[DMANET] IPCO 2027 Call for Papers

** IPCO 2027 Call for Papers *Scope The IPCO conference is a forum for researchers and practitioners working on various aspects of integer programming and combinatorial optimization. The aim is to present recent developments in theory, computation, and applications. The scope of IPCO is viewed in a broad sense, to include algorithmic and structural results in integer programming and combinatorial optimization as well as revealing computational studies and novel applications of discrete optimization to practical problems. Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of their recent work by November 10, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth); see the submission guidelines below for more information. The Program Committee will select the papers to be presented based on the novelty, correctness, and quality of exposition of the submitted extended abstracts. Contributions are expected to be original, unpublished and not under review by journals or conferences with reviewed proceedings before the notification date (January 31, 2027). Papers violating these requirements will not be considered by the Program Committee. During the conference, approximately 33 papers will be presented in single-track sessions. Each lecture will be 30 minutes long including questions and answers. It should be presented by one of the authors in person (on-site). The proceedings will be published as a volume of Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. They will contain extended abstracts of all accepted submissions. It is expected that revised and extended versions will subsequently be submitted for publication in appropriate journals, including the special issue of Mathematical Programming B that will be devoted to IPCO 2027. *Best Paper Award IPCO will present a Best Paper Award, to be chosen by the Program Committee. With the generous support of Springer, the author(s) of the selected paper will jointly receive a prize of €1,000. *Submission Guidelines and Instructions for Authors Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract for a double-blind reviewing process. Submissions must be formatted in LaTeX using the Springer LNCS style with at most 12 pages, followed by acknowledgements, references and an optional appendix. Please check the Springer Information for LNCS Authors for additional information. An appendix containing additional technical material and full proofs may be included for consideration by the program committee. It will be provided to the reviewers but will not be published in the proceedings. Proofs omitted due to space constraints must be placed in the appendix to ensure that the main mathematical claims of the submission can be fully verified. There is no page limit for the appendix. The first page should contain the title and a short abstract. The introduction should be a broadly accessible exposition of the main ideas and techniques used to achieve the results, including motivation and a clear comparison with related work. Submitted extended abstracts will be reviewed according to the standards of top tier reviewed conferences. The main acceptance criteria used by the Program Committee are the quality and originality of the research, plus its interest to people working in the field. It is crucial that the importance of the work is understood by the committee. The claimed results must be correct and new to the best knowledge of the author(s). A paper will not be considered in any of the following cases: (i) It has already been published. (ii) It is under review by a journal or another conference with reviewed proceedings. (iii) It has a member of the Program Committee among its authors. (iv) It is submitted after the submission deadline. IPCO 2027 will employ a lightweight double-blind reviewing process. Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. In particular, authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses should not appear at the beginning or in the body of the submission, and authors should refer to their own work in the third person. In addition, it should be avoided to acknowledge funding agencies, advisors, and supporters in the submission. The purpose of this double-blind process is to help reviewers make unbiased initial judgments about the paper, and not necessarily to make it impossible for them to discover who the authors are. Authors should not weaken their submission or make reviewing more difficult for the sake of anonymity; in particular, important references should not be omitted or anonymized. Authors are encouraged to share their ideas or draft versions of their paper as usual, such as posting drafts online, submitting to repositories, and giving talks. The submission server can be accessed at https://ipco2027.hotcrp.com/. It will start accepting submissions from October 20, 2026. Papers failing to adhere to the guidelines (e.g., by not providing the omitted proofs in an appendix, exceeding the page limit, not being in LNCS format, or not following the double-blind rules) risk to be rejected without consideration of their merits. Each person may be listed as an author of at most five submissions. All listed authors must be human. They are fully responsible for the integrity, accuracy, originality, and copyright of the submission. Any use of AI (including LLMs) must be clearly disclosed in Acknowledgements. Authors are asked to express their permission for the reviewers to upload their submissions to generative AI service. In particular, if they have used it in the process of research or editing the draft, they must agree with possible use by the reviewers. ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Colloquium at ENS de Lyon in memory of Carl Feghali

Dear colleagues, On October 29 and 30, we are organizing a colloquium at ENS de Lyon in memory of our colleague and friend Carl Feghali, who passed away in May 2026. Registration is free but required (deadline Oct 16). https://colloqfeghali.sciencesconf.org/ All the best, Nicolas Trotignon ____________________________ ______________________ Nicolas Trotignon CNRS, LIP, ENS de Lyon http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/nicolas.trotignon/index.html ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [NHR@SW] HPC I/O Performance Analysis Workshop, 2–4 November 2026

