[DMANET] Invitation and call for abstracts: 6th IMA–OR Society Conference on Management Mathematics | 29–30 April 2027

Dear colleagues, You are warmly invited to attend the 6th IMA–OR Society Conference on Management Mathematics, taking place on 29–30 April 2027 at The Studio, Manchester, UK. This event will highlight the growing impact of innovative mathematical methods in business analytics, decision-making, optimization and management. It brings together researchers and practitioners to share advances in management mathematics, exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration. We welcome contributions covering theory, applications, algorithms and software relevant to management science, operational research, business analytics and related disciplines. The programme will feature plenary presentations by leading international experts, themed talks and poster sessions, alongside opportunities for networking. Abstract submissions are welcome for oral and poster presentations. Please submit a 300-word abstract by 31 January 2027, following the instructions on the conference website. Poster contributions from PhD students are particularly encouraged, and a best poster prize sponsored by the Smith Institute will be awarded. Presenters are also encouraged to submit full papers to the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, with a submission deadline of 30 June 2027. The venue is conveniently located at The Studio in Manchester city centre, a terrific venue only moments away from Manchester Piccadilly (the central train station in Manchester) and with easy access from Manchester airport. For registration, abstract submission and further details, please visit the conference website<https://ima.org.uk/events/conferences/2027/the-6th-conference-on-management-mathematics.html>. Please share this invitation with colleagues and students who may be interested. Whether you wish to present your work or attend to exchange ideas and make new connections, we hope you will join us in Manchester. Best wishes, The Organising Committee Aris Syntetos, Cardiff University – Conference chair<https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/syntetosa> Paresh Date, Brunel University of London<https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/paresh-date> Adam Letchford, Lancaster University<https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/adam-letchford> Dilek Onkal, Northumbria University<https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/o/dilek-onkal/> Anna-Lena Sachs, Lancaster University – Programme chair<http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/anna-lena-sachs> Alain Zemkoho | University of Southampton<https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/7WLUC9214ux3wqSofJcqIWc9?domain=southampton.ac.uk> ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] ORBEL 41 - February 2-3, 2027 (Ghent) : call for papers

The 41st annual conference of the Belgian Operational Research Society (ORBEL) will take place on February 2-3, 2027 at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University. Keynote speakers Our plenary speakers will be * Prof. Christoph Bergmeir, University of Granada * Prof. Merve Bodur, University of Edinburgh Contributed papers We invite researchers, practitioners, and students with an interest in operations research, data science, and related quantitative methods for decision-making to submit their work. Accepted contributions will be presented at the conference at Ghent University on 2-3 February 2027. Please note that the abstract submission deadline is earlier than in previous years. Abstract submission Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract in English, in LaTeX format, and limited to two A4 pages. The required template can be found on the conference website https://orbel2027.org/call/ Important dates * Abstract submission deadline: November 27, 2026 * Notification of acceptance: December 11, 2026 * End of early registration: December 18, 2026 * Conference: February 2-3, 2027 For more information, please visit the conference website: https://orbel2027.org/ We look forward to welcoming you in Ghent! The local organizers, Dries Benoit, Dries Goossens, Veronique Limère ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Combinatorics at the University of Victoria

Dr. Peter Dukes, Dr. Natasha Morrison and Dr. Jonathan Noel are seeking candidates in the area of combinatorics to nominate for a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) to be held at the University of Victoria in Canada. If the nomination is successful, then the salary will be at least $60,000 CAD per year. All nominees will also be considered automatically for a PIMS-Simons Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides additional salary support to selected outstanding candidates. The fellowship is for one year and is renewable, contingent on satisfactory progress, for an additional year. The starting date is flexible, between August 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028; other starting dates require approval from the PIMS Postdoctoral Committee. Applications should be submitted through mathjobs at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/29344 by November 10, 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews in November. Candidates selected for nomination will then be directed to submit their application to PIMS for the second stage of the process before December 1, 2026. Informal inquiries can be made by e-mail to Peter Dukes (dukes@uvic.ca), Natasha Morrison (nmorrison@uvic.ca) and Jonathan Noel (noelj@uvic.ca). The University of Victoria has a thriving Discrete Mathematics Group, with an active community of faculty, adjunct professors, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate research students, and a weekly seminar. We strongly value the experiences and qualities that people from diverse backgrounds bring to the group. As such, we particularly encourage applications from members of groups underrepresented in mathematics. More information: * UVic MathJobs application: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/29344 * PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships: https://www.pims.math.ca/programs/scientific/postdoctoral * Current PIMS competition: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/28622 * Peter Dukes: https://web.uvic.ca/~dukes/ * Natasha Morrison: https://web.uvic.ca/~nmorrison/ * Jonathan Noel: https://jonathannoel.ca/ * UVic Mathematics and Statistics Department: https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/index.php * UVic Discrete Mathematics Group: https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/research/home/discrete-math/index.php * UVic Discrete Mathematics Seminar: https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/home/home/events/seminars/discrete-math/index.php ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] SIROCCO 2027 - Final Call for Papers

