Call for Papers: 2026 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2026)

The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2026) will be held in San José, Costa Rica, from July 13 to July 17 2023, and will present the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary computation, in a hybrid format. Topics include genetic algorithms, genetic programming, ant colony optimization and swarm intelligence, complex systems, evolutionary combinatorial optimization and metaheuristics, evolutionary machine learning, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, evolutionary numerical optimization, neuroevolution, real-world applications, theory, hybrids and more. The full list of tracks is available online: https://gecco-2026.sigevo.org/Tracks
The GECCO 2026 Program Committee invites the submission of technical papers describing your best work in genetic and evolutionary computation. Full papers of at most 8 pages (excluding references) should present original work that meets the high-quality standards of GECCO. Accepted full papers appear in the ACM digital library as part of the Main Proceedings of GECCO. Any content/appendix beyond the 8 pages limit (excluding references) should be submitted as supplementary material. Accepted full papers appear in the ACM digital library as part of the Main Proceedings of GECCO. For full papers, a separate abstract needs to be submitted first by January 19, 2026. Full papers are due by the non-extensible deadline of January 26, 2026.
Each paper submitted to GECCO will be rigorously evaluated in a double-blind review process. Evaluation is done on a per-track basis, ensuring high interest and high expertise of the reviewers. Review criteria include the significance of the work, technical soundness, novelty, clarity, writing quality, relevance and, if applicable, sufficiency of information to permit replication.
Besides full papers, poster-only papers, of at most 4 pages (including references) may be submitted. Poster-only papers should present original work that has not yet reached the maturity and completeness of research results that are published as full papers at GECCO. The review of poster-only papers follows the same double-blind process mentioned above. Accepted poster-only papers will appear as extended abstracts in the ACM digital library as part of the Companion Proceedings of GECCO. Poster-only papers are due by the non-extensible deadline of January 26, 2026, and no abstract needs to be submitted first.

IMPORTANT DATES

Full papers (traditional category):

Abstract Deadline: January 19, 2026
Submission of Full Papers: January 26, 2026
Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 20, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: April 10, 2026

Poster-only papers:

Submission of Poster-only papers: January 26, 2026
Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 20, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: April 10, 2026

See the full call for papers at: https://gecco-2026.sigevo.org/Call+for+Papers

IMPORTANT information regarding the new ACM Open Access policy is found at the bottom of the website version of the CFP.

MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT

For further questions, please contact:

Leonardo Trujillo, General Chair, Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, Mexico. leonardo.trujillo <at> tectijuana.edu.mx
Ting Hu, Editor-in-Chief, Queen’s University, Canada, ting.hu <at> queensu.ca

LINKS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

GECCO Website: https://gecco-2026.sigevo.org/

GECCO Call for Papers: https://gecco-2026.sigevo.org/Call+for+Papers