[DMANET] [CFP]: IOI-2026, The 6th International Conference on Internet of Intelligence, UK, 26-28 October 2026

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ************************* IOI-2026 Call for Papers********************** The 6th International Conference on Internet of Intelligence (IOI-2026) https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/ioi2026 Exeter, UK, 26-28 October 2026 INTRODUCTION ============= The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), next-generation networking, edge/cloud computing, and smart devices is giving rise to a transformative paradigm: the Internet of Intelligence (IOI). In this paradigm, intelligence is no longer confined to isolated models or systems, but is distributed, connected, and continuously coordinated across humans, machines, networks, services, and applications. This transformation is enabling a broad range of emerging applications and industrial sectors, including smart manufacturing, autonomous transportation, digital healthcare, immersive communications, robotics, and cyber-physical systems. Data, models, knowledge, and intelligence generated across these interconnected ecosystems are becoming critical assets for improving system efficiency, service quality, resilience, adaptability, and user experience. However, how to effectively orchestrate, share, and trust intelligence over highly distributed and heterogeneous environments remains a fundamental research challenge. It has attracted growing interest from both academia and industry, yet significant innovations are still needed to realise a scalable, secure, efficient, and trustworthy Internet of Intelligence. IOI-2026 aims to address the key challenges and opportunities arising from distributed intelligence, dynamic networked systems, massive data-model collaboration, and increasingly diverse application demands. The conference provides a premier international forum for researchers, scientists, engineers, and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to exchange ideas, present breakthroughs, and discuss the latest advances and ongoing work on all aspects of the Internet of Intelligence. It seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration on theories, architectures, algorithms, systems, and applications that will shape the future of intelligent interconnected worlds. Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers to IOI-2026. All accepted papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore and will be submitted for indexing by Engineering Index (EI). The authors of selected best papers will be invited post conference to extend their contributions for special issues of prestigious journals to be planned in conjunction with the conference. SCOPE AND TOPICS ================ Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Track 1: Foundations and Architectures of Internet of Intelligence Track 2: Intelligent Communications, Networking and Systems Track 3: Trustworthy, Secure and Efficient Intelligence Track 4: Applications and Services for Internet of Intelligence PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ========================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/ioi/) with PDF format. The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission elsewhere. Each paper is limited to 8 pages (or 10 pages with over length charge) including figures and references using IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style (two columns, single-spaced, 10 fonts). Once accepted, the paper will be included into the conference proceedings published by Conference Publishing Services (submitted for indexing by EI). At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register the paper at the conference. IMPORTANT DATES ================= * Submission Deadline: 10 July 2026 * Authors Notification: 30 August 2026 * Final Manuscript Due: 30 September 2026 * Registration Due: 30 September 2026 * Conference Date: 26-28 October 2026 For more information, please visit the conference website: https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/ioi2026 ********************************************************** * * 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] SAGT 2026: Final Call for Papers + Invited Speakers + Pre-Conference Workshop

=================================================================== 19th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory (SAGT) 2026     15th-18th September 2026, University of Augsburg, Germany https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/fai/conferences/sagt-2026/ =================================================================== ***  Accompanied by a Workshop on Mechanisms with Predictions  *** ***            by Vasilis Gkatzelis and Guido Schäfer  *** ***       14th-15th September 2026, University of Augsburg *** =================================================================== The purpose of SAGT is to bring together researchers from Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, and related fields to present and discuss original research at the intersection of Algorithms and Game Theory. Foundational work is solicited on topics including but not limited to:     Solution Concepts in Game Theory     Efficiency of Equilibria and Price of Anarchy     Computational Aspects of Equilibria     Learning and Dynamics in Games     Game-Theoretic Aspects of Networks     Auction Design and Analysis     Algorithmic Contract Design     Mechanism Design and Pricing     Internet Economics and Computational Advertising     Reputation, Recommendation and Trust Systems     Economic Aspects of Distributed Computing     Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies     Decision Theory and Information Design     Computational Social Choice and Fair Division     Market Design and Matching Markets     Cooperative Game Theory ================ INVITED SPEAKERS ================ We will have invited talks by     Martin Bichler, TU Munich, Germany     Tim Roughgarden, Columbia University, USA     Tami Tamir, Reichman University, Israel =============== IMPORTANT DATES =============== Abstract Submission: 20 May 2026, anywhere on Earth Full-Paper Submission: 26 May 2026, anywhere on Earth Notification: 09 July 2026 Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: 14 - 15 September 2026 Conference: 15 - 18 September 2026 ======================= SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ======================= Authors are invited to submit original research for possible presentation at the conference. Each paper will be evaluated on significance, originality, technical quality, and exposition. It should clearly establish the research contribution, its relevance, and its relation to prior research. *** Where to Submit *** SAGT 2026 uses Easychair. Submission server: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sagt2026 *** Submission Guidelines *** Submissions must be anonymous. SAGT 2026 will use double-blind reviewing like WINE, EC, and all other major conferences. Submissions should not reveal the identity of the authors in any way. In particular, authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses should not appear anywhere in the submission. (In LNCS, \author{} and \institute{} fields should not be included.) Authors should refer to their prior work in a neutral manner (for example, say “XYZ showed” instead of “we showed”). Submissions may include work that has been publicly presented (as long as it has not appeared in published proceedings) or posted on arXiv or similar online repositories, provided that the submission itself is properly anonymized. Submissions may be up to 18 pages long (including title page and references) in LNCS format. Note that SAGT 2026 requires submissions in LNCS format (provided as part of Springer's LaTeX2e package). In addition, an appendix may be included at the end of the paper and will be read at the discretion of the reviewers. Submissions deviating from these guidelines may be rejected without review. Authors are strongly encouraged to structure their paper in a way that includes a clear presentation of the merits of the paper and a discussion of the importance of the results, as well as an exposition of the key conceptual and technical ideas. *** Author Guidelines *** The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer as a Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) proceedings volume. Accepted papers will be allocated at most 18 pages (including title page and references) in LNCS format in the proceedings. Please refer to Springer's Information for Authors for detailed guidelines on how to prepare the final manuscript. To accommodate the publishing traditions of different fields, authors of accepted papers can choose to publish a one-page abstract of their paper in the proceedings. The paper must then provide a URL referring to the full version of the paper; authors should guarantee the link to be reliable for at least two years. Such papers must be formatted and submitted just like regular papers (as described above). Results previously published or presented at another archival conference prior to SAGT, or published (or accepted for publication) at a journal prior to the submission deadline, will not be considered for publication. Simultaneous submission to WINE 2026 is explicitly allowed. In case the paper is accepted for publication at SAGT, the authors have to withdraw the paper from WINE 2026. Simultaneous submission to other conferences with published proceedings is not allowed. Simultaneous submission of results to a journal is allowed only if the authors publish the paper as a one-page abstract in SAGT 2026. *** Proceedings and Special Issue *** Conference participants will have free access to the online conference proceedings of SAGT 2026. SAGT 2026 will extend invitations to a selection of accepted papers for publication in a dedicated special issue of the ACM Transactions on Economics and Computation (TEAC) (details will be communicated in due course). ======= CONTACT ======= The conference is organized by Pascal Lenzner (University of Augsburg) and Daniel Schmand (University of Bremen). Contact: SAGT2026@informatik.uni-augsburg.de =============================================================================================== ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. 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[DMANET] IPEC 2026: First Call for Papers

