Monday, March 23, 2026

[DMANET] VOCAL 2026: deadline extension

The deadline has been extended to Wednesday 31 March

*CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *

VOCAL Optimization Conference: Advanced Algorithms
<https://vocal.p-graph.org/> (VOCAL 2026)
June 10-12,  Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
Albert Kazmer Faculty of Széchenyi István University

The VOCAL Optimization Conference: Advanced Algorithms will be held at
Albert Kazmer Faculty of Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár,
Hungary, June 10-12, 2026.

*SCOPE*
The VOCAL conference focuses on recent advances on optimization
algorithms: continuous and discrete; complexity and convergence
properties, high performance optimization software and novel
applications are reviewed as well.

*4*50 YEARS OF INFLUENTIAL RESEARCH IN OPTIMIZATION*
In 2026 Tibor Csendes, Goran Lesaja, Yurii Nesterov and Zsolt Pálés will
turn 70, each of them having devoted almost 50 years to research in
optimization. In order to celebrate their scientific activities and
influence, the conference will host special streams focusing on the
topics of their research.

*CONFIRMED PLENARY INVITED SPEAKERS*
Georgina Hall, INSEAD, France
Sara Shashaani, North Carolina State University, USA
Ferenc Friedler, Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Tamás Terlaky, Lehigh University, USA
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PUBLICATION IN SPECIAL ISSUE OF JOTA*
A special issue of the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
will be published following the conference.
All papers will be refereed according to the standards of the journal.

*IMPORTANT DATES*
Preliminary registration and abstract submission open: February 2, 2026
Deadline for Abstract Submission : March 31, 2026 -
https://www.euro-online.org/conf/vocal2026/
Acceptance of the presentation based on the abstract: April 5, 2026
Deadline for early Registration: April 15, 2026
Deadline for short paper submission: April 15, 2026
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