Friday, December 20, 2024

[DMANET] [CFP] Invitation to the Special Sesion on Partitioning, Clustering, and Decomposition in Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC 2025)

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit your research to the *4th Special
Session on Partitioning, Clustering, and Decomposition in Evolutionary
Computation* at the *IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2025*,
which will be held in Hangzhou, China, from June 8th to 12th, 2025.

*Overview and Scope:*

This special session explores the powerful techniques of partitioning,
clustering, and decomposition in Evolutionary Computation (EC). We seek
research that investigates how these methods can enhance performance,
tackle large-scale problems, and optimize parameter selection in various EC
algorithms.

The session covers applications at three levels:

- *Population Level:* Partitioning populations into subpopulations for
improved diversity and escape from local optima.
- *Individual Level:* Grouping variables within individuals for
cooperative coevolutionary algorithms.
- *Parameter Level:* Partitioning techniques targeting parameter
optimization.

We welcome submissions covering all evolutionary paradigms and applications
in domains like image processing, pattern recognition, scheduling, and
transportation.

*Topics of Interest:*

- Partitioning strategies in EC (random, dynamic, seed-based,
hierarchical)
- Multi-population techniques (dynamic, clustering-based, multi-level)
- Partitioning with the master population for enhanced exploration
- Decomposition approaches for large-scale problems
- Clustering for parameter value selection in EC algorithms
- Decomposition in multi-objective and multi-modal optimization

*Submission Guidelines:*

Follow the general submission guidelines on the *IEEE CEC 2025 Submission
Website* (https://www.cec2025.org/). During submission, clearly state that
your paper is for the *"4th Special Session on Partitioning, Clustering,
and Decomposition in Evolutionary Computation"*.

*Important Dates:*

- *Paper Submission Deadline:* January 15, 2025
- *Paper Acceptance Notification:* March 15, 2025
- *Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline:* May 1, 2025
- *Conference Dates:* June 8-12, 2025

More information: https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec25_pc/


We look forward to receiving your insightful contributions!

Sincerely,

Dr. Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad (Mid Sweden University, Sweden)

Dr. Diego Oliva (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico

Dr. Ripon K. Chakrabortty (UNSW Canberra, Australia)


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[DMANET] [CFP] Invitation to the Special Session: New Frontiers in Evolutionary Computation for Real-World Optimization ( IEEE CEC 2025)

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Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to submit your research to the special session
on *"New frontiers in evolutionary computation for real-world optimization:
Smart initialization and dynamic operators"* at the *IEEE Congress on
Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2025*, which will take place in Hangzhou,
China, from June 8th to 12th, 2025.

*Overview and Scope:*

This special session aims to bring together leading researchers and
practitioners in evolutionary computation (EC) to explore innovative
techniques that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of evolutionary
algorithms (EAs) for tackling real-world optimization problems. We focus on
three key areas:

- *Intelligent Initialization:* Techniques to generate high-quality
initial solutions for faster convergence and improved solution quality.
- *Dynamic Operators:* Evolving and adapting operators throughout the
search process to improve adaptability to changing environments.
- *Performance Indicators:* Developing metrics to guide exploration vs.
exploitation balance and enhance robustness in dynamic environments.

*Topics of Interest:*

- Initialization techniques: Data-driven, knowledge-based approaches and
their impact on performance.
- Dynamic operators for adaptive EAs: Evolutionary and adaptive operator
selection, self-adaptation mechanisms, and hybridization strategies.
- Decision-making for EC: Integration of Machine Learning, fuzzy
systems, and reinforcement learning.
- Search Guidance Indicators: Developing metrics to guide search
direction and promote robustness.

*Real-world applications and numerical benchmarks are highly encouraged.*

*Submission Guidelines:*

Follow the submission guidelines on the *IEEE CEC 2025 Submission Website* (
https://www.cec2025.org/). During submission, clearly specify that your
paper is for the *"New frontiers in evolutionary computation for real-world
optimization: Smart initialization and dynamic operators"* special session.

*Important Dates:*

- *Paper Submission Deadline:* January 15, 2025
- *Paper Acceptance Notification:* March 15, 2025
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*Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Dead line:* May 1, 2025
- *Conference Dates:* June 8-12, 2025

More information: https://diegoliva.com/cfp/sscec25_nf/
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We look forward to receiving your innovative submissions!

Sincerely,

Dr. Diego Oliva (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)
Dr. Mario A. Navarro (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)
Dr. Absalom El-Shamir Ezugwu (North-West University, South Africa)
Dr. Mohammed El-Abd (American University of Kuwait, Kuwait)


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[DMANET] 2nd CfA - EURO 2025 Leeds - 34th European Conference on Operational Research (50th Anniversary of EURO)

EURO 2025 ( http://www.euro2025leeds.uk/ )


34th European Conference on Operational Research (50th Anniversary of EURO)
Leeds, United Kingdom, June 22–25, 2025


SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We are delighted to invite you to take part in the EURO 2025 Conference, to be held in Leeds, United Kingdom, from June 22 to 25, 2025.


The Programme and Organising Committees, chaired by Rita D'Ecclesia, Julia Bennell, and Sajid Siraj, are working hard to craft an unforgettable scientific experience. This will be the 34 th EURO Conference, offering an excellent opportunity for the OR community to reunite in a vibrant setting. Visiting Leeds offers a rich and diverse experience. The city is known for its vibrant arts scene, historic architecture, and excellent shopping opportunities. It also boasts world-class museums, a thriving food scene, expansive green spaces, and a strong sports culture.


PLENARY, KEYNOTE & SPECIAL SESSIONS

The scientific program will feature outstanding plenary and keynote talks. Additionally, special roundtable sessions will be dedicated to the EURO Forums.