*Call for Papers IPEC 2026* The International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC, https://algo-conference.org/2026/ipec/) is an annual conference covering all aspects of parameterized and exact algorithms and complexity. Its 21st edition will be held in L’Aquila, Italy, as a part of ALGO 2026, which also hosts ESA 2026 and other specialized conferences and workshops. IPEC 2026 invites papers presenting original research in the area of parameterized and exact algorithms and complexity. The topics include but are not limited to: - new techniques for the design and analysis of parameterized and exact algorithms; - fixed-parameter tractability and kernelization results; - parameterized complexity theory; - parameterized (in)approximability results; - relationships between parameterized complexity and traditional complexity classifications; - applications of parameterized and exact computation; - engineering and experimentation of exact, parameterized, and kernelization algorithms. *Important Dates* Paper submission deadline: June 29 (23:59 AoE) Notification: August 2 IPEC dates: September 2-4 (Wed-Fri) Camera-ready version: end of September (exact date TBA) *Submission Guidelines* We welcome submissions of the full version of the paper. Regardless, the first 500 lines of the submission (equivalent to around 12 pages) should be enough to assess the paper and contain a summary of the main results, their motivation and importance, and evidence of their correctness. In particular, PC members and potential subreviewers may treat the first 500 lines as the short version (the rest being read at their discretion). As in previous years, IPEC 2026 employs a lightweight double-blind reviewing process. Please refer to https://algo-conference.org/2026/ipec/ for the details of the submission guidelines. The submission system is open at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ipec2026. *Conference details* The IPEC 2026 invited tutorial will be given by Jesper Nederlof. There will also be a keynote talk by the 2026 EATCS-IPEC Nerode Prize winner(s). Additionally, the award ceremony for PACE 2026 (https://pacechallenge.org/2026/) will be held as a part of IPEC 2026, followed by a poster session for top three submissions from each of the three tracks of PACE 2026. *Program Committee* Sayan Bandyapadhyay (Portland State University, USA) Max Bannach (European Space Agency, The Netherlands) Yixin Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) Parinya Chalermsook (University of Sheffield, UK) Jan Dreier (TU Wien, Austria) Petr Golovach (University of Bergen, Norway) Carla Groenland (TU Delft, The Netherlands) Tuukka Korhonen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) (co-chair) Ariel Kulik (Ben-Gurion University, Israel) Michael Lampis (Paris Dauphine University, France) (co-chair) Mathieu Mari (University of Montpellier, France) Marcin Pilipczuk (University of Warsaw, Poland) Lars Rohwedder (University of Southern Denmark) Saket Saurabh (Institute of Mathematical Sciences, India) Roohani Sharma (Institute for Basic Science, South Korea) Kirill Simonov (University of Bergen, Norway) Marek Sokołowski (Max Planck Institute of Informatics, Germany) Vaishali Surianarayanan (UC Santa Cruz, USA) Karol Węgrzycki (Max Planck Institute of Informatics, Germany) Michał Włodarczyk (University of Warsaw, Poland) ********************************************************** * * 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 position at The Cyprus Institute (String and Graph Algorithms with Applications)

Dear colleagues, I am currently seeking a PhD student to join my group at The Cyprus Institute, working on String and Graph Algorithms with Applications. Further details about the position and how to apply can be found here: https://www.cyi.ac.cy/education/prospective-students/financial-support/phd-in-computational-sciences-string-and-graph-algorithms-with-applications The application deadline is June 1, 2026, though the portal will remain open until the position is filled. Please feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions. Best regards, Solon Pissis -- Solon P. Pissis, Ph.D Associate Professor Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CaSToRC) The Cyprus Institute Nicosia, Cyprus Email: s.pissis@cyi.ac.cy WWW: https://solon-pissis.github.io/ ********************************************************** * * 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: HIM Spotlight Programs in Bonn (for summer 2027)

Dear all, the Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM), an institute of the Hausdorfff Center for Mathematics (HCM) at the University of Bonn, is inviting proposals for a new initiative starting in summer of 2027: HIM Spotlight Programs. A Spotlight Program brings together a group of 25-30 participants for an intensive working period of 2-4 weeks between 16. August and 10. September 2027 to collaborate on a specific focused topic in any area of mathematics or at the intersection to economics, computer science or the life sciences. Spotlight programs can include tutorials, working sessions, talks, reading groups or poster sessions. The group of participants should include a significant proportion of early career researchers and be assembled with an adequate consideration of gender-balance and international diversity. While some program participants will be invited by the program organizers, others will be recruited via an open call for participation. Spotlight Programs will be hosted at the HIM villa in Bonn that provides the group of researchers with office space, a seminar room, three smaller meeting rooms, and all the services and hospitality HIM usually offers to their guests. Participants will be offered fellowships, accommodation assistance and supporting arrangements for families. You can find out more details and about how to put together a proposal - due date July 15th, 2026 - on our webpage: https://www.mathematics.uni-bonn.de/him/proposals/proposals_spotlight_programs Kind regards, Stefan Hartmann Stefan Hartmann Science Communication / Outreach Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Endenicher Allee 62 53115 Bonn Phone: 0228/73-3138 www.hcm.uni-bonn.de ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [GtML26] Geometry, Topology and Machine Learning — May 18–22, 2026, Paris

Dear colleagues, [ We apologize for any duplication across mailing lists. ] GtML26 — Geometry, Topology and Machine Learning — is a a five-day conference to be held at Sorbonne Université, Paris, from May 18 to May 22, 2026. * About the conference * GtML26 brings together researchers interested in studying machine learning and deep learning from a geometric and mathematical perspective, as well as those applying algebraic, topological, and geometric tools to machine learning in a broad sense. This is the third edition of the series, following GML at Scalea, Italy 2024 and GML2 at Paris 2025. * Website * https://sites.google.com/view/gtml26/ * Confirmed speakers * Aleksandr Kachura (National Research University Higher School of Economics) António Leitão (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa) Argyris Kalogeratos (Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS) Daniel Bennequin (Université Paris Cité) Edouard Oyallon (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) Frederic Cazals (Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur) Ilian Riveiro (Université Paris-Saclay) Jiayi Li (MPI-CBG) Johannes Lutzeyer (École Polytechnique) Joseph Nardin-Gennequin (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1) Josué Tonelli Cuento (Johns Hopkins University) Juan Pablo Vigneaux (Northwestern University) Julien Tierny (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) Levent Doğan (Faculty of Computer Science, Ruhr University Bochum) Louisa Cornelis (University of California, Santa Barbara) Marzieh Eidi (SCaDS.AI and MPI-MIS) Matilde Marcolli (Caltech) Matthieu Montes (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) Nina Otter (Inria Saclay) Olga Anosova (University of Liverpool) Olivier Bisson (Inria, Université Côte d'Azur) Santiago Velasco-Forero (Mines Paris PSL, CNRS) Steve Oudot (Inria Saclay) Tolga Birdal (Imperial College London) Tony Lelièvre (Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ENPC-IP Paris) Ugur Canturk (University of Southampton) Virginia Bolelli (L2S, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay) Yiannis Vlassopoulos (Athena Research Center, ILSP, Athens Greece) You can find the list of talks and a preliminary program in https://sites.google.com/view/gtml26/program * Venue * Room C404, CQSB, Building C, 4th floor Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris Métro: Jussieu (Lines 7 and 10) We look forward to seeing you in Paris! Best regards, Grégoire Sergeant-Perthuis (Sorbonne Université) Elias Tsigaridas (Inria Paris and Sorbonne Université) Organizers, GtML26 ********************************************************** * * 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 vacancy at Zero Hunger Lab of Tilburg University

We are hiring! Tilburg University's Zero Hunger Lab is looking for a PhD candidate in Data-Driven Food Security Intelligence and Decision Support. We are looking for someone with a background in operations research, mathematics, or a similar field, and with a strong motivation to make a real impact in the humanitarian sector. This project is a collaboration between the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Zero Hunger Lab, aiming to advance the next generation of food security intelligence systems by moving toward continuous, real‑time monitoring, nowcasting, and anticipatory analysis of hunger and vulnerability. A central objective is to understand how unconventional and “passive” data streams can complement survey‑based indicators to provide timely, robust, and decision‑relevant estimates of food insecurity under conditions of uncertainty and data scarcity. The research will explicitly address multiple operational use cases, including: * Real‑time monitoring and nowcasting of food insecurity between survey rounds * Advanced and anticipatory warning of acute deteriorations * Dynamic targeting and prioritization under budget and capacity constraints * Resource allocation and scenario analysis in rapidly evolving crises More details can be found here: https://tiu.nu/23829 . The application deadline is May 25. If you have any questions, please reach out to Marleen Balvert (M.Balvert@tilburguniversity.edu) and Thomas Breugem (T.Breugem@tilburguniversity.edu). ********************************************************** * * 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] Constraint programming at summer schools (Vienna July 6-10, Changchun Aug 24-28)

