SEA 2026 Preliminary Call for Papers

*SEA 2026: 24th Symposium on Experimental Algorithms*

IDA Conference center, Copenhagen, Denmark

June 22-24, 2026

https://sea2026.github.io/



*Preliminary Call for Papers*



*Topics*

SEA aims to attract papers that highlight the role of experimentation and
algorithm engineering techniques in the design and analysis of algorithms
and data structures. The symposium also welcomes works that explore novel
applications of algorithms in other disciplines. Submissions should present
significant results supported by sound experimental evaluation, address
methodological aspects in the design and interpretation of experiments,
investigate the use of (meta-)heuristics, or offer application-driven case
studies that advance the understanding of the complexity of a problem.



Topics include, but are not limited to:



Algorithm Engineering

Algorithmic Libraries and Software Repositories

Algorithmic Cryptography and Security

Algorithmic Natural Language Processing

Algorithmics for Databases

Analysis of Algorithms

Approximation Algorithms

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Branch-and-Bound Algorithms

Combinatorial Problems and Structures

Communication Networks

Computational Geometry

Computational Optimization

Compressed space algorithms and data structures

Data Structures

Distributed and Parallel Algorithms

Graph Algorithms

Heuristic Algorithms

Integer Programming

Logistics and Operations Management

Machine Learning and Data Mining

Mathematical Programming

Multiple Criteria Decision Making

Network Analysis

Online Problems

Randomized Algorithms

Semidefinite Programming

String Algorithms

Streaming and External Memory Algorithms



*Important Dates*

Deadline for submissions: January 23, 2026 (AoE)

Author notification: March 31, 2026



*Submission and Proceedings*



The conference proceedings will be published in the Leibniz International
Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs).



Authors should submit a paper not exceeding 12 pages, excluding
bibliography, front page, and a brief appendix of up to 5 pages.



SEA will implement a double-blind review process, and all papers have to be
fully anonymized. Non-anonymized papers will be desk-rejected.



Submissions will be through EasyChair (
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sea2026)



Simultaneous submission to other conferences with published proceedings or
to journals is not allowed.



At least one author of each accepted paper will have to register for the
conference.



*Program Committee Co-chairs*

Martin Aumüller, IT University of Copenhagen

Irene Finocchi, LUISS Guido Carli University



*Organising Committee Chair*

Holger Dell, IT University of Copenhagen



*Contact Information*

All questions about submissions should be emailed to [email protected]

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