[DMANET] CfP: Symposium on AI Verification (SAIV) 2026, co-located with FLoC

The 9th International Symposium on AI Verification—SAIV 2026
Lisbon, Portugal, July 24–25
co-located with FLoC 2026
https://aiverification.org/2026/

=== Important Dates (all dates are 11:59 AM AoE) ===

Abstract Submission: March 19, 2026
Paper Submission: March 26, 2026
Paper Notification: May 15, 2026
Poster Submission: June 11, 2026
Poster Notification: June 18, 2026

=== SAIV ===

The International Symposium on AI Verification (SAIV) aims to bring together researchers from the communities on formal methods and artificial intelligence. Formal reasoning about learning-based systems raises novel, challenging, and exciting problems, such as the verification of learning-based components, the combination of deep learning and symbolic algorithms, and the data-driven verification of systems. SAIV aims to serve as a platform for idea exchange and cross-pollination on these topics.

=== 2026 Edition ===

SAIV 2026 will feature a keynote by Armando Solar-Lezama (MIT) and four invited speakers: Lars Lindemann (ETH Zurich), Sara Magliacane (University of Amsterdam), Lenka Tětková (Technical University of Denmark), and Đorđe Žikelić (Singapore Management University).

SAIV 2026 will host the 7th International Verification of Neural Networks Competition (VNN-COMP'26) (https://vnn-comp.github.io/).

=== Submission ===

We invite three categories of submissions:

**Original papers** describe original research and sufficient detail to assess the merits and relevance of the submission. For papers reporting experimental results, authors are strongly encouraged to make their data available. We welcome both short and long papers. Submissions should not exceed 18 pages (LNCS format).

**Benchmark and case-study papers** propose a challenge to the SAIV community or showcase practical evaluations, real-world applications, or lessons learned in verifying and deploying safety-critical AI systems, focusing on metrics, methodologies, and safety outcomes.

**Presentation-only papers**: SAIV aims to integrate researchers from the AI and FM communities. Papers from these areas are dispersed across many conferences. A visit to SAIV should offer a wide picture of the latest research in the field. Thus, we welcome presentations of papers that will not appear in the proceedings.

In addition, VNN-COMP will invite competition contribution papers from participants for both tools and benchmarks that will also appear in the proceedings through a separate call; see the VNN-COMP website for more details.

Papers selected for publication will appear in Springer's LNCS proceedings.

=== Topics ===

The topics covered by SAIV include, but are not limited to, the following:

Safety specifications for systems with AI components
Symbolic analysis of cyber-physical systems with AI components
Formal verification of neural networks
Neuro-symbolic reasoning for AI safety
Testing approaches for systems with AI components
Formal guarantees for interpretable AI
Machine learning for program and controller synthesis
Machine learning for automated reasoning and theorem proving
Differentiable proof certificates
Statistical approaches to falsification and verification
Data-driven verification

=== Program Chairs ===

Guy Avni (University of Haifa)
Christian Schilling (Aalborg University)
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[DMANET] [Cryptography] (IF 2.1, CiteScore 5.0) Selected Papers in Volume 9, Issue 4

We are sharing with you some selected papers published in the open access
journal /Cryptography/ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography)
Volume 9, Issue 4, which are free to access and can be downloaded here:

1. Role-Based Efficient Proactive Secret Sharing with User Revocation
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/80

2. Evaluation of the Impact of AES Encryption on Query Read Performance
Across Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server Databases
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/77

3. Post-Quantum Key Exchange in TLS 1.3: Further Analysis on Performance
of New Cryptographic Standards
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/73

4. A Post-Quantum Cryptography Enabled Feature-Level Fusion Framework
for Privacy-Preserving Multimodal Biometric Recognition
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/72

5. Enhancing Multi-Factor Authentication with Templateless 2D/3D
Biometrics and PUF Integration for Securing Smart Devices
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/68

6. Constructing 8 × 8 S-Boxes with Optimal Boolean Function Nonlinearity
https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9/4/67

See this full volume via https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/9.

Additionally, we welcome your submissions if you have relevant papers to
be submitted. Please contact the journal editorial office
cryptography@mdpi.com.

Best regards,
Xue Cheng
Managing Editor
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MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan
Cryptography Editorial Office
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography
MDPI, Grosspeteranlage 5, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

Twitter: @Cryptogr_MDPI https://twitter.com/Cryptogr_MDPI
LinkedIn: Cryptography-MDPI

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[DMANET] Stream “The Practice of OR: Stories of Solutions, Setbacks, and Success” (Dr. Elise del Rosario) at IFORS 2026, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 July 2026

The Practice of OR: Stories of Solutions, Setbacks, and Successes

Every OR practitioner has a story to tell.

Behind every model is a real problem, real people, imperfect data, and decisions that rarely unfold as planned. This stream invites papers that bring those stories to the foreground—sharing how Operations Research is actually practiced in real-world settings.

At the IFORS conference ( https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ ), we welcome contributions that showcase applied OR projects and the practical challenges involved in carrying them out. Of particular interest are experiences that illustrate how practitioners:

* Identified and framed opportunities for OR
* Engaged stakeholders and decision-makers
* Formulated, tested, and refined models
* Dealt with data limitations, organizational constraints, or shifting objectives
* Navigated the often-difficult path from analysis to implementation

Submissions ( https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/ ) may reflect on topics such as:

* How the project began and how the problem was ultimately framed
* Assumptions that did not hold—and how the formulation evolved as a result
* Technical, organizational, or political challenges encountered along the way
* Strategies for "selling" OR: securing buy-in, managing expectations, and communicating value
* Lessons learned from successful implementations—or from attempts that fell short

This stream ( please use session Code 70 ) aims to promote honest, experience-based insights into the practice of OR. We encourage both academics and practitioners to submit papers that reveal what happens beyond the equations—where OR meets reality.

With the breadth of work you have undertaken, we are confident you have valuable experiences to share. We invite you to contribute and help enrich the collective understanding of how OR truly happens on the ground.

Elise del Rosario (Stream and Session Chair)

elise@jgdelrosario.com

Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (Session Co-Chair)

gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl

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[DMANET] Faculty Position in Computer Science - University of Delaware

Tenure Track Assistant Professor: Theory
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
University of Delaware

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of
Delaware invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor
position in computer science theory. Theory is broadly construed to include
the theory of computation, algorithms, complexity, quantum computing,
logic, verification, formal methods, programming languages, or any area of
computer science with a strong theoretical component. Applicants should
hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in relevant areas. We encourage all
ambitious, innovative individuals, who have demonstrated excellence in
research and drive to become leaders in their fields while engaging in
high-quality teaching and mentoring, to apply.

The Department is vibrant and growing, currently with 31 tenure-track, 11
teaching, and 2 research faculty members, and about 230 graduate students
(including ~130 Ph.D. students) and 580 undergraduate students. 58% of the
tenure-track faculty are NSF CAREER awardees. We have significant external
funding, including grants from the NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, Air Force, Army,
Navy, and industry. New faculty will have ample opportunities to
collaborate with current faculty on ongoing projects in software
verification, scientific computing, algorithms, quantum computing,
artificial intelligence, security, and networks, among other subjects.

