[DMANET] ETAPS 2021 call for participation

Registration is open.

Early registration is until 15 March 2021. From 16 March, late
registration rates apply.

Author registration (ETAPS 2021 and ETAPS 2020) is until 15 March 2021.

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

24th European Joint Conferences on Theory And Practice of Software
ETAPS 2021

online from Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 27 March - 1 April 2021

http://www.etaps.org/2021

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-- ABOUT ETAPS --

ETAPS is the primary European forum for academic and industrial
researchers working on topics relating to software science. ETAPS,
established in 1998, is a confederation of five main annual
conferences, accompanied by satellite workshops. ETAPS 2021 is the
twenty-fourth event in the series.

-- MAIN CONFERENCES (29 March - 1 April) --

* ESOP: European Symposium on Programming
(PC chair: Nobuko Yoshida, Imperial College London, UK)
* FASE: Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
(PC chairs: Esther Guerra, Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, Spain,
and Mariëlle Stoelinga, Univ. Twente, The Netherlands)
* FoSSaCS: Foundations of Software Science
and Computation Structures
(PC chairs: Stefan Kiefer, Univ. of Oxford, UK, and
Christine Tasson, IRIF, Univ. Paris Diderot, France)
* TACAS: Tools and Algorithms for
the Construction and Analysis of Systems
(PC chairs: Jan Friso Groote, Techn. Univ. Eindhoven,
The Netherlands, and Kim G. Larsen, Aalborg Univ., Denmark)

TACAS '21 hosts the 10th Competition on Software Verification
(SV-COMP).
https://sv-comp.sosy-lab.org/2021/

-- INVITED TALKS AND TUTORIALS --

* Unifying speakers:
Scott Smolka, Stony Brook University, USA
Jane Hillston (University of Edinburgh, UK)
* ESOP invited speaker:
Isil Dillig (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
* FASE invited speaker:
Willem Visser (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

* Tutorial speakers:
Erika Ábrahám (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Madhusudan Parthasararathy
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

-- CONTRIBUTED PAPERS --

See the accepted paper lists at webpages of the individual
conferences.

For the 4th year, the proceedings of the ETAPS main conferences in
LNCS/ARCoSS will appear in Gold Open Access.

In addition to the accepted papers of this year, papers accepted for
ETAPS 2020 will also be presented.

-- PROGRAM --

To appear soonest on the conference website.

-- SATELLITE EVENTS (27-28 March) --

8 satellite workshops and other events will take place before
ETAPS 2021.

FMSRL '21: 1st Workshop on Formal Methods for Safe Reinforcement
Learning Organizers: Nathan Fulton, Alessandro Abate, Roderick Bloem
http://workshop.safelearning.ai (TBC)

HCVS '21: 8th Workshop on Horn Clauses for Verification and Synthesis
Organiser: Fabio Fioravanti
https://www.sci.unich.it/hcvs21/

LiVe '21: 5th Workshop on Learning in Verification
Organiser: Jan Kretinsky
https://www7.in.tum.de/~kretinsk/LiVe2021.html

QAVS '21: 2nd Workshop on Quantitative Aspects of Variant-rich Systems
Organizers: Clemens Dubslaff and Maurice H. ter Beek
https://qavs.edgecloud.de

RW '21: Rust Verify
Organizers: Rajeev Joshi, Nicholas Matsakis, Peter Müller
https://sites.google.com/view/rustverify2021

TADM '21: 1st International Workshop on Trusted Automated Decision
Making Organizers: Ramesh Bharadwaj and Ilya Parker
https://3drationality.com/TADM2021/

VerifyThis '21: VerifyThis Verification Competition 2020
Organizers: Siddharth Krishna, Wytse Oortwijn, Marieke Huisman,
Rosemary Monahan, Peter Müller, Mattias Ulbrich
http://verifythis.ethz.ch/

VPT '21: 9th International Workshop on Verification and Program
Transformation Organizers: Alexei Lisitsa and Andrei Nemytykh
http://refal.botik.ru/vpt/vpt2021/

-- REGISTRATION --

Registration is open.

Early registration is until 15 March 2021. From 16 March, late
registration rates apply.

Author registration (ETAPS 2021 and ETAPS 2020) is until 15 March
2021.

https://etaps.org/2021/registration

-- HOST INSTITUTION --

ETAPS 2021 is organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security,
Reliability and Trust (SnT), Université du Luxembourg.

-- ORGANIZERS

General chair: Peter Y. A. Ryan (SnT & Université du Luxembourg)

Workshops chair: Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (Telecom SudParis, France)

Organization chair: Peter Roenne (SnT Luxembourg)

Event manager: Magali Martin (SnT Luxembourg)

-- FURTHER INFORMATION --

Please do not hesitate to contact the organizers at
etaps2021 at uni.lu .

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[DMANET] CFP: Special Track on AI for Tackling Dis/Misinformation during Pandemics @ ACM GoodIT2021

Call For Papers: Special Track on AI for Tackling Dis/Misinformation
during Pandemics In conjunction with the ACM International Conference
on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2021)

The GoodIT conference is sponsored by ACM SIGCAS, the Association for
Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computers & Society.
The conference focuses on the application of IT technologies to social
good.

The Special Track on AI for Tackling Dis/Misinformation during
Pandemics focuses on new data technologies based on artificial
intelligence, data governance, machine learning, natural language
processing, and social network analysis to aid experts in analyzing
large volumes of social media data in order to detect fake news,
misinformation, and disinformation. A number of open challenges need
more investigation from the research community, such as recent trends
in composing information disorder by combining false and real content,
the mechanisms that drive fake content diffusion during pandemics, how
to differentiate fake content from personal viewpoints, why people
tend to believe fake content and make decisions based on it during
pandemics, and what are the different motivations behind the
dissemination of fake content. Fact-checking and claim verification
are two important strategies that are worth incorporating in the
automated tackling and curtailment of fake content during and after
pandemics.

************ Key Dates ************
Papers Submission Due: May 1, 2021
Authors Notifications: June 22, 2021
Final Manuscript Due: July 10, 2021
GoodIT 2021: September 09-11, 2021

************ Important Links ************
Special Track Website: https://aitdmp.conceptechint.net
Submission Link: https://goodit2021.hotcrp.com/

************ Submission Guidelines ************
All submissions will be reviewed using a single-blind review process.
The identity of referees will not be revealed to authors, but authors
can keep their names on the submitted papers, on figures,
bibliography, etc.

Papers should not exceed 6 pages (US letter size) double column
including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format.
Papers must be submitted electronically in printable PDF form.
Templates for the standard ACM format can be found here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template No changes to
margins, spacing, or font sizes are allowed from those specified by
the style files. Papers violating the formatting guidelines will be
returned without review.

ACM has partnered with Overleaf, a free cloud-based, collaborative
authoring tool, to provide an ACM LaTeX authoring template. The ACM
LaTeX template on Overleaf platform is available to all ACM authors
at: www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/acm-official

Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Special
issues associated with the conference are being organized.

