9th Workshop on Complex Collective Systems

Due to multiple requests, the PPAM 2026 paper submission deadline is extended

to May 11, 2026. For workshops and minisymposia the deadline is extended as well.

In conjunction with the 16th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL PROCESSING

AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS – PPAM 2026

Introduction:

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Collective aspects of complex systems attract researchers from many disciplines, covering theoretical foundations and real-world applications. Local interactions and simple rules enable effective modeling of complex collective behavior. This workshop has been a forum for exchanging knowledge in the field of Complex Collective Systems for several years – this is the 9th edition since 2009.

Accepted papers will be published in the PPAM Conference Proceedings by Springer-Verlag (LNCS series).

Papers must not exceed 15 pages (LNCS format). Submissions are handled via the PPAM website (https://ppam.edu.pl) under the Workshop on Complex Collective Systems track.

Topics

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* Models of complex systems

* Agent-based modeling

* Cellular automata for real phenomena

* Pedestrian and traffic dynamics

* AI agents and complex systems

* Granular flow modeling

* Cooperative problem solving

* Models of complex systems

* Community structure and mesoscopic organization in complex networks

* Diffusion, contagion, and cascading processes on complex networks

* Opinion formation and collective dynamics on networks

* Emergent phenomena in dynamical processes on networks

* Data-driven and machine learning methods for complex networks

Important Dates

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Paper submission deadline: May 11,2026

Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2026

Conference: August 30 – September 2, 2026

Camera-ready version: November, 2, 2026

Program Committee (Names in alphabetical order)

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Stefania Bandini, University of Milano – Bicocca,

Aleksander Byrski, AGH University of Krakow,

Jedrzej Byrski, AGH University of Krakow,

Mohcine Chraibi, Juelich Supercomputing Centre

Ekaterina Kirik, Institute of Computational Modelling SB RAS

Katarzyna Grobler – Debska, AGH University of Krakow

Tomasz Gwizdalla, University of Lodz

Tomasz Hachaj, AGH University of Krakow

Pavel Hrabak, CTU Prague

Jaroslaw Jankowski, West Pomeranien University – Szczecin

Gerta Koester, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Edyta Kucharska, AGH University of Krakow

Krzysztof Kulakowski, AGH University of Krakow

Krzysztof Malarz, AGH University of Krakow

Krzysztof Malecki, West Pomeranien University – Szczecin

Michal Pikus, AGH University of Krakow

Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA

Andreas Schadschneider, University of Cologne

Georgios Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace

William Spataro, University of Calabria

Pawel Topa, AGH University of Krakow

Giuseppe A. Trunfio, University of Sassari

Giuseppe Vizzari, University of Milano – Bicocca

Jaroslaw Was, AGH University of Krakow

Benedikt Zoennchen, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Contact:

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Tomasz Gwizdalla

University of Lodz

tomasz.gwizdalla@uni.lodz.pl

Krzysztof Malecki

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

kmalecki@zut.edu.pl

Jaroslaw Was

AGH University of Krakow

jarek@agh.edu.pl