[DMANET] 2 Assistant Professor Positions in Management Information Systems at University College Dublin, College of Business

Dear Colleagues The University College Dublin (UCD, Dublin, Ireland) College of Business is currently recruiting for *2 Assistant Professor Positions* within the *Management Information Systems (MIS) Subject Area*. As reported in the job description, The Management Information Systems (MIS <https://www.smurfitschool.ie/facultyresearch/subjectareas/mis/>) subject area within the College of Business at UCD <https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools/business/> is seeking applications from candidates with a strong interest and track record in teaching and research in the following areas: - *Business Analytics*, with a strong background in areas such as *AI*, *optimisation*, *machine learning*, *data **management and analytics*, and their application to domains of relevance to business, organisations, and society - *Information Systems/ Digital Innovation and/ or Business Analytics*, more broadly, with a strong background in any of the domains and disciplines central to the work of the MIS Subject Area. In particular, we are keen to recruit individuals who have a deep interdisciplinary orientation, and whose work has the potential to make important contributions to contemporary debates around organisational applications of AI and their transformative potential. The posts may be *permanent or of five years duration*. *To be considered for a permanent post, the candidate is required to have a minimum of three years prior experience at Assistant Professor level within a research-intensiveuniversity. This experience must be clearly evidenced and detailed in the candidate’s application materials.* The salary scale is the one of Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943): *€66,055 - €104,600 per annum*. If interested, please apply here <https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/> and select EXTERNAL applicants, then search by vacancy area "academic" and UCD School / Unit "business". The deadline is *August 31, 2026 at 12 noon (Irish time)*. Informal enquiries can be directed to the Head of the MIS Subject Area, Professor Seamas Kelly (seamas.kelly@ucd.ie) Kind regards Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo ********************************************************** * * 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] FLLM2026 (Co-Sponsored by IEEE): The 4th International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models, 17 - 20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 4th International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models (FLLM 2026) https://fllm-conference.org/2026/index.php 17 - 20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain Hybrid Conference and Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section *FLLM 2026 CFP:* With the emergence of foundation models (FMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) that are trained on large amounts of data at scale and adaptable to a wide range of downstream applications, Artificial intelligence is experiencing a paradigm revolution. BERT, T5, ChatGPT, GPT-4, Falcon 180B, Codex, DALL-E, Whisper, and CLIP are now the foundation for new applications ranging from computer vision to protein sequence study and from speech recognition to coding. Earlier models had a reputation of starting from scratch with each new challenge. The capacity to experiment with, examine, and comprehend the capabilities and potentials of next-generation FMs is critical to undertaking this research and guiding its path. Nevertheless, these models are currently inaccessible as the resources required to train these models are highly concentrated in industry, and even the assets (data, code) required to replicate their training are frequently not released due to their demand in the real-time industry. At the moment, mostly large tech companies such as OpenAI, Google, Facebook, and Baidu can afford to construct FMs and LLMS. Despite the expected widely publicized use of FMs and LLMS, we still lack a comprehensive knowledge of how they operate, why they underperform, and what they are even capable of because of their emerging global qualities. To deal with these problems, we believe that much critical research on FMs and LLMS would necessitate extensive multidisciplinary collaboration, given their essentially social and technical structure. The International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models (FLLM) addresses the architectures, applications, challenges, approaches, and future directions. We invite the submission of original papers on all topics with special interest in but not limited to: - *Architectures and Systems* - Transformers and Attention - Bidirectional Encoding - Autoregressive Models - Massive GPU Systems - Prompt Engineering - Multimodal LLMs - Fine-tuning - *Challenges* - Hallucination - Cost of Creation and Training - Energy and Sustainability Issues - Integration - Safety and Trustworthiness - Interpretability - Fairness - Social Impact - * Future Directions* - Generative AI - Explainability and EXplainable AI - Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) - Federated Learning for FLLM - Large Language Models Fine-Tuning on Graphs - Data Augmentation - * Natural Language Processing Applications* - Generation - Summarization - Rewrite - Search - Question Answering - Language Comprehension and Complex Reasoning - Clustering and Classification - * Applications* - Natural Language Processing - Communication Systems - Security and Privacy - Image Processing and Computer Vision - Life Sciences - Financial Systems *Call for Special Tracks Papers:* - *Short papers:* (4-6 pages). - *Poster papers:* (1-2 Pages) - *Position Paper:* (2-4 pages) - *PhD Symposium:* (Up to 6 Pages) - *Demos :* (Up to 2 Pages) - *Systemization of Knowledge (SoK) or Focused Surveys:* (10-15 pages) All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore for publication. *Journal Special Issue:* Selected high quality papers will be invited for special issue submission at the *Information Processing & Management (impact factor : 8.1)* https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/information-processing-and-management *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). Extra pages (up to 2 pages) can be purchased for a fee. 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 FLLM Proceeding, and be published by the IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services and be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. *Important Dates:* - *Paper submission deadline: August 21, 2026 (Extended)* - Notification of acceptance: October 1 , 2026 - Camera-ready Submission: October 15, 2026 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FLLM to: <emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com> info@ fllm-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] GandALF 2026 - Call for participation