PLENARY Speakers

* Ulrike Leopold-Wildburger (University of Graz, Austria)
* David Simchi-Levi (MIT, US)
* Kalyan Talluri (Imperial College London, UK)

KEYNOTE Speakers

* Francisco Aragón Artacho (University of Alicante, Spain)
* Eitan Bachmat (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
* Agostino Capponi (Columbia University, US)
* Álvaro Cartea (University of Oxford, UK)
* Murat Köksalan (University of Michigan, US)
* Francesca Maggioni (University of Bergamo, Italy)
* Kaisa Miettinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
* Sanja Petrovic (University of Nottingham, UK)
* Leonidas Sakalauskas (Vilnius University, Lithuania)
* Oliver Sinnen (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
* Thomas Spengler (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany)
* Joanna Sułkowska (Warsaw University, Poland)

Please visit the conference website http://www.euro2025leeds.uk/ for more detailed information. This year, we are introducing a dedicated stream for tutorials and workshops. Information on satellite events can also be found on our website. Further details on special issues will also be added soon after finalization.


IMPORTANT DATES


* Abstract submission deadline: March 8, 2025
* Early registration deadline: March 30, 2025
* Author registration and payment deadline: April 20, 2025

REGISTRATION FEES


* Regular: £400.00 (early), £520.00 (standard)
* Student/Retired: £200.00 (early), £260.00 (standard)
* Accompanying persons: £150.00

The registration fee for all delegates includes:

* Tea, coffee, and lunches throughout the conference
* Admission to the Welcome Reception on Sunday
* Admission to the Evening Event on Monday
* Admission to the Farewell Party on Wednesday

The registration fee for regular/student delegates also includes:

* Admission to all sessions and the exhibition
* Conference materials

Note that the Conference Gala Dinner on Tuesday is not included in the registration fee.


CALL FOR EXHIBITORS


Parties interested in having a booth or exhibition area during the conference are kindly requested to contact the EURO 2025 Conference Organisers at: euro2025@leeds.ac.uk


MEETING YOUR NEEDS

We will do our best to ensure a smooth and trouble-free experience for all delegates. For travel and venue related information, please visit https://euro2025leeds.uk/venue-travel/ . Also, when registering for the conference, we kindly request that you provide your mobility requirements and dietary needs to help us plan accordingly.

We look forward to your participation and to welcoming you to Leeds for an enriching and inspiring event. Offering a warm Yorkshire welcome, we are delighted to make the 50 th Anniversary of EURO a memorable experience for all.

Rita, Julia, and Sajid
Program Committee & Organising Committee
EURO 2025 Leeds
http://www.euro2025leeds.uk/

For any further information, contact the University of Leeds Conferences & Events Team by email: euro2025@leeds.ac.uk


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[DMANET] LSE PhD studentships in Algorithms and Optimisation

LSE PhD studentships in Algorithms and Optimisation

The Operations Research group in the Department of Mathematics at LSE is
seeking exceptionally talented and motivated students with a strong
mathematical background and interest in topics in algorithms and
optimisation, including: algorithmic game theory; algorithms and theory
of linear, convex and integer programming; approximation algorithms;
algorithms beyond the worst-case; combinatorial optimisation; matroid
theory; multiagent learning; network design and optimisation; and random
structures and phase transitions. For more specifics, please consult the
personal pages of the faculty:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Research/Operations-Research.

Applicants whose application is complete (including receipt of
references) by the first deadline (*15 January 2025*) will be considered
for fully funded PhD studentships. These studentships cover fees and pay
an annual stipend (which for 2024 entry was £21,237), usually tax free.
The award of these studentships is competitive, based on academic
performance.

For further information about the PhD programme and how to apply, please
see
https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/graduate/mphilphd-mathematics and
https://www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Prospective-Students.

For administrative and regulatory questions, please contact: Ms Annie
Li, s.m.li@lse.ac.uk.

For academic questions, copying s.m.li@lse.ac.uk, you can email: Prof
Gregory Sorkin, g.b.sorkin@lse.ac.uk.


LSE values diversity and strives to promote equality at all levels. We
strongly encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and
members of other groups underrepresented in higher education.

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[DMANET] CFP: 1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025

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*CFP: 1st International Workshop on Web3 Applications and the eVolution
of dEcentralized finance (WAVE) 2025 @ IEEE ISCC 2025*

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https://sites.google.com/unipi.it/wave2025/home

2-5 July 2025, Bologna, Italy


Accepted papers will be published by IEEE and will be available via the
IEEE Xplore.

Motivation and Rationale


Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) are two key factors of the new
Internet era. They are redefining the landscape of digital
communications and distributed systems, offering new opportunities for
secure, resilient, and scalable applications. The worldwide adoption of
Web3 is reshaping how users experience Internet services by including
concepts such as decentralization, democratization and rewarding in
existing services. The main engine of Web3 is blockchain technology.
However, there are numerous areas where there is room for improvement.


To begin with, most Web3 applications revolve around DeFi, however, the
decentralisation offered by blockchain technology could help plenty of
scenarios. Promising scenarios are supply chains, health, decentralized
storage, data sharing, power grids, virtual worlds (like the Metaverse)
and many more. Additionally, there are other scenarios where Web3 could
have a meaningful impact, including IoT, vehicular networks, cloud and
edge computing, digital identities, intellectual property management,
digital twins, and integration with the physical world. DeFi is still
quite far from perfect. Indeed, fungible and non-fungible assets are
constantly evolving to include more advanced functionalities as so to
increase their adoption. Moreover, DeFi was shown to be susceptible to
malicious activity, including fake NFTs, sleepminting, washtrading, rug
pull, pump and dump, Maximal Extractable Value and other scams. Finding
solutions to foresee and prevent such malevolent practices becomes
crucial for the true adoption of this technology. Lastly, blockchain
technology has some inherent limitations that are still to be addressed,
including creating efficient consensus protocols for public blockchains,
and secure channels for transaction confirmation among others.


