[DMANET] [EvoCOP 2026] Call for Papers

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Second Call for Papers:
EvoCOP 2026 - The 26th European Conference on
Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation

https://www.evostar.org/2026/evocop/

April 8--10, 2026
held as part of EvoStar (https://www.evostar.org)

Venue: Toulouse, France

** EvoCOP is CORE Rank B **

Submission deadline: November 1, 2025
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The 26th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in
Combinatorial Optimisation
is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together researchers
working on applications
and theory of evolutionary computation methods and other metaheuristics
for solving
difficult combinatorial optimisation problems appearing in various
industrial, economic,
and scientific domains.

Successfully solved problems include, but are not limited to,
multi-objective, uncertain,
dynamic and stochastic problems in the context of scheduling,
timetabling, network design,
transportation and distribution, vehicle routing, stringology, graphs,
satisfiability,
energy optimisation, cutting, packing, planning, and search-based
software engineering.

Successfully addressed theoretical and translational challenges
encompass, but are not
limited to, the development and analysis of novel (components of)
evolutionary and other
metaheuristic algorithms, work on neighborhood and landscape structures,
problem-agnostic
and problem-specific variation operators, parallelization strategies,
and hybridizations. ⁠

The EvoCOP 2026 conference will be held together with EuroGP (the 29th
European Conference
on Genetic Programming), EvoMUSART (the 15th European conference on
evolutionary and
biologically inspired music, sound, art and design) and EvoApplications
(the 29th European
Conference on the Applications of Evolutionary Computation), in a joint
event collectively
known as EvoStar (Evo*).

Accepted papers will be published by Springer Nature in the Lecture
Notes in Computer
Science series. Previous proceedings can be found in the EvoCOP
Conference Proceedings in
SpringerLink.

The best regular paper presented at EvoCOP 2026 will be distinguished
with a Best-Paper
Award.

EvoCOP conference is ranked B in the CORE 2021 ranking:
http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/2195/

**** Areas of Interest and Contributions ****

EvoCOP welcomes submissions in all experimental and theoretical aspects
of evolutionary
computation and other metaheuristics to combinatorial optimisation
problems, including
(but not limited to) the following areas:
* Applications of metaheuristics to combinatorial optimization problems
* Theoretical developments
* Neighborhoods and efficient algorithms for searching them
* Variation operators for stochastic search methods
* Constraint-handling techniques
* Parallelization and grid computing
* Search space and landscape analyses
* Comparisons between different (also exact) methods
* Automatic algorithm configuration and design

Prominent examples of metaheuristics include (but are not limited to):
* Evolutionary algorithms
* Estimation of distribution algorithms
* Swarm intelligence methods such as ant colony and particle swarm
optimisation
* Artificial immune systems
* Local search methods such as simulated annealing, tabu search,
variable neighborhood
  search, iterated local search, scatter search and path relinking
* Hybrid methods such as memetic algorithms
* Matheuristics (hybrids of exact and heuristic methods)
* Hyper-heuristics and autonomous search
* Surrogate-model-based methods

Notice that, by tradition, continuous/numerical optimisation is *not*
part of the topics
of interest of EvoCOP. Interested authors might consider submitting to
other EvoStar
conferences such as EvoApplications.

**** Submission Details ****

Paper submissions must be original and not published elsewhere. The
submissions
will be peer-reviewed by members of the program committee. The reviewing
process will be double-blind, please omit information about the authors
in the
submitted paper.

Page limit: 14 + unlimited pages for references and acknowledgments

Submission link: https://www.evostar.org/2026/submit-paper/

The authors of accepted papers will have to improve their paper on the
basis of
the reviewers' comments and will be asked to send a camera-ready version of
their manuscripts. At least one author of each accepted work has to register
for the conference, attend the conference and present the work.

**** Important Dates ****

Submission deadline: November 1, 2025
EvoStar: April 8--10, 2026

**** EvoCOP Programme Chairs ****

Martin Krejca
Ecole Polytechnique, IP Paris, France
martin.krejca@polytechnique.edu

Nelishia Pillay
University of Pretoria, South Africa
nelishia.pillay@up.ac.za

Please check the website for more information: http://www.evostar.org/
And follow us at: X - https://x.com/EvostarConf and Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/evostarconference/
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[DMANET] [JAIR Special Track - 10th CFP - hurry up! deadline approaching soon] Integration of Logical Constraints in Deep Learning

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Special Track on Integration of Logical Constraints in Deep Learning
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Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR)
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Info: https://www.jair.org/index.php/jair/SpecialTrack-LogicDL
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Track Editors:
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Alessandro Abate, University of Oxford, U.K.
Eleonora Giunchiglia, Imperial College London, U.K.
Bettina Könighofer, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Luca Pasa, University of Padova, Italy
Matteo Zavatteri, University of Padova, Italy
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Overview:

Over the last few years, the integration of logical constraints in Deep Learning models has gained significant attention from research communities for its potential to enhance the interpretability, robustness, safety, and generalization capabilities of these models. This integration opens the possibility of incorporating prior knowledge, handling incomplete data, and combining symbolic and subsymbolic reasoning. Moreover, the use of logical constraints improves generalization, formal verification, and ethical decision-making. The versatility of logical constraint integration spans diverse domains, presenting both research challenges and opportunities. In recent times, there has been a growing trend in incorporating logical constraints into deep learning models, especially in safety-critical applications. Looking ahead, challenges in this field extend to the development of Machine Learning models that not only incorporate logical constraints but also provide robust assurances. This involves ensuring that AI systems adhere to specific (temporal) logical or ethical constraints, offering a level of guarantees in their behavior.

Thus, this special track seeks submissions on the integration of logical constraints into deep learning approaches. We are particularly interested in the following broad content areas.

- Formal verification of neural networks is an active area of research that has been proposing methods, tools, specification languages (e.g., VNNLIB), and annual competitions (e.g., VNN-COMP) devoted to verify that a neural network satisfies a certain property typically given in (a fragment) of first order logic.

- Synthesis aims at synthesizing neural networks that are compliant with some given constraint. Approaches to achieve this aim range from modifying the loss function in the training phase (i.e., soft constraint injection) to exploit counterexample guided inductive synthesis (CEGIS).

- Monitoring: Logical constraints can be used to mitigate and/or neutralize constraint violations of machine learning systems when formal verification and synthesis are not possible. Shielding techniques intervene by changing the output of the network when a constraint is being violated. Runtime monitoring can be used to anticipate failures of AI systems without modifying them.

- Explainability: Automated learning of formulae and logical constraints from past executions of the system provides natural explanations for neural network predictions and poses another avenue for future research. Formulae and constraints offer a high degree of explainability since they carry a precise syntax and semantics, and thus they can be "read" by humans more easily than other explainability methods.

This special track aims to explore and showcase recent advancements in the integration of logical constraints within deep learning models, spanning the spectrum of verification, synthesis, monitoring and explainability, by considering exact and approximate solutions, online and offline approaches. The focus will also extend to encompass innovative approaches that address the challenges associated with handling logical constraints in neural networks.