The 7th oldest institution of higher education in the United States, the
University of Delaware (with 18,000+ undergraduate and 3,000+ full-time
graduate students) ranks among the nation's top 100 universities in federal
R&D support for science and engineering, and among the top 50 schools of
engineering nationwide. The University has a vibrant ecosystem of research
centers and institutes. Computer science faculty are leaders in the Data
Science Institute and the First State AI Institute, creating rich
opportunities for collaboration within the State of Delaware and beyond.
The 272-acre STAR (Science, Technology and Advanced Research) campus offers
even more opportunities for research, academic, and commercial development.
The University of Delaware is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant
institution, and its beautiful 100-acre central campus is located halfway
between Washington, DC and New York City, and about one hour away from
Baltimore and Philadelphia. More information about the Department and the
University is available at www.cis.udel.edu and www.udel.edu/about/,
respectively.

Review of applications will begin January 31, 2026, and will continue until
the position is filled.

Apply at
https://careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job/502682/tenure-track-assistant-professor-computer-science-theory

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Dr. Ilya Safro
Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Department of Physics and Astronomy (Joint)
University of Delaware
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~isafro

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[DMANET] [CFP] GrAPL 2026: Workshop on Graphs: Architectures, Programming, and Learning - co-located with IPDPS 2026

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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GrAPL 2026: Workshop on Graphs, Architectures, Programming, and Learning
https://hpc.pnl.gov/grapl/

June 4, 2026
Co-Located with IPDPS 2026
New Orleans, LA, USA

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Data analytics is one of the fastest growing segments of computer science. Many
real-world analytic workloads combine graph and machine learning methods. Graphs
play an important role in the synthesis and analysis of relationships and
organizational structures, furthering the ability of machine-learning methods to
identify signature features. Given the difference in the parallel execution
models of graph algorithms and machine learning methods, current tools, runtime
systems, and architectures do not deliver consistently good performance across
data analysis workflows. In this workshop we are interested in graphs, how their
synthesis (representation) and analysis is supported in hardware and software,
and the ways graph algorithms interact with machine learning. The workshop's
scope is broad and encompasses the wide range of methods used in large-scale
data analytics workflows.

This workshop seeks papers on the theory, model-based analysis, simulation, and
analysis of operational data for graph analytics and related machine learning
applications. In particular, we are interested, but not limited to the following
topics:

* Provide tractability and performance analysis in terms of complexity,
time-to-solution, problem size, and quality of solution for systems that deal
with mixed data analytics workflows;
* Investigate novel solutions for accelerating graph learning-based methods
using methodologies such as graph neural networks and knowledge graphs;
* Discuss graph programming models and associated frameworks such as GraphBLAS,
Galois, Pregel, the Boost Graph Library, GraphChi, etc., for building large
multi-attributed graphs;
* Discuss how frameworks for building graph algorithms interact with those for
building machine learning algorithms;
* Discuss the convergence of graph analytics, frameworks, and graph databases;
* Discuss hardware platforms specialized for addressing large, dynamic,
multi-attributed graphs and associated machine learning;
* Discuss the problem domains and applications of graph methods, machine
learning methods, or both.

Besides regular papers, short papers (up to four pages) describing
work-in-progress or incomplete but sound, innovative ideas related to the
workshop theme are also encouraged.

MPORTANT DATES
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Position or full paper submission: February 1, 2026 AoE
Notification: February 28, 2026
Camera-ready: March 6, 2026
Workshop: May 25, 2026

PAPER SUBMISSIONS
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Submission site:
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/?page=Submit&id=GrAPLWorkshopFullSubmission&site=ipdps2026

Authors can submit two types of papers: Short papers (up to 4 pages) and long
papers (up to 10 pages). All submissions must be single-spaced double-column
pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style),
including figures, tables, and references.

The templates are available at:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

ORGANIZATION
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* General co-Chairs

Nesreen K. Ahmed (Outshift by CISCO), nesahmed@cisco.com
Manoj Kumar (IBM), manoj1@us.ibm.com

* Program co-Chairs

Kathrin Hanauer (University of Vienna), kathrin.hanauer@univie.ac.at
Marco Minutoli (AMD), marco.minutoli@amd.com

* GrAPL's Little Helpers

Tim Mattson (Intel)
Scott McMillan (CMU SEI)
Antonino Tumeo (PNNL)

* Technical Program Committee

Sameh Abdulah, KAUST, SA
Benjamin Brock, Intel, US
Umit V. Catalyurek, Georgia Institute of Technology and Amazon AWS, US
Fabio Checconi, Intel, US
S.M. Ferdous, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
Md Taufique Hussain, Wake Forest University, US
Kamer Kaya, Sabancı University, TR
Jehandad Khan, AMD, US
Johannes Langguth, Simula, NO
Roger Pearce, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Texas A&M University, US
Mihail Popov, French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, FR
Bradley Rees, NVIDIA, US
Francesco Silvestri, University of Padova, IT
Bora Uçar, French National Center for Scientific Research, LIP, ENS de Lyon, FR
Albert-Jan Yzelman, Huawei, CH

Other Members TBD
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[DMANET] ICALP 2026 Second Call for Papers (submission servers now open)

Call for Papers - ICALP 2026
July 6-10 2026, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

ICALP (International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming) is the main European conference in Theoretical Computer Science and annual meeting of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS). ICALP 2026 will be hosted at Royal Holloway, University of London, in co-location with PODC and SPAA conferences, along with associated workshops.

For submission Guidelines: see
https://icalppodcspaa2026.cs.rhul.ac.uk/icalp/

Important Dates

Abstract registration deadline: February 3, 2026, AoE
Submission deadline: February 6, 2026, AoE
Track B rebuttal period: March 21 - 24, 2026
(For Track A, authors will be contacted only if there are correctness issues)
Author notification: April 20, 2026

Topics: ICALP 2026 will have the two traditional tracks: Track A (Algorithms, Complexity and Games) and Track B (Automata, Logic, Semantics and Theory of Programming).

Chairs

Local chair:
Matthew Hague (Royal Holloway, University of London)

PC Track A co-chairs:
Sayan Bhattacharya (University of Warwick)
Danupon Nanogkai (Max Planck Institute for Informatics)

PC Track B chair:
Michael Benedikt (University of Oxford)

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[DMANET] [CfP] PATAT 2026 - deadline 1 April 2026

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25–28 August, 2026
Nottingham, United Kingdom

https://patatconference.org/patat2026/

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Submission deadline: Wednesday, 1 April 2026
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AIM AND SCOPE

The International Series of Conferences on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT) is held biennially as the main international forum for both researchers and practitioners of timetabling to exchange ideas. PATAT 2026, which is the fifteenth in the conference series, will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Whether it is sporting events, educational institutions, transportation or employee management, the construction of efficient timetables which provide the maximum in way of flexibility for all constituent parts, including stakeholders, is as important as it is challenging. An increasingly important aspect within organisations is an automated approach which optimises all aspects of resource usage. In doing so, a number of quantitative and qualitative challenges must be dealt with from both a technical and practical perspective.

An important aim of the conference is to align the needs of practitioners and the objectives of researchers. This is achieved through the presentation and application of leading-edge research techniques. Practitioners and Researchers alike are encouraged to present their work and experiences with the overall goal of developing efficient and practical solutions. With this goal in mind, at PATAT 2026, researchers and practitioners will be brought together through a number of key presentations and contributed talks.

