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Friday, October 21, 2016

[DMANET] Special issue of Discrete Applied Mathematics: CTW 2016 (deadline March 31th, 2017)

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Discrete Applied Mathematics

Special Issue: 14th Cologne-Twente Workshop on
Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization (CTW 2016)

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The 14th edition of the Cologne-Twente Workshop on Graphs and
Combinatorial Optimization (CTW 2016, http://http://ctw16.di.unimi.it/)
was held on June 6-8, 2016 at Palazzo Feltrinelli in Gargnano, Italy,
a historical building belonging to the University of Milan.

Following the tradition of previous CTWs, a special issue of
Discrete Applied Mathematics will be devoted to a selection of papers
on topics related to the themes of the workshop (graph theory,
combinatorial optimization and the design and analysis of algorithms).

All interested researchers are invited to contribute to this special issue.
Submissions of contributions not presented at the workshop are also welcome.

All articles will be thoroughly refereed according to the high standards of
Discrete Applied Mathematics.

The full papers must be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial System
(http://ees.elsevier.com/dam). When submitting your paper, be sure to
specify
that the paper is a contribution for the Special Issue of CTW 2016,
so that your paper is assigned to the guest editors. Please see the
Author Instructions on the site if you have not yet submitted a paper
through this web-based system. Be sure to note that your work is intended
for the Special Issue and to select the article type SI: CTW 2016.

The deadline for submission is March 31, 2017.

Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print
publication.
We are looking forward to receiving your contribution.

The Guest Editors,

Alberto Ceselli
Roberto Cordone

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[DMANET] Special Issue of Networks: Vehicle Routing and Logistic, Submission deadline: November 15, 2016

Call for Papers

Special Issue of_ Networks_:

Logistic and Vehicle Routing

Guest Editors:
Roberto Wolfler Calvo

LIPN, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris Nord,

Université Paris13, Villetaneuse, France

Roberto Baldacci

DEIS, Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems,
University of Bologna, Italy

Lucas Letocart

LIPN, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris Nord,

Université Paris13, Villetaneuse, France

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2016

EXPECTED PUBLICATION DATE: EARLY 2018

ROUTE is a biennial series of international workshops and provides a
high quality forum for recent developments, trends and advances in the
theory, practice and application of mathematical models and optimization
methodologies in the field of Transportation with a special focus on
Routing. This year's ROUTE was held in Rambouillet , France from June 1
to 4 2016 and brought together around 30 academics, researchers, and
practitioners from more than 10 countries.
In connection with the activities of ROUTE 2016, this special issue on
"Vehicle Routing" invites both theoretical and methodological
contributions towards the design and development of innovative solution
approaches (exact, heuristic, and matheuristic approaches) to address
challenging logistic problems with a particular focus, but not
exclusively, on vehicle routing problems (new models and problem
formulations).

Submissions are open to all, not only to ROUTE 2016 participants.

All contributions will be peer reviewed according to the usual standards
of the journal. Please submit your manuscript at wolfler@lipn.fr.

For further information on the special issue, please contact the Guest
Editors, Roberto Wolfler Calvo (wolfler@lipn.fr), Roberto Baldacci
(r.baldacci@unibo.it) and Lucas Létocart (letocart@lipn.fr).

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[DMANET] Scientific Coordinator at the Vienna Graduate School in Computational Optimization

The *Vienna Graduate School in Computational Optimization (VGSCO)*
offers a contract for a Scientific Coordinator (PostDoc Assistant). The
position is meant to provide a young scientist in the years after
obtaining a PhD with support to broaden and deepen his/her research
agenda. Applicants should have successfully completed their PhD in
Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or a related field with
excellent results or close to it. He/she will complement research areas
pursued at VGSCO and will conduct original research independently.
He/she will participate in the Graduate School's teaching, research and
administrative activities and contribute to linking the Graduate School
with the national and international scientific community, cooperating
with other academic departments/institutions and supporting PhD
students. He/She administrates the series of guest lectures and
workshops and actively participates in the selection process of Visiting
Professors. Experience in teaching and administration at university is
of advantage. Employment (40 hrs/week) is based on a 3-year contract.

The Vienna Graduate School on Computational Optimization is a joint
initiative between the University of Vienna, the TU Wien and the
Austrian Institute of Science and Technology (IST) funded by the
Austrian Science Fund (FWF). The goal of the Graduate School is to give
the PhD candidates a comprehensive education in many aspects of
optimization including modeling, theory and implementation. It is
intended to cover by the research topics the broad scope of
Theory-Algorithms-Applications. In addition to the main scientific
goals, other skills will be trained such as efficient literature search,
writing scientific papers, presentation of results, the transformation
of mathematical ideas into working algorithms, understanding the
peculiar problems of application areas and putting them into a
mathematical formulation. In the long term we will foster collaboration
between the members and their respective institutions in order to make
Vienna a place of excellence in Computational Optimization. For more
information, visit our website at http://vgsco.univie.ac.at

Profile:

The successful applicant has an excellent background in Computational
Optimization and should demonstrate a strong interest in research in
that field. He/She has a record of innovative research papers that aim
to be published in top general interest and field journals. He/She is
able to comprehend complex issues and communicate them in a structured
way. He/She likes to work in an international team and is interested
also transporting research standards to PhD students and introducing
them into the scientific network.