************ Topics ************
Papers on practical as well as on theoretical topics and problems in
various topics related to rumors, fake news, misinformation, and
disinformation during and after pandemics, are invited, with special
emphasis on novel techniques and tools for automated tackling and
curtailment of fake content during and after pandemics. Topics include
(but are not limited to):
-AI approaches for the detection of online influence and manipulation
-AI approaches to identify misinformation and disinformation campaigns
-AI approaches for spotting misinformation and disinformation spreaders.
-Social media mining for automated detection of misinformation
propagation and disinformation circulation
-AI approaches for automated identification and verification of claims
-AI approaches for intention detection for misinformation and
disinformation contents
-AI approaches for credibility assessment of Social media sources
-AI approaches for fake news curtailment, filtering and prevention.
-AI approaches for analysis/detection of distributed and
multi-platform misinformation and disinformation disseminations
-AI approaches for predicting the Impact of misinformation and
disinformation during pandemics
-New datasets and evaluation methodologies to aid in automated
detection and analysis of misinformation and disinformation content in
social media channels

**********The Conference Sponsored by**********
Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on
Computers & Society http://www.sigcas.org/
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[DMANET] Research Fellow position in Extremal Combinatorics at the University of Birmingham

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position in Extremal Combinatorics at the University of Birmingham (UK), funded by an EPSRC project (PI: Richard Mycroft). This position has a duration of up to 14 months, with a start date from 1 April 2021.



The successful candidate will join the active Combinatorics, Probability and Algorithms group in the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham, which currently comprises ten permanent staff members, and about 27 researchers altogether. The profile and research interests of this group may be found at:



http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/combinatorics/



Informal enquiries about applications are very welcome and can be made to Richard Mycroft (r.mycroft@bham.ac.uk<mailto:r.mycroft@bham.ac.uk>). Further details of the post, together with information on application procedures, can be found via:



https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CED800/research-fellowship-in-extremal-combinatorics



The closing date for applications is 7 March 2021, and the position reference is 95418.

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[DMANET] Assistant or Associate Professor position in Computer Science at University of Southern Denmark

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science<https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi> (IMADA) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, invites applications for assistant and associate professor positions in Computer Science. We are flexible with respect to the starting date, but expect this to be in 2021 or early 2022. Application deadline: 7 April 2021.

We are interested in applicants from all fields in Computer Science who can either strengthen or complement the current Computer Science research conducted at IMADA. For an overview of the research conducted at the department within computer science, you can visit the websites:

- https://algorithms.sdu.dk/
- https://acp.sdu.dk/
- http://datascience.sdu.dk/

The ideal candidate
- Has a PhD and research background in Computer Science.
- Can contribute to teaching and advising in the department's degree in Computer Science. The ability to support other degrees at the department (Data Science, Pure/Applied Mathematics) will be a plus.
- Is interested in combining theory and practice of computer science.

We are inviting applicants on the levels of both assistant and associate professor, and the applicants are asked to state in their letter of application on which level they wish to apply.

We expect
- Candidates for the position of assistant professor to have a research track record that shows considerable potential. An appointment as assistant professor lasts for three years, and contingent on successful completion of a lecturer training programme and a positive performance evaluation, a permanent position for associate professor is normally opened, for which the assistant professor can apply.
- Candidates for the position of associate professor to have a recognized research track record of more than four years after their PhD and to have demonstrated the ability to direct independent research projects and obtain external funding. In addition, applicants are expected to have substantial experience in teaching and supervision. The associate professorship position is a tenured/permanent position.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Danish is not a prerequisite for application. However, the primary administrative language at SDU is Danish and staff should therefore be willing to acquire Danish skills within a couple of years.

More information and directions for applying can be found at:
https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1140998

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[DMANET] PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

PhD position on Algorithms for Network Visualization at Utrecht University

The goal of the PhD thesis is to advance the state-of-the-art in network visualization algorithms. On the one hand, the aim is to develop network quality metrics that closely match the human perception of aesthetics, readability, and clarity of node-link diagrams. On the other hand, the goal is to develop algorithms that construct node-link diagrams by optimizing the newly developed quality metrics.

Network visualization is a research field lying in the intersection of multiple research areas such as: algorithm design, graph theory, computational geometry, information visualization, visual perception and cognition. Candidates having background in these areas are highly welcomed to apply. Knowledge in one of the following areas will be considered an advantage: machine learning, experimental evaluation of algorithms, empirical evaluation of visualization methods, network information theory.

As a PhD candidate in this fully funded 5-year project, you will primarily perform research and publish your results in scientific papers in international conferences and journals, and complete a PhD thesis. You will also contribute to teaching by supervising tutorial groups and student projects and by co-teaching courses at the Bachelor's and Master's level (30% of employment time). This may lead to a University Teaching Qualification certificate.

The PhD position will be supervised by Tamara Mchedlidze (daily supervisor) and Alexandru Telea (thesis promotor). The PhD candidate will be part of the Visualization and Graphics (VIG) group of the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of the Utrecht University.

For more information on the project topic, required qualifications, position and general information about Utrecht University, please refer to
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/three-phd-positions-in-visualization-and-visual-analytics-10-fte (project AGN) and contact Tamara Mchedlidze (t.msentlintze@uu.nl<mailto:t.msentlintze@uu.nl>).
Please notice that there are other two PhD positions available at the Visualization and Graphics group within general field of Information Visualization.














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[DMANET] CFP - 3rd International Workshop on Wirelessly Powered Systems and Networks (WPSN) - July 14-16, 2021 - VIRTUAL EVENT

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CALL FOR PAPERS

3rd International Workshop on Wirelessly Powered Systems and Networks (WPSN)
VIRTUAL EVENT
(with IEEE DCOSS 2021, July 14-16, 2021)

Website: https://wpsn2021.github.io/
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**** Important Dates ****

Abstract submission deadline: May 14, 2021
Paper Submission: May 21, 2021
Acceptance Notification: June 11, 2021
Camera Ready: June 18, 2021 (firm)
Early Registration Deadline: July 05, 2021

**** Aims and Scope ****

Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) is the driving technology that will enable
the next generation of the distributed sensor systems, including
battery-less sensors, passive RFID, as well as IoT, 5G and M2M solutions.
Distributed WPT-enabled devices can be powered by harvesting energy from
the surroundings (for example electromagnetic energy), leading to a novel
communication systems networks paradigm, the Wirelessly Powered Systems and
Networks. The WPSN workshop aims at providing an interdisciplinary
reference forum focusing on the use of WPT as an enabler for improving the
efficiency of current distributed communication systems and networks.
Therefore, both tools and techniques to design (or improve) relevant
distributed operations using WPT, as well as results from the analysis of
data obtained through this enabler, are welcome in the workshop.

WPSN aims at engaging researchers working on WPT-enabled networking
protocols, algorithms and optimization; WPT-enabled communication methods,
tools and techniques; Far-/near-field WPT technologies for networks and
communications.

* Important Note: *
- An extended version of the best WPSN 2021 paper will be invited to appear
in a Special Issue of the MDPI Sensors journal (JCR/SJR Q1), without
publication fees.
- Accepted and presented papers will appear in IEEE Xplore and all major
publication indexes (WoS, Scopus, etc).