[apologies for multiple copies] ***************************************************************************************************** Call for Participation - GandALF 2026 ***************************************************************************************************** The Seventeenth International Symposium on Games, Automata, Logics, and Formal Verification will take place in Aalborg, Denmark, September 15-17, 2026. Web page: https://gandalfsymposium.github.io/2026/ The aim of the symposium is to bring together researchers from academia and industry which are actively working in the fields of Games, Automata, Logics, and Formal Verification. The symposium covers an ample spectrum of themes, ranging from theory to applications, and encourages cross-fertilization. Papers focused on formal methods are especially welcome. Authors are invited to submit original research or tool papers on all relevant topics in these areas. Papers discussing new ideas that are at an early stage of development are also welcome. The topics covered by the conference include, but are not limited to, the following: Automata Theory Automated Deduction Computational aspects of Game Theory Concurrency and Distributed computation Decision Procedures Deductive, Compositional, and Abstraction Techniques for Verification Finite Model Theory First-order and Higher-order Logics Formal Languages Formal Methods for Systems Biology, Hybrid, Embedded, and Mobile Systems Games and Automata for Verification Game Semantics Logical aspects of Computational Complexity Logics of Programs Modal and Temporal Logics Model Checking Models of Reactive and Real-Time Systems Program Analysis and Software Verification Run-time Verification and Testing Specification and Verification of Finite and Infinite-state Systems Synthesis ## Invited Speakers: - Ezio Bartocci (TU Wien) - Sarah Winter (IRIF, Université Paris Cité) - Nicola Cotumaccio (HIIT, University of Helsinki) ## Important dates: Early registration deadline: 20 August 2026 Conference dates: 15-17 September 2026 ## Accepted papers: * A Topological Framework for Finite Behavioural Observations and Verification Antonis Achilleos and Vasiliki Kyriakou * Execution-Time Opacity in (Controllable) Timed Automata is hard Sarah Dépernet and Engel Lefaucheux * Antichains for Concurrent Parameterized Games Nathalie Bertrand, Patricia Bouyer and Gaëtan Staquet * Representation theorems for actual powers over two-agent general concurrent game frames Zixuan Chen, Fengkui Ju and Thomas Agotnes * Rabin Games Revisited Antonio Di Stasio and Moshe Vardi * Lasso Games Krzysztof Żyndul * The Complexity of Asynchronous HyperLTL Gaëtan Regaud and Martin Zimmermann * Non-Wellfounded and Cyclic Proofs for LTL: A Syntactic Correspondence with Linear Nested Sequents Tim Lyon and Lukas Zenger * New Translations From LTL with Past to LDBA and DPA David Lidell and Nir Piterman * Nondeterministic Automata have Outerplanar State Graphs Mario Grobler, Till Koziel and Sebastian Siebertz * Optimizing Proof-Search via Linearization for Gödel-Löb Logic with Tree-Hypersequents Tim Lyon and Omar Taher * Capturing Bisimulation-Invariant Exponential-Space Complexity Classes Florian Bruse, David Kronenberger and Martin Lange ## Program Committee: Giorgio Bacci (Aalborg University, Denmark) - chair Mickaël Randour (Université de Mons, Belgium) - chair Bartosz Bednarczyk (University of Wrocław, Poland, and TU Wien, Austria) Laurent Doyen (CNRS & LMF, ENS Paris-Saclay, France) Marie Fortin (IRIF, CNRS, Université Paris Cité, France) Hadar Frenkel (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) Raffaella Gentilini (University of Perugia, Italy) Aline Goeminne (ENS Rennes, France) James C. A. Main (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Alessio Mansutti (IMDEA Software Institute, Spain) Angelo Matteo (University of Udine, Italy) Matteo Mio (CNRS/ENS-Lyon, France) Petr Novotný (Masaryk University, Czech Republic) Charles Paperman (Université de Lille, France) Julie Parreaux (University of Warsaw, Poland) Igor Potapov (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) David Purser (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) Jeremy Sproston (University of Turin, Italy) B Srivathsan (Chennai Mathematical Institute, India) Marie Van Den Bogaard (Université Gustave Eiffel, France) Chana Weil-Kennedy (CEA List, France) ## Steering Committee: Luca Aceto (Reykjavik University) Javier Esparza (University of Munich) Salvatore La Torre (University of Salerno) Angelo Montanari (University of Udine) Mimmo Parente (University of Salerno) Jean-François Raskin (Université libre de Bruxelles) Martin Zimmermann (Aalborg University) ********************************************************** * * 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] Season 2 of the BOS Webinar Series starts September 1