Required documents for a successful application include:

·Completed PhD thesis and degree (certificate and transcripts)

·Motivation letter expressing the candidate's visions and expectations

·CV including scientific interests, publications and scientific
achievements

·A minimum of 2 recommendation letters

·Excellent command of written and spoken English

(knowledge of other languages is an asset)

·Skype address for a possible interview

Applications should be submitted via email to vgsco@univie.ac.at
<mailto:vgsco@univie.ac.at>

Deadline for applications is *November 25, 2016*.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

For further information, please contact Prof. Georg Pflug at the
Department of Statistics and OR, University of Vienna, at
vgsco@univie.ac.at <mailto:vgsco@univie.ac.at>

As part of the university we pursue a non-discriminatory employment
policy and value equal opportunities, as well as diversity
(http://diversity.univie.ac.at). The university lays special emphasis on
increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions.
Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

[DMANET] CFP EvoSET

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evoSET - Nature-inspired algorithms in Software Engineering and Testing

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 19 to 21 April 2017
A NEW track of EvoApplications, part of Evo* 2017
www.evostar.org

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2016

AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THE BEST
EvoAPPLICATIONS PAPERS WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL

ISSUE OF THE
*MEMETIC COMPUTING JOURNAL* (2015 Impact Factor: 0.9)

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Dear colleague,
We are pleased to announce the launch of evoSET, a new track within the
evoAPPLICATIONS Conference, part of the evo* event, www.evostar.org.

* Aims and scope
We seek both theoretical developments and applications of Computational
Intelligence to the design, the development, operation, and maintenance of
software, with particular focus on testing for security and reliability.
All bio-inspired computational paradigms are welcome, mainly Genetic and
Evolutionary Computation, including Multi-Objective Approaches, but also
Fuzzy Logic, Intelligent Agent Systems, Neural Networks, Cellular Automata,
Artificial Immune Systems, Swarm Intelligence and others, including hybrids.

Topics include but are not limited to:
* Requirements engineering
* Automated design and development of software
* Search-based software engineering
* Software reliability, testing and security
* Software maintenance and self-repair
* Software effort estimation and fault prediction
* Genetic improvement of software
* Real world applications of the above

* Submission Details

Submissions must be original and not published elsewhere. They will be
peer reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. The
reviewing process will be double-blind, so please omit information about
the authors in the submitted paper. Submit your manuscript in Springer
LNCS format (limit: 16 pages). Please provide *up to five keywords* in
your Abstract.

Submission link: https://myreview.saclay.inria.fr/evoapps17/

* EvoSET Chairs:
Anna I Esparcia-Alcázar, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Sara Silva, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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[DMANET] CPAIOR 2017 Second CfP - Integration of AI, OR and CP for optimization

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CPAIOR 2017, Call for Papers

Padova, June 5-8 2017
http://cpaior2017.dei.unipd.it/

[Apologies for cross-posting]
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General Information
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The Fourteenth International Conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research Techniques in Constraint Programming will be held in Padova, Italy, June 5 - 8, 2017, with a Master Class on "Computational Techniques for Combinatorial Optimization" on June 5, and the Main Conference on June 6 - 8, 2017.

The aim of the conference is to bring together interested researchers from Constraint Programming (CP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Operations Research (OR) to present new techniques or applications in combinatorial optimization and to provide an opportunity for researchers in one area to learn about techniques in the others.

A main objective of this conference series is also to give these researchers the opportunity to show how the integration of techniques from different fields can lead to interesting results on large and complex problems.

Therefore papers that actively combine, integrate, or contrast approaches from more than one of the areas are especially solicited. High quality papers from a single area are also welcome, provided that they are of interest to other communities involved. Application papers showcasing CP/AI/OR techniques on novel and challenging applications or experience reports on such applications are strongly encouraged.

The program committee invites submissions that include but are not limited to the following topics:

* Inference and relaxation methods: constraint propagation, cutting planes, global constraints, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, Lagrangian and convex relaxations, heuristic functions based on relaxations.
* Search methods: branch and bound, intelligent backtracking, incomplete search, randomized search, portfolios, column generation, Benders decomposition or any other decomposition methods, local search and metaheuristics
* Integration of machine learning and optimization: learning-based search and heuristics, use of predictive models in optimization, constraint acquisition, optimization for training machine learning models
* Integration methods: solver communication, model transformations and solver selection, parallel and distributed resolution techniques, models, and solvers.
* Modeling methods: comparison of models, symmetry breaking, uncertainty, dominance relationships.
* Innovative Applications of CP/AI/OR techniques.
* Implementation of CP/AI/OR techniques and optimization systems.

More information is available on the conference web site: http://cpaior2017.dei.unipd.it/

Important Dates
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* Abstract submission deadline: 14 Nov
* Paper submission deadline: 21 Nov
* Rebuttal period: 20-23 Dec
* Final notification: 16 Jan
* Camera-ready version: 31 Jan

Submission process and formats
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Paper submissions are of two types:

* Long papers (15 pages, plus references)
* Short papers (8 pages, plus references)

The conference proceedings will be published on the LNCS series.

Additionally, outstanding submissions to the technical program will be offered the opportunity to be published exclusively through a "fast track" process in the "Constraint" Journal. Journal fast track paper will still be regularly presented at the conference.

All papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format via easychair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cpaior2017

Authors should follow the submission instructions on the conference website. In the particular, they should comply with the required format (LNCS style) and page limits.

