[DMANET] Opening Assistant Professorship of Computer Science "Embedded Artificial Intelligence

https://www.fau.eu/people/working-at-fau/professorships/#W1-Assistant-Professor-Computer-Science
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The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany, invites applications for an

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
*Embedded Artificial Intelligence* (salary group W1)

at the Department of Computer Science. The position is to be filled by
the earliest possible starting date for an initial period of three
years. Upon successful evaluation, the appointment will be extended for
another three years.

We seek to appoint a top early career scientist with an internationally
visible profile in research and teaching. The candidate should develop
outstanding expertise in the field of machine learning (ML) for design
automation of electronic systems (ECAD) and/or ECAD for ML, and should
ideally have experience in research and teaching in one or several of
the following areas:

Machine learning for resource management in MPSoCs
(Explainable) artificial intelligence in electronic design automation
Compilation-based mapping of ML to heterogeneous targets
Design technology co-optimization (DTCO)
Tiny ML, ML for IoT, ML at the edge
Hardware-aware learning
Approximate computing
Cyber-physical human-computer interaction: Models and verification
Robustness, safety and security of ML
LLM-ECAD: Large language model for ECAD.

The professor will be responsible for setting up and leading an
independent research group in the Department of Computer Science, and
will be expected to contribute to the degree programs in computer science.

Successful candidates should demonstrate initial academic achievements
and the capacity for independent research at the highest international
standards. They should have substantial research experience abroad
and/or experience in managing research projects and in raising
third-party funding. A university degree and an outstanding doctoral
degree as well as a passion for education and relevant teaching
experience are also prerequisites. Candidates who are able and willing
to teach in both English and German are preferred.

No more than four years should have passed between the conferral of the
doctoral degree and deadline of the call for applications; this period
is extended to a maximum of seven years in the field of medicine or
clinical psychology and may also be extended due to periods of
supporting a family or caring for a family member. The date of the
doctoral certificate is decisive.

The successful candidate should become actively involved in
administering academic affairs and in developing strategic initiatives.
FAU pursues a policy of intense student mentoring and therefore expects
its teaching staff to be present during lecture periods.

FAU offers career development, mentoring and an attractive initial
research budget. Based on international standards and transparent
performance agreements, FAU ensures a fair evaluation process.

FAU offers an outstandingly productive research environment as well as a
passionate and multi-disciplinary scholarly community within a vibrant
institutional network.

In its pursuit of academic excellence, FAU is committed to equality of
opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach, which supports
and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive
culture and values diversity. FAU is a family-friendly employer and
responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Please submit your complete application documents (CV, list of
publications, teaching concept and research concept [max. 2 pages each],
list of third-party funding, copies of certificates and degrees) online at

https://berufungen.fau.de

by *December 1, 2025* addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of
Engineering. Please contact TF-dekan@fau.de with any questions.

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[DMANET] Dutch Day on Optimization 2025: Registration

Dear all,
This is a gentle reminder that registration for the Dutch Day on Optimization 2025 is open. The event will take place on November 13th in Tilburg, bringing together the Dutch optimization community. Registration is free, but mandatory for catering purposes.

Please register (deadline: October 26, 23:59 (CEST)) via the following link: https://forms.gle/LLQUSHVuk5TNGXxP8

The day will feature longer invited talks by Karen Aardal (TU Delft), Ahmadreza Marandi (TU Eindhoven), and Ward Romeijnders (University of Groningen). In addition to invited talks, the program will feature seven contributed talks.

For more details on the event, program, and updates, please see:
https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/events/dutch-day-optimization2025

Feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested. We hope to see you in Tilburg on November 13th!

Kind regards,
Marleen Balvert, Sander Gribling, Pieter Kleer, Sven Polak, Martijn Schoot Uiterkamp

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[DMANET] [CFP] PPSN 2026, Trento, Italy | August 29 - September 2

Dear Colleague(s),

Below you will find the call for papers, tutorials and workshops for the 19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN), a core A-rank conference.

Conference: PPSN 2026
Location: Trento, Italy
Date: August 29 - September 2, 2026

Important Dates:
Workshop proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Tutorial proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Paper submission deadline: March 28, 2026

Feel free to distribute, and thank you for your time. Apologies for the cross-posting.
We hope to see you in Trento for PPSN!

