Call for Papers: IEEE CEC 2025 （https://www.cec2025.org/）

The IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2025 will be held in Hangzhou, China, from June 8–12, 2025. The annual IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation is a world-class event in the field of Evolutionary Computation. It provides a forum to bring together researchers and practitioners from all over the world to present and discuss their research findings on Evolutionary Computation.

We invite original, previously unpublished contributions from researchers, practitioners, and educators in the field of evolutionary computation.

Key Topics of Interest:

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics related to evolutionary computation, including, but not limited to:

• Algorithms: Ant colony optimization and Swarm Intelligence, Artificial immune systems, Coevolutionary systems, Coevolution, Cultural algorithms, Differential evolution, Estimation of distribution algorithms, Evolutionary computation theory, Evolutionary developmental systems, Evolutionary programming, Evolution strategies, Genetic algorithms, Genetic programming, Heuristics, Interactive evolutionary computation, Learning classifier systems, Memetic algorithms, Multi-meme and hybrid algorithms, Molecular and quantum computing, Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, Parallel and distributed algorithms, Particle swarm optimization, Representation and operators, Self-adaptation in evolutionary computation;
• Machine Learning for Optimization and Evolutionary Learning: Automated design of Metaheuristics, Evolutionary fuzzy systems, Evolutionary neural architecture search, Evolutionary reinforcement learning, Fairness-aware optimization, Federated and secure optimization, Large language models for optimization, Metaheuristics and hyper-heuristics, Multi-objective machine learning, Neural optimization, Surrogate-assisted data-driven optimization;
• Optimization: Combinatorial optimization, Constraint handling, Dynamic optimization, Large-scale optimization, Multi-modal optimization, Multi-objective optimization, Numerical optimization, Optimization in the presence of uncertainty, Robust optimization;
• Related Topics: Art and music, Artificial life and adaptive behavior, Autonomous mental and behavior development, Biometrics, Bioinformatics and computational biology, Classification, clustering, Data mining, Defense and cybersecurity, Drug design, Embodied robotics, Engineering design, Evolutionary games and multi-agent systems, Evolvable hardware, Evolutionary software engineering, Evolutionary robotics, Finance and economics, Intelligent systems applications, Real-world applications;
• Theory: Causality and evolvability, Convergence, Fitness landscape analysis, Noisy fitness, Robustness and neutrality, Runtime analysis, Scalability and complexity analysis.

Important Dates:

• Special Session & Workshop Proposals Deadline: November 15, 2024
• Competition & Tutorial Proposals Deadline: December 15, 2024
• Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025
• Paper Acceptance Notification: March 15, 2025
• Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline: May 1, 2025

Submission Guidelines:

• All papers must be submitted electronically through the official CEC 2025 submission portal.
• Papers must adhere to the IEEE conference format and each paper is limited to 8 pages, including figures, tables, and references. A maximum of two extra pages per paper is allowed (i.e, up to 10 pages), at an additional charge of $130 per extra page.
• All submissions will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field. Accepted papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore digital library.

How to Submit: Please submit your papers via the CEC 2025 submission portal: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/CEC/2025

Plenary Speakers:

We are excited to announce the following Plenary Speakers for CEC 2025:

• Wolfgang Banzhaf (Michigan State University, USA)
• Günter Rudolph (TU Dortmund, Germany)
• Kate Smith-Miles (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Zhi-Hua Zhou (Nanjing University, China)

Organizing Committee:

• General Chairs:

Yaochu Jin, Westlake University

Thomas Baeck, Leiden University

• Program Chairs:

Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University

Yew Soon Ong, Nanyang Technological University

• Technical Chairs:

Liang Feng, Chongqing University

Hemant K. Singh, University of New South Wales

Chaoli Sun, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology

Heike Trautmann, Paderborn University

Handing Wang, Xidian University

• Finance and Organization Chairs:

Ran Cheng, Southern University of Science and Technology

Wei Chen, Westlake University 

• Plenary Chairs:

Juergen Branke, University of Warwick

Mengjie Zhang, Victoria University of Wellington

• Workshop and Tutorial Chairs:

Wei-neng Chen, South China University of Technology

Sanaz Mostaghim, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

• Local Organization Committee Chair:

Haoyu Zhang, Hangzhou Normal University

• Publication Chair:

Aimin Zhou, East China Normal University

• Special Session Chair:

Xingyi Zhang, Anhui University

• Competition Chairs:

Cheng He, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Ye Tian, Anhui University

• Registration Chairs:

Qiqi Liu, Westlake University

Yuping Yan, Westlake University

• International Publicity Chairs:

Xiaodong Li, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Kay Chen Tan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Jonathan Fieldsend, University of Exeter

Hisao Ishibuchi, Southern University of Science and Technology

Conference Website:

For more information, including the full list of topics, submission guidelines, and registration details, please visit the official conference website:
https://www.cec2025.org/

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Contact Information: For inquiries, please contact the CEC 2025 organizing committee at:
Email: CEC2025@westlake.edu.cn

We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Hangzhou, China in June 2025 for CEC 2025!