Topics of interest and themes of the conference include, but are not limited to:
- Educational Timetabling
- Timetabling in Transport
- Employee Rostering
- Sports Timetabling
- Timetabling in Healthcare
- Mathematical Programming
- Constraint-Based Methods
- Knowledge-Based Systems
- Heuristic Search
- Metaheuristics (e.g., Evolutionary Computation, Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Ant Colony Methods)
- Systems to Build Systems (e.g., Hyper-heuristics, Algorithm Portfolios)
- Algorithm Configuration
- Artificial Intelligence
- Trustworthiness, Fairness and Ethical Issues in Timetabling
- Graph Colouring
- Resource Capacity Planning
- Parallel/Distributed Computing
- Hybrid Methods (e.g., Memetic Computing, Matheuristics)
- Machine Learning (e.g., Data Mining, Classifier Systems, Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, GFlowNets)
- Expert Systems
- Multi-objective Approaches
- Multi-criteria Decision Making
- Preference Collection and Elicitation in Timetabling
- Foundational Studies (e.g., Complexity Issues)
- Timetabling Tools and Technologies (e.g., Web Applications, Interactive and Batch Systems, Standard Data Formats, Ontologies, Experiences, Libraries)

INVITED SPEAKERS

* Jeroen Mulder, Air France-KLM, France
* David Pisinger, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
* Hana Rudová, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
* Kevin Tierney, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

PUBLICATION

Authors are invited to submit their work in one of three categories:

1. Full papers: to describe significant, original and unpublished work (max 12 pages).

2. Abstracts: People who wish to give a talk (e.g. practitioners, researchers with preliminary or incomplete papers) but do not want to submit a full paper can submit abstracts of up to 1000 words (not exceeding 4 pages).

3. Demonstration abstracts: to showcase innovations and contributions of timetabling systems set in production by industrial researchers and practitioners (up to 1000 words, not exceeding 4 pages).

All submissions will be peer reviewed by the members of the programme committee. Accepted contributions will be invited for an oral presentation at the event and included in the PATAT 2026 proceedings after the event.

Submission details are available at: https://patatconference.org/patat2026/

JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE

Authors of contributions of all three categories will be invited to submit extended versions of their work as full papers to be considered for publication in a Special Issue of the Journal of Scheduling.

IMPORTANT DATES

- Paper Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 1 April 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: Friday, 15 May 2026
- Early Registration Closes: Monday, 22 June 2026
- Conference: Tuesday-Friday, 25–28 August 2026

PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS

- Daniel Karapetyan, University of Nottingham (UK), daniel.karapetyan(ATT)nottingham.ac.uk
- John Drake, University of Leicester (UK), john.drake(ATT)leicester.ac.uk
- Edmund Burke, Bangor University (UK), ekb(ATT)bangor.ac.uk
- Barry McCollum, Queen's University Belfast (UK), barrymccollum(ATT)eventmapsolutions.com
- Ender Özcan, University of Nottingham (UK), ender.ozcan(ATT)nottingham.ac.uk

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

- Daniel Karapetyan, University of Nottingham (UK), daniel.karapetyan(ATT)nottingham.ac.uk
- John Drake, University of Leicester (UK), john.drake(ATT)leicester.ac.uk

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[DMANET] Second Call For Papers | DIAGRAMS 2026

*** *Call for Papers: Diagrams 2026****

15th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams

August 24–28, 2026

Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/

*** Highlights ***

- Proceedings published by Springer

- Graduate Symposium

- Three Tracks: Main
<https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/main-track/>, Philosophy
<https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/philosophy-of-diagrams/>,
and Psychology
and Education
<https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/psychology-and-education/>

- Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards

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The Diagrams conference offers a collective platform for researchers
interested in diagrams. It promotes interdisciplinary collaboration by
uniting specialists from diverse fields—such as computer science,
mathematics, psychology, philosophy, history (including the histories of
science and art), education research, and more—to share insights on both
the theory and practical uses of diagrams.

Diagrams 2026 will feature three dedicated special tracks: Main, Philosophy
and Psychology and Education. Submissions whose primary research
contribution aligns with these themes are encouraged to be directed to the
relevant track, each overseen by its own program committee. Details of the
theme and program committees will be provided in the call for each track.

The conference program will include presentations of accepted papers,
posters, and abstracts, as well as a graduate symposium, workshops, and
tutorials. At least one author of every accepted submission is expected to
attend the conference to present their work and engage with questions from
participants.

For information about the topics of interest for each track, see:
https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/

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SUBMISSION

We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagram
research for each track, as follows:

• Long Papers (16 pages)

• Short Papers (8 pages)

• Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum
requirement)

• Abstracts, i.e. non-archival contributions (3 pages)

*Submission date: March 1, 2026.*

At least one author of each accepted submission is expected to attend the
conference to present their research and respond to questions presented by
delegates. Multiple submissions are accepted.

Long Papers, Short Papers, and Posters will be included in the conference
proceedings. Abstracts, however, will not appear in the published
proceedings but will be made available on the conference website. The
Abstracts category is designed for presenting research at the conference
without publishing a paper and is not intended for work-in-progress; such
work should be submitted as a Poster.

More details, including formatting instructions and all-important dates,
can be found at https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/

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Reetu Bhattacharjee, PhD
Department of Philosophy
University of Münster

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[DMANET] First call for participation: Lattice Path Conference 2026 (LPC 2026) - Vienna, Austria

Dear Colleagues,

The 10th International Conference on Lattice Path Combinatorics and
Applications will take place at TU Wien in Vienna, Austria, from July
20–24, 2026.

The conference will cover interactions of lattice paths with various
domains (probability theory, enumerative/algebraic/asymptotic
combinatorics, q-analogues, computer science, combinatorial physics,
...) and will include:
*) Invited talks by Jehanne Dousse, Christian Krattenthaler, Markus
Kuba, Marni Mishna, Igor Pak, Ecaterina Sava-Huss, Gordon Slade, Luc Vinet;
*) 22 contributed short talks;
*) An open problem session, a poster session, and a few other delights.

We invite you to propose a short talk or a poster at this event (recent
results as well as survey articles are welcome).

Please see https://lpc2026.conf.tuwien.ac.at/ for submission details.
Deadline for submissions: May 15, 2026.

Feel free to forward this email to interested PhD students/postdocs!

After the conference, there will be a special issue in the Journal
Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire; see the conference website for
more information.

Hoping to meet you soon!

Best regards,
The Scientific Committee George Andrews, Cyril Banderier, Mireille
Bousquet-Mélou, Vít Jelínek, Greta Panova, Malvina Vamvakari, Michael
Wallner, Mei Yin

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[DMANET] PhD school on robust optimization in Porquerolles (France) - september 2026 - erratum

Dear all

We are organizing a PhD school on robust optimization at IGESA in Porquerolles (https://maps.app.goo.gl/VismMQ5mrYzMPdDr5), on September 7-11 2026. The school will cover basics of static, adjustable, combinatorial robust optimization, as well as distributionally robust optimization, in the line of the previous school hold in Montpellier: https://roschool24.sciencesconf.org/

The cost of the school will be around 700€ for 4 nights (Monday - Friday), everything included.

To apply to the school, please send a CV to poss@lirmm.fr, with topic « application to ROSCHOOL26 », no later than March 15th. Your CV should include :
a description of your thesis topic and ongoing research
a list of optimization classes that you have taken during your bachelor's, master's and/or doctoral studies

Best,

Michaël Poss
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[DMANET] SEA 2026: deadline extension

SEA 2026: 24th Symposium on Experimental Algorithms
Copenhagen, Denmark
June 22-24, 2026

SEA is a leading forum for research on the design, analysis, engineering,
and experimental evaluation of algorithms and data structures.

*Extended paper submission deadline: February 2, 2026 AoE*
Further information, including the call for papers and submission details,
is available at:
https://sea2026.github.io/

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[DMANET] CFP: 4 Special Sessions at IEEE WCCI-CEC 2026 — Maastricht, NL— Deadline: Jan 31

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite contributions to several *Special Sessions* being
organized for the upcoming *2026 IEEE World Congress on Computational
Intelligence (WCCI-CEC)*.

