Theory Announcements: 2025

Monday, March 10, 2025

[DMANET] Last week to apply for GAIMSS'25 !!

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]

Dear all

*This is the last week to apply for **GAIMSS'25
<https://www.gaimss.org/home>*, the Games and AI Multidisciplinary Summer
School! Ph.D. students and Postdocs specializing in game theory with
backgrounds in economics, mathematics, or computer science are invited to
apply. The event will take place at the Université Toulouse Capitole
<https://www.gaimss.org/venue>, Toulouse, France, from June 23 to June 25,
2025, followed by a research workshop on June 26 and 27. There is no
registration fee. Coffee breaks and lunches will be provided, but
participants will need to make their own arrangements for travel and
accommodation.

*About the Event*:
GAIMSS'25 is designed to provide an overview and deep insights into
research at the intersection of game theory and artificial intelligence.
Participants will attend lectures by experts and talks on recent advances
in game theory and AI. They will also have the opportunity to present their
research through poster sessions and flash talks.

*Lectures*:
The summer school will feature three 6-hour courses:
- Prof. José Correa <https://www.dii.uchile.cl/~jcorrea/> (Universidad de
Chile): *Prophet Inequalities* (mathematics)
- Prof. Johannes Hörner
<https://www.tse-fr.eu/fr/people/johannes-horner> (Toulouse
School of Economics), *Repeated Games with Imperfect Monitoring* (economics)
- Prof. Paul Dütting <https://paulduetting.com/> (Google Research),
*Algorithmic
Contract Theory* (computer science)

*Registration Information:*
- *Application Deadline*: *March 15, 2025* (Saturday) 22h00 CET
- *Application Link*: Here <https://forms.gle/sA5zGcfojDbNyopC6>
- *Acceptance notification*: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

For further details, including the program agenda and course descriptions,
please visit www.gaimss.org or contact us at info[at]gaimss[dot]org.

We look forward to seeing you in Toulouse!

Best regards,

The GAIMSS organizers
Simon Finster (CREST-ENSAE)
Felipe Garrido-Lucero (IRIT, Université Toulouse Capitole)
Atulya Jain (University of Bonn)
Emilien Macault (Université de Lorraine)
Dana Pizarro (Toulouse Business School)

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[DMANET] IFIP Networking - Deadline Extended: 14 March, 2025

We are pleased to announce that IFIP NETWORKING 2025 (The International
Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking 2025) will be held
in Limassol, Cyprus, between 26-29 May 2025. This is the 24th event of the
series, sponsored by the IFIP Technical Committee on Communication Systems.
High-quality papers will be recommended for fast-track publications in
selected journals.

The main objective of IFIP NETWORKING 2025 is to bring together members of
the networking community, from both academia and industry, to discuss
recent advances in the broad and quickly-evolving fields of computer and
communication networks, to highlight key issues, identify trends, and
develop a vision for future Internet technology, operation, and use.

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*Topics of Interest*

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The technical sessions are typically structured around a broad set of
networking topics, which include (but are not limited to):

- *Network Architectures and Operations:* Covering different types of
networks, including data center, edge, enterprise, heterogeneous and
integrated, local, quantum, and wide area networks and different
operational considerations, including resource management, automation,
sharing, resilience, and environmental impact.
- *Network Applications and Services:* Covering innovations in existing
and emerging applications and services of networks, including in-network
computing, edge computing, overlay networking, and support for AI/ML
applications.
- *Network Modeling, Analysis, and Economics:* Covering the theory,
modeling, measurement-based techniques for traffic analysis, performance
measurements, network economics and game theory, pricing, socio-economic
aspects of networking, and user behavior profiling and tracking.
- *Network Security, Trust, and Privacy:* Covering the design and
analysis of secure and private networking applications and protocols,
including secure routing, privacy-preserving communication and in-network
computation, network forensics, intrusion detection and mitigation, and
networking-centric blockchain applications.
- *Wireless Networking:* Covering innovations in existing and emerging
wireless technologies and their applications, including 5G/6G networks and
beyond, delay tolerant networks, device-to-device communications, drone
networking, Internet of Things (IoT), and crowdsensing/crowdsourcing,
localization, long-range communications, mmWave, and THz communications,
and non-terrestrial networks.

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*Submission Guidelines*

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We welcome submissions of:

- *Research Papers*: Full-length papers presenting original research.
- *Posters and Demos:* Posters should concisely present research ideas,
preliminary results, or innovations in progress, while demos should
showcase working systems, tools, or prototypes.

All submissions must adhere to the following:

- *Research Papers*: 9-pages (submit a full paper, IEEE format via
https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33421&track=129126)
- *Posters and Demos:* 3-pages (abstract including all figures,
references, and appendices and submit via
https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33421&track=129125)

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*Important Dates*

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- *Conference Dates*: 26 - 29 May 2025
- *Submissions (Full paper, Main Track): *March 14, 2025
- *Demo/Poster submission deadline:* April 18, 2025
- *Notification of acceptance (Main Track):* April, 18, 2025
- *Notification of acceptance (Demo/Poster):* April 25, 2025
- *Camera-ready version: *May 2, 2025

Deadlines are at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth

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*Workshops*

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*3rd IOCRCI Workshop: Impact of IT/OT Convergence on the Resilience of
Critical Infrastructures*

Workshop Organizing Team

- Prof. Robert Kooij, Delft University of Technology and TNO, the
Netherlands
- Dr. Sridar Adepu, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- Ir. Romain Dagnas, IRT System X, France

Important Dates

- Workshop: May 26, 2025
- Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2025

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/iocrci

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*Slices Workshop:* *Data-Driven Research, Reproducibility, and FAIR
Practices in Future G Networks*

TPC Co-Chairs

- Panayiotis Andreou, UCLan Cyprus, Cyprus
- Georg Carle, Technical University of Munich
- Serge Fdida, Sorbonne Université, EU ESFRI SLICES
- Abhimanyu (Manu) Gosain, Northeastern University, NSF PAWR Office
- Stavroula Maglavera, UTH, Greece

Important Dates

- Workshop: May 26, 2025
- Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2025

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/slices

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*2nd International Workshop on Smart Water Management (SmartWater) 2025*

Workshop General co-chairs

- Tiziana Cattai, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
- Domenico Garlisi, University of Palermo, Italy

Important Dates

- Workshop:May 26, 2025
- Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2025

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/smartwater

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*International Workshop on Trustworthy and eXplainable Artificial
Intelligence for Networks (TX4Nets)*

General Co-chairs

- Omran Ayoub, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland,
Switzerland
- Tania Panayiotou, University of Cyprus

Important Dates

- Workshop: May 26, 2025
- Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: April 24, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2025

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/tx4nets

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*Extended Reality (XR) and 6G Networks (XR&6GNet)*

Workshop Chair

- Stefania Colonnese, Sapienza University of Rome

Important Dates

- Workshop: May 26, 2025
- Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: May 2, 2025

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/xr-6gnet

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*Thought experiments, data and reproducibility for networking and FutureG
research: Hackathon*

TPC Co-Chairs

- Panayiotis Andreou, UCLan Cyprus
- Nikos Makris, University of Thessaly
- Damien Saucez, Inria

Important Dates

- Expression of Interest (EoI) submission: 21 March 2025.
- Feedback on EoI (notification): 25 April 2025.
- Final Lightning talk slides: 2 May 2025.

https://networking.ifip.org/2025/index.php/workshops/hackathon

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*Publication and Indexing*

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Abstracts of the accepted and presented posters, demos, and accepted papers
will be published in the IFIP Digital Library and submitted for inclusion
into IEEE Xplore, subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality
requirements.