Dear HPC Community and Colleagues, The NHR@SW HPC Center is pleased to announce the three-day online HPC I/O Performance Analysis Workshop, taking place from 2 to 4 November 2026, daily from 13:30 to 17:00. I/O is often overlooked when analyzing HPC performance, although inefficient data access can quickly become a major bottleneck. This hands-on workshop introduces best practices for HPC I/O performance and provides practical training with Darshan and DFTracer. Participants will learn how to characterize application I/O behavior, identify common performance issues, and use profiling and tracing tools to analyze I/O workloads on HPC systems. The workshop will cover: - Introduction to parallel I/O and storage - Best practices for HPC I/O - I/O characterization with Darshan - I/O profiling and tracing with DFTracer Guest access to the Mogon NHR system will be provided to participants from German universities. Date: 2–4 November 2026 Time: 13:30–17:00 each day Format: Online via BigBlueButton Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of the command line and Slurm Eligibility: Exclusive to members of German academic institutions. The workshop is organized by NHR@SW. The instructors Julius Athenstaedt, Radita Liem, and Sarah Neuwirth are from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Register until 14 October 2026 at: https://indico.zdv.uni-mainz.de/event/206/ Please feel free to forward this announcement to interested colleagues. Best regards, Sarah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sarah M. Neuwirth Director, NHR South-West HPC Center Research Group Head, High Performance Computing and its Applications Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Anselm-Franz-von-Bentzelweg 12 55099 Mainz | Germany Office: ZDV, Room 01-339 Phone: +49 6131 39 23643 Email: neuwirth@uni-mainz.de<mailto:neuwirth@uni-mainz.de> Website: https://www.hpca-group.de/ NHR@SW Website: https://nhrsw.de/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Special Session at ESANN 2027: Where Kernels Meet Networks

Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the following special session at ESANN 2027: WHERE KERNELS MEET NETWORKS: NEURAL TANGENT KERNELS, GAUSSIAN PROCESSES AND BEYOND KEY DATES Paper submission deadline: 18 November 2026 ESANN 2027: 21-23 April 2027, Bruges, Belgium, and online ORGANIZERS Frank-Michael Schleif Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany Nils M. Kriege University of Vienna, Austria Johan Suykens KU Leuven, Belgium SCOPE Kernel methods and neural networks have historically often been viewed as competing paradigms. A substantial body of recent work, however, has revealed increasingly close connections between them. Infinitely wide neural networks can be described in terms of kernels and Gaussian processes, while Neural Tangent Kernels provide an infinite-dimensional kernel perspective on the training dynamics of wide networks. At the same time, current research increasingly moves beyond fixed limiting kernels towards learnable, structured and expressive kernel models, finite-width effects, alternative infinite-width limits, and scalable computational approaches. The aim of this special session is to bring together these different perspectives and to encourage interaction between researchers working on kernel methods, Gaussian processes, neural-network theory, and related areas. TOPICS We welcome theoretical, methodological and applied contributions on topics including, but not limited to: - infinite-width, arc-cosine, compositional and deep kernels - correspondences between neural networks, Gaussian processes and Neural Tangent Kernels - finite-width effects and deviations from the NTK regime - feature learning and mean-field limits beyond lazy training - deep kernel processes and learning kernel representations from data - heavy-tailed and stable infinite-width limits - deep and restricted kernel machines - graph kernels, graph neural networks and message-passing expressivity - random features, Nyström methods, low-rank approximations and sketching - indefinite, non-metric and structured kernels - Gaussian processes for deep models, uncertainty quantification and calibration - applications to molecular, graph, scientific and other structured data SUBMISSION Submissions to special sessions follow the same review procedure, format and submission rules as regular ESANN papers. Authors should indicate the corresponding special session when submitting. Further information about the special session and the submission procedure can be found on the ESANN website: https://www.esann.org We would be very happy to see contributions addressing the increasingly rich interface between kernel learning, Gaussian processes and neural networks. Best regards, Nils M. Kriege on behalf of the session organizers (Nils M. Kriege, Johan Suykens, Frank-Michael Schleif) ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [Cryptography] (IF 2.4, CiteScore 6.4) Special issue "Emerging Topics in Hardware Security (2nd Edition)"

The Special Issue entitled "Emerging Topics in Hardware Security (2nd Edition)" of journal /Cryptography/ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/Cryptography) is opening for submission. The submission deadline is 30 November 2026 and papers may be submitted immediately or at any point till the date, as papers will be published on an ongoing basis. For more information on this Special Issue and submission guidelines, please visit the following page: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography/special_issues/2DOHKLUU83 Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: hardware security and trust physical unclonable functions side channel attacks and countermeasures microprocessor security radio frequency identification hardware assurance methods Guest editor: Prof. Dr. Jim Plusquellic University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA Cryptography is a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal of cryptography published quarterly online by MDPI. It is covered by Scopus (Elsevier), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI-Web of Science), etc. If you require assistance or if you have any questions, please contact the editorial office <cryptography@mdpi.com>. Best regards, Xue Cheng Managing Editor -- 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 ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Doctoral position at University of Cologne "Emerging Groups: Point Configurations and Quantizations"