For any queries on the submission process, please contact the program chairs at dominiqs@gmail.com and michele.lombardi2@unibo.it

Organization
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* Program chairs:
- Domenico Salvagnin (DEI, University of Padova), http://www.dei.unipd.it/~salvagni/
- Michele Lombardi (DISI, University of Bologna), http://ai.unibo.it/people/MicheleLombardi

* Conference chair:
- Domenico Salvagnin (DEI, University of Padova), http://www.dei.unipd.it/~salvagni/

* Program Committee:
- Chris Beck, University of Toronto
- David Bergman, University of Connecticut
- Timo Berthold, Fair Isaac Germany GmbH
- Hadrien Cambazard, Grenoble INP
- Andre A. Cire, University of Toronto
- Matteo Fischetti, University of Padova
- Bernard Gendron, Université de Montréal
- Ambros Gleixner, Zuse Institute Berlin
- Carla Gomes, Cornell University
- Tias Guns, KU Leuven
- John Hooker, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
- Matti Järvisalo, University of Helsinki
- Serdar Kadioglu, Oracle Corporation
- Philip Kilby, Australia National University
- Joris Kinable, Carnegie Mellon University
- Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Andrea Lodi, École Polytechnique de Montréal
- Ines Lynce, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa
- Laurent Michel, University of Connecticut
- Michela Milano, University of Bologna
- Michele Monaci, University of Bologna
- Siegfried Nijssen, UC Louvain
- Barry O'Sullivan, University College Cork, Insight center
- Claude-Guy Quimper, Université Laval
- Jean-Charles Régin, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- Louis-Martin Rousseau, École Polytechnique de Montréal
- Ashish Sabharwal, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Scott Sanner, University of Toronto
- Pierre Schaus, UC Louvain
- Christian Schulte, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Helmut Simonis, University College Cork
- Christine Solnon, INSA Lyon
- Peter-J. Stuckey, University of Melbourne
- Michael Trick, Carnegie Mellon University
- Pascal Van-Hentenryck, University of Michigan
- Willem-Jan Van-Hoeve, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
- Sicco Verwer, Delft University of Technology
- Toby Walsh, University of New South Wales and Data61
- Alessandro Zanarini, ABB CRC
- Yingqian Zhang, TU Eindoven

[DMANET] Postdoc position in Montpellier, France

Dear colleagues,
due to a date error, we post again this proposal, extending the deadline for applications.

The LIRMM (http://www.lirmm.fr/lirmm_eng <http://www.lirmm.fr/lirmm_eng> <http://www.lirmm.fr/lirmm_eng <http://www.lirmm.fr/lirmm_eng>>), and ISE-M (http://www.isem.univ-montp2.fr/?lang=en <http://www.isem.univ-montp2.fr/?lang=en> <http://www.isem.univ-montp2.fr/?lang=en <http://www.isem.univ-montp2.fr/?lang=en>>) at Université de Montpellier, France, invite applications for an 18 month post-doctoral position in computational biology.

Context:
The research will take place in the context of a project bringing together specialists in computer science, applied mathematics and agronomy, to make use of the recent production of crop reference genomes. Such resources open opportunities to more efficient use of plant diversity in breeding programs. The full exploitation of these data requires development of new theoretical models and methods, as well as new bioinformatic tools. The successful candidate will closely collaborate with Celine Scornavacca (ISE-M), Fabio Pardi & Vincent Berry (LIRMM), and will benefit from the strong research environment of an internationally acknowledged site in computational biology and biomathematics (IBC), Computer Science (LIRMM) and Agronomy (CGIAR, Agropolis).

Objectives of the research:
Current crop genomes usually derive from a few domesticated ancestors that mainly follow a tree-like evolution, but subject to some hybridization events (recombination between different varieties). The history of these genomes is thus represented by a network (directed acyclic graph), rather than by a simple tree. Different parts of a same genome can hence have different ancestral origins, according to the paths they followed inside the network, leading to a composite structure of the genome. The project aims at recovering the "phylogenetic" network from the structure of current plant genomes. This implies extending current tree inference / interpretation models and algorithms, and then applying the developed methodologies to genome-wide data.

Qualifications:
Candidates should have a PhD degree or equivalent. Previous postdoc experience is a plus. Candidates can be from different backgrounds: computational biology, computer science, or biomathematics (maximum likelihood optimization or statistics applied to evolutionary models). No deep knowledge of biology is required, as the necessary information will be acquired during the project. The candidates should be familiar with some techniques from the following areas: mathematical modeling, algorithmics, parameterized complexity, data structures, maximum likelihood, optimization and graph combinatorics.

Required qualities:
- Rigor, sense of initiative.
- Appeal for solving real problems and for interdisciplinary work.
- Communication skills (written and verbal) in English. Prior knowledge of French is not required.
- Programming skills are mandatory, though local engineers and students will back the successful candidate.

Salary and terms of employment:
The appointment will be based on the standards at Université de Montpellier, ensuring a net month salary of 2130€, which is largely adequate to the cost of living in Montpellier.

Workplace and period of employment:
The workplace is the main campus at Université de Montpellier (Triolet Campus), at 10mn by tram from the historical city center, and 15km from the Mediterranean Sea.
Expected start date of the contract is ***between November and December 2016***, but a slightly later start date may be negotiated. The position is intended for 18 months.

Deadline for application: Friday October 28, 2016.
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. The file must include: application cover letter, CV, PhD diploma, list of references, list of publications.