*=====================================* *SIROCCO 2027 Call for Papers* *=====================================* *34th International Colloquium On Structural Information and Communication Complexity* Larnaca, Cyprus, June 2–4, 2027, https://cyprusconferences.org/sirocco2027 *=====================================* *Important Dates* *=====================================* Full paper submission: October 31, 2026 (AoE) Paper notification: January 30, 2027 Conference dates: June 2–4, 2027 *=====================================* *About SIROCCO* *=====================================* SIROCCO is devoted to the study of the interplay between structural knowledge, communication, and computing in decentralized systems that consist of multiple communicating entities. Special emphasis is given to innovative methodological and solution approaches that lead to a better understanding of the relationship between computing and communication. SIROCCO has a tradition of interesting and productive scientific meetings in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, attracting leading researchers in a variety of fields in which communication and knowledge play a significant role. Websites of past SIROCCO conferences can be found at https://sirocco.hiit.fi. The proceedings of past SIROCCO conferences can be found at https://link.springer.com/conference/sirocco. *=====================================* *Scope* *=====================================* Original papers are solicited from all areas of study of local structural knowledge and global communication and computational complexities. Typical but not exclusive topics of interest include the following (in alphabetical order). - Biological and nature-inspired distributed algorithms - Blockchains and related distributed paradigms - Distributed algorithms and computability - Distributed graph algorithms - Distributed quantum computing - Epistemic modeling and analysis of distributed systems - Fault tolerance - Formal verification of distributed systems - Game theory in distributed computing - Mobile agents and autonomous distributed systems - Network modeling and analysis - Security in distributed computing - Self-stabilization - Shared-memory algorithms - Structural and communication complexity analysis - Topology in distributed computing - Wireless, ad-hoc, and peer-to-peer networks Keeping with the tradition of SIROCCO, submissions on new areas related to the general scope of the conference are also welcome. *=====================================* *Submission Instructions* *=====================================* Submissions must report on original research and contain results that have not appeared previously in a regular conference paper and that have not been concurrently submitted to or previously published in a journal or a conference with published proceedings. *Submission format.* Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format using EasyChair. Submissions must be written in English and formatted in a single-column format on US letter-size or A4 paper, use at least 11-point font, and have at least 2.5 cm margins. *Submission length. *All submissions must start with a cover page, which will include the paper’s title, a short abstract, and, preferably, keywords. There is no page limit, and authors are encouraged to submit the full version of their paper. The submission should contain, within the first 12 pages (excluding the cover page and bibliographic references), a concise and clear presentation of the primary content and merits of the work. Content beyond the cover page, references, and the first 12 pages will be read at the discretion of the reviewers only. A submission that is not accepted as a full paper may be invited as a brief announcement. *Double-blind reviewing. *SIROCCO 2027 will employ a lightweight double-blind reviewing process. Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way (e.g., author names, affiliations, email addresses, and funding information should not appear in the submission). However, authors are free to disseminate draft versions of their submissions as they normally would (e.g., by posting drafts on the web). Questions about the double-blind reviewing process may be directed to the PC chair by email. *Submission website.* Paper submissions will be handled by EasyChair, so please make sure that you have an active account. Papers must be submitted electronically at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sirocco2027. Submissions deviating from these guidelines as well as papers outside the general scope of the conference may be rejected without consideration of their merits. *=====================================* *AI policy* *=====================================* *AI policy for authors. *All authors of a submission must be human and are fully responsible for the integrity, originality, and copyright of their submission. Authors may use AI tools for limited purposes such as language editing (e.g., fixing typos or improving grammar) without the need for disclosure. Any other use of AI tools (including LLMs) must be clearly disclosed in the submission in an AI-disclosure section, and authors must specify which tool was used and for what purpose. Any undisclosed use of AI tools, or inaccurate representation of AI-generated or AI-modified content, may lead to rejection of the submission or further action. *AI policy for reviewers. *Reviewers may use LLM-based tools to assist with the review process, provided that the confidentiality of the content of the submissions is preserved. However, the review itself must be written solely by the reviewer and must not be drafted, generated, or rewritten with the assistance of AI tools. Reviewers must rely on their own judgment and retain full responsibility for the content and conclusions of their reviews. *=====================================* *Proceedings* *=====================================* The proceedings of SIROCCO 2027 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Please note that inclusion in the proceedings requires an in-person presentation by one of the authors at the conference and at least one full registration for each paper. *=====================================* *Best Paper Awards* *=====================================* All regular papers are eligible for the best paper award. Moreover, all regular papers with at least one student author, where the student author(s) have contributed most of the work, are also eligible for the best student paper award. If a submission is eligible for the best student paper award, please state this on the cover page. The Program Committee may choose not to make the awards or to split them among multiple papers. *=====================================* *Special Issue* *=====================================* Selected papers from SIROCCO 2027 will be invited to a special issue of the journal Theoretical Computer Science. *=====================================* *Program Committee* *=====================================* Emmanuelle Anceaume - CNRS, IRISA, Université de Rennes James Aspnes - Yale University Hagit Attiya - Technion Alkida Balliu - Gran Sasso Science Institute (Chair) Petra Berenbrink - University of Hamburg Quentin Bramas - University of Strasbourg Yi-Jun Chang - National University of Singapore Artur Czumaj - University of Warwick Francesco d'Amore - Gran Sasso Science Institute Peter Davies-Peck - Durham University Michael Elkin - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Laurent Feuilloley - CNRS, LIRIS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Orr Fischer - University of Haifa Maxime Flin - Aalto University Pierre Fraigniaud - CNRS, IRIF, Université Paris Cité Diana Ghinea - Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts George Giakkoupis - Inria, Université de Rennes Magnús M. Halldórsson - Reykjavik University François Le Gall - Nagoya University Nancy Lynch - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stephan Merz - Inria, LORIA, Université de Lorraine Alessia Milani - Aix-Marseille University, LIS Slobodan Mitrović - UC Davis Augusto Modanese - CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security Lata Narayanan - Concordia University Alexandre Nolin - Télécom SudParis Ami Paz - CNRS, LISN, Université Paris-Saclay Peter Robinson - Augusta University Jared Saia - University of New Mexico Yuichi Sudo - Hosei University Robin Vacus - CNRS, LIP6, Sorbonne Université Giovanni Viglietta - University of Aizu Jennifer Welch - Texas A&M University *=====================================* *Organizing Committee* *=====================================* Chryssis Georgiou - University of Cyprus (General Chair) Yiannis Ioannou - EasyConferences (Webmaster) William K. Moses Jr. - Durham University (Publicity Chair) *=====================================* *Steering Committee* *=====================================* Keren Censor-Hillel - Technion (chair) Yuval Emek - Technion (PC Chair 2024) Ran Gelles - Bar-Ilan University (Member At Large) Chryssis Georgiou - University of Cyprus (PC Chair 2026) Ulrich Schmid - TU Wien (PC Chair 2025) ------ Regards, William K. Moses Jr. Publicity Chair, SIROCCO 2027 https://sites.google.com/view/wkmjr ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] CfP: AAA110 – 110th Workshop on General Algebra, 12–14 March 2027, Dresden (Germany)

