refer to:
Extending side margins for Title section in IEEEtrans document class
Latex: Expand header width under IEEEtrans template
\parbox
The purpose of expanding the title width can be achieved through keywords, for example:
\documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}
\begin{document}
\author{The author}
\title{\makebox[\linewidth]{\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth+2cm\relax}{\centering I want to make a title that its length is adjustable and that can span into maximum two lines instead of three now}}}
\maketitle
\end{document}
renders as follows:
2018.5