Submissions:

This special track seeks contributions that delve into various aspects of logic constraint integration in deep learning, including, but not limited to:

- Learning with logical constraints
- Enhancing neural network expressiveness for logical constraints
- Formal verification (certification) of neural networks
- Automated synthesis of certified neural networks, or of AI systems with neural nets
- Decision making: Strategy/policy synthesis for AI systems with neural networks
- Runtime monitoring of AI systems
- Learning of (temporal) logic formulae for explainable and interpretable AI
- Scalability challenges in neural networks with logical constraints
- Real-world applications of neural networks with logical constraints
- Enhancing model explainability via logical constraints
- Design of neural networks under temporal logical requirements

Pertinent review papers of exceptional quality may also be considered.
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[DMANET] PhD Position on Safe AI for Organ Allocation at Eurotransplant (Eindhoven University of Technology)

We are looking for a strong, motivated PhD-student with an analytical, algorithmic background who is interested in pursuing a PhD-project devoted to the allocation of donor organs to patients. The goal of this project is to is to design and evaluate organ allocation mechanisms, with a particular focus on the efficiency and fairness of Eurotransplant's liver allocation system.
The project is in cooperation with, and partially funded by, Eurotransplant. The project has a large applied component, as results on Eurotransplant donor and patient populations can inform Eurotransplant policies.
The position is for a period of 4 years at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. The student's working locations will be at Eindhoven University where the PhD candidate will be supervised by experts in combinatorial optimization, machine learning and fairness-awareness in algorithmic decision support, and the Eurotransplant headquarters in Leiden, where access to the domain expertise and real-world data and its interpretation is accessible for the project team.
We are looking for a student with a strong background in at least one of the following subjects: statistics, machine learning, discrete optimization, operations research. A strong interest in the medical and health policy aspects of the project are a plus. An interest in both technical and socio-technical aspects of effective and fair organ allocation is encouraged.

Applications should be made through the following job posting, where additional information on job requirements is available: https://www.tue.nl/werken-bij-tue/vacatureoverzicht/phd-on-safe-ai-for-organ-allocation-at-eurotransplant

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[DMANET] Jobs - Fully funded PhD position at Hamburg University of Technology

*Now Hiring: Research Position in **Medical Robotics & **AI at TU Hamburg*

Join our team to develop AI methods for guiding robotic surgery focusing
on prostate tumor localization, 3D visualization, and image processing.

*Your Tasks:*

* Implement robot and 3D visualization interfaces for surgical navigation
* Develop and evaluate deep learning methods for tissue and instrument
motion compensation
* Collaborate with clinical partners for pre-clinical evaluation of
the system
* publish your research with high impact

*Your Profile:*

* Background in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Math, or
related fields
* Strong C++ and Python skills
* Expertise in robotics, medical imaging & machine learning
* Excellent English and scientific writing skills; German a plus

*We offer:*

* Fully funded 100% TV-L E13 position with PhD opportunity
* Innovative and supportive interdisciplinary environment
* Interdisciplinary team advancing AI methods with meaningful impact

Learn more & *apply until 2nd of October*:
https://stellenportal.tuhh.de/sp5s5

The position is fully funded for a maximum term of three years.

_Please, carefully check the requirements listed in the offer. While we
appreciate that you may be interested in doing something new, the
project context requires excellent academic standing and very good
programming skills._

Questions? Contact Prof. Alexander Schlaefer: 📧 *schlaefer@tuhh.de*

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schlaefer

Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems
Hamburg University of Technology
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www.tuhh.de/mtec
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[DMANET] FWCG 25: 2nd CFP and Invited Speaker List

Dear colleagues

The submission server for FWCG is now open at the website
https://www.cs.qc.cuny.edu/goswami/fwcg-2025.html

Submissions are due *September 26* (AoE). FWCG will be held *November 7- 8*
at Queens College in New York City.

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Invited Speakers
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Boris Aronov (NYU)
Alexandr Andoni (Columbia)
Facundo Memoli (Rutgers)
Melanie Weber (Harvard)

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Program Committee
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Brittany T. Fasy (Montana State University)
Christiane Schmidt (Linköping University)
Greg Aloupis (Northeastern University)
Hugo A. Akitaya (UMass Lowell)
Hu Ding (University of Science and Technology of China)
Hubert Wagner (Univ. of Florida)
Haitao Wang (Univ. of Utah)
Jeff Phillips (Univ. of Utah)
Mayank Goswami (Queens College CUNY, chair)
Sharath Raghvendra (North Carolina State University)

We look forward to your exciting submissions!

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Regards,
Mayank

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[DMANET] [IFIP Performance 2025] Registration Open, Program Online, and Key Updates

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to share some important updates regarding the upcoming IFIP WG 7.3 Performance 2025 conference (Amsterdam, Nov 11-13):

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The registration is now open at https://cwi-business-society.weticket.io/ifip-performance-2025-conference. The early-bird deadline is September 29, so we encourage you to register soon to benefit from the reduced fee. Please remember that at least one author per accepted paper must register and attend in person.

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The conference program is now available at https://performance2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/4, including four tutorials on Thursday, November 13.
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The IFIP WG 7.3 business meeting will take place on the evening of Wednesday, November 12. If you are a member and wish to participate, please email our secretary, Silke, at silke.kleinen@cwi.nl<mailto:silke.kleinen@cwi.nl>.
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If you would like to make a last-minute request for a student travel grant or a poster submission, please send it to Rob van der Mei at mei@cwi.nl<mailto:mei@cwi.nl> as soon as possible (instructions can be found here<https://performance2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/10> and here<https://performance2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/2>).

We look forward to welcoming you to Amsterdam in November!

Alessandro Zocca
on behalf of the Performance 2025 Organizing Committee

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[DMANET] Job Vacancy – Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (with application link)

Job Vacancy – Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (with application link)
The Department of Computer Science at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, invites applications for two 100% permanent positions as Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence.
Application deadline: 3 October 2025
Application process: Applications must be submitted electronically via OsloMet's recruitment system. Only complete applications with all required documents uploaded will be considered.
More details and application link: https://www.oslomet.no/en/work/job-openings/associate-professor-in-ai

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Kazi Shah Nawaz Ripon
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Oslo, Norway

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[DMANET] SOFSEM 2026 – Last Call for Papers

51st International Conference on Current Trends
in Theory and Practice of Computer Science

February 9–13, 2026, Kraków, Poland
https://sofsem.uj.edu.pl
sofsem@uj.edu.pl

TL;DR:

- The conference will start with the 1-day PhD school
"Introduction to Algorithms with Predictions" (Mon, Feb. 9, 2026).
- Scientific program with talks of 6 (!) well-known invited speakers.
- There will be a poster session.
- Environment encourages collaboration in small groups.
- Kraków is a fantastic Polish city with many sights (e.g., Wawel
Castle – former seat of the Polish king) and the very lively old
Jewish district Kazimierz. Participants are encouraged to extend
their stay to neighboring weekends.
- Rich social program: reception, conference dinner, excursion (city
walk – University Museum – Arcade Game Museum), early-morning run
and ice swimming, board games session, tabletop football match,
retro-programming workshop.
- Cheap accommodation on campus, 15' by tram from the city center,
1' from the conference location.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission: September 15, 2025
Paper Submission: September 18, 2025
Notification: November 10, 2025
Poster Submission: December 1, 2025
Conference: February 9–13, 2026

Invited Speakers

* Jarosław Błasiok, ETH Zurich, CH
* Jarosław Byrka, University of Wrocław, PL
* Sandra Kiefer, University of Oxford, UK
* Linda Kleist, Potsdam University, DE
* Jukka Suomela, Aalto University, FI
* Philip Wadler, University of Edinburgh, UK

Tradition

SOFSEM is an annual winter conference devoted to the theory and
practice of computer science. The conference traditionally focuses on
the latest results and developments of fundamental research in
computer science (informatics), inspired by the algorithmic challenges
of our time. SOFSEM has a long tradition as a high-quality research
conference, and a venue where researchers from academia and industry
in all stages of their career can share their insights.