The congress will take place from *June 21–26, 2026*, in the historic city
of *Maastricht, the Netherlands*. These sessions cover a diverse range of
topics, from foundational optimization theory to cutting-edge applications
in Generative NLP and Sustainable Agriculture.
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*Open Special Sessions*

*1. New Frontiers in Evolutionary Computation for Real-World Optimization*

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*Focus:* Smart initialization and dynamic operators for complex,
high-dimensional environments.
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*Details:* View CFP <https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec26_nf/>

*2. 5th Special Session on Partitioning, Clustering & Decomposition in EC*

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*Focus:* Structural learning, decomposition strategies, and advanced
clustering.
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*Details:* View CFP <https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec26_pc/>

*3. Evolutionary & Swarm-Based Optimization in Smart/Sustainable
Agriculture*

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*Focus:* Precision farming, resource management, and
sustainability-driven decision-making.
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*Details:* View CFP
<https://absalomezugwu.github.io/wcci2026-ss-evolutionary-agriculture/>

*4. Evolutionary Computation for Generative Natural Language Processing*

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*Focus:* Connecting EC with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs),
and language evolution.
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*Details:* View CFP <https://evonlpieeewcci2026.vercel.app/>

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*Key Event Information*

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*Conference:* IEEE WCCI 2026
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*Location:* Maastricht, the Netherlands 🇳🇱
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*Dates:* June 21–26, 2026
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*Official Website:* https://attend.ieee.org/wcci-2026/

We invite researchers, practitioners, and students to submit their latest
work. Your contributions will help shape the future of computational
intelligence. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues or
students who may be interested.

We look forward to seeing you in Maastricht!

Best regards,
--
Dr. Diego Oliva
diegoliva.com <http://www,diegoliva.com>

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[DMANET] IWOCA 2026 - Final call for papers - paper registration deadline January 26 AoE

We welcome submissions to the 37th International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms ( IWOCA 2026), which will be held during June 8-12, 2026 , at Université Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Since its inception in 1989 as AWOCA (Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms), IWOCA has provided an annual forum for researchers who design algorithms for the myriad combinatorial problems that underlie computer applications in science, engineering and business.

***Conference website***
https://iwoca2026.limos.fr/

***Topics***
The conference focuses on combinatorial algorithms and related areas. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

Algorithmic Game Theory
Algorithmic Lower Bounds and Fine-grained Complexity
Algorithms and Data Structures
Algorithms for Big Data and Networks Analytics
Algorithms for Cryptography and Information Security
Algorithms on Graphs, Strings, and other Discrete Structures
Approximation Algorithms
Circuits and Boolean Functions
Combinatorics
Combinatorics of Words
Combinatorial Games
Combinatorial Generation, Enumeration and Counting
Combinatorial Optimization
Complexity Theory
Computational Algebra
Computational Biology
Computational Geometry
Distributed and Parallel Algorithms
Dynamic and Temporal Networks
Experimental Evaluation of Algorithms
Graph Drawing
Graph Theory
Mobile Agents
New Paradigms of Computation
Online and Streaming Algorithms
Parameterized and Exact Algorithms
Probabilistic and Randomized Algorithms
Scheduling Algorithms

***Important dates (time: Anywhere on Earth)***
January 26, 2026 : abstract submission (i.e. paper registration) deadline
February 2, 2026 : full paper submission deadline
March 25, 2026 : notification
April 6, 2026 : camera-ready deadline
May 11, 2026 : early registration deadline
May 27, 2026 : late registration deadline
June 8-11, 2026 : IWOCA 2026
June 11-12, 2026 : collaborative workshop
October 31, 2026 : special issues submission deadline

***Submission instructions***
Authors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research in the topics of IWOCA . Papers are to be submitted electronically through Easychair at the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwoca2026

Simultaneous submission to other conferences or workshops with published proceedings or to a journal is not allowed. At least one author of each accepted paper must present the paper at the conference as a registered participant. For authors who cannot present their paper in person, remote presentations are possible, but the workshop will not be held online and full registration will still be mandatory.

Each submission should be in the form of a single pdf file and consist of the main part of the paper, not exceeding 12 pages in the Springer LNCS format (including the title page and excluding the references), plus an optional, clearly marked appendix (to be read at the discretion of the committee). The main body of the paper must be self-contained, in particular, any figure pertaining to the main part of the paper should be included therein (within the 12 page limit). The LNCS style should not be modified (font size, spacing and margins should follow the default of the LNCS style). The paper should not reveal the identities of the authors (see instructions for double-blind format below). Submissions not conforming to the above rules and papers outside of the scope of the conference will be rejected without consideration. Springer encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers , and requires to draw the attention of the contributing conference paper authors to the Code of Conduct. Please follow Springer's guidelines at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Papers eligible for the best student paper award should be identified as "Student Paper" in the submission system by ticking the appropriate checkbox.

***Double-blind reviewing***
For the first time, IWOCA 2026 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 judgement 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. Uploading the paper to one's website or to a public repository (such as the arXiv) is permitted. Conflicts of interest with members of the programme committee must be disclosed on the submission server at the time of submission. Conflicts of interest include: being a family member or close friend, advisor/advisee (no time limit), having the same affiliation, being involved in an incident of harassment or other negative interaction (it is not required that the incident be reported or known), person who owes author a favour (e.g., recently requested a reference letter), frequent or recent collaborator (within last 5 years), and any other situation where the person may not be objective in judging the authors' work.

***Proceedings***
The conference proceedings will be published in the LNCS series of Springer, within the ARCoSS subline.

***Journal special issues***
Authors of selected papers accepted to IWOCA 2026 will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to Special Issues at the "Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences" and "Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science".

***Awards***
Awards sponsored by Springer will be given to the best paper and the best student paper. To be eligible for the best student paper award, at least one of the authors must be a full-time student at the time of submission, and the student(s) must have made a significant contribution to the paper. The programme committee may decline to make these awards or may split them.

***Open problems and collaborative workshop***
In the tradition of past IWOCAs, an open problem session will take place during the conference, and on 11- 12 June 2026 , a 1.5-day collaborative workshop will take place. We encourage all IWOCA participants to stay in order to engage in collaborative work in a friendly atmosphere.

***Extended Stay Support Scheme***
We encourage all IWOCA participants to use the opportunity of traveling to France to plan a visit to any French institution reachable without plane, before or after IWOCA 2026. A selected number of partner institutions will offer partial funding for such research trips.

***Registration***
The early registration fees are planned to amount to 275€ for student participants and 385€ for other participants. An extra 110€ needs to be added for the late registration fees. The registration includes lunches, coffee breaks and social programme.

***Venue***
Clermont-Ferrand lies in the heart of France and is surrounded by a beautiful (non-active) volcanic range featuring multiple hills, mountains and lakes, to which various hiking trips can be arranged. Clermont-Ferrand is accessible by train, bus or plane via Paris and Lyon international airports.