Constraint programming is a powerful framework for solving NP-hard combinatorial problems, combining high-level constraint modeling with logical inference and search. There are two summer schools this summer that teach constraint programming! *European Summer School on AI* <https://essai2026.eu/> July 6-10, Vienna, Austria (early registration May 15) There are two separate constraint programming courses: - Modern Constraint Programming (Emir Demirović, TU Delft). - Introduction to Constraint Satisfaction (Roman Barták, Charles University). Both courses are suitable for newcomers, and there are many other AI-related courses. *ACP Summer School* <https://school.a4cp.org/summer2026/> August 24-28, Changchun, China (early registration July 7) The entire school is dedicated to constraint programming with nine speakers. The theme this year is on explanations, verification, and applications. ********************************************************** * * 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 Applications] Grants for the Reasoning Web Summer School @ Declarative AI

Call for Applications for GrantsReasoning Web Summer School – Part of Declarative AI 2026 27–30 August 2026 Vilnius, Lithuania The purpose of these grants is to support students who have limited or no access to other funding for their attendance at the Reasoning Web (RW) Summer School 2026. Grants will be awarded as registration fee waivers, and we expect to offer between 5 and 6 grants in total. The Reasoning Web Summer School is held as part of the Declarative AI 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/> event cluster, featuring several events, including DecisionCamp <https://2026.declarativeai.net/decisioncamp>, the RuleML+RR <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr>2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr> conference, and multiple satellite events (Rule Challenge <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge>, Doctoral Consortium <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium>, Industry Track <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/industry-track>, and Networking Session <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/networking-session>). Link: https://2026.declarativeai.net/reasoning-web Important Dates - Submission deadline: 1 July 2026 - Notification of results: 8 July 2026 Application Process Applications for the grant should be submitted as a single ZIP file named using the format: LastNameFirstName.zip The ZIP file should contain the following documents in PDF format: 1. Applicant Statement A brief statement from the applicant (up to 500 words) outlining: - how they have contributed or plan to contribute to the field of AI; and - how they will benefit from attending the summer school. 2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) A detailed CV, including a list of publications, if the applicant has already published in scientific venues. 3. Supervisor Letter A signed letter from the applicant’s supervisor certifying the applicant’s status (e.g., PhD student) and explaining why financial support is needed (e.g., no grants or institutional funds are available to the student). Selection Criteria In the likely case that the total amount requested exceeds the available budget, applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria: - The extent to which attendance at RW will impact the applicant's research career. - The extent to which other funding is available to the applicant. Applications for RW 2026 grants should be sent by email to Dr. Maria Vanina Martinez (vmartinez@iiia.csic.es) and Prof. Pablo Barcelo (pbarcelo@uc.cl) ********************************************************** * * 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] CPAIOR 2026 – Last Week for Registration

Dear colleagues, This is a final reminder that registration for CPAIOR 2026 *closes next week, on Friday, May 15 at noon (CET).* The conference will take place from *May 26 to May 29, 2026*, at the ESSEC Business School campus in *Rabat, Morocco*. Registration and practical information are available on the conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/cpaior2026/home We look forward to welcoming you to Rabat! Best regards, Diego Delle Donne (on behalf of the organizing team) ********************************************************** * * 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 Deadline Extension] RuleML+RR 2026 - The 10th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR 2026)

Call for Papers: The 10th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR 2026) 24 - 26 August, 2026 Vilnius, Lithuania Link: https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/main-track Venue: The 10th edition of RuleML+RR will be held in <https://www.floc26.org/venue>Vilnius, Lithuania <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius> from August 24th to 26th. It will be co-located with several events as part of Declarative AI 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/>, including <https://kr.org/KR2026/> DecisionCamp <https://2026.declarativeai.net/decisioncamp>, the Reasoning Web Summer School <https://2026.declarativeai.net/reasoning-web>, and multiple satellite events (Rule Challenge <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge>, Doctoral Consortium <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium>, Industry Track <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/industry-track>, and Networking Session <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/networking-session>). Topics of Interest: Macro areas are Ontologies and the Semantic Web, Rules and AI, Reasoning, Systems, Interoperability, Constraints, and Applications & Experiences. For the detailed list, please refer to the full CfP linked above. Important dates (Anywhere on Earth - AoE): - *May 15th, 2026 (AoE): Title and Abstract Submission* - *May 22nd, 2026 (AoE): Paper Submission* - June 26th, 2026 (AoE): Notification of Acceptance - August 24th–26th, 2026: Conference Submission Types: - Long papers: up to 15 pages in LNCS style <http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/authors.html> (excluding references), plus up to 2 additional pages for references. - Short papers: up to 8 pages in LNCS style <http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/authors.html> (excluding references), plus up to 1 additional page for references. Conference Chairs: - Agnieszka Lawrynowicz, Poznan University of Technology, Poland - Davide Lanti, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy General Chairs: - Victor Gutierrez Basulto, Cardiff University, UK - Mantas Šimkus, TU Wien, Austria Local Chair: - Linas Petkevičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania Submission Link: cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DAI2026/ (select "RuleML+RR Main Track") ********************************************************** * * 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 The Fourth Workshop on Computational Fair Division at IJCAI 2026

Dear all, The Fourth Workshop on Computational Fair Division (CFD), co-located with the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) will be held in Bremen, Germany, during August 15-21, 2026. Paper submission Deadline: May 9, 2026. Papers should be submitted in IJCAI format, with a 7-page limit (excluding references). There will be a 30-minute session for demonstrations of fair division applications. Submission Deadline for the demonstration is May 22, 2026. CFD Website: https://sites.google.com/view/fairdivisionworkshop2026/ Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=ijcai.org/IJCAI-ECAI/2026/Workshop/CFD All dates are 11:59 pm, Anywhere on Earth (AoE). Thank you, CFD-2026 organizers (contact.cfdworkshop@gmail.com<mailto:contact.cfdworkshop@gmail.com>) Arpita Biswas, Eva Deltl, Hadi Hosseini, Joshua Kavner, Sanjukta Roy, Šimon Schierreich, and Yair Zick ********************************************************** * * 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] LAWCG 2026 - New deadline extension (hard)

Dear all, Due to several requests from prospective participants, the submission deadline of LAWCG 2026 has been extended by one additional week. Submissions end: May 14, 2026 Author notification: June 15, 2026 Camera-ready version: June 29, 2026 Early registration: until July 30, 2026 Registrations end: September 30, 2026 Please note that this is a hard deadline and no further extensions will be possible. We encourage all interested participants to complete their submissions within the new deadline. Please find below the new call for papers with the new dates. ======================================================== ======================================================== The 12th Latin-American Workshop on Cliques in Graphs (LAWCG 2026) will be held at the Hotel Monte Real in Águas de Lindóia, São Paulo, Brazil, from October 5 to 8, 2026. All the details can be found at https://www.lawcg.mat.br/lawcg26/ ======================================================== LAWCG is a venue meant to foster interaction among the Latin American Graph Theory and Combinatorics community, whose research interests include cliques, clique graphs, the behavior of cliques and other topics in Graph Theory. ======================================================== Important dates and information ======================================================== Submissions end: May 14, 2026 Author notification: June 15, 2026 Camera-ready version: June 29, 2026 Early registration: until July 30, 2026 Registrations end: September 30, 2026 ======================================================== Submission guidelines ======================================================== Contributed talks covering original work on the conference topics will be accepted for presentation. Prospective authors should submit an at most 2-page abstract of their work following the following LaTeX format: https://www.lawcg.mat.br/lawcg26/abstract-sample.tex Other formats will not be accepted for submission. Papers must be submitted electronically via the EasyChair submission system via https://easychair.org/my2/conference?conf=lawcg26 For each accepted abstract, at least one author must register and attend the symposium (in person) to present it. Moreover, an author cannot register for multiple abstracts. That is, each accepted abstract must have its own registrant. ======================================================== Proceedings ======================================================== The abstracts of accepted submissions will not be formally published, but will be compiled into a Book of Abstracts that will be made available on the event website. After the workshop, there will be a call for papers for a special issue of the Matemática Contemporânea, as in the previous editions of LAWCG. All interested researchers will be invited to submit an extended abstract describing their contributions. The submitted papers will go through the normal peer-review process, following the guidelines of Matemática Contemporânea. ======================================================== Invited Speakers ======================================================== Miguel Pizaña, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico Ana Karolinna Maia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil Maya Stein, Universidad de Chile, Chile ======================================================== Programme Committee ======================================================== Lehilton Lelis Chaves Pedrosa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil (Chair) Sheila Morais de Almeida, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil Mauro Nigro Alves Junior, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Júlio César Silva Araújo, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil Márcia Cappelle, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil César Hernández-Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico ======================================================== Organizing Committee ======================================================== Carla Negri Lintzmayer, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil (Chair) Guilherme Oliveira Mota, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil (Chair) Lehilton Lelis Chaves Pedrosa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil Maycon Sambinelli, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil Cristiane Sato, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil On behalf of the organizing committee, Carla and Guilherme ********************************************************** * * 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] [FINAL CFP] LPC 2026 – 10th Intl. Conference on Lattice Path Combinatorics & Applications | Submission deadline: May 15