Monday, October 17, 2016

[DMANET] 40ACCMCC: Early bird registration until 1st November

40ACCMCC: The 40th Australasian Conference on Combinatorial
Mathematics & Combinatorial Computing
Date: 12-16 December 2016
Venue: The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Website: https://40accmcc.newcastle.edu.au/

Early-bird registration: until 1st November
Abstract submission deadline: 18th November
Registration closes: 25th November

ACCMCC, the Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and
Combinatorial Computing, is the annual conference of the Combinatorial
Mathematics Society of Australasia. This year it will be held at the
University of Newcastle, Australia. The conference covers all areas of
combinatorics in mathematics and computer science.

The following people will be giving invited talks.

- Nathan Clisby, University of Melbourne
- Amy Glen, Murdoch University
- Bojan Mohar, Simon Fraser University
- Florian Pfender, University of Colorado Denver
- Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Bruce Reed, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo
- Benny Sudakov, ETH Zurich
- Geoff Whittle, University of Wellingtton

Attendees (especially students) are invited to give contributed talks.
Contributed talks are 20 minutes in length with an additional 5
minutes for questions. The CMSA Student Prize will be awarded to the
best student talk at the conference.

Just after the conference, on the 16th and 17th of December, there
will be a workshop on Applied Probability, Combinatorics and
Optimisation at the same venue with invited talks by

- Jerzy Filar, Flinders University,
- Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Nick Wormald, Monash University

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Thomas Kalinowski
School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2308

Tel: +61 2 4921 6558
Fax: +61 2 4921 6898
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[DMANET] CFP EvoENERGY 2017 at Evo*

Submission deadline: November 1st, 2016

EvoENERGY 2017, 19 - 21 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The EvoENERGY track is part of EvoApplications, the European Conference
on the Applications of Evolutionary Computation
(http://www.evostar.org/), to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

INTRODUCTION

Along with the worldwide incentive to reduce fossil and nuclear based power
generation, the number of distributed generators and other forms of
distributed energy resources which are installed in power networks has been
steadily increasing over the last years. This increased integration has
triggered a transformation of the energy system and challenges the
conventional operation of these networks.

On a network level, this transformation requires new control and
communication approaches, to guarantee the security of energy supplies as
well as an optimal exploitation of available resources. On a generator
level, advanced control strategies as well as morphological optimization
(e.g., tuning of wind-blade design) can help to assure an optimal
performance of the generator.

EvoEnergy is intended as a platform for new, innovative computational
intelligence and nature-inspired techniques in the domain of energy-related
optimization research. We seek contributions ranging from new control
concepts for decentralized generation, strategies for their coordination in
the network to the morphological optimization of distributed generators.

TOPICS

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- management and prediction of distributed generation, storage and
consumption
- evolutionary design and morphological optimization in energy systems
- advanced distribution management system functionalities
- Smart Grid planning, monitoring, operation and control
- distributed optimization in energy networks
- demand side management
- novel methods for network restoration

PUBLICATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of EvoStar, published in a
volume of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, which will be
available at the Conference.

Submissions must be original and not published elsewhere. The submissions
will be peer reviewed by at least three members of the program committee.
The authors of accepted papers will have to improve their paper on the
basis of the reviewers comments and will be asked to send a camera ready
version of their manuscripts. At least one author of each accepted work has
to register for the conference and attend the conference and present the
work. The reviewing process will be double-blind, please omit information
about the authors in the submitted paper.

Submission format: Springer LNCS
Page limit: 16 pages
Submission page: http://www.evostar.org/

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: 1 November 2016
Notification: 9 January 2017
Camera-ready: 25 January 2017
EvoStar dates: 19 - 21 April 2017

TRACK CHAIRS

Paul Kaufmann, University of Paderborn, paul.kaufmann(at)gmail.com
Kyrre Glette, University of Oslo, kyrrehg(at)ifi.uio.no

[DMANET] Workshop "Combinatorial Optimization meets Parameterized Complexity" in Bonn (Dec 13-14)

You are cordially invited to participate in the workshop "Combinatorial
Optimization meets Parameterized Complexity" in Bonn on the 13th and
14th of December 2016.

The core of the program is formed by survey talks on topics from
parameterized complexity (Dec 13) and combinatorial optimization (Dec
14). Additionally, there will be a small number of shorter contributed
talks. We are delighted to announce the following invited speakers for
the survey talks:

> Fabrizio Grandoni (IDSIA, Lugano)
> Tobias Harks (Universität Augsburg)
> Bart Jansen (Eindhoven University of Technology)
> Erik Jan van Leeuwen (Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken)
> Volker Kaibel (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)
> Lukasz Kowalik (University of Warsaw)
> Peter Rossmanith (RWTH Aachen)
> Gerhard Woeginger (RWTH Aachen)

Participation is free of charge, but we would like you to register on

http://tcs.cs.uni-bonn.de/doku.php?id=research:workshop2016

even if you cannot attend the entire workshop (so that we can order
enough coffee). Details on how to register will be made available soon,
along with a detailed program. The tentative times of the workshop are
9:30 to 17:30 on December 13 and 9:30 to 15:30 on December 14.

The workshop will take place at Universitätsclub Bonn. The venue is
located at Konviktstraße 9, 53113 Bonn.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Bonn!