**** Tutorial Session ****
Title: Wireless Powered Communications: A New Communication Paradigm
Instructors: Ioannis Krikidis, Constantinos Psomas (University of Cyprus,
Cyprus)

**** Topics of interest (not limited to) ****

- Scheduling algorithms in wirelessly rechargeable sensor networks
- Integration of WPT in Aerial (UAV) Networks
- Optimization and approximation algorithms (mobility/energy/data
management)
- Joint operation scheduling (routing, data gathering, ambient harvesting)
- Precise algorithmic models and efficient distributed protocols
- Algorithms for WPT devices deployment
- Energy trading and economy models among peers
- Transiently-powered networking protocols for the Internet of batteryless
and energy harvesting things
- Intermittent computing support for wirelessly powered systems
- Safety provisioning through EM radiation control algorithms
- Peer-to-peer and crowd charging algorithms (e.g., mobile social networks,
sensor networks)
- Far-field WPT for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) Networks and 5G
- Algorithms for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer
(SWIPT)
- WPT for medical implants and wearable devices
- WPT for automotive technology and electric vehicles (Dynamic wireless
charging, Vehicle-2-Grid (V2G) or Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V))
- WPT for mobile communications, wireless sensor networks and UAVs
- WPT for home/Industrial appliances
- Software/Hardware solutions for energy sharing among peers
- RF energy harvesting, rectennas and rectenna arrays
- High-frequency rectifying circuits, power transmitters and devices
- Near-field (inductive, resonant) energy transfer
- Microwave transmission and beaming
- Novel materials, fabrication techniques
- Energy storage elements, RFID-related electronics and self-powered sensors
- Measurement and characterization approaches for WPT components
- Standardization, regulations and biological effects
- Privacy and security in WPT based energy sharing networks

**** Submission Instructions ****

The manuscripts must be prepared in English, following the IEEE two-column
Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings (
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html)
with a maximum length of eight (8) printed pages including text, figures,
and references. Authors can add at most two (2) pages, but only for an
appendix, i.e. these two pages contain supplementary material only. The
additional two pages will incur overlength charges at $100/page.

The manuscript submission link is:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wpsn2021

**** General Chairs ****

Tamoghna Ojha (National Research Council, Italy)
Ioannis Krikidis (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)

**** Technical Program Committee ****

Eyuphan Bulut (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
Andrea Passarella (National Research Council, Italy)
Marios Angelopoulos (Bournemouth University, UK)
Kasim Sinan Yildirim (University of Trento, Italy)
Barun Saha (Hitachi ABB Power Grids, Bangalore, India)
Lina Mohjazi (University of Glasgow, UK)
Samir M Perlaza (INRIA, France)
Bruno Clerkx (Imperial College London, UK)
Himal A Suraweera (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Constantinos Psomas (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Gan Zheng (Loughborough University, UK)
Konstantinos Ntougias (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Koji Ishibashi (University of Electro-Communications, Japan)
Haipeng Dai (Nanjing University, China)
Giuseppina Monti (University of Salento, Italy)
Vijay K Shah (Virginia Tech, USA)
Weifa Liang (Australian National University, Australia)
Deepak Mishra (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Lei Shu (Nanjing Agricultural University & University of Lincoln, China/UK)
Angelo Trotta (University of Bologna, Italy)
Pedro Pinho (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)

**** Publicity Chairs ****

Samaresh Bera (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
Pradyumna Kumar Bishoyi (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India)

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National Research Council (CNR)
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Personal Website: http://tamoghnaojha.github.io/

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[DMANET] WABI 2021 -- Call for Papers

WABI 2021 Call for Papers
21th Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics

Chicago, USA (virtual), August 2-4 2021
https://acm-bcb.org/WABI/2021/

SCOPE

WABI is an international Conference covering research in algorithmic work in bioinformatics, computational biology and systems biology. The emphasis is mainly on discrete algorithms and machine-learning methods that address important problems in molecular biology, that are founded on sound models, that are computationally efficient, and that provide evidence of their potential usefulness in practice, preferably by testing on appropriately chosen simulated or real datasets. The goal is to present recent research results, including significant work-in-progress, and to identify and explore directions of future research.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Submissions must be formatted in LaTeX using the LIPIcs style <https://submission.dagstuhl.de/styles/download-tag/lipics/v2021.1/authors/zip> and must not exceed 15 pages excluding references. For details please see the information for authors <https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors>. Each paper must contain a succinct statement of the issues and of their motivation, a summary of the main results, and a brief explanation of their significance, all accessible to non-specialist readers. All submissions must be made online, through the EasyChair submission system, at:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wabi2021

For scientific information, please contact one of the WABI program committee co-chairs, Alessandra Carbone (Alessandra.Carbone@lip6.fr) or Mohammed El-Kebir (melkebir@illinois.edu). For organizational information, please refer to the ACM-BCB 2021 <https://acm-bcb.org/> website.

You will need to register on the EasyChair web site before submitting. A standard .pdf file must be received by April 16, 2021 (time zone of your choice) in order for your submission to be considered. Re-submission of already submitted papers will be possible until April 18, 2021 (time zone of your choice). Simultaneous submission to another conference with published proceedings is not permitted, but simultaneous submission to a journal is allowed, provided that the authors notify the program chairs; if published in a journal, such a contribution will be published as a short abstract in the WABI proceedings. Depositing in arxiv.org <http://arxiv.org/> or biorxiv.org <http://biorxiv.org/> is allowed.

By submitting a paper the authors acknowledge that in case of acceptance at least one of the authors must register at ACM-BCB 2021 or WABI 2021, attend the conference, and present the paper.

PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers will be published in WABI proceedings in the LIPIcs Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics <https://www.dagstuhl.de/publikationen/lipics/>. Selected papers will be invited for an extended publication in a thematic series in Algorithms for Molecular Biology (AMB) <http://almob.biomedcentral.com/>.

Previous proceedings of WABI appeared in LNCS/LNBI volumes until 2015. As of 2016, they appeared in LIPICS volumes.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission deadline: April 16, 2021
Submitted papers can be updated or withdrawn until April 18, 2021
Notification of paper acceptance: May 21, 2021
Final version of accepted paper due: May 31, 2021
Conference: August 2 - 4, 2021, virtual