Best regards,
Jessica Mégane
PPSN Publicity Chair

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19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN 2026)
August 29 - September 2, 2026 | Trento, Italy | https://ppsn2026.disi.unitn.it/

The International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN) is a biannual open forum fostering the study of natural models, iterative optimization heuristics, machine learning, and other artificial intelligence approaches. PPSN was originally designed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural Computing, the study of computing approaches that are gleaned from natural models. Today, the conference series has evolved and welcomes works on all types of iterative optimization heuristics. Notably, we also welcome submissions on connections between search heuristics and machine learning or other artificial intelligence approaches. Submissions covering the entire spectrum of work, ranging from rigorously derived mathematical results to carefully crafted empirical studies, are invited.

--------- Call for Papers ---------
Paper submission deadline: March 28, 2026
Notification of acceptance: May 22, 2026
Camera-ready papers due: June 12, 2026

** Submission Details **
- All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS style through the conference submission portal. The page limit is 14 pages, excluding references.
- Authors' names need not be hidden for the reviewing process.
- Springer's proceedings LaTeX templates are available on Overleaf. If authors wish to include supplementary material, we suggest they host a separate document online (e.g., Zenodo) and cite it appropriately within the paper.
- We encourage authors to select the appropriate paper category in the submission tool and not overuse the "other" category.
All PPSN 2026 accepted papers will be presented during poster sessions and included in the conference proceedings, published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer.

--------- Call for Workshops ---------
Workshop proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2026

We invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with PPSN 2026. The workshops should be forums for presenting and discussing new emerging approaches or for critical reflections within a subfield. They provide an excellent opportunity to meet people with similar interests, to be exposed to cutting-edge research and to exchange ideas in an informal setting. We particularly encourage the proposal of industrial-related workshops.

The organizers of an accepted workshop are responsible for its coordination, publicity (i.e., for sending out the call for papers/abstracts, invitation of participants and speakers), and maintaining a webpage providing a list of accepted talks. Paper submission and reviewing (if applicable) is to be organized by workshop organizers. Please note that workshop papers will not appear in the PPSN proceedings.

Moreover, organizers can decide on setting up a half-day or full-day workshop. A half-day is approximately 2.5 hours and the full day is approximately 5 hours. We will also consider shorter-form workshops (e.g. 1.5-2 hours) if appropriate. The workshop format is up to the organizers. However, we encourage interactive sessions that foster discussion and active exchange of ideas. We suggest soliciting concept papers or abstracts of not more than a few pages' length, instead of full papers.

** Submission Details **
Prospective workshop organizers are cordially invited to submit a plain-text workshop proposal by email to Sarah Thomson (s.thomson4(at)napier.ac.uk) with a message header following the format WPPSN26: [workshop's title], including the following information:

- The title of the workshop.
- A brief description of the workshop topic (roughly half a page).
- A description of potential target participants and audience.
- The planned time format (half day, full day).
- An approximate number of participants.
- An estimate of the number of talks (considering the time format).
- Contact details and a short CV of each organizer.

--------- Call for Tutorials ---------
Tutorial proposal deadline: February 8, 2026
Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2026

The PPSN 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction with PPSN 2026.
Topics should enjoy broad interest within the community, ranging from an established or emerging research topic within the field itself, or a related field, to an interesting application area. The proposed topic should facilitate a gentle introduction to the research area, but it should also cover the most important contributions in depth. The planned duration of each tutorial is 90 minutes. We strongly encourage interactive sessions including, e.g., demos of tools and discussions research perspectives in the presented domains.

** Submission Details **
- Prospective tutorial organizers are cordially invited to submit a tutorial proposal in pdf-format by email to: Yuri Cossich Lavinas - yuri.lavinas(at)ut-capitole.fr with a message header following the format "TPPSN26: [Tutorial's title]"
- An abstract (of no more than 400 words) and up to 4 keywords.
- A tutorial description of max. 2 pages.
- Classification of your tutorial as "introductory" or "advanced".
- Contact details and a short vitae of the organizer(s).
- Potential target audience.
- Expected number of participants.
- Details on previously held versions of the proposed tutorial including venues.