The BOS Webinar Series is back for its second season, starting on September 1, 2026! Season 2 features talks by researchers working on theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of bilevel optimization. Seminars will take place bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm CET via Microsoft Teams. Each session is approximately 50 minutes long and may feature either one 40-minute talk or two 20-minute talks, followed by discussion. The schedule for Season 2 is: September 1 Sanyou Mei (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) David Villacís (Loyola University Andalusia) September 15 José Fernando Camacho Vallejo (Tecnológico de Monterrey) September 29 Federico Battista (University of Southern California) Eneko Clemente (University of Zurich) October 13 Yongjia Song (Clemson University) October 27 Dorothee Henke (University of Passau) Lasse Wulf (University of Southern Denmark) November 10 Zhaosong Lu (University of Minnesota) November 24 Emanuele Pizzari (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) Vladimir Stadnichuk (University of Kassel) December 8 Jacqueline Morgan (University of Naples Federico II and CSEF) Updates and meeting links will be shared via the BOS mailing list. To join the BOS mailing list, please use the membership form at https://bileveloptimization.org/membership. For more information about the webinar series, please visit the BOS Webinar Series webpage: https://bileveloptimization.org/bos_webinar. Recordings of talks from the first season are available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BOSWebinar. We look forward to seeing you online! Best wishes, Yasmine Beck and Nagisa Sugishita ********************************************************** * * 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] DRAS 2026: The IEEE co-sponsored International Conference on Drones, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA.

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The International Conference on Drones, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (DRAS 2026) https://emergingtechnet.org/DRAS2026/index.php 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA. Hybrid Event and Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Lone Star Section *DRAS 2026 CFP:* Drones, robotics, and Autonomous systems are transforming the way industries, governments, and societies operate by enabling intelligent automation, autonomous decision-making, and advanced remote operations. These technologies integrate artificial intelligence, sensors, computer vision, communication networks, and real-time data processing to perform complex tasks with high efficiency and precision. From aerial drones used in surveillance, agriculture, delivery services, and environmental monitoring to robotic systems applied in healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and smart infrastructure, Autonomous technologies are becoming essential components of modern digital transformation. As research and innovation continue to evolve, drones and robotic systems are expected to play a critical role in shaping future smart cities, defense systems, disaster response, industrial automation, and next-generation intelligent transportation systems. The International Conference on Drones, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (DRAS 2026) invites researchers, academicians, industry professionals, practitioners, and students from around the world to submit original research papers, case studies, and innovative applications in the rapidly evolving fields of drones, robotics, autonomous systems, and intelligent Autonomous technologies. DRAS 2026 aims to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for presenting recent advances, emerging trends, practical challenges, and future directions in Autonomous systems and robotics technologies. The conference will foster collaboration between academia, industry, government agencies, and technology innovators working on next-generation autonomous and intelligent systems. The conference welcomes high-quality contributions addressing theoretical foundations, system architectures, algorithms, experimental studies, prototypes, industrial deployments, and real-world applications related to drones, robotics, and autonomous systems. We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to Intelligent Systems with special interest in but not limited to: · Drones and Autonomous Systems · Robotics and Intelligent Systems · Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Systems · Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Large Language Models · Computer Vision, Image and Video Processing for Autonomous Systems · Communication, Networks, and Cybersecurity for Autonomous Systems · Applications and Emerging Technologies · Computational Language and Human-Centered Systems · Sensors, Control, and Embedded Systems for Autonomous Systems · Multimodal LLMs Systems for Autonomous Systems · Agentic AI Systems for Autonomous Systems *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). Length of short papers can be up to 6 pages. Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the conference Proceeding, and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. *Important Dates:* - *Paper submission deadline: 10 September 2026* - Notification of acceptance: 1 November 2026 - Camera-ready Submission: 15 November 2026 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on DRAS to: emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] 6th Conference on Management Mathematics (April 2027)