The Web3 Applications and the eVolution of dEcentralized finance (WAVE)
workshop analyses the technological challenges and the potential of Web3
and DeFi applications. By bringing together researchers and
practitioners, the workshop aims to attract contributions that can
discuss how these emerging technologies can shape the future of
blockchain, and address the challenges of their adoption. Papers on both
theoretical and design aspects are welcomed, which describe and evaluate
novel design methods and system prototypes. The workshop also welcomes
work-in-progress and position papers.

Topics


We welcome submission on a wide range of topics, including but not
limited to:


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Web3 Applications and Technologies

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Web3 storage decentralization and data sharing

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Novel Web3 applications (IoT, networks, cloud computing)

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DLTs and Blockchain Technology

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Blockchain security and performance

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Adoption of blockchain in innovative scenarios

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and similars (e.g. GameFi, SocialFi)

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Application of DeFi to novel scenarios

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DeFi vulnerability identification and mitigation

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New DeFi services

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Decentralized Social Networking: analysis and applications

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Decentralized Technology for the Metaverse

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NFTs analysis and applications

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AI for Web3 and DeFi

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Privacy, scalability, and governance

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Networking and communications for Web3 and DeFi

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Solutions for safe online environments

Submission


Submissions will be made via EDAS.

WAVE'25 uses a double-blind review process. The workshop accepts
manuscripts up to 6 pages long in the IEEE double-column proceedings
format, including tables, figures and references.

Important Dates


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Papers submission: January 10, 2025 (AoE, UCT -12) (to be extended)

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Notification of acceptance: March 14, 2025

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Camera-ready paper due: April 14, 2025

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Workshop: July 2-5, 2025 (tbc)


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[DMANET] [CFP] Submission Deadline: January 20, 2025 – The 2nd International Workshop on TwinNetApp in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2025 | Montreal, Canada

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We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFPs.
We appreciate your help to contribute & forward this CFPs to your friends.
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You are cordially invited to submit your latest research results to the
TwinNetApp Workshop.


*CALL FOR PAPERS*
The Second International Workshop on Data Driven and AI-Enabled Digital
Twin Networks and Applications (TwinNetApp) in conjunction with IEEE ICC
2025 | Montreal, Canada
Workshop Website: https://icc25-twinnetapp.bcrg.uk/
Conference Website: https://icc2025.ieee-icc.org/

The next generation technologies are envisioned to connect the physical and
digital worlds. In this regard, Digital Twins (DT) is an emerging
technology that has taken the world by storm due to its multiple benefits
and deployment in interdisciplinary applications ranging from real-time
remote monitoring to healthcare, industrial control systems and predictive
maintenance in aerospace. DT connects the physical and digital worlds by
building an accurate virtual replica of system objects in real-time.
Real-time network monitoring, performance testing, optimization, and fast
simulation are some examples that exploit DT advantages in the
communication domain and beyond. DT delivers a new generation platform to
analyse and test complex systems that is not currently available in
traditional simulations and evaluations. Therefore, the use of DT is
required in communication systems. Further, DT can deliver seamless
analysis, monitoring, and predictions between digital and virtual
counterparts of real-world systems, when it is used together with
next-generation mobile communications (5G/6G), Virtual Reality (VR),
Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Transfer Learning
(TL), 3D models, Augmented Reality (AR), distributed computing and
intelligent health applications. The workshop will invite authors to submit
papers presenting new research related to all aspects of DT networks,
systems and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited
to:
• Data-driven and IoT-based DT networks for real-time communication
systems
• Real-time communication protocols for DT networks
• DT-enabled health applications
• Wireless communications for cyber-physical DT applications
• Security and privacy concepts in DT
• Trustworthy AI enabled DT applications
• DT-assisted AI applications for smart cities
• Communications protocols for enabling DT deployment in real-world
applications
• AI applications of DT systems
• DT in Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing
• DT for enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type
Communications (mMTC), and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications
(URLLC) applications
• DT for resource management and network optimization
• Connected networking systems for environmental sensing
• DT for precision agriculture, smart city and industry 4.0 applications
• Real-world DT simulations, prototypes, and testbed demonstrations

*General Chairs*
• Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University, UK (B.Canberk@napier.ac.uk)
• Octavia Dobre, Memorial University, Canada (odobre@mun.ca) (IEEE Fellow)
• Marco Di Renzo, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupélec,
Laboratoire des Signaux et Systémes, France (
marco.di-renzo@universite-paris-saclay.fr) (IEEE Fellow)

*Keynote Speaker*
• Trung Q. Duong, Memorial University, Canada (tduong@mun.ca) (IEEE
Fellow)


*Industrial Chair* • Gökhan Yurdakul, GM of BTS Group (yurdakulg@btsgrp.com
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*Important DatesSubmission Deadline: *January 20, 2025
*Notification of Acceptance: *March 10, 2025
*Camera Ready: *March 31, 2025

*Submission*
The page length limit for all initial submissions for review is SIX (6)
printed pages (10-point font) and must be written in English. Initial
submissions longer than SIX (6) pages will be rejected without review.
*Submission Link:* https://edas.info/N33200

*Best Paper Award*
The workshop will feature a Best Paper Award with a cash prize of 800
Dollars, sponsored by BTS Labs (https://btslabs.ai/).

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[DMANET] Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Computational Social Choice and Game Theory in Prague

A one-year (extensible) post-doc position is available within the framework of the Czech Science Foundation project "New Models of Trust and Voting Robustness in Large Multiagent Systems", investigated by Martin Koutecký (Charles U) and Tomáš Kroupa (Czech Technical U). Applications are invited from candidates who have a strong background in algorithms, continuous or discrete optimization, game theory, and/or computational social choice, and who have completed their Ph.D. degree in theoretical computer science or mathematics within the last 4 years (or will complete their Ph.D. degree by Fall 2025).