News:

--------- Call for Sponsors ---------
We are looking for sponsors to support and partner with this core A-rank conference. By sponsoring PPSN, your organization will gain visibility within the international research community and contribute to shaping one of the leading events in the field. For sponsorship opportunities and details, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to discuss this further and provide all needed information.

For sponsorship opportunities and details, contact us at ppsn2026@unitn.it. We will be happy to discuss this further and provide all needed information.

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Please check the website for more information:
https://ppsn2026.disi.unitn.it/

And follow us at:
X - https://x.com/ppsn2026
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppsnconference

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[DMANET] MIP South America 2025 – Schedule is available!

We are happy to share that the schedule for MIP South America 2025 is now
available.

Additionally, we would like to remind everyone that the early-registration
deadline is approaching (October 17).

You can find the full program and registration link on the event website:

https://www.mixedinteger.org/MIPSouthAmerica/2025/

We look forward to seeing you in Viña del Mar, Chile!

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[DMANET] Postdoc Position in Distributed Computing at Paris-Saclay University

Dear all,

We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in the Parallel
and Distributed Systems group at LISN – CNRS & Paris-Saclay University. The
official topic is distributed dynamic graph algorithms, but we also welcome
applicants with broader interests in distributed computing, graph
algorithms, or related areas. The position is funded by an ANR project led
by Ami Paz.

Submission deadline: November 14, 2025, or until the position is filled

For application and details, see:
https://sites.google.com/view/amipaz/postdoc-positions

Best regards,

Ami Paz

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[DMANET] Reminder: PhD Position (100 %) in Discrete Mathematics & AI at UTN (Nuremberg, Germany)

The Applied Discrete Mathematics Lab (Prof. Christoph Hertrich) at the
University of Technology Nuremberg is currently offering an opening for
a doctoral research opportunity (3 years, 100%, TVL-13), as part of the
interdisciplinary project "FoMoMath: Collaborative Foundation Models for
Mathematics". We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual
to join our dynamic and international research team. You will contribute
to developing AI systems that can effectively collaborate with
mathematicians, and apply these and other AI tools to advance research
in discrete geometry, optimization, and related areas. The ideal
candidate has a solid mathematical background with a strong interest in
discrete mathematics and is eager to use and further develop AI tools,
including large language models, reinforcement learning, and related
approaches. You will be primarily supervised by Prof. Christoph Hertrich
(Applied Discrete Mathematics Lab), with co-supervision from Prof. Yuki
Asano (Fundamental AI) and Prof. Steffen Eger (Natural Language Learning
and Generation), ensuring deep interdisciplinary collaboration.

All details about this opening (for candidates with strong mathematical
background) can be found here:
https://jobs.utn.de/jobposting/e50104fc1c7efa068b6066608eaff0ca3bca64da0

Within the same project, we have another opening for candidates with a
stronger background in machine learning / AI, advised by Prof. Yuki
Asano (Fundamental AI):
https://jobs.utn.de/jobposting/f5df57d7296d49be224b80f7ae3c8598e799541a0

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To receive full
consideration, please apply until 02.11.2025. Applications received
after that date might still be considered.

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[DMANET] CFP Computational Optimization

Call for Papers

19th International Thematic Track/Workshop on Computational Optimization
(CO25)
Riga, Latvia, August 23-26, 2026

organized in the framework of CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FedCSIS - 2026

IEEE CS is a technical co-sponsor of FedCSIS 2026

https://2026.fedcsis.org/thematic/co
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We invite original contributions related to both theoretical and practical
aspects of optimization methods. The list of topics includes, but is not
limited to:

* combinatorial and continuous global optimization
* unconstrained and constrained optimization
* multiobjective and robust optimization
* optimization in dynamic and/or noisy environments
* optimization on graphs
* large-scale optimization, in parallel and distributed computational
environments
* meta-heuristics for optimization, nature-inspired approaches and any
other derivative-free methods
* exact/heuristic hybrid methods, involving natural computing techniques
and other global and local optimization methods
*numerical and heuristic methods for modeling

The applications of interest are included in the list below, but are not
limited to:

* classical operational research problems (knapsack, traveling salesman,
etc)
* computational biology and distance geometry
* data mining and knowledge discovery
* human motion simulations; crowd simulations
* industrial applications
* optimization in statistics, econometrics, finance, physics, chemistry,
biology, medicine, and engineering.
*environment modeling and optimization
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Best paper award

The best CO26 paper will be awarded during the social dinner of FedCSIS2026.
The best paper will be selected by CO26 co-Chairs by taking into
consideration the scores suggested by the reviewers, as well as the quality
of the given oral presentation.

