CFP Synasc 22-25 September 2014, Timisoara, Romania

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First Call for Papers
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SYNASC 2014

16th International Symposium on
Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing
September 22-25, 2014, Timisoara, Romania
http://synasc.ro/2014/
http://synasc14.info.uvt.ro/

Aim
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SYNASC aims to stimulate the interaction between the two
scientific communities of symbolic and numeric computing
and to exhibit interesting applications of the areas both
in theory and in practice. The choice of the topic is motivated
by the belief of the organizers that the dialogue between
the two communities is very necessary for accelerating the
progress in making the computer a truly intelligent aid for
mathematicians and engineers.

Important Dates
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15 March 2014 : Special sessions / Workshops / Tutorials proposals
15 April 2014 : Abstract submission
30 April 2014 : Paper submission
15 July 2014 : Notification of acceptance
01 September 2014 : Registration
05 September 2014 : Revised papers according to the reviews
22-25 September 2014 : Symposium
30 November 2014 : Final papers for post-proceedings


Tracks
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* Symbolic Computation
+ computer algebra
+ symbolic techniques applied to numerics
+ hybrid symbolic and numeric algorithms
+ numerics and symbolics for geometry
+ programming with constraints, narrowing

* Numerical Computing
+ iterative approximation of fixed points
+ solving systems of nonlinear equations
+ numerical and symbolic algorithms for differential equations
+ numerical and symbolic algorithms for optimization
+ parallel algorithms for numerical computing
+ scientific visualization and image processing

* Logic and Programming
+ automatic reasoning
+ formal system verification
+ formal verification and synthesis
+ software quality assessment
+ static analysis
+ timing analysis

* Artificial Intelligence
+ methods for hard computational problems
+ intelligent systems for scientific computing
+ agent-based complex systems modeling and development
+ scientific knowledge management
+ computational intelligence
+ machine learning
+ recommender and expert systems for scientific computing
+ data mining and web mining
+ natural language processing
+ uncertain reasoning in scientific computing
+ intelligent hybrid systems

* Distributed Computing
+ parallel and distributed algorithms for clouds, GPUs,
HPC, P2P systems, autonomous systems. Work should focus
on scheduling, scaling, load balancing, networks, fault-tolerance,
gossip algorithms, energy saving
+ applications for parallel and distributed systems, including work
on cross disciplinary (scientific) applications for grids/clouds,
web applications, workflow platforms, network measurement tools,
programming environments
+ architectures for parallel and distributed systems, including
self-managing and autonomous systems, negotiation protocols, HPC on
clouds, GPU processing, PaaS for (inter)cloud, brokering platforms,
mobile computing
+ modelling of parallel and distributed systems including models on
resources and networks, semantic representation, negotiation, social
networks, trace management, simulators
+ any other topic deemed relevant to the field

* Advances in the Theory of Computing
+ data Structures and algorithms
+ combinatorial Optimization
+ formal languages and Combinatorics on Words
+ graph-theoretic and Combinatorial methods in Computer Science
+ algorithmic paradigms, including distributed, online,
approximation, probabilistic, game-theoretic algorithms
+ computational Complexity Theory, including structural complexity,
boolean complexity, communication complexity, average-case complexity,
derandomization and property testing
+ logical approaches to complexity, including finite model theory
+ algorithmic and computational learning theory
+ aspects of computability theory, including computability in
analysis and algorithmic information theory
+ proof complexity
+ computational social choice and game theory
+ new computational paradigms: CNN computing, quantum,
holographic and other non-standard approaches to Computability
+ randomized methods, random graphs, threshold phenomena and
typical-case complexity
+ automata theory and other formal models, particularly in
relation to formal verification methods such as model
checking and runtime verification
+ applications of theory, including wireless and sensor networks,
computational biology and computational economics
+ experimental algorithmics


This list is not intended to be exhaustive.

Publication
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Research papers that are accepted and presented at the
symposium will be collected as post-proceedings published
by Conference Publishing Service (CPS) (included in IEEE Xplore) and
will be submitted for indexing in ISI Web of Science, DBLP, SCOPUS.

Extended versions of the selected papers published in post-proceedings
will be considering to be published as special issues in international journals.


Invited Speakers
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* Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans, University Koblenz-Landau, Germany
* Gheorghe Paun, Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
* William Langdon, University College London, UK
* Stefan Takacs, TU Chemnitz, Germany
* Stephen Watt, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Honorary Chairs
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* Bruno Buchberger, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
* Stefan Maruster, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Steering Committee
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* Tetsuo Ida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
* Tudor Jebelean, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
* Viorel Negru, West University of Timisoara, Romania
* Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania
* Stephen Watt, University of Western Ontario, Canada
* Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

General Chair
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* Viorel Negru, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Program Chair
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* Franz Winkler, Johannes Kepler University, Austria

Track Chairs
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* Symbolic Computation
+ Tetsuo Ida, University of Tsukuba, Japan
+ Stephen Watt, University of Western Ontario, Canada

* Numerical Computing
+ Walter Zulehner, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
+ Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania

* Logic and Programming
+ Tudor Jebelean, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
+ Laura Kovacs, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

* Artificial Intelligence
+ Andrei Petrovski, Robert Gordon University, UK
+ Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

* Distributed Computing
+ Marc Frincu, University of Southern California, US and West University of Timisoara, Romania
+ Karoly Bosa, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

* Advances in the Theory of Computing
+ Mircea Marin, West University of Timisoara, Romania
+ Gabriel Istrate, Research Institute e-Austria Timisoara, Romania

Special sessions and workshops chair
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* Daniel Pop, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Tutorial chair
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* Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Proceedings Chairs
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* Franz Winkler, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
* Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

Local Committee Chairs
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* Isabela Dramnesc, West University of Timisoara, Romania
* Silviu Panica, Institute e-Austria Timisoara, Romania


Submission
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Submissions of research papers are invited. The papers must contain
original research results not submitted and not published elsewhere.

The submission process consists of two steps.

* In the first step the authors are invited to express their
intention to participate at the conference by submitting a
short abstract (1/2 page, at maximum) where it is clearly
stated the main contribution(s) of the paper.

* In the second step the authors should submit the full paper
(up to 8 pages in the two-columns IEEE conference style).


Both the abstract and the full paper should be submitted electronically
through http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=synasc2014.

Proposals are also invited for:

* special sessions
* satellite workshops
* tutorials


Special sessions

Proposals are invited for special sessions on any topic relevant to the
conference. Special sessions are intended to stimulate in-depth
discussions in special areas and they are fully integrated into the
main conference. The research papers and the informal presentations
submitted and accepted for the special sessions follow the same rules
as the papers submitted to the regular sessions. It is expected that
the organizers of the special sessions appoint their own chair and
program committee, which will be integrated in the conference program
committee and will be supervised by the conference program chair
and by the general chair.

Workshops

Proposals for satellite workshops are also invited. The satellite
workshops should have topics related to SYNASC but the scientific
program of each satellite workshop is managed by the workshop
organizers. Authors contributing to a workshop would be required
to register for the symposium.

Tutorials

Proposals for tutorials are also invited. Tutorials provide fundamental
exposure to topics ranging from introductory through intermediate to
advanced. The number and the duration of the tutorials will be decided
by the tutorial chair under the supervision of the general chair.
Depending on the number and the quality of the proposals for tutorials,
they may be organized as a SYNASC Autumn School.

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SYNASC 2014
West University of Timisoara
Department of Computer Science
Bd. V. Parvan 4, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
tel: + (40) 256 592195, +(40) 256 592389
fax: + (40) 256 592316, +(40) 256 592380
e-mail: synasc14@synasc.ro