FINAL CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS 10th International Conference on Lattice Path Combinatorics and Applications (LPC 2026) TU Wien, Vienna, Austria — July 20–24, 2026 https://lpc2026.conf.tuwien.ac.at/ SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15, 2026 We invite submissions for short talks and posters at LPC 2026, the 10th edition of the International Conference on Lattice Path Combinatorics and Applications, to be held at TU Wien in Vienna. Submission is straightforward: simply send the arXiv (or HAL) link of the paper you wish to present to by email; see https://lpc2026.conf.tuwien.ac.at/articles.html for more details. No file attachments. No extended abstract. Just a link. Papers already published in a journal or conference proceedings are very welcome. We are particularly interested in work done since the last LPC meeting in 2021. Surveys covering advances from the past five years are also encouraged. Topics of interest include all aspects of lattice paths and related areas: enumerative, asymptotic and probabilistic combinatorics, random walks, analytic combinatorics, q-analogues, bijective methods, algorithmic aspects, connections to statistical mechanics, and more. Invited speakers: *) Jehanne Dousse (University of Geneva/CNRS) — Partitions and q-series *) Christian Krattenthaler (University of Vienna) *) Markus Kuba (FH-Technikum Wien) — Lattice paths, analytic combinatorics and card guessing *) Marni Mishna (Simon Fraser University) — Walks and fractals *) Igor Pak (UCLA) — Complexity of counting sequences *) Ecaterina Sava-Huss (University of Innsbruck) — Sandpiles and random walks *) Gordon Slade (University of British Columbia) — Statistical-mechanical models *) Luc Vinet (Université de Montréal) — Special functions and orthogonal polynomials Important dates: *) Submission deadline: May 15, 2026 *) Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2026 *) Early-bird registration deadline: June 15, 2026 *) Conference: July 20–24, 2026 There will also be a special issue in the Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire (SLC) dedicated to LPC 2026. Submissions are independent of the conference, and welcome before and after the conference, until end of 2026. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! The LPC 2026 Organizing Committee https://lpc2026.conf.tuwien.ac.at/ ********************************************************** * * 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] KCDS Summer School on Graph Neural Networks | Sep 21-25, 2026 in Karlsruhe

We are excited to announce the KCDS Summer School on Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) taking place at KIT in Karlsruhe from September 21–25, 2026. The program will cover fundamental concepts as well as practical applications of graph-based machine learning for real-world problems. Together with our speakers, we have designed a mix of lectures and hands-on tutorials. They are complemented by opportunities for networking through a conference dinner and a poster session. We are pleased to welcome an outstanding group of speakers: * Jan Stühmer (HITS, KIT) – Introduction to GNNs, including a practical session, and Equivariance as Design Principle in Modern Machine Learning * Ismail Ilkan Ceylan (TU Vienna, AITHYRA) – Graph Foundation Models * Joel Oskarsson (ETH) – GNNs for Spatio-Temporal Modelling and Earth System Modelling * Arghya Bhowmik (DTU) – GNNs for Material Sciences To join us, register by June 30th via: https://indico.kit.edu/e/kcdssummer2026 We look forward to welcoming you! The Organizers: Michael Crocoll, Kristof Kraus, Lina Rennstich and Leonard Vetter -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - KIT Center MathSEE - Angela Hühnerfuß KIT Graduate School Computational and Data Science Coordination Office www.kcds.kit.edu Kaiserstr. 12 D-76131 Karlsruhe Tel.: +49 721-608 47748 angela.huehnerfuss@kit.edu KIT – The University in the Helmholtz Association www.kit.edu ********************************************************** * * 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] Sign up for the Dutch Days of Combinatorics

The fifth edition of the Dutch Days of Combinatorics will take place on June 16–17 at the University of Groningen. The purpose of the DDoC is to meet up, share ideas, and strengthen bonds within the combinatorics community in the Netherlands. The programme features talks by the following speakers: Anurag Bishnoi (TUD) Jo Ellis-Monaghan (UvA) Benjamin Jany (TU/e) Yuki Murakami (TUD) Yasamin Nazari (VU) Guus Regts (UvA) Renata Sotirov (TiU) Réka Szabó (RUG) In addition, we are inviting 5-minute "lightning talks". Sign up for the event through our website: https://sites.google.com/view/ddoc2026/ We are looking forward to welcoming you in Groningen! On behalf of the organizers, Jop Briët (CWI), Matthias Irlbeck (RUG), Tobias Müller (RUG), and Jorn van der Pol (UT) ********************************************************** * * 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] EC 2026 Gender Inclusion Workshop - Call for Spotlight Talks and Posters

We are excited to announce the fourth Gender Inclusion Workshop at the Conference on Economics and Computation (EC) this year! It will take place in Rome, Italy, on July 6, the first day of the conference. More information is available on our website (https://sites.google.com/view/ecgiw/home), including an interest form if you want to be kept up to date. We have two upcoming deadlines: - Spotlight Talk Application (Deadline: May 30, 2026): Graduate students and postdocs interested in giving a talk on their research are invited to apply. Talk lengths are TBD depending on workshop schedules, but we expect they will be 12-20 minutes. - Poster Session Application (Deadline: May 30, 2026): Graduate students and postdocs interested in presenting a poster during the workshop are invited to apply. The guiding purpose of this workshop is to create a space for the support and promotion of members of the EC community who belong to underrepresented genders: women, transgender people of any gender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people, and all people with historically marginalized or underrepresented genders in EconCS. This workshop is also open to allies of any gender. In service of its purpose, this workshop has three main goals: 1. To highlight research from members of underrepresented gender identities, 2. To provide participants with networking opportunities, and 3. To facilitate open discussion about the diverse and intersectional experiences of marginalized gender groups in EconCS, and actions that can be taken to make our communities more inclusive to people of all gender identities. We hope to see you there. For any questions, please feel free to contact us. --------------------- Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/ecgiw/home Interest form if you want to be kept up to date: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCpbpV2X2GeR4h4rWW3TJUOs2Uv57xi92UUxbq4Ddjbsg3QA/viewform Spotlight Talk Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCKVl4XYEGPrhhp1L29kt-mgxiWUlaD75jwrsSDLzLACx4gw/viewform Poster Session Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScySTle-69VuWwHdVk5Roz5iRI9-QkfsC__TGZ2eGVIwMIGnQ/viewform ---------------------- Best, ECGI organizing committee (ecgiw.organizers@gmail.com) Mary Monroe, Jivat Neet Kaur, and Yurong Chen ********************************************************** * * 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] 2nd Call for Papers and Deadline Extension: Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms at IJCAI 2026

2nd Call for Papers and Deadline Extension: Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms at IJCAI 2026 We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Workshop on Social Choice and Learning Algorithms (SCaLA-26) will take place at IJCAI during August 2026 in Bremen, Germany. It will feature technical sessions, a keynote speaker, and opportunities to forge collaborations between researchers working in social choice and those working in machine learning. The website and submission instructions can be found at the following link: https://sites.google.com/view/scala26 The submission deadline is May 8, 2026 May 15th. We encourage submissions of fully developed research projects, or extended abstracts representing preliminary explorations of novel ideas. Submissions should include components from both fields of social choice and machine learning (or closely related topics). Topics of interest include (but not limited to): - Computational social choice - Fair Division - Matching - Voting theory - Sortition - Clustering - Ensemble learning - Explainable ML - Language models - Learning preferences - PAC-learning Examples of interesting connections between these topics include, but are not at all limited to: - Using machine learning to learn new mechanisms for matching - Novel uses of social choice for ensemble learning - Exploring the application of fair division concepts to clustering problems, or vice-versa - Applying multi-winner voting concepts to multi-class classification tasks Organizing Committee Ben Armstrong Saar Cohen Nicholas Mattei Zoi Terzopoulou -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University Co-Director, Tulane Center For Community Engaged AI <https://sse.tulane.edu/cs/ceai> Co-Author, Computing and Technology Ethics: Engaging through Science Fiction <https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048064/computing-and-technology-ethics/> nsmattei@tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 247 1416 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 ********************************************************** * * 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] CCSS (Co-Sponsored by IEEE): The International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems, 27-30 October 2026 | Paris, France