Britta Peis, Heiko Röglin, and Stefan Kratsch
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[DMANET] SODA/ANALCO/ALENEX 2017 extension of early-bird registration dates + travel support for students

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Extension of early-bird registration dates + travel support for students
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ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA), January 16-19, 2017
Meeting on Analytic Algorithmics and Combinatorics (ANALCO), January
16-17, 2017
Meeting on Algorithm Engineering & Experiments (ALENEX), January 17-18, 2017
Barcelona, Spain

http://www.siam.org/meetings/da17/
http://www.siam.org/meetings/analco17/
http://www.siam.org/meetings/alenex17/
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1) The deadline for early-bird rate registration is extended to
*November 11th, 2016*. Take into account that the deadlines for main
hotel releases (a percentage of unreserved rooms become unblocked each
time) will be not modified and thus we encourage you to make your hotel
reservation the sooner the better. Bear in mind that it will help all
the local arrangements if you make your registration as soon as
possible. The conference webpages might give the out-dated deadline for
early-bird registration rates for the next few days; but accessing the
on-line registration form you shall see the update and get already the
reduced registration rate.

2) If your are a full-time student check the 'Travel Support' page at

http://www.siam.org/meetings/da17/tsupport.php

to apply for the available travel awards sponsored by Google, IBM
Research and NSF.

Conrado Martinez

Local Conference Chair

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[DMANET] faculty position in Athens, Greece

The Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens has an opening for a
tenure-track faculty position in "Algorithms and Complexity", at the
rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates must have established a strong
theory research record and demonstrate a clear potential for further
academic advancement. The language of instruction in the department is
Greek.

The (hard) deadline for applying is December 12, 2016. Details for
the application procedure can be found here (in Greek):

http://www.di.uoa.gr/announcements/faculty/1883

Further enquiries may be directed to Stavros Kolliopoulos
(sgk@di.uoa.gr).

[DMANET] Postdoc at FU Berlin

A three-year postdoctoral position is available in the Combinatorics and
Graph Theory group
(http://www.mi.fu-berlin.de/en/math/groups/geokomb/index.html) of the
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Freie Universität
Berlin, starting from the Fall of 2017. The successful candidate is
expected to hold a PhD in mathematics or related field by the start of
the appointment and have an interest in extremal and/or probabilistic
combinatorics, or graph theory. The position is part of the research
group of Tibor Szabó (http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/szabo/). The teaching
load is 4 hours per week each semester.

Qualified candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, CV, list of
publications, research statement, and arrange three letters of
recommendation to be sent by the reference writers. The preferred mean
of submission is via email to Ms. Beate Pierchalla
(bpiercha@zedat.fu-berlin.de); please write "postdoc position" in the
Subject. Alternatively, hard copy applications can be mailed to

Beate Pierchalla
Institut für Mathematik
Freie Universität Berlin
Arnimallee 3
14195 Berlin
Germany

Applications received by December 16th will receive full consideration.

The Freie Universität Berlin (with the motto "International Network
University") has been selected as one of the "Universities of Excellence" of
Germany. In 2006 an English language graduate program, the Berlin
Mathematical
School (http://www.math-berlin.de/), was established in
cooperation with the other two research universities of Berlin. Discrete
Mathematics has a great tradition in the city and enjoys a unique status
(Research Training Group "Methods for Discrete Structures"
(http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/MDS/)).
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[DMANET] [GECCO 2017] Second CFP: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2017

** Call for Papers **

2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2017)
July, 2017, Berlin, Germany
http://gecco-2017.sigevo.org/

The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2017) will
present the latest high-quality results in genetic and evolutionary
computation. Topics include: genetic algorithms, genetic programming,
evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, memetic algorithms,
hyper heuristics, real-world applications, evolutionary machine
learning, evolvable hardware, artificial life, adaptive behavior, ant
colony optimization, swarm intelligence, biological applications,
evolutionary robotics, coevolution, artificial immune systems, and more.

The GECCO 2017 Program Committee invites the submission of technical
papers describing your best work in genetic and evolutionary
computation. Abstracts need to be submitted by January 30, 2017. Full
papers are due by the non-extensible deadline of February 6, 2017. Note
that the submission system will be online from November, 14 on the
official site.

Each paper submitted to GECCO will be rigorously evaluated in a
double-blind review process. The evaluation is on a per-track basis,
ensuring high interest and expertise of the reviewers. Review criteria
include significance of the work, technical soundness, novelty, clarity,
writing quality, and sufficiency of information to permit replication,
if applicable. All accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital
Library. Researchers are invited to submit abstracts of their work
recently published in top-tier conferences and journals to the Hot Off
the Press track. Contributions will be selected based on quality and
interest to the GECCO community.

By submitting a paper, the author(s) agree that, if their paper is
accepted, they will:

- Submit a final, revised, camera-ready version to the publisher on or
before the camera ready deadline
- Register at least one author to attend the conference on or before
the advance registration deadline
- Attend the conference (at least one author)
- Present the accepted paper at the conference

Important Dates:

Abstract Deadline: **January 30, 2017**
Submission of Full Papers: **February 6, 2017**
Conference [tentative]: **15-19 July, 2017**

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GECCO is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special
Interest Group for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (ACM SIGEVO).

