ATMOS 2014 - Call for papers

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

14th WORKSHOP ON ALGORITHMIC APPROACHES FOR TRANSPORTATION
MODELLING, OPTIMIZATION, AND SYSTEMS (ATMOS 2014)

(Part of ALGO 2014, a collection of conferences and workshops, major
European meeting of researchers in algorithms and related fields)

September 11, 2014, Wroclaw, Poland

http://algo2014.ii.uni.wroc.pl/atmos/

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SCOPE
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ATMOS is an annual workshop bringing together researchers and
practitioners who are interested in all aspects of algorithmic methods
and models for transportation optimization.

The workshop provides a forum for the exchange and dissemination of
new ideas and techniques from mathematical optimization, theoretical
computer science, and operations research. Applicable tools and
concepts include those from graph and network algorithms,
combinatorial optimization, approximation and online algorithms,
stochastic and robust optimization.

The scope of the workshop comprises all modes of transportation.

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INVITED SPEAKER
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* Renato Werneck, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, USA

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission deadline: June 22, 2014
Notification to authors: July 22, 2014
Camera ready submission: August 3, 2014
Workshop date: September 11, 2014

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TOPICS
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We invite authors to present work that advances optimization methods
and algorithms to facilitate planning and operational management of
freight and passenger transportation and traffic. The workshop
welcomes but is not limited to papers addressing the following
challenges:

* Demand Forecasting
* Models for User Behavior
* Design of Pricing Systems
* Infrastructure Planning
* Multi-modal Transport Optimization
* Mobile Applications for Transport
* Congestion Modeling and Reduction
* Line Planning
* Timetable Generation
* Routing and Platform Assignment
* Vehicle Scheduling
* Route Planning
* Crew and Duty Scheduling
* Rostering
* Delay Management
* Routing in Road Networks
* Traffic Guidance

The workshop welcomes but is not limited to papers applying and
advancing the following techniques: Graph and Network Algorithms,
Combinatorial Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Approximation
Algorithms, Methods for the Integration of Planning Stages, Stochastic
and Robust Optimization, Online and Real-time Algorithms, Algorithmic
Game Theory, Heuristics for Real-world Instances, Simulation Tools.

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SUBMISSIONS
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Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract or full paper of at
most 12 pages. Submissions must be formatted in LaTeX, using the OASIcs
style (http://drops.dagstuhl.de/styles/oasics/oasics-authors.tgz). The
paper should contain a succinct statement of the issues and of their
motivation, a summary of the main results, and a brief explanation of
their significance, accessible to non-specialist readers. Proofs
omitted due to space constraints can be put into an appendix to be
read by the program committee members at their discretion. Papers must
be submitted electronically at
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=atmos2014
The submission must be received by June 22, 2014. Each accepted paper
must be presented at the workshop by one of the authors.

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PROCEEDINGS
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The proceedings will be published online and as open-access in the
Dagstuhl Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs).

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Alberto Ceselli, University of Milano, Italy
Stefan Funke (co-chair), University of Stuttgart, Germany
Marco Lübbecke, RWTH Aachen, Germany
Juan Antonio Mesa, University of Sevilla, Spain
Matúš Mihalák (co-chair), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Matthias Müller-Hannemann, University of Halle, Germany
Christian Reitwiessner, TomTom NV, Germany
Marie Schmidt, University Göttingen, Germany
Gabriele Di Stefano, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Sabine Storandt, University of Freiburg, Germany
Renato Werneck, Microsoft Research, USA
Peter Widmayer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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STEERING COMMITTEE
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* Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
* Rolf Möhring, TU Berlin, Germany
* Dorothea Wagner, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
* Christos Zaroliagis, University of Patras, Greece