The position is hosted by the Computer Science Institute (https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz), a lively, excellent, and inspiring workplace located in the beautiful historical center of Prague. Prague's location in the heart of Europe makes it easy to travel to many attractive locations, be it for work or leisure.
Come join us!

*Starting date:* Fall 2025 (flexible)
The application should contain:
* Short letter of motivation,
* Professional CV (including a list of publications),
* Two letters of recommendation.
*Application deadline:* January 31, 2025.

Send the application and the recommendation letters to koutecky@iuuk.mff.cuni.cz.
The project's webpage is https://research.koutecky.name/projects.html
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There is also a funded position for a PhD student with Tomáš Kroupa at the Czech Technical University; we are looking for candidates with a strong background in theoretical computer science or discrete mathematics who have completed their undergraduate studies or will complete them by Fall 2025. For more details see here: https://www.aic.fel.cvut.cz/careers/phd-postdoc-in-multiagent-systems-and-voting-theory

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[DMANET] new book: "Approximation Algorithms for Traveling Salesman Problems"

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to announce that our new book
"Approximation Algorithms for Traveling Salesman Problems"
has just appeared at Cambridge University Press.

See
https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/mathematics/optimization-or-and-risk-analysis/approximation-algorithms-traveling-salesman-problems?format=HB
for a table of contents and more information.

Happy Holidays!
Vera Traub and Jens Vygen
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

[DMANET] Postdoc and research fellow positions in Helsinki, Finland

Hi all,

Several postdoc and research fellow positions are available in many areas of computer science, including
Algorithms and Foundations of Computing, at Aalto University and University of Helsinki, Finland.

Application deadline: February 2nd, 2025.

More information here:
https://www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoctoral-and-research-fellow-positions/

Kind regards,
Jukka


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[DMANET] Second CfP: LSD & LAW for Costas 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS

London Stringology Days/London Algorithmic Workshop
LSD & LAW 2025 for Costas
King's College London, 05 February 2025
https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/events/LSD&LAW25/


The Algorithms and Data Analysis Research Group at King's College London invites researchers and students to the 29th meeting of LSD & LAW --- celebrating the life and work of Professor Costas Iliopoulos, who initiated the annual LSD & LAW meeting in 1993.

Researchers in string algorithms, automata theory, combinatorics on words, bioinformatics, graph and network algorithms, computational complexity and related fields are welcome. To submit an abstract of a presentation, please complete the registration form (see below) by 25 January 2025.

ACT SOON! There is time for only fourteen 15-minute presentations in the schedule. The event will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.

PUBLICATION: Full versions of selected presentations will be published in a special issue of Theoretical Computer Science, also dedicated to Costas.

VENUE: LSD & LAW 2025 will take place in Activity Room D in the Bush House South East Building, located in the Strand Campus of KCL(WC2R 2LS). The nearest station is Temple (Circle/District Line) or Holborn (Central/Piccadilly Line).

STRUCTURE: The workshop will feature four sessions of oral presentations by students and researchers, as well as two invited talks. A series of commemorative speeches and a chapel service will follow the afternoon sessions.

INVITED SPEAKERS: Maxime Crochemore, Jakub Radoszewski

REGISTRATION:
Registration is free; please use the following link:
https://forms.gle/ze9iUBvnyzQPWqB5A

DEADLINES:
Abstract Submission: deadline is 25 January 2025.
Registration: deadline is 03 February 2025.

Following LSD & LAW for Costas, the workshop SEQUENCES will be held 6-7 February at City, University of London. For more information, please visit:
https://sites.google.com/view/sequencesworkshop/home

Questions and further information: zara.lim@kcl.ac.uk

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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE:

9.00-9.30 Registration
9:30-9.35 Welcome by Tomasz Radzik
9:35-10:00 Invited Speaker: Maxime Crochemore
(Intro: Tomasz Radzik)
10:00-11:00 Session 1 (4 talks) Chair: Laurent Mouchard
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:30 Session 2 (5 talks) Chair: Jan Holub
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Invited Speaker: Jakub Radoszewski
(Intro: Roberto Grossi)
14:30-15:15 Session 3 (3 talks) Chair: Zsuzsanna Liptak
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:00 Session 4 (2 talks) Chair: Thierry Lecroq
16:00-16:25 Remembering Costas (short talks) Chair: Bill Smyth
16.45-17.25 Chapel Service
17:30- Coal Hole


COMMITTEE:
- Mai Alzamel
- Amihood Amir
- Maxime Crochemore
- Jacqueline Daykin (Co-chair)
- Roberto Grossi
- Jan Holub
- Zara Lim (Co-chair)
- Gad Landau
- Thierry Lecroq
- Grigorios Loukides
- Laurent Mouchard
- Kunsoo Park
- Jakub Radoszewski
- Tomasz Radzik
- Sohel Rahman
- Bill Smyth (Co-chair)
- Wing-Kin Sung
- Fatima Vayani
- Bruce Watson

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[DMANET] ISSAC 2025 -- Final Call for Papers

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THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS

ISSAC 2025
International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation
July 28th to August 1st, 2025
Center for Research in Mathematics (CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico.
https://www.issac-conference.org/2025/

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The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (ISSAC) is the premier conference for research in symbolic computation and computer algebra. ISSAC 2025 will be the 50th meeting in the series, which started in 1966 and has been held annually since 1981. The conference presents a range of invited speakers, tutorials, short communications, software demonstrations and vendor exhibits with a center-piece of contributed research papers.

ISSAC 2025 will be held from July 28th to August 1st, 2025, at the Center for Research in Mathematics (CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico.


