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Apologies for any cross-posting.</div>
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The 14th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-criterion Optimization (EMO 2027) will be held in Exeter, UK during 5-8 April 2027. The biennial conference series started in 2001 and is a dedicated forum to disseminate the latest results in theory,
methods, and applications of EMO. The conference also features special sessions on Multi-criteria Decision-making (MCDM) and Industry applications, to foster collaborations with researchers and practitioners in these areas.</div>
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The conference information is available at https://emo2027.org/. Stay tuned for more updates!</div>
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Submission types</div>
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In addition to the traditional full paper submissions, EMO 2027 has the option for authors in MCDM and Industry tracks for an abstract-only submission.</div>
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EMO Main track: Full papers (up to 15 pages including references Springer LNCS format)</div>
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MCDM Special track: Full papers (15 pages) or abstracts (up to 2 pages)</div>
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Industry Special track: Full papers (15 pages) or abstracts (up to 2 pages)</div>
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The accepted papers, both full and abstract, will be presented as either oral or poster presentations.</div>
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The conference will be using the EasyChair submission system.</div>
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All accepted papers will be included in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) proceedings. Accepted abstracts will appear in the back matter of proceedings but will not be indexed by Springer in databases, only full papers will be indexed.</div>
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Plenary Speakers</div>
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Professor Benjamin Doerr, École Polytechnique, France</div>
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Professor Sanaz Mostaghim, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany Professor Margaret Wiecek, Clemson University, USA</div>
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Tutorials</div>
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We invite proposals for delivering a tutorial at EMO 2027. Tutorials are intended to provide a valuable opportunity for attendees, especially students and early-career researchers, to learn from domain experts in the field. Further information is available
at https://www.emo2027.org/calls/.</div>
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One instructor/presenter of each accepted tutorial is eligible for a discounted registration.</div>
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Key dates</div>
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Paper submission deadline: 28 September 2026</div>
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Notification of outcomes: 30 November 2026</div>
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Tutorial proposal deadline: 2 December 2026</div>
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Tutorial notification: 11 December 2026</div>
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Camera-ready papers due: 14 December 2026</div>
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Conference dates: 5-8 April 2027</div>
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Awards</div>
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Two awards will be conferred during the conference, kindly sponsored by Springer:</div>
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- the Outstanding Paper Award</div>
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- the Outstanding Student Paper Award</div>
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Organizing committee</div>
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General chairs: Jonathan Fieldsend, Ke Li, Hisao Ishibuchi</div>
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Program chairs: Oliver Schütze, Tea Tu¹ar</div>
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Industry chairs: Ed Keedwell, Sam Kwong</div>
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MCDM chairs: Tinkle Chugh, Qingfu Zhang</div>
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Proceedings chairs: Alma Rahat, David Walker</div>
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Conflict of interest chairs: Sanaz Mostaghim, Marcella Scoczynski Ribeiro Martins</div>
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Local arrangement & finance chairs: Aishwaryaprajna, Richard Everson</div>
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Tutorial chair: Alberto Moraglio</div>
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Web chair: George De Ath</div>
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Publicity chairs: Yaochu Jin, Arnaud Liefooghe, Mengjie Zhang, Gary Yen, Nelishia Pillay</div>
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For queries contact:</div>
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emo2027@exeter.ac.uk</div>
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