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Cologne is seeking a doctoral researcher in mathematics for the grant “Emerging Groups: Point Configurations and Quantizations.” The position focuses on the project “Christoffel Functions and Geometric Inferences” under the supervision of Professors Vu, Marinescu, and Vallentin. For details and application instructions, see the official job posting (reference Wiss2610-01, https://jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibung/renderFile/2764?propertyName=flyer). The application deadline is 4 November 2026. You are also welcome to contact me at frank.vallentin@uni-koeln.de. ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] DISC 2026 - Final Call for Participation

*========================== DISC 2026 Call for Participation ==========================* DISC 2026 will be held in Rome, Italy on November 9th – 13th, 2026. The list of accepted papers is available online: https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/accepted-papers/ Conference registration is now open at https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/registration/The early registration deadline is October 9th, 2026. Information about the venue, accommodation, how to reach Rome, and the visa support letter can be found here: https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/local-information/ A bit more information about the history of the venue can be found here: https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/the-venue/ The program will include 4 keynote talks, 1 panel discussion, 12 technical sessions in a single track, and 8 workshops.The program overview may be found here: https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/program-overview/The detailed program may be found here: https://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2026/detailed-program/ There will be 4 keynote talks:- *Forty Years of Distributed Network Algorithms: A Portrait of DISC’s Scientific Harvest* by David Peleg- *Forty Years of Fault-Tolerant Distributed Computing: A Landscape Rooted in DISC* by Jennifer Welch- *DISC over 40 years: some statistics and fun facts* by Alkida Balliu- *DISC: From conceivement to puberty* by Nicola Santoro There will be a panel discussion on *Past and Future Impact of Distributed Computing* by Rachid Guerraoui, Maurice Herlihy, Idit Keidar, Andrea Richa, and Jukka Suomela. Eight workshops are organized in cooperation with DISC 2026:- ADGA: Workshop on Advances in Distributed Graph Algorithms Website: https://adga-workshop.org/2026/- TopoDISC: Topology in Distributed Computing Website: https://sites.google.com/view/topodisc2026/home- Student workshop Form: https://forms.gle/JYe55Nm7vroNgioN6- CELLS: Computing among Cells Website: https://cells-workshop.github.io/2026/- HACDA: Highlights of Asynchronous Concurrent and Distributed Algorithms Website: https://sites.google.com/view/hacda-workshop/2026- MAC: Foundations of Moving and Computing Website: https://sbrinz.di.unipi.it/MAC/MAC2026/- AMG: Algorithms for Massive Graphs Website: http://jarauitto.com/AMG2026- WAND: Workshop on Analysis of Network Dynamics Website: https://sites.google.com/view/wand-2026/homeFor the latest updates, you can follow us at the following places:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podc-discMastodon: https://mathstodon.xyz/@podc_discBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uwta43tu2s3cgnmqyjk4y44iIn general, you can find info about the community here: https://podc-disc.github.io/ See you in Rome in November!------Regards, William K. Moses Jr. Publicity Chair, DISC 2026 https://sites.google.com/view/wkmjr ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [IEEE WoWMoM 2027]: Call for Papers