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Fax: +34 95213 1397
ferrer [at] lcc.uma.es
http://neo.lcc.uma.es/staff/javi/

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

[DMANET] 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2017): Last Call for Tutorial Proposals

*** Last Call for Tutorial Proposals ***

22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
IUI 2017

St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus

March 13-16, 2017

http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=ZG1hbmV0CQkJZG1hbmV0QHpwci51bmkta29lbG4uZGUJMjJuZCBBQ00gSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBDb25mZXJlbmNlIG9uIEludGVsbGlnZW50IFVzZXIgSW50ZXJmYWNlcyAoSVVJIDIwMTcpOiBMYXN0IENhbGwgZm9yIFR1dG9yaWFsIFByb3Bvc2Fscwk4MAlMaXN0cwkyNDcJY2xpY2sJeWVzCW5v&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiui.acm.org%2F2017

Overview

ACM IUI 2017 is the 22nd annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces
community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting
outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces.

The 22nd edition of the conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus.
Limassol (or Lemesos) is a multicultural bustling town, flanked by two
ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion, and guarded by the Amathusian
Aphrodite and Appolo Hylates. It is a town of great visual diversity and
contrast from spectacular seafront views, historic places like the mediaeval
Castle, and Byzantine churches. Along the 17 km long sandy beaches, two
Marinas, world renowned 5 star hotels, and a most exciting dining, shopping,
nightlife and yachting scene create a year-round vibrant lifestyle well beyond
the expectations of a Mediterranean island.

ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets
the Artificial Intelligence (AI), with contributions from related fields such as
psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design
or the arts. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and
machines, by leveraging both more traditional HCI approaches, as well as
solutions that involve state-of-the art AI techniques such as machine
learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge
representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from any
relevant arena: academia, business, or non-profit organizations.

IUI 2017 is pleased to invite tutorial proposals. Tutorials offer the community
an opportunity to learn about the state-of-the-art concepts and techniques
and allow the presenters to share their expertise. We invite proposals from
active researchers and experienced presenters. Ideally, a tutorial will cover
the state-of-the-art research and development in a specific area strongly
related to IUI. Tutorials on interdisciplinary areas, novel or fast growing
directions, and significant practical applications are also encouraged.

Each accepted tutorial will receive one free IUI 2017 registration.

Submission Guidelines

The proposals should be PDF documents not exceeding 3 pages, submitted
by e-mail to the tutorial chairs at: tutorial2017@iui.acm.org.

We encourage prospective presenters to contact the tutorial chairs in
advance and discuss their tutorial ideas. Each tutorial proposal should
provide the following information:

· Name and title: Your name, the tutorial title and the expected length of
your tutorial (up to half a day).

· Description of tutorial topic and goal: Detailed outline of the tutorial,
along with descriptions of the objectives, its relevance to IUI, benefits
to the attendees, and course materials/handouts (links to online
materials encouraged).

· Organizers: Name, email address, and affiliation of each presenter. Note
that each listed presenter must register for the conference and be
present at the tutorial.

· Target audience and prerequisites: Target audience level (introductory,
intermediate, advanced) and prerequisite knowledge or skills.

· Experience: Tutors' short bios and their expertise related to the tutorial,
including history of previously given tutorials.

· Equipment and software requirement: please list any that will be needed.

Important Dates

· Tutorial Proposals: October 21, 2016
· Decisions Sent: November 21, 2016

Tutorials Co-Chairs

· Shlomo Berkovsky, CSIRO, Australia
· Bart Kninijnburg, Clemson University, USA

Friday, October 14, 2016

[DMANET] 8th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC2017) (3rd announcement)

The 8th International Network Optimization Conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, February 26-28 2017. The aim of this conference is to provide researchers from different areas of Operations Research, with the opportunity to present and discuss their results and research on the field of Network Optimization, in an inspiring and bridge building environment where fruitful ideas may flow freely.

Conference Chairs: Luis Gouveia (Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon-CMAFCIO) and Pedro Moura (Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon-CMAFCIO)

In this edition, the keynote speakers are:

W. Cook, University of Waterloo (Canada)

A. Martin, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (Germany)

R. Möhring, TU Berlin (Germany)

A. Schrijver, Univ. of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

The authors are invited to submit their papers describing original, previously unpublished research results and not currently under review. There are two types of submission: full papers (8-10 pages) and extended abstracts (1-2 pages). The abstracts of the accepted full papers and accepted extended abstracts will be available in the conference material. Accepted full papers will be published in the Eletronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics (ENDM), Elsevier. There will be a special issue of the Networks journal, Wiley, associated with the conference.

The important dates are (new dates):

ENDM paper submission deadline: November 15, 2016

Paper submission deadline: January 20, 2017

Acceptance Notification: January 25, 2017

Early Registration: January 31, 2017

INOC is the conference of the European Network Optimization Group (ENOG), a working group of EURO and the previous editions were held in Warsaw (2015), Tenerife (2013), Hamburg (2011), Pisa (2009), Spa (2007), Lisboa (2005) and Paris (2003). The conference is also part of the activities of the CMAFCIO (the Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais e Centro de Investigação Operacional), University of Lisbon.

For more information on the conference visit http://inoc2017.fc.ul.pt??

[DMANET] Faculty position at MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey

*MEF UNIVERSITY*

*FACULTY OF ENGINEERING*

*Industrial Engineering Faculty Position*

The Department of Industrial Engineering at MEF University invites
applications for a full-time faculty position at all ranks to start in
Spring 2017. The candidate is expected to hold a Ph.D. degree in Industrial
Engineering, Operations Research, Management Sciences or in a closely
related field.

Candidates should demonstrate potential for outstanding research and the
promise of excellent teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The
successful candidate will be expected to develop a program of funded
research in his or her area of expertise. Faculty duties include research,
teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels and supervising undergraduate
and graduate students. The department welcomes candidates who preferably
have background and interests in one or more of the following areas: data
analytics, manufacturing, supply chain management, simulation, stochastic
processes, and health care.