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] 2026 International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems (CCSS 2026) https://css-conference.org/2026/ 27-30 October 2026 | Paris, France Hybrid Event and Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE France Section *CCSS 2026 CFP:* The International Conference on Cybersecurity Systems (CCSS 2026) is a lively and inclusive gathering where researchers, academics, and industry professionals from across the globe come together to explore the latest advancements in Cybersecurity Systems and intelligent systems. Cybersecurity Systems received a lot of attention as AI continues to reshape industries and push the boundaries of what’s possible. CSS 2026 creates a welcoming space for innovation, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas in the Cybersecurity domain. CCSS 2026 serves as a premier platform for researchers, academics, and industry professionals to converge and explore the latest advancements, challenges, and applications in the dynamic fields of Cybersecurity Models and Systems. The conference provides a collaborative environment for the exchange of ideas, fostering innovation and promoting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of these transformative domains. We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to Intelligent Systems for Cybersecurity, with special interest in but not limited to: · Network and Internet Systems Security · Information and Data Security · Cybersecurity Applications · Cryptography and Encryption · Identity & Access Management (IAM) · Cloud and Edge Security · Cybersecurity in Healthcare · Cybersecurity in Internet of Things (IoT) systems · Digital Forensics Systems · Federated Learning Systems · Risk Management & Governance · Edge and Distributed AI Security · Cybersecurity Ethics and Governance · AI and Cybersecurity · Cybersecurity and Smart Cities · Cybersecurity and Quantum Computing · Threat Detection & Incident Response · Cybersecurity in Emerging Technologies *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format. All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper can be up to 8 pages (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the CCSS Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. *Important Dates:* - Paper Submission: *July 5, 2026* - Notification to Authors: August 30, 2026 - Camera Ready Submission: September 15, 2026 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on CCSS to : info@css-conference.org ********************************************************** * * 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] FRICO 2026 - Registration Open

Dear colleagues, Registration is now officially open for the PhD student workshop FRICO 2026 (Future Research in Combinatorial Optimization), taking place at TU Berlin on August 10th&#8211;14th, 2026. FRICO provides a platform for doctoral students to present ongoing research and open problems, and connect with peers and industry partners. How to Register: Please register by June 29th, 2026, using the following Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/frico26 Alternative Registration: If you prefer not to use Google Forms, you may register by emailing frico26@math.tu-berlin.de with the following information: &#8226; Full name &#8226; Affiliation &#8226; Preference for the format of the presentation (25-minute talk or 5-minute elevator pitch. It is also possible to declare that you have no preference) &#8226; Preliminary talk title, abstract and arXiv link if applicable (note that this need not be final and feel free to skip this at the registration stage if you do not know yet) &#8226; Dietary restrictions, if any More information about FRICO 2026 can be found on our website: https://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/combi/frico26/ We look forward to your participation. Best regards, FRICO 2026 Organizing Team ********************************************************** * * 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/ * **********************************************************

Re: [DMANET] ICALP/PODC/SPAA 2026 Call for Participation (Registration Open, Late Registration from 1 June)

Registration is now open for ICALP/PODC/SPAA 2026. Venue: Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Dates: 6-10 July 2026 Late Registration Begins: 1 June 2026 Website: https://icalppodcspaa2026.cs.rhul.ac.uk The conferences ICALP, PODC and SPAA are co-located on the campus of Royal Holloway in Egham outside London. Registration for any of the conferences gives access to all conferences on the days of your registration. For more details, please see the website. On-campus accommodation is recommended and offered at a moderate cost. ICALP Workshops: 6 July Conference: 7-10 July The 53rd EATCS International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP) will take place between 7–10 July, 2026. ICALP is the main conference and annual meeting of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS). As usual, the conference will be preceded by a series of workshops, which will take place on 6 July 2026. PODC Workshops/Tutorial: 6 and 10 July Conference: 7-9 July The ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing is an international forum on the theory, design, analysis, implementation and application of distributed systems and networks. Topics cover all areas of distributed computing, from all viewpoints, including theory, practice, and experimentation. The goal of the conference is to improve understanding of the principles underlying distributed computing. SPAA Workshops/Tutorial: 6 and 10 July Conference: 7-9 July The 38th ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA ’26) is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Groups on Algorithms and Computation Theory (SIGACT) and Computer Architecture (SIGARCH) and organized in cooperation with the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science. REGISTRATION Registration is open now: https://icalppodcspaa2026.cs.rhul.ac.uk/conference/ The standard deadline is 31 May 2026. Late registration begins on June 1 2026. ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [Cryptography] (IF 2.1, CiteScore 5.0) Selected Papers in Volume 8, Issue 2

We are sharing with you some selected papers published in the open access journal /Cryptography/ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography) Volume 8, Issue 2, which are free to access and can be downloaded here: 1. A Survey of Consortium Blockchain and Its Applications https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8/2/12 2. Investigating CRYSTALS-Kyber Vulnerabilities: Attack Analysis and Mitigation https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8/2/15 3. Enhancing Smart Communication Security: A Novel Cost Function for Efficient S-Box Generation in Symmetric Key Cryptography https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8/2/17 4. Constrained Device Performance Benchmarking with the Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8/2/21 5. Securing Data Exchange with Elliptic Curve Cryptography: A Novel Hash-Based Method for Message Mapping and Integrity Assurance https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8/2/23 See this full volume via https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/8. Additionally, we welcome your submissions if you have relevant papers to be submitted. Please contact the journal editorial office cryptography@mdpi.com. Best regards, Xue Cheng Managing Editor -- MDPI Branch Office, Wuhan Cryptography Editorial Office https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cryptography MDPI, Grosspeteranlage 5, 4052 Basel, Switzerland Twitter: @Cryptogr_MDPI https://twitter.com/Cryptogr_MDPI LinkedIn: Cryptography-MDPI ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] SIROCCO 2026 - Third Call for Participation

*============================== SIROCCO 2026 Call for Participation ==============================* We are delighted to announce the upcoming SIROCCO 2026 conference, which will be held in the scenic city of Durham, UK on June 9th - 11th, 2026. SIROCCO is devoted to the study of the interplay between structural knowledge, communication, and computing in decentralized systems of multiple communicating entities. Special emphasis is given to innovative approaches leading to a better understanding of the relationship between computing and communication. The full program is available online here: https://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/programme-and-accepted-papers/ The Best Paper Award of SIROCCO 2026 is awarded to *Caterina Feletti, Paola Flocchini, Debasish Pattanayak, Giuseppe Prencipe* and *Nicola Santoro*, for their paper “Universal Dancing by Luminous Robots Under Sequential Schedulers”. The Best Student Paper Award of SIROCCO 2026 is given to *Laurent Feuilloley, Soumyadeep Paul* and *Ami Paz*, for their paper “Polynomial Time Local Decision Revisited” (contributing student: Soumyadeep Paul). Conference registration is open: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/33rd-international-colloquium-on-structural-information-and-communication-complexity-sirocco-2026 Information about the venue, nearby hotels and accommodation, how to reach Durham, and the visa support letter can be found here: https://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/local-information/ Please note that this season is particularly busy for Durham, so please book your accommodation early on. 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. This year's conference promises to be an enriching experience, featuring keynote lectures from renowned experts: - Jukka Suomela on *Distributed Quantum Advantage* - Maria Potop-Butucaru on *Smart Contracts and Distributed Cross-Chain Protocols* - Dariusz Kowalski on *Distributed Protocols on Shared Channels *(2026 Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing awardee) Award citation: http://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/prize-announcement/ See you in Durham in June! ------ Regards, William K. Moses Jr. Local Organizer (Publicity), SIROCCO 2026 https://sites.google.com/view/wkmjr ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] IPDPS 2026: Program, Keynotes, Panel, & More