Important Dates
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* Abstract submission deadline: January 23, 2025, 23:59 (anywhere on Earth)
* Paper submission deadline: January 30, 2025, 23:59 (anywhere on Earth)
* First notification of acceptance/rejection: April 16, 2025
* End of rebuttal phase: April 23, 2025
* Final notification after rebuttal phase: April 30, 2025
* Camera-ready copy due: May 21, 2025


Submission Instructions
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ISSAC 2025 invites the submission of original research contributions to be considered for publication and presentation at the conference. Papers should not duplicate work published or submitted for consideration elsewhere.

Papers must be in English and should not exceed 8 pages in the ACM two-column style, found at:
http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template
which can be downloaded from:
https://portalparts.acm.org/hippo/latex_templates/acmart-primary.zip

However, two additional pages may be used for bibliographical references, and/or for experimental results (tables, figures), experimental data (e.g. input or output systems for a solver) and computer program code (library code, scripts, worksheets, Makefiles, etc.). The portion of the paper before these two additional pages must be self-contained.

Extended abstracts are not allowed. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper.

Submission is via EasyChair, at the web site
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=issac2025


Topics
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All areas of computer algebra and symbolic mathematical computation are of interest. These include, but are not limited to:

- Algorithmic aspects:

* Exact and symbolic linear, polynomial and differential algebra
* Symbolic-numeric, homotopy, perturbation and series methods
* Computational algebraic geometry, polynomial and semialgebraic optimization
* Computational group theory and number theory, quantifier elimination and logic
* Computer arithmetic
* Summation, recurrence equations, integration, solution of ODEs & PDEs
* Symbolic methods in other areas of pure and applied mathematics
* AI methods and symbolic computation
* Complexity of algebraic algorithms and algebraic complexity

- Software aspects:

* Design of symbolic computation packages and systems
* Language design and type systems for symbolic computation
* Data representation
* Considerations for modern hardware
* Algorithm implementation and performance tuning
* Mathematical user interfaces
* Use with systems such as digital libraries, courseware, simulation and optimization, automated theorem-proving, computer-aided design, and automatic differentiation

- Application aspects:

* Applications that stretch the current limits of computer algebra algorithms or systems, use computer algebra in new areas or new ways, or apply it in situations with broad impact.

- Satellite Workshops/Conferences:

* The organizing committee of ISSAC 2025 invites proposals for Satellite Events aimed at enriching the conference program, attracting a broader audience, and promoting new developments and original research results in all areas of symbolic mathematical computation.


Organizing Committee
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* General Chair: Carlos D'Andrea. Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
* Program Committee Chair: Sonia Pérez Díaz. University of Alcalá, Spain
* Local Arrangements Chair: Cristhian Garay López. Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT), Mexico
* Treasurer: Javier Carvajal-Rojas. Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT), Mexico
* Proceedings Editor: Santiago Laplagne. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Publicity Chair: Matías Bender. Inria - CMAP, École Polytechnique, France
* Tutorial Chair: Josephine Yu. Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
* Short Communications Chair: Xiaohong Jia. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
* Software Presentations Chair: Thi Xuan Vu. University of Lille, France


Program Committee
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* Erika Ábrahám. RWTH Aachen University, Germany
* Jérémy Berthomieu. Sorbonne Université, CNRS, France
* Michela Ceria. Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
* Maria Francis. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
* Bruno Grenet. Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
* Kai Hormann. University of Italian Switzerland, Switzerland
* Gabriela Jeronimo. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Christoph Koutschan. Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
* Pierre Lairez. Inria, France
* Jesús de Loera. University of California, Davis, USA
* Katsusuke Nabeshima. Tokyo University of Science, Japan
* Gleb Pogudin. École Polytechnique, Institute Polytechnique de Paris, France
* Mauricio Velasco. Universidad Católica, Uruguay.
* Daniel S. Roche. United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA
* Liyong Shen. School of Mathematical Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
* Carsten Schneider. Research Institute for Symbolic Computation. Johannes Kepler University, Austria
* Josué Tonelli-Cueto. Johns Hopkins University, USA
* Rafael H. Villarreal. Cinvestav - IPN, Mexico


Local Arrangements Committee
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* Cristhian Garay López (Chair). Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT), Mexico
* Claudia Reynoso Alcántara. Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
* Luis Núñez Betancourt. Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT), Mexico


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

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

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

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

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

IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission due: February 13, 2025

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

Scope:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PAPER SUBMISSION:

MAIN CONFERENCE:

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

REVIEW and PUBLICATION of MANUSCRIPTS:

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

WORKSHOPS:

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

POSTER PAPERS:

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

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

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

Workshop:
• Paper submission due: March 1, 2025
• Acceptance Notification: May 10, 2025
• Workshop date: August 6 - 7, 2025

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

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

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Executive Chair: Krishna Kant, Temple University, USA

General Chair: Akihiro Nakao, University of Tokyo, Japan

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

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

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

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

Publications Chair:
Ning Zhang, University of Windsor, Canada

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

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

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[DMANET] MFCS 2025 - First Call for Papers

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MFCS 2025 - First Call for Papers
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The 50th conference on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
(MFCS) will take place in:

Warsaw, Poland August 25-29, 2025

MFCS is among the conferences with the longest history in the field —
the first conference in the series was held already in 1972.
Traditionally, the conference moved between the Czech Republic,
Poland, and Slovakia; while since 2013, the conference has traveled
around Europe. The conference will be preceded by the Young Research
Forum Workshop intended for a younger audience.

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Important dates and information
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Submissions: April 18, 2025
Rebuttal: June 3-6, 2025
Author notification: June 20, 2025
Camera-ready version: June 27, 2025
Early registration: TBA
Conference: August 25-29, 2025 (YRF Workshop on August 24)

Deadlines are firm; late submissions will not be considered. All dates are AoE.