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Submission and Publication

* Authors should submit draft papers in PDF format.
* The total length of a paper should not exceed 12 pages for regular paper
and 6 pages for short papers (IEEE style). IEEE style templates are
available at http://2026.fedcsis.org/.
* Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific
merit and relevance to the track.
* Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference
Proceedings and included in the IEEE Xplore database and submitted for
different indexations (Communication and Position papers will only appear
in the conference proceedings).
* Extended versions of selected papers presented at CO26 will be published
in edited book of the series "Studies of Computational Intelligence",
Springer with SJR 0.237.

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Important dates:

+ Paper submission (strict deadline): April 15, 2026, 23:59:59 pm HST
(there will be no extension)
+ Position paper submission: May 19, 2026
+ Author notification: June 16, 2026
+ Final paper submission and registration: June 30, 2026
+ Conference date: August 23-26, 2026

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Organizing Committee

Stefka Fidanova, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Bulgaria
Antonio Mucherino, IRISA, University of Rennes 1, France
Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania

If you have any question do not hesitate to send an email to :
co@fedcsis.org

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Prof. Stefka Fidanova
IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

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[DMANET] CFP Envirorisks

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to inform you that the *International Conference EnviroRisks*
will be held in the period *0**1**-0**3** June 202**6**, Sofia**, Bulgaria*.
The conference will provide an excellent international forum for
dissemination of original research results, new ideas and practical
development experiences which concentrate on both theory and practices of
the academics, researchers, engineers and also industry professionals.

*All accepted and presented papers will be submitted* *for publication** to
the SPRINGER **Series* *"Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems"**.*

*Please**, **visit the conference web page for more details:
**https://envirorisks.cmdrcoe.org/
<https://envirorisks.cmdrcoe.org/>*

*Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:*

*1. Disaster Management, Natural Hazards, Risk reduction and Building
Resilience*

*2. **Environmental Degradation*

*3**. **Resilience and Business Continuity Management*

*4. **High Performance Computing, Modeling & Simulations, GIS for
environmental monitoring and Artificial Intelligent *

Please, save the dates and feel free to circulate this message among your
friends.

*Important dates:*

*Abstract** Submission D**ate**: **01** of **March**, 202**6*

*Notification of Abstract Acceptance: **20 March, 2026*

*Full **Paper Submission D**ate**: **01 **of **April**, 202**6*
* Notification** for Paper Acceptance**: ** 01 **of **May**, 202**6*

*Final paper submission:** 20 of May, 2026*
*Conference Dates: **0**1**-**03** of **June**, 202**6*

*Best regards, **EnviroRISKs*
* Organizing Team E-mail: **envirorisks@gmail.com*

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IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
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[DMANET] Postdoc positions at CMM

The Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) of the University of Chile invites applications for several postdoctoral positions. We are based in Santiago de Chile.

Candidates should have interests aligned with the lines of research present at CMM, which include Algorithms and Combinatorics. Successful candidates will work with one or more members of CMM.

The duration of each postdoc position is two years. The starting date is flexible, but no earlier than March 2026, and preferably no later than September 2026. Applications need to be submitted by November 17, 2025.

It is possible to apply for a 3-year Fondecyt postdoctoral stipend by the national agency ANID during the stay.

