Why carry a stack of books when you can access everything online? Until October 15th, 2024, Springer is offering free access to the PPSN 2024 conference proceedings. Simply head to the About section on our homepage and click the links for the desired parts.

No heavy lifting – just easy, free downloads for a limited time!

Due to the critical weather situation, including possible flooding in the Danube area, the PPSN shuttle bus will not be able to depart from the Lentos Shipping Pier. Instead, the bus will park at another free spot in front of Lentos Art Museum - please plan to arrive a few minutes early to find the exact spot!

We are excited to announce that everything is ready for PPSN 2024, starting tomorrow! Our team has finished the last preparations, and we can’t wait to welcome you.

Unfortunately, the long summer ended, before PPSN 2024 could begin: Expect a generous dose of rain and temperatures ranging from a brisk 7°C to a cozy 18°C. So, pack accordingly, and prepare for a climate that’s as dynamic as the research you’ll be discussing. See you soon, rain or shine!

It’s compiled, rendered and printed: The PPSN 2024 program folder is here!

To make your experience more convenient, we provide a shuttle bus service from Linz to the conference venue in Hagenberg on all conference days, as well as for social events.

Following PPSN’s unique tradition, all accepted papers will be presented during the poster sessions and will be included in the proceedings. For this purpose, please prepare a poster in DIN A0 portrait format, once your submitted full paper has been accepted.

In the light of increasing registration numbers, we’d like to draw your attention to a dedicated room contingent and a special room rate at the Best Western Parkhotel Hagenberg ****s that we’ve organized for PPSN 2024.

The organization team of the workshop “30 Years of EDAs” has set up a dedicated website for their contribution to this year’s PPSN. Go to 30yearsofedas.github.io to get yourself updated about Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDAs) and join the workshop on September 15, 2024 at PPSN 2024 in Hagenberg, Austria!

We are very pleased to announce Richard Kueng as our third keynoter for this year’s edition of PPSN! He is a full professor at Johannes Kepler University Linz, recipient of the FWF START Award, and an ERC Starting Grant, as well as elected member of the young wing of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2024.

The review results are in: 101 out of 294 paper submissions have been accepted for publication, which is an accepted rate of 34 %. For a full overview go to https://ppsn2024.fh-ooe.at/program/.

The preliminary timetable for PPSN 2024 is now online! Have a look at https://ppsn2024.fh-ooe.at/program/.

The registration system “ConfTool” is now set up for PPSN 2024 and open to receive your registrations! The link to the registration system is https://www.conftool.net/ppsn2024.

The deadline for full paper submissions has been extended from April 5 to April 18, 2024 (deadline interpretation = end of the day, anywhere on earth). We’re looking forward to receive your manuscripts and host you in Hagenberg!

The submission system “EquinOCS” by Springer is now set up for PPSN 2024 and open to receive your full paper manuscript! The link to the submission system is https://equinocs.springernature.com/service/PPSN2024.

We are very pleased to announce Bernardino Romera-Paredes (Google DeepMind) as our second keynoter for this year’s edition of PPSN! He is a former core team member of AlphaFold2 and AlphaTensor and now research scientist at Google DeepMind in London.

We are very pleased to announce Oliver Schütze (CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico-City) as one of our keynoters for this year’s edition of PPSN!

On the second evening of the main conference – Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – the conference dinner will take place at the restaurant of our local brewery “Freistädter Bier”.

On Monday, September 16, 2024 – i.e., the first evening of the main conference – a welcome reception will take place at the Ars Electronica Center (AEC) Linz, where you can enjoy an immersive mixed reality show followed by a flying dinner at the rooftop restaurant.