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for IEEE WoWMoM 2027, which will be held on June 21–24, 2027, in Irvine, California, USA. We invite you to submit your latest research and would appreciate it if you could share this call with interested colleagues. [IEEE WoWMoM 2027]: Call for Papers -------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE WoWMoM 2027 - World of Wireless Mobility, IoT and Machine Learning Call for Papers 21-24 June 2027, Irvine, California, USA https://wowmom2027.dii.unipi.it -------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE -------------- WoWMoM 2027 will adopt a double-blind review process. Refer to the details under Paper Submission for the requirements to double-blind submissions. WoWMoM 2027 is an in-person only conference, accepted papers must be presented by an author at the conference. Exceptions to allow other attendees to present will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the TPC Chairs. Remote presentations will not be allowed. SCOPE AND OVERVIEW ------------------ IEEE WoWMoM 2027 solicits original and previously unpublished papers addressing emerging research challenges, novel solutions, and technological advances in wireless and mobile networking, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and ubiquitous and pervasive systems and applications. Wireless, mobile, and intelligent networked systems are rapidly transforming the way people, devices, and services interact. Advances in wireless communications, mobile computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are enabling a new generation of data-driven applications across domains such as smart cities, healthcare, transportation, industrial automation, agriculture, and immersive digital experiences. The increasing scale, heterogeneity, and intelligence of connected systems require novel approaches to networking, resource management, distributed intelligence, security, privacy, and application design. At the same time, the convergence of IoT devices, edge platforms, cloud infrastructures, and AI-driven services is creating an interconnected IoT-edge-cloud continuum capable of supporting sophisticated, latency-sensitive, and data-intensive applications. Understanding, modeling, measuring, and optimizing the behavior of these complex systems remains a fundamental research challenge and a key enabler for future innovations. IEEE WoWMoM 2027 takes a broad and interdisciplinary view of the design, analysis, implementation, and evaluation of wireless, mobile, IoT, and AI/ML-enabled systems and applications. We seek original and previously unpublished research contributions that advance the state of the art through theoretical analysis, experimentation, simulation, data-driven methodologies, or real-world deployments. We welcome contributions from both academia and industry, including novel architectures, protocols, algorithms, machine learning techniques, systems, applications, datasets, measurement studies, testbeds, field trials, and operational experiences. Papers reporting lessons learned from practical deployments, reproducible research artifacts, and open datasets are particularly encouraged. SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST -------------------------- 5G, 6G and beyond wireless networks and services AI-assisted, AI-native, and data-driven wireless, mobile, and IoT systems AI/ML for networking, communications, resource management, and optimization Machine learning systems, foundation models, Generative AI, and LLMs for networked and distributed environments Artificial intelligence at the edge and on resource-constrained devices Autonomous and self-managing networks Behavior-aware, human-centric, and user-centric systems and applications Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for wireless, mobile, and IoT systems Vehicular networks and connected mobility Dependability, reliability, resilience, and survivability of networked systems Edge AI, Edge Computing, Fog Computing, and distributed intelligence Energy-efficient and sustainable wireless, mobile, and IoT systems Federated, distributed, and privacy-preserving machine learning for networking systems Intelligent wireless communications and AI-native network architectures Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT, digital twins, and cyber-physical systems IoT-edge-cloud continuum and distributed computing infrastructures Localization, positioning, tracking, navigation, and mobility management Machine-Type Communications (MTC), massive IoT, and device-to-device communications Measurement, monitoring, observability, and network analytics Mobile and pervasive computing systems Mobile social networks and human-centered services Modeling, analysis, and performance evaluation of wireless, mobile, IoT, and AI-driven systems Network traffic characterization, measurements, and telemetry Participatory sensing, mobile sensing, crowd sensing, and urban sensing Resource management, orchestration, and QoS/QoE provisioning Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and programmable wireless environments Security, privacy, and trust in wireless, mobile, IoT, and AI-enabled systems Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and network slicing System prototypes, real-world deployments, operational experiences, testbeds, and open datasets Sustainable, green, and power-efficient communications and computing Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) Wearable computing and personal sensing systems Quantum communications, quantum networking, and secure communication protocols Emerging applications in smart cities, healthcare, transportation, agriculture, industry, and immersive environments PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION -------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or journal. DOUBLE BLIND REVIEW PROCESS WoWMoM 2027 will adopt a double-blind review process. Authors must make a good-faith effort to anonymize their submissions. Specifically, the authors should not identify themselves in any content within the paper either directly or indirectly (e.g., through references). Where relevant, authors must refer to their previous work in the third person write as if it was written by a third party. However, authors should ensure that any anonymization of their work is not destructive. For instance, omission of references to papers just because they are the authors' previous work should be avoided, as this could prevent reviewers from finding that related paper for the purpose of the review. Submissions violating anonymization rules will not be considered for review. Although submission is double-blind, non-anonymous preprints (on arXiv or other preprint servers) will not lead to the rejection of your paper. Reviewers will be instructed not to actively look for such preprints before completing a first read of your paper, but encountering them will not constitute a conflict of interest. Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process, and all submissions must be made electronically. Authors can submit regular or work-in-progress papers (appropriate category to be selected upon submission, is described in the following). REGULAR PAPERS -------------- Regular papers' submissions may be up to max 10 pages in length (including figures and references), formatted in two-column IEEE conference style with font size 10 points or greater. See IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings (https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html). For regular papers, up to max 2 additional pages can be obtained with per-page extra charge, only after the acceptance, in case the reviewers will ask for more details. Regular papers must extensively describe mature and scientifically sound results. Regular papers will be candidate to Best Paper Awards and possibly invited to submit an extended version to a Elsevier PMC Journal fast track issue. WORK IN PROGRESS PAPERS ----------------------- WIP (Work-in-progress) papers provide a peer-reviewed forum for late-breaking or preliminary research results, giving an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and demonstrate their recent innovative and provocative research ideas and obtain feedback from their peers in a poster-style session. Work-in-progress papers submissions may be up to max 4 pages in length (including figures and references) and must have the prefix "WIP:" in the paper's title. For WiP papers, up to max one additional page can be obtained with per-page extra charge, only after the acceptance, in case the reviewers will ask for more details. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Papers due: December 1, 2026 Acceptance notification: February 10, 2027 Camera-ready version due: May 5, 2027 ACCEPTED PAPERS --------------- An author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate. WoWMoM 2027 is an in-person only conference, accepted papers must be presented by an author at the conference. Exceptions to allow other attendees to present will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the TPC Chairs. Exceptions can be considered only if compelling reasons are sent to the TPC Co-Chairs with a written request indicating an adequate substitute presenter before the conference. Remote presentations will not be allowed. Accepted papers (both regular and WIP) will be included in the proceedings of IEEE WoWMoM 2027 which will be published through the IEEE Xplore digital library. All conference proceedings must meet IEEE's quality standards, and IEEE reserves the right not to publish any proceedings that do not meet these standards. Furthermore, IEEE reserves the right to remove papers from IEEE Xplore that are not presented at the conference, for unjustified reasons. BEST PAPER AWARD ---------------- All accepted regular papers will be considered for the Best Paper Award. A committee will select three best paper candidates based on the reviews received and also the quality of presentation. The winner will be announced during the conference. For any additional information, please contact the PC Co-chairs. JOURNAL FAST TRACK ------------------ Extended versions of selected high-quality papers will be invited for possible fast-track publication in the Elsevier journal Pervasive and Mobile Computing. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- General Co-Chairs: Carlo Vallati (University of Pisa, Italy) Marco Levorato (University of California, Irvine, USA) Technical Program Co-Chairs: Hirozumi Yamaguchi (University of Osaka, Japan) Simone Silvestri (University of Kentucky, USA) Steering Committee: Sajal K. Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA) Marco Conti (Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the National Research Council, Italy) Best regards, Matúš Dopiriak ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Special Issue “Recent Advances in Bilevel Optimization” in the EURO Journal on Computational Optimization

