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| Status | Active |
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| Genre | Conference |
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| Frequency | Biennially |
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| Years active | 36 |
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| Inaugurated | 1990 (1990) |
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| Founders | Bernard Manderick, Reinhard Männer, Heinz Mühlenbein and Hans-Paul Schwefel |
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| Most recent | 2024 |
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| Next event | 2026 |
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| Area | Europe |
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Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN) is a peer-reviewed research conference focusing on the topic of natural computing. As such it includes a wide scope of computer science. It originated in 1990 and has been held biennially across European locations ever since. Papers selected for PPSN conferences are presented as posters and published in proceedings in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. PPSN conferences also include presentations by keynote speakers representing diverse viewpoints in the field, tutorials given by experts, and workshops for discussion of topics that may not be fully represented in the main conference. These activities that should advance the field of natural computing probably explain why PPSN gained an A-ranking in the 2023 CORE computer science conference ranking system, reflecting its importance as a venue in which computer science researchers can participate.
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↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN III, International Conference on Evolutionary Computation. The Third Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, Yuval Davidor, Hans-Paul Schwefel, Reinhard Männer (Eds.), Jerusalem, Israel, October 9–14, 1994, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 866, Springer 1994, ISBN 3-540-65078-4
↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN VI, 6th International Conference, Paris, France, September 18–20, 2000, Proceedings. Marc Schoenauer, Kalyanmoy Deb, Günter Rudolph, Xin Yao, Evelyne Lutton, Juan Julián Merelo Guervós, Hans-Paul Schwefel: (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1917, Springer 2000, ISBN 3-540-23092-0
↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN IX, 9th International Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 9–13, 2006, Proceedings. Thomas Philip Runarsson, Hans-Georg Beyer, Edmund K. Burke, Juan Julián Merelo Guervós, L. Darrell Whitley, Xin Yao (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4193, Springer 2006, ISBN 978-3-540-87699-1
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↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN XII, 12th International Conference, Taormina, Italy, September 1–5, 2012, Proceedings, Part I. Carlos A. Coello Coello, Vincenzo Cutello, Kalyanmoy Deb, Stephanie Forrest, Giuseppe Nicosia, Mario Pavone (Eds). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7491, 2012, ISBN 978-3-319-10761-5 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10762-2
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↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XV. 15th International Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, September 8–12, 2018, Proceedings, Part II. Anne Auger, Carlos M. Fonseca, Nuno Lourenço, Penousal Machado, Luís Paquete, Darrell Whitley (Eds). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 11102, 2018, ISBN 978-3-030-58111-4, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58115-2
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↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVIII 18th International Conference, PPSN 2024, Hagenberg, Austria, September 14–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part I. Michael Affenzeller, Stephan M. Winkler, Anna V. Kononova, Heike Trautmann, Tea Tušar, Penousal Machado, Thomas Bäck (Eds). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 15148, 2024, ISBN 978-3-031-70070-5, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-70071-2
↑ Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVIII 18th International Conference, PPSN 2024, Hagenberg, Austria, September 14–18, 2024, Proceedings, Part IV. Michael Affenzeller, Stephan M. Winkler, Anna V. Kononova, Heike Trautmann, Tea Tušar, Penousal Machado, Thomas Bäck (Eds). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 15151, 2024, Bäck, Thomas; Preuss, Mike; Deutz, Andre; Wang, Hao; Doerr, Carola; Emmerich, Michael; Trautmann, Heike, eds. (2020). "Table of Contents: Front Matter: Organization: Local Chair". Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVI:16th International Conference, PPSN 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 5-9, 2020, Proceedings, Part I . Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12269. Switzerland: Springer Nature AG. p. x. ISBN 978-3-030-58111-4. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
1 2 Bäck, Thomas; Preuss, Mike; Deutz, Andre; Wang, Hao; Doerr, Carola; Emmerich, Michael; Trautmann, Heike, eds. (2020). "Table of Contents: Front Matter: Organization: Online Conference Chairs". Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVI:16th International Conference, PPSN 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 5-9, 2020, Proceedings, Part I . Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12269. Switzerland: Springer Nature AG. p. x. ISBN 978-3-030-58111-4. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
↑ Bäck, Thomas; Preuss, Mike; Deutz, Andre; Wang, Hao; Doerr, Carola; Emmerich, Michael; Trautmann, Heike, eds. (2020). "Table of Contents: Front Matter: Organization: Industrial Liason Chair". Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVI:16th International Conference, PPSN 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 5-9, 2020, Proceedings, Part I . Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12269. Switzerland: Springer Nature AG. p. x. ISBN 978-3-030-58111-4. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
↑ Rudolph, Günter; Kononova, Anna V.; Aguirre, Hernán; Kerschke, Pascal; Ochoa, Gabriela; Tušar, Tea, eds. (2022). "Table of Contents Front Matter: Organization". Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVII:17th International Conference, PPSN 2022, Dortmund, Germany, September 10–14, 2022, Proceedings, Part I . Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 13398. Switzerland: Springer Nature AG. pp. vii–xiv. ISBN 978-3-031-14713-5. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
↑ "PPSN 2026: Calls: Call for Workshops". PPSN 2026 - Parallel Problem Solving from Nature: Trento, Italy. Universita di Trento. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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