------------------------------------ IPDPS 2026 Program, Keynotes, Panel, & More 40th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium May 25–29, 2026 • New Orleans, USA www.ipdps.org ------------------------------------ The 40th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2026) will be held in New Orleans, USA, May 25–29, 2026, with workshops and tutorials on May 25–26 and the main technical program on May 27–29. Here are the latest highlights as we approach the conference: Conference Program The week kicks off with two days of workshops and tutorialscovering topics ranging from in-network computing with SmartNICs and high-performance deep learning training, to building scalable agentic systems for science and CXL emulation at hyperscale. Eighteen workshops are scheduled across the two days. Paper sessions span six tracks— ML/AI, Architecture, Systems & Software, Algorithms, Applications, and Measurement & Experimentation — with strong representation in LLM inference and training, graph algorithms, federated learning, data compression, quantum computing, and energy-efficient HPC. The conference concludes with a Banquet on Thursday evening and Awards & IPDPS'27 Announcement on Friday morning. The full advance program for IPDPS 2026 is now online. Browse the complete schedule of technical sessions, workshops, tutorials, panels, and keynotes to plan your week in New Orleans: https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/ipdps2026_program/views/at_a_glance.html Distinguished Keynotes IPDPS 2026 will feature three distinguished keynotes: * Uzi Vishkin (University of Maryland)— The Ideal of General-Purpose Parallelismand recipient of the 2026 IEEE Charles Babbage Award, on May 27. * Hyesoon Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)— Open-Source GPU Hardware and Software: Challenges and Lessons Learned, on May 28. * R. Iris Bahar (Colorado School of Mines)— Teaching Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Courses to Computer Scientists, Engineers, and Beyond,on May 29. Details are available on the IPDPS home page: https://www.ipdps.org Panel: How Long Should a Supercomputer Live? Tuesday, May 26 • 5:00 PM – 6:10 PM With the end of Moore's and Koomey's laws, rising hardware costs, environmental scrutiny, and geopolitical pressures on supply chains, the long-standing HPC tradition of replacing supercomputers every few years deserves a hard look. This panel explores the economics, sustainability, and practical realities of extending the life of supercomputers — drawing on real-world experiences from Summit@ORNL, Sierra@LLNL, and Fugaku@RIKEN — and examines the challenges and opportunities this creates for researchers and operators alike. Panelists: •Al Geist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Former CTO of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and the DOE Exascale Computing Project. •Judith Hill,Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — Deputy Principal Associate Director for HPC, leading all aspects of Livermore Computing's mission. • Fumiyoshi Shoji,RIKEN — Division Director for operations and computer technologies at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, home of Fugaku. Conference Hotel & Travel New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Phone: +1 (504) 581-1000 Our special IPDPS 2026 Group Rate is $199 per night (Single/Double), plus additional taxes and fees. Cut-Off Date: Reservations must be made by Monday, May 11th at 5:00 PM Central Timeto receive the group rate. Cancellation Policy:Full refund if cancellation is received prior to 6:00 PM, three (3) days before your arrival date. Please support the conference and IEEE by staying at the conference hotel. Filling our room block helps keep registration fees low and provides a richer in-person experience at a 4-star hotel. Reserve your room online today:https://book.passkey.com/event/50989998/owner/6139/home Additional information on travel logistics is available at:https://www.ipdps.org/ipdps2026/2026-hotel-travel.html We look forward to welcoming you to the 40th edition of IPDPS in New Orleans this May. -- Clément Foyer Maître de conférence / Associate Professor Dpt Informatique / Computer Science Dpt Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - LICIIS ********************************************************** * * 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 papers - ICFNDS 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS The <https://dl.acm.org/conference/icfnds> 10th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems Shaping the Next Era of Intelligent Connectivity and Distributed Intelligence The Premier Conference on Smart Next-Generation Networking Technologies July 27 - 29, 2026, Bodrum, Turkey Hybrid Conference The 10th International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems (ICFNDS) <https://dl.acm.org/conference/icfnds> serves as a premier international forum for researchers, academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, challenges, and solutions in the fields of future networks and distributed systems. As digital infrastructures continue to evolve rapidly, the conference highlights the growing importance of intelligent, scalable, secure, and resilient networked systems that support emerging applications across industry, government, healthcare, smart cities, transportation, and beyond. ICFNDS 2026 aims to bring together a diverse global community to exchange ideas on both theoretical advances and practical implementations, covering a wide spectrum of topics ranging from core networking technologies and distributed computing architectures to cutting-edge paradigms such as AI-driven networking, edge-cloud continuum, 6G, IoT ecosystems, cyber-physical systems, blockchain-enabled infrastructures, network security, and trustworthy distributed intelligence. The conference welcomes original, high-quality, and unpublished research contributions addressing fundamental challenges, novel methodologies, experimental studies, prototype implementations, and real-world industrial experiences. By fostering collaboration between academia and industry, ICFNDS 2026 seeks to accelerate innovation and shape the future of interconnected and distributed digital systems. As the conference celebrates its 10th edition, ICFNDS 2026 provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the progress made in the field while exploring new directions for next-generation networked and distributed environments that are more adaptive, efficient, sustainable, and human-centered. Important Dates - Final Paper Submission: May 31, 2026 - Notification of Acceptance: June 25, 2026 - Camera Ready Paper: July 10, 2026 - Authors Registration: July 15, 2026 - Conference Date: July 27 – 29, 2026 [image: image.png] *-----------------* *Sincerely,Vahideh Hayyolalam* *Ph.D. Researcher, * *Koç University**DisNet Lab, Rumelifeneri, Sarıyer, İstanbul, Turkey * *----------------------------* *Google scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pz5eEFkAAAAJ&hl=en>* ********************************************************** * * 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] Postdoctoral position at Leipzig University

Postdoctoral position at Leipzig University A postdoctoral position is available at the Institute of Mathematics of Leipzig University under the supervision of Dan Kráľ. The Institute provides a vibrant research environment, which, in the area of algebra and discrete mathematics, offers collaboration opportunities with Sofia Brenner, James Davies, Łukasz Grabowski, Tobias Finis, and their postdocs and students. In addition, there are extensive opportunities for collaboration with mathematicians 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. As the position is partly funded by the university, involvement in teaching is expected and so proficiency in German is a strong advantage. Starting date: First half of 2027, flexible Length of contract: 2 years Remuneration: Fixed in accordance to the TV-L E13 scale Application deadline: June 10, 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. ********************************************************** * * 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] [DEADLINE TOMORROW!] The 4th CINI HPC Summer School 2026