The 6th Joint IMA-ORS Conference on Management Mathematics will take place in Manchester, UK, 29th-30th April 2027. This event will aim to draw together the considerable community of researchers and practitioners who use and/or develop innovative mathematics that is relevant to Management Science, Operational Research, Business Analytics and related disciplines. We welcome contributions covering theory, applications, algorithms and/or software. Plenary Speakers: Christina Pagel, Professor of Operational Research - UCL Enza Messina, Professor of Operations Research - University of Milan-Bicocca Dries Goossens, Professor of Applied Economics - Ghent University. For further details and to submit an abstract, please see the website: https://ima.org.uk/28639/the-6th-ima-or-society-conference-on-management-mathematics-formerly-the-conference-on-the-mathematics-of-operational-research/ ********************************************************** * * 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] ConfAI 2026 (Plaksha, India)

*ConfAI 2026 – Call for Abstracts * *(**https://www.conf-ai.in/ <https://www.conf-ai.in/>**)* Plaksha University invites researchers, practitioners, and students to submit abstracts for *ConfAI 2026*, to be held at Plaksha University from *October 30 *to* November 1, 2026*. *About ConfAI* ConfAI is Plaksha University's flagship three-day academic conference that brings together students, researchers, and practitioners to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence in addressing societal challenges. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, and collaborative sessions, the conference fosters knowledge exchange and advances impactful AI research in the Indian landscape. *Conference Tracks* - AI in the Economy - AI in Healthcare - AI in Sensors - Reasoning in Vision Language Models - AI4Cities: Enhancing Resilience, Improving Liveability - Responsible and Ethical AI - *AI and Logic: Relations and Applications* Research abstracts (published or unpublished) of up to *250 words* are invited. Selected participants will also be invited to present posters during the conference. *Important Dates* - *Abstract Submission Deadline:* August 10, 2026 - *Notification of Acceptance:* August 31, 2026 For all accepted abstracts, the conference fee will be waived, accommodation on the Plaksha campus will be provided, and airfare reimbursement of up to *INR 20,000* will be offered. All submissions must be made through the ConfAI submission portal and will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Warm regards, *Team ConfAI 2026* Plaksha University confai@plaksha.edu.in ********************************************************** * * 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] SNAMS 2026 : The IEEE co-sponsored 13th Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security, 17 - 20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The 13th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2026) https://emergingtechnet.org/SNAMS2026/index.php 17 - 20 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain (Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Spain Section) *SNAMS 2026 CFP* Social network analysis is concerned with the study of relationships between social entities. The recent advances in internet technologies and social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, have created outstanding opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate or comment on issues or events of their interests. Social networks are dynamic and evolving in nature; they also involve a huge number of users. Frequently, the information related to a certain concept is distributed among several servers. This brings numerous challenges to researchers, particularly in the data mining and machine learning fields. SNAMS 2026 aims to investigate the opportunities and in all aspects of Social Networks. In addition, it seeks for novel contributions that help mitigate SNAMS challenges. That is, the objective of SNAMS 2026 is to provide the opportunity for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas, novel results and experience on all aspects of Social Networks. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: *SYSTEMS & INFRASTRUCTURE* Systems and algorithms for social search Infrastructure support for social networks and systems Dynamics and evolution patterns of large and complex networks Social properties in systems design Learnings from operational social networks Big Data and Social Paradigms *ALGORITHMS AND MODELS* Deep Learning and Knowledge Discovery. Measurement and analysis of social and crowdsourcing systems Benchmarking, modeling, performance and workload characterization Modeling Social Networks and behavior Management of social network data Methods for social and media analysis Information propagation and assimilation in social networks Data mining and machine learning in social systems *APPLICATIONS* Novel social applications and systems Transient OSNs (e.g. Snapchat) Special purpose OSNs (e.g., Instagram, Vine) Communities in social networks Collaboration networks New models of advertising and monetization in social networks *PRIVACY & SECURITY* Privacy and security in social systems Trust and reputations in social systems Detection, analysis, prevention of spam, phishing, and misbehavior in social systems * Submission Types:* Accepted types of submissions are including: * Full papers (8 Pages), * Short papers and PhD forum (6 Pages) * Workshop papers (6 Pages) * Posters and demos (2 Pages). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore for publication. *SNAMS 2026 Joint Workshops * The 14th workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security (BDSN 2026) The 10th Workshop on Data Science Engineering and its Applications (DSEA 2026) The 12th Workshop on Online Social Networks Technologies (OSNT 2026) The 10th Workshop on Advances in Natural Language Processing (ANLP 2026) The 9th Workshop on Sentiment Analysis and Mining of Social Networks (SAMSN 2026) The 4th Workshop on Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS 2026) *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (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. 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 SNAMS Proceedings, and be submitted to IEEE for inclusion. *Important Dates* - *Paper submission deadline: August 21, 2026 * *(Extended)* - Notification to Authors: 25 September 2026 - Camera Ready and Registration: 10 October 2026 Please send any inquiry to the SNAMS Team at: emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] Call for papers: special issue of the Journal of Scheduling on Project Management and Scheduling (deadline december 1st, 2026)