Conference website: https://mfcs2025.mimuw.edu.pl/

Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mfcs2025

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Submission guidelines
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1) Papers must present original research on the theory of computer
science. No prior publication and no simultaneous submission to other
publication outlets (either a conference or a journal) is allowed.
Authors are encouraged to also make full versions of their submissions
freely accessible in an on-line repository such as ArXiv.

2) Submissions take the form of an extended abstract of no more than
15 pages (LIPIcs document class), excluding references and a clearly
labelled appendix. The appendix may consist either of omitted proofs
or of a full version of the submission, and it will be read at the
discretion of program committee members. The extended abstract has to
present the merits of the paper and its main contributions clearly,
and describe the key concepts and technical ideas used to obtain the
results. Submissions must provide the proofs which can enable the main
mathematical claims of the paper to be verified.

3) Submissions authored or co-authored by members of the program
committee are allowed.

4) During the rebuttal phase, authors are encouraged (but not
required) to respond to the initial reviews. Further instructions will
be sent to the authors of the submitted papers in due time.

5) At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register
for the conference, and all talks are in-person. In exceptional cases
(e.g. unexpected personal reasons) remote talks (pre-recorded or live)
might be allowed.

6) Papers authored only by students should be marked as such upon
submission in order to be eligible for the best student paper award.

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MFCS 2025 Invited Speakers
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Thomas Colcombet (Université Paris Cité)
Giuseppe Italiano (LUISS Guido Carli, Rome)
Rasmus Kyng (ETH Zurich)
Filip Murlak (University of Warsaw)
Anca Muscholl (Université de Bordeaux)

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MFCS 2025 Programme Committee
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Shaull Almagor (Technion)
Nathalie Bertrand (Inria Rennes)
Udi Boker (Reichman University)
Gerth Brodal (Aarhus University)
Michaël Cadilhac (DePaul University)
Panagiotis Charalampopoulos (Birkbeck, University of London)
Witold Charatonik (University of Wrocław)
Dmitry Chistikov (University of Warwick)
Anuj Dawar (University of Cambridge)
Joel Day (Loughborough University)
Moses Ganardi (Max Planck Institute for Software Systems)
Leszek Gąsieniec (University of Liverpool)
Paweł Gawrychowski (University of Wrocław) - chair
Stefan Göller (Universität Kassel)
Christoph Haase (University of Oxford)
Meike Hatzel (IBS, Daejeon)
Jarkko Kari (University of Turku)
Edon Kelmendi (Queen Mary, University of London)
Marie Kerjean (CNRS, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)
Jakub Kozik (Jagiellonian University)
László Kozma (Freie Universität Berlin)
Karoliina Lehtinen (CNRS, LIS Marseille)
Nutan Limaye (University of Copenhagen)
Christof Löding (RWTH Aachen)
Filip Mazowiecki (University of Warsaw) - co-chair
Pierre Ohlmann (CNRS, LIS Marseille)
Jakub Opršal (University of Birmingham)
Guillermo Pérez (University of Antwerp)
Gabriele Puppis (University of Udine)
David Purser (University of Liverpool)
Karin Quaas (Universität Leipzig)
Chris Schwiegelshohn (Aarhus University)
Michał Skrzypczak (University of Warsaw) - co-chair
Tatiana Starikovskaya (ENS Paris)
Lidia Tendera (University of Opole)
Karol Węgrzycki (Max Planck Institute for Informatics)
Philip Wellnitz (National Institute of Informatics)
Markus Whiteland (Loughborough University)
Michał Wrona (Jagiellonian University)
Georg Zetzsche (Max Planck Institute for Software Systems)
Anna Zych (University of Warsaw)

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[DMANET] [CFP] ESSA Workshop at IEEE IPDPS 2025 - Submissions due January 26, 2025

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ESSA 2025 : 6th Workshop on Extreme-Scale Storage and Analysis
Held in conjunction with IEEE IPDPS 2025 - June 4th, 2025

https://sites.google.com/view/essa-2025/

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OVERVIEW:
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Advances in storage are becoming crucial as HPC and cloud systems handle ever-increasing data, a trend expected to accelerate. For decades, parallel file systems like Lustre and GPFS have seen few structural changes, with limited integration of I/O support technologies that leverage hierarchical storage layers, such as node-local burst buffers. Recently, however, there has been a surge in innovations in data storage, processing systems, and I/O support software for several key reasons:

- Technology: The growing availability of persistent solid-state storage and storage-class memory technologies, capable of replacing both memory and disk, is opening up new possibilities for the design of storage systems.

- Performance requirements: Disk-based parallel file systems are no longer sufficient to meet the performance demands of high-end systems. However, the optimal use of solid-state storage and storage-class memory to achieve the required performance remains unclear. As a result, new approaches for integrating these technologies into HPC systems are being actively developed and evaluated.

- Application evolution: Data analysis applications, such as graph analytics and machine learning, are becoming increasingly critical in both scientific and commercial computing. I/O often presents a major bottleneck for these applications, particularly in cloud and HPC environments, where rapid turnaround or the integration of intensive computation and analysis is required. As a result, data storage, I/O, and processing demands are evolving, driven by the emergence of complex workflows that integrate computation, analytics, and learning.

- Infrastructure evolution: In the future, HPC technology will extend beyond dedicated supercomputing centers. Concepts such as "Embedded HPC," "HPC in a Box," "HPC in the Loop," "HPC in the Cloud," "HPC as a Service," and "near-real-time simulation" will drive the need for new, small-scale HPC deployment environments. To enable a seamless computing continuum, a federation of systems and functions will be needed, with unified mechanisms for managing I/O, storage, and data processing across all participating systems.