***Invited Speakers***
Sergio Cabello (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Pierre Fraigniaud (CNRS, Université Paris Cité, France)
Neeldhara Misra (Indian Institute of Technology Ghandinagar, India)

***Programme Chairs***
Florent Foucaud (Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Aline Parreau (CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France)

***Programme Committee***
Cristina Bazgan (Université Paris Dauphine, France)
Petra Berenbrink (Universität Hamburg, Germany)
Davide Bilo (Università dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy)
Hans-Joachim Böckenhauer (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland)
Hans Bodlaender (Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands)
Tiziana Calamoneri (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy)
Dibyayan Chakraborty (University of Leeds, UK)
Monika Csikos (Université Paris Cité, France)
Antoine Dailly (INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Peter Dankelmann (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Jessica Enright (University of Glasgow, UK)
Henning Fernau (Universität Trier, Germany)
Florent Foucaud (Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Serge Gaspers (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
Pavol Hell (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada)
Ling-Ju Hung (National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan)
Ralf Klasing (CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, France)
Thierry Lecroq (Université de Rouen Normandie, France)
Daniel Lokshtanov (University of California Santa Barbara, USA)
Arnaud Mary (Université Lyon 1, France)
Martin Milanic (Univerza na Primorskem, Koper, Slovenia)
Valia Mitsou (Université Paris Cité, France)
Pedro Montealegre (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago de Chile, Chile)
Amer Mouawad (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)
Lucia Moura (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Alantha Newman (CNRS, ENS Lyon, France)
Prajakta Nimbhorkar (Chennai Mathematical Institute, India)
Aline Parreau (CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France)
Rajiv Raman (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, India)
Adele Rescigno (Università degli studi di Salerno, Italy)
Matthieu Rosenfeld (Université de Montpellier, France)
Sagnik Sen (Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, India)
Maria Serna (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain)
Ana Silva (Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil)
Ueverton Souza (IMPA Tech, Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Prafullkumar Tale (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India)
Kunihiro Wasa (Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan)
Binhai Zhu (State University of Montana, Bozeman, USA)

***Organizing Chairs***
Antoine Dailly (INRAE, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Florent Foucaud (Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

***Local Organizing Committee (Université Clermont Auvergne)***
Gaétan Berthe
Béatrice Bourdieu
Martine Caccioppoli
Antoine Dailly
Jona Dirks
Solène Drouet
Florent Foucaud
Yan Gerard
Claire Hilaire
Sophie Huiberts
Victoria Kaial
Adrien Leduque
Lucas Lorieau
Anirudh Rachuri
Nicolas Schivre
Alexandre Vigny
Loïc Yon

***Steering Committee***
Maria Chudnovsky (Princeton University, USA)
Henning Fernau (Universität Trier, Germany)
Ralf Klasing (CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, France)
Tomasz Radzik (King's College London, UK)
Bill Smyth (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
Wing-Kin (Ken) Sung (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

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[DMANET] [PhD Opportunity] Optimization for Sustainable Remanufacturing Supply Chains – LIMOS, UCA

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce a fully funded PhD position at the LIMOS Laboratory,
University of Clermont Auvergne (France), starting around September 2026,
on the topic of Optimization for Sustainable Remanufacturing Supply Chains.

Project Overview
Remanufacturing plays a crucial role in the circular economy by extending
product lifecycles, reducing waste, and improving resource efficiency. This
PhD position is part of a broader research initiative aimed at optimizing
remanufacturing-oriented reverse supply chains, integrating production
scheduling and inventory-routing decisions in complex, uncertain
environments involving multiple stakeholders (3PLs, retailers,
remanufacturers, etc.).
The PhD will focus on the Remanufacturing and Inventory Routing Problem
with Pickup and Delivery (RIRP-PD), incorporating Corporate Sustainability
Rules (CSR) with a special emphasis on human factors (stress and fatigue at
the plant level) and environmental indicators (CO2 emissions from
transportation).
A key challenge is to balance economic performance, workload, time, and
environmental impact while solving interconnected subproblems, inventory
routing, pickup and delivery, and job shop scheduling.
The project includes:
- Modeling a multi-stage problem involving pickup, job shop scheduling
with resource constraints, and delivery with time windows.
- Developing mathematical models and metaheuristics for sequential and
integrated problem solving.
- Studying multi-period variants, inventory strategies, labor workload
constraints, and CO2 emissions.
- Each major research step is expected to lead to publications in
international conferences and journals.

Candidate Profile
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate with strong analytical
and programming skills.
Required:
- Master's degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Industrial
Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields;
- Strong programming skills (C++, Python, or Java);
- Knowledge of: Mathematical modeling, especially Mixed Integer
Programming (MIP); Solvers such as CPLEX or Gurobi; Heuristics and
metaheuristics;
Appreciated (not mandatory):
- Experience with exact methods (Branch-and-Bound, Branch-and-Price,
decomposition approaches);
- Interest in sustainability, circular economy, or human-centered systems;
- Familiarity with machine learning for optimization.

Application Documents
- Detailed CV
- Motivation letter
- Academic transcripts (Master's degree or equivalent)
- Optional: recommendation letters

For applications and inquiries, please contact:
- Prof. Philippe Lacomme (philippe.lacomme@uca.fr)
- Prof. Flavien Lucas (flavien.lucas@imt-nord-europe.fr)
- Prof. Katyanne Farias (katyanne.farias_de_araujo@uca.fr)

Best regards,

Katyanne FARIAS
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Assistant Professor
Brazil and Portugal Area Coordinator
LIMOS – UMR 6158 CNRS | UCA

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[DMANET] one-year postdoc position in Probabilistic Combinatorics at TU Graz, Austria

A one-year postdoc position is available within the Combinatorics Group
(https://www.math.tugraz.at/comb/) at TU Graz, Austria. The position is
a full-time research position without teaching duties. The candidate
should exhibit a strong background and track record in Probabilistic
Combinatorics and/or Discrete Probability.

Application deadline: 28 February 2026
Starting date of employment: between April and November 2026 (upon
mutual agreement)
Contract duration: 12 months
Annual gross salary: about 69,000 EUR

Application documents:
(1) a cover letter (including a short description of research interests)
(2) Curriculum Vitae (including list of publications)
(3) a list of two persons who may be contacted for reference letters

All application documents in a single PDF-file should be submitted to

Ms Karin Kernbichler
<karin.kernbichler@tugraz.at>

Applications received by 28 February 2026 will be given full
consideration. Later applications will be considered until the position
is filled.

See the announcement at
https://www.math.tugraz.at/comb/index.php?link=postdoc2026
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[DMANET] Workshop on Algorithms, Complexity, Logic (Theorietag) call for presentations

*Call for participation and presentations*

The next Workshop on Algorithms, Complexity, Logic (Theorietag) takes
place on March 31 and April 1 at TU Ilmenau.

We invite presentations of ongoing or published work in Algorithms,
Complexity and Logic, including presentations of Master and PhD projects.

*Key dates*

- Website: www.tu-ilmenau.de/theorietag-2026
- Workshop: March 31 (noon) to April 1 (noon / afternoon) in Ilmenau
- Registrations and talk proposals by *February 27* (but earlier would
be better) via email to theorietag2026@tu-ilmenau.de
- Invited Speaker: Stefan Mengel (CNRS CRIL)

*About the Workshop*

This "Theorietag" – a workshop on Algorithms, Complexity, and Logic – is
organized jointly by the three GI (German Informatics Society) working
groups on Algorithms (https://fg-algo.gi.de/), Complexity
(https://fg-kp.gi.de/), and Logic in Computer Science
(https://fg-loginf.gi.de/).

It is designed to bring together researchers from these three fields of
theoretical computer science and to support broad and lively scientific
discussions. In addition, the workshop provides a valuable platform for
early-stage researchers to showcase their work and to expand their
professional networks. There are no formal proceedings, which allows
participants to present both published and unpublished research without
any conflict with previous or future publications. A core objective of
the workshop is to strengthen connections between younger and more
established researchers.