MEF University is a private non-profit foundation university in Istanbul,
Turkey, established in 2012. The university aims to become a cutting-edge
research university with world-class scholars and educators. The language
of education is English and the teaching method employed is primarily the
"Flipped Classroom" model, where classes enable an active learning
environment and develop systems-thinking and problem solving skills in the
students. The prospective faculty members are expected to implement the
Flipped Classroom pedagogy. More information about the department and the
university can be found at http://www.mef.edu.tr/.

Curriculum vitae should be submitted alongside a teaching statement, a
research statement, and names and contact information of three references
to the recruitment chair, Prof. Erhan Erkut (erhan.erkut@mef.edu.tr).
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

[DMANET] 11th IMA Maths in Signal Processing

11th IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Signal Processing
Monday 12 - Wednesday 14 December 2016, Austin Court, Birmingham

CONFERENCE FEES

This event builds upon a very successful series of previous conferences. From the first event held in Bath in 1985 to the most recent one held in Birmingham in 2014 as successful as its predecessors, the organising committee is delighted to announce the 11th IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Signal Processing to be held 12 - 14 December, 2016.
Signal processing constitutes an important area for the application of mathematical concepts and techniques fuelled, for example, by developments in mobile communications, networks, multimedia system, genomics and bioengineering, neural signal processing, big data processing and internet of things. The aim of the conference is to bring together mathematicians, statisticians and engineers with a view to exploring recent developments and identifying fruitful avenues for further research. It is hoped that the meeting will help to attract more mathematicians into this important and challenging field.

The conference will follow the same successful format as before, comprising tutorials, keynote addresses and non-overlapping technical sessions consisting of oral and poster presentations.

A social programme will be organised and will include a reception to welcome delegates.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Please note that the deadline for submissions has now passed. Successful authors were invited to submit a four page paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings by 4 November 2016.

Papers describing the application of these techniques in physical modelling, communications, financial modelling, medicine, meteorology, radar, seismology, sonar, ocean science, multimedia, instrumentation and control, audio, and acoustics, etc., were invited:

Statistical Signal Processing
Compressive Sampling
Inverse Problems
Adaptive Signal Processing
Numerical Linear Algebra
Pattern Recognition
Audio/Image/Video Processing
Array Signal Processing
Bayesian Signal Processing
Signal Separation Techniques
Applications of Finite Mathematics
Nonlinear Optimisation/Modelling
Blind Deconvolution / Equalisation
Approximation Techniques
Time-frequency / Time-scale Analysis
Space-Time Adaptive Signal Processing
Vector Sensors and Geometric Processing
High Resolution Spectral Analysis
Graph Signal Processing
Signal Processing aspect of digital communications
Simultaneous localisation and mapping
Inference for diffusion processes

Invited Speakers
Prof. Mike Davies, University of Edinburgh
Prof. Sangarapillai Lambotharan, Loughborough University
Dr. Miguel Rodrigues, University College London

Tutorials:
Dr. Tim Field, McMaster University
Dr. Saeid Sanei, University of Surrey

Conference Fees

Early Bird Fees*:
IMA Member: £ 325.00
Non-IMA Member: £ 435.00
IMA Student Member: £ 215.00
Non IMA Student: £ 225.00

Early Bird Fees* will be available until Monday 14 November 2016, after which the fees will be:

IMA Member: £ 345.00
Non-IMA Member: £ 455.00
IMA Student Member: £ 235.00
Non IMA Student: £ 245.00

*Early Bird Fees must be paid by Monday 14 November 2016 otherwise the higher price will be implemented.

Conference dinner on evening of 13 December: £40

Conference fees include refreshments and lunches throughout the conference. To register, please download, complete and return the application form available on the conference webpage:
http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/11th_maths_in_signal_processing.html

Committee members
Prof. Virginie Ruiz (Conference Chair) University of Reading
Prof. J Chambers (Conference Co-Chair) Newcastle University
Dr. P O Amblard, GIPSAlab, CNRS, France
Dr. P Baxter, Cambridge Consultants
Dr. N Le Bihan, Gipsa-Lab, CNRS, France
Dr. Pier-Luigi Dragotti, Imperial College London
Mr. D J Harvey, Thales
Dr. M Macleod, QinetiQ
Prof. S McLaughlin, Heriot Watt University
Prof. J McWhirter, Cardiff University
Prof. I K Proudler, Loughborough University
Prof. J Reilly, McMaster University, Canada
Prof. P White, University of Southampton

Further information
For further information please visit the conference webpage:
http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/11th_maths_in_signal_processing.html

For queries or to register your interest, please contact the Conferences Department, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF, e-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk<mailto:conferences@ima.org.uk>, tel: +44 (0) 1702 354020.

Pamela Bye
Conference Support Officer
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Tel: 01702 354020

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[DMANET] CFP EvoINDUSTRY 2017 at Evo*

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE : November 1st, 2016.
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EvoINDUSTRY 2017 @ Evo* 2017
Evolutionary and Bio-Inspired Computational Techniques within Real-World Industrial and Commercial Environments.

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EvoINDUSTRY is being held as a track within the EvoApplications 2017 Conference, itself part of the Evo* 2017 event to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 19 to 21 April 2017.