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*Webpage*

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https://networking.ifip.org/2025

Sunday, March 9, 2025

[DMANET] DM-SMARTHEALTH 2025 - Call for Papers

**** DM-SMARTHEALTH 2025 - Call for Papers ****

The 2nd International Workshop on Digital and Mobile Smart Health Systems
(DM-SMARTHEALTH 2025) will be held in conjunction with the 11th
International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2025) 16th - 19th
June, 2025 in Cork, Ireland.

https://dm-smarthealth2025.iit.cnr.it

The healthcare sector is experiencing a profound transformation through the
integration of digital technologies. Smart health solutions, powered by
mobile and wearable devices, artificial intelligence, and context-aware
systems, are driving this revolution in patient care and health monitoring.
The second edition of this workshop aims to bring together researchers,
practitioners, and industry leaders to explore the latest advancements in
digital and mobile health systems.
This year, the workshop will expand its focus to include cutting-edge
topics, such as the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in digital health
applications, addressing the challenges of integrating these models in
real-time healthcare solutions. The workshop will also delve into critical
areas like context-aware behavioral modeling, the use of AI for early
diagnosis, remote monitoring, and decision support, as well as privacy and
security concerns in health data. Participants will have the opportunity to
discuss and share insights on a wide range of topics, fostering
cross-disciplinary collaboration aimed at advancing the state of the art in
smart health systems.
By engaging in discussions on these emerging topics, the workshop will
contribute to the development of more efficient, reliable, and secure
digital health solutions that are crucial for improving patient outcomes
and revolutionizing healthcare delivery.

RELEVANT TOPICS
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Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Context-aware behavioral modeling techniques for personalized health
applications
- Innovative approaches for collecting, labeling, and validating
multimodal health and behavioral data
- Novel smart health applications for early diagnosis, remote monitoring,
and decision support using mobile and wearable technologies
- Middleware solutions for smart health and care systems to facilitate
interoperability and seamless integration of devices and services
- Decentralized architectures for mobile health solutions to enable
peer-to-peer data sharing and privacy-preserving analytics
- Federated, Distributed, and Personalized learning solutions for
privacy-preserving smart health systems
- AI optimization techniques for enhancing the performance and reliability
of mobile health applications
- Digital phenotyping: Leveraging IoT and wearable devices to identify
digital biomarkers for early detection of health conditions
- Human-computer interaction solutions to improve user engagement and
support decision-making in smart health applications
- Social interaction analysis: Understanding the role of personal mobile
devices and social media in monitoring health and well-being
- Synthetic data generation for accelerating the development of AI
solutions in digital healthcare
- Causal AI in healthcare: Exploring the potential for causal inference in
precision medicine and personalized health interventions
- Explainable AI (XAI) approaches to enhance trustworthiness and
interpretability of digital health models
- Security, privacy, and ethical challenges in the development and
deployment of smart health applications
- Medical Cyber-Physical Systems: Integrating hardware and software for
real-time healthcare monitoring and intervention
- The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in digital health: Applications
in patient communication, decision support, and predictive modeling
- Challenges of deploying LLMs in mobile health systems: Issues of data
privacy, model accuracy, and real-time performance
- Human-AI collaboration: The future of AI-driven decision support and the
human role in healthcare delivery

Papers including new datasets and clinical/on-the-field validations will be
highly appreciated.

SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION
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Authors are invited to submit technical or theoretical papers for
presentation at the workshop, describing original, previously unpublished
work, which is not currently under review by another workshop, conference,
or journal. Papers should present novel perspectives within the general
scope of the workshop.

All accepted papers presented in the workshop will be published in the
proceedings of the conference and published in the IEEE Xplore Digital
Library and Scopus indexed. Papers that are not presented at the workshop
will not be published in the proceedings.

Papers may be no more than 6 pages in length. Authors can purchase one
additional page for the camera-ready version. Papers above the page limits
will not be considered for review or publication. All papers must be
typeset in double-column IEEE format using 10pt fonts on US letter paper,
with all fonts embedded. The IEEE LaTeX and Microsoft Word templates, as
well as related information, can be found on the IEEE website.

Submission must be made via EDAS using. Submission link
https://edas.info/N33047.

It is a requirement that all the authors listed in the submitted paper are
also listed in EDAS. The author section of EDAS will be locked after the
workshop submission deadline to ensure that conflict of interest can be
properly enforced during the review process. If the list of authors differs
between the paper and EDAS, the paper may not be reviewed.

Each accepted workshop paper requires a full SMARTCOMP registration (no
registration is available for workshops only) and in-person presentation.
Papers that are not presented at the workshop will not be published in the
proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission deadline: March 30, 2025
Paper notification: April 30, 2025
Camera Ready Deadline: May 18, 2025
Workshop Date: Monday, 16 June 2025

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*Ziyu Wang*
Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science
University of California, Irvine
Phone: +1 (949) 227-9011
Email: ziyuw31@uci.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ziyu-wang-7b607317b

[DMANET] [CFP] The 34th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2025), August 4 - 7, 2025, Tokyo, Japan

*** Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP
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CALL FOR PAPERS (ICCCN 2025) - "DEADLINE EXTENDED to MARCH 13, 2025"

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The 34th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks
(ICCCN 2025)
August 4 - 7, 2025, Tokyo, Japan

http://www.icccn.org/icccn25/

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ICCCN 2025 is Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE and IEEE Communication
Society.

Paper Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2025
(for all Conference, Workshop, and Poster papers). The paper submission
site is now live.

IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission due: February 13, 2025

ICCCN is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel
ideas and fundamental advances in the fields of computer communications and
networks. ICCCN serves to foster communication among researchers and
practitioners with a common interest in improving computer communications
and networking through scientific and technological innovation. ICCCN 2025
will be conducted in person.

Scope:

The primary focus of the ICCCN 2025 conference is on new and original
research results in the areas of design, implementation, and applications
of computer communications and networks. ICCCN 2025 covers the following
technical Tracks (the detailed Track scope and descriptions are posted at
http://www.icccn.org/icccn25/committeesandtracks/technical-tracks/index.html
):

Track 1: Infrastructure Networking Technologies
Track Chairs: Noriaki Kamiyama, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Ke Xu, Tsinghua University, China
Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna, Italy

Track 2: Network Architecture, Algorithm, Protocol, and Evaluation
Track Chairs: Go Hasegawa, Tohoku University, Japan
Subhramoy Mohanti, Interdigital, USA
Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University, U.K.

Track 3: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems
Track Chairs: Marco Di Felice, University of Bologna, Italy
Yingshu Li, Georgia State University, USA
Enrico Natalizio, Technology Innovation Institute, UAE

Track 4: Edge and Cloud Computing
Track Chairs: Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia
Schahram Dustdar, TU Wien, Austria
Huaming Wu, Tianjin University, China

Track 5: Pervasive Communications, Networking and Sensing
Track Chairs: Hirozumi Yamaguchi, Osaka University, Japan
Sara Garcia Sanchez, IBM Research, USA
Jia Hu, University of Exeter, U.K.

