Papers submitted for review should represent original, previously unpublished work.

We invite submissions of papers presenting original research on algorithms and data structures. Though we welcome experiments, the theoretical results in the articles will be the main measure for evaluating their merits.

Algorithmic approaches of interest include, but are not limited to: approximation algorithms, parameterized algorithms, distributed algorithms, parallel algorithms, external-memory algorithms, exponential time algorithms, online algorithms, randomized algorithms, quantum algorithms, streaming algorithms, sub-linear algorithms, data structures, etc.

The algorithmic problems considered may be motivated by applications (e.g. in optimization, geometry and topology, graph analysis, bioinformatics, visualization, string processing, information retrieval, machine learning, algorithmic game theory, or mechanism design), or motivated by the desire of pushing further the knowledge in the fundamental aspects of algorithms design and analysis.
Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: February 16, 2026
Submission deadline: February 20, 2026
Author notification: April 10, 2026
Final paper due: April 17, 2026
Conference: June 17-19, 2026

Submission

Submissions must be anonymous, i.e., submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. At the time the paper is submitted to the symposium, and for the entire review period, the paper (or essentially the same paper) must not be under review by any other conference with published proceedings, or by any scientific journal. The authors are however allowed to let a preprint of their paper available at a public repository such as arXiv.

Contributors must submit their papers using the Easychair system at https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=3884781803596726059
Submission format

Submissions should be in LIPIcs format (without font size, margin, or line spacing changes), for instance using the heading \documentclass[a4paper,UKenglish,cleveref, autoref, thm-restate,anonymous]{lipics-v2021}. See here for more instructions about the LIPIcs formatting.

Submitted papers must not exceed 15 pages including the front page (title and abstract), but excluding the references.

If not all the details of the proofs fit into the 15-page limit, then a clearly marked appendix containing the remaining details must be included. This appendix will not be regarded as part of the submission, and will be considered only at the discretion of the program committee.

Submissions deviating substantially from the requested format and anonymity recommendations risk rejection without consideration of their merits.
Best Student Paper

A prize will be awarded to the author(s) of the best student-authored paper. A paper is eligible if all of its authors are full-time students at the time of submission. This must be indicated in the paper in the submission process.