Proceedings and Awards

The proceedings will be published in the subseries ARCoSS (Advanced
Research in Computing and Software Science) of the Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer. The Program Committee of
SOFSEM 2026 will bestow a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper
Award.

Topics

The program committee encourages submission of original research
papers in all areas of foundations of computer science and artificial
intelligence, including e.g.

– algorithm engineering,
– algorithms and data structures,
– theory of machine learning and data science,
– automata, languages, rewriting systems,
– combinatorial optimization,
– combinatorics on words,
– computability, decidability, models of computation,
– computational complexity,
– computational geometry,
– cryptography and security,
– logic in computer science,
– games and online algorithms,
– graph drawing,
– graph algorithms,
– mathematical programming,
– network science,
– parallel and distributed computing,
– parameterized complexity,
– probabilistic and analytic methods in computer science,
– quantum computing,
– robotics,

and other relevant theory topics in computing and AI.

Submission Guidelines

Papers must be submitted electronically through EasyChair.
Submissions should be prepared in accordance with Springer's
Instructions for Authors of LNCS Proceedings, and use either the LaTeX
or the Word templates provided on the publisher's website. The length
must not exceed 12 pages (excluding references).

EasyChair submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sofsem2026

No prior publication or simultaneous submission to other conferences
or journals are allowed (except preprint repositories such as arXiv or
workshops without formal published proceedings). There is no need to
anonymize the submissions.

Authors will be required to submit their accepted papers to the arXiv
repository at the same time as submitting their camera-ready versions,
in order to provide immediate and unrestricted open access to their
papers. The self-archived arXiv papers should consist of (essentially)
the LNCS proceedings version plus an optional clearly marked appendix.

It is expected that each accepted paper is presented by a different
conference participant.

Program Committee

Marthe Bonamy, University of Bordeaux, FR
Pierre Fraigniaud, CNRS and Université Paris Cité, FR
Jakub Gajarský, University of Warsaw, PL
Serge Gaspers, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AUS
Bernhard Gittenberger, TU Wien, AT
Pascal Gollin, University of Primorska, SLO
Gwenaël Joret, Université libre de Bruxelles, BE
Marcin Jurdziński, University of Warwick, UK
Jarkko Kari, University of Turku, FI
Eun Jung Kim, School of Computing, KAIST and DIMAG, Inst. for Basic Science, KR
Yasuaki Kobayashi, Hokkaido University, JP
Jakub Kozik (co-chair), Jagiellonian University, PL
Rastislav Královič, Comenius University, SK
Matthias Krause, Universität Mannheim, DE
Piotr Krysta, Augusta University, Georgia, USA and University of Liverpool, UK
Francis Lazarus, Université Grenoble Alpes, FR
Erik Jan van Leeuwen, Utrecht University, NL
Borut Lužar, Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto, SLO
Tomáš Masařík, University of Warsaw, PL
Neeldhara Misra, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, IN
Krzysztof Pietrzak, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, AT
Adam Polak, Bocconi University, IT
Paweł Prałat, Toronto Metropolitan University, CAN
Eric Rivals, University of Montpellier, FR
Liam Roditty, Bar-Ilan University, IL
Paweł Rzążewski, Warsaw University of Technology, PL
Christian Scheideler, Paderborn University, DE
Joachim Spoerhase, University of Liverpool, UK
Frank Stephan, National University of Singapore, SG
Sabine Storandt, Universität Konstanz, DE
Jacek Tabor, Jagiellonian University, PL
Alessandra Tappini, University of Perugia, IT
Torsten Ueckerdt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE
Jan Volec, Czech Technical University in Prague, CZ
Alexander Wolff (co-chair), University of Würzburg, DE
Ryo Yoshinaka, Tohoku University, JP
Filip Zagórski, University of Wrocław, PL
Meirav Zehavi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, IL
Johannes Zink, Technical University of Munich, DE

Registration and Fees

Registration will open in early November. The conference fee will not exceed €500.
It will cover lunches, coffee breaks, reception, the conference dinner, and an excursion.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation.
The nearby hotel offers special conference rates of €55 for a single room and €70 for a double room.

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[DMANET] LLMCS 2025 : The 2nd International Workshop on Large Language Models for Cybersecurity, November 25-28, 2025 •Vienna, Austria

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]

The 2nd International Workshop on Large Language Models for Cybersecurity (
LLMCS 2025)

https://fllm-conference.org/2025/Workshops/LLMCS2025/

Co-Located with

The 3rd International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models
(FLLM2025) <https://fllm-conference.org/2025/>

November 25-28, 2025 •Vienna, Austria

Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Austrian Section

*LLMCS 2024 CFP:*

Recent advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence have
revolutionized the landscape of content creation and have significantly
changed how content is conceptualized, developed, and delivered across
various industries. Large Language Models (LLMs), such as BERT, T5,
ChatGPT, GPT-4, Falcon 180B, and Codex, have influenced most disciplines of
science and technology that support content generation in diverse
applications, including cybersecurity. In cybersecurity, LLMs represent a
dual-purpose tool. On the one hand, they empower malicious actors to
identify vulnerabilities and enhance attack strategies. Conversely, they
empower security teams to fortify defenses, identify threats, and
effectively streamline risk management and operational processes. Despite
the anticipated widespread adoption of these LLMs, our understanding of
their full impact on cybersecurity still needs to be completed. There is a
critical need to assess how they contribute to the discovery of
vulnerabilities comprehensively, the development of new attack tactics and
techniques, the creation of complex malware patterns, the identification of
potential threats, and the mitigation of risks through automated
vulnerability remediation

We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to LLMs
and cybersecurity, with special interest in but not limited to:

- LLMs-empowered defensive strategies
- Offensive approaches using LLMs
- LLMs and cybercrime laws
- Chatbot software/Apps (BERT, T5, ChatGPT, GPT-4, Falcon 180B , ...)
impact on cybersecurity education
- LLM for creating cybersecurity policies
- Security of LLM-generated code
- LLMs-driven threat modeling
- LLMs for Solving Offensive Security Challenges such as Capture the Flag
- Reliability Issues of using LLMs in the cybersecurity context
- LLMs for generation and analysis of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
- Privacy issues of LLMs and privacy-preserving LLMs
- Generating Adversarial machine learning examples using LLMs
- LLMs driven threat prevention
- LLMs based cybersecurity awareness framework

*Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings*

Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11"
two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted
electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 6 to 8
pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must
present original unpublished research that is not currently under review
for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines
may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due
date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not
be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further
information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least
three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FLLM Proceeding, and be
published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and
be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include
original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference
or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the
IEEE paper format. Please include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and
email address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author.
Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the
conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that could
not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.