** Call for Attendees ** The 4th CINI HPC Summer School 2026 https://hpcsummerschool.massimocafaro.it We are pleased to announce the 4th CINI HPC Summer School 2026, which will take place from 15–19 June 2026 at the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy. Organized by the CINI HPC National Laboratory jointly with the HPC Laboratory at the University of Salento, the Summer School will address the design of scalable parallel algorithms and the use of standard “de facto” programming models and tools crucial for enhancing HPC application performance, including practical hands-on sessions focusing on MPI, OpenMP, GPU programming, and performance monitoring. The curriculum aims to boost participants’ capabilities in utilizing HPC for complex scientific and industrial tasks, bringing together theoretical and technical viewpoints. Over the course of five days, participants will gain insights into the design and analysis of parallel algorithms and related, current technologies. Dr. Alberto Baiardi, Staff Research Scientist at IBM Zurich, will open the Summer School with a keynote address titled "Quantum Computing for Natural Science Simulations". We are seeking highly motivated students, for a learning experience focused on leading-edge subjects. You will be taught by University of Salento faculty members jointly with CINECA leading experts, and attend classes with top students that share your interests. The Summer School represents a unique opportunity to participate in an exciting laboratory of teaching and active learning. Target audience The target audience includes Master’s graduates, Ph.D students, early-stage Postdoc, and engineers. The school welcomes everyone regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. Applicants will be evaluated on their CV. Requirements Applicants are expected to: - Posses working knowledge of C/C++, Unix (Linux etc), terminal, editor and compilers; - Bring their laptop to write, compile and execute parallel code. School Fees - Ph.D. students, post-docs and Master’s graduates: 350 euro - Faculties/Researchers: 400 euro - Professionals: 500 euro The fee provides access to all of the lectures, teaching materials and social event/dinner. PLEASE NOTE: The electronic payment also includes, additionally, 2 euro, which represent the payment of stamp duty, a mandatory tax obligation under Italian law. Deadlines Applications: until May 8, 2026 Notification of acceptance: May 13, 2026 Fee payment for enrolment: no late than May 15, 2026 Summer School: June 15-19, 2026 Submitting your application is a two-step process. Both steps are MANDATORY. 1) for the initial online registration, please use this link: https://conference.unisalento.it/event/19/ Please don’t pay in advance the registration fee. The Summer School Committee will evaluate the requests, and admit the applicants. Only admitted applicants - up to 50 - must, upon receiving confirmation of admission, proceed with the fee payment (note that the deadline for fee payment is May 15, 2026); 2) Applications will be assessed by a Committee appointed by the Summer School Board. In order for your application to be assessed, the application form and the required documentation must be sent to the Summer School Committee referring to the instructions available at this link: https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/page/5/details/18396/dii-avviso-di-apertura-delle-candidature-hpc-summer-school-aa-20252026.html NOTE The website https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/page/5/details/18396/dii-avviso-di-apertura-delle-candidature-hpc-summer-school-aa-20252026.html provides the call and application forms both in - English (call: https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/download/1598384.html forms: https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/download/1463725.html) - Italian (call: https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/download/1598383.html forms: https://trasparenza.unisalento.it/download/1458372.html) The required documentation includes: - signed application form; - curriculum vitae; - list of examinations passed with the corresponding grades, drawn up as a self-declaration; - any English language certification at level B2 or higher; - motivation letter; - copy of an identity card bearing a handwritten signature. The documentation must be sent by email at the following email address: protocollo.ingegneria@unisalento.it indicating the following wording in the subject line: FIRST NAME + LAST NAME + HPCSummerSchool_2026 Further information about the CINI HPC Summer School can be found at: https://hpcsummerschool.massimocafaro.it - ********************************************************************************************* Prof. Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Parallel Algorithms and Data Mining/Machine Learning Head of the HPC (High Performance Computing) Lab Head of the AIMA Lab (Artificial Intelligence Models and Algorithms) Department of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web https://www.massimocafaro.it Web https://www.unisalento.it/people/massimo.cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro@unisalento.it E-mail cafaro@ieee.org E-mail cafaro@acm.org INGV National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Via di Vigna Murata 605 Roma CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro@cmcc.it Weiler’s Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself. ********************************************************************************************** -- ********************************************************** * * 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. 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[DMANET] CfP – Datalog 2.0 2026

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email. Please distribute to interested parties.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS 6th International Workshop on the Resurgence of Datalog in Academia and Industry Datalog 2.0 2026 https://tinyurl.com/datalog2026 September 7, 2026, Klagenfurt, Austria Workshop of LPNMR 2026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIMS AND SCOPE Datalog 2.0 is a workshop for Datalog researchers, implementors, and users. Its aim is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in different aspects of Datalog to share research experiences, promote collaboration, and identify directions for joint future research. The 6th International Workshop on the Resurgence of Datalog in Academia and Industry (Datalog 2.0 2026) will be held in Klagenfurt, Austria. Datalog 2.0 is a workshop of the 18th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2026). The first edition of Datalog 2.0 was held in Oxford, UK, in 2010, and it was by invitation only. Since Datalog has experienced a resurgence as a lively topic with applications in many different areas of computer science, as well as industry, the second, third, fourth, and fifth edition of the workshop, which were held in Vienna in 2012, Philadelphia in 2019, Genova in 2022, and Dallas 2024, respectively, were open for submissions. TOPICS Authors are invited to submit papers presenting research on the foundational aspects of Datalog, as well as on its applications in other areas of computer science and in industry. Potential areas of application of Datalog may include (among others): data management, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning, neurosymbolic applications of datalog, cloud computing, distributed computing, logic programming, privacy and security, probabilistic reasoning, program analysis, programming languages, semantic web, social networks, streaming, verification, web services. SUBMISSION Datalog 2.0 2026 welcomes two types of submissions * Long papers of up to 12 pages, presenting original research * Short papers of up to 5 pages that may contain either original ongoing research or recently published results Submissions of technical papers, system descriptions, and application descriptions, are all welcome. Long papers may additionally contain an appendix in addition to the 12 page limit. The indicated number of pages includes title page and excludes references. All submissions will be subject to single-blind peer-review. Accepted papers will be submitted for publication in the CEUR Workshop proceedings (http://ceur-ws.org). Authors can opt-out of publication if desired. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop to present the work. Submissions must be written in English, using the most recent CEURART style (https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). For paper submission see the Datalog 2.0 2026 CMT site https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DATALOG2026/ Up to five best long papers will be invited for a special issue (joint with LPNMR) of the journal of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP). IMPORTANT DATES Paper registration: June 24 Paper submission: July 1 Notification: July 28 Final versions due: August 15 All deadlines are UTC-12 (anywhere on earth). INVITED KEYNOTE Wim Martens, University of Bayreuth Title: Growing Datalog Abstract: How do we add features to Datalog to make it a general-purpose programming language? Doing this in the right way can bring us closer to solving two major challenges: the impedance mismatch in query languages and the challenge of automatic programming posed by Jim Gray. VENUE The workshop will be co-located with the 18th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR) at the University of Klagenfurt. Klagenfurt, nestled by the stunning Lake Woerthersee in southern Austria, is a vibrant city featuring a unique mix of Renaissance architecture and rich cultural heritage. As the capital of Carinthia, it offers a high quality of life with a delightful culinary scene, ranging from cozy cafes to traditional lakeside eateries. The city is situated at a historical and geographic crossroads between the Alpine and Mediterranean worlds, which is reflected in its relaxed atmosphere and diverse landmarks, such as the Lindwurm statue and the nearby Minimundus. The University of Klagenfurt (AAU) is a modern, green campus located only a 5-10 minute walk from the shores of Lake Woerthersee and the expansive Europapark, providing an ideal and serene environment for academic exchange. Early September offers pleasant late-summer weather, perfect for enjoying the lake's turquoise waters or exploring the surrounding mountain trails. For accommodation and further local information please see additional information provided by the LPNMR organisers at https://lpnmr2026.aics.aau.at/venue/. PROGRAM CHAIRS Marco Calautti, University of Milan, Italy Matthias Lanzinger, TU Wien, Austria PROGRAM COMMITTEE Amélie Gheerbrant, Université de Paris, IRIF Andreas Pieris, University of Edinburgh and University of Cyprus Bart Bogaerts, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Cristian Molinaro, University of Calabria Cristina Feier, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Emanuel Sallinger, TU Wien Esra Erdem, Sabanci University Ester Livshits, Technion Leopoldo Bertossi, Carleton University Marco Console, Sapienza Univ. Roma, Italy Marco Manna, University of Calabria Markus Krötzsch, TU Dresden Michael Morak, University of Klagenfurt Paraschos Koutris, University of Wisconsin-Madison Przemysław Andrzej Wałęga, Queen Mary University of London Reinhard Pichler, TU Wien Roman Kontchakov, Birkbeck, University of London Tran Son, New Mexico State University Yanhong A Liu, Stony Brook University FURTHER INFORMATION WWW: https://tinyurl.com/datalog2026 Email: marco.calautti@unimi.it and matthias.lanzinger@tuwien.ac.at ********************************************************** * * 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: UNIF'26 - The 40th International Workshop on Unification (deadline extension)

