Programme Overview

Full programme can be found here.

Room equivalences:

Room A → Rempart 1 (Ground and 1st floors)
Room B → Rempart 3 (Ground and 1st floors)

Room C → R108 (1st floor)
Room D → R010 (Ground floor)

Times shown are in CET (GMT+02:00).

EvoStar 2026 conference programme
Tuesday 7 April
Start End  
17:00 20:00 Student Welcome Reception (MH003, Manufacture des Tabacs, 21 allee de Brienne)
Wednesday 8 April
Start End Room A Room B Room C Room D
08:45 09:15 Registrations
09:15 09:40 Conference opening (Room A)
09:40 10:40 Plenary invited talk: Simon Lucas (Room A)
10:40 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 12:15 EvoMUSART 1
AI Across Music and Sound
EML 1 EvoApplications
EvoLLMs (i)
LBAs 1
12:15 13:25 EvoMUSART 2
AI Across Music, Image, Language, and Sound
EML 2
Short talks
EvoApplications
EvoLLMs (ii)
LBAs 2
13:25 14:15 Lunch
14:15 16:05 EvoMUSART 3
AI in Artistic Practice
EuroGP
Best paper nominations
EvoApplications
Opinions and trends
EvoApplications
CI for Sustainability
16:05 16:25 Coffee break
16:25 17:55 EvoApplications
Misc Applications (i)
EuroGP 1
Short talks
EvoApplications
PSO & Multiagent systems
EvoApplications
New trends
17:55 18:00 Break
18:00 20:00 Poster session and conference reception
Thursday 9 April
Start End Room A Room B Room C Room D
09:00 10:40 EvoCOP
Best paper nominations
EuroGP 2
GP Encodings
EvoApplications
Problem modeling
EvoApplications
Misc Applications (ii)
10:40 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 12:15 EvoMUSART
Creative AI for Sound, Embodiment, and Media (includes BPA)
EvoApplications
Real World Systems
EML 3 EvoApplications
Cloud, edge & fog computing
12:15 13:15 Plenary invited talk: Jean-Baptiste Mouret (Room A)
13:15 14:15 Lunch
14:15 15:45 Student event (Room A)
15:45 16:05 Coffee break
16:05 17:45 EvoApplications
BP nominations
EvoMUSART 5
AI for Music
EuroGP 3
GP Evolution
EvoCOP 2
Learning-enhanced approaches
17:45 18:30 Go to pick up point (https://maps.app.goo.gl/5uc2sDum4aThU6ah9)
18:30 19:15 Transport to Rochemontès
19:15 21:45 Conference dinner
Friday 10 April
Start End Room A Room B Room C Room D
09:45 11:00 EvoMUSART 6
AI for Sound and Image
EvoCOP 3
Traditional Approaches
EvoApplications
Games
 
11:00 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 12:30 Plenary invited talk: Guy Theraulaz (Room A)
12:30 13:30 Conference closing (Room A)
13:30 14:15 Lunch
14:15 15:15 SPECIES Society AGM (Room A)
15:15 18:00 Optional afternoon social trip