*Important Dates:*

· Submission Deadline: September 21, 2025

· Decisions Announced: October 10, 2025

· Camera Ready Deadline: October 25, 2025

*Contact:*

Please send any inquiry to: <emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com> Muna
Al-Hawawreh (Muna.alhawawreh@deakin.edu.au)

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[DMANET] ICDCN 2026: Call for Doctoral Symposium

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Call for Doctoral Symposium

ICDCN 2026 will host a Doctoral Symposium to encourage Ph.D. students to present and discuss their research with peers in their fields. This symposium is best suited for students who already have a plan outlined for their dissertation in the broad areas of Distributed Computing and Computer Networking. The symposium will provide an opportunity for students to obtain helpful feedback on their research from academics and practitioners from leading universities and industries.

PhD students working in any area of the main conference track can submit their research proposal for this symposium.

Eligibility

Those who are enrolled as a full-time student in a Ph.D. program at any university as on date of submission of the proposal are eligible. Ph.D. students with a well-formulated problem and initial technical approach/results are particularly encouraged to apply as they would benefit from the feedback from the symposium. Although this forum is primarily targeted toward Ph.D. students, BS (Undergraduate) and MS (Postgraduate) students who have formulated a research project and obtained some good results will also be considered and hence are encouraged to apply.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions to the Doctoral Symposium should include the following

* Research paper/proposal (max. 2 pages, including references, tables, figures)
* Curriculum Vitae (1 page)

A research paper must include a clear problem statement of the research, technical approaches for the problem, the novelty of the problem and/or the approaches, and the results obtained so far. The student author should be clearly indicated, and the advisor(s) should be listed as co-authors.

Curriculum Vitae must contain the participant's name, affiliation, advisor's name, the theme of research, degrees obtained so far, current status in their degree, and expected graduation date.

All papers must be submitted in PDF format through EasyChair at the following link, selecting "ICDCN 2025 - Doctoral Symposium":

easychair link to submission: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=icdcn2026

Formatting Instructions

All figures, appendices, and references must fit within the 2-page limit. Paper reviewing is single-blind and submissions should list author names on the front page. Your submission must be in PDF format with all fonts embedded and be formatted according to the official ACM Proceedings format. Submissions that do not meet the page limit, size, and formatting requirements will not be reviewed. Word and LaTeX templates are available here<https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template>. Please note that ACM uses 9-pt fonts in all conference proceedings, and the style (both LaTeX and Word) implicitly define the font size to be 9- pt. Page limit for camera ready submission is 2 pages.

Symposium Details

All submissions will be reviewed following a single-blind review mechanism, and the primary student author of the proposals that are accepted will have the opportunity to give a brief oral presentation at ICDCN. No-show without approval from chairs is not allowed and will lead to the submission being withdrawn from the proceedings. The accepted submissions will be included in the ICDCN proceedings as a 2-page extended abstract. The authors of accepted papers will also get a chance to present their work in a poster format in the session. Specific details of the same will be shared on this page.

There will be the Doctoral Symposium Presentation award based on the feedback received from the evaluation committee.

Important Dates (All the deadlines are in AoE)

Submission deadline: 1st October 2025

Notification deadline: 4th November 2025

Camera-ready deadline: 10th November 2025

Important note to authors about the new ACM open access publishing model

ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.

Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:

Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq.

Full details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess.

Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info@acm.org<mailto:icps-info@acm.org>
The ICDCN Doctoral Symposium provides the opportunity to authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a waiver to withdraw from publishing the doctoral symposium paper in the conference proceedings. These authors will still be allowed to present their work at the conference.

Thanks & Regards,
Debasree Das

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Research Assistant
Chair of Mobile Systems
University of Bamberg
Webpage: https://debasree08.github.io/debasree/
An der Webrei 5
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[DMANET] Job Posting - Associate Professors at University of Oxford

Good afternoon,

Oxford University's Computer Science Department (together with Wadham College and Brasenose College at Oxford) is hiring two Associate Professor or Professor of Computer Science, with Tutorial Fellowship.
We are looking for candidates with a world-leading research reputation with broad academic leadership. For more information, please see:
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AND,

Oxford University's Computer Science Department (together with Kellogg College at Oxford) is hiring five Associate Professor or Professor of Computer Science, with Fellowship at Kellogg College.
We are looking for candidates with a world-leading research reputation with broad academic leadership. For more information, please see:

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The closing date for the adverts is noon 17th December 2025.

Please let us know if you need anything else.

We would appreciate if you could let us know when this is done.

Many thanks!

Best wishes,
Bahar

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[DMANET] CFP: DREAM Workshop at SCA/HPCAsia 2026 - Submissions due October 15, 2025

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Call for Papers

DREAM 2026: 1st Workshop on Data Reduction and Energy-Aware Data Movement

Held in conjunction with SCA/HPCAsia 2026, Osaka, Japan

Workshop Date: January 2026 (TBA)

Website: https://dream-workshop.github.io/

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Scope, Aims, and Topics
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AI and data-intensive workloads are driving up both computational and energy demands, with data movement and storage now consuming energy on par with computation. Yet, these costs remain poorly understood and rarely optimized. This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners from AI, HPC, and energy domains to address the challenges of modeling, profiling, and optimizing data flows for performance and sustainability. Topics include power profiling, bottleneck analysis, and energy-aware strategies across diverse architectures, from high-end HPC to resource-constrained systems. The workshop emphasizes holistic energy optimization, highlighting data movement as a critical factor in application performance and sustainability. It encourages the development of methods and tools that improve energy efficiency and supports collaboration toward more sustainable computing practices.

This workshop will focus on key technical areas critical to energy-efficient data movement across modern computing systems, including:
- Best practices for balancing throughput, latency, and sustainability
- Metrics and measurement approaches for data movement energy efficiency
- Performance modeling for data-intensive and AI workloads
- Tools and methods for data movement, data flow profiling, and tuning
- Characterization of emerging workload and the power profile
- Energy-aware dataflow and I/O optimizations
- Power monitoring and reduction strategies for underlying subsystems
- Energy measurements and modeling in emerging hardware

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Submission Guidelines
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Submissions must be in English and formatted according to the ACM Proceedings Style:
https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-primary-article-template/wbvnghjbzwpc

Details on page limits and the submission link will be announced later. Please check our website for updates.

We use a single-blind reviewing process. Author names, affiliations, and references should remain in the manuscript. Each paper will receive at least three reviews from program committee members.

