Monday, May 31, 2021

[DMANET] SYM-OP-IS 2021 - Extended submission deadline - June 15, 2021

Dear Colleagues,


We would like to inform you that the deadline for paper or abstract submission to the XLVIII International Symposium on Operational Research has been extended to June 15,2021, due to the numerous requests of authors. Acceptance notification will besent to authors until July 1, 2021.


SYM-OP-IS is an International Symposium that has been organized since 1974. This year, SYM-OP-IS takes place in Banja Koviljaca, Serbia, from 20 to 23 September 2021 (http://symopis2021.matf.bg.ac.rs/). SYM-OP-IS 2021 isorganized by the Faculty of Mathematics - University of Belgrade(www.matf.bg.ac.rs) and Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy ofSciences and Arts (www.mi.sanu.ac.rs), in cooperation with several other research, educational, and state institutions.

SYM-OP-IS is an annual gathering of OR researchers, both theoreticians and practitioners, in order to exchange scientific and technical information, convey experiences and present new results achieved in the development and application of OR methods. TheSymposium Programme comprises of plenary lectures and numerous sections that accommodate the exchange of ideas among academia and industry, both from Serbia and abroad. The main aim of the Symposium is the development and applications of new Operational Research methods, models and techniques. Various sections ensure a valuable mixture of theoretical and practical aspects of Operational Research. A special section on the VNS method and its applications is dedicated to Prof. Nenad Mladenovic celebrating his 70th birthday and 45 years of research work.

================== INVITED SPEAKERS ==================
The following invited speakers have confirmed their participation at SYM-OP-IS 2021:
+ Natasha Shakhlevich Chakhlevitch, Unversity of Leeds, UK.
+ NikolaosMatsatsinis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
+ Nenad Mladenovic, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.


================== IMPORTANT DATES ==================
Registration is opened at http://symopis2021.matf.bg.ac.rs/index.php?page=registration.
+ Paper submission deadline is June 15, 2021.
+ Acceptance notificationto authors is July 1, 2021.
+ The deadline for registration is August 20, 2021.

========= VENUE =========
XLVIII International Symposium on Operational Research will take place at the ROYAL SPA Hotel,which is located in Banja Koviljaca, a beautiful spain the western part of Serbia(http://symopis2021.matf.bg.ac.rs/index.php?lang=en&page=location). Please, contact hotel directly to book youraccommodation, with the note that you are participant of the SYM-OP-IS2021 conference. The hotel offers special prices for the accommodation to participants of the SYM-OP-IS 2021. As the number of rooms available for SYM-OP-IS2021 is limited, please reserve the accomodation in ROYAL SPA Hotel on time.
Important note: Having in mind the global Covid 19 situation, there is a possibility for participants from abroad to join the conference and give presentation online. For more details on this form of participation, please, contact us at symopis2021@matf.bg.ac.rs.

============= PUBLICATION =============
To submit a short paper or an abstract please consult the instructions on http://symopis2021.matf.bg.ac.rs/index.php?page=submiting
The Symposium Proceedings with the final versions of the accepted papers will be published before the symposium. Selected papers will have the opportunity to be published in Special Issues of the following journals:
+Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research - YUJOR (http://yujor.fon.bg.ac.rs/index.php/yujor),
+International Journal for Traffic and Transport Engineering - IJTTE (http://ijtte.com/), and
+Military Technical Courier (http://www.vtg.mod.gov.rs/).

Looking forward to meeting you at SYM-OP-IS 2021,

Programme Committee Co-Chairs
Prof. Dragan Urosevic, Mathematical Institute SANU, Prof. Milan Drazic, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade
Organizing Committee Chair Prof. Zorica Stanimirovic, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade SYM-OP-IS 2021
Organizing Committee E-mail:symopis2021@matf.bg.ac.rs

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[DMANET] PhD scholarship(s) in online algorithms in Wroclaw

PhD scholarship(s) in online algorithms at the University of Wroclaw.
The position(s) is/are within the project "Leveraging Randomization: From
Scheduling to AdWords".
The PhD students will receive funding from both the PhD school and the
grant.
More details can be found at https://bit.ly/3yPH5xn

Potential candidates are kindly asked to contact Lukasz Jez at lje <at>
cs.uni.wroc.pl
by June 15 to discuss the details of the recruitment procedure.

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[DMANET] Postdoc position in Optimization and Machine Learning group at MBZUAI, UAE (Martin Takac)

Postdoctoral research positions are available in the Optimization and
Machine Learning group at the MBZUAI, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The successful
candidate will be hosted by Martin Takac https://mtakac.com/Join

The position is for 1+ years. The start date is flexible; however, a start
date close to September 2021 is preferred.

The applicant should have a strong interest in either
a) the design and analysis of algorithms for machine learning (adaptive
algorithms, distributed, quantization, federated learning)
b) applications and theory of deep learning

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send an email to
takac.mt@gmail.com


You should have
- completed PhD degree in CS (or related field)
- excellent publication records in top-tier conferences and journals (ICML,
NeurIPS, AISTATS, ...)
- excellent oral and written communication skills


We offer an excellent salary (tax-free), medical insurance, and
accommodation in a sustainable city (Masdar City, check:
https://masdar.ae/en/forasustainablefuture ).

To apply, send a C.V. and a sample of recent research (papers, preprints,
etc.) electronically to Dr. Takac takac.mt@gmail.com

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[DMANET] Subject: IEEE BCCA 2021: The 3rd IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications

*The Third IEEE Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
(BCCA 2021)*

*NOV. 15 - 17, 2021 - TARTU, ESTONIA*

http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2021/index.php





Blockchain is a revolutionary technology in decentralized systems that
enables secure decentralized transaction processing while ensuring data
privacy and authenticity. It is now playing a significant role in several
areas such the Internet of Things, supply-chain management, manufacturing,
cyber-physical systems, healthcare systems, and much more. Unlike
centralized transaction processing solutions, blockchain uses a distributed
ledger mechanism to record data transactions on multiple devices, this will
prevent data breach, identity theft, and a plethora of cyber-related
attacks, in essence, leading to a sustainability in data privacy and
security. This conference aims at to attract work of both researchers and
practitioners in the area of cyber-security to share and exchange their
experiences and research studies in both academia and industry in the field
of blockchain.

Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all
major areas, which include, but not limited to:

- *Track 01: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning*

o Blockchain based artificial Intelligent Systems applications in
Computers and Communications

o Blockchain based AI and Robotics Technologies

o Blockchain based AI and cloud computing

o Blockchain based Economic paradigms and game theory

o Blockchain based Machine and Deep Learning of Knowledge

o Blockchain based Distributed Knowledge and Processing

o Blockchain based Humans-Agents Interactions / Human-Robot Interactions

- *Track 02: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems*

o Blockchain-based IoT Applications and Services

o Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and
cyber-physical systems

o Blockchain-based Internet of Things architectures and protocols

o Blockchain in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)

o Blockchain-based application in Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial
Internet of Things,

o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Industry 4.0

o Intelligent manufacture and management

o Consensus and mining algorithms suited for resource-limited IoTs

o Blockchain-based Controlled mobility and QoS

o Blockchain-based energy optimization techniques in WSN

o Blockchain-based Software defined networks

- *Track 03: Big Data*

o Blockchain in Data Fusion

o Blockchain Analytics and Data mining

o Distributed data store for blockchain

o Distributed transaction for blockchain

o Blockchain based Data Science and Data Engineering

o Protocols for management and access using blockchains

o Blockchain architectures tailored for domain-specific applications

- *Track 04: Security and Privacy on the Blockchain*

o Authentication and authorization in Blockchain

o Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic

o Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies

o Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques

o Blockchain-based open-source tools

o Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies

o Blockchain Attacks on Existing Systems

o Blockchain Consensus Algorithms

o Blockchain-based Intrusion Detection/Prevention

o Security and Privacy in Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure

o Attacks on Blockchain and Critical Infrastructure

o Blockchain and Secure Critical Infrastructure with Smart Grid

- *Track 05: Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks
and Services*

o State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity

o Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures

o Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and ITS)

o Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies

o Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain

o New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to
Blockchain

o Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity

o Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security

o Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies

o Blockchain in social networking

o Performance metric design, modeling and evaluation of blockchain
systems

o Network and computing optimization in blockchains

o Experimental prototyping and testbeds for blockchains

All accepted papers in BCCA 2021 will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and
Scopus for inclusion.



* Submission Link: *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bcca2021



*Full paper Important Dates:*

Submission deadline: July 1st, 2021

Notification of Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2021

Submission of camera-ready: Oct 8th, 2021


Mirko Staderini

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[DMANET] Funded PhD position in optimization/algorithms

The Mathematical Optimization group (Prof. Dr. Rob van Stee) has a PhD
position available funded by DFG in the area of online optimization. The
position is part-time (75%) and is limited to three years. It involves
no teaching duties. Knowledge of German is therefore recommended but not
essential.

Candidates must hold (or be close to achieving) a master degree in
computer science, mathematics, or operations research. A good knowledge
or theoretical analysis of algorithms and discrete mathematics is required.

The application deadline is 18 June 2021. The position is envisioned to
start 1 August 2021 or later, the exact starting date is negotiable.

For more details (also in German) and in order to submit your
application, please visit the following link: https://u-si.de/8l7cY

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[DMANET] Vacancy Assistant/Associate Professor at University of Twente

Vacancy Assistant/Associate Professor at University of Twente

The Department of Applied Mathematics of the University of Twente has a vacancy for an Assistant or Associate Professor (f/m) in Optimization and Learning with particular focus on mathematical methods for Markov decision theory and reinforcement learning applied in healthcare optimization. The position is embedded in both the Mathematics of Operations Research cluster and the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR).

For details, and how to apply, see

www.utwente.nl/en/organisation/careers/!/2021-381/assistantassociate-professor-in-mathematics


For any questions, please contact

Prof.dr. R.J. (Richard) Boucherie
Stochastic Operations Research
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Twente

E-mail: r.j.boucherie@utwente.nl
people.utwente.nl/r.j.boucherie

Stochastic Operations Research
www.utwente.nl/ewi/sor

CHOIR (Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement & Research)
www.utwente.nl/en/choir/



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[DMANET] Open PhD Position for Algorithms & Optimization in Logistics @ FZI Karlsruhe

We are offering a full-time position (with the option to pursue your
PhD) in our "Logistics and Supply-Chain-Optimization Group" at FZI in
Karlsruhe, Germany, as soon as possible. FZI Research Center for
Information Technology is a non-profit institution for applied research
in computer science and technology transfer.

*Your tasks*
- apply your knowledge to a wide range of practical problems
- especially modeling and solving logistics problems
- development/implementation of exact and heuristic opt. approaches
- active participation in projects with industry clients

*We offer*
- an attractive mix of science and practice
- a pleasant and cooperative atmosphere
- a highly motivated and skilled team
- support to pursue a PhD at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- plenty of room and support for your own ideas and initiatives
- individual support for your scientific development (e.g. courses,
summer/winter schools, conference attendance)
- fully paid position (100% TVL E-13)
- flexible working environment

*We expect*
- a (master) degree in computer science, maths or engineering with a
focus on algorithms, optimization or operations research
- a structured working style and drive to getting things done
- advanced programming knowledge (C++, Java, or Python)
- first experience in mathematical modeling (e.g. Gurobi, CPLEX)
- excellent German and English language skills

*Application & further information*

To apply and for further information, please see
https://www.fzi.de/bei-uns-arbeiten/detail/cat/mitarbeiterstelle/job/1989/
or contact me directly (Felix Brandt, brandt@fzi.de)

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[DMANET] SAND 2022 - 1st Call for Papers

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SAND 2022: 1st Call for Papers

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1st Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks

February 2022, online-only event due to the pandemic



https://www.sand-conf.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SANDconference



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Important Dates

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Submission deadline: September 24th, 2021 (23:59 AoE)

Notification: December, 2021



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Scope

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We are pleased to announce the 1st Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND).



The objective of SAND is to provide a primary venue for the presentation and discussion of research on fundamental aspects of computing in dynamic networks. Focusing on the theory, design, analysis, and application of computing in dynamic networks, SAND seeks high-quality results characterized by a marked algorithmic aspect that shed insights on the computability landscape for dynamic environments or that can be foundational for practical and impactful systems. SAND aims at bringing together researchers from Computer Science and related areas such as Mathematics, Complex Systems, Sociology, Transportations, Robotics, Physics, and Biology to present and discuss original research at the intersection of Algorithms and Dynamic Networks and Systems.



We encourage contributions from all viewpoints, including theory and practice, addressing or being motivated by the role of dynamics in computing. We welcome both conceptual and technical contributions, as well as novel ideas and new problems that will inspire the community and facilitate the further growth of the area.



Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:



- Temporal graphs

- Continuous models of dynamic networks

- Geometric dynamic models

- Reconfigurable and swarm robotics, programmable matter, DNA self-assembly

- Population protocols and chemical reaction networks

- Distributed computation in dynamic networks

- Multilayer, peer-to-peer and overlay networks

- Randomness in dynamic networks

- Wireless networks, mobile computing, autonomous agents

- Streaming models

- Boolean networks

- Information spreading, gossiping, epidemics

- IoT, Cloud, Edge/Fog computing

- Computability and Complexity within dynamic networks

- Offline and online algorithms for dynamic networks

- Learning approaches for dynamic networks

- Complex systems, social and transportation networks

- Fault-tolerance, network self-organization and formation

- New models for dynamic networks

- Bio-inspired, physical, and chemical dynamic models



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Paper Submission

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Papers should be submitted electronically through Easychair (details will appear on the conference website).



A submission must be original research and reporting on novel results that have not appeared previously in/(or are concurrently submitted to) a journal or a conference with published proceedings. Submissions must be in English in pdf format and they must be prepared using the LaTeX style template for LIPIcs (https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors) with



\documentclass[a4paper,anonymous,USenglish]{lipics-v2019}.



Submissions must be anonymous, without any author names, affiliations, or email addresses. A submission must not exceed 15 pages, excluding the references. Additional details can be provided in a clearly marked appendix. Note that reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Submissions deviating from the above guidelines will be rejected without consideration of their merits.