--
Prof. Dr. Christoph Berkholz

Technische Universität Ilmenau
Fachgebiet Algorithmik

Tel: +49 3677 69-2783
Fax: +49 3677 69-1237
Email: christoph.berkholz@tu-ilmenau.de
Url: https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/algo
webex: https://tu-ilmenau.webex.com/meet/christoph.berkholz

Postanschrift / Postal address:
TU Ilmenau
Postfach 10 05 65
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Germany

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[DMANET] EATCS Distinguished Dissertation Award 2025: call for nominations

Nominations are sought for the EATCS Distinguished Dissertation Award 2025.
Deadline: 28 February 2026 (CET)
Website: https://www.eatcs.org/index.php/component/content/article/1-news/3023-eatcs-distinguished-dissertation-award-2025-call-for-nominations

The EATCS establishes the Distinguished Dissertation Award to promote and recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of Theoretical Computer Science.

Any PhD dissertation in the field of Theoretical Computer Science that has been successfully defended in 2025 is eligible.

Up to three dissertations will be selected by the committee for year 2025. The dissertations will be evaluated on the basis of originality and potential impact on their respective fields and on Theoretical Computer Science.

Each of the selected dissertations will receive a prize of 1000 Euro. The award receiving dissertations will be published on the EATCS web site, where all the EATCS Distinguished Dissertations will be collected.

The dissertation must be submitted by the author as an attachment to an email message sent to the address dissertation-award@eatcs.org<mailto:dissertation-award@eatcs.org> with subject EATCS Distinguished Dissertation Award 2025 by February 28th, 2026 (CET). The deadline is strict and late submissions will not be considered.

The body of the message must specify:

* Name and email address of the candidate;
* Title of the dissertation;
* Department that has awarded the PhD and denomination of the PhD program;
* Name and email address of the thesis supervisor; Date of the successful defence of the thesis.

A five-page abstract of the dissertation and a letter by the thesis supervisor certifying that the thesis has been successfully defended must also be included. In addition, an endorsement letter from the thesis supervisor, and possibly one more endorsement letter, must be sent by the endorsers as attachments to an email message sent to the address <https://www.eatcs.org/undefined/> dissertation-award@eatcs.org<mailto:dissertation-award@eatcs.org> with subject EATCS DDA 2025 endorsement. The name of the candidate should be clearly specified in the message.

The dissertations will be selected by the following committee:

* Standa Zivny (chair)
* Petra Berenbrink
* Loukas Georgiadis
* Kasper Green Larsen
* Emanuela Merelli

The award committee will solicit the opinion of members of the research community as appropriate. Dissertations supervised by members of the selection committee are not eligible. The EATCS is committed to equal opportunities, and welcomes submissions of outstanding theses from all authors.

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[DMANET] Second Announcement: ICBO 2026 – Abstract Submission Now Open

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to release the Second Announcement of the International Conference on Bilevel Optimization (ICBO), which will take place August 2-5, 2026, CMU - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.

Abstract Submission
The abstract submission window is open from January 1, 2026 to March 1, 2026. We warmly invite researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts presenting original contributions in bilevel optimization, including theory, algorithms, and applications. Detailed submission instructions are available on the conference website.

Keynote (Plenary) Speakers
ICBO 2026 will feature the following outstanding plenary speakers:

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Amy Greenwald, Brown University, USA
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Leonardo Lozano, University of Cincinnati, USA
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Shoham Sabach, Cornell University, USA

Tutorial Lecturers
The conference will also include high-quality tutorial lectures delivered by leading experts. The confirmed tutorial lecturers are:

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Martine Labbé, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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Zhaosong Lu, University of Minnesota, USA

Committees
ICBO 2026 is supported by an international program committee and a local organization committee. The full lists of committee members are available on the conference website. For full details on submission, speakers, tutorials, committees, and important dates, please visit: https://bileveloptimization.org/icbo/2026/index.html

We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you to ICBO 2026.

Best regards,
Bo Zeng and Ramteen Sioshansi (ICBO 2026 Co-Chairs)

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[DMANET] Call for participation: STACS 2026 in Grenoble

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a call for participation for the 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS), which will take place in Grenoble, France, from 10 to 13 March 2026.

The program, registration, and other information are available on the conference website.

https://stacs2026.imag.fr/
We look forward to your participation and hope to welcome you to Grenoble.

Kind regards,

Nguyen Kim Thang, on behalf of the Organizing Committee
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[DMANET] WG 2026: Final Call for Papers

We welcome submissions to WG 2026 (52nd International Workshop on
Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science). The conference will take
place  from Tuesday 2nd June to Thursday 4th June 2026 in Kortrijk, Belgium.
The conference website is: https://wg2026.be

The scientific program involves invited talks by:
* Rose McCarty (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
* Pascal Schweitzer (TU Darmstadt, Germany),
a talk by one of the recipients of WG 2026 Test of Time Award:
* Dimitrios M. Thilikos (LIRMM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, France),
and a number of contributed talks.

AIMS AND SCOPE

WG is mainly concerned with efficient algorithms of various types (e.g.,
sequential, parallel, distributed, randomized, parameterized) for
problems on graphs and networks. The goal is to present recent results
and to identify and explore directions for future research. Submitted
papers should describe original results in any aspects of graph theory
related to computer science, including but not restricted to:
* design and analysis of sequential, parallel, randomized, parameterized
algorithms
* distributed graph and network algorithms
* structural graph theory
* computational complexity of graph and network problems
* graph drawing and layouts
* computational geometry
* computational biology
* graph mining
* random graphs and models of the web and scale-free networks
* support of the above concepts by suitable implementations and
applications.

IMPORTANT DATES (all dates in AoE time zone)

Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2026
Paper submission deadline: 4 February 2026
Acceptance notification: 3 April 2026
Final version: 4 May 2026
Conference: 2-4 June 2026

SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS

WG 2026 is the first edition to have LIPIcs proceedings. The conference
will use a lightweight double-blind model for the reviewing process. For
more details on the format, see the conference website:
https://wg2026.be/cfp.html

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. At least one author of each accepted paper will
be expected to register and present the paper in person at the conference.

The submission server is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wg2026
. We welcome your submissions.

The Program Committee will bestow a Best Paper Award and a Best Student
Paper Award.  Papers eligible for the best student paper can have
non-student co-authors, but the main work in a paper that is a candidate
for the best student paper award must be done by co-authors that were
students at the time of submission, and the award can be received only
by such co-authors.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Tara Abrishami (Stanford University, USA)
Marthe Bonamy (CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, France)
Nick Brettell (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Linda Cook (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Vida Dujmović (University of Ottawa, Canada)
David Eppstein (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Louis Esperet (CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
Robert Ganian (TU Wien, Austria)
Serge Gaspers (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Jan Goedgebeur (co-chair) (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Shenwei Huang (Nankai University, China)
Gwenaël Joret (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Tereza Klimošová (Charles University, Czech Republic and Vilnius
University, Lithuania)
Dušan Knop (Czech Technical University, Czech Republic)
Tuukka Korhonen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Michael Lampis (Université Paris Dauphine, France)
Neeldhara Misra (IIT Gandhinagar, India)
Irene Muzi (Universität Hamburg, Germany)
Karolina Okrasa (University of Oxford, UK)
Yota Otachi (Nagoya University, Japan)
Paweł Rzążewski (co-chair) (Warsaw University of Technology and
University of Warsaw, Poland)
Roohani Sharma (Institute for Basic Science, South Korea)
Ana Silva (Federal University of Ceará, Brazil)
Nicolas Trotignon (CNRS, ENS Lyon, France)
Kristina Vušković (University of Leeds, UK)
Alexander Wolff (Universität Würzburg, Germany)
Paul Wollan (University of Rome, Italy)

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[DMANET] Deadline extended - International Network Optimization Conference 2026 (INOC2026)

- Deadlines extended:
Short paper submission deadline: January 30.
Extended abstracts deadline: February 7.
- Registration will open on Februry 14.