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Tatsuya Akutsu, Kyoto University, Japan
Marco Antoniotti, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Anne Bergeron, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada
Paola Bonizzoni, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Christina Boucher, University of Florida, USA
Alessandra Carbone, Sorbonne Universite, France (co-chair)
Leonid Chindelevitch, Imperial College London, UK
Lenore Cowen, Tufts University, USA
Daniel Doerr, University of Duesseldorf, Germany
Mohammed El-Kebir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (co-chair)
Nadia El-Mabrouk, University of Montreal, Canada
Anna Gambin, Warsaw University, Poland
Bjarni Halldorsson, deCODE genetics and Reykjavik University, Iceland
Katharina Huber, University of East Anglia, UK
Carl Kingsford, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Gunnar Klau, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany
Gregory Kucherov, University of Paris Est, France
Manuel Lafond, Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada
Elodie Laine, Sorbonne Universite, France
Yu Lin, Austrialia National University, Australia
Stefano Lonardi, University of California Riverside, USA
Veli Makinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Tobias Marschall, Heinrich Heine University, Germany
Erin Molloy, University of Maryland College Park / UCLA, US
Bernard Moret, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Vincent Moulton, University of East Anglia, UK
Francesca Nadalin, EMBL-EBI / ITT, Italy, England
Mihai Pop, University of Maryland College Park, USA
Teresa Przytycka, NCBI, NIH, USA
William Stafford Noble, University of Washington, USA
Aida Ouangraoua, Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada
Ion Petre, Turku University, Finland
Nadia Pisanti, University of Pisa, Italy
Solon Pissis, CWI Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Alberto Policriti, University of Udine, Italy
Sven Rahmann, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Knut Reinert, FU Berlin, Germany
Sebastien Roch, University of Wisconsin Madison, US
Giovanna Rosone, University of Pisa, Italy
Marie-France Sagot, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France
Alexander Schoenhuth, Bielefeld University, Germany
Mingfu Shao, Penn State, US
Jens Stoye, Bielefeld University, Germany
Krister Swenson, CNRS & Universite de Montpellier, France
Ewa Szczurek, Warsaw University, Poland
Sharma Thankachan, University of Central Florida, USA
Alexandru Tomescu, University of Helsinki, Finland
Helene Touzet, CNRS, France
Esko Ukkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Gianluca Della Vedova, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Tomas Vinar, Comenius University, Slovakia
Prudence W.H.Wong, University of Liverpool, UK
Tandy Warnow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Simone Zaccaria, UCL Cancer Institute, UK
Louxin Zhang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Xiuwei Zhang, Georgia Tech, US

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Assistant Professor
3216 Siebel Center
Computer Science Department
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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[DMANET] CHOW 2021

** 4th Annual Canadian Healthcare Optimization Workshop (CHOW) **


The Health Care Operational Research Special Interest Group (HCOR SIG) of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) is excited to announce that CHOW 2021 will be held virtually on Monday June 7th, 2021. The workshop brings together academics from several disciplines including operations management, management science, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. It also connects academic researchers with healthcare practitioners to discuss innovative solutions, data-driven decision support tools, and best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems. The workshop promotes the research of young scholars with a common interest in sharing scientific approaches to identify operational issues in the management of health services and the improvement of healthcare delivery. For additional information, please see the conference website at

https://uwaterloo.ca/canadian-operational-research-society-conference/canadian-healthcare-optimization-workshop-2021.


CHOW 2021 will feature three plenary and three technical talks designed to highlight three different methodological areas in healthcare operations: operations research, econometric modeling, and machine learning. The plenary talks are designed to showcase prominent researchers in the field of healthcare operations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the area. The technical talks will feature junior academics (pre-tenure faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and post-doctoral fellows). All papers accepted for a technical session represent finalists in the inaugural CHOW best paper competition; the winner will be announced on the day of the conference.

The plenary sessions cover the three leading areas of healthcare operations:

* Operations Research Plenary Speaker: Professor Oguzhan Alagoz<https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/ie/faculty/alagoz_oguzhan>
* Econometric Modeling Plenary Speaker: Professor Anita Tucker<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/profile/anita-tucker/>
* Machine Learning Plenary Speaker: Professor Frank Rudzicz<http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~frank/>


To submit a paper to present in a technical session, please use the following email address:


chow2021toronto@gmail.com


The deadline is March 12th, 2021. Manuscripts, including the abstract and all references, should be less than 38 pages double-spaced (this is defined as having at most, 33 lines per page) with size 11 font and one-inch margins on all sides. Only unpublished manuscripts will be considered. For additional information, please feel free to contact the workshop chairs at the following emails:


Adam Diamant <adiamant@schulich.yorku.ca>

Andre A. Cire <andre.cire@utoronto.ca>



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Andre Augusto Cire
Assistant Professor in Operations Management
Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough
Rotman School of Management (cross-appoint.)
Phone: +1-416-208-4838 (UTSC), +1-416-978-5454 (Rotman)
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[DMANET] call for applications for an Associate Professor position in AI for Industrial engineering

Dear colleagues,

We have a new Associate Professor position in Artificial Intelligence
and Optimisation for Industrial Engineering.

The deadline for aplications is on March 31, 2021

See the call for applications and the application procedure on :

https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/maitre-de-conferences-fh-en-intelligence-artificielle-pour-le-genie-industriel


https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/fr/o/maitre-de-conferences-fh-en-intelligence-artificielle-pour-le-genie-industriel

Could you dessiminate this announcement in your professional circle and
to your former PhD students who search for a Faculty position, please.

Best regards,

Alexandre Dolgui

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Alexandre Dolgui, Dr.habil., Ph.D., IISE Fellow,
Professor and Head

Automation, Production and Computer Sciences Dept.
IMT Atlantique, LS2N-CNRS
La Chantrerie, 4, rue Alfred Kastler - B.P. 20722
F-44307 NANTES Cedex 3, France
E-mails:alexandre.dolgui@imt-atlantique.fr
URL:www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandre_Dolgui

Book:
Supply Chain Engineering: useful methods and techniques, Springer
http://www.springer.com/engineering/production+eng/book/978-1-84996-016-8

Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Production Research
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tprs20/current

60th Anniversary of IJPR at
IFIP APMS 2021, September 5 to 9, Nantes, France:
www.apms-conference.org

https://youtu.be/MUxbjfesy8g
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[DMANET] Postdoctoral Fellowship in graph theory at Universite de Montreal

The Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the
University of Montreal (Departement d'informatique et de recherche
operationnelle, Universite de Montreal) invites applications for a
postdoctoral fellowship in graph theory for the 2021-22 academic year.


*The research team*

The graph theory research group at the University of Montreal is led by
Prof. Gena Hahn and Dr. Ben Seamone. The primary interests of the group
are, broadly speaking, graph structure, graph colouring, games on graphs,
and infinite graphs.


*Requirements*


- Candidates must hold a Ph.D. obtained within 5 years of the position's
start date, in either theoretical computer science or mathematics. This
includes applicants who have not yet obtained their degree but are certain
to finish before the position's start date.
- Fluent English is a requirement for the position. Note that the
Universite de Montreal is a francophone institution, so a working knowledge
of French is an asset.
- Research experience, as evidenced by a history of relevant
publications, is expected.

*The position*

- The successful candidate will have the opportunity to further
establish their own research program, and will also be expected to
collaborate with other members of the research group on theirs.
- Co-supervision of undergraduate and/or graduate students is
anticipated.
- No teaching responsibilities are included with the position.

*Conditions*

The appointment is for a period of 12 months at a salary competitive with
other postdoctoral fellowships in Canada and includes employment benefits
(pension, employment insurance, etc). Extensions beyond this time period
are subject to available funds but are not anticipated to be likely at this
time. In order to facilitate research collaborations and/or presentation
of results at conferences/colloquia, travel support may be provided
(subject to travel restrictions). The start date is negotiable and subject
to travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we hope that the
position will begin as close to September 1, 2021 as possible.