Track 6: Social Networks, Extended Reality, and Metaverse
Track Chairs: Maria Gorlatova, Duke University, USA
Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA
Bin Cao, University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Track 7: AI-Enabled Communications and Networks
Track Chairs: Hongjian Sun, University of Durham, U.K.
Tugba Erpek, Nexcepta, USA
Wei Bao, University of Sydney, Australia

Track 8: Security, Privacy, and Trust
Track Chairs: Rui Zhang, University of Delaware, USA
Abderrahim Benslimane, University of Avignon, France
Haojin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Track 9: Emerging Topics in Networking
Track Chairs: Ranga Rao Venkatesha Prasad, TU Delft, Netherlands
Richard Li, Southeast University, China
Rahman Doost-Mohammady, Rice University, USA

PAPER SUBMISSION:

MAIN CONFERENCE:

Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready
format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EasyChair (
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2025) as PDF files (formatted
for 8.5×11-inch paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 9 pages
including all figures/tables and references. Submitted papers should not be
previously published in or be under consideration for publication in
another conference or journal. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be
changed and/or added to the papers after the submission deadline or in the
camera-ready version if accepted. The Program Committee reserves the right
to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have
been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title,
abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail
addresses. Note: ICCCN'25 will select the Best Paper and a runner-up paper
to recognize the research quality and excellence. The Program Committee
reserves the right to recommend some borderline conference papers to be
accepted as short papers in the conference (the short papers should be no
longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and references).

REVIEW and PUBLICATION of MANUSCRIPTS:

Submitted papers will be reviewed by the TPC and judged on originality,
technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation (the review
process is single-blind). An accepted paper must be presented at the
conference venue by a registered author at the full registration rate. Each
full registration covers up to two conference papers authored by the
registered author. If the originally registered author is unable to attend
the conference due to extenuating circumstances, he/she must explicitly ask
for the transfer of registration to one of the other authors of the paper.
Please note that the registration cannot be transferred to a nonauthor
presenter under any circumstances. Accepted and presented (onsite) papers
will be published in the conference proceedings and IEEE Xplore.

WORKSHOPS:

ICCCN 2025 workshops are exciting forums to present, discuss, and formulate
specialized topics and emerging hot research topics (new areas, new
problems or new methods). The workshops offer a perspective distinct from
and complementary to the research themes of the main conference. Workshop
papers should be no longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and
references. The detailed info can be found in each workshop's Call for
Papers from (http://www.icccn.org/icccn25/workshop/list-of-workshops/). For
any questions or additional information, please contact the Workshop
General or Workshop Program Chairs.

POSTER PAPERS:

ICCCN 2025 provides an opportunity to present in-progress work in the
fields of computer communications and networks. Topics of interest are the
same as the research topics in the ICCCN 2025 main conference Call for
Papers. Early implementations, prototypes, work-in-progress
systems/applications as well as commercial products that are related to the
topics are welcome. Presenting a poster is an effective way to obtain early
and valuable feedback from a knowledgeable crowd at the conference. Posters
must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column,
10-pt font). Each poster submission must be no longer than 2 pages
including all figures/tables and references.

IMPORTANT DATES: All times below are 11:59 pm (Hawaii, USA);

Conference:
• Conference Paper submission due: March 13, 2025
• Poster Paper submission due: March 29, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: May 10, 2025
• Conference date: August 4 – 7, 2025

Workshop:
• Paper submission due: March 13, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: May 10, 2025
• Workshop date: August 6 - 7, 2025

All (conference/poster/workshops) Camera-Ready Papers Due: June 2, 2025
(Hard deadline)

Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2025

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Executive Chair: Krishna Kant, Temple University, USA

General Chair: Akihiro Nakao, University of Tokyo, Japan

TPC Co-Chairs: Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan
Kaushik Chowdhury, University of Texs-Austin, USA

Workshops Co-General Chairs:
Kewei Sha, University of North Texas, USA
Zehui Xiong, Singapore Univ of Tech and Design

Poster Co-Chairs:
Neeraj Kumar, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Peng Li, Aizu University, Japan

Local Arrangement Chairs:
Kazuya Sakai, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Taku Yamazaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

Publications Chair:
Ning Zhang, University of Windsor, Canada

Publicity Co-Chairs:
(America) Mostafa Fouda, Idaho State University, ID, USA
(Europe) Zhengxin Yu, Lancaster University, U.K.
(Japan) Makoto Misumi, Fukuoka University, Japan
(Asia) Qiao Xiang, Xiamen University, China
(Oceania) Wei Xiang, La Trobe University, Australia

Publicity Chair for Workshops:
Guan Gui, Nanjing University of Post and Telecomm., China

[DMANET] Position in Statistical Methods / Machine Learning at the Czech Technical University in Prague

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences
and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, I am
forwarding information about the following job opening.

Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) of the Czech
Technical University in Prague invites applications for a senior academic
position in the area of machine learning, deep learning, data science,
mathematics, or statistics, with a focus on data analysis. We are seeking
exceptional candidates with a strong research background, proven track record,
and the ability to lead a research group, publish in high-impact venues, and
secure competitive research funding.

Position Overview

FNSPE is one of the leading scientific and educational institutions in the
Czech Republic. It covers a wide range of fields in mathematics, physics,
computer science, chemistry, material sciences, or nuclear engineering. The
successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor
(tenure-track), Associate Professor, or Full Professor, depending on his/her
qualifications and experience. The position will begin in September 2025 or
later. For tenure-track candidates, the initial contract is for two years, with
the possibility of extension following a positive evaluation. After a
successful habilitation, a permanent position will be offered.

Key Responsibilities

Leading cutting-edge research in machine learning, deep learning, data science,
and related fields, with the goal of publishing in international journals and
conferences. Securing research grants and funding for the support and
development of research activities. Formulating and implementing strategic
research visions to advance the department's and faculty's research goals.
Establishing and leading a research group, including mentoring postdoctoral
researchers and students. Developing and teaching courses at the bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral levels, with a focus on modern data analysis, machine
learning, and related areas. Collaborating with international institutions or
industry partners on innovative research projects.

Essential Qualifications

Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field. A
strong scientific profile, demonstrated by high-quality publications in
peer-reviewed international journals or by proven ability to secure competitive
research funding in an international environment. Experience with developing
and applying modern statistical methods, including machine learning, big data
analysis or business analytics. Ability to integrate scientific activities,
teaching and supervision of student theses, including training a supervision of
doctoral students. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Czech is not
mandatory at the time of application, but the successful candidate is expected
to acquire competence in Czech for administrative and teaching purposes within
three years.

We Offer

An interesting job in a prestigious university environment, with international
collaboration and cooperation with industry. A flexible work schedule
supporting work-life balance. A competitive salary in the Czech academic
context, reflecting qualifications and experience. The basic guaranteed income
is expected to be around 3200 EUR. This amount can increase based on successful
acquisition of own research grants. A central Prague location, offering a
vibrant cultural setting and high quality of life. Opportunities for career
development, including participation in university seminars, courses offered by
CTU, conference attendance, international mobility programs, and research
project support from the university's project department. Support for
relocation and integration, including administrative matters. Employee
benefits, including eight weeks of paid vacation per year, contributions to
pension insurance, a Multisport card, and childcare facilities at CTU.

Contact Information

In case of interest, please submit your application via e-mail to
personalni@fjfi.cvut.cz. The application should include a copy of diploma from
the highest level of education, a cover letter explaining the candidate's
motivation for the position, CV, information on previous university teaching
experience, including a list of courses taught and theses supervised,
information on scientific activities, including high-quality publications and
research projects led or joined by the candidate, plan for scientific,
research, and possible teaching activities for the next three years. Letters of
recommendation are welcome (maximum of 3) and should be sent directly by the
authors to the email address above. Complete applications must be received no
later than April 30, 2025.

Informal inquiries concerning the position are welcome, please contact prof.
Milan Krbálek at milan.krbalek@fjfi.cvut.cz.