==================================================== Call for Papers (EXTENDED) UNIF 2026 The 40th International Workshop on Unification July 24, 2026, Lisbon, Portugal https://www.risc.jku.at/conferences/unif2026/ ==================================================== UNIF 2026 is the 40th event in a series of international meetings devoted to unification theory and its applications. Unification is concerned with the problem of making two terms equal, finding solutions for equations or making formulas equivalent. It is a fundamental process used in a number of fields of computer science, including automated reasoning, term rewriting, logic programming, natural language processing, program analysis, types, etc. The International Workshop on Unification (UNIF) is a yearly forum for researchers in unification theory and related fields to meet old and new colleagues, to present recent (even unfinished) work, and to discuss new ideas and trends. It is also a good opportunity for young researchers and scientists working in related areas to get an overview of the state of the art in unification theory. Topics of interest to this forum include, but are not limited to: - Syntactic and equational unification algorithms - Matching and Constraint Solving - Higher-Order Unification - Unification in modal, fuzzy, temporal and description logics - Anti-unification/generalization - Semi-unification - Disunification - Narrowing - Admissibility of Inference Rules - Combination problems - Formalization of unification and related techniques - Complexity Issues - Implementation techniques - Applications The 40th International Workshop on Unification is part of FLoC'26, affiliated with FSCD 2026 and IJCAR 2026. ------------------------------------------ ** Submission Instructions ------------------------------------------- We call for submissions of extended abstracts (up to 5 pages) in EasyChair LaTeX style, to be submitted electronically as PDF through the submission site: https://submissions.floc26.org/unif/ Abstracts will be evaluated by the Program Committee (if necessary with support from external reviewers) regarding their significance for the workshop. We will allow work presented/submitted in/to another conference. Accepted abstracts will be presented at the workshop and included in the informal proceedings of the workshop, available in electronic form as a technical report in the RISC-Linz Report Series from the Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University. Based on the number and quality of submissions we will decide whether to organize a special journal issue. ----------------------------- ** Important Dates ------------------------------ May 15, 2026: paper submission deadline. June 5, 2026: author notification. June 13, 2026: camera-ready paper submission deadline. July 24, 2026: UNIF 2026 in Lisbon. ----------------------------- ** Invited Speakers ------------------------------ Sandra Alves (University of Porto) Maribel Fernandez (King's College London) ----------------------------- ** Program Committee ----------------------------- Thaynara Arielly de Lima (Universidade Federal de Goiás) Mauricio Ayala-Rincón (Universidade de Brasilía) Franz Baader (TU Dresden) Philippe Balbiani (IRIT) Alexander Baumgartner (Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile) David Cerna (Dynatrace Research Austria) Rodrigo Da Cruz Silva Pina De Almeida (UvA Amsterdam) Santiago Escobar (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia) Oliver Fernández Gil (TU Dresden) Mário Florido (University of Porto) Silvio Ghilardi (Università degli Studi di Milano) co-chair Pascual Julián Iranzo (University of Castilla - La Mancha) Temur Kutsia (RISC, Johannes Kepler University Linz) Paliath Narendran (University at Albany, SUNY) Cleo Pau (RISC, Johannes Kepler University Linz) co-chair Christophe Ringeissen (Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA) Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans (University of Koblenz) Sam van Gool (ENS Paris-Saclay) Laurent Vigneron (Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA) ********************************************************** * * 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] Research Software Engineer - Algorithms for Kidney Exchange

A Research Software Engineer position is available on the project "KEPsoft-UK: Developing New and Improved Algorithms for the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme", funded by Kidney Research UK. This position is available at the University of Glasgow, School of Computing Science, working with David Manlove and other project collaborators, and has funding for 15 months. See https://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~davidm/adverts/RSE-advert.html for further details. The closing date is 26 May 2026. ********************************************************** * * 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] BRAINS 2026: 8th Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services

/Apologies for cross-posting./ *CALL FOR PAPERS* *8th Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services* *BRAINS 2026* October 13 - 16, 2026 Florence, Italy (In-person conference) *Full and Short Paper submission deadline: May 17th, 2026* *https://brains.dnac.org/* *Submissions Link:* https://edas.info/N34965 *The best technical papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit an extended version for fast-track review in the ACM DLT journal (Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice).* Decentralized technologies (Web3, Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technologies, Distributed Storage and Computation as IPFS) have started to disrupt multiple domains, including finance and payments, but also networks, computing, supply chain, identity management, and Artificial Intelligence with decentralized learning. The BRAINS conference is dedicated to these advances that could make the world of networks and services more secure while enabling new distributed business models. This year, a new DeFi track is open to both technically oriented and economics-oriented papers. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary work that combines blockchain protocols, smart contract engineering, and DeFi market design, as well as empirical and theoretical studies on crypto-economics and financial innovation. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: *Effective challenges for decentralized systems* * Theoretical contributions to Blockchain, DLT and decentralized storage * Distributed consensus and fault tolerance solutions, including domain-specific consensus * Protocols and algorithms * Distributed ledger analytics * Trade-offs between decentralization, scalability, and security * Zero-Knowledge proofs * Layer 2 solutions for scalability and privacy * Blockchain interoperability and cross-chain mechanisms * Storage solutions and data availability * Censorship resistance and fair ordering * Malicious or self-serving attacks, and defenses * Obstacles to achieving effective decentralization *Fundamentals of Decentralized Apps, Smart contracts, and chain code* * Languages and tooling for dApp development * Security, privacy, and forensics * Formal methods for blockchain * Transaction monitoring and analysis * Collaboration between on-chain and off-chain code * Blockchain-defined networking * Web3 and distributed storage and computation *Application and service cases of DLT and Smart contracts* * Identity management * Finance, payments, and fraud detection and prevention * IoT and cyber-physical systems * Smart grids and Industry 4.0, including dataspaces * V2X, connected and autonomous vehicles * Networking, Edge, and Cloud technologies * Blockchain for Beyond 5G and 6G technologies * Service or resource marketplaces * Public sector Blockchain solutions and infrastructures * Blockchain for education, public administration, health * Blockchain for Business Process and Supply Chain Management * Regulation and policies *Blockchain and AI* * Machine learning and AI for blockchain security * Federated and decentralized learning for blockchain systems * Large Language Models for blockchain * Using Blockchain for agentic AI *Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Track* (Open to both technical and economics/finance-oriented papers on blockchain and DeFi.) * AMMs (Automated Market Makers) * Lending Protocols * Stablecoins * Restaking * Decentralized Autonomous Organizations * DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) * Prediction Markets * AI Agents & DeFi * DeFi and Privacy *Blockchain for Information Systems and Business Process Management* * On-chain and off-chain data and processes integration * Business processes auditing and monitoring on blockchain * Process mining techniques for blockchain-based systems * Software architecture for blockchain-based information systems * Modeling aspects for processes and data in blockchain-based systems *Submission Guidelines* Submitted papers must represent original material that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal and has not been previously published. All submissions should be written in English following the Two-Column IEEE Conference Format, with a maximum of eight (8) pages (Full Papers), four (4) pages (Short Papers and work in progress), or two (2) pages (Poster Papers). These page limits include all text and figures but exclude references and appendices. For Full Papers, the total length including references and appendices must not exceed ten (10) pages. Papers should be submitted through EDAS at: https://edas.info/N34965 Submissions must be anonymous. We follow a relaxed double-blind peer review process: authors are allowed to share their work on platforms such as arXiv and present it publicly. However, authors should not mention their own name or affiliation in the submission, or include obvious references that reveal their identity. A reviewer who has not previously encountered the work should be able to read the submission without learning the authors’ identities. No modifications to the author list on a paper can be made after submission. If your work is not yet available online (e.g., on arXiv), we recommend waiting until after the notification of acceptance before posting it publicly. *Use of Generative AI and LLMs* Guidelines for authors: Authors must adhere to the IEEE policies (see , in particular section “Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text”). Authors must ensure that all AI-generated content is accurate and supported by appropriate evidence. Submissions containing hallucinated citations, including references to non-existent or fabricated works, falsified or fabricated data, experiments, or results, or other unsupported claims presented as fact, will be desk-rejected. Guidelines for reviewers: To protect the integrity and confidentiality of the peer-review process, reviewers must not upload any part of a submitted manuscript to public generative AI tools or LLM services. Reviewers who choose to use AI tools to assist in drafting their reviews (for example, for grammar checking of their own text) may do so only if they refrain from including any content from the submission itself. *S**tudent Track* We encourage the submission of student papers (i.e., all authors of the paper must be MSc or PhD students) on the topics mentioned in the CFP. Student papers have to be clearly stated on the first page. The papers should follow the same guidelines as short papers (max 4 pages) and be submitted on the dedicated track for student papers. *Best paper awards* Two best paper awards will be delivered: * *Best Full Paper Award* * *Best Student Paper Award* (conditioned to the papers quality) *Important Dates:* * *Paper Submission deadline: May 17, 2026* * *Notification of Acceptance: July 1, 2026* * *Camera-Ready: July 31, 2026* *TPC Chairs* Jérémie Decouchant, TU Delft, Netherlands Michele Fabi, Telecom Paris, Paris Andrea Morichetta, University of Camerino, Italy *General Chairs:* Antonella Del Pozzo, CEA List, Paris-Saclay University, France Emmanuel Bertin, Orange Innovation, France Philip Raschke, TU Berlin, Germany Francesco Tiezzi, University of Florence, Italy *Details*: https://brains.dnac.org/ /Looking forward to your submissions!/ ********************************************************** * * 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. 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