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Evolutionary and Bio-Inspired Computation has established itself as a powerful technique for design, search and optimisation with applications in areas such as routing, scheduling, timetabling and planning. There are a number of challenges in moving from academic research to use within industrial environments, these challenges are not only technical, but may also encompass issues such as user interaction and adoption within organisations. EvoIndustry seeks contributions from researchers, developers and industrialists who have utilised Evolutionary Computation within an industrial context.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST include (but are not limited to):
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Case studies on the adoption of Evolutionary Computation within organisations, examining hard and soft issues

Hybrid methods and novel heuristics developed to solve specific problems

The handling of real-world soft constraints

The construction of user interfaces to allow non-experts to use evolutionary based techniques

Organisation, resource and workforce scheduling

Scheduling and planning in industrial environments including production planning, transportation and distribution

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PUBLICATION DETAILS
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Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of EvoStar, published in a volume of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, which will be available at the Conference. Submissions must be original and not published elsewhere. The submissions will be peer reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. The authors of accepted papers will have to improve their paper on the basis of the reviewers comments and will be asked to send a camera ready version of their manuscripts. At least one author of each accepted work has to register for the conference and attend the conference and present the work.The reviewing process will be double-blind, please omit information about the authors in the submitted paper.

***An extended version of the EvoAPPLICATIONS best papers will be published in a special issue of Memetic Computing (Impact Factor: 1.00)***

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

Submit your manuscript in Springer LNCS format.

Page limit: 12 pages to http://myreview.csregistry.org/evoapps15/

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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Submission deadline: 1st November 2016
* Notification : 09 January 2017
* Camera-ready : 25 January 2017
* EvoINDUSTRY : 19-21 April 2017

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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Further information on the conference and co-located events can be
found at: http://www.evostar.org

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EvoINDUSTRY Track Chairs
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Neil Urquhart
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
n.urquhart(at)napier.ac.uk

Kevin Sim
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
k.sim(at)napier.ac.uk

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[DMANET] Gregory Gutin's 60th birthday conference (2nd announcement)

A two-day conference to celebrate Gregory Gutin's 60th birthday will take place at Royal Holloway University of London on 7th and 8th January 2017. Registration is free.

The invited speakers are: Noga Alon, Jørgen Bang-Jensen, Fedor Fomin, Mark Jones, Daniel Karapetyan, Eunjung Kim, Michael Krivelevich, Igor Razgon, Saket Saurabh, Benny Sudakov, Stefan Szeider, and Anders Yeo.

For more information, including a detailed programme, please see

http://gutin60.ma.rhul.ac.uk/

Simon Blackburn, Jason Crampton, and Stefanie Gerke (organisers)

[DMANET] metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we invite you to participate in
the special session (workshop) on "APPLICATIONS OF METAHEURISTICS TO
LARGE-SCALE PROBLEMS" at the 10th International Conference on Large
Scale Scientific Computation - LSSC'17, June 5 - 9, 2017, Sozopol,
Bulgaria, with arrival: June 4 and departure: noon June 9.

The session is organized by:
Prof. Stefka Fidanova (stefka@parallel.bas.bg)
from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
(former Institute for Parallel Processing), 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

Key speaker Kalin Penev, Southampton Solent University, UK
Title: Free Search - in multidimensional space M*+
Abstract: Multidimensional tasks with thousands parameters, seems to be an
embarrassing challenge for modern computational systems in terms of
software abilities and hardware capacity. Presented study focuses on
evaluation of thousands dimensional heterogeneous real-value numerical tests.
*In roman numerical system M = 1000 in decimal numerical system.

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, 2017
Notification of acceptance of the talks on the basis of the
submitted abstract
January 31, 2017
Deadline for submission of full papers
March 01, 2017
Notification of acceptance of full papers
April 15, 2017

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 up 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/SciCom17/

Special session organizers
Prof. Stefka Fidanova
Prof. Gabriel Luque

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Theory Announcements

Friday, October 21, 2016

[DMANET] Special issue of Discrete Applied Mathematics: CTW 2016 (deadline March 31th, 2017)

[DMANET] Special Issue of Networks: Vehicle Routing and Logistic, Submission deadline: November 15, 2016

[DMANET] Scientific Coordinator at the Vienna Graduate School in Computational Optimization

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

[DMANET] CFP EvoSET

[DMANET] CPAIOR 2017 Second CfP - Integration of AI, OR and CP for optimization

[DMANET] Postdoc position in Montpellier, France

Monday, October 17, 2016

[DMANET] 40ACCMCC: Early bird registration until 1st November

[DMANET] CFP EvoENERGY 2017 at Evo*

[DMANET] Workshop "Combinatorial Optimization meets Parameterized Complexity" in Bonn (Dec 13-14)

[DMANET] SODA/ANALCO/ALENEX 2017 extension of early-bird registration dates + travel support for students

[DMANET] faculty position in Athens, Greece

[DMANET] Postdoc at FU Berlin

[DMANET] [GECCO 2017] Second CFP: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2017

Saturday, October 15, 2016

[DMANET] 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2017): Last Call for Tutorial Proposals

Friday, October 14, 2016

[DMANET] 8th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC2017) (3rd announcement)

[DMANET] Faculty position at MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey

[DMANET] 11th IMA Maths in Signal Processing

[DMANET] CFP EvoINDUSTRY 2017 at Evo*

[DMANET] Gregory Gutin's 60th birthday conference (2nd announcement)

[DMANET] metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization

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