- Virtualization and disaggregation: As virtualization and disaggregation become more widely adopted in cloud and HPC computing, the importance of virtualized storage is growing. Increased efforts will be required to understand its impact on performance.

Our goals for the ESSA Workshop are to bring together leading researchers and developers in data-related fields?such as storage, I/O, processing, and analytics?on extreme-scale infrastructures, including HPC systems, clouds, edge systems, and hybrid combinations of these. We aim to discuss advancements and potential solutions to the new challenges we encounter.

- Extreme-scale storage systems for high-end HPC infrastructures, clouds, or hybrid environments
- Extreme-scale parallel distributed, storage architectures
- Synergies between different storage models, including POSIX file systems, object storage, key-value stores, and row- and column-oriented databases
- Structures and interfaces for leveraging persistent solid-state storage and storage-class memory
- High-performance I/O libraries and services
- I/O performance in extreme-scale systems and applications (HPC, clouds, edge)
- Storage and data processing architectures for hybrid HPC/cloud/edge infrastructures supporting complex workflows that integrate simulation and analytics
- Integrating computation within the memory and storage hierarchy to facilitate in-situ & in-transit data processing
- I/O characterization and data processing techniques for application workloads in extreme-scale parallel and distributed machine learning and deep learning
- Tools and techniques for managing data movement among compute and data-intensive components
- Data reduction and compression methods
- Failure management and recovery strategies for extreme-scale storage systems
- Benchmarks and performance tools for extreme-scale I/O
- Language and library support for data-centric computing
- Storage virtualization and disaggregation
- Ephemeral storage media and consistency optimizations
- Storage architectures and systems for scalable stream-based processing
- Case studies of I/O services and data processing architectures across various application domains (e.g., scientific simulations, experimental facilities, large observatories, bioinformatics, etc.)

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SUBMISSIONS:
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The workshop will accept traditional research papers (8 pages) for in-depth topics and short papers (5 pages) for work in progress on hot topics. Papers should present original research and provide sufficient background material to make them accessible to the broader community.

Paper format: single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. The submitted manuscripts should include author names and affiliations. The IEEE conference style templates for MS Word and LaTeX provided by IEEE eXpress Conference Publishing are available here: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Submission site:
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/

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IMPORTANT DATES:
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- Paper submission deadline: January 26th, 2025
- Acceptance notification: February 21st, 2025
- Camera-ready deadline: March 6th, 2025
- Workshop date: June 4th, 2025

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WORKSHOP CHAIRS:
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Sarah Neuwirth, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany - Chair - neuwirth@uni-mainz.de<mailto:neuwirth@uni-mainz.de>
Francois Tessier, Inria, France - Co-Chair - francois.tessier@inria.fr<mailto:francois.tessier@inria.fr>

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PROGRAM CHAIRS:
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Chen Wang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA - Chair - wang116@llnl.gov<mailto:wang116@llnl.gov>
Lipeng Wan, Georgia State University, USA - Co-Chair - lwan@gsu.edu<mailto:lwan@gsu.edu>

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WEB & PUBLICITY CHAIR:
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Radita Liem, RWTH Aachen University, Germany - Chair - liem@itc.rwth-aachen.de<mailto:liem@itc.rwth-aachen.de>

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STEERING COMMITTEE:
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Gabriel Antoniu , Inria, Rennes, France
Franck Cappello, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Toni Cortés, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Kathryn Mohror, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Kento Sato, RIKEN, Japan
Marc Snir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Weikuan Yu, Florida State University, USA


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Prof. Dr. Sarah M. Neuwirth
Co-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/
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[DMANET] Multiple Assistant Professor positions at Bocconi University in Milan

Bocconi University is recruiting tenure-track assistant professors in computer
science. Candidates must apply online by January 24th 2025, for the application
to be considered.

The university pays internationally competitive salary and provides relocation
assistance. The language of instructions of all computer science courses at
both undergraduate and graduate levels is English.


Description

Bocconi University is an amazingly vibrant academic community with leading
professors. It is located in central Milan, Italy, offering undergraduate,
graduate, PhD, MBA and Executive programs. A new Computing Sciences department
has been established three years ago and has already built a strong presence
in various branches on Computer Science, see the website of the department
https://cs.unibocconi.eu/
the webpage of the theory group
https://cs.unibocconi.eu/research/theory
and the webpage of the crypto group
https://rosenalon.github.io/cifra/

We are looking to hire tenure track Assistant Professors. All areas of research
in computing, mathematical and information sciences will be considered.
Priority will be given to candidates with expertise in computer vision and/or
high performance computing as well as to all candidates whose hiring would
increase the diversity of the faculty in the department, see the diversity
statement on the department website https://cs.unibocconi.eu/

The appointments will commence in Fall 2025 (but a later starting date is
negotiable).

Qualifications

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related areas,
and should demonstrate the capacity for exceptional research achievement and
the ability to teach effectively in undergraduate, masters, MBA, and PhD
programs. Experienced candidates should have an established track record of
successful research and teaching.

Job information

The successful candidates will be expected to develop a strong publication
record, broadly contribute to the academic life of the department and be
effective teachers both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The contract
will last for 6 years and will become permanent after a successful tenure
process.

How to apply

Applications including a CV, Research Statement and copies of recent
publications (up to 5), plus 3 references must be submitted online at
https://jobmarket.unibocconi.eu/?id=711 .


Additional Information

For additional information concerning the Department of Computing Sciences
visit https://cs.unibocconi.eu/. Further details on the position may be
requested from faculty@unibocconi.it

Bocconi University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and members of groups who are
under-represented in academic posts.


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[DMANET] Postdoc position in data structures at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium

Postdoc position in data structures at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB),
Brussels, Belgium

Research will be conducted within the Algorithms Group (http://algo.ulb.be/
).

