GCM 2026

Graphs are common mathematical structures that are visual and intuitive. They constitute a natural and seamless way for system modeling in science, engineering and beyond, including computer science, biology, business process modeling, etc. Graph computation models constitute a class of very high-level models where graphs are first-class citizens. They generalize classical computation models based on strings (e.g., Chomsky grammars) or on trees (e.g., term rewrite systems).

Their mathematical foundation, in addition to their visual nature, facilitates the specification, validation, and analysis of complex systems. A variety of computation models have been developed using graphs and rule-based graph transformation. These models include features of programming languages and systems, paradigms for software development, concurrent calculi, local computations, and distributed algorithms, as well as biological or chemical computations. Thus, GCM aims at foundational research and applications of state-of-the-art graph computation models, especially to the areas of modeling and software engineering.

Call for Papers

GCM 2026 solicits papers on all aspects of graph computation models. This includes but is not limited to the following topics:

Foundations

• Models of graph transformation
• Machine-learning techniques for graph transformation
• Analysis and verification of graph transformation systems
• Parallel, concurrent, and distributed graph transformation
• Term graph rewriting
• Formal graph languages

Applications

• Graph-based programming models and visual programming
• Model-driven engineering
• Machine-learning
• Evolutionary computation
• Software architectures, validation and evolution
• Databases
• Graph-based security models
• Workflow and business processes
• Social network analysis
• Bioinformatics and computational chemistry
• Quantum computing
• Case-studies

Submissions and Publication

Authors are invited to submit papers in three possible categories:

1. Regular papers of at most 16 pages describing innovative contributions.
2. Position papers, system descriptions or work in progress of 6 to 12 pages.
3. Abstracts limited to 2 pages, introducing recently published papers in a peer-reviewed venue different from the ICGT conference (these will not be included in the workshop processdings).

Papers in PDF format should be submitted electronically via the EasyChair system site. All papers must follow the CEUR single-column workshop proceedings format. Simultaneous submission to other conferences with proceedings, as well as submission of material that has already been published elsewhere is not allowed for regular and short papers. The page limits include references. An optional appendix may be added if this is useful for the reviewing process. If a short announcement extensively draws on already published work, a copy of that work is to be attached to the submission.

All submissions will be reviewed by the program committee; short announcements will undergo a lightweight review and mainly be assessed for their potential to stir discussion on future research of the community. Electronic proceedings will be available at the time of the workshop.