Submissions must present original work that has not been previously published and is not under consideration for publication in any other conference or journal.

Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings, published by ACM. SCA/HPCAsia 2026 is planning to provide a publication method.

Submission link: TBA

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Important Dates
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Please note: All deadlines and dates are Anywhere on Earth
- Submission deadline: October 15, 2025
- Notification to authors: November 26, 2025
- Camera-ready submission: December 10, 2025

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Workshop Committees
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Workshop Co-Chairs:
- Zhaobin Zhu (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)
- Ryoma Ohara (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Radita Liem (RWTH Aachen University)

Steering Committee:
- Florina Ciorba (University of Basel, Switzerland)
- Marta Garcia Gasulla (Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain)
- Toshihiro Hanawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Utz-Uwe Haus (HPE HPC/AI EMEA Research Lab, Switzerland)
- Kathryn Mohror (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
- Matthias Müller (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
- Sarah Neuwirth (Co-Chair) (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany)
- Chen Wang (Co-Chair) (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

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Contact
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If you have any problems or questions, please contact the workshop co-chairs via e-mail at:
zhu@uni-mainz.de<mailto:zhu@uni-mainz.de>, liem@itc.rwth-aachen.de<mailto:liem@itc.rwth-aachen.de>, ohara803@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp<mailto:ohara803@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>

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Co-Director, NHR South-West HPC Center
Research Group Head, High Performance Computing and its Applications

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Anselm-Franz-von-Bentzelweg 12
55099 Mainz | Germany

Office: ZDV, Room 01-339
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[DMANET] GENAIDOC 2025: The 2nd International Workshop on Generative AI for Textual Document Analysis, November 25-28, 2025 •Vienna, Austria

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The 2nd International Workshop on Generative AI for Textual Document
Analysis (GENAIDOC 2025)

https://sites.google.com/view/genaidoc-workshop-fllm-2025/home?authuser=0

Co-Located with

The 3rd International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models
(FLLM2025) <https://fllm-conference.org/2025/>

November 25-28, 2025 •Vienna, Austria

Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Austrian Section

*GENAIDOC 2025 CFP:*

Nowadays, the volume of textual data being generated is unprecedented. From
social media posts, news articles, and academic papers to customer reviews,
emails, and business documents, the sheer quantity of text data is growing
exponentially. Traditional methods of analyzing this vast amount of data
often fall short in terms of scalability, accuracy, and efficiency. In this
context, Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionizing the field of Natural
Language Processing (NLP) by enabling the creation of highly sophisticated
Large Language Models (LLMs) that can generate, understand, and manipulate
human language. GenAI models like GPT-4 and BERT are at the forefront of
these advancements from chatbots to automated content creation. This
workshop aims to provide participants with a deep understanding of LLMs,
its applications in NLP, and the ethical considerations involved. GenAI
models are designed to handle and process enormous datasets, making them
ideal for textual document analysis. These models leverage advanced machine
learning techniques to understand, interpret, and generate human-like text,
allowing for more nuanced and comprehensive analysis. By using LLMs, we can
uncover insights and patterns that would be impossible to detect using
conventional methods.

This workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of how
LLMs can be leveraged for textual document analysis. Participants will gain
hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge about the applications,
capabilities, and limitations of GenAI models in the context of analyzing
textual data. The workshop will cover various techniques and tools,
practical implementation, and the latest advancements in the field.

The GENAIDOC workshop aims to bring together an area for experts from
industry, science, and academia to exchange ideas and discuss ongoing
research in natural language processing and GenAI for textual document
analysis.

We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to LLMs
and cybersecurity, with special interest in but not limited to:

- Text classification
- Automatic document summarization
- Automatic machine translation
- Sentiment analysis
- Text generation
- Deep learning for NLP
- Reinforcement Learning for NLP
- Unsupervised Learning for NLP
- Speaker identification
- Speech recognition
- Speech to Text
- Text detection and recognition from images
- Question Answering systems
- Transfer Learning for NLP
- Active Learning for NLP
- Real-life and industrially relevant NLP applications
- Email filtering
- Chatbot
- News generation
- Meeting analysis
- CVs analysis and classification

* Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings*

Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11"
two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted
electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 6 to 8
pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must
present original unpublished research that is not currently under review
for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines
may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due
date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not
be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further
information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least
three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the FLLM Proceeding, and be
published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and
be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include
original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference
or journal. Submission of regular papers up to 8 pages and must follow the
IEEE paper format. Please include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and
email address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author.
Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the
conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that could
not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers.

*Important Dates:*

· Submission Deadline: September 21, 2025

· Decisions Announced: October 10, 2025

· Camera Ready Deadline: October 25, 2025

*Contact:*

Please send any inquiry to: <emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com> Rim Hantach
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[DMANET] Conference on Combinatorial Geometries and Geometric Combinatorics, November 24-28 2025, CRM Barcelona, Spain

Conference on Combinatorial Geometries and Geometric Combinatorics
Dates: November 24-28, 2025
Location: Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://www.crm.cat/conferenceirpmdm2025/

We are delighted to announce the conference Combinatorial Geometries and Geometric Combinatorics which will take place at the CRM in Barcelona on November 24 to 28, 2025. The program consists of some invited talks and some contributed talks.

Invited speakers

* Spencer Backman (University of Vermont, USA)
* Kristóf Bérczi (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
* Marie Brandenburg (Universität Bochum, Germany)
* Cesar Ceballos (Technische Universität Graz, Austria)
* Giulia Codenotti (Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany)
* Peter Csikvari (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
* Galen Dorpalen-Barry (Texas A&M University, USA)
* Luis Ferroni (Università di Pisa, Italy)
* Alex Fink (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
* Emeric Gioan (CNRS & Université de Montpellier, France)
* Relinde Jurrius (Netherland Defence Academy, Netherland)
* Georg Loho (Freie Universität Berlin & Universität Twente, Germany)
* Chiara Meroni (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
* Eran Nevo (Hebrew University, Israel)
* Francisco Santos (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)
* Ben Smith (University of Lancaster, UK)

Registration and Deadline:
The registration to participate to the conference is now open: https://www.crm.cat/conferenceirpmdm2025/

Registration fees: 150€ per participant. These fees cover all coffee breaks, 5 lunch tickets, and the social dinner.

Contributed talks: During the registration, you can indicate whether you are willing to present a contributed talk. We will select a few propositions in due time.

Deadline: The registration deadline is November 2, 2025. You can help the organizing committee by registrating as soon as you have decided your participation.

Location:
The program will be held at CRM Barcelona, located on the campus of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Participants can take advantage of accommodations at Vila Universitaria or Hotel Campus. Details are available on the conference's website.