The program committee may decide that some of the papers not selected for publication are suitable for publication in the brief announcement format. Any authors who do not wish their paper to be considered for the brief announcement format in case of rejection, are asked to clearly indicate this on the first page of their submission.



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Instructions for Double-Blind Review

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The reviewing process is double-blind, the authors' names must not be included in the paper, and the writing of the manuscript should be done in such a way to not de-anonymize authors (e.g., instead of, our result [1], they should use, the result of [1]). We assume that reviewers do not actively try to recognize the authors. Therefore, authors are allowed to publish their results on pre-print services before or at any point of the submission/reviewing process. Non-anonymous submissions will be rejected.



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Publication

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The conference proceedings will be published by LIPIcs. The final version of the paper must be formatted following the LIPIcs guidelines (https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors). Papers accepted in full will have 15 pages in the final proceedings (excluding references). Any papers accepted in the brief announcement format will have 3 pages in the final proceedings (including everything).



Extended and revised versions of selected papers will be considered for a special issue of the Journal of Computer and System Sciences.



For every accepted regular paper and brief announcement, at least one of the authors must fully register and present the paper during the conference and according to the conference program. Any paper accepted but not presented will be withdrawn from the final proceedings.



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Awards

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All papers are eligible for the best paper award. Papers co-authored by full-time students may also be eligible for the best student paper award. For a paper to be considered for the best student paper award, the nominated authors should be full time students at the time of submission and should have a significant contribution to the paper. In case the authors think that their paper is eligible for the best student paper award, they should clearly indicate this on the first page of their submission and briefly justify. The program committee may decline to make these awards or may decide to split them.



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Organization

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Program Committee:

- James Aspnes (co-chair), Yale University, USA

- Luca Becchetti, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy

- Petra Berenbrink, University of Hamburg, Germany

- Janna Burman, Universite Paris-Sud - LRI, France

- Arnaud Casteigts, University of Bordeaux, France

- Keren Censor-Hillel, Technion, Israel

- Andrea Clementi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

- Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy

- David Doty, University of California, Davis, USA

- Yuval Emek, Technion, Israel

- Jessica Enright, University of Glasgow, UK

- Thomas Erlebach, University of Leicester, UK

- Sandor Fekete, TU Braunschweig, Germany

- Paola Flocchini, University of Ottawa, Canada

- David Ilcinkas, CNRS, Bordeaux, France

- Zvi Lotker, Bar Ilan University, Israel

- Toshimitsu Masuzawa, Osaka University, Japan

- George Mertzios, Durham University, UK

- Othon Michail (co-chair), University of Liverpool, UK

- Rolf Niedermeier, TU Berlin, Germany

- Rotem Oshman, Tel Aviv University, Israel

- Andrea Richa, Arizona State University, USA

- Nicola Santoro, Carleton University, Canada

- Christian Scheideler, University of Paderborn, Germany

- David Soloveichik, University of Texas at Austin, USA

- Paul Spirakis, University of Liverpool, UK

- Damien Woods, Maynooth University, Ireland

- Viktor Zamaraev, University of Liverpool, UK

- Christos Zaroliagis, University of Patras, Greece



Organizing Committee:

- James Aspnes, Yale University, USA (PC chair)

- Othon Michail, University of Liverpool, UK (PC chair)

- Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy (General chair)

- Viktor Zamaraev, University of Liverpool, UK (General chair)

- George Skretas, University of Liverpool, UK (Publicity chair)



Steering Committee:

- Paola Flocchini, University of Ottawa, Canada (chair)

- James Aspnes, Yale University, USA (PC chair 2022)

- Othon Michail, University of Liverpool, UK (PC chair 2022)

- Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy (General chair 2022)

- Viktor Zamaraev, University of Liverpool, UK (General chair 2022)

- Giuseppe Prencipe, Pisa University, Italy (Treasurer)



Advisory Board:

- James Aspnes, Yale University, USA

- Luca Becchetti, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy

- Arnaud Casteigts, University of Bordeaux, France

- Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna, University of Rome Sapienza, Italy

- Paola Flocchini, University of Ottawa, Canada

- George Mertzios, Durham University, UK

- Othon Michail, University of Liverpool, UK

- Rolf Niedermeier, TU Berlin, Germany

- Rotem Oshman, Tel Aviv University, Israel

- Nicola Santoro, Carleton University, Canada

- Paul Spirakis, University of Liverpool, UK

- Viktor Zamaraev, University of Liverpool, UK



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Best regards,



James Aspnes and Othon Michail

PC chairs, SAND 2022





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[DMANET] PhD Position in Optimization and Geometry at TU Delft

A PhD position is available at the Department of Mathematics of the
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), under the supervision of
Dr. Fernando M. de Oliveira Filho. The position is fully funded for 4
years and includes generous funds for travelling.

We are looking for candidates with:

* MSc (finished or close to being finished) and BSc degrees in
Mathematics, Computer Science, or related fields.

* A solid background in mathematics and willingness to learn more
about functional analysis, harmonic analysis, and representation
theory.

* Some experience in computer programming and willingness to learn
more about it.

* Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, independence, and
the ability to work with others.

* Proficiency in English for effective communication, writing, and presentation.

The start date is flexible. For more information about the position
and on how to apply, follow the link below:

https://www.tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/werken-bij-tu-delft/vacatures/details?jobId=3087&jobTitle=PhD%20in%20%26quot%3BOptimization%20methods%20in%20extremal%20geometry%26quot%3B

Informal questions may be addressed to F.M.deOliveiraFilho@tudelft.nl.

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Department of Mathematics
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
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Friday, May 28, 2021

[DMANET] Last Call: Postdoc position in Algorithms and Optimization at the London School of Economics

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Mathematics Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The position is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant 'Scaling Methods for Discrete and Continuous Optimization' held by Laszlo Vegh.

The project focuses on problems and methods on the interface between discrete and continuous optimization. A key goal is to further our understanding of strongly polynomial computability, including making progress towards the important open question of finding a strongly polynomial algorithm for linear programming.

Areas of particular interest include: efficient algorithms for linear and convex programming, and the geometry of linear and convex programs; strongly polynomial computability; mean payoff games and tropical linear programming; polynomial-time exact and approximation algorithms for network optimization problems; market equilibrium computation and fair division problems.

Please see a brief summary of the project on the webpage http://personal.lse.ac.uk/veghl/scaleopt.html
The job advertisement is available at the LSE website: https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/4533/0/296507/15539/research-officer-in-algorithms-and-optimisation

The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of an extension. The starting date is flexible. The closing date for applications is 5th June 2021 (23.59 UK time).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send an email to l.vegh@lse.ac.uk<mailto:l.vegh@lse.ac.uk>


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[DMANET] Call for Presentations: Graph Width Parameters: from Structure to Algorithms (GWP 2021)

GWP 2021: Graph Width Parameters: from Structure to Algorithms
Satellite Workshop of ICALP 2021
https://homepages.ecs.vuw.ac.nz/~bretteni/GWP2021/
Monday 12 July, 2021
Online (Zoom)
Deadline for registration: 2 July 2021
Deadline for submitting an open problem: 2 July 2021

GWP 2021 is a one-day workshop on graph width parameters and algorithms. The workshop finishes with a session for further discussion and open problems.