110th Workshop on General Algebra (AAA110) March 12–14, 2027 TU Dresden, Germany Website: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/math/algebra/forschung/tagungen/aaaseries/aaa110 Registration: https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/umfragen/limesurvey/index.php/263362 Contact: aaa110@tu-dresden.de<mailto:aaa110@tu-dresden.de> Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission are now open for the 110th Workshop on General Algebra (AAA110), taking place at TU Dresden, Germany, on March 12–14, 2027. The conference will be held in honor of Reinhard Pöschel's 80th birthday. REGISTRATION Please register via https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/umfragen/limesurvey/index.php/263362 Registration fees: Early Bird (until January 8, 2027): Students (including PhD students): 90 EUR Non-students: 110 EUR Standard (from January 9, 2027): Students (including PhD students): 110 EUR Non-students: 130 EUR Payment is by bank transfer; details are provided in the registration form. An invoice will be sent by email after payment has been received. The conference dinner will take place on Saturday, March 13, and is included in the registration fee. Please indicate whether you plan to attend when registering. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Participants are invited to contribute talks of approximately 20 minutes. Titles and abstracts can be submitted via the registration form. Abstract submission deadline: January 29, 2027 Deadline for abstract modifications: February 28, 2027 (inclusive) INVITED SPEAKERS Silvia Butti Bernhard Ganter Mark Kambites Paolo Marimon Reinhard Pöschel Agnes Szendrei VISA LETTERS If you require an invitation letter for visa purposes, please contact us at aaa110@tu-dresden.de<mailto:aaa110@tu-dresden.de> as early as possible. Further information is available on the conference website. Please feel free to forward this announcement to interested colleagues and students. We apologize for any duplicate messages. We look forward to welcoming you to Dresden! Best regards, The AAA110 Organizing Committee Quentin Aristote Manuel Bodirsky Paul Winkler Martin Schneider ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Two postdoctoral positions at Leipzig University

