Call for Papers - WALCOM 2026
The 20th International Conference and Workshops on Algorithms and Computation
March 4-6, 2026, Perugia, Italy
https://mozart.diei.unipg.it/walcom2026

The International Conference and Workshop on Algorithms and Computation (WALCOM) provides an international forum for researchers working in the areas of algorithms and computation. WALCOM 2026 will be held from March 4th to March 6th, 2026, in Perugia, Italy.

Important Dates
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Submission: September 21, 2025, 23:59 AoE
Notification: November 7, 2025
Camera-ready: November 19, 2025
Conference: March 4 - 6, 2026

Invited Speakers
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Paolo Ferragina, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Petra Mutzel, Universität Bonn, Germany
Bart Jansen, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

Submission Guidelines
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Authors are invited to submit papers describing original research of theoretical or practical significance to algorithms and computation. Papers should not exceed 14 pages (including references but excluding the optional appendix) in LNCS style. If the authors feel that more details are essential to substantiate the main claim of the paper, they may include a clearly marked appendix that will be read at the discretion of the Program Committee. The LNCS style file can be downloaded from the LNCS conference proceedings website. Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously unpublished work or surveys of important results. At the time the paper is submitted to WALCOM 2026, and for the entire review period, the paper (or essentially the same paper) should not be under review by any other conference with published proceedings or by a scientific journal.

Submissions will be handled via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=walcom2026

No other form of submission is allowed. At least one author of each accepted paper will be expected to attend the conference and present the paper onsite.

List of Topics
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The range of topics within the scope of WALCOM includes but is not limited to:
Approximation Algorithms
Algorithmic Graph Theory and Combinatorics
Algorithmic and Combinatorial Aspects of Logic
Combinatorial Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
Combinatorial Reconfiguration
Computational Biology
Computational Complexity
Computational Geometry
Discrete Geometry
Data Structures
Experimental Algorithm Methodologies
Graph Algorithms
Graph Drawing
Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
Parameterized Algorithms
Parameterized Complexity
Network Optimization
Online Algorithms
Randomized Algorithms
String Algorithms
Publication

The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and will be available for distribution at the conference. Selected high quality papers will be invited for submission to some prestigious journals. Papers invited to special issues will undergo a standard peer review process according to the usual editorial standards of the journals.

Program Committee
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Akanksha Agrawal, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Reyan Ahmed, University of Arizona, USA
Hugo A. Akitaya, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Michael A. Bekos, University of Ioannina, Greece
Carla Binucci, University of Perugia, Italy
Hans L. Bodlaender, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Tiziana Calamoneri, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
Marek Chrobak, University of California, USA
Sabine Cornelsen, University of Konstanz, Germany
Minati De, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Emilio Di Giacomo (co-chair), University of Perugia, Italy
Stephane Durocher, University of Manitoba, Canada
Zachary Friggstad, University of Alberta, Canada
Konstantinos Georgiou, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Thekla Hamm, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Meng He, Dalhousie University, Canada
Philipp Kindermann, Trier University, Germany
Debajyoti Mondal (co-chair), University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Shin-ichi Nakano, Gunma University, Japan
Subhas Chandra Nandi, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Rahnuma Islam Nishat, Brock University, Canada
Martin Nöllenburg, TU Wien, Austria
Fahad Panolan, University of Leeds, UK
Md. Saidur Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
Morteza Saghafian, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
Toshiki Saitoh, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Christiane Schmidt, Linköping University, Sweden
Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Mingyu Xiao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Meirav Zehavi, Ben-Gurion University, Israel

Organizing Committee
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Carla Binucci (co-chair), University of Perugia, Italy
Emilio Di Giacomo, University of Perugia, Italy
Walter Didimo, University of Perugia, Italy
Luca Grilli (co-chair), University of Perugia, Italy
Fabrizio Grosso, University of Perugia, Italy
Giuseppe Liotta, University of Perugia, Italy
Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, Italy
Giacomo Ortali, University of Perugia, Italy
Daniel Perz, University of Perugia, Italy
Tommaso Piselli, University of Perugia, Italy
Alessandra Tappini (co-chair), University of Perugia, Italy