Invited Speakers:
Eunjung Kim (Paris-Dauphine University)
Vadim Lozin (University of Warwick)
Lalla Mouatadid (University of Toronto)
Pawel Rzazewski (Warsaw University of Technology)
Jan Arne Telle (University of Bergen)
David Wood (Monash University).

For free registration to the workshop please fill in the form at https://homepages.ecs.vuw.ac.nz/~bretteni/GWP2021/. The deadline for registration is Friday 2 July 2021.

For the final session of the workshop, we invite short presentations that highlight an open problem or potential area for future research. If you wish to have a 10-minute slot in our workshop, please send an email with a title and short description to a.munaro@qub.ac.uk<mailto:a.munaro@qub.ac.uk> by Friday 2 July 2021. Note that the review of contributions may close earlier if the session is filled.

Organisers:
Flavia Bonomo (University of Buenos Aires)
Nick Brettell (Victoria University of Wellington)
Andrea Munaro (Queen's University Belfast)
Daniel Paulusma (Durham University)

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[DMANET] CfP: The sixth IEEE Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys 2021) - Extended deadline: 1 June 2021

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The 6th IEEE Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys 2021), co-located with the IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2021)
Irvine (CA), USA, August 23, 2021
https://www.scm.keele.ac.uk/smartsys2021/
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Technology succeeds when it provides benefits to the society either directly or indirectly. Understanding the societal and economic impact and human-centered aspects of a smart system or technology in advance and designing the system a-priori with potential value-added services help spur the discoveries of new tools, methodologies and innovative services. Smart service systems span across a variety of socio-technical facets comprising of devices, people, organizations, environments and technologies to sense, actuate, control and assess the physical, cyber and societal artifacts of the human service systems. Besides the systems being self-adaptive and fault-tolerant, need to be designed in such a way that it can continuously increase the quality and productivity, the compliance and sustainability of the smart services it offers. While human-centered perspective and cognitive learning help create multi-facet, value added services and catalyze the sustained economic growth of smart service systems, understanding the multi-modal sensing, control, heterogeneity and interdependency between different physical, virtual and logical components of such a complex system will enable the realization of new transformative smarter service systems. If successful, this can help improve the quality-of-service of the customers, quality-of-life of the citizens and quality-of returns of the stakeholders and investors.
Nurturing the development of smart service systems seeks for inter- and trans-disciplinary crosscutting research threads from system and operational engineering, computer science and information systems, social and behavioral science, computational modeling and industrial engineering etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring together practitioners and researchers from both academia and industry in order to have a forum for discussion and technical presentations on the fundamental knowledge and principles of smart service systems that enable the value co-creation in sensing, actuating, data analytics, learning, cognition, and control of human centric cyber-physical-social systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Innovative technologies, tools, methodologies and solutions for smart service systems; example includes personalized healthcare, smart energy, smart cities, smart manufacturing, intelligent transportation, education, precision medicine and agriculture, national security etc.
- Information extraction and interpretation from sensors, actuators, smart phones, smart watch, and human
- Context and situational-awareness of smart service systems
- Design of people-centric services and technologies for providing better services such as food, transportation and places to live
- Novel architectures and interoperable solutions for internet of things
- Models and methodologies for designing complex smart systems
- Big data analytics approaches for innovative smart services
- Modeling, analysis, co-production, and co-evolution of human activity, behavior and interaction for the effective adaptation and percolation of longitudinal smart service systems
- Role of machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, pervasive computing, control theory, information and communications technologies
- Role of formal methods in computer networks, cyber-physical systems, Internet-of-Things and machine learning
- Design and developments of intelligent systems, intelligent enterprises and cyber-physical-social-systems
- Design of inter-dependent complex global systems such as healthcare, smart grid, computer networks, logistics and supply-chains, financial markets etc.
- Smart infrastructure and testbed to support the integration and test of autonomous systems and innovative applications

Submissions must be made via EDAS (https://edas.info/N28335).

IMPORTANT DATES
- Manuscript submission: 1 June, 2021 (firm)
- Paper acceptance notification: 21 June, 2021
- Camera-ready paper submission: 30 June, 2021
- Workshop date: 23 August, 2021

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Workshop co-Organizers:
- Nirmalya Roy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
- Carlo Vallati, University of Pisa, Italy
- Gurdip Singh, Syracuse University, USA
- Sajal Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Technical Program co-Chairs:
- Marco Ortolani, Keele University, UK
- Shahriar Nirjon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Publicity co-chairs:
- Shiwei Fang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Pierluca Ferraro, University of Palermo, Italy

Technical Program Committee
- Jun Cao, Keele University
- Aryya Gangopadhyay, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
- Alberto Gotta, ISTI-CNR
- Jason Hallstrom, Florida Atlantic University
- Francesco Longo, Universita di Messina
- Simon Mayer, University of St. Gallen
- Marco Morana, University of Palermo
- Carlo Puliafito, University of Pisa
- Francesca Righetti, University of Pisa
- Corinna Schmitt, Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen, Research Center CODE
- Marco Tiloca, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
- Antonio Virdis, University of Pisa


Kind regards,
Pierluca Ferraro
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[DMANET] 3 Postdoc Research Fellow Vacacnies in Optimisation

We are looking for 3 Postdoc Research Fellows in Optimisation for our joint Science-IT ARC ITTTC OPTIMA at the University of Melbourne. Each Research Fellow is expected to conduct world-class research and provide training for research students working in industrial optimisation.

A multidisciplinary approach is expected, drawing from techniques developed in mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering, and economics.

More details: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/904801/optima-postdoctoral-research-fellow


Professor Uwe Aickelin | Head of School of Computing and Information Systems
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level 3, Melbourne Connect – 700 Swanston Street
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
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Thursday, May 27, 2021

[DMANET] UCNC 2021 -- Deadline Extension

NEW: Extended paper submission deadline *June 14, 2021 AoE*

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The 19th International Conference on Unconventional Computation and Natural
Computation (UCNC 2021)

October 18-22, 2021

Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

Website: https://ucnc2021.cs.aalto.fi

Submission webpage: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ucnc2021

Contact: ucnc2021@aalto.fi

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The International Conference on Unconventional Computation and Natural
Computation (UCNC) is a meeting where scientists from many different
backgrounds are united in their interest in novel forms of computation,
human-designed computation inspired by nature, and computational aspects of
natural processes. The 19th International Conference on Unconventional
Computation and Natural Computation (UCNC 2021) will be held in Aalto
University, Espoo, Finland on October 18-22, 2021.

Authors are invited to submit papers in PDF format of no more than 12 pages
(excluding the references). Proofs omitted due to space constraints may be
put into an appendix to be read by the reviewers at their discretion.
Submissions must be prepared in LaTeX using the LNCS style, with
bibliography in BibTeX using bibliography style splncs04.bst. You can use
one of the following links to download the LNCS style files:

- ftp://ftp.springernature.com/cs-proceeding/llncs/llncs2e.zip

- https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer-science/kzwwpvhwnvfj#.WuA4JS5uZpi

Simultaneous submissions to other conferences or workshops with published
proceedings and submitting previously published papers are not allowed.

