Scope PPSN was originally designed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural Computing, the study of computing approaches which are gleaned from natural models. Today, the conference series has evolved and welcomes works on all types of iterative optimization heuristics. Notably, we also welcome submissions on connections between search heuristics and machine learning or other artificial intelligence approaches. Submissions covering the entire spectrum of work, ranging from rigorously derived mathematical results to carefully crafted empirical studies, are invited. Paper Presentation Following PPSN’s unique tradition, all accepted papers will be presented during poster sessions and will be included in the proceedings. The proceedings will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer. Submission Guidelines ● All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. ● Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS style through the conference Paper Submission page. The page limit is 12 pages, excluding references. ● Authors’ names need not be hidden for the reviewing process.