Where is SOFSEM 2026 held?

SOFSEM 2026 is held in Krakow, Poland.

When does SOFSEM 2026 take place?

SOFSEM 2026 takes place on 2026-02-09.

What is the ranking of SOFSEM?

SOFSEM is ranked CORE B, QUALIS B1. These are categorical rankings maintained by the respective bodies (China Computer Federation, CORE Inc., and Brazilian CAPES).

Conference Information

SOFSEM 2026: International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science

Q: What is the submission deadline for SOFSEM 2026?

The paper submission deadline for SOFSEM 2026 (International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science) is 2025-09-15.

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Submission Date:

2025-09-15

Notification Date:

2025-11-10

Conference Date:

2026-02-09

Location:

Krakow, Poland

Years:

51

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Call For Papers

SOFSEM 2026 (International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science) is a CORE B / QUALIS B1 conference held in Krakow, Poland on 2026-02-09. The paper submission deadline is 2025-09-15. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2025-11-10.

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.

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Acceptance Ratio

Average acceptance rate: 39.1% over 15 years (2006–2021).

Year	Submitted	Accepted	Accepted(%)
2021	100	33	33%
2020	125	40	32%
2019	97	48	49.5%
2017	41	34	82.9%
2016	116	43	37.1%
2015	101	42	41.6%
2014	104	40	38.5%
2013	98	37	37.8%
2012	121	43	35.5%
2011	122	41	33.6%
2010	134	53	39.6%
2009	132	49	37.1%
2008	162	57	35.2%
2007	283	69	24.4%
2006	157	45	28.7%

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