# SSBSE — Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering

- **Submission deadline**: 2026-02-20
- **Notification date**: 2026-03-28
- **Conference date**: 2026-07-06
- **Location**: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Rankings**: CORE B
- **Conference Partner Index**: 57.4/100 (ranked #701, confidence 0.80, algorithm 1.1) — how this is computed: https://www.myhuiban.com/ranking
- **Trackers**: 0
- **Attendees**: 0
- **Canonical page**: https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/5619

## Call for papers

The 18th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2026) invites high-quality submissions that push the boundaries of research in Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE). This year, we aim to spotlight the transformative role of AI and optimization techniques in software engineering, while continuing to welcome innovative contributions across all areas of SBSE. We encourage submissions that: Apply SBSE techniques to novel and emerging problems, including those where SBSE has not been traditionally applied. Provide theoretical insights into search algorithms tailored for software engineering challenges. Offer rigorous empirical evaluations of SBSE methods, with reproducible experiments and datasets. Share industrial experiences, detailing real-world applications, challenges, and lessons learned from deploying SBSE techniques. SSBSE embraces a wide spectrum of search methods, from exact operational research techniques to nature-inspired algorithms (e.g., evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing, and swarm intelligence). We particularly welcome papers that integrate SBSE with advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other cutting-edge technologies. Research papers must be of up to 15 pages, including all text, figures, references, and appendices.

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