Dear colleagues, We are advertising two postdoctoral positions at the Institute of Mathematics of Leipzig University - one under supervision of James Davies and one under supervision of Dan Kráľ. The research focus of the positions is flexible and all candidates working in relevant areas of combinatorics are encouraged to apply. The Institute of Mathematics provides a vibrant research environment, which, in the area of algebra and discrete mathematics, offers collaboration opportunities with Sofia Brenner, Łukasz Grabowski, Tobias Finis, and their postdocs and students. In addition, there are extensive opportunities for collaboration with researchers based at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (MPI-MiS). The successful candidate will benefit from generous travel and visitor funding provided through the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship held by Dan Kráľ. Since one of the two positions will be funded by the university, the proficiency in German would be a strong advantage (because of the involvement in teaching). Starting date: Second half of 2027 or first half of 2028 Length of contract: 2 years Remuneration: Fixed in accordance to the TV-L E13 scale Application deadline: November 8, 2026 Applications should consist of a cover letter (including contact details of three referees who may be asked for recommendation letters) and a CV containing a full list of publications and should be submitted via e-mail to Jean-Marc Mues <jean-marc.mues@uni-leipzig.de> before the deadline noted above. All applications will be automatically considered for both positions that have been advertised. Kind regards, Dan Kral ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [Algorithms] (IF 2.6, CiteScore 5.4) 10th volume of the Editor's Choice Articles

We are pleased to share with you the 10th volume of the Editor's Choice Articles in the open access journal /Algorithms /(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms) //- indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science). These articles are free to access and can be downloaded below: 1. A Survey of Six Classical Classifiers, Including Algorithms, Methodological Characteristics, Foundational Variants, and Recent Advances https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/37 2. Hybrid Evolutionary Multi-Objective Method for Automatic Design of a Lightweight CNN Architecture Applied to Coronary Stenosis Classification https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/47 3. CSSA: An Enhanced Sparrow Search Algorithm with Hybrid Strategies for Engineering Optimization https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/51 4. A Game-Theoretic Analysis of COVID-19 Dynamics with Self-Isolation and Vaccination Behavior https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/58 5. Empirical Study on Automation, AI Trust, and Framework Readiness in Cybersecurity Incident Response https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/62 6. Improved Secretary Bird Optimization Algorithm for UAV Path Planning https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/64 7. RIS-UAV Cooperative ISAC Technology for 6G: Architecture, Optimization, and Challenges https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/65 8. Signal Timing Optimization Method for Intersections Under Mixed Traffic Conditions https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/71 9. ZechariahNet: A Novel Method of MS Lesion Diagnosis Through MRI Images by the Combination of C-LSTM and 3D CNN Algorithms https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/72 10. An Intelligent Browser History Forensics Method for Automated Analysis of Web Activity Logs, Credentials, and User Behavioral Profiles https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/19/1/75 We also warmly welcome your submissions if you have relevant work to contribute. Please feel free to contact our Managing Editor, Mr. Musea Wu (musea.wu@mdpi.com), for any questions or assistance. -- Mr. Musea Wu Managing Editor *News: * 1. The 1st International Online Conference on Algorithms and Computers - is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration (https://sciforum.net/event/IOCAC2027) 2. Call for Special Issue Proposals and Recruiting Guest Editors (https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/16608) 3. Best PhD Thesis Award - Application deadline: 31 March 2027 (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/awards/3877) 4. Recruiting Editorial Board Members (https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/14101) ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] PhD positions in Theoretical Computer Science