Topics include, but are not limited to:


- Programmable matter
- Material computing
- Molecular computing
- Membrane computing
- Quantum computing
- Self-assembling and self-organising systems
- Super-Turing computation
- Swarm computing
- Optical computing
- Collision-based computing
- Cellular automata
- Neural computation
- Evolutionary computation
- Artificial life
- Artificial immune systems
- Amorphous computing
- Chaos computing
- Physarum computing
- Computational systems biology
- Computational neuroscience
- Cellular (in-vivo) computing
- Synthetic biology


Important Dates

Submission: May 31, 2021 June 14, 2021 AoE

Notification: July 9, 2021 July 16, 2021

Final version: August 1, 2021 August 2, AoE

Early registration: TBA

Late registration: TBA

Conference: October 18-22, 2021

Invited speakers

- Corentin Coulais <https://coulaislab.com/> (University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands)

- Cody Geary
<https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/cody-geary(98d316cf-149c-4918-b58b-34ead7bd2e20).html>
(Aarhus University, Denmark)

- Mikko Mottonen
<https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-applied-physics/quantum-computing-and-devices-qcd>
(Aalto University, Finland)

- Andrew Phillips
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/aphillip/?from=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.microsoft.com%2F%7Eaphillip>
(Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK)

- Damien Querlioz <https://sites.google.com/site/damienquerlioz/> (CNRS,
Universite Paris-Saclay, France)


Workshops

The following independent workshops are going to be held in parallel with
the conference:

- Programmable Matter, organised by Christian Scheideler
<https://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/person/20792/> (Paderborn University,
Germany) and Matthew Patitz <http://self-assembly.net/mpatitz>
(University of Arkansas, USA)

- Third International Workshop on Theoretical and Experimental Material
Computing (TEMC 2021)
<https://www.cs.york.ac.uk/nature/temc/TEMC2021-UCNC21/index.html>,
organised by Susan Stepney <https://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/>
(University of York, UK)


Programme Committee

- Selim G. Akl (Queen's University, Canada)
- Pablo Arrighi (Universite Paris-Saclay, France)
- Peter Banda (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Daniela Besozzi (Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
- Julien Bourgeois (Universite Bourgogne Franche-Comte, France)
- Olivier Bournez (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
- Cristian Calude (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
- Matteo Cavaliere (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
- Jerome Durand-Lose (Universite d'Orleans, France)
- Angel Goni-Moreno (Technical University of Madrid, Spain)
- Masami Hagiya (University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Mika Hirvensalo (University of Turku, Finland)
- Natasa Jonoska (University of South Florida, USA)
- Jarkko Kari (University of Turku, Finland)
- Irina Kostitsyna (TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands), co-chair
- Robert Legenstein (TU Graz, Austria)
- Makoto Naruse (University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Pekka Orponen (Aalto University, Finland), co-chair
- Matthew Patitz (University of Arkansas, USA)
- Christian Scheideler (University of Paderborn, Germany)
- Susan Stepney (University of York, UK)
- Gunnar Tufte (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

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[DMANET] [Springer Book] Contributing a chapter on Green Smart Cities

Dear Colleagues, Students and /Fellows,

We are editing a Springer Book entitled *"Computational Intelligence
Techniques for Green Smart Cities".* The Book will be indexed by Scopus and
ISI.

I cordially invite you to contribute a chapter. The full chapter is due
later this year but for now, I will just need the following:

- Author List
- Chapter Title
- Abstract (between 2 and 6 sentences)

The last deadline to submit your short abstract directly at *lahby@ieee.org
<lahby@ieee.org>* is * May, 31th, 2021*

NB: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to
this book for publication

The tentative structure of the book (*but are not limited to the following
chapters*) is mentioned below:

*PART 1: Green Smart Education*

Chapter 1. Machine learning for green smart education

Chapter 2. Deep learning for green smart education

Chapter 3. Evolutionary algorithms for green smart education

Chapter 4. Green Smart learning solutions for combating Covid-19



*PART 2: Green Smart Health*

Chapter 5. Machine learning for green smart health

Chapter 6. Deep learning for green smart health

Chapter 7. Evolutionary algorithms for green smart health

Chapter 8. Green Smart health solutions for combating Covid-19



*PART 3: Green Smart transportation*

Chapter 9. Machine learning for green smart transportation

Chapter 10. Deep learning for green smart transportation

Chapter 11. Evolutionary algorithms for green smart transportation

Chapter 12. Green Smart transportation solutions for combating Covid-19



*PART 4: Green Smart Environment*

Chapter 13. Machine learning for green smart environment

Chapter 14. Deep learning for green smart environment

Chapter 15. Evolutionary algorithms for green smart environment

Chapter 16. Green Smart environment solutions for combating Covid-19


*PART 5: Green Smart Home*

Chapter 17. Machine learning for green smart home

Chapter 18. Deep learning for green smart home

Chapter 19. Evolutionary algorithms for green smart home

Chapter 20. Green Smart home solutions for combating Covid-19


Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Feel free to share with your
network as well


Best regards

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*Dr. M.Lahby*

Laboratory of Mathematics and Applications, University Hassan II, Ecole
Normale Superieure (ENS) Casablanca, Morocco

mlahby@gmail.com
GSM : +212 6 65 29 23 76
In the world of Linux, who needs Windows and Gates

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

[DMANET] PhD position on Traffic Engineering at Osnabrueck University

The Distributed Systems group (Prof. Dr. Nils Aschenbruck) at Osnabrueck
University invites applications for *Research Assistant* (m/f/d) (Salary level
E13 TV-L, 100%) to be filled as soon as possible for a period of two years.

The position is part of a new research project "Green Segment Routing" funded by
the DFG. It is a joined project of the Distributed Systems group (Prof. Dr. Nils
Aschenbruck) and the Algorithm Engineering group (Prof. Dr. Markus Chimani) at
Osnabrueck University.

Applicants are expected to have an excellent academic degree (Master/Diploma) in
Computer Science.
Experience in the following areas is expected:
- Computer Networks / Distributed Systems
- Combinatorial Optimization / Algorithms

The application deadline is June 10, 2021.

For further information please see:
https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/universitaet/stellenangebote/stellenangebote-detail/105-fb-6-wiss-mitarbeit-mwd/

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[DMANET] SIGEVO Summer School (5 - 9 July 2021), Application Deadline: 31 May 2021

NEWS: Due to several requests, we have decided that the summer school will be
open to both, current students and recent graduates.

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SIGEVO Summer School
Held in conjunction with ACM GECCO 2021 Conference
5 - 9 July 2021 (online on Zoom and Gather)

Website: https://gecco-2021.sigevo.org/Summer-School
Email: sigevo-school@aber.ac.uk

Application deadline: 31 May 2021
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The SIGEVO Summer School (S3, https://gecco-2021.sigevo.org/Summer-School)
goes into round 4 with a renewed format covering both, general skills needed
by GECCO researchers and in-depth knowledge about specific GECCO topics.