For further details on the positions, see https://www.cmm.uchile.cl/?p=63765

For an overview of the Algorithms and Combinatorics group at CMM, see http://www.cmm.uchile.cl/?page_id=44

For current postdocs at CMM see https://www.cmm.uchile.cl/?page_id=1733

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[DMANET] 2 PhDs on Integer Programming in Montpellier

Two fully-funded PhD positions on Integer Programming are available at LIRMM in Montpellier, France, on the following topics:

* Efficient integer programming formulations for solving routing problems in Delay-Tolerant Networks (DTN)
* Algorithms, complexity, and formulations for robust extensive-form games (REFG)

Both positions are funded by ANR grants, which offers some freedom in the exact defintions of the topics. The first position will be co-advised by Olivier De Jonckère and Michaël Poss, while the second one will be co-advised by Rosa Figueiredo (Avignon Université) and Michaël Poss, with possible interaction with Orange.

An excellent Masters degree - either already obtained or to be completed soon - in (Applied) Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Engineering or related field is required. Affinity with optimization, algorithms, or discrete mathematics is preferred. In particular, background in algorithms and complexity, or mathematical optimization is appreciated. In addition, the first position (DTN) will involve efficient coding, so experience with programming is important, while the second one (REFG) will be more theoretical, and knowledge of robust optimization and/or game theory would be beneficial.

The research will be carried out within team MAORE, the Operations Research team of the CS laboratory LIRMM, https://www.lirmm.fr/lirmm-en/.

Interested individuals should send their application to Michaël Poss, with the subject « Application for PhD Position on DTN / REFG » (keep one of the two acronyms), containing the following items: (i) a detailed CV, (ii) academic transcripts (including Bachelor & Master's/Engineering courses and rankings), and (iii) up to two reference letters from individuals who have supervised or worked closely with the applicant.
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[DMANET] M-PREF 2025 - Final Call for Participation

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M-PREF 2025: FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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16th Multidisciplinary Workshop on Advances in Preference Handling

October 25, 2025, Bologna, Italy
in conjunction with ECAI 2025

https://mpref2025.mpref.org

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Invited Speakers: Edith Elkind and Ulle Endriss
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We invite interested researchers to participate in the 16th
Multidisciplinary Workshop on Advances in Preference Handling (M-PREF
2025), which is part of the workshop program of ECAI 2025.
Participants need to register for the weekend program of ECAI
(Tutorials, Workshops and Doctoral consortium). The workshop will be
held on October 25, 2025 at the Engineering School of University of
Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento, 2, Bologna (Italy).

TOPICS

The workshop on Advances in Preference Handling addresses all
computational aspects of preference handling. This includes methods
for the elicitation, learning, modeling, representation, aggregation,
and management of preferences and for reasoning about preferences. The
workshop studies the usage of preferences in computational tasks from
decision making, database querying, web search, personalized human-
computer interaction, personalized recommender systems, e-commerce,
multi-agent systems, game theory, social choice, combinatorial
optimization, planning and robotics, automated problem solving,
perception and natural language understanding and other computational
tasks involving choices. The workshop seeks to improve the overall
understanding of and best methodologies for preferences in order to
realize their benefits in the multiplicity of tasks for which they are
used. Another important goal is to provide cross-fertilization between
the numerous sub-fields that work with preferences.

- Preference handling in artificial intelligence
- Preference handling in database systems
- Preference handling in multi-agent systems
- Applications of preferences
- Preference elicitation and learning
- Preference representation and modeling
- Properties and semantics of preferences
- Practical preferences

PROGRAM

The following schedule is tentative. Please check the following web
page for last minute changes:

https://mpref2025.mpref.org/m-pref-2025-program-of-preference-handling-workshop.html

9:00 - 10:30 Voting

Welcome by Organizers
‍
Regular Paper

"Method of Equal Shares with dynamic affordability" by Matthieu
Hervouin

Regular Paper

"Equitability Through Repeated Committee Selection: Algorithms,
Complexity, and Visualization" by Paula Böhm, Robert Bredereck, and
Till Fluschnik

Regular Paper

"Avoiding Overrepresentation: Upper Quota Axioms for Committee Voting"
by Martin Lackner and Oliviero Nardi

Regular Paper

"An Enriched Model of Strategic Voting under Uncertainty" by Henri
Surugue and Sébastien Destercke

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:50 Invited Talk: Ulle Endriss

Title: "On the Nature of Axioms in Social Choice Theory"

11:50 - 12:30 Measures

Regular Paper

"Axiomatic Characterization of the Hamming and Jaccard Distances" by
Stanisław Szufa and Tomasz Wąs