Intensive research program CGGC25:
This conference serves as the closing event for the Intensive Research Program Combinatorial Geometries and Geometric Combinatorics, supported by the CRM, IMUB, MICINN, and la Red de Matematica Discreta.
Besides this closing conference, this programs also includes a Research School on Combinatorial Geometries and Geometric Combinatorics to be held on October 2-17, 2025.
(Note: Applications for the full intensive research program are now closed, but the registration to the research school is still open until September 14, 2025)
More information: https://www.crm.cat/irp-mdm-112025/

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Visit the conference's website: https://www.crm.cat/conferenceirpmdm2025/
Follow the intensive reseach program: https://www.crm.cat/irp-mdm-112025/
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Contact the organizers: vincent.pilaud@ub.edu<mailto:vincent.pilaud@ub.edu>.

Please share this announcement with anyone who might be interested.
We look forward to welcoming you in Barcelona for this exciting conference!

Organizing Committee
Kolja Knauer (Universitat de Barcelona)
Anna de Mier (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya)
Arnau Padrol (Universitat de Barcelona)
Julian Pfeifle (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya)
Vincent Pilaud (Universitat de Barcelona)

Scientific Committee
Martina Juhnke (Osnabrück Universität, Germany)
Peter Nelson (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Felipe Rincon (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
Martha Yip (University of Kentucky, USA)


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[DMANET] Postdoc in discrete and computational geometry at University of Windsor

*Postdoc in discrete and computational geometry at University of Windsor*

We are advertising a 1-year postdoctoral research fellowship in discrete
and computational geometry at University of Windsor, located in
southwestern Ontario, Canada. Expected start date is Sep 2025-Feb 2026 (can
be negotiated), with a possible extension of up to 1 additional year. We
are looking for outstanding PhD graduates (expected to have a PhD by the
start date) with a track record in the field of algorithms, ideally with an
emphasis on discrete and computational geometry. The successful applicant
will conduct research with Ahmad Biniaz. The aim will be to design
effective algorithms in the broad area of computational geometry. Pursuing
your own research agenda and collaborating with other local researchers
(such as the members of the Computational Geometry Lab at Carleton
University) is possible and encouraged.

Please send your application (CV + Names and contacts of two references) to
abiniaz@uwindsor.ca with the subject "Postdoc Application".

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[DMANET] Modern Optimization Methods and Models in Algorithm Design (MoMA 2025), Aussois, November 23-28

Dear colleagues,

We are thrilled to announce the French week on Modern Optimization Methods
and Models in Algorithm Design (MoMA) co-organised by French work groups
CoA, Graphes, AGAPE, and GOThA. The event will take place from the 23rd to
the 28th November 2025, in Center Paul-Langevin, Aussois, France. We
welcome participants from all career stages, from junior researchers to
senior experts.

The program includes four invited lectures, highlight talks, contributed
talks, a poster session, and social events (hike, women networking event).

Website: https://www.irif.fr/moma

*Invited lecturers*
Michael Lampis (Paris Dauphine University), "A friendly introduction to
structural parameters"
Sophie Laplante (Université Paris Cité), TBA
Alexandra Lassota (Eindhoven University of Technology), "Integer
Programming meets Fixed-Parameter Tractability"
Gramoz Goranci (University of Vienna), "Static and Dynamic Cut-Based Tree
Embeddings"

*Highlight talks*
Diameter computation and faster algorithms (ICALP 2025). Giannos Stamoulis
Quantum distributed algorithms for local problems (STOC 2025). Marc-Olivier
Renou
Approximation Schemes for Planar Graph Connectivity Problems. Meike
Neuwohner
Computing the second and third systoles of a combinatorial surface (SODA
2025). Francis Lazarus
PTASes for Euclidean TSP with Unit Disk and Unit Square Neighborhoods (SODA
2025). William Lochet

*Call for contributed talks and posters*
Submit a title & abstract for a short talk or poster
[https://framaforms.org/talk-and-poster-submissions-for-moma-2025-1739972427
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In-person attendance required if accepted.
Deadline: 25/09/25

*Registration *
CNRS employees: free
Non-CNRS employees: €500–600 (incl. accommodation & meals)

We look forward to seeing you there!

On behalf of the organisers,
Laurent Feuilloley and Tatiana Starikovskaya

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[DMANET] Tenure-Track Professorship in Quantum Computing - University of Bordeaux (France)

Dear colleagues,

The University of Bordeaux is opening a "Chaire de professeur junior" in
Quantum Information. The position offers the possibility of promotion to
Full Professor after four years, subject to a positive evaluation.

The position comes with a dedicated research grant of approximately
€400,000 and a reduced teaching load. The successful candidate will
contribute to the research activities of the Quantum Information &
Computation team at LaBRI (https://quantique.labri.fr/) as well as to the
teaching programs of the Computer Science Department.

Applications must be submitted by *October 9, 2025*. Further details are
available at:
https://www.u-bordeaux.fr/universite/travailler-a-l-universite/personnels-enseignants-enseignants-chercheurs-et-chercheurs/enseignants-et-enseignants-chercheurs-contractuels/chaires-de-professeurs-juniors-1
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Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Yassine Hamoudi (
yassine.hamoudi@labri.fr).

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[DMANET] Last call for Colloquium "Combinatorics and Life Sciences"

This the last call for the Colloquium "Combinatorics and Life Sciences" that will take place in Lyon, in presence only, from September 29 at 2pm to October 2 at noon, 2025.

As its name indicates, the objective is to bring together the communities involved in combinatorial computer science and mathematics on one hand, and in computational biology on the other. The idea is that the researchers from the second community present the types of mathematical and algorithmic problems they usually face, while the researchers from the first community present the recent advances in their areas.

The Colloquium will have mainly keynote speakers from both communities, but also some slots for shorter presentations from the attendees in general. More information is available here:https://project.inria.fr/colloquium/.

You can find here the link for registering to the Colloquium:
https://grist.numerique.gouv.fr/o/docs/forms/iLXgruXLyo3UnCyeUmFjWq/4.
Registration is free but mandatory.

The deadline for registration is September 18.

If you are interested in giving a short presentation, do not forget to add a title and a short abstract.

Notice that the number of places is limited for both attendees and short presentations.

Looking forward to seeing you at this event.

--
Nicolas Bousquet, Laurent Bulteau, Arnaud Mary, Marie-France Sagot

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[DMANET] EURO WISDOM YW4OR Webinar on OR for Routing and Transportation, October 2, 2025, 16:00 – 17:00 (CET)

EURO WISDOM YW4OR Webinar on OR for Routing and Transportation, October 2, 2025, 16:00 – 17:00 (CET)

Please join us
What: EURO WISDOM YW4OR Webinar on OR for Routing and Transportation
When: October 2, 2025, 16:00 – 17:00 (CET)
Where: Zoom - to receive the Zoom link register in this Google Form, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbPP8Xym5nkTZ4ZdfLz6dY8YvPV2pzvHs8ifIb0Nw0HKpAfg/viewform

Agenda

YW4OR Speakers

Dr Anna Livia Croella, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Mixed-Integer Programming for Train Routing Decisions: Toward Stronger Formulations

Dr Alice Raffaele, University of Padova, Italy
Emerging paradigms and new models in urban air mobility, last-mile delivery, and fleet sizing
Dr Yue Su, University of Lille, France
The Bi-objective Electric Autonomous Dial-a-Ride Problem

Expert panelist
Prof Claudia Archetti, University of Brescia, Italy

The EURO WISDOM is a forum to support, empower, and encourage the participation of all genders in Operational Research and Management Science. It is an initiative supported by EURO, the Association of European Operational Research Societies. Please visit: https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1654/wisdom.