For further information, you may consult the collective agreement (French
<https://rh.umontreal.ca/fileadmin/ressourceshumaines/documents/conventions_et_ententes/Convention_collective_stagiaires_postdoctoraux.pdf>)
and the postdoctoral fellow guide (English
<https://esp.umontreal.ca/fileadmin/esp/documents/PDF/GuideStagiairePostoctoral_Eng.pdf>
| French
<https://esp.umontreal.ca/fileadmin/esp/documents/PDF/PolitiqueSPDmai2015.pdf>
).

*Application Process*

Universite de Montreal is strongly committed to fostering diversity and
inclusion. Through its Equal Access Employment Program, UdeM invites
applications from women, Aboriginal people, visible and ethnic minorities,
as well as persons with disabilities. We will - confidentially - adapt our
recruitment mechanisms to the specific needs of people with disabilities
who request it. We also welcome applications from candidates of all
orientations and sexual identities.

Applicants should prepare the following materials:


- Full CV
- Research statement of 2-3 pages, which describes the candidate's
research goals and connects them to their past work
- Three (3) reference letters, which should be submitted directly to the
email address below by the referees.

Applications and inquiries should be sent to graphtheory.at.diro@gmail.com.
Complete applications should be received by *March 26, 2021* in order to
receive full consideration.

Best regards,

Ben Seamone & Gena Hahn

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[DMANET] Several PhD scholarships in Evolutionary Computation at the University of Adelaide, Australia

Several PhD scholarships within Australian Research Council Future Fellowship "Bio-inspired computing for problems with chance constraints" available



The Optimisation and Logistics group at the



School of Computer Science,

The University of Adelaide, Australia



has several scholarships available for PhD students working

within the ARC Future Fellowship "Bio-inspired computing for problems with chance constraints" starting in July 2021.



Scholarships are for the duration of 3 years with a possible extension of 6 months.

There are no teaching duties, but students are able to take up additional paid casual teaching work during their candidature and get involved in teaching courses within Computer Science.



We are seeking excellent candidates with a master or honours in computer science

mathematics, or statistics.

A successful applicant should carry out theoretical or applied work on

evolutionary algorithms, ant colony optimisation, and related bio-inspired computing methods for problems with stochastic constraints.

Candidates having experiences in the field of randomised methods, statistics and/or

computational complexity of bio-inspired computation are highly encouraged to apply.



Currently, around 20 researchers

from several nationalities work in the Optimisation and Logistics group.

The group collaborates with several of the major research

institutions in Europe and the U.S. and has high international visibility.

For more information, please visit http://cs.adelaide.edu.au/~optlog/



Applications (including curriculum vitae, IELTS test results, list of publications if

applicable, university transcripts, and names of two references with their

e-mail addresses) must be sent by email in PDF format with subject line

"PhD application: Bio-inspired computing for problems with chance constraints" to Prof Frank Neumann

(frank.neumann@adelaide.edu.au) by 31 March, 2021.


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Frank Neumann
Professor
Optimisation and Logistics
School of Computer Science
University of Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide, SA 5005
Australia
www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~frank<http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/~frank>



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[DMANET] PhD position in combinatorics at La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia

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We have an opportunity for a candidate to work towards a PhD at La
Trobe University in Bendigo, Australia. The topic will be in the field
of combinatorics, particularly discrete geometry and/or graph theory.
The successful applicant will have a master's degree in mathematics or
theoretical computer science (or bachelor's with first class honours),
including an excellent thesis or other evidence of prior research
experience, such as refereed publications.

The position comes with a living allowance of AUD 28,597 per annum for
a maximum of 3.5 years, and fee relief for up to 4 years (so no course
fees are payable).

The position is open to both Australian and international applicants,
however due to current restrictions on international travel,
preference may be given to candidates already in Australia. Interested
applicants should contact me by email (m.payne@latrobe.edu.au) to
discuss the position and possible topics. Please attach a current CV,
academic transcript, and a copy of your thesis.

Closing date: 20th April 2021.

Further information: https://sites.google.com/view/michael-s-payne/phd-position
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[DMANET] Postdoc position in parameterized algorithms / kernelization at TU Eindhoven (deadline February 28th)

The Algorithms group of TU Eindhoven is offering a postdoc position in parameterized algorithms and kernelization, funded by the ERC Starting grant 'ReduceSearch'. For more information about the positions and how to apply, please visit:

https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/postdoc-reducesearch-869807.html

For your convenience I have copied the text from this website below.

-- Bart M. P. Jansen

TU Eindhoven is offering a postdoc position for a talented and motivated researcher with a strong interest in algorithms and complexity. The research is supported by ERC Starting grant "Rigorous Search Space Reduction" and is aimed at advancing the theory of algorithmic preprocessing. The project investigates questions such as: why does preprocessing lead to such large speedups for some NP-hard problems? How does a preprocessing algorithm reduce the search space of the follow-up algorithm? Which aspects of a problem input make it amenable to preprocessing? How can new preprocessing algorithms be developed that deliver speedups of several orders of magnitude? These questions are tackled using the framework of parameterized complexity and kernelization, and are asked for a diverse set of NP-hard problems concerning graphs, logic, and constraint satisfaction.

The position is supervised by dr. Bart M. P. Jansen (https://www.win.tue.nl/~bjansen/ )

-- Job requirements --

The postdoctoral candidate is required to have a strong background in algorithms or computational complexity. Experience within the domain of parameterized complexity, kernelization, or constraint satisfaction problems is a plus. Candidates are expected to be fluent in English, both oral and in writing, and to have obtained a PhD degree.

The postdoctoral candidate will be expected to conduct independent research on topics relevant to the above agenda, to publish this research at conferences and journals, and to cooperate with the PhD candidates and principal investigator of the ReduceSearch project. The position does not have any required teaching duties. If the postdoctoral candidate wishes to further their development by assisting with the daily supervision of master- or PhD students, there will be opportunities to do so.

The starting date is negotiable. A starting date in the first half of 2021 is preferred. The position is offered for a period of one year, which may be extended.

-- Conditions of employment --

A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the possibility to present your work at international conferences. The position comes with ample travel budget to engage in research activities abroad.
A full-time employment for 1 year with the possibility of an extension.
You will have free access to high-quality training programs for research and valorization, professional development courses, and didactical courses of the TEACH training program.
A gross monthly salary (scale 10: € 2.790 - € 4.402 depending on experience) and benefits in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities
A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes).
Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

-- How to apply --

If you are interested in the postdoc position and would like to apply, please send us your application by using the 'apply for this job' button at the top of this page. Your application must contain the following documents:

• A motivation letter describing your background and reasons for applying for this position.
• A 1-page research statement describing research interests and goals.
• A detailed CV including a publications list and overview of presentations at scientific meetings.
• Names and contact information of two academic references.

You can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. Please send us your application before February 28 , 2021. You can only apply using the "Apply now button" on the website of the Technical University of Eindhoven.

Screening of applicants will start as soon as applications are received and will continue until the positions have been filled.