Regular Paper

"Approximate Clones in Ordinal Preferences" by Théo Delemazure

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:50 Invited Talk: Edith Elkind

Title: Selecting Interlacing Committees

14:50 - 15:30 Team Formation

Regular Paper

"Temporal Team Formation Games with Dynamic Preferences" by Cameron
Egbert, Aaron Lin, Judy Goldsmith, Pearson Garner, and Ruby Harris

Regular Paper

"Minimax Preferences for Tiered Coalition Formation Games" by Nicholas
Fluty, Judy Goldsmith, and Brent Harrison

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30 Fair Division & Matching

Regular Paper

"Delivering Fairly in the Gig Economy" by Hadi Hosseini and Šimon
Schierreich

Published Paper

"Finding Personalized Good-Enough Solutions to Unsatisfiable Stable
Roommates Problems" by Müge Fidan and Esra Erdem (to be published in
TPLP 2025)

Regular Paper

"Envy-free Allocations with Individual Payments" by Eva Deltl,
Pranjal Pandey, Robert Bredereck, Tanmay Inamdar, and Pallavi Jain

Open Discussion: Future topics for preference handling

Closing Remarks

ATTENDANCE

Participants need to register for the weekend program of ECAI 2025
(Tutorials, Workshops and Doctoral consortium):

https://ecai2025.org/registration/

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Ulrich Junker, France
Khaled Belahcène, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Nimrod Talmon, Ben-Gurion University, Israel

CONTACT EMAIL

inquiries@mpref2025.mpref.org

WORKSHOP URL

https://mpref2025.mpref.org

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[DMANET] Correction [SchedulingSeminar] Changhyun Kwon (KAIST/Omelet, Inc.) | October 15 | Learning-Based Approaches to Combinatorial Optimization in Transportation

Dear scheduling researcher,

We are delighted to announce the talk given by Changhyun Kwon
(KAIST/Omelet, Inc.). The title is " Learning-Based Approaches to
Combinatorial Optimization in Transportation ". The seminar will take
place on Zoom on Wednesday, October 15 at 13:00 UTC.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/96320878964?pwd=0IzVyJYar5VdTRAJIYtRHU8qxkSNes.1
Meeting ID: 963 2087 8964
Passcode: 883125

You can follow the seminar online or offline on our Youtube channel as
well:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUoCNnaAfw5NAntItILFn4A

The abstract follows.
Combinatorial optimization problems arising in transportation are often
NP-hard, making them computationally challenging to solve at scale.
Recent advances in machine learning have opened new avenues for tackling
such problems, either as standalone solution strategies or by enhancing
traditional optimization algorithms. This talk surveys a spectrum of
learning-based approaches for transportation optimization, including:
(i) end-to-end learning models, (ii) integration within exact
algorithms, (iii) learning to guide local search, (iv) accelerating
metaheuristics, (v) embedding within optimization formulations, and (vi)
test-time search strategies. This talk will discuss the principles
behind each approach, highlight representative applications, and reflect
on both their current potential and open challenges for the future of
transportation optimization.
The next talk in our series will be:
Zijie Zhou (IEDA, HKUST) | October 29 | Efficient and Robust Large
Language Model (LLM) Inference Scheduling Optimization
For more details, please visit https://schedulingseminar.com/

With kind regards

Zdenek Hanzalek, Michael Pinedo and Guohua Wan

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Zdenek Hanzalek
Industrial Informatics Department,
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics,
Czech Technical University in Prague,
Jugoslavskych partyzanu 1580/3, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
https://rtime.ciirc.cvut.cz/~hanzalek/

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[DMANET] INFORMS Journal on Computing new area on Quantum Computing

The INFORMS Journal on Computing has started a new area for the
journal: quantum computing, accepting submissions at the intersection
of quantum computing and operations research. All high-quality
research works that study the use of OR techniques for problems
arising in the design and operation of quantum computers and those
that study the development of OR techniques that benefit from the QC
paradigm (e.g., quantum algorithms for opti-mization, Monte Carlo
simulation, game theory, learning and analytics) will be considered
for publication in this area of the journal. This includes
theoretical, computational, and experimental work. All submissions
will undergo a rigorous reviewing process, as is usual for the INFORMS
Journal on Computing.