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[DMANET] MIP South America 2025 - Poster Submission Deadline Approaching

We would like to cordially remind everyone that the deadline for poster
submissions for MIP South America 2025 is coming up:

- Final submission deadline: *September 12, 2025*

The Mixed Integer Programming Workshop South America will take place
December 9 – 12, 2025, at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Viña del Mar, Chile.

We welcome poster submissions from all participants, including both
students and non-students. Please note that only student submissions are
eligible for the Best Poster Award and for travel support.
For full details, including the list of invited speakers, submission form,
and key dates, please visit: mixedinteger.org/MIPSouthAmerica/2025

We look forward to seeing you in Viña del Mar!

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[DMANET] DISC 2025 - Call for Participation

*========================== DISC 2025 Call for
Participation ==========================*

DISC 2025 will be held in Berlin, Germany on October 27th – October 31st,
2025. The list of accepted papers is available online:
https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2025/accepted-papers/ Conference
registration will open soon. Information about the venue, how to reach
Berlin, and the visa support letter can be found here:
https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2025/local-information/ Information
about hotels and accommodation can be found here:
https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2025/accommodation/ The conference
program appears at
https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2025/detailed-program/ and its
highlights include:- Keynote talks byo François Le Gall on *Recent
developments in quantum distributed computing*o Moni Naor (2025 Dijkstra
Prize winner) on *What Can Be Computed and Verified Locally: A Three Decade
Perspective*o Ittai Abraham- 14 technical paper sessions. Five
workshops are organized in cooperation with DISC 2025:- ADGA:
Workshop on Advances in Distributed Graph Algorithms
Website: https://adga-workshop.org/2025/- FRIDA: Workshop on Formal
Reasoning in Distributed Algorithms
Website: https://frida-2025.github.io/- AMG: Algorithms for Massive
Graphs
Website: https://users.aalto.fi/~uittoj3/AMG2025/- HACDA: Highlights
of Asynchronous Concurrent and Distributed Algorithms
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/hacda-workshop/- WAND:
Workshop on Analysis of Network Dynamics
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/wand2025For the latest updates, you
can follow us at the following places:X (formerly Twitter):
https://x.com/podc_discMastodon: https://mathstodon.xyz/@podc_discBluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uwta43tu2s3cgnmqyjk4y44iIn general, you
can find info about the community here: https://podc-disc.github.io/ See
you in Berlin in October!
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Regards,
William K. Moses Jr.
Publicity Chair, DISC 2025
https://sites.google.com/view/wkmjr

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[DMANET] 2nd Call for Papers 1st Workshop on Reimagining Distributed Computing for LLMs (DistLLM 2026)

*========================================DISTLLM 2026 Call For
Papers========================================*

The 1st Workshop on Reimagining Distributed Computing for LLMs (DistLLM)
aims to tackle the pressing challenges in the scalable, efficient, and
reliable distributed training, fine-tuning, and inference of large language
models (LLMs) and deep neural networks (DNNs). This workshop creates a
platform to bring together leading experts in distributed systems,
networking, and AI to collaboratively explore innovative solutions across
multiple critical domains. These include advanced multi-dimensional
parallelism techniques encompassing data, tensor, pipeline, and expert
parallelism; communication and synchronization protocols optimized for
efficient collective communication and congestion control; and intelligent
distributed scheduling strategies that address multi-tenant resource
allocation and adaptive scheduling under communication bottlenecks.
Further, the workshop emphasizes network-aware system design to ensure
load-balanced traffic and topology-aware flow control, alongside developing
resilience and fault tolerance methods such as checkpointing and anomaly
detection for long-running training jobs. Recognizing the growing
complexity of LLM training infrastructure, the
event also addresses emerging challenges of multi-cluster training spanning
data centers and edge clusters, including inter-domain and wide area
network scheduling. Additionally, specialized topics on LLM deployment
tailored for edge computing environments—such as fine-tuning tiny LLMs and
optimizing for heterogeneous compute devices—are featured. Through a
comprehensive program of refereed papers, keynote talks, expert panels,
lightning talks, and
demonstrations, the DistLLM workshop seeks to advance the state-of-the-art
in distributed systems infrastructure for AI while leveraging LLM
capabilities to innovate distributed computing itself. This workshop
intends to drive transformative research that meets the extraordinary
demands of modern AI workloads and bridges key gaps in scalable, efficient,
and resilient distributed model training and deployment.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

1. Parallelism-aware scheduling and job orchestration
2. Scalable parallel algorithms for data, model, pipeline, and expert
parallelism
3. Collective protocols and congestion mitigation
4. Fault tolerance, checkpointing, and recovery for long-running training
5. Multi-tenant cluster scheduling and resource sharing
6. Geo-distributed and edge-coordinated model training
7. System design for MoE, long-sequence models, and sequence parallelism
8. Tools and frameworks for visualizing, debugging, or optimizing training
systems
9. Security, Privacy, and Isolation-aware distributed training
10. Protocols for consistent and efficient tracking of model checkpoints
11. Algorithms for fair and concurrent training of multiple models
12. LLMs for edge compute nodes

Important Dates: (All Dates are Anywhere on Earth)

● Submission deadline: September 15th, 2025
● Notification to authors: October 25th, 2025
● Camera-ready paper due: November 15th, 2025
● Workshop date: January 6-9th, 2026 (Nara, Japan) [Exact date to be
announced] Paper

Submission Guidelines:

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. All papers will bepeer-reviewed using a double-blind
peer-review process by at least three members of the program committee.
Submissions should be a complete manuscript. DistLLM accepts Full papers: 6
pages in ACM Conference format
(including title, abstract, figures, and references).
Workshop Paper Format Guidelines (ACM Style Adaptation):
● Papers should be formatted in double-column, single-spaced layout using a
10-point font size on standard 8.5 x 11-inch (US letter) pages.
● Submissions are anonymous. The conference will employ a lightweight
double-blind reviewing process. Manuscripts should not include author names
and affiliations.
● Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way.
Authors should ensure that any references to their own related work are in
the third person (e.g., not "We build on our previous work ..." but rather
"We build on the work of ...").
● Authors are required to use the official ACM conference templates for
manuscript preparation, available in both MS Word and LaTeX formats.
● ACM templates ensure compliance with ACM's publication standards and can
be found here:
https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template
● Papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format. Submitted papers
should not have appeared in or be under consideration for a different
workshop, conference or journal. All accepted papers need to be presented
at the workshop by one of the authors.

● All accepted papers (subject to post-review revisions) will be published
in the ICDCN 2026 companion proceedings.
● Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=icdcn2026, Select
WS2: 1st Workshop on Reimagining Distributed Computing for LLMs for
submissions.