The Algorithm, Graph, and Geometry Laboratory at Carleton University <https://carleton.ca/scs/> in Canada is seeking strong applications for funded PhD positions in Theoretical Computer Science. The successful candidate will pursue research in computational geometry, algorithms, and graph theory. For more information and application details, please visit https://cglab.ca/ . For further inquiries, please contact bobby.miraftab@gmail.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Faculty Openings at IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi | Expression of Interest

Dear Researchers, Greetings from IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi! As IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi continues to expand its academic and research community, we are excited to connect with PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in exploring faculty career opportunities. Our Office of Faculty Affairs will be visiting several locations across the United States from 24 to 30 October 2026, and we invite you to join us for an interaction. Why join us? * Explore faculty career opportunities at IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi. * Learn about our growing academic and research ecosystem and areas of faculty recruitment. * Connect directly with our Faculty Affairs team to learn more about opportunities and the recruitment process. Upcoming Sessions Date Location Time Venue 24 Oct Santa Clara, California 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara 26 Oct St. Louis, Missouri 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM South Brookings 100, Washington University in St. Louis 27 Oct West Lafayette, Indiana 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM DUDL 4331, Purdue University 28 Oct New York City 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Consulate General of India, 3 East 64th Street 30 Oct Cambridge, Massachusetts 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) All timings are local to the respective venues. Whether you are currently pursuing your PhD, undertaking postdoctoral research, or considering the next step in your academic career, we would be delighted to meet you and share more about the opportunities at IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi. Interested in joining us? Please register here: https://forms.iitdabudhabi.ac.ae/iitdad1/form/ExpressionofInterestforFacultyOutreach/formperma/VBIewxVaC7-_VzM6v83RxZ6an4JLJO8wGvInwudeclk We encourage you to share this invitation with fellow researchers and colleagues who may be interested in exploring an academic career with us. We look forward to connecting with you! Warm regards, Office of Faculty Affairs IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

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

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

[DMANET] PhD positions at LSE in Optimisation and Algorithms

** PhD positions at LSE in Optimisation and Algorithms The Optimisation and Algorithms 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; multiagent learning; algorithms and theory of linear and integer programming; convex, non-convex, stochastic and combinatorial optimisation; network design; approximation algorithms; sublinear algorithms; algorithms beyond the worst-case; matroid theory; and random structures and phase transitions. For more specifics, please consult the personal pages of the faculty: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Research/Optimisation-and-Algorithms. Applicants whose application is complete (including receipt of references) by the deadline of 13 January 2027 will be considered for fully funded PhD studentships. These studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend, which for 2025/26 entry was £23,805. The studentships are usually tax free. The award of these studentships is competitive, based on academic performance (typically in an MSc or equivalent). For further details, including details of how to apply, please visit www.lse.ac.uk/Mathematics/Prospective-Students and www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/graduate/mphilphd-mathematics. For administrative and regulatory questions, please contact Jasna Begic at maths.research@lse.ac.uk. For academic questions, copying maths.research@lse.ac.uk, you can email Ahmad Abdi a.abdi1@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. ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] AAMAS 2027 AAAI Fast Track CfP + Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award