INOC 2026 - Call for Papers
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INOC 2026, the International Network Optimization Conference, provides a
forum for researchers in the broad field of network optimization to
present and publish their latest results and ongoing research. INOC is
the conference of the European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a
working group of EURO, the Association of European Operational Research
Societies. The aim of this conference is to provide conference of the
European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a working group of EURO. The
conference has been held biennially since 2003, the latest in 2024 at
the University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland).

INOC 2026 is the 12th conference of this group and will take place at
HEC Liège, the Management School of Liège University, Liège, Belgium,
April 22-24, 2026.

Topics of Interest
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INOC solicits contributions in the broad field of Network Optimization,
from the areas of Mathematical Optimization, Operations Research,
Artificial Intelligence and Graph Theory. Application-oriented network
optimization from areas like Telecommunications, Routing, Smart Grids,
and Logistics are most welcome. Topics include but are not restricted
to:

- AI and Machine Learning for Network Optimization
- Algorithmic Game Theory on Networks
- Approximation Algorithms
- Combinatorial Optimization
- Connectivity Problems
- Graph Algorithms
- Graph Theory
- Heuristics and Meta-heuristics
- Mixed Integer Linear Programming
- Mixed Integer Nonlinear Optimization
- Multi-objective Optimization
- Multicommodity Flows
- Network Design
- Network Flows
- Network Interdiction
- Network Optimization
- Network Reliability
- Path and Tree Problems
- Robust Optimization
- Routing Algorithms
- Smart Grids
- Stochastic Networks
- Supply Chain Network Optimization
- Sustainable Mobility and Transportation
- Telecommunication Networks
- Transportation Networks
- Vehicle Routing

Submission Guidelines
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INOC accepts both short papers to be published in the proceedings and
extended abstracts to be published at the conference only:

- Short papers describing original work, not yet published or
submitted elsewhere. Short papers can be up to 6 pages (with two
columns) long.
- Extended abstracts describing recent results and ongoing research
can be up to 2 pages long.

All submissions must be formatted with the Latex templates provided and
submitted to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=inoc2026.

For short papers, please use the template and style files in
https://www.euro-online.org/inoc2026/cfp/INOC_short_paper_template.zip.

For extended abstracts, use the simple template in
https://www.euro-online.org/inoc2026/cfp/INOC-ext-abstract-template.zip.

Contributions will be peer-reviewed by the Programme Committee. The
proceedings will be published at OpenProceedings. After the conference,
extended papers can be submitted to a special issue of the journal
Networks.

Important Dates
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Short papers submission deadline January 30
Extended abstracts submission deadline Februray 7
Notification of acceptance - Short papers February 13
Notification of acceptance - Extended abstracts February 20
Registration deadline March 6
Final version of short papers deadline March 6
Conference April 22-24
Full paper for the special issue of Networks deadline July 31

Contact
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You will find information about the conference and venue on the INOC
2026 webpage (https://www.euro-online.org/inoc2026/). If you don't find
the answer there, you can email your questions about INOC 2026 to
inoc2026@euro-online.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Liège!
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[DMANET] CfP: ISGAIE 2026|| Extended deadline Feb 20, 2026 || May 20 - 22, 2026 - Casablanca, Morocco

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*-----------------------------Call For Papers -------------------------*

The Third International Symposium on Generative AI and Education
(ISGAIE'2026)
May 20-22, 2026
Casablanca, Morocco

*Accepting Virtual Participation*https://research-conf.com/

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*IMPORTANT DATES*
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Paper Submission deadline : *Feb 10, 2026 (extended deadline)*
Notification: April 5th, 2026
Camera-Ready: April 20th, 2026

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*Submission link*
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https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ISGAIE2026

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*Publication*------------------------------------------------------------
The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Book
Series:* "Lecture
Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies **(Approved)".* All
papers must meet high-quality standards to be considered by Springer and
included in the proceedings.
Indexed by SCOPUS, INSPEC, EI Compendex.

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*KEYNOTE SPEAKERS :*
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The following eminent keynote speakers have confirmed their participation:
ISGAIE-2026 will accommodate an attractive technical program that features:

1. Prof. Mohammad Ilyas College of Engineering and Computer Science at
Florida Atlantic University, USA
2. Professor Will MA Professor & Director of the Centre for Innovative
Teaching and Learning (CITL), Hong Kong University, China
3. Prof. Aniss KOUBAA College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Riyadh,
KSA

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*Topics of Interest*
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Authors are invited to submit previously unpublished papers to this book.
Topics include, but are not limited to:

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Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Generative AI
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Recent advances in Generative AI and their impact on education
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The impact of Generative AI on learning and teaching
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Transforming Education in the Age of Generative AI
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Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, and Practice
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Generative AI for Training teachers and students
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Generative AI for Assistive Technology
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Generative AI for Adaptive Learning
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Generative AI for Personalized Learning
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Generative AI for Assessment Theories & Methodologies
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Generative AI for Evaluating Learning Progress and Teaching Success
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Generative AI for Automated Feedback Systems
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Generative AI for Virtual Teaching Assistants
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Generative AIand Collaborative learning
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Train Generative AI on Contextual Understanding
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Plagiarism, and the Role of Generative AI
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Data Privacy and Ethical Considerations
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Futuristic Ideas and Cases Studies
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Etc

For more details, please visit our conference website:
https://research-conf.com/

If you have any enquiry, please contact us at: isgaie2025@@gmail.com.

Looking forward to your contributions.

Kind regards,
ISGAIE'26 Organizers

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*Dr. M.Lahby*

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

mlahby@gmail.com
GSM : +212 6 65 29 23 76
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[DMANET] [CFP] Submission Deadline: January 18, 2026 – The 4th International Workshop on TwinNetApp in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2026 | Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Call for Papers

The Fourth International Workshop on Data Driven and AI-Enabled
Digital Twin Networks and Applications (TwinNetApp)

in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2026

May 24-28, 2026 – Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Workshop Website: https://icc26-twinnetapp.bcrg.uk/
Conference Website: https://icc2026.ieee-icc.org/

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Digital Twin (DT) technology has emerged as a critical enabler for
next-generation communication networks. Regarding this, DTs provide
real-time synchronization between physical and digital systems and support
advanced monitoring, emulation, and optimization capabilities. By bridging
the physical and virtual domains, DTs provide novel approaches to design,
analyze, and operate complex infrastructures that go far beyond traditional
simulation methods. Real-time network monitoring, predictive modelling,
proactive management, and what-if simulation are significant examples that
highlight DT's potential in the communication domain and beyond. When
combined with next-generation mobile communications (5G/6G), Artificial
Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), Internet of Things (IoT),
Transfer Learning (TL), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR),
Edge/Fog Computing, federated architectures, and microservice-based
platforms, DT becomes a foundation to guarantee latency-sensitive,
energy-efficient, and secure services. These synergies create opportunities
for sustainable and scalable solutions in diverse sectors, from smart
cities and agriculture to healthcare, manufacturing, and autonomous
systems. This workshop invites original contributions that address all
aspects of DT networks, systems, and applications, including theoretical
models, system architectures, optimization methods, security mechanisms,
and real-world testbeds. By bringing together academia, industry, and
standardization bodies, the workshop aims to establish a cross-disciplinary
forum to explore the transformative role of DT in shaping sustainable,
intelligent, and connected communication infrastructures. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