-- About the research environment --

TU Eindhoven features a rich environment for algorithmic research. The cluster Algorithms, Geometry, and Applications, including full professors Mark de Berg and Bettina Speckmann investigates (parameterized, approximation, and classic) algorithms for problems in computational geometry and graph theory. The Combinatorial Optimization group (prof. Frits Spieksma) focuses on problems in scheduling and optimization, and includes algorithmic expert prof. Nikhil Bansal. In addition, TU Eindhoven is one of the four cornerstones of the NETWORKS project which investigates algorithmic and stochastic problems on complex networks. All combined, this research environment offers the postdoctoral researcher interesting possibilities for collaboration.

-- About TU Eindhoven --

TU Eindhoven (TU/e) is a mid-size technical university located in the heart of the high-tech industry in the Netherlands, named the Brainport region. Eindhoven is the fifth largest city in the Netherlands, and including suburbs it has about 420,000 inhabitants. TU/e is a highly ranked university both in research and education. Our training and research programs are highly regarded and we foster close relationships with companies, organizations and research institutes in the Brainport region and beyond. TU/e is a social and inspiring university with a fine culture. You'll quickly feel at home, surrounded by people who share your scientific ambitions. The TU/e currently has nine departments, with over 11,000 students in total.

-- More information --

Further information with respect to the positions can be obtained from dr. Bart M. P. Jansen via b.m.p.jansen@tue.nl<mailto:b.m.p.jansen@tue.nl>
Further information concerning employment conditions can be obtained from the HR Advisor for Mathematics and Computer Science via HRServices.MCS@tue.nl<mailto:HRServices.MCS@tue.nl>

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[DMANET] Ph.D. Positions in Berlin, "Facets of Complexity", starting April-September 2021

The Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg)

FACETS OF COMPLEXITY (http://www.facetsofcomplexity.de/)

funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) offers eight

Ph.D. POSITIONS (75% E13 TV-L)

Starting date: spring or summer 2021. Duration: three years.
Application deadline: Monday March 22

The scientific program includes

* Complexity of algorithms
* Complexity of combinatorial structures
* Complexity of geometric structures
* Complexity of graphs and networks

The program is a joint initiative of scientists at the three major
Berlin universities

Freie Universitaet Berlin (FU)
Technische Universitaet Berlin (TU), and
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (HU).

The program of the Research Training Network includes a regular Monday
afternoon
colloquium, block courses, summer schools, research workshops, etc. -
all this in a very
lively Berlin discrete mathematics and algorithmics environment, which
also includes the
BERLIN MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL (http://www.math-berlin.de), the joint
international graduate
program of the three major Berlin universities. We offer a
family-friendly work
environment, a strong mentoring and counseling program, as well as
special programs for
female scientists.

The salary for this position on the official German TV-L Berliner
Hochschulen salary scale
(75% TVL 13) depends on age, marital status, children,
and amounts to approximately 20,000 EUR net per annum.
See the official announcement for more information, in particular
regarding the required application documents:
<https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/english/MI-PhD_Positions_GRK__Facets_of_Complexity_.html>

Applications should be directed to the coordinator, Ita Brunke, Tel. +49
30-838 52683,
<mailto:i.brunke@inf.fu-berlin.de?Subject=Ph.D.-Application-FACETS>.
Questions can also be directed to the spokesman, Guenter Rote
<mailto:rote@inf.fu-berlin.de?Subject=Ph.D.-Position-FACETS>.
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[DMANET] Special Issue on Parallel and Distributed Computing

Journal: Future Internet
Special Issue Title: Parallel and Distributed Computing
Special Issue Editor: Prof. Massimo Cafaro
Deadline: 30 April 2021

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/PDGCP2P_C

Summary

Dear Colleagues,

recent years have witnessed the growing interest for parallel and distributed computing not just for large scale processing of big data, but also in the context of several research trends such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Mining, Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Green Computing in Data Centers etc. The aim of the Special Issue is to address current research and trends in the field by focusing on theory, technologies and applications, highlighting both challenges and opportunities. The scope of the Special Issue is very broad, taking into account the interdisciplinarity of parallel and distributed computing. Among the topics of interest, there are (but the Special Issue is not strictly limited to these):

- Parallel algorithms;
- Distributed algorithms, including P2P algorithms;
- Fault-tolerant algorithms;
- Cloud and grid computing;
- Architectures for parallel and distributed computing;
- Green computing and data centers;
- Middleware and libraries for parallel and distributed computing;
- Scheduling and resource allocation.

Prof. Massimo Cafaro
Prof. Italo Epicoco
Dr. Marco Pulimeno

Guest Editors

Keywords: parallel computing, distributed computing, grid computing, cloud computing, P2P.



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Associate Professor of Parallel Algorithms and Data Mining
Dept. of Engineering for Innovation
University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Via per Monteroni
73100 Lecce, Italy
Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371
Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro
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[DMANET] The Fourth International Workshop on Systems and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA 2021)

Call for Papers

The Fourth International Workshop on Systems and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA 2021)
https://sdm.lbl.gov/snta/2021/

Scope:

The tasks of systems and network telemetry are a key element for effective operations and management of HPC and distributed
computing systems, by offering comprehensive measurement and analysis capabilities to provide the visibility into what is
occurring at any time. The tasks will be significantly complicated with the greater complexity of computing systems, increasing
network speed, and the newly introduced mobile and IoT devices. Such changes will render the existing telemetry and analysis
techniques to be outdated, and more scalable techniques may be in place for data-driven and deeper data analysis. In addition to
the quantitative and qualitative challenges, data pressure in systems and networks also comes from various sources such as
sensors, computing systems, networking and security devices, and other \emerging computing elements speaking with different
syntax and semantics, which makes organizing and incorporating the generated data difficult for extensive analysis.

This workshop aims at bridging the systems and network measurement and the latest advances in machine learning and data
science technologies, to advance the performance and reliability of HPC and distributed systems. New analysis techniques are
needed in the modern world, from the diverse angles of systems/network performance, availability, and security. For example,
real-time streaming analytics algorithms and methods need to be explored for estimating network performance and summarizing
the traffic variables to capture the network activities due to the network bandwidth increase. Multivariate analysis of telemetric
variables may be able to provide the intuitive, comprehensive view of the systems and networks dynamics. New logging
techniques are also needed in the future with the latest development in the storage and archival technologies. In addition, many
applications in this area may need to address the application-specific requirements and challenges. This workshop intends to share
visions of investigating new approaches and methods at the intersection of data sciences and HPC/distributed computing systems.