Dear Colleagues, Submissions are open for a special issue of the Journal of Scheduling on Project Management and Scheduling following the PMS 2026 workshop in Toulouse, France from April 14 to 16, 2026. The deadline is December 1st 2026. Papers that were not presented at the workshop are welcome and submissions are open to all the following research topics: - Project Management: network modeling, project scheduling, project scheduling under uncertainty, project risk management and control, multi-project scheduling, resource management, due-date management, applications and software - Machine Scheduling: shop scheduling, parallel machine scheduling, scheduling with additional constraints, machine assignment and scheduling, flexible/robust scheduling, grid scheduling, multicriteria scheduling, applications and software Methodological and theoretical papers related to Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning models and exact and heuristic algorithms for scheduling problems are welcome. Submissions of papers on data-driven approaches, practical applications, and industrial case-studies are also encouraged. Please follow the instructions given in the Call for Papers on the following link: https://link.springer.com/collections/eeiiibbgfh When submitting your paper, be sure to specify that the paper is a contribution for the Special Issue of PMS 2026. Best regards Christian Artigues, Laurent Houssin and Pierre Lopez Special Issue Editors ********************************************************** * * 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 on Foundational Cryptography at Chalmers (Gothenburg, Sweden)

We are looking for a PhD student to join the Crypto Team and Security Group at Chalmers with Christoph Egger as main supervisor. The position is fully funded for 5 years and comes with 20% teaching duties in the department. The Crypto Team currently has 2 faculty members, one Post-Doc and 4 PhD students and is embedded in the security group that captures a wide range of topics. Depending on the interests of the applicant, possible research topics include fine-grained and bounded space cryptography, realization of idealized models, relationship between cryptographic notions, and similar topics in foundational cryptography. Alternatively, a focus on formal methods for Cryptography is possible. One or two extended research visits are encouraged during the doctoral study. Applicants should have a strong interest in the mathematical analysis of algorithms in general and cryptography in particular. A master's degree in mathematics, computer science, or a related discipline is required. The working language in the department is English, and applicants are expected to be fluent both in written and spoken English. Swedish courses are available for interested students. Applications are due August 14 and should be submitted via https://www.chalmers.se/om-chalmers/arbeta-hos-oss/lediga-tjanster/? rmpage=apply&rmjob=15017[1] ## On the Topics + In **Bounded Space Cryptography** we are working with adversaries that are not restricted in their runtime but have limited memory and are trying to achieve basic cryptographic tasks that are secure against such adversaries. + **Idealized Models** are simplifications made in proofs for real-world cryptographic protocols. We often know that this is an oversimplification in general and can hide attacks. We are interested in studying under which circumstances the simplifications can be justified. + Cryptography relies on unproven assumptions like the hardness of factoring. Studying **Relations between Cryptographic Notions** asks the question of the type "If I can build public key encryption, can I also always have signature schemes?" and proves whether such statements are true or false. + **Formal Methods**we care about computer aid in verifying the correctness of proofs. Our tool, https://domino-prover.org/ is designed to aid in the development of complex cryptographic protocols like TLS -------- [1] https://www.chalmers.se/om-chalmers/arbeta-hos-oss/lediga-tjanster/? rmpage=apply&rmjob=15017&ref=academicpositions.com&utm_medium=talentech_publi shing&utm_source=academicpositions ********************************************************** * * 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] First Announcement: CG Challenge 2027 - Lawn Mowing