Czech Technical University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. We
strongly encourage qualified women to apply. Child-rearing periods will be
taken into account when assessing your scientific career.

More information: https://fjfi.cvut.cz/media/com_form2content/documents/c14/a8663/f61/fjfi-ad.pdf

Best regards,

Jan Volec
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[DMANET] [CfP] 7th Image Matching Workshop @ CVPR 2025 EXTENDED DEADLINE to March 17

apologies for multiple posting, please distribute among interested parties

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*Image Matching: Local Features & Beyond*
*CVPR 2025 Workshop*

*submission deadline extended*: March 17, 2025 (+ 6 days)
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Workshop: https://image-matching-workshop.github.io
CMT website for paper submission:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IMW2025

___*Overview* ___

The 7th edition of the Image Matching Workshop is co-located as every
year with CVPR 2025. Our goal is to encourage and highlight novel
strategies for image matching that deviate from and advance traditional
formulations, with a focus on large-scale, wide-baseline matching for 3D
reconstruction and pose estimation.

___*Challenge* ___

The workshop will once again feature an open challenge on Kaggle, which
we expect to announce very soon.

___*Topics* ___

Workshop topics include (but are not limited to):
- Formulations of keypoint extraction and matching pipelines with deep
networks.
- Application of geometric constraints into the training of deep networks.
- Large-scale evaluation of classical and modern methods for image
matching, by means of our open challenge.
- Matching across different data modalities such as aerial versus ground.
- Leveraging additional cues such as semantics and mono-depth estimates.
- Attention mechanisms to match salient image regions.
- Connecting local descriptors/image matching with global
descriptors/image retrieval.
- Methods addressing adversarial conditions where current methods fail
(weather changes, day versus night, etc.).
- Integration of differentiable components into 3D reconstruction
frameworks.
- New perception devices such as event-based cameras.
- Other topics related to image matching, structure from motion,
mapping, and relocalization, such as privacy-preserving representations.

___*Invited speakers* ___

- Johannes Schoenberger, Meta
- Jonáš Kulhánek, CTU Prague

___*Paper submission* ___

We invite paper submissions up to 8 pages, excluding references and
acknowledgements. They should use the CVPR template (reviews are
double-blind, so please hide author data in the pdf) and be submitted to
the CMT site (linked above). Submissions must contain novel work and
will be indexed in IEEE Xplore/CVF. They will receive at least two
double-blind reviews.

___*Important dates* ___

- Paper submission deadline: March 17, 2025
- Notification to authors: April 2, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: April 4, 2025 (hard deadline on April 7)
- Workshop date: TBC (June 11 or 12, 2025)

___*Organizers* ___

- Fabio Bellavia, University of Palermo
- Jiri Matas, Czech Technical University in Prague
- Dmytro Mishkin, Czech Technical University in Prague/HOVER Inc.
- Luca Morelli, University of Trento/Bruno Kessler Foundation
- Fabio Remondino, Bruno Kessler Foundation
- Amy Tabb, USDA-ARS-AFRS
- Eduard Trulls, Google
- Kwang Moo Yi, University of British Columbia

[DMANET] Euro 2025 Leeds, Stream Pricing and Revenue Management

Dear colleagues:

The next Euro conference, will be held in Leeds, UK from 22 to 25 June ( https://euro2025leeds.uk/ ). We are organizing sessions on Pricing and Revenue Management included in a new stream " Pricing and Revenue Management Innovations ".

To submit an abstract (max 1500 characters) for these sessions, please visit the website ( https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1/home ) and use the code 40 in order that your abstract be included in an invited session.

In order to submit an abstract, you need to have a EURO account. If you do not have one you will need to create one.
The deadline is March 18, 2025 .

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Further description about the session could be found at EWG on pricing and revenue management ( https://www.euro-prm.uzh.ch/en/meetings.html )

Regards,

Luce Brotcorne and Yue Sue

Friday, March 7, 2025

[DMANET] 2nd CFP for 4th Workshop on Quantum Optimization @ GECCO 2025 (Malaga, Spain)

(apologies for crossposting)

2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
QuantOpt@GECCO-2025
4th Workshop on Quantum Optimization
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO'25)
Malaga, Spain, July 14-18, 2025

Paper Submission Deadline: March 26, 2025

Scope

Quantum computers are rapidly becoming more powerful and increasingly
applicable to solve problems in the real world. They have the potential
to solve extremely hard computational problems, which are currently
intractable by conventional computers. Quantum optimization is an
emerging field that focuses on using quantum computing technologies to
solve hard optimization problems.

There are two main types of quantum computers: quantum annealers and
gate-based quantum computers. Quantum annealers are specially tailored
to solve combinatorial optimization problems. They find (near) optimal
solutions via quantum annealing, which is similar to traditional
simulated annealing, and use quantum tunnelling phenomena to provide a
faster mechanism for moving between states and faster processing. On the
other hand, gate-based quantum computers are universal and can perform
general purpose calculations. These computers can be used to solve
combinatorial optimization problems using the quantum approximate
optimization algorithm and quantum search algorithms.

Quantum computing has also given rise to quantum-inspired computers and
algorithms. Quantum-inspired computers use dedicated hardware technology
to emulate/simulate quantum computers. Quantum-inspired optimization
algorithms use classical computers to simulate some physical phenomena
such as superposition and entanglement to perform quantum computations,
in an attempt to retain some of its benefit in conventional hardware
when searching for solutions.

To solve optimization problems on a quantum computer, we need to
reformulate them in a format suitable for the quantum hardware, in terms
of qubits, biases and couplings between qubits. In mathematical terms,
this requirement translates to reformulating the optimization problem as
a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problem. This is
closely related to the renowned Ising model. It constitutes a universal
class, since all combinatorial optimization problems can be formulated
as QUBOs. In practice, some classes of optimization problems can be
naturally mapped to a QUBO, whereas others are much more challenging to
map.

Content

The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for both scientific
presentations and discussion of issues related to quantum optimization.
As the algorithms that quantum computers use for optimization can be
regarded as general types of randomized search heuristics, there are
potentially great research benefits and synergy to bringing together the
communities of quantum computing and randomized search heuristics.

The workshop aims to be as inclusive as possible and welcomes
contributions from all areas broadly related to quantum optimization –
by researchers from both academia and industry.

Particular topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Formulation of optimization problems as QUBOs (including
handling of non-binary representations and constraints)
· Fitness landscape analysis of QUBOs
· Novel search algorithms to solve QUBOs
· Experimental comparisons on QUBO benchmarks
· Theoretical analysis of search algorithms for QUBOs
· Speed-up experiments on traditional hardware vs
quantum(-inspired) hardware
· Decomposition of optimization problems for quantum hardware
· Application of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm
· Application of Grover's algorithm to solve optimization
problems
· Novel quantum-inspired optimization algorithms
· Optimization/discovery of quantum circuits
· Quantum optimization for machine learning problems
· Optical Annealing
· Dealing with noise in quantum computing
· Quantum Gates' optimization, Quantum Coherent Control

All accepted papers of this workshop will be included in the Proceedings
of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO'25)
Companion Volume.

Instructions for Authors

We invite submissions of two types of paper:
· Regular papers (limit 8 pages)
· Short papers (limit 4 pages)

Papers should present original work that meets the high-quality
standards of GECCO. Each paper will be rigorously evaluated in a review
process. Accepted papers appear in the ACM digital library as part of
the Companion Proceedings of GECCO. Each paper accepted needs to have at
least one author registered by the author registration deadline. Papers
must be submitted via the online submission system
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/gecco/. Please refer to
https://gecco-2025.sigevo.org/Paper-Submission-Instructions for more
detailed instructions.

