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ANTS 2026 is the 15th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, bringing together researchers and practitioners working on natural and artificial collective systems. The 2026 theme is 'Reaching beyond - swarm intelligence across systems, disciplines, and communities'. It is a highly selective, single-track conference.

Important Dates

Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Extended submission deadline
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
Notification of acceptance
Fri, Feb 13, 2026
Camera-ready deadline
Mon, Jun 8, 2026
Conference start

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Theoretical foundations of swarm intelligence and collective phenomena
Modelling and analysis of self-organising natural and artificial systems
Decision-making in large groups and consensus dynamics
Swarm robotics and collective autonomous systems
Swarm optimisation algorithms (ACO, PSO, ABC, etc.)
Swarm intelligence combined with LLMs and generative AI
Distributed learning, coordination, and control in multi-agent systems
Swarm-inspired applications in smart cities, materials, and networks
Human-swarm interaction and human-centred swarm design
Sustainable and bio-hybrid swarm technologies
Creative and artistic uses of swarm principles
Benchmarking, reproducibility, ethics, and societal implications

Call for Papers Description

Papers should be 7–11 pages (excluding references) using the Springer LNCS LaTeX template. The proceedings will be published in the LNCS series. Selected works will be invited for an extended version in a special issue of Swarm Intelligence.

Committee

ANTS 2026 Organizing Committee

Roderich Gross

General chair

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Honorary chair

Marco Dorigo

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Technical program chairs

Aaron T. Becker

University of Houston, USA

Gianni Di Caro

Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar

Bahar Haghighat

University of Groningen, The Netherlands

M. Ani Hsieh

University of Pennsylvania, USA

Publicity chair

Razanne Abu-Aisheh

University of Bristol, UK

Publication chair

Mohamed Salah Talamali

The University of Sheffield, UK

Local organizing committee

Usama Ali

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Uta Drews

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Ecem Isildar

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Jenny von Trzebiatowski

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Paper submission chair

Julian Rau

Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

ANTS 2026 Steering Committee

Marco Dorigo

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Andries Engelbrecht

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Heiko Hamann

University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Alcherio Martinoli

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Radhika Nagpal

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

Thomas Stuetzle

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Guy Theraulaz

CNRS CRCA, Toulouse, France

Speakers

Guido de Croon

Plenary Speaker

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Sharon Glotzer

Plenary Speaker

University of Michigan, USA

Amanda Prorok

Perspective Speaker

University of Cambridge, UK

Thomas Watteyne

Perspective Speaker

Analog Devices, USA

Liam Young

Perspective Speaker

SCI Arc, USA