Dear friends and colleagues, The new problem for the CG Challenge 2027 has been chosen: We will ask you to engage in lawn mowing! For a given polygonal region P, the Lawn Mowing Problem (LMP) asks for a shortest tour T that gets within Euclidean distance 1/2 of every point in P; this is equivalent to computing a shortest tour for a unit-diameter cutter C that covers all of P. As a generalization of the Traveling Salesman Problem, the LMP is NP-hard; it is also closely related to the Traveling Salesman Problem with Neighborhoods, for which it suffices to visit the vicinity of points rather than the points themselves. Unlike the discrete TSP, the LMP has long defied efforts to achieve exact solutions, due to its combination of combinatorial complexity with continuous geometry, so that only recent time has seen some practical progress. One of the challenges of dealing with Euclidean LMP instances are complications from difficult coordinates, making feasibility itself quite tricky to achieve and check. We will address this by restricting instances to polyominoes, with the cutter being a smaller polyomino that moves in an axis-parallel fashion. We are hopeful that this will make the problem interesting to both student groups and experienced researchers. More details will be posted by mid August. Stay tuned! Best wishes, Sándor Fekete on behalf of the Challenge 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] PhD Positions in Stochastic Optimization at Purdue University

PhD Positions in Stochastic Optimization at Purdue University I invite applications for fully funded PhD positions in my group in the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University, in the Operations Research area. My group develops adaptive stochastic optimization methods with rigorous guarantees. I work on high-probability complexity analysis under noisy, biased, or heavy-tailed oracles and on algorithms for smooth and nonsmooth nonlinear problems, with possible applications in machine learning and healthcare. Ideal candidates have a strong background in mathematics, probability/statistics, and optimization; prior relevant research experience is a plus. Positions are fully funded through assistantships and fellowships. To apply, submit an application to the Purdue IE PhD program by the application deadline and mention my name in the application. Program details: https://engineering.purdue.edu/IE/academics/graduate/phd Informal inquiries with a CV and transcript are welcome at miaolanx@purdue.edu. More about my research: https://miaolan.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] FICN 2026: The IEEE co-sponsored International Conference on Future and Intelligent Communication and Networking, 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA.

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] The International Conference on Future and Intelligent Communication and Networking (FICN 2026) https://emergingtechnet.org/FICN2026/index.php 8 - 10 December, 2026 | San Antonio, USA. Hybrid Event and Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE Lone Star Section *AISSA 2026 CFP:* Future and intelligent communication and networking represent a rapidly evolving field driven by the integration of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and next-generation wireless systems like 5G and beyond. As global connectivity demands continue to grow, modern networks are becoming more autonomous, adaptive, and capable of handling massive volumes of data in real time. These intelligent systems enable innovations across various domains, including smart cities, IoT ecosystems, autonomous transportation, and cloud-edge infrastructures. The convergence of communication technologies with intelligent decision-making is transforming how networks are designed, managed, and optimized, paving the way for more efficient, secure, and scalable digital environments. The International Conference on Future and Intelligent Communication and Networking (FICN 2026) invites researchers, academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to submit original and high-quality research papers addressing the latest advancements in communication systems and intelligent networking technologies. FICN 2026 aims to provide a global platform for sharing innovative ideas, emerging trends, and practical solutions in the fields of next-generation communication, artificial intelligence-driven networks, and smart connectivity systems. The conference will bring together experts from academia, industry, and government to foster collaboration and advance the state of the art in intelligent communication technologies. We invite the submission of original papers on all topics related to Intelligent Systems with special interest in but not limited to: · Future and intelligent communication and networking Systems · Cloud, Edge Computing and Fog Networking · Artificial Intelligence for Communication and Networking · Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Large Language Models · Computer Vision, Image and Video Processing · Future Communication and Networking Applications · 5G, 6G, and Beyond Communication Systems · Computational Language and Human-Centered Systems · Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT · Communication and Networking Security · Agentic AI communication and networking Systems · Generative AI, Foundation Models, and Large Language Models for Communication and Networking Applications *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). Length of short papers can be up to 6 pages. Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the conference Proceeding, and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. *Important Dates:* - *Paper submission deadline: 10 September 2026* - Notification of acceptance: 1 November 2026 - Camera-ready Submission: 15 November 2026 *Contact:* Please send any inquiry on FICN to: emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [CFP]: IOI-2026, Deadline Extended: 25 July, 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: 25 July 2026 (extended) · 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] [CFP] WALCOM 2027 – 21st International Conference and Workshops on Algorithms and Computation (March 24–26, 2027, Taipei, Taiwan)