Workshop Chairs

- Alberto Moraglio, University of Exeter, UK
- Mayowa Ayodele, D-Wave systems, UK
- Francisco Chicano, University of Malaga, Spain
- Ofer Shir, Tel-Hai College and Migal Institute, Israel
- Lee Spector, Amherst College, USA
- Matthieu Parizy Fujitsu Limited, Japan

[DMANET] Upcaming ODS2025 conference - 2nd Call for Papers (and New Dates)

Subject: ODS 2025 - 2nd Call for Papers and New Dates

[We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this communication.]

Dear Colleagues,

the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science 2025
(ODS 2025), organized by AIRO, the Italian Operations Research Society
will be held in Milan (Italy) on September 1st - 4th, 2025.

ODS 2025 is entitled "Mathematics, algorithms and the art and science of
decision-making".

The conference scope includes operations research, optimization, problem
solving, decision making and their applications.
This edition will draw inspiration, ideas, and cross-disciplinary
influences from the fields of applied mathematics, computer science,
engineering, and economics.
The conference will favor the gathering of scholars and experts from
these disciplines, the mutual fertilization of their approaches and
methodologies, and the exploration of their challenges.

ODS 2025 aims to be a venue for academics, professionals, private
corporations, public stakeholders, industries, and freelance
decision-makers to propose attempts and solutions, engage in knowledge
sharing and showcase applications.

Methodological contributions as well as reports on relevant applied
research projects are welcome.

On the website http://www.airoconference.it/ods2025/ all relevant
information is regularly updated.

Participants can submit either short papers or abstracts. Each
registered participant can present at most one work.

- Short papers (8-10 pages, including front matter and references) will
undergo a review process by anonymous referees.
Accepted papers will be included in a special volume of the AIRO
Springer Series, indexed in main scientific databases.

- Abstracts (max 2000 characters, space included) will be selected by
the ODS2025 Program Committee to be included in the conference e–book of
abstracts.

For all submission details please refer to:
https://www.airoconference.it/ods2025/call-for-papers

Important Dates:

- (Strict) Deadline for abstracts and short papers: April 29th, 2025

- Acceptance notification: By May 30th, 2025

- Deadline for early registration: May 30th, 2025

- Deadline for camera-ready papers: June 16th, 2025

- Registration deadline for inclusion in the final program: August 1st,
2025

- Conference: September 1st - 4th, 2025

*** Please, note that, due to the overlapping with related conferences'
deadlines, some dates have been updated. ***

Contact Information
OptLab, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Milan,
ods2025@airoconference.it

The Organizing Committee of ODS 2025
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[DMANET] [Scheduling seminar] Daniele Vigo (Unibo CIRI-ICT) | March 12 | One Million ... and Beyond! Solving Huge-Scale Vehicle Routing Problems in a Handful of Minutes

Dear scheduling researcher,

We are delighted to announce the talk given by Daniele Vigo (Unibo
CIRI-ICT).
The title is "One Million ... and Beyond! Solving Huge-Scale Vehicle
Routing Problems in a Handful of Minutes". The seminar will take place
on Zoom on Wednesday, March 12 at 14:00 UTC.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/96957110178?pwd=buNswAwkpAcTOreAfQ2qHG5yZr0kJd.1
Meeting ID: 969 5711 0178
Passcode: 723073
You can follow the seminar online or offline on our Youtube channel as
well:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUoCNnaAfw5NAntItILFn4A

The abstract follows.
Vehicle routing is a hard and extensively studied combinatorial
optimization problem which has numerous practical applications in
transportation and logistics. In the last two decades several effective
solution methods were proposed for the heuristic solution of the vehicle
routing problem (VRP) and its many variants but most of these methods do
not scale well with respect to the computing time when the size of the
problem grows. We discuss a family of approaches, originated from the
FILO framework, which were explicitly designed to obtain a linear growth
of the computing time making it possible to solve very large instances
with up to one million customers within a very limited computing time.

The next talk in our series will be:
Christian Blum (IIIA-CSIC) | March 26 | CMSA: A Hybrid Metaheuristic for
Combinatorial Optimization
For more details, please visit https://schedulingseminar.com/

With kind regards

Zdenek Hanzalek, Michael Pinedo and Guohua Wan

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Zdenek Hanzalek
Industrial Informatics Department,
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics,
Czech Technical University in Prague,
Jugoslavskych partyzanu 1580/3, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
https://rtime.ciirc.cvut.cz/~hanzalek/

[DMANET] PhD thesis position in Combinatorial optimization - Energy-Efficient Production and Maintenance Planning

*PhD Thesis in Combinatorial Optimization*

*Title: **Energy-Efficient **Production **and Maintenance **Planning*

Laboratory: Ecole des Mines de Saint-Étienne - Department of
Manufacturing Sciences & Logistics, UMR CNRS LIMOS 6158, Campus
Aix-Marseille-Provence, Gardanne (Bouches-du-Rhône), France.

*Start Date: October 2025*

*Funding:* University

*Supervisors:*
- *Nabil ABSI* – Professor (absi@emse.fr)
- *Elodie SUZANNE* – Associate Professor (elodie.suzanne@emse.fr)

*Keywords:* Modeling and optimization, production planning, maintenance
planning, energy management, sustainable manufacturing

*Context : *Production planning, a central pillar of operations
management, plays a crucial role in optimizing manufacturing processes
while efficiently meeting market demand in an economic and sustainable
manner. However, the emergence of environmental concerns, the continuous
rise in energy costs, and the need to comply with legal obligations
regarding greenhouse gas emissions have introduced a major new
challenge: integrating energy constraints into industrial strategies. In
recent years, energy management in production operations has gained
undeniable importance.

*Objectives: *This PhD aims to integrate energy considerations into
production planning while incorporating maintenance management. Although
maintenance can be costly and energy-intensive, it remains essential to
prevent equipment failures and optimize energy consumption. The primary
objective is to develop a combined production and maintenance planning
approach based on predictive indicators of equipment conditions. This
research will contribute to the expanding field of sustainable
manufacturing by proposing a novel planning approach that minimizes both
energy consumption and unexpected downtimes.

Another focus will be on designing innovative solution methods to
address the challenges posed by this integration. The solutions
developed will rely on decomposition techniques, with a particular
emphasis on designing efficient exact methods for the identified
subproblems.

*Candidate Profile: *Candidates must hold a Master's degree or an
engineering diploma in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics,
Computer Science, or related disciplines. Strong programming skills and
a solid understanding of combinatorial optimization are required. The
candidate should demonstrate autonomy and a strong sense of initiative.

*Application Process: *Please send your application via email (in a
single file) including:
- A detailed CV,
- Transcripts,
- Recommendation letters (if available),

to Nabil ABSI (absi@emse.fr) and Elodie SUZANNE (elodie.suzanne@emse.fr).

Do not hesitate to contact us for further questions regarding the position.

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Nabil Absi
Professor and Head of the department
Department of Manufacturing Sciences and Logistics
Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne
LIMOS - UMR CNRS 6158
Campus G. Charpak Provence
880 route de Mimet
F-13541 GARDANNE
FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)4 42 61 66 56
E-mail:absi@emse.fr
URL:http://cmp.mines-stetienne.fr/
https://scholar.google.fr/citations?user=2MERbJgAAAAJ

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

The Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems at Hamburg
University of Technology has a long standing track record developing AI
methods for medicine.
We are particularly interested in machine learning, medical robotics and
navigation, image guidance, and treatment planning. In a project with
European partners we are developing sustainable AI methods for healthcare.
One focus will be on optimization and treatment planning, e.g., for
medical robots. The project has a research context and we expect
candidates to be interested in obtaining a PhD.

