[CPM-SPIRE-L] PSC 2026 - 2nd Call for Papers

[Jan Holub]

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                    Prague Stringology Conference 2026
                    29th Prague Stringology Conference
                  https://www.stringology.org/event/2026/
               Prague, Czech Republic, August 24-26, 2026
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The conference is followed by workshop Summer StringMasters on
August 26-27, 2026 (https://www.stringology.org/event/StringMasters2026/).

TOPICS:
   * algorithms for pattern matching in strings, images and trees
   * data structures (automata, trees etc.) for pattern matching
     in strings, images and trees
   * coding and data compression
   * bioinformatics
   * string processing algorithms in databases
   * searching for regularities
   * natural language processing

INVITED TALK:
Pattern Matching Meets Privacy: Algorithms and Data Structures for 
Analyzing Sensitive String Data
by Teresa Anna Steiner (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

IMPORTANT DATES:
   * Submission of Abstracts: May 10, 2026
   * Submission of Papers: May 17, 2026
   * Notification of Acceptance: June 24, 2026
   * Early Registration Due: July 14, 2026
   * Final Version Due: July 14, 2026
   * Conference: August 24-26, 2026

SUBMISSION:
Authors are cordially invited to submit their full papers (PDF format,
up to 15 pages, A4 page format). The paper should start
with the title, each author's name, affiliation, and e-mail address,
and a one-paragraph summary of the results and ideas. The paper should
be submitted via submission server
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=psc2026).
The paper title, authors, and abstract should be submitted by May 10,
2026. The full paper in PDF should be submitted by May 17, 2026.

The proceedings of recent conferences are indexed in DBLP, Scopus, and 
Web of Science of Clarivate.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
   * Amihood Amir, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and Georgia Tech, USA
   * Ferdinando Cicalese (chair), University of Verona, Italy
   * Nicola Cotumaccio, University of Helsinki, Finland
   * Simone Faro, University of Catania, Italy
   * Pamela Fleishmann, Kiel University, Germany
   * Pawel Gawrychowski, University of Wroclaw, Poland
   * Jan Holub (chair), Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
   * Shmuel Tomi Klein, Bar Ilan University, Israel
   * Dominik Koppl, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
   * Thierry Lecroq, University of Rouen, France
   * Robert Mercas, Loughborough University, UK
   * Yuto Nakashima, Kyushu University, Japan
   * Solon Pissis, CWI, The Netherlands
   * Giulia Punzi, University of Pisa, Italy

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
   * Dominika Bohuslavova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech 
Republic
   * Jan Holub (chair), Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
   * Tomas Pecka, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
   * Josef Erik Sedlacek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech 
Republic
   * Jana Smidova, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
   * Jan Travnicek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
   * Jan Zdarek, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

LOCATION & PUBLICATION:
PSC 2026 will be held at the Department of Theoretical Computer Science
the Czech Technical University in Prague on August 24-26, 2026.
(The precise location will be announced later.) The working
language is English. As usual, accepted papers will appear in
conference proceedings published by the Czech Technical University in
Prague and distributed at the conference. After further refereeing,
selected papers will then be published in an international journal.