Topic of interest (but not limited to):

- Systems and network measurement, analysis, and summarization
- HPC, superfacility, and distributed systems
- Data-driven, multivariate, streaming-based data processing
- Distributed and federated machine learning
- Performance modeling, analysis, and engineering
- Cybersecurity, forensics, privacy, and anonymization
- Intelligent workflow, visualization, and applications
- Smart instruments, edge/fog-systems, and IoTs
- Wireless, mobile/5G networks
- Software-Defined-* technologies
- Storage and archival technologies
- Experiences and practices on systems/network data analysis

Program Committee

TBD

Organizing Committee

Massimo Cafaro, University of Salento, Italy
Jinoh Kim, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Alex Sim, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Important Dates

Submission deadline: March 14, 2021
Author notification: April 18, 2021
Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2021
Workshop: June 21, 2021

The Fourth International Workshop on
Systems and Network Telemetry and Analytics (SNTA 2021)
HPDC2021
Stockholm, Sweden, June 21-25, 2021

Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Authors are invited to submit either a full (max 8 pages) paper or a short/work-in-progress (max 4 pages) paper. 
Formatting: Authors are invited to submit papers with unpublished, original work of not more than 8 pages of double column text using single spaced 10 point size on 8.5 x 11 inch pages (including all text, figures, and references), as per ACM 8.5 x 11 manuscript guidelines (document templates can be found at http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-template). Papers will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings as part of the ACM digital library.

Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=snta2021
Web: https://sdm.lbl.gov/snta/2021/
Contact: SNTA.help@gmail.com

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Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Parallel Algorithms and Data Mining
Dept. of Engineering for Innovation
University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Via per Monteroni
73100 Lecce, Italy
Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371
Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro
Web
https://www.unisalento.it/people/massimo.cafaro
E-mail massimo.cafaro@unisalento.it
E-mail cafaro@ieee.org
E-mail cafaro@acm.org

CMCC Foundation
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massimo.cafaro@cmcc.it

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[DMANET] call for applications for a PhD thesis

Dear colleagues,

We are urgently looking for a PhD student for a thesis between
IMT-Atlantique and Rennes Schools of Business.
The objective of the thesis will be to develop *optimization methods for
assembly line balancing with cobots*.

The thesis will be supervised by Dr Simon Thevenin (IMT-Atlantique),
Prof. Alexandre Dolgui (IMT-Atlantique), Dr Oncu Hazir (RSB), and Dr
Maher Agi (RSB). The post is for three years from May 2021.

Applicants must have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in computer
science, applied mathematics or a related discipline. Candidates must
demonstrate good programming skills and good knowledge of operations
research (mathematical programming, stochastic optimization,
meta-heuristics…).

Please send your application by email to
recruitment-phd@imt-atlantique.fr before *March 5^th 2021* with a
detailed CV, your Master's transcripts, and if applicable, your Master's
thesis and letters of recommendation.

For all other questions concerning the position or the details of the
research project, do not hesitate to write to

recrutement-phd@imt-atlantique.fr

and directly to

alexandre.dolgui@imt-atlantique.fr



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Alexandre Dolgui, Dr.habil., Ph.D., IISE Fellow,
Professor and Head

Automation, Production and Computer Sciences Dept.
IMT Atlantique, LS2N-CNRS
La Chantrerie, 4, rue Alfred Kastler - B.P. 20722
F-44307 NANTES Cedex 3, France
E-mails:alexandre.dolgui@imt-atlantique.fr
URL:www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandre_Dolgui

Book:
Supply Chain Engineering: useful methods and techniques, Springer
http://www.springer.com/engineering/production+eng/book/978-1-84996-016-8

Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Production Research
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tprs20/current

60th Anniversary of IJPR at
IFIP APMS 2021, September 5 to 9, Nantes, France:
www.apms-conference.org

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[DMANET] Research Fellow in Applied Software Engineering (KTP Associate) at University College London (Computer Science Department)

Research Fellow in Applied Software Engineering (KTP Associate) at University College London (Department of Computer Science) - Ref:1874677 - Closing date 16 March 2021

The Department of Computer Science at University College London (UCL) is seeking one "Research Fellow in Applied Software Engineering (KTP Associate)" in the area of software engineering, ideally with background and experience in machine learning and evolutionary computation to work on a cutting-edge Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project in collaboration with the industrial partner Turing Intelligence Technology Limited.

The project is funded by the KTP with the goal of realising the company's vision of automating the entire lifecycle of creating, optimising and deploying AI, by means of evolutionary and machine learning approaches, and will provide the successful candidate with an exciting opportunity to carry out ground-breaking and impactful research in close collaboration with industry. Besides, they will receive strong career development support, dedicated research resources, training in transferable skills, and conference allowance.

The successful candidates will work under the supervision of Professor Federica Sarro (UCL), Dr Justyna Petke (UCL) and Dr Fan Wu (Turing Intelligence Technology), will join the SOLAR group (https://solar.cs.ucl.ac.uk/) and be based at Turing Intelligence Technology (https://turintech.ai/).

The post is full-time and has funding available for 27 months in the first instance, salary range: £36,028 - £43,533 per annum (inclusive of London allowance).

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Federica Sarro (f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk>).

Formal interviews for this post will be held between March and April 2021.

For further details and how to apply see https://bit.ly/3u7XI5m.
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Professor of Software Engineering
Director of the MSc Computer Science
Dept. of Computer Science
University College London
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Please note that UCL staff are working remotely at present. Please contact me by e-mail or on Teams.
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[DMANET] Open PhD and POSTDOC positions at University of Twente in Energy Management

Open PhD and POSTDOC positions
in the
ENERGY MANAGEMENT GROUP
at the
UNIVERSITY of TWENTE


The interdisciplinary research group on 'Decentralized Energy
Management' at the University of Twente
led by Johann Hurink has several open positions for new PhD students and
Postdocs in multiple recently
granted research projects within the smart energy domain. The positions
are open for candidates with
a background in mathematics and technical disciplines who want to share
and gain knowledge in the
context of decentralized energy management systems.
The available positions are within research projects focussing on
bottom-up energy management, energy
systems for local communities and neighborhood energy storage. The
funding origins from two European
Horizon 2020 projects and two projects granted under the Dutch RVO MOOI
and DEI+ programs. The
corresponding projects are all in cooperation with other academic as
well as external partners (companies,
cooperatives, etc). A more detailed overview of the projects as well
more information on how to apply can
be found on our webpage:
https://www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/energy/open_positions/projects/

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[DMANET] Multiple PhD positions @ KIT

There are multiple PhD positions available in mathematical optimization,
stochastic optimization, machine learning and/or energy applications at the
group of Professor Steffen Rebennack at KIT:
http://sop.ior.kit.edu/english/index.php



If you are interested, then please send your CV to steffen.rebennack@kit.edu
<mailto:steffen.rebennack@kit.edu>





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Institute for Operations Research (IOR)



Prof. Dr. Steffen Rebennack

Chair of Stochastic Optimization

Editor European Journal of Operational Research



Blücherstraße 17

Building 09.21

76185 Karlsruhe, Germany



Phone: +49 721 608-44397

Fax: +49 721 608-46057

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[DMANET] Open Call: [Algorithms, MDPI] Special Issue "Advanced Structures and Compression, Indexing and Text Retrieval Algorithms" (Lesley Miao)

We are pleased to announce the launch of new Special Issue dedicated to
*Advanced Structures and Compression, Indexing and Text Retrieval
Algorithms* in the journal Algorithms, an *EI-*, *ESCI-*, and
*Scopus-indexed* open access journal.