- Data-driven and IoT-based DT networks for real-time communication
systems
- Real-time communication protocols for DT networks
- DT-enabled health applications
- Wireless communications for cyber-physical DT applications
- Security and privacy concepts in DT
- Quantum-enabled DT networks
- DT-assisted AI applications for smart cities
- Communication protocols for enabling DT deployment in real-world
applications
- AI applications of DT systems
- DT in Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing
- DT for enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type
- Communications (mMTC), and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications
(URLLC) applications
- DT for resource management and network optimization
- Connected DT networking systems for environmental sensing
- DT for precision agriculture, and industry 4.0 applications
- Real-world DT simulations, prototypes, and testbed demonstrations

General Chairs

- Kubra Duran, Edinburgh Napier University, UK (K.Duran@napier.ac.uk)
(IEEE Member)
- Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University, UK (B.Canberk@napier.ac.uk)
(IEEE Senior Member)
- Octavia Dobre, Memorial University, Canada (odobre@mun.ca) (IEEE
Fellow)

Important Dates
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Paper Submission Deadline: January 18, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: March 8, 2026
Camera Ready: March 22, 2026

Submission
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The page length limit for all initial submissions for review is SIX (6)
printed pages (10-point font) and must be written in English. Initial
submissions longer than SIX (6) pages will be rejected without review.
Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=34796

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Kind regards,
Khayal Huseynov
PhD Candidate
Edinburgh Napier University, UK

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[DMANET] Computational Geometry: Young Researchers Forum Call for Submissions

Call for Papers: Computational Geometry: Young Researchers Forum (CG:YRF)
2026

The 42nd International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2026) is
planned to be held in New Brunswick, NJ, USA. It brings together the global
community of researchers who work on a large variety of aspects that combine
geometry, algorithms and applications. To allow a broad audience to actively
participate in the community's major scientific event, this year SoCG will
again be accompanied by a series of satellite events, which together
constitute
"CG Week 2026".

One of these satellite events will be the "Computational Geometry: Young
Researchers Forum" (CG:YRF), which is aimed at current and recent students.
The
active involvement by students and recent graduates in research,
discussions,
and social events has been a longstanding tradition in the CG community.
Participation in a top-level event such as SoCG can be educating,
motivating,
and useful for networking, both with other students and with more senior
scientists.

The YRF presents young researchers (defined as not having received a formal
doctorate before January 1, 2024) an opportunity to present their work (in
progress as well as finished results) to the CG community in a friendly,
open
setting. Just like in the main event, presentations will be given in the
form
of talks. A pre-screening (but no formal review process) will ensure
appropriate quality control.

CG:YRF 2026 easychair submission page:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgyrf2026

CG:YRF 2026 web page:
https://cgweek26.computational-geometry.org/contribute/yrf/

Important Dates (deadlines are 23:59 Anywhere on Earth)

Deadline for submissions 6th March
Conditional acceptance 3rd April
Deadline for revisions 10th April
Notification of acceptance 17th April
CG-Week 2-5 June

Submission guidelines

The idea of the event is for young researchers to present new and ongoing
work. Therefore, the work should not have appeared in print in a formally
reviewed proceedings volume or journal by the time of submission deadline,
and at least one author must be a young researcher.

Topics must fit into the general context of SoCG, as described in the call
for SoCG submissions:
https://cgweek26.computational-geometry.org/contribute/

Submissions must be formatted according to the same style file as regular
SoCG submissions and not exceed 80 lines, excluding front matter and
references. Unlike SoCG, YRF is not employing double-blind reviewing this
year. To ensure an accurate line counting, authors must use the LaTeX class
file socg-lipics-v2021
(at https://computational-geometry.org/guidelines/socg-lipics-v2021.cls),
which is a wrapper around the standard LIPIcs class, see these guidelines
( see https://computational-geometry.org/guidelines/linecount_2022_09_19.pdf
).
Authors should refrain from putting excessive amounts of texts in parts in
which lines are not counted automatically.

Submissions can contain an appendix of arbitrary length to provide further
details for the screening process, but the main body of the text should be
understandable without reading the appendix. Appendices will also not be
contained in the booklet (see below).

Accepted abstracts will be compiled in a booklet of abstracts that will be
distributed among the participants; this should not be considered a formal
publication. In particular, participants are encouraged to submit (an
extended version of) their presented work to a conference with formal
proceedings and/or to a journal. Booklets of abstracts from previous years'
YRF are available on https://www.computational-geometry.org.

The work must be presented at CG:YRF by an author who is a young
researcher. Otherwise, it will be removed from the program.

We will employ a two-phase screening process. After the first review phase,
there will be a notification of either rejection (if the result is clearly
out of scope or technically incorrect), or conditional acceptance,
accompanied with a description of required changes to be made (either with
respect to content or format). In the second phase, we will check whether
the changes have been implemented satisfactorily, and if not, a paper may
still be rejected. The screening process is intended to ensure the
technical quality of the presented work. Submissions that are not
well-written risk rejection, irrespective of correctness. Authors are
strongly encouraged to have their submissions proofread by their advisor or
another experienced scientist.

Early submission

Some young researchers need more time to arrange for travel, visas, or
funding. Authors are thus welcome to submit before the deadline above, in
order for the submission to be reviewed earlier (including earlier
notification of acceptance, rejection or conditional acceptance). Please
notify the PC chair after you have made such an early submission.

All submissions will be judged according to the same standards of quality
regardless of the submission date. It is acceptable to have parallel
submission of the same results to SoCG and YRF; however, it is expected
that the YRF submission will be withdrawn if the full paper is accepted to
SoCG. The reviewing for YRF is completely independent of the reviewing for
SoCG.

YRF PC:

André van Renssen (The University of Sydney)
Carolin Rehs (Dortmund University)
Evanthia Papadopoulou (Università della Svizzera italiana)
Florian Russold (TU Graz)
Håvard Bakke Bjerkevik (University at Albany)
Jack Stade (University of Copenhagen)
Meirav Zehavi (Ben-Gurion University)
Peyman Afshani (Aarhus University) (chair)
Rahul Saladi (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)

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[DMANET] PhD positions in Analytics and Operations

Dear Colleagues,

Fully-funded PhD positions in the *Analytics and Operations* specialization
of the PhD in Management
<https://www.skema.edu/en/programmes/phd-in-management> programme at SKEMA
Business School are currently available.

Selected candidates will join the research Centre on Analytics and
Management Science
<https://www.skema.edu/en/skema-centre-analytics-and-management-science>
(CAMS) at SKEMA Business School. CAMS is a multi-disciplinary research
group with a focus on analytics, mathematical modelling, operations
research, operations management, and computational science.

Applicants should have a strong interest in analytics and operations and
preferably hold a Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science,
Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or equivalent. The expected
starting date is September 2026. Gross salary is ~2300 EUR per month.

SKEMA's PhD in Management is a 5-year full-time programme including two
years of coursework in Sophia Antipolis, France, and the possibility to
relocate to the supervisor's campus afterwards. Further details on the
programme structure and on the application process are available on
the programme's
webpage <https://www.skema.edu/en/programmes/phd-in-management>.

Applications are open until *February 15, 2026, at 23:59 CET*.

Best regards,
David Rey

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