Networking with fellow participants and senior researchers (mentors) will give
participants a unique opportunity to connect with the community.

Interested? Places are limited. Submit a short motivational statement by 31 May 2021.
More information: https://gecco-2021.sigevo.org/Call-for-Summer-School

Organisers:
- Miguel Nicolau, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Christine Zarges, Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom

Questions? Send us an email: sigevo-school@aber.ac.uk

Confirmed Mentors:
- Juergen Branke, University of Warwick, England, United Kingdom
- Carola Doerr, Sorbonne University, France
- Carlos Fonseca, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Erik Hemberg, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, United States
- Manuel Lopez-Ibanez, University of Malaga, Spain
- Leslie Perez Caceres, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile

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[DMANET] Ph.D. in LIMOS laboratory with co-supervision in Italy

Dear colleagues,

We are looking for a candidate for a Ph.D. in optimization and artificial
intelligence at the LIMOS laboratory in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

All the details of the offer are presented below.
Thank you for disseminating to your students.

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Thesis title: Resolution of inventory and transportation management
problems using Artificial Intelligence.

Location: LIMOS Clermont-Ferrand
Supervisor: Philippe Lacomme (LIMOS)
Co-supervisors: Katyanne Farias (LIMOS), Manuel Iori (DISMI, University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Start date (desired): as soon as possible (before December 2021)
Application deadline: 1 September 2021
Duration: 3 years

Description of the research subject:
The objective of this thesis is to develop new approaches to solving supply
chain problems over rolling horizons from several weeks to several months.
We aim to create smart planning heuristic methods based on reinforcement
learning techniques, which have been shown to be effective in solving
complex problems of this nature.
This project has as main objective to solve variants of the classical
Inventory Routing Problem (IRP), for which we want to fill some scientific
and technical gaps present in the literature, among which we plan to:
- Include inventory management that explicitly considers the
characteristics of objects (geometry, weight characteristic, costs, etc.)
to obtain management solutions for real applications.
- Add to the IRP the simultaneous management of several products and the
management of a heterogeneous fleet of vehicles that transform the
transportation subproblem into a Heterogeneous Fleet Vehicle Routing
Problem (HVRP).
- Define acceptable solutions by taking into account explicitly and in a
unified manner the notion of quality of service from logistics operators
and customers' point of view.
>From a methodological point of view, the thesis project aims to:
- Characterize the elements that differentiate the good from the bad
solutions by analyzing the structure of the solutions. Then,
reinforcement-based methods will be developed to speed up the convergence.
- Identify the key information allowing to define a local search
procedure taking advantage of global information aiming the treatment of
the problem on long planning horizons.
- Define dynamic adaptation mechanisms for local research movements.
Similar mechanisms were proposed by Thevenin et al. (2019) based on the
Learning Variable Neighborhood Search (LVNS).
- Define mechanisms to analyze a priori the structure of a coding
element, classify it (without carrying out its evaluation) eventually as
not promising, and then avoid costly and unnecessary evaluations.

Required skills:
C/C++ or Java
Notions of Python
Optimization methods (e.g.: metaheuristics, linear programming)
Profile: Bac+5 or more in computer science, optimization, or equivalent.

Contacts :
Philippe Lacomme: placomme@isima.fr
Katyanne Farias: katyanne.farias_de_araujo@sigma-clermont.fr
Manuel Iori: manuel.iori@unimore.it

To apply, contact Ph. Lacomme, K. Farias and M. Iori with a CV and a
recommendation letter.


Best regards,

Katyanne Farias
Maitre de Conferences
SIGMA - LIMOS
Campus de Clermont-Ferrand / Les Cezeaux, CS 20265
63175 Aubiere Cedex, France

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[DMANET] Call for presentations for the special session "OR PROMOTION AND PITCH TALKS" at ODS 2021, organized by AIROYoung

AIROYoung (the youth chapter of AIRO, the Italian Operations Research Society - https://www.airoyoung.org<https://www.airoyoung.org/>) organizes a special session during ODS 2021 dedicated to presenting Operations Research to the public.
Each participant will have a slot of 5 minutes to present her/his work in a clear and understandable way to a heterogeneous audience, i.e., researchers but also laypeople. The topic of the pitch talk can be theoretical and/or practical, with references to some applications.
Everybody can apply for this, from young researchers to full professors and practitioners, such as:
- PIs who would like to present a group research project;
- researchers who are interested in science communication.

The session will be held on September 14-17, 2021, at Sapienza University Campus (Rome, Italy), during ODS 2021, the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science organized by AIRO (Italian Operations Research Society) and DSS - Dept. of Statistical Sciences (Sapienza University of Rome).

Everybody interested to participate can submit his/her application at the following link: https://forms.gle/5jo29KCZeywf9mE49
The deadline for the submission is June 25th, 2021
Further details will be directly communicated by e-mail to the participants.

Please notice that your registration in this special session does not imply your registration to ODS 2021. In order to be able to participate, you have to register to ODS 2021 by following the instructions here: http://www.airoconference.it/ods2021/conference-registration

For any questions or doubts, you can contact us by email: airo.young.researchers@gmail.com<mailto:airo.young.researchers@gmail.com>

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[DMANET] Call for presentations for the special session "PhDs MEET INDUSTRIES" at ODS 2021, organized by AIROYoung

AIROYoung (the youth chapter of AIRO, the Italian Operations Research Society - https://www.airoyoung.org<https://www.airoyoung.org/>) organizes a special session during ODS 2021 dedicated to presenting young OR researchers to industry and practitioners. The session gives PhD students the opportunity to present his/her research work in front of an audience mainly composed of representatives of industries and practitioners.
- Each participant will have a 20-minute slot to present his/her PhD thesis
- At the end of the session a free time of 20 minutes will be left for the candidates to discuss with the audience.
- All the students submitting their PhD thesis in the period between August 1st, 2020 and July 31st, 2021 are eligible to participate in the session.
The session will be held on September 14-17, 2021, at Sapienza University Campus (Rome, Italy), during ODS 2021, the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science organized by AIRO (Italian Operations Research Society) and DSS - Dept. of Statistical Sciences (Sapienza University of Rome).
The students interested to participate can submit their application at the following link: https://forms.gle/ADWm9JiHV8S3nixe6
The deadline for the submission is June 25th, 2021
Further details will be directly communicated by e-mail to the participants.
Please notice that your registration in this special session does not imply your registration for ODS 2021. In order to be able to participate, you have to register for ODS 2021 by following the instructions here: http://www.airoconference.it/ods2021/conference-registration
For any questions or doubts, you can contact us by email: airo.young.researchers@gmail.com<mailto:airo.young.researchers@gmail.com>
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[DMANET] Postdoc position in the Algorithms and Complexity Group at TU Wien (Vienna)

The Algorithms and Complexity Group at TU Wien (http://www.ac.tuwien.ac.at) is offering a 6-year full-time postdoc position with a research focus on Algorithmics and Algorithm Engineering to start in September 2021. The successful candidate will work under supervision of Prof. Martin Noellenburg.

Application deadline: June 10, 2021.