Call for AAAI Fast Track *The 26th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems------------------------------AAMAS 2027 invites submissions to its AAAI Track. This track considers papers that were submitted to the AAAI-27 Main Technical Track, were not accepted, and are relevant to the AAMAS research community.To be eligible, a submission must not have received a reject recommendation from any AAAI reviewer; all review scores must be weak reject or above. Authors are expected to revise their manuscripts to address the AAAI reviewers’ comments and to reformat the paper according to the AAMAS submission requirements.All submitted materials will be checked for accuracy against the corresponding AAAI submission and reviewed by members of the AAMAS Program Committee. We expect to accept only a fraction of the submitted papers. Decisions will be accompanied by a short meta-review explaining the basis for acceptance or rejection.Important Dates - (AAAI notifications: November 30, 2026)- Submission Deadline: Friday, December 11, 2026- Decision Notification: February 1, 2027- Camera-Ready Deadline: February 11, 2027- Author Registration Deadline: March 31, 2027All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).Full call on the AAMAS website:https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/aamas2027/calls/call-for-aaai-fast-track/ <https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/aamas2027/calls/call-for-aaai-fast-track/>Submission RequirementsAn AAMAS AAAI Track submission must be based on a paper that: 1. was submitted to the AAAI-27 Main Technical Track;2. received no reject recommendation from any reviewer and received only review scores of weak reject or above; and3. is relevant to the AAMAS research community.Authors must submit a single PDF document through the following portal:The PDF must include the following materials, in this order: 1. The original AAAI-27 submission.2. All AAAI review scores and reviews, including the meta-review.3. The revised paper submitted to AAMAS, formatted according to the AAMAS 2027 Main Technical Track submission requirements <https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/aamas2027/calls/instructions/>; all changes from the original AAAI submission should be clearly highlighted, for example using colored text or yellow highlighting.4. A response of at most two pages explaining how the revised submission addresses the AAAI reviewers’ comments.5. A short statement explaining why the paper is relevant to the AAMAS research community and identifying the most appropriate area of interest from the AAMAS 2027 Main Technical Track Call for Papers.QuestionsFor questions about the AAAI Track, please contact the Track Chairs:Pradeep Varakantham at pradeepv@smu.edu.sg <pradeepv@smu.edu.sg> orRym Z. Wenkstern at rymw@utdallas.edu <rymw@utdallas.edu>Please add “AAMAS AAAI Track: [nature of inquiry]” to your email’s subject line.=============================================================================*Call for Nominations: 2026 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award The 26th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems ------------------------------ IFAAMAS, the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, is pleased to announce the call for the 2026 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The award is named after Professor Victor Lesser, a long-standing member of the AAMAS community who has supervised a large number of outstanding PhD students in the area. It is awarded for dissertations written as part of a PhD, defended in the specified period, and nominated by the supervisor (with supporting references), which show originality, significance, and impact, and are supported by high quality publications. Nominations are invited for the award which is sponsored by IFAAMAS and will be presented at AAMAS 2027. The award includes a certificate and a 1500 EUR payment. Submission link: https://forms.gle/wmvsqAbZeXYc3QMy8 Full call: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/aamas2027/calls/call-victor-lesser/ Eligibility: Eligible doctoral dissertations are those defended between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026 (both endpoints included) in the area of Autonomous Agents or Multiagent Systems. Submission deadline: November 6, 2026 (anywhere on earth) Selection procedure: The selection of the dissertation will be based on the originality, significance, and impact of the work. Evidence of such impact includes publications at highly selective conferences and journals in the field, with due importance given to the AAMAS conference series and JAAMAS. Research output that resulted primarily from the student’s initiative will be considered more favorably. The selection committee will be the final arbiter in the decision process. The selection committee might also decide to consult external assessors, and reserves the right to not award the prize if the nominations do not meet the expected quality level. Every submitted dissertation must be nominated by the thesis supervisor and must be supported by the following 4 (four) documents, all of which should be delivered via the Google Form link above by November 6, 2026: 1. A link to a PDF file of the dissertation. If the dissertation is not written in English, the nomination must include an accessible link to a substantial manuscript in English, with the nominee as the first author, published in a peer-reviewed journal or conference. 2. A PDF that contains a list of publications that have arisen from the dissertation, with links to the published papers. 3. A PDF with the recommendation from the dissertation supervisor, on departmental letterhead, nominating the dissertation for the 2026 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The recommendation should explain the contribution of the dissertation to the field of autonomous agents and multiagent systems, argue the merit and possible future impact of the work, and highlight, where relevant, how the work resulted from the initiative of the student. Finally, this document should certify the eligibility of the PhD by asserting that the PhD was successfully defended between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026. 4. A PDF with the names, email addresses, and affiliations of at least one and at most three referees, familiar with the research of the candidate and experts in the pertinent research area, who will directly email their recommendations for the candidate to the chair of the selection committee (Fernando Santos, f.p.santos@uva.nl). A reference letter should be no more than 500 words in length, should be on an official letterhead, signed and emailed as a PDF file, and received by the same deadline of November 6, 2026. To ease the recovery of these emails, it is recommended that the subject of the recommendation letter email be “2026 Victor Lesser Award: Recommendation: <name of the candidate>” Note: It is the responsibility of the dissertation supervisor to contact the referees and ensure that their letters (max 500 words, signed, and on letterhead) are submitted by the deadline. Though the nomination is to be submitted by the nominee’s dissertation supervisor, it is required that the nominee has consented that the dissertation be considered for this award and, if selected for the award, commits to attending the AAMAS 2027 conference, where they will receive the award and will give a presentation on the work contained in the dissertation at a special session of the conference. The cost of attending the conference is not covered by the award. For questions, please contact the chair of the selection committee, Fernando P. Santos, at f.p.santos@uva.nl. ================================================================================ ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] CFP OLA'2027 Int. Conf. on Optimization & Learning @Krakow