A note regarding the new area, as well as the full editorial
statement, are available in the following open-access document:
https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10.1287/ijoc.2025.qcintro.v37.n5

The journal is looking forward to receiving submissions to this (and
other) areas!
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[DMANET] Research Software Engineer Position (Deadline: Nov 7, 2025)

Dear Colleagues,

I would be grateful if you could circulate the following announcement among
potential candidates.

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Research Software Engineer Position

The Bilkent Quantum Computing and Topology (BilQCT) group, led by Assistant
Professor Cihan Okay in the Department of Mathematics at Bilkent
University, is seeking a Research Software Engineer to contribute to the
development of next-generation simulation and modeling tools at the
intersection of mathematics, quantum information, and computer science.
BilQCT aims to develop software frameworks that translate cutting-edge
theoretical research—such as simplicial and polyhedral models of quantum
computation—into accessible, reproducible, and scalable computational tools.

To apply, please submit your materials through MathJobs:
https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27278

For further information or inquiries, feel free to contact me directly.
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Best,
Cihan

https://www.cihanokay.com/

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[DMANET] ISAIM 2026: Submission Deadline Extended

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED

Nineteenth International Symposium on
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and MATHEMATICS
ISAIM 2026
https://isaim2026.cs.ou.edu/
January 7-9, 2026
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

NEW PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, October 20, 2025

The International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics (ISAIM) is a biennial meeting that fosters interactions between mathematics, theoretical computer science, and artificial intelligence. This is the nineteenth Symposium in the series, which is sponsored by Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. We seek submissions of recent results with a particular emphasis on the foundations of AI and mathematical methods used in AI. Papers describing applications are also encouraged, but the focus should be on principled lessons learned from the development of the application. Traditionally, the Symposium attracts participants from a variety of disciplines, thereby providing a unique forum for scientific exchange. The three-day Symposium includes invited speakers, presentations of technical papers, and special topic sessions.

SPECIAL TOPIC SESSIONS (ALREADY CONFIRMED):

o Cooperation, Competition, and Complexity in AI Planning and Learning
-Organized by Alan Kuhnle and Guni Sharon, Texas A&M University

o Boolean and pseudo-Boolean Functions -- Theory and Applications
-Organized by Munevver Subasi and Ersoy Subasi, Florida Institute of Technology

o AI in Group Theory
-Organized by Elena Bunina (Bar-Ilan University) and Alexei Miasnikov (Stevens Institute of Technology)

CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS:

Proposals for additional Special Sessions are welcome. Please send a 1-2 page description and expected participants to Martin Golumbic golumbic@gmail.com<mailto:golumbic@gmail.com> by October 31, 2025.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

Paper submission will be electronic via the submission link to OpenReview on the Paper Submission page of the Symposium website (https://isaim2026.cs.ou.edu/). Papers must be formatted in accordance with the guidelines given there. For convenience we place the OpenReview link here as well:
https://openreview.net/group?id=ISAIM/2026/Symposium

Please note OpenReview's moderation policy for newly created profiles:
o New profiles created without an institutional email will go through a moderation process that can take up to two weeks.
o New profiles created with an institutional email will be activated automatically.

The submission deadline has been extended to Monday, October 20, 2025 (11:59PM PDT). Papers will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by Thursday, November 13, 2025. Final versions of accepted papers, for inclusion in the conference electronic proceedings, are due by Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

Work that will have been published as of January 2026 should not be submitted to ISAIM unless it introduces a significant addition to the previously published work. However, the ISAIM web site proceedings are not archival, so papers submitted to ISAIM can be under review at the time of submission and can be submitted elsewhere after ISAIM.

Authors of a selected set of papers from the Symposium will be invited to submit full versions of their papers for inclusion in a special volume of the Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, published by Springer. Those invited submissions will be subject to refereeing at the usual standards of the journal, and authors will receive more details with the acceptance notice. Papers must of course be new and unpublished to be considered for the special volume.