The specific requirements for this position are the following:

- A completed PhD degree in Computer Science (or a related area)
- Excellent knowledge in algorithmics and algorithm engineering
- Research experience in one or more of the following areas: graph drawing, graph algorithms, computational geometry, combinatorial optimization, visualization algorithms
- Excellent publications in top-tier conferences and journals
- Very good oral and written communication skills
- Experience and interest in (independent) teaching and supervision of students
- A good command of English and German is necessary

We offer:

- A stimulating scientific environment at one of the top-ranking universities in computer science in Europe
- Continuing support in personal and academic career development
- Outstanding opportunities for collaboration
- Work place in a central location in one of the most liveable cities in the world

TU Wien is committed to increase female employment in leading scientific positions. Female candidates are explicitly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given when equally qualified.

People with special needs are equally encouraged to apply. In case of any questions, please contact the confidant for disabled persons at the university (contact: gerhard.neustaetter@tuwien.ac.at)

Entry level salary as a postdoctoral researcher is covered by level B1 of the Austrian Collective Agreement for university staff, and receives a minimum of currently EUR 3.945,90/month gross, 14 times/year.

Full details (in German) and the electronic submission platform for applications are found here: https://tuwien.bewerberportal.at/Job/152310.

For informal inquiries about the position, please contact Prof. Martin Noellenburg <noellenburg@ac.tuwien.ac.at>.



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[DMANET] DAM Special Issue: CALDAM 2021 CFP [Deadline: July 31st, 2021]

Special Issue on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics (CALDAM 2021)

This special issue of Discrete Applied Mathematics will be dedicated to the
Seventh International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied
Mathematics (CALDAM 2021), with the active help of the program committee of
CALDAM 2021.

All interested researchers are invited to contribute to this special issue.
The topics should relate to the themes listed below:

- Approximation algorithms

- Combinatorial algorithms

- Combinatorial optimization

- Computational complexity

- Computational geometry

- Data structures

- Experimental algorithm methodologies

- Graph algorithms

- Graph drawing

- Parallel and distributed algorithms

- Parameterized complexity

- Network optimization

- Online algorithms

- Randomized algorithms

- Combinatorics

- Graph theory

- Discrete geometry

We especially encourage participants of the conference to submit their
papers to this special issue. Contributions arising from papers given at
the conference should be substantially extended and should cite the
conference paper where appropriate.

Papers that have been previously published in other conferences may be
submitted with full proofs and additional results or observations. Papers
submitted for the special issue may not be submitted concurrently to
another conference with refereed proceedings or to a refereed journal.

All articles will be thoroughly refereed according to the high
standards of *Discrete
Applied Mathematics*.

The full papers must be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial System (
http://ees.elsevier.com/dam). When submitting your paper, be sure to
specify that the paper is a contribution for the special issue of CALDAM
2021, so that your paper is assigned to the guest editors. Please see the
Author Instructions on the site if you have not yet submitted a paper
through this web-based system. Be sure to note that your work is intended
for the Special Issue and to select the article type CALDAM 2021.

The deadline for submission is July 31, 2021. However, papers submitted
earlier will be subjected to initial evaluation and subsequent review
process soon after their submission.

Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print
publication.

We are looking forward to receiving your contribution.

The Guest Editors,

Apurva Mudgal and C. R. Subramanian

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[DMANET] 2 PhD scholarships in Wroclaw

Two PhD scholarships in approximation algorithms at the University of Wroclaw.
The positions are within the project "Algorithms for connectivity under uncertainty".
The PhD students will receive funding from both the PhD school and the grant.
More details can be found at https://ii.uni.wroc.pl/media/uploads/2021/05/25/phd-scholarships.pdf.

Potential candidates are requested to contact Jarek Byrka at jby <at> cs.uni.wroc.pl
by June 15 to discuss the details of the recruitment procedure.

Kind regards,
Jarek Byrka
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[DMANET] Moscow Conference on Combinatorics and Applications (MoCCA'20), May 31 - June 4, 2021 and June 28 - July 2, 2021 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: SCHEDULE

Dear Colleagues,

The 2020 Moscow Conference on Combinatorics, Graphs Theory and Applications (MoCCA'20), originally scheduled for May 11-15 2020, is going to happen ONLINE over two weeks:
May 31 - June 4 and
June 28 - July 2.

The schedule of the first week is now ready: http://mipt2020.combgeo.org/schedule/

The Zoom link for the conference is on the webpage http://mipt2020.combgeo.org/
Everyone is free to attend.

The aim of the conference is to bring together experts in extremal and additive combinatorics, graph theory, random graphs and complex networks and optimization.

There will be a number of plenary talks, as well as invited mini-symposia talks.

WEEK 1 (May 31 - June 4):

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Plenary speakers include:
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- Jozsef Balogh (University of Illinois, USA)
- Stefano Boccaletti (Institute for Complex Systems, Italy)
- Brendan McKey (Australian National University)
- Jose Mendes (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
- Ilya Shkredov (Steklov Institute of Mathematics and MIPT, Russia)
- Ola Svensson (Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne)

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Invited mini-symposia organizers include:
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- Stefano Boccaletti and Jose Mendes (Institute for Complex Systems, Italy and University of Aveiro, Portugal)
- Aleksandr Gasnikov (MIPT, Russia)
- Roman Karasev (MIPT, Russia)
- Thang Pham (University of Rochester, USA)


WEEK 2 (June 28
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Plenary speakers include:
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- David Conlon (California Institute of Technology, USA)
- Janos Pach (Renyi Institute, Hungary and MIPT, Russia)
- Jane Gao (University of Waterloo, Canada)

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Invited mini-symposia organizers include:
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- Stefan Glock and Felix Joos (ETH Zurich, Switzerland and University of Hamburg, Germany)
- Carla Groenland (University of Oxford, UK)
- Zilin Jiang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
- Oleg Musin (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA and MIPT, Russia)
- Alexandr Polyanskii (MIPT, Russia)

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Registration
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Is not required, but you can register on the website in order to get updates.

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Offline meeting
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We also hope to hold a part of the conference in Moscow later this year. We tentatively scheduled it for September 6-12.

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Organizing committee
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- Andrey Kupavskii (MIPT Moscow, CNRS France)
- Andrei M. Raigorodskii (MIPT Moscow, Yandex)

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[DMANET] Call for Applications: Helmut Veith Stipend for Female Master's Students in Computer Science_DL: November 30

Grant: Helmut Veith Stipend for Female Master's Students in Computer Science
Scholarship for women in mathematics/computer science – Annual Deadline: November 30​


The VCLA invites applications for the Helmut Veith Stipend from motivated and outstanding female master's students who plan to pursue one of the programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English in one of the following semesters:


- winter semester 2021/2022

- summer semester 2022

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HELMUT VEITH STIPEND

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The Helmut Veith Stipend is awarded annually to exceptionally talented and motivated female students in the field of computer science who pursue (or plan to pursue) one of the master's programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English and have (or have the interest to develop) a solid mathematical and technical background in at least one of the areas in which Austrian scientist Helmut Veith worked.

