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51st International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science
February 9-13, 2026
Kraków, Poland

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About

SOFSEM is an annual winter conference devoted to the theory and practice of computer science. The conference traditionally focuses on the latest results and developments of fundamental research in computer science (informatics), inspired by the algorithmic challenges of our time. SOFSEM has a long tradition as a high-quality research conference, and a venue where researchers from academia and industry in all stages of their career can share their insights. The series of SOFSEM conferences began in 1974, and was only interrupted in 2022 due to the covid pandemic. In 2026, at its 51st edition, SOFSEM will be held as a physical event in Kraków, Poland. The proceedings will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) of Springer.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025 (abstract)
Submission Deadline: September 18, 2025 (full paper)
Authors' notification: November 10, 2025
Camera-Ready Deadline: December 1, 2025
Poster Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025
Poster notification: December 8, 2025
Poster Camera-Ready Deadline: December 15, 2025
Conference: February 9-13, 2026

Topics

The program committee encourages submission of original research papers in all areas of foundations of computer science and artificial intelligence, including e.g.

  • algorithm engineering,
  • algorithms and data structures,
  • automata, languages, rewriting systems,
  • combinatorial optimization,
  • combinatorics on words,
  • computability, decidability, models of computation,
  • computational complexity,
  • computational geometry,
  • cryptography and security,
  • logic in computer science,
  • games and online algorithms,
  • graph drawing,
  • graph algorithms,
  • mathematical programming,
  • network science,
  • parallel and distributed computing,
  • parameterized complexity,
  • probabilistic and analytic methods in computer science,
  • quantum computing,
  • robotics,
  • theory of machine learning and data science,
  • and other relevant theory topics in computing and AI.

Invited Speakers

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Jarosław Błasiok

ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Jarosław Byrka

University of Wrocław, Poland
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Sandra Kiefer

University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Linda Kleist

University of Hamburg, Germany
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Jukka Suomela

Aalto University, Finland
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Philip Wadler

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Poster Submission Guidelines

We invite participants to submit poster abstracts presenting late-breaking research findings or works in progress that align with the conference themes.

Poster abstracts should be submitted electronically through EasyChair.

Submissions must be prepared in accordance with Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings, and use the LaTeX template provided on the Springer’s page. The length should not exceed 2 pages in total.

Registration and Fees

Registration will open in November. The conference fee will not exceed €500. It will cover lunches, coffee breaks, reception, the conference dinner, and a planned excursion. Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation. Use this link to access special rates (5 nights cost approximately 270 EUR for a single room and 330 EUR for a double room) at a nearby Hotel Convictus Cracovia.

Contact

For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at sofsem@uj.edu.pl .