstadtium - Science and Congress Center, Darmstadt, Germany<br>
Website: <a href="https://ants2026.org/">https://ants2026.org</a>
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LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ants-conferences-a2970b14b/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ants-conferences-a2970b14b/</a><br>
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Swarm intelligence is an interdisciplinary and rapidly evolving field, rooted in the study of self-organizing processes in both natural and artificial systems. Researchers from disciplines ranging from ethology to statistical physics have developed models that
explain collective phenomena, such as decision-making in social insect colonies and collective movements in human crowds. Swarm-inspired algorithms and methods have proven effective in solving complex optimization problems and creating multi-robot and networked
systems of unparalleled resilience, adaptability and scalability. Applications of swarm intelligence continue to grow and become increasingly critical for addressing societal challenges such as environmental sustainability, food security, health, and global
conflicts.<br>
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Since its inception in 1998, ANTS has been a highly selective, single-track meeting that provided a forum for discussing advances in the field of swarm intelligence. The 2026 edition’s theme is "reaching beyond - swarm intelligence across systems, disciplines,
and communities". The meeting seeks to encourage new perspectives, help bridge traditional boundaries and enable open debate on what could be ambitious, exploratory, and groundbreaking endeavors to embark on.<br>
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Please save the date and join us in creating an inspiring conference that features plenaries (e.g. Sharon Glotzer, Tamás Vicsek), regular talks, poster presentations, live demonstrations and more. Formal calls for submissions and participation will follow soon.
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For any queries, please contact the organisation team by emailing <a href="mailto:ants2026@rcps.tu-darmstadt.de">ants2026@rcps.tu-darmstadt.de</a> We look forward to your contribution to ANTS 2026!
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Kind regards,<br>
ANTS Organising Committee<br>
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General chair:<br>
Roderich Gross, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
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Honorary chair:<br>
Marco Dorigo, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium<br>
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Technical program chairs:<br>
Aaron T. Becker, University of Houston, USA<br>
Gianni Di Caro, Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar<br>
Bahar Haghighat, University of Groningen, The Netherlands<br>
M. Ani Hsieh, University of Pennsylvania, USA<br>
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Publicity chair:<br>
Razanne Abu-Aisheh, University of Bristol, UK<br>
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Publication chair:<br>
Mohamed Salah Talamali, The University of Sheffield, UK<br>
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Local organisation committee:<br>
Usama Ali, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
Uta Drews, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
Ecem Isildar, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
Jenny von Trzebiatowski, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
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Paper submission chair:<br>
Julian Rau, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany<br>
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Steering committee:<br>
Marco Dorigo, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium<br>
Andries Engelbrecht, Stellenbosch University, South Africa<br>
Heiko Hamann, University of Konstanz, Germany<br>
Alcherio Martinoli, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland<br>
Radhika Nagpal, Princeton University, USA<br>
Thomas Stützle, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium<br>
Guy Theraulaz, CNRS CRCA, France</div>
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