More information see: https://stellenportal.tuhh.de/ok7fd
Please, apply here:
https://stellenportal.tuhh.de/en/jobposting/a2e87bb11b4a684e87e936d09f83168f8cb354080/apply

Successful candidates will hold a master's degree in computer science or
related fields with excellent grades.
Very good programming and scientific writing skills as well as the
ability to travel to project meetings throughout Europe are essential.

The position is fully funded (app. 55.000 EUR gross salary, 30 days of
paid vacation) for a maximum term of three years.

For additional information, please contact Prof. Alexander Schlaefer
(schlaefer@tuhh.de)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schlaefer

Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems
Hamburg University of Technology
+49 (0) 40 42878 3050
www.tuhh.de/mtec
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[DMANET] EGC2025 Second announcement

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XXI Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry
Santander, June 30th to July 2nd, 2025
https://egc2025.unican.es/
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Second announcement. Submission server open
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The XXI Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry will take place at Universidad de Cantabria (Spain), June 30th to July 2nd, 2025.

The program will have three invited talks by:

- Delia Garijo (U. Sevilla, Spain)
- Michael Joswig (T.U. Berlin, Germany)
- Raimund Seidel (U. Saarland, Germany)

There will also be slots for contributed talks to be submitted by the participants and selected and approved by the Scientific Committee.

Submissions are now open and done via easychair, with deadline April 13th. See details in http://egc2025.unican.es/submission/.
Registration is also open, with early registration fees until 31st May.

Important dates:
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- Submission deadline: April 13th, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: May 23th, 2025
- End of early registration: May 31st, 2025
- Final versions due: June 9, 2025
- Conference: June 30-July 2, 2025

Scientific Committee
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Maike Buchin, Ruhr-University Bochum
Sergio Cabello, University of Ljubljana
Narcís Coll Arnau, Universitat de Girona
Francisco Criado, CUNEF Universidad (co-chair)
David Flores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Marta Fort i Masdevall, Universitat de Girona
Clemens Huemer, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
David Kirkpatrick, University of British Columbia
Georg Loho, University of Twente and Free U. Berlin
David Orden, Universidad de Alcalá
Pablo Pérez Lantero, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Francisco Santos, Universidad de Cantabria (co-chair)
Carlos Seara, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Rodrigo Silveira, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Vincent Pilaud, Universitat de Barcelona

Organizing Committee
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David I. Alcántara García, Universidad de Cantabria
Mónica Blanco Gómez, Universidad de Cantabria (co-chair)
Luis Crespo Ruiz, Universidad de Cantabria
Francisco Santos Leal, Universidad de Cantabria (co-chair)

For more information please visit our website
https://egc2025.unican.es <https://egc2025.unican.es/>
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Francisco Santos, francisco.santos@unican.es
Departamento de Matematicas, Estadistica y Computacion
Universidad de Cantabria, E-39005 Santander, SPAIN.
Phone: +34-942-201522 - Fax: +34-942-201402
http://personales.unican.es/santosf

Thursday, March 6, 2025

[DMANET] PhD Position in Topological Combinatorics & Graph Colorings

PhD Position in Topological Combinatorics & Graph Colorings
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
The School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China is pleased to announce an opening for a PhD position in the area of Topological Combinatorics and Graph Colorings, under the supervision of Dr. Hamid Reza Daneshpajouh.
We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a solid academic background in mathematics, particularly in areas such as combinatorics, graph theory, and the application of topological methods in combinatorics, with a specific focus on graph colorings. Candidates with a strong desire to develop expertise in these fields are also encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements:
Interested applicants are invited to submit the following documents to hamid-reza.daneshpajouh@nottingham.edu.cn by 31 March 2025:

*
A detailed curriculum vitae (CV)
*
Academic transcripts
*
A statement of research interests

For further information regarding eligibility criteria, funding opportunities, and the application process, please visit [How to Apply - University of Nottingham Ningbo China<https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/graduateschool/how-to-apply/how-to-apply.aspx>].

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[DMANET] PhD and teaching position in Operations Research @ Paderborn University

We have an open PhD position in Operations Research at Paderborn University.
Successful applicants must have excellent skills in discrete optimization
and must teach in German. Further details can be found here:
https://wiwi.uni-paderborn.de/dep3/schryen/team-schryen/stellenausschreibung
en

We look forward to receiving your application.

Prof. Dr. Guido Schryen

Chair of Management Information Systems and Operations Research

Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

Paderborn University

Warburger Straße 100
33098 Paderborn
Germany

Web: www.misor.org

Mail: misor@wiwi.upb.de

[DMANET] First Call for Participation Maritime Shipping Competition at AAMAS 2025

*Call for Participation: Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC) at the 24th
International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
(AAMAS 2025)*

Join us in pushing the boundaries of digital solutions for maritime
transport and be part of an exciting challenge at AAMAS 2025!

We are excited to invite researchers and practitioners to participate in
the Maritime Shipping Competition (MSC), hosted as part of the 24th
International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
(AAMAS 2025), with final presentations taking place on 19th or 20th of
May 2025 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. This competition provides an
opportunity to showcase and compare innovative approaches in auction
bidding and transpiration scheduling.

*About the Competition*

Maritime transportation is one of the backbones of international trade
and supply chains. While the sector has shown growth in recent years,
maritime transportation is also facing critical challenges around
geopolitical tensions, climate change and disruptions at key
chokepoints, e.g. the Panama and the Suez Canals. Shipping companies are
investigating digital solutions, including digital twin and multi-agent
technologies, to improve fleet utilisation, e.g. via transportation
scheduling, to reduce costs but also greenhouse gas emissions. Many of
these digital solutions are in their infancy and could benefit from
innovative applications of approaches from multiagent system, artificial
intelligence, scheduling, auction bidding and related technologies.

The competition will require to develop a software agent in Python that
operates the trade auctions and fleet transmutation scheduling for a
maritime shipping company. Participating will allow you to compete for
prizes.

We will run a warm-up competition to get early feedback and a final
competition with results being presented at AAMAS.

*Participation and Timeline*

We welcome contributions from teams up to five people across academia,
industry, and independent research communities. Participants are
required to submit an agent implemented in Python and a short 2-4 page
report.

* Warm-up Competition Submission Deadline: 24/03/2025
* Warm-up Competition Results Release: 07/04/2025
* Competition Submission Deadline: 28/04/2025
* Announcement of Presentation Slots: 05/05/2025
* Competition Results Presentation and Winner Announcement: 19 or
20/05/2025

Submissions should be made via msc.aamas2025@soton.ac.uk, following the
instructions provided at
https://jbuerman.github.io/Maritime-Shipping-Competition-AAMAS2025/.

All submission dates are 23:59h AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

*Competition Session at AAMAS*

All teams will have the opportunity to present their agent and strategy
at the session at AAMAS 2025. A presentation will be necessary to
compete for the innovative ideas prize.

*Awards & Recognition*

The competition will feature certificates and performance based prizes
and a prize for an innovative ideas.

The first three teams according to the average tournament ranking will
receive a certificate and a cash prize. The overall winner will receive
£500, the runner-up will receive £300 and the team placing third will
receive £100.

Additionally, the team with the most interesting strategy agent prize
will receive £100. This prize will be judged on the day of the
competition at AAMAS after the presentations.