CFP:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/Structures_Indexing_Algorithms

Guest Editors: *Dr. Susana Ladra*, sladra@udc.es
*Prof. Dr. Gonzalo Navarro*, gnavarro@dcc.uchile.cl

Submission deadline: 15 May 2021. Papers will be published
on an ongoing basis, so you can submit your paper at any point before
the deadline. For any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Lesley
Miao (lesley.miao@mdpi.com).

Algorithms (ISSN 1999-4893) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which
provides an advanced forum for studies related to algorithms and their
applications, and is Open Access since 2008, and is since then rising
steadily in the ranks
(https://www.journalindicators.com/indicators/journal/21100199795). It
is ranking Q2 in the category "Computer Science, Theory & Methods", and
it has received it's increased 2020 CiteScore 2.20
(https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100199795).

We look forward to receiving your submission.

Best regards,
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Ms. Lesley Miao
MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan
Skype: lesley.miao.mdpi
E-Mail: lesley.miao@mdpi.com

MDPI
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Office: St.Alban-Anlage 66, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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[DMANET] IEEE TNSM - Special Issue on Embracing Artificial Intelligence for Network and Service Management (Deadline: April 1st, 2021)

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (impact factor: 4.682)

Special Issue on Embracing Artificial Intelligence for Network and
Service Management

https://www.comsoc.org/publications/journals/ieee-tnsm/cfp

(Submissions due: 1 April 2021)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can harness the immense amount of
operational data from clouds, to services, to social and communication
networks. In the era of big data and connected devices of all
varieties, artificial intelligence has found ways to improve
operations and management of information technology services, systems
and networks.

Research is therefore needed to understand and improve the potential
and suitability of artificial intelligence in the context of services,
systems and network management. This will provide deeper understanding
and better decision making based on largely collected and available
operational and service data. It will also present opportunities for
improving artificial intelligence algorithms on aspects such as
reliability, dependability and scalability, as well as demonstrate the
benefits of these methods in management and control systems. Moreover,
there is an opportunity to define novel platforms that can harness the
vast operational data and advanced artificial intelligence algorithms
to drive management decisions in networks, data centers, and clouds.

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (IEEE TNSM) is a
premier journal for timely publication of archival research on the
management of networks, systems, services and applications. Following
the success of four recent TNSM special issues on Big Data Analytics
for Management in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020 this special issue will
also focus on recent, emerging approaches and technical models that
exploits artificial intelligence in network and service management
solutions. We welcome submissions addressing the underlying challenges
and opportunities, presenting novel techniques, experimental results,
or theoretical approaches motivated by management problems. Survey
papers that offer a perspective on related work and identify key
challenges and opportunities for future research are also in the scope
of the special issue. We look forward to your submissions!

Topics of Interest:

Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not
limited, to the following:

Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Machine Learning
- Analysis, modelling and visualization
- Operational analytics and intelligence
- Event and log analytics, text mining
- Outlier / Anomaly detection and prediction
- Predictive analytics and real-time analytics
- AI, neural networks, and deep learning for management
- Data mining, statistical modeling, and machine learning for management


Application Domains and Management Paradigms
- Social and communication networks analysis
- AI management of virtualized infrastructure, clouds and edge nodes
- AI management of software defined networks
- AI management of storage resources
- AI management of Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems
- AI management of 5G
- AI management of zero touch and driverless networks
- Applications of AI to traffic classification, root-cause
analysis, service quality assurance, IT service
and resource management
- Novel approaches to cyber-security, intrusion detection, threat
analysis, and failure detection based on
artificial intelligence
- Platforms for monitoring and measurements to support management for AI
- Platforms for analyzing and storing logs and operational data
for management tasks
- Platforms for collaborative learning from multiple distributed
network elements
- Platforms for anonymizing operation data
- AI testbeds and experimental evaluations
- Abstractions and knowledge representation / data models needed
for deploying AI for network management and
orchestration

Submission Guidelines:

All papers should be submitted through the IEEE Transactions on
Network and Service Management manuscript submission site. Authors
must indicate in the submission cover letter that their manuscript is
intended for the "Embracing Artificial Intelligence for Network and
Service Management" special issue. View detailed author guidelines.

Important Dates:

Paper submission: April 1, 2021
Review results returned: July 1, 2021
Revision submission: August 1, 2021
Final acceptance notification: Oct 1, 2021
Final paper submission: Nov 1, 2021
Tentative Publication: December 2021

(*online published version will be available in IEEE Xplore after the
camera ready version has been submitted with final DOI)

Guest Editors:

Robert Birke
ABB Research, Switzerland

Giuliano Casale
Imperial College London, UK

Amogh Dhamdhere
Amazon Web Services, USA

Jinho Hwang
IBM T.J. Watson, USA

Neeraj Kumar
CSED Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India

Hanan Lutfiyya (Lead)
The University of Western Ontario

Deepak Puthal
Newcastle University, UK

Nur Zincir-Heywood
Dalhousie University, Canada

For more information, please contact the guest editors at
TNSM.SI.DAML21@gmail.com

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[DMANET] SmartWorld 2021 Call for Papers

*2021 Smart World Congress *
October 18-21, 2021, Atlanta, USA

The 7th IEEE Smart World Congress (SmartWorld 2021) aims at promoting
original and unpublished research works covering science, technologies,
applications and related categories on smart world. It provides a
high-profile, leading-edge forum for researchers and engineers to exchange
on advances and innovations on smart world. In particular, the following
topics are considered.

The congress invites high-quality papers in the broad areas related to
ubiquitous intelligence and computing, advanced and trusted computing,
scalable computing and communications, cloud and big data, and Internet of
people towards the Smart World. Proposals for tutorials, special sessions,
workshops, forums, demos, exhibitions are also extremely welcome.

SmartWorld 2021 Topics Include but Are Not Limited to:

- Smart Industry and Manufacture

- Smart Home and Furniture

- Smart Agriculture and Aquaculture

- Smart Appliances and Goods

- Smart Materials and Fabric

- Smart Wearables and Implants

- Smart Environment and Ecosystems

- Smart Medicine and Healthcare

- Smart Earth/Space System

- Smart Elderly/Kiddy Care

- Smart Grid and Energy

- Smart Foods and Living

- Smart Logistics and Retail

- Smart Learning and Education

- Smart Building and Structure

- Smart Disaster Monitoring/Management

- Smart Roads and Transportation

- Smart Internet of Things

- Smart Vehicles and Control

- Smart Sensing, System and Service

- Smart Machines and Robots

- Smart Computing and Communication

- Smart Cybersecurity and Privacy

- Smart Big Data and Knowledge

Co-located Five Conferences

IEEE Int'l Conf. on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2021)

IEEE Int'l Conf. on Advanced and Trusted Computing (ATC 2021)

IEEE Int'l Conf. on Scalable Computing & Communications (SocialCom 2021)

IEEE Int'l Conf. on Internet of People (IoP 2021)

IEEE Int'l Conf. on Smart City Innovations (SCI 2021)

Selected High Quality Papers Will be Recommended to

IEEE Internet of Things

Digital Communications and Networks

Information Fusion

IEEE Access

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

Important Dates

Workshop Proposal: March 30, 2021

Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2021

Author Notification: June 30, 2021

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