Apologies for cross-posting. Appreciate if you can distribute this CFP to your network. ****************************************************************************************                           OLA'2027           International Conference on Optimization and Learning                           05-07 May 2027                          Krakow, Poland                 http://ola2027.sciencesconf.org/                     SCOPUS Springer Proceedings (Q2) **************************************************************************************** OLA is a conference focusing on the future challenges of optimization and/or machine learning methods and their applications. The conference OLA'2027 will provide an opportunity to the international research community in optimization and learning to discuss recent research results and to develop new ideas and collaborations in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. OLA'2027 welcomes presentations that cover any aspects of optimization and/or machine learning research such as big optimization and learning, optimization for learning, learning for optimization, optimization and learning under uncertainty, deep learning, new high-impact applications, parameter tuning, 4th industrial revolution, computer vision, hybridization issues, optimization-simulation, meta-modeling, high-performance computing, parallel and distributed optimization and learning, surrogate modeling, multi-objective optimization ... Submission papers: We will accept two different types of submissions: -       S1: Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers of a maximum of 3 pages -       S2: Original research contributions of a maximum of 12 pages -    S3: High-quality manuscripts that have recently, within the last year, been submitted or accepted for journal publication Important dates: =============== Paper submission deadline extension    Dec 18, 2027 Proceedings: Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published in the proceedings. A SCOPUS and DBLP indexed Springer book series will be published for accepted long papers. Proceedings will be available at the conference. -- *********************************************************************** OLA'2027 Int. Conf. on Optimization and Learning May 5-7, 2027, Krakow, Poland, http://ola2027.sciencesconf.org *********************************************************************** Prof. El-ghazali TALBI Polytech'Lille, University Lille - INRIA CRISTAL - CNRS Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Call for Participation: XXII Summer School in Discrete Mathematics (Chile) – Application Deadline: November 2, 2026

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION XXII Summer School in Discrete Mathematics (XXII Escuela de Verano en Matemáticas Discretas) Viña del Mar, Chile, January 11-15, 2027 https://www.dim.uchile.cl/~discretas2027/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET AUDIENCE The school is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, computer science, and engineering interested in algorithms, theory of computing, combinatorics, optimization, game theory, and their applications. ------------------------------------------------------------ LECTURERS AND COURSES Nicole Megow (University of Bremen) "Algorithms with Prediction" Deborah Oliveros (National Autonomous University of Mexico) "From Classical Discrete Geometry to New Problems: Patterns and Data Classification" Ioan Todinca (Université d'Orléans) "Quantum Algorithms: From Basic Examples to Distributed Quantum Speedups" ------------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATIONS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Limited financial support is available for selected students to cover local expenses in Viña del Mar. For more information and access to the application form see: https://www.dim.uchile.cl/~discretas2027/index.html Application deadline: November 2, 2026. ------------------------------------------------------------ VENUE Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Campus Viña del Mar Viña del Mar, Chile. https://www.uai.cl/campus/campus-vina-del-mar ------------------------------------------------------------ Pedro Montealegre Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Postdoc and JRF positions at ISI Kolkata under ANRF projects

Dear all, One postdoc and one research fellow (JRF) position is available under ANRF projects at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. The postdoc position is under ANRF funded ARG project "Matching in the Real World: A Theoretical and Computational Approach". Please find the details of this position and application instructions available at https://www.isical.ac.in/public/jobs_view?id=77. Applications must be sent in by *20th October 2026.* For any queries, please send an email to to gametheory.souvik@gmail.com or sanjukta@isical.ac.in. The JRF position is under ANRF funded ECRG project "Foundations Of Non-Manipulable Algorithms For Winner Selection". The position is for 1 year and can be extended upto 3 years based on performance. Candidates must hold a master’s degree to apply for this position. Please note that this is a temporary research position and it is *not a PhD degree program*. Interested candidates may directly email their CV and a research statement to sanjukta@isical.ac.in by *25th October 2026*. For any further information, please write to the same email address. Thank you. Best regards, Sanjukta Roy ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************