Here are the guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text and
related policies for the workshop papers, based on the provided ACM
policies and the instructions given:

Authorship and Use of Generative AI:

Ensure that the ACM Policy on Authorship is followed strictly for all
accepted papers. This means all authors must be identifiable human beings
who made substantial intellectual contributions and take responsibility for
the work. Generative AI tools and technologies such as ChatGPT may be used
to assist in creating sections of the work (text,
code, data, citations, etc.), but these must be fully disclosed in the
acknowledgements section of the paper. Basic word processing assistance
(spell check, grammar correction) does not require disclosure.
Authorship cannot be added or removed after paper acceptance.

Open Publication Model and Article Processing Charges (APC):
ICDCN 2026 workshop proceedings will be published as a companion volume
along with the main conference proceedings. However, please note that ACM
has moved to a new open-access publishing model for all conference
proceedings to be published via ACM ICPS. The authors have to pay an
Article Processing Charge (APC) to ACM (which is beyond the regular
conference registration fee) if the corresponding author's organization is
not a member
of the ACM Open program. Please check the details through this link:
https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.

Several institutes worldwide are already members of the ACM Open program.
The authors can use the following link to check if their organization is a
member under the

ACM Open program: https://libraries.acm.org/acmopen/open-participants. For
any clarifications, contact icps-info@acm.org.

Here are the specific ACM links related to the policies and guidelines
mentioned for the workshop papers:

ACM Policy on Authorship:
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/new-acm-policy-on-authorship

ACM Policy on the use of Generative AI in papers (FAQ):
https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/frequently-asked-questions

ACM Open Publication Model and FAQs for International Conference
Proceedings Series (ICPS): https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq

List of Institutions Participating in the ACM Open Program:
https://libraries.acm.org/acmopen/open-participants

Guidance on Article Processing Charges (APC) and publishing in the ACM
Digital Library:
https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance

ICDCN 2026 Main Conference Paper Submission Guidelines (including
double-blind review process):
https://sites.google.com/view/icdcn2026/submissions/call-for-paper?authuser=0
These links will help authors and organizers ensure compliance with ACM's
policies on authorship, generative AI usage, open access publishing, and
paper submission guidelines.

Regards,
Subhrangsu Mandal

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[DMANET] Call for Proposals: Dagstuhl Seminars and Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshops (Deadline November 1, 2025)

Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik is accepting proposals
for scientific seminars and workshops in all areas of computer science,
in particular also in connection with other fields.

If accepted, the event will be hosted in the seclusion of Dagstuhl's
well known, own, dedicated facilities in Wadern on the western fringe of
Germany. Moreover, the Dagstuhl office will assume most of the
organizational and administrative work, and the Dagstuhl scientific
staff will support the organizers in preparing, running, and documenting
the event. Thanks to subsidies the costs are very low for participants.

Dagstuhl events are typically proposed by a group of three to four
outstanding researchers of different affiliations. This organizer team
should represent a range of research communities and reflect Dagstuhl's
international orientation. More information, in particular, details
about event form and setup as well as the proposal form and the
proposing process, can be found on https://www.dagstuhl.de/dsproposal.
Note that in this round there is a special call for hybrid seminars.

Important Dates (also for hybrid seminars):

Proposal submission: October 15 to November 1, 2025
Notification: February 2026
Seminar dates: Between November 2026 and September 2027 (tentative)
Details about deadlines and dates can be found on https://dosa.dagstuhl.de/.

Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik is funded by the
German federal and state government. It pursues a mission of furthering
world class research in computer science by facilitating communication
and interaction between researchers.

If you can think of someone who should be proposing a Dagstuhl Seminar,
please let them know about this call for proposals.
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[DMANET] STACS 2026: Second Call for Papers

The 43nd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science is planned to take place from March 10th to March 13th in Grenoble, France (https://stacs2026.imag.fr/).

STACS 2026 will consist of two tracks, A and B. Track A focuses on algorithms, data structures, and complexity, while track B focuses on automata, logic, semantics, and theory of programming.

Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original and unpublished research on theoretical aspects of computer science. Topics covered by the tracks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Track A. Algorithms, Data Structures, and Complexity

Design of algorithms
Approximation algorithms
Online algorithms
Distributed/parallel algorithms
Parameterized algorithms
Randomized algorithms
Analysis of algorithms
Combinatorics of data structures
Computational geometry
Cryptography
Algorithms for machine learning
Algorithmic game theory
Quantum algorithms
Computational and structural complexity theory
Parameterized complexity
Randomness in computation

Track B. Automata, Logic, Semantics and Theory of Programming

Automata theory
Games and multi-agent systems
Algebraic and categorical methods
Models of computation
Concurrency
Timed systems
Finite model theory
Database theory
Semantics
Type systems
Program analysis
Specification and verification
Rewriting and deduction
Learning theory
Logical aspects of computability and complexity

Important Dates

Submission deadline: 25 September 2025, 23:59 AoE
Rebuttal: 17-21 November 2025
Notification: 12 December 2025
Conference: 10-13 March 2026

Submissions

Format of submissions

Submissions should be made through EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=stacs2026

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract or a full paper with at most 15 pages; this page limit excludes the title page, the references section, and a possible appendix. The title page should contain the title of the paper and the abstract, but no author information. The first section of the paper should start on the next page, and the appendix, if any, should also start on the next page after the bibliography.

In preparation of submissions, the usage of the LIPIcs style file is mandatory; no changes to font size, page geometry, etc. are permitted. Please refer to LIPIcs author instructions. Submissions submitted after the deadline will not be considered, and submissions not adhering to the expected format risk rejection without consideration of the content.
Submissions should be made to appropriate tracks. The PCs reserve the right to reassign a paper to a different track, if deemed necessary.
The extended abstract should contain a succinct statement of the considered issues and of their motivation, a summary of the main results, and a brief explanation of their significance, accessible to non-specialist readers. This should be followed by a rigorous derivation of the claimed results. Proofs omitted due to space constraints should be put into an appendix, to be read by the program committee members at their discretion. It is allowed and encouraged to provide the anonymized full version of the paper as the appendix.

Simultaneous submission to other conferences with published proceedings or to journals is not allowed. PC members are allowed to submit their works as well, except for PC chairs.

Double-blind reviewing

As in the previous years, STACS 2025 will employ a lightweight double-blind reviewing process: submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. The purpose of the double-blind reviewing is to help PC members and external reviewers come to an initial judgment about the paper without bias, not to make it impossible for them to discover the authors if they were to try. Nothing should be done in the name of anonymity that weakens the submission or makes the job of reviewing the paper more difficult. In particular, important references should not be omitted or anonymized. In addition, authors should feel free to disseminate their ideas or draft versions of their paper as they normally would. For example, authors may post drafts of their papers on the web, submit them to arXiv, and give talks on their research ideas.

Rebuttal

There will be a rebuttal period for authors. Authors will receive the reviews of their submissions and have a few days to prepare and submit rebuttals. These rebuttals become part of the PC discussions, but entail no specific responses. Rebuttals will be handled through EasyChair.

Conference

At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register at the conference. For authors who cannot present their paper in person, a possibility for remote presentation will be offered.
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