[DMANET] CfP: Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization and Constraint Programming

Call for Papers
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Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization and Constraint Programming

To be held in conjunction with the
18th International Conference on
Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2012)
Québec City, Canada

https://sites.google.com/site/minlpworkshop2012

This workshop has the purpose of bringing together scholars that work
on nonlinear optimization, in particular Mixed Integer Nonlinear
Programming (MINLP) problems, which combine nonlinear constraints with
integrality on one or more variables. MINLP and Constraint Programming
(CP) have a significant overlap of techniques, ranging from domain
reduction to implicit enumeration techniques to heuristic algorithms
for finding good feasible solutions.

This workshop is organized within the CP2012 conference and aims at
attracting both CP and MINLP practitioners to discuss new
developments. It is motivated by recent exciting results in both
disciplines.

The organizing committee invites submissions of a short abstract (not
more than 4000 characters) describing original work on a problem or
application of MINLP, CP, or both, with a special emphasis on the
nonlinear characteristics of the problem. Topics of interest include
(but are not limited to):

- Domain reduction techniques in Global optimization;
- Quadratically constrained quadratic programming;
- Reformulations in MINLP solvers;
- Using CP methods in MINLP solvers;
- Software for MINLP and CP;
- Decomposition techniques for large scale MINLP and CP problems;
- Challenging real-world applications of MINLP and CP.

The submissions will be evaluated by the program committee and a
selection of abstracts will be admitted for presentation at the
workshop. We encourage the submission of new challenging problems,
especially those that are not available in online libraries such as
minlp.org, GlobalLib, and MinlpLib. Note that registration at the
CP2012 conference is necessary to attend and present at the workshop.

Abstracts can be submitted by email to Pietro Belotti at
pbelott@clemson.edu

Important Dates:

- September 15, 2012: Abstract submission due (deadline extended)
- September 20, 2012: Notification of acceptance
- October 8, 2012: Workshop

Program Committee:

Andrea Lodi, Università di Bologna, Italy
Pietro Belotti, Clemson University, USA

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Prof. Andrea Lodi
DEIS, University of Bologna
Viale Risorgimento 2
40136 Bologna, Italy
phone: +39 051 2093029
fax: +39 051 2093073
e-mail: andrea.lodi@unibo.it




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