We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to the Special Issue “Recent Advances in Bilevel Optimization” in the EURO Journal on Computational Optimization (EJCO), organized on the occasion of ICBO 2026. The Special Issue aims to showcase recent theoretical, methodological, and computational advances in bilevel optimization, including topics such as mixed-integer, nonlinear, stochastic, and robust bilevel optimization, as well as connections with inverse optimization, game theory, and machine learning. Contributions addressing applications in areas such as energy, security and interdiction, transportation, and artificial intelligence are also particularly welcome. While papers presented at ICBO 2026 are especially encouraged, submissions are open to the entire bilevel optimization community, and participation in the conference is not required. Submission deadline: December 15, 2026 More information, including submission instructions and the list of Guest Editors, is available here: https://bileveloptimization.org/icbo/2026/special-issue.html <https://mx.uni-trier.de/fmlurlsvc/?fewReq=:B:JVMxOj49MS19NjklOy1ibzY7OjE7Oi14Ymxlan9+eW42bTM8aTk8O2o+PWg6aDhvbW9vaWpuM208OmhtPj04bWg9bWo4MjNobi1/Njo8Mjo5OTgyOjwtemJvNj0yPkJJfl5bOzo5Mjs4Jj0yPkJJfl5ZOzo5Mjs4LXloe382Zmp5f2JlJXhoY2Zib39LfmViJn95Ym55JW9uLWg2Oy1jb2c2Ow==&url=https%3a%2f%2fbileveloptimization.org%2ficbo%2f2026%2fspecial-issue.html> We encourage you to consider contributing and would be grateful if you could also share this call with colleagues who may be interested. We look forward to receiving your submissions! Best regards, The Committee of the Bilevel Optimization Society (COBOS) ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [CFP] EvoApps 2027. Special Session on Bioinspired Algorithms for Green Computing and Sustainable Complex Systems. Mainz (March 31 - April 2, 2027)

***Apologies for multiple postings*** Dear colleagues, EvoStar, the leading European event on bio‑inspired AI, will have a Special Session on Bioinspired Algorithms for Green Computing and Sustainable Complex Systems<https://www.evostar.org/2026/evoapps/bagcscs/> in 2027. This session will be included in EvoApplications conference, ranked B in the CORE/ICORE conference rankings: http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/2218/ The deadline for paper submissions is November 1, 2026, anywhere on Earth! This special session aims to gather researchers and practitioners who apply bioinspired algorithms to solve sustainability problems, particularly in computing and resource management in complex systems, enabling more sustainable and eco-friendly computational processes. The session will provide a platform to explore novel applications, theoretical advances, and cross-disciplinary approaches at the intersection of computational intelligence and environmental responsibility. Contributions that address challenges related to reducing energy consumption, efficient hardware-software co-design, and the sustainable development of computational systems are encouraged. Topics of Interest * Energy-efficient evolutionary algorithms * Green data center optimization * Resource-efficient scheduling and task management * Sustainable hardware-software co-design * Eco-aware algorithmic design * Adaptive power management and energy harvesting * Network optimization for green computing * Bioinspired solutions for circular computing * Swarm intelligence for sustainable resource allocation * Low-power AI and machine learning * Green computing in embedded systems * Evolutionary computation for environmental monitoring Submissions Submission format: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Page limit: 14 pages (references excluded, with no page limit for references) Review process: double-blind. Please be sure to anonymise your submission. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings, appearing as a book in the LNCS series by Springer. Session organisers Josefa Díaz Álvarez (University of Extremadura, Spain) - mjdiaz(at)unex.es Juan Luis Jimenez Laredo (University of Granada, Spain) - juanlu(at)ugr.es” Given the scope of the conference where the special session would be included, we especially encourage the submission of bio-inspired approaches. Important dates - Submission Deadline: November 1, 2026 - EvoStar event: March 31 - April 2, 2027 (Mainz, Germany) Please check the website for more information: http://www.evostar.org/2027/ Un saludo Dra. Josefa Díaz Álvarez Profesora Titular de Universidad Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores Grupo de Evolución Artificial (GEA) http://www.unex.es/investigacion/grupos/gea Tel. 924 38 70 68 ext. 82537 Tel. directo: 924 67 30 37 Centro Universitario de Mérida Universidad de Extremadura ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Call for talks and videos: Workshop on Exposition, Exploration, and Depth 2026

Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the Workshop on Exposition, Exploration, and Depth 2026 will be held in IIT Delhi, New Delhi India on 19th and 20th December 2026. The workshop is co-located with the FSTTCS conference <https://www.fsttcs.org.in/2026/>. The idea behind the workshop is to provide explanations and clarity around concepts in Theoretical Computer Science, which can be of interest to a wider audience, but somehow is understood well by a small number of researchers in a subfield. For more details, please visit the URL: https://vaishs.github.io/DepthTCS/index.html The workshop will feature invited talks from experts, contributed talks, and a video competition for students and postdocs. We invite proposals for contributed talks and videos, the calls for the same are appended below. The information can also be found at the webpage mentioned above. *************** Call for contributed talks **************** We invite proposals for contributed talks on any topic in Theoretical Computer Science. The purpose of these talks is to share a general result or idea that might not be very well known outside its particular subfield of Theoretical CS, but which contains aspects of general interest, and whose intuition can be presented in an accessible manner to a wider audience. The idea is to shed light on some not-very-well-known topics and ideas which might find application in areas outside of the ones where they are customary, rather than to explore deep technical details which would assume familiarity with the basic setup. People whose contributed talks are accepted are required to register for the workshop and present their work in person. There are three important rules to be followed. - The talk must not be about a result directly based on the speaker's own work. - A contributed talk is intended to last for no more than half an hour (25 + 5 for Q&A) and must be accompanied by a clear, expository write-up of at most six pages on the topic, in the LIPIcs format <https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publishing/series/details/lipics#author>. - The talk and the write-up should exhibit the human understanding of the presenter about the topic, and hence AI should not be used for coming up with the topic or contents of the talk. Your submission should be a work that you could confidently explain, defend, and reproduce yourself. If AI produced a substantial part of your exposition, then it is not an eligible submission. This policy and our judgement criteria are in the spirit of 3Blue1Brown’s Summer of Math Exposition <https://some.3b1b.co/ai-policy>. The proposals will be judged on the following. - Motivation: It should be clear early on in the explainer why the topic matters and why someone should be excited to learn about it. - Clarity: Jargon should be clearly explained, and the goals of the talk should be easy to understand for a general audience, some of whom might be new to the topic. - Novelty: The idea need not be brand new, but the presentation should either bring a new perspective to a familiar topic, or shed light on an overlooked or obscure idea that deserves more attention. The deadline is 5th November, 2026, AoE. We look forward to receiving your submission! Submission link: https://forms.gle/5FWUQKDF1d9yDpfx8 ********************* Call for videos ******************** We are organizing a video competition for postdocs and students as a part of the workshop. The idea is to recognize and celebrate good expositions in video form and to encourage the community to consider video expositions as a way of spreading understanding. The expository video can draw from any topic or concept in Theoretical Computer Science, and should not be more than 20 minutes (there is no lower bound, though, and shorter videos conveying an idea clearly are more than welcome). We encourage making videos for a wider TCS audience on topics which are not very well-known outside an area. The following rules must be followed for an entry to be considered for the competition. - All the creators of the video must be an undergraduate, postgraduate, or PhD student, or a postdoctoral researcher, at the time of submission. - The video must not be created through AI video generators. The narration should be by one of the creators, reflecting their understanding about the topic of the video. We follow a similar judging criteria and the same AI policy as 3Blue1Brown’s Summer of Math Exposition <https://some.3b1b.co/ai-policy>. The videos will be judged on the following. - Motivation: It should be clear early on in the explainer why the topic matters and why someone should be excited to learn about it. - Clarity: Jargon should be clearly explained, and the goals of the talk should be easy to understand for a general audience, some of whom might be new to the topic - Novelty: The idea need not be brand new, but the presentation should either bring a new perspective to a familiar topic, or shed light on an overlooked or obscure idea that deserves more attention. - Memorability: Something should make the piece stick with the audience, even months later, whether that's the beauty of the presentation, the enthusiasm of the presenter, or a mind-blowing aha! moment. The deadline is 5th November, 2026, AoE. We look forward to receiving your submission! Submission link: https://forms.gle/27WU7zovHTCAqymq7 *********************************************************************************** For any queries, please contact the organizers. Organizing Team Nikhil Balaji (IIT Delhi) Syamantak Das (IIIT Delhi) Ashutosh Rai (IIT Delhi) Vaishnavi Sundararajan (IIT Delhi) ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] INFORMS Transportation Science - Special Issue: Railway Challenges - CfP (submission deadline Sep 30th, 2027)