The Helmut Veith Stipend is dedicated to the memory of Helmut Veith (1971-2016), an outstanding computer scientist who worked in the fields of logic in computer science, computer-aided verification, software engineering, and computer security. The Helmut Veith Stipend's fund is set up by the TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), the Wolfgang Pauli Institute, and the colleagues and friends of the late Prof. Veith.

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Award
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Students who are awarded the Helmut Veith Stipend receive:
-EUR 6000 annually for a duration of up to two years.
-Waiver of all tuition fees at TU Wien.

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Eligibility
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1. Applicants must be eligible for admission to one of the master's programs in computer science at TU Wien that are taught in English. In 2021/2022 those are:

• Logic and Computation
• Business Informatics
• Computer Engineering
• Data Science
• Media and Human-Centered Computing

2. While applications for funding can be filed before or in parallel with the admissions process, the funding will only be awarded to applicants who have been unconditionally admitted to the master's program. An application for funding does not replace the admissions process; neither does a conditional offer of funding entitle the applicant to study at TU Wien.

3. Female students who meet the following conditions are eligible to apply for the stipend:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Mathematics (Bologna first cycle) or equivalent degree
• Extensive mathematical and technical knowledge and interest in (at least one of) Helmut Veith's areas of research:
-Logic in Computer Science
-Formal Methods and Verification
-Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
-Algorithms and Complexity Theory
-Computer Security
• Proficiency in English

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Conditions
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• Recipients of funding must be committed to demonstrating good progress during their studies, i.e.:
-obtain at least 25 ECTS credits from the respective master's curriculum per term on average since the beginning of their master's studies (the deadlines are April 30 for the winter term and November 30 for the summer term), and
-achieve a grade average of at most 1.5.
• Recipients of funding have to reside in Austria during term time for the duration of their studies. Exceptions and temporary interruptions of the stay during term time (e.g., for internships or research visits) are subject to approval.
• The stipend is provided for the duration of the master's program (subject to the conditions listed above), for up to 2 years.

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Application Process
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Students are required to submit the following documents:
• Cover Letter, describing the type of funding the student is applying for, and all other aspects the student deems relevant for the application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation Letter, describing why the student wants to study in the program Logic and Computation, why funding is necessary, and with which groups of the faculty the student would be interested to work with during their master's thesis and why.
• Reports on university examinations (transcripts)
• Diplomas and/or certificates (first degree, bachelor degree, or higher). If the final academic certificate is not yet available at the time of the application deadline, a preliminary certificate (indicating the type of degree and the expected graduation date) signed and stamped by the degree-awarding university must be provided.
• Contact details of two referees (for letters of recommendation)
• English language certificate (TOEFL or similar)
• Copy of passport

A certified translation needs to be provided for documents that are not in German or English. Your application must be submitted electronically to master@logic-cs.at<mailto:master@logic-cs.at> with the subject "Application" as a single PDF document. The name of the PDF file needs to be "document.pdf"

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Application Deadline
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The annual deadline for applications is November 30.


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Further Information on the Stipend: http://www.vcla.at/helmut-veith-stipend
Please do not hesitate to contact master@logic-cs.at<mailto:master@logic-cs.at>


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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

[DMANET] [CFP] The 17th International Symposium on QoS and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks (Q2SWinet)

*** ACM Q2SWinet 2021 ***


2nd Round of Call for Papers.


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CALL FOR PAPERS

The 17th ACM Symposium on QoS and Security for Wireless Mobile Networks

(ACM Q2SWinet 2021)

Nov. 22nd-26th, 2021 in Alicante, Spain

http://q2swinet.com/2021/


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SCOPE AND OVERVIEW
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The Q2SWinet 2021 symposium aims at serving as a meeting point and a
forum for exchanging ideas, discussing solutions, and sharing
experiences among researchers, professionals, and application
developers, both from industry and academia. As with the previous
sixteen editions of the Q2SWinet symposium series, the scope of this
year's symposium will remain on general issues related to QoS and
security in wireless and mobile networks networking and computing.

Topics of interest :
In Recent years, wireless and mobile communication systems have become
increasingly popular as an inexpensive and promising means for
ubiquitous communications. However, without creating a new set of issues
and trade-offs. QoS and Security management of wireless and mobile
communication systems are becoming a very crutial phase for future
generation of wireless and mobile networks.

This symposium focuses on the study of all aspects of QoS and Security
for wireless and mobile networks.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Wireless and mobile network security (WLAN, PCS, Ad hoc and Sensor
Networks, Wireless Mesh, etc. )
- QoS for wireless networks,
- Intrusion detection in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks
- Privacy and authentication
- QoS for data analytics and machine learning
- QoS for wireless multimedia systems, VoIP QoS
- Quality of control of wireless networks
- Power and energy management
- Wireless video surveillance networks
- QoS in the Wireless Internet
- QoS in software-defined networking for wireless and mobile systems
- QoS and Routing
- Data analytics for QoS
- QoS Metrics
- Security, privacy
- QoS in mobile cloud computing, fog computing and edge computing
- QoS in Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile cyber-physical networks
- Blockchain for QoS
- QoS in mobile and next generation vehicular and sensor networks
- QoS of Wireless Network Services
- Wireless Network Survivability
- QoS and Reliability
- Image Quality in Wireless Video-Surveillance Networks
- QoS provisioning in wireless multmedia systems.
- Wireless and mobile systems and applications
- QoE in wireless multimedia networks
- Performance Modeling and Simulation Techniques
- QoS/QoE for Vehicular and wireless sensor networks


IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission: July 5th, 2021
Acceptance Notification: August 5th, 2021


PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
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Papers should neither have been published elsewhere nor being currently
under review by another conference or journal. The maximum page limit
for regular papers is 10 pages, double column, and must strictly adhere
to the ACM template format:
https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template

Guidelines on paper submission and formatting are available at:
http://q2swinet.com/2021/call-for-papers.html

Submission is managed electronically through EDAS:
https://edas.info/N28382

At least one author of each accepted paper must be registered for the
symposium in order for that paper to appear in the ACM proceedings and
to be scheduled for presentation. Furthermore, authors of accepted
papers must guarantee that their paper will be presented at the
Symposium.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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General Chair

Periklis Chatzimisios, International Hellenic University, Greece


Technical Program Committee Chairs

Constantinos Marios Angelopoulos, Bournemouth University, UK
Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece


Program committee

Azzedine Boukerche University of Ottowa, Canada
Rodoflo Coutinho Concordia University, Canada
Gregory Epiphaniou University of Warwick, UK
Gabriele Gianini University of Milan, Italy
Constantinos Kolias University of Idaho, USA
Weizhi Meng, Technical University ofDenmark, Denmark
Andrew M'manga Bournemouth University, UK
Angelos Rouskas University of Piraeus, Greece
Dimitrios Skoutas University of the Aegean, Greece
Peng Sun Duke Kunshan University, China
Konstantinos Votis Information Technologies Institute, Greece
Hua Wang Victoria University, Australia
Paul D. Yoo Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Cagatay Yucel Bournemouth University


Poster and Demo Chair

Peng Sun, Duke Kunshan University, China


Publicity Chair
Constantinos Marios Angelopoulos, Bournemouth University, UK
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