*How to Get Involved*

To participate, please visit
https://jbuerman.github.io/Maritime-Shipping-Competition-AAMAS2025/ for
detailed guidelines. For any inquiries, contact us at
msc.aamas2025@soton.ac.uk.

*Organising Committee*

Enrico Gerding, University of Southampton, UK
Enrico Marchioni, University of Southampton, UK
Baharak Rastegari, University of Southampton, UK
Jan Buermann, University of Southampton, UK

The competition and prizes are made possible thanks to the Centre for
Maritime Futures at the University of Southampton with support from
Shell plc.

[DMANET] PhD position in Algorithms at University of Bergen

University of Bergen has an open position for a PhD student in Algorithms.
The position is within the Algorithms research group, renowned for its
contributions to parameterized algorithms. The successful candidate will be
advised by Kirill Simonov (https://ksimonov.com/).

Applicants should have a strong academic background in theoretical computer
science and/or mathematics. Research direction is, broadly, in efficient
algorithms with provable guarantees for NP-hard problems, with a focus on
parameterized and fine-grained complexity. Potential targets include
graph-theoretic problems, such as those modelling routing and community
identification in networks, as well as problems of fundamental importance
to the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning. An algorithm
engineering component, which would see the application of these methods to
practical instances, is also possible.

The position is for 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with
career-promoting work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The
position is funded by the University of Bergen, and features a gross annual
salary of NOK 540 500, as well as other welfare benefits.

For consideration, please apply by March 30, 2025. The successful applicant
is expected to start in (or around) September 2025. See more details and
apply at Jobbnorge:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/275767/phd-research-fellow-in-algorithms.
Informal inquiries about the position are welcome (email:
kirillsimonov@gmail.com).

University of Bergen is a well-established research university, located in
the beautiful city of Bergen. Surrounded by fjords and mountains, Bergen
offers a pleasant mix of city life and easily accessible natural
landscapes. Norway is renowned for openness, social equality and good
work-life balance. Most of the population speaks English freely, making it
easy to navigate daily life as a newcomer, and the university itself is
highly international.

With best wishes,
Kirill Simonov
Associate Professor

[DMANET] Second Call for Applications - Cluster of Excellence "Bilateral AI"

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[Apologies for cross-postings]

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Cluster of Excellence Bilateral Artificial Intelligence: Discovering the Next Dimension of AI

Second Call for Applications: Join a world-class faculty to work in a field that is changing our world
https://www.bilateral-ai.net<https://www.bilateral-ai.net/>
In Austria, leading scientists in the field of AI have joined forces and created the Cluster of Excellence (CoE) "Bilateral Artificial Intelligence: Discovering the Next Dimension of AI", funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. The vision is to educate a new generation of top-quality AI scientists with a holistic understanding of symbolic and sub-symbolic AI methods. Combining these two worlds is shaping up to be the next big game changing development!
The CoE "Bilateral AI" is currently looking for the brightest minds in this field, offering PhD and Postdoc positions, with several exciting opportunities still available.
Join us and become part of the next AI revolution!
https://www.bilateral-ai.net/career
The participating research centers are Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU Linz), Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (AAU), Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Technische Universität Graz (TU Graz), and Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien).
The Board of Directors is led by Sepp Hochreiter (JKU Linz), with Thomas Eiter (TU Wien) serving as Vice Director.

[DMANET] [FOGA] Call for Papers, submission deadline May 2

Dear Colleagues,
(With apologies for cross posting)

Are you interested in understanding how evolutionary algorithms and
other randomized search heuristics work? Consider submitting and
attending the FOGA 2025 conference in Leiden! Yes, FOGA is not just for
theoreticians 😉

18th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms
FOGA XVIII, Aug 27 – 29, 2025, Leiden, The Netherlands
https://naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/
+ extra day for COST action ROAR-NET meeting on Aug 26:
https://naco.liacs.nl/foga2025//roarnet.html

:: FOGA submission deadline: May 2, 2025

:: FOGA keynote speakers:
-- Joshua D. Knowles, Schlumberger,
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/computer-science/honorary-staff/knowles-joshua
-- Stephanie Wehner, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands,
https://qutech.nl/person/stephanie-wehner/
-- Tobias Glasmachers, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany,
https://www.ini.rub.de/the_institute/people/tobias-glasmachers/

:: Further information: All relevant information can be found on the
website: https://naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/

:: Note that FOGA is _not_ only focused on mathematical analysis of
randomized search heuristics, but aims at covering the entire spectrum
of work, ranging from rigorously derived mathematical results to
carefully crafted empirical studies, as long the key contribution is in
helping us understand why something is happening.

The FOGA series aims at advancing our understanding of the working
principles behind evolutionary algorithms and related randomized search
heuristics, such as local search algorithms, differential evolution, ant
colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, artificial immune
systems, simulated annealing, and other Monte Carlo methods for search
and optimization. Connections to related areas, such as Bayesian
optimization and direct search, are of interest as well. FOGA is the
premier event to discuss advances on the theoretical foundations of
these algorithms, tools needed to analyze them, and different aspects of
comparing algorithms' performance. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:

- Run time analysis
- Mathematical tools suitable for the analysis of search heuristics
- Fitness landscapes and problem difficulty
- (On- and offline) configuration and selection of algorithms,
heuristics, operators, and parameters
- Stochastic and dynamic environments, noisy evaluations
- Constrained optimization
- Problem representation
- Complexity theory for search heuristics
- Multi-objective optimization
- Benchmarking aspects, including performance measures, the selection of
meaningful benchmark problems, and statistical aspects
- Connection between randomized search and machine learning

Please address all questions concerning the CfP to the program chairs
(Jonathan Fieldsend and Francisco Chicano) and all other questions to
the general and local organization team (Thomas Bäck, Anna V. Kononova,
and Elena Raponi)

Looking forward to seeing you in Leiden,
FOGA organizers
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

[DMANET] The 8th International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies (FCST 2025), Tampa, Florida, USA. May 19-22, 2025

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]

The 8th International Symposium on Future Cyber Security Technologies (FCST
2025)

https://icsc-conference.org/2025/Workshops/FCST2025/

Hybrid Event

Tampa, Florida, USA. May 19-22, 2025

Co-located with

The Fifth IEEE Intelligent Cybersecurity Conference (ICSC2025)
<https://www.icsc-conference.org/2025/>

Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Florida West Coast Section

*FCST 2025 CFP:*

Hardware systems and Software applications continue to evolve with more
functionalities, complex structures and interactions between them and with
users. Cyber Security risks continue to evolve as well in both quantity in
the same domains as well new types and ways on how to break into computing
systems, software applications, websites, databases, programmable networks
etc. For example, monitoring the car manufacturing industry, we can see
that recent car models have more complex hardware components and automated
programmable features in comparison with their earlier models, this will
increase the risk associated with protecting such systems. Same thing can
be applicable to most other engineering products. Such complex hardware and
programmable techniques bring security opportunities to change the way
cyber security controls (e.g. firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS),
etc.) are developed and enforced. They also bring security challenges
related to our computing systems and software architectures or any changes
that can be directly or indirectly related to them due to the complex
interactions between them. The International Symposium on Future Cyber
Security Technologies (FCST) will focus on issues related to future cyber
security challenges as well as opportunities which mainly highlight the
above mentioned aspects.

The FCST 2025 symposium addresses the use of advanced intelligent systems
in the areas of cyber security techniques, security challenges and
opportunities for emerging technologies such as cloud computing, Internet
of Things (IoT) and Edge Computing, big data, 5G, SDN and many others . We
are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different
aspect of future cyber security management system, security and privacy,
cloud computing and big data supported security systems to mention but few.