Dear researchers, the INFORMS Railway Applications Section (RAS) is composing a special issue of the journal "Transportation Science" dedicated to the topic: "Railway Challenges, Reproducibility, and Computational Breakthroughs" There will be two types of submissions: - Challenge Problem Papers - Solution Method Papers The scope and topics are wide and include: - Network Planning and Operations - Real-Time Operations and Control - Yard and Terminal Operations - Data-Driven and Predictive Analytics - Integrated, Multimodal, and Sustainability Problems The guest editorial team consists of: - Xuesong (Simon) Zhou, Arizona State University (Lead) - Christian Liebchen, Technische Hochschule Wildau - Nikola Bešinović, Technical University of Dresden - Shuai Su, Beijing Jiaotong University - Marcella Samà, Roma Tre University - Niels Lindner, Zuse Institute Berlin - Yili (Kelly) Tang, University of Western Ontario The submission deadline is Sep 30th, 2027. For motivation, requirements, evaluation criteria, and further details, please refer to https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/trsc/calls-for-papers We are curious about your challenging data sets, innovative algorithmic ideas, and are looking very much forward to your submissions next summer! Best regards Christian (for the guest editorial team) -- Prof. Dr. Christian Liebchen Technische Hochschule Wildau Fachbereich Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften Studiengangssprecher Verkehrssystemtechnik Verkehrsbetriebsführung Hochschulring 1 15745 Wildau Telefon: +49 3375 508 755 Web: http://www.th-wildau.de/vst Büro: https://icampus.th-wildau.de/map/?q=liebchen ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] CFP Metaheuristics and Decision Making

Dear Colleague, On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we invite you to participate in the special session (workshop) on "Application of Metaheuristics and Decision Making Methods to Large-Scale Problems" at the 16th International Conference on Large Scale Scientific Computation - LSSC'27, June 14 - 18, 2027, Sozopol, Bulgaria, with arrival: June 13 and departure: noon June 18. The session is organized by: Prof. Stefka Fidanova (stefka.fidanova@gmail.com) from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Gabriel Luque (gabriel@lcc.uma.es) from University of Malaga, Spain. Topics The list of topics includes, but is not limited to: combinatorial optimization global optimization multiobjective optimization optimization in dynamic and/or noisy environments large scale optimization parallel and distributed approaches in optimization random search algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search other derivative free optimization methods nature inspired optimization methods (evolutionary algorithms, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, immune artificial systems etc) hybrid optimization algorithms involving natural computing techniques and other global and local optimization methods optimization methods for learning processes and data mining computational optimization methods in statistics, econometrics, finance, physics, medicine, biology, engineering etc decision making methods Proceedings We plan to continue publishing the proceedings of only refereed and presented papers as a special volume of Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Important deadlines Deadline for submission of abstracts January 15, 2027 Notification of acceptance of the talks on the basis of the submitted abstract January 31, 2027 Deadline for registration March 01, 2027 Deadline for submission of full papers March 01, 2027 Notification of acceptance of full papers April 15, 2027 Abstracts and contributed papers The abstracts (up to 1 page stating clearly the originality of the results) are to be written in standard LaTeX. The length of the contributed papers is limited to 8 pages. It is assumed that ONE participant will present not more than ONE talk. Send the abstracts and papers to special session organizers and conference organizers, indicating the name of the special session. After sending the abstract go to the conference web page and fill in the registration form (personal data of the participants, minimum one per paper, and the name of the special session). Information about abstract and paper preparation, accommodation, transportation, registration form and conference location you can find at the conference web page http://parallel.bas.bg/Conferences/SciCom27/ Special session organizers Prof. Stefka Fidanova Prof. Gabriel LuqueDear Colleague, -- Prof. Stefka Fidanova IICT-BAS Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A 1113 Sofia Bulgaria Ph. +359-2-9796642 ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] CSTA 2026: The IEEE co-sponsored International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, Technologies and Applications, 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA.

