CFP: 4 Special Sessions at IEEE WCCI-CEC 20 26 — Maastricht, NL— Deadline: Jan 31

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite contributions to several *Special Sessions* being
organized for the upcoming *2026 IEEE World Congress on Computational
Intelligence (WCCI-CEC)*.

The congress will take place from *June 21–26, 2026*, in the historic city
of *Maastricht, the Netherlands*. These sessions cover a diverse range of
topics, from foundational optimization theory to cutting-edge applications
in Generative NLP and Sustainable Agriculture.
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*Open Special Sessions*

*1. New Frontiers in Evolutionary Computation for Real-World Optimization*

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   *Focus:* Smart initialization and dynamic operators for complex,
   high-dimensional environments.
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   *Details:* View CFP <https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec26_nf/>

*2. 5th Special Session on Partitioning, Clustering & Decomposition in EC*

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   *Focus:* Structural learning, decomposition strategies, and advanced
   clustering.
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   *Details:* View CFP <https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec26_pc/>

*3. Evolutionary & Swarm-Based Optimization in Smart/Sustainable
Agriculture*

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   *Focus:* Precision farming, resource management, and
   sustainability-driven decision-making.
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   *Details:* View CFP
   <https://absalomezugwu.github.io/wcci2026-ss-evolutionary-agriculture/>

*4. Evolutionary Computation for Generative Natural Language Processing*

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   *Focus:* Connecting EC with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs),
   and language evolution.
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   *Details:* View CFP <https://evonlpieeewcci2026.vercel.app/>

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*Key Event Information*

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   *Conference:* IEEE WCCI 2026
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   *Location:* Maastricht, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
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   *Dates:* June 21–26, 2026
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   *Official Website:* https://attend.ieee.org/wcci-2026/

We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to submit their latest
work. Your contributions will help shape the future of computational
intelligence. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues or
students who may be interested.

We look forward to seeing you in Maastricht!

Best regards,
--
Dr. Diego Oliva
diegoliva.com <http://www,diegoliva.com>

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