- Cyber Security Techniques Architectures and Design
- Cyber Security Systems
- Cyber Security Techniques Integration
- Cyber Security Techniques Orchestration
- Network forensics using intelligent systems and data analytics
- Cyber Security Techniques Based Network Control plane design
- Cyber Security Techniques for Cloud based DataCenter
- Cyber Security Techniques for 5G Networks
- Adversarial Machine learning and Backdoor Attacks
- Blockchain Systems for Cyber Security
- Cyber Security Techniques for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Cyber Security Techniques Based Network Data plane design
- Cyber Security Techniques Performance Management

*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 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 ICSC Proceeding, and be
published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and
be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion.

*Important Dates:*

- *Paper submission deadline: March 23rd 2025 (Firm and Final)*
- Notification of acceptance: April 7th, 2025
- Camera-ready Submission: April 21st, 2025

*Contact:*

Please send any inquiry on ICSC to Fahed Alkhabbas at:
fahed.alkhabbas@mau.se

[DMANET] Ph.D.student position in Computational Geometry at TU Graz

TU Graz is offering a Ph.D. student position in the area of Computational
Geometry, starting a.s.a.p. For details and instructions to apply, please
see https://www.geometrie.tugraz.at/wallner/tugraz-computgeommar2025.pdf

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Johannes Wallner Tel (+43) 316 873 8440
Institut fuer Geometrie der TU Graz,
Kopernikusgasse 24, 8010 Graz.
j.wallner@tugraz.at http://www.geometrie.tugraz.at/wallner
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[DMANET] HALG 2025 -- Call for Papers (Short Contributed Presentations)

The 10th IGAFIT Highlights of Algorithms conference (HALG 2025)
Zurich, June 4-6, 2025.
https://2025.highlightsofalgorithms.org/index.html

The IGAFIT Highlights of Algorithms (HALG) conference is a forum for presenting the
highlights of recent developments in algorithms and for discussing potential
further advances in this area. The conference will provide a broad
picture of the latest research in algorithms through a series of invited talks, as
well as the possibility for all researchers and students to present their recent
results through a series of short talks and poster presentations.
Attending the Highlights of Algorithms conference will also be an opportunity for
networking and meeting leading researchers in algorithms.

Call For Submissions of Short Contributed Presentations:

The HALG 2025 conference seeks submissions for contributed presentations.
Each presentation is expected to consist of a poster and a short talk (an invitation to the poster).
There will be no conference proceedings, hence presenting work already published at a different
venue or journal (or to be submitted there) is welcome.

If you would like to present your results at HALG 2025, please submit their details:
the abstract of the talk or the contribution of the poster via Easychair.
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=halg2025

The abstract should include (when relevant) information where the results have been published/accepted
(e.g., conference), and where they are publicly available (e.g., arXiv).
All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee (PC), giving priority to papers published in 2024 or later.

Submission deadline: 29th March 2025 (AoE).

Acceptance/rejection notifications: early April.
Early registration deadline: April 28th, 2025.

[DMANET] ACM EC 2025 Call for Workshops

Dear colleagues,

We invite your proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the 26th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC 2025) at Stanford University.

The workshops are planned as an in-person event during the conference technical program on July 10, 2025. Proposals for virtual workshops will be considered under special circumstances (e.g., travel restrictions).

For details on the workshop format, what needs to be included in the proposal, and other information, please refer to the call for contributions:
https://ec25.sigecom.org/call-for-contributions-acm/workshops-tutorials/

Key Dates:

March 14, 2024: Due date for submitting workshop proposal
April 4, 2025: Workshop proposal accept/reject notifications
July 10, 2025: Workshops at Stanford University

If you have any questions, please contact the workshop co-chairs at sigecom-
workshops@googlegroups.com.

We look forward to your participation.

Regards,

Ellen Vitercik, Stanford University (Workshop co-chair)
Paul Duetting, Google (Workshop co-chair)

[DMANET] Two fully funded PhD positions in Statistics at Trinity College Dublin

We are seeking two highly motivated candidates for two fully funded PhD positions (4-years full-time) at Trinity College Dublin, to work on projects regarding:

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The development of novel statistical methods to analyse complex networks and multidimensional networks
Properties of network data have been explored in depth; however, there is lack of methodology for the analysis of many specific network data-types. A particular type of network data are multidimensional networks, which correspond either to relations evolving over time or to different relation types recorded between subjects. The research goal is to work with complex networks and multidimensional networks, developing novel methodology tailored for the analysis of such data, with particular focus on modelling the dependence between multiple networks using a latent variable construct and Bayesian inference. The purpose is to provide information on the interdependence between different types of relations among a group of subjects.
For more information, please refer to the job ad: https://www.tcd.ie/media/tcd/scss/pdfs/PHD_ad_Network.pdf.

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The development of novel statistical modelling approaches for dietary patterns analysis and their association with health outcomes (T-DIET)
The T-DIET project will develop novel statistical methodology to enable inference on dietary patterns, i.e., groups capturing different diets in a population, from longitudinal food intake data. The framework will rely on a Hidden Markov model (HMM), a type of latent variable model allowing to infer unobserved groups underlying longitudinal data, the dietary patterns. Further, it will allow one to model, in probabilistic terms, individuals' adherences to such patterns, permitting changes of diets over time, and directly quantifying uncertainty. Various complexities will be addressed, such as the compositional nature of intake data, or the incorporation of prior information available in the Nutrition literature on dietary patterns, e.g. their qualitative ordering. The methodology will be extended to incorporate the HMM into a quantile regression framework, to investigate the relationship between dietary patterns, individuals' adherence to such patterns, and health outcomes. The quantile regression framework will analyse relationships at all levels of health outcomes, and not only on average, as in standard regression approaches. The statistical methodology developed in the T-DIET project will have widespread potential application in the field of nutritional epidemiology. Last, open-source software implementing the methodology will be made available, to allow for its wide and feasible usage.
For more information, please refer to the job ad:
https://www.tcd.ie/media/tcd/scss/pdfs/PHD_ad___T_DIET.pdf.

Applicants should have (or expect to attain prior to project start) at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent in the areas of mathematics, applied mathematics or statistics. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in statistical modelling and have some experience with statistical computing through R, python or C. Applicants for whom English is a second language will be required to demonstrate their competence in the English language in line with Trinity College Dublin requirements as appropriate.

Applicants should email Dr. Silvia D'Angelo (dangelos@tcd.ie) to apply. The application should include a 2-page comprehensive CV, academic transcripts
of the degree/ degrees, and a short cover letter/statement of purpose (2-pages max) indicating how their skills align with the project and their motivation for applying. Please include "PhD Application (T-DIET)" or "PhD Application (Statistical Network Analysis)" followed by your name in the subject line. The application CV should, at minimum, include the applicant's name, educational institution, qualification stating overall grade/percentage (predicted grades
are acceptable for those still studying) and contact details of two academic referees. Informal queries can be made to: dangelos@tcd.ie. Please include "PhD Query (T-DIET)" or "PhD Query (Statistical Network Analysis)" followed by your name in the subject line.

For more details on the hosting Institution and the posts, please visit the vacancies page of the School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin: https://www.tcd.ie/scss/vacancies/ .

Best,
Silvia D'Angelo

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Silvia D'Angelo, PhD (she/her)

Assistant Professor in Statistics

School of Computer Science and Statistics

Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

Email: dangelos@tcd.ie

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/silviadangelo/home

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