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, Technologies and Applications (CSTA 2026) https://emergingtechnet.org/CSTA2026/index.php 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA. Hybrid Event and Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Lone Star Section *CSTA 2026 CFP:* The International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, Technologies and applications (CSTA 2026) is a lively and inclusive gathering where researchers, academics, and industry professionals from across the globe come together to explore the latest advancements in Cybersecurity Systems and intelligent systems. Cybersecurity Systems received a lot of attention as AI continues to reshape industries and push the boundaries of what’s possible. CSTA 2026 creates a welcoming space for innovation, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas in the Cybersecurity domain. CSTA 2026 serves as a premier platform for researchers, academics, and industry professionals to converge and explore the latest advancements, challenges, and applications in the dynamic fields of Cybersecurity Models and Systems. The International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, Technologies and applications (CSTA 2026) aims to bring together leading researchers, academics, and practitioners from around the world to share their latest findings, innovations, and applications in Artificial Intelligence and intelligent systems. CSTA 2026 provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for presenting advances and exchanging insights on the theoretical foundations, cutting-edge technologies, and real-world implementations of AI. CSTA 2026 will feature keynote talks, technical paper sessions, workshops, and tutorials covering a wide range of Cybersecurity topics. We invite submissions of high-quality research papers describing original and unpublished results in all areas of Artificial Intelligence Systems. addresses the use of advanced intelligent systems in providing cybersecurity solutions in many fields, and the challenges, approaches, and future directions. We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to Intelligent Systems with special interest in but not limited to: · Cybersecurity and Data-Driven Systems · Cybersecurity based Machine Learning and Data-Driven Systems · Cybersecurity and Multimodal AI · Cybersecurity for Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Large Language Models · Cybersecurity Computer Vision, Image and Video Processing Systems · Cybersecurity in Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Large Language Models · Artificial Intelligence Systems Security · Computational Language and Human-Centered Systems · Cybersecurity for Cloud, Edge systems · Cybersecurity Applications *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 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Length of short papers can be up to 6 pages. Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the conference Proceeding, and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. *Important Dates:* - *Paper submission deadline: 15 October 2026 (Firm and Final)* - Notification of acceptance: 1 November 2026 - Camera-ready Submission: 15 November 2026 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on CSTA to: emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [Scheduling seminar] Frits Spieksma (TU Eindhoven) | October 7 | Scheduling in the World of Sports.

Dear scheduling researcher, We are delighted to announce the talk given by Frits Spieksma (TU Eindhoven). The title is "Scheduling in the World of Sports". The seminar will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, October 7, at 13:00 UTC. Join Zoom Meeting https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/92480520441?pwd=jjZUiDxNEVvMe1kB9PzAoTQ4YZSvZn.1 Meeting ID: 924 8052 0441 Passcode: 795229 You can follow the seminar online or offline on our YouTube channel as well: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUoCNnaAfw5NAntItILFn4A The abstract follows. At first sight, the schedule of any particular league or tournament may look like a rather mundane matter. Indeed, it is obvious that one has to pick certain dates and times for a set of matches to be played. However, that is *not* all there is to it. There is a, sometimes subtle, relation between the schedule of a tournament and its outcome. Thus, the schedule of a tournament should be designed with care, ensuring that, among the interests of all other stakeholders, fairness among players (or teams), receives the attention it deserves. We will review examples that shed light on the relation between the schedule on the one hand, and the outcome on the other hand. From these examples, we extract analytical insights that allow us to construct fairer schedules. We intend to illustrate our findings by considering examples from leagues and tournaments from various sports. The next talk in our series will be Shunji Tanaka (Okayama University) | October 21 | Optimizing item stacking and retrieval. For more details, please visit https://schedulingseminar.com/ With kind regards Zdenek Hanzalek, Michael Pinedo, and Guohua Wan -- 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/ ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] School on symbolic dynamics in Liège (BE) April 19-23 2027

Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce that registrations are now open for the Spring school Mind the Shift on symbolic dynamics which will take place in Liège, Belgium, April 19 to 23, 2027. https://mind-the-shift.sciencesconf.org/ This school aims at introducing participants to symbolic dynamics by giving a broad view of its impact in different fields of mathematics and theoretical computer science. It primarily targets young researchers at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels, but is open to everyone. It will be split in three courses: * Introduction to symbolic dynamics by Ronnie Pavlov (University of Denver) * Links between symbolic dynamics and decidability problems by Étienne Moutot (CNRS, Institut Fournier, Université de Grenoble Alpes), * Links between symbolic dynamics and combinatorics by France Gheeraert (Université Picardie Jules Vernes, Lamfa). Each course will be divided in three lectures and one exercise session. The school will end with a presentation and poster session. The registration is free and includes three lunches and the conference dinner. There is a limited number of spots, and the registration deadline is April 5, 2027. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We hope to welcome you in Liège soon, The organizing committee, Antoine Abram, Tore Koß, Manon Stipulanti and Léo Vivion ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************