Any questions regarding paper submission should be sent to the Program Committee Chairs (Dimitrios Diochnos and Joerg Rothe) at the email address <isaim-l AT lists DOT ou DOT edu>.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper submission: Monday, October 20, 2025
Notification: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Final version due: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Symposium: January 7-9, 2026, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

ORGANIZERS:

o General Chair: Martin Charles Golumbic, University of Haifa
o Conference Chair: Frederick Hoffman, Florida Atlantic University
o Program Committee Chairs: Dimitrios I. Diochnos, University of Oklahoma
Joerg Rothe, Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf
o Local Organizer: Maria Provost, Florida Atlantic University
o Publications & Publicity Chair: Jay C. Rothenberger, University of Oklahoma

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (ALREADY CONFIRMED):

Pavlos Andreadis, The University of Edinburgh
Roberto Battiti, Universita di Trento
Salem Benferhat, Universite d'Artois
Endre Boros, Rutgers University
Martin Bullinger, The University of Oxford
Elena Bunina, Bar Ilan University
Berthe Y. Choueiry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Benjamin Fish, University of Michigan
Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky
Lisa Hellerstein, New York University
John Hooker, Carnegie Mellon University
Taylor Johnson, Vanderbilt University
Aryeh Kontorovich, Ben Gurion University
Temur Kutsia, Johannes Kepler University
Reuth Mirsky, Tufts University
Debasis Mitra, Florida Institute of Technology
Leora Morgenstern, SRI
Lev Reyzin, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ildiko Schlotter, University of Technology and Economics of Budapest & Economic and Regional Science Research Center, Budapest, Hungary
Konstantinos Skianis, University of Ioannina
Marija Slavkovik, University of Bergen
V.S. Subrahmanian, Northwestern University
Gyorgy Turan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Stefan Woltran, TU Vienna

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[DMANET] AIces 2026: early registration October 21

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1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AIces 2026

Porto – Maia, Portugal

March 30 – April 3, 2026

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/

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Co-organized by:

University of Maia

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA
Luxembourg/London

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Early registration: October 21, 2025

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SCOPE:

AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI.

The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education.

The event will consist of 12 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 1 round table, 1 symposium collecting short contributions from participants, and 3 open thematic debate sessions. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.

ADDRESSED TO:

Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well.

Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses.

Overall, AIces 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.

VENUE:

AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be:

University of Maia
Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos - Castêlo da Maia
4475-690 Maia
Porto, Portugal

https://www.umaia.pt/en

STRUCTURE:

2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.

Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.

All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

David Danks (University of Virginia), Trustworthy AI in an Untrustworthy World

Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Socially Responsible and Trustworthy AI

PROFESSORS AND COURSES: (to be completed)

Ricardo Baeza-Yates (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), [introductory] Introduction to Responsible AI

Thomas Breuel (Nvidia Research), [introductory] Facts and Rules in LLMs

Carlos Castillo (Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Algorithmic Fairness in High-Risk AI Applications

Alan Dix (Cardiff Metropolitan University), [introductory] AI for Social Justice

Elia Formisano (Maastricht University), [introductory/intermediate] Auditory Cognition in Humans and Machines

Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Data and AI Governance - From Control to Trust

Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Computational Cognitive Models of Human-AI Teaming

Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University), [intermediate/advanced] Symbol Processing in Transformers and Other Neural Networks

Savannah Thais (City University of New York), [intermediate/advanced] Measurement for Safer AI

SYMPOSIUM:

A half-day symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations by participants on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event. A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by February 28, 2026.

OPEN DEBATES:

A 3-hour open debate session will be organized for each of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics and society. Expressions of interest to lead the respective sessions will be accepted until December 30, 2025 at david@irdta.eu . A 2-page description must be sent including the topics to be debated as well as the structure, call for contributions and dynamics of the session.

SPONSORS:

Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/sponsors/

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks)
Osheen Jain (London, communications)
José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair)
Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage)
Sara Morales (Luxembourg)
José Luís Reis (Maia)
Luís Paulo Reis (Porto)
David Silva (London, organization chair)

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done at

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/registration/

The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course.

Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event.

FEES:

Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches.

There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline.

The fees for on site and for online participation are the same.

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at

https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/accommodation/

CERTIFICATE:

A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university.

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

david@irdta.eu

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Universidade da Maia

Universidade do Porto

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London
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