Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce that the International Conference on Bilevel Optimization (ICBO) 2026 will be jointly hosted by the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), with Bo Zeng (Pitt) and Ramteen Sioshansi (CMU) serving as Co-Chairs.
Conference Overview
Dates: 2–5 August 2026
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The first day of the conference will feature a tutorial or summer school on specialized sub-areas of bilevel optimization, followed by the main conference program over the subsequent three days.
We warmly invite your participation-whether by organizing thematic sessions or submitting contributed presentations. Abstract submissions will open on January 1, 2025, with detailed instructions and deadlines to be announced soon.
Program Committee
Margarida Carvalho
Kaiyi Ji
Ivana Ljubic
Ted Ralphs
Martin Schmidt (Chair)
Ramteen Sionshansi
Anton Svensson
Sonja Wogrin
Bo Zeng
Jin Zhang
Conference Webpage and Further Information
Comprehensive information, including details on logistics, the organizing committee, submission guidelines, and program updates, will be available on the conference website:
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We look forward to welcoming you to Pittsburgh in August 2026 for an inspiring and collaborative gathering of the bilevel optimization community.
Warm regards,
Bo Zeng and Ramteen Sioshansi
Co-Chairs, ICBO 2026
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