The position would be to perform research on data structures with Prof.
John Iacono. Candidates are expected to have a history of publication in
data structures.

Flexible start date in 2025. Applications are welcome from candidates who
have a PhD or expect to finish in 2025.

Applications (cover letter and CV) should be sent to postdoc@johniacono.com.
Applications should be sent by February 1, 2025 to receive full
consideration.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

[DMANET] Postdoc Position in Algorithms (TU Munich)

Postdoctoral Position in Algorithms
TU Munich

A postdoctoral position in the area of efficient algorithms is
available in the research group of Prof. Susanne Albers, Department
of Computer Science, Technical University of Munich (TU Munich).

A research interest in approximation and online algorithms,
algorithmic game theory or algorithm engineering is very welcome.
More information about Susanne Albers and the research group can
be found at http://wwwalbers.in.tum.de/index.html.en

The position provides a competitive 12 month salary with standard
benefits. The appointment is for a period of one or two years,
depending on the scientific profile of the candidate. The expected
start date of the position is spring/summer 2025.

The successful candidate should have a PhD degree in computer
science or mathematics. Since the position includes teaching
responsibilities, proficiency in German is required.
The application material should include (1) a cover letter
describing the interest in the position, (2) a CV and list of
publications, (3) a short research summary, and (4) the name and
contact information of at least one reference. The material should
be sent electronically to <albers@in.tum.de>.

Applications will be reviewed starting January 18, 2025.

Susanne Albers
Department of Computer Science
Technical University Munich
Boltzmannstr. 3
85748 Garching (near Munich), Germany
E-mail: albers@in.tum.de

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[DMANET] WAW 2025 - CFP

WAW 2025 (20th Workshop on Modelling and Mining Networks) invites original research papers and abstracts on all aspects of algorithmic and mathematical research in the areas pertaining to the graph and hypergraph theory and applications. We especially encourage submission of papers that espouse the view of complex data as networks.

WAW 2025 will be held at the Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

The deadline for submitting papers is February 1, 2025.

We are pleased to announce 3 invited speakers:
- Konstantin Avrachenkov, INRIA
- Marián Boguñá, Universitat de Barcelona
- Gesine Reinert, University of Oxford

More details can be found here:

https://math.torontomu.ca/waw2025/

Thank you,
Pawel Pralat
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http://math.torontomu.ca/~pralat/
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Toronto Metropolitan University


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[DMANET] Call for submissions: Computational Geometry Media Exposition CG:ME

Computational Geometry Media Exposition CG:ME 2025
https://socg25.github.io/media.html

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Media, Visualizations, and Geometric Art are sought for the 34th International Computational Geometry Media Exposition (CG:ME), which will take place as part of Computational Geometry Week 2025 in Kanazawa, Japan, June 23-27, 2025. Submissions showcase creative approaches to illustrate research and/or support education in computational geometry.

CG:ME 2025 conference web page (https://socg25.github.io/media.html)
CG:ME 2025 EasyChair submission page (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgme2025)


## SUBMISSION

Submissions will be handled through [EasyChair](https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgme2025). Submit a paper in PDF which details your multimedia contribution and, where applicable, the techniques used in your work.

The paper should include the following elements:
- An explanation of the connection your submission has to computational geometry, broadly interpreted.
- A link to a portfolio of your work, such as images, video, link to interactive apps, etc. For example, if your contribution is a video, we recommend posting it to YouTube (you can leave it unlisted so only those with the link can view it). You may also use an online file service such as Dropbox or Google Drive to share the portfolio files. In the final proceedings, your initial link will be replaced with an archival link at computational-geometry.org.
- A specification of how the work may be displayed. Note that in many cases the portfolio and the work are in fact identical, for example when the work is a video. In such cases, the (online) portfolio can be used to showcase the work in the CG:ME session.

Acceptance is based on both the portfolio and the accompanying paper. Accepted contributions will be published as Media Exposition papers in the LIPIcs proceedings of the Symposium on Computational Geometry.

Authors are encouraged to contact the PC chairs (cgme2025@easychair.org) early in the process to get feedback on their planned submissions.


## DATES

* February 25, 2025: Submission deadline
* March 21, 2025: Notification of acceptance
* March 31, 2025: Final version of abstract
* April 30, 2025: Final version of media portfolio
* June 23--27, 2025: CG Week 2025

All deadlines are at 11:59pm (23:59), AoE (Anywhere on Earth).


## TECHNICAL DETAILS

Portfolio submissions are limited to 100 MB. Authors are free to post higher quality versions on their own web sites or other platforms, and we will include links in the electronic proceedings to their version, in addition to the official version (<100 MB) archived on the Computational Geometry pages.

Videos should be 720p or better, using H.264, where the embedded audio stream should be AAC of at least 128kBit/s. Authors are encouraged to post the videos (public or unlisted) on a video sharing service.

Submissions must be formatted according to the same style file as regular SoCG submissions and not exceed 100 lines, excluding front matter and references. Unlike SoCG, CG:ME is not employing double-blind submissions this year. To ensure an accurate line counting, authors must use the LaTeX class file [socg-lipics-v2021](https://computational-geometry.org/documents/socg-lipics-v2021.cls), which is a wrapper around the standard LIPIcs class, see these [guidelines](https://computational-geometry.org/documents/linecount_2022_09_19.pdf).


## PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Aaron T. Becker (University of Houston, USA)
Brittany Fasy (Montana State University, USA)
Anirban Ghosh (University of North Florida, USA)
Philipp Kindermann (Trier University, Germany)
Fabian Klute (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
Tamara Mchedlidze (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
Martin Nöllenburg (TU Wien, Austria) -- chair
Christian Scheffer (HS Bochum, Germany)
Willem Sonke (TU Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Jules Wulms (TU Eindhoven, Netherlands) -- co-chair


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