ANTS 2026 (15th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence)

ANTS 2026: 15th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
ANTS 2026: 15th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (Swarm robotics and swarm optimization), June 8-10, 2026. Darmstadt, Germany

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. It solicits submissions presenting significant, original research from researchers and practitioners of any area related to swarm intelligence.
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.
The 2026 edition’s theme is"reaching beyond - swarm intelligence across systems, disciplines, and communities". The conference 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.
The Proceedings are published by Springer-Nature in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science LNCS series.
The journalSwarm Intelligencewill publish a special issue dedicated to ANTS 2026 that will contain extended versions of selected research works presented at the conference.