The Symposium of Combinatorial Search
Also known as: SoCS
Indexed in CORE Rankings with rank B (ICORE2026).
Latest edition: The 17th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
Official Portals
Prestige Metrics & Badges
CORE Ranking2026
B
Artificial intelligence
CCF RankingChina CF
N/A
China Computer Federation
Google Scholar H5-IndexScholar
N/A
Top 5-year cited metric
Submission Deadlines & Live Countdown
The 17th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search • Kananaskis Canada(6 – 8 Jun, 2024)
Main Track
(conference)Deadline: Feb 19, 2024
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Complete Track Deadlines
| Track / Round | Format | Abstract Due | Paper Submission | Rebuttal Period | Notification Date | Camera-Ready Due | Time Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main Track | conference | TBA | Feb 19, 2024 | — | TBA | TBA | Passed |
Multi-Source Prestige Rankings
Comparative classification across international academic evaluation bodies
| Ranking System | Evaluation Body | Classification | Edition / Year | Field / Scope | Prestige Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE Ranking | Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia | B | Year 2026 | Artificial intelligence | Good conference (Top 35%–40% globally) |
| CCF Ranking | China Computer Federation (CCF) | N/A | CCF 2022 Catalog | Computer Science | Important international conference |
| TH-CPL | Tsinghua University | N/A | TH-CPL List | CS & Engineering | Tsinghua Recommended Conference Publishing List |
| Qualis CAPES | CAPES (Brazilian Ministry of Education) | N/A | Sucupira / Qualis | Ciência da Computação | South American academic evaluation standard |
| CORE | Academic Association | B | ICORE2026 | General | International prestige ranking |
Conference Editions Timeline
Locations, dates, proceedings, and historical tracks of past & future editions
2025
18th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastGlasgow, United Kingdom
12 – 15 Aug, 2025
2024
The 17th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastKananaskis, Canada
6 – 8 Jun, 2024
2022
Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastVienna, Vienna
21 – 23 Jul, 2022
2021
The 14th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastGuangzhou, China
12 – 14 Jun, 2021
2018
Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastStockholm, Stockholm
14 – 15 Jul, 2018
2015
International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastEin Gedi, the Dead Sea (Israel)
11 – 13 Jun, 2015
2012
The Fifth International Symposium on Combinatorial Search
PastNiagara Falls (Toronto), Niagara Falls (Toronto)
19 – 21 Jul, 2012
Academic Resources & External Links
Access DBLP archives, Papers With Code, and official conference portals
DBLP Computer Science
Comprehensive open bibliographic database tracking full papers across editions.
dblp.org ↗
Papers With Code
Explore trending papers, open-source code repositories, and leaderboards.
paperswithcode.com ↗
CORE Ranking Portal
Official evaluation catalog from Computing Research and Education Association.
portal.core.edu.au ↗