Dear colleagues, The 21st International Conference and Workshops on Algorithms and Computation (WALCOM 2027) will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 24–26, 2027. Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers on all aspects of algorithms and computation, including but not limited to the following topics: - Approximation Algorithms - Algorithmic Graph Theory and Combinatorics - Algorithmic and Combinatorial Aspects of Logic - Combinatorial Algorithms - Combinatorial Optimization - Combinatorial Reconfiguration - Computational Biology - Computational Complexity - Computational Geometry - Data Structures - Discrete Geometry - Experimental Algorithm Methodologies - Graph Algorithms - Graph Drawing - Network Optimization - Online Algorithms - Parallel and Distributed Algorithms - Parameterized Algorithms - Parameterized Complexity - Randomized Algorithms - String Algorithms ======================================================== Important Dates - Paper Submission Deadline: September 21, 2026 (AoE) - Notification of Acceptance: November 9, 2026 - Camera-Ready Version: To be announced - Conference: March 24–26, 2027 ======================================================== The Proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Paper submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=walcom2027 ======================================================== For more information, please visit the conference website: https://sites.google.com/gapps.ntnu.edu.tw/walcom2027/ Best regards, Chun-Cheng Lin Md. Saidur Rahman Hung-Lung Wang Program Committee Co-Chairs WALCOM 2027 ********************************************************** * * 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] CoA 2026 -- Call for Participation

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce that the 5th Workshop on Complexity and Algorithms [1] (CoA 2026) will take place in Lyon, from October 5 to 7, 2026. The program will begin after lunch on Monday and end in the mid-afternoon on Wednesday. More information can be found on the event webpage: https://indico.math.cnrs.fr/event/16397/. **Invited talks and tutorials** Lélia Blin: Memory Minimization in Self-Stabilization Arnaud Labourel: Can Like Attract Like? A Study of Homonymous Gathering in Networks Lianna Hambardzumyan: From Arithmetic Progressions to Algorithms and Lower Bounds (tutorial) Nguyễn Kim Thắng: Multiplicative Weight Update through the Lens of Algorithm Design and Machine Learning (tutorial) **Registration** Registration is free but mandatory. The registration link is at the bottom of the webpage (and on the side). The registration deadline is September 4th. **Call for presentations** We invite everyone working in Algorithms and Complexity (in the broadest sense) to submit a talk proposal on a topic of their choice. This is done via the registration form. The deadline for talk proposals is July 31st. Please share this email with anyone you think might be interested in the event. We look forward to seeing you in Lyon, Bertrand Simon, Édouard Bonnet, Sébastien Tavenas Links: ------ [1] https://www.irif.fr/en/gt-coa/index ********************************************************** * * 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] SOSA 2027: Second call for papers

=== SOSA27: Second call for Papers === Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms (SOSA) is a conference in theoretical computer science dedicated to advancing algorithms research by promoting simplicity and elegance in the design and analysis of algorithms. The benefits of simplicity are manifold: simpler algorithms manifest a better understanding of the problem at hand; they are more likely to be implemented and trusted by practitioners; they are more easily taught and are more likely to be included in algorithms textbooks; and they attract a broader set of researchers to difficult algorithmic problems. Papers in all areas of algorithms research are sought. An ideal submission will advance our understanding of an algorithmic problem by, for example, introducing a simpler algorithm, presenting a simpler analysis of an existing algorithm, or offering insights that generally simplify our understanding of important algorithms or computational problems. We are especially interested in papers that make material more accessible to a wider audience, such as undergraduates, or for more specialized topics, general algorithms researchers. Submissions should contain novel ideas or attractive insights, but they are not required to prove novel theorems. That is, the results themselves can be known, but their presentation must be new. === Program Committee Co-Chairs === Gerth Stølting Brodal, Aarhus University, Denmark Michał Pilipczuk, University of Warsaw, Poland === Program Committee === Divesh Aggarwal, National University of Singapore, Singapore Georg Anegg, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Per Austrin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Ruben Becker, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy Sujoy Bhore, IIT Bombay, India and LSE, London, UK Édouard Bonnet, ