Darmstadt, Germany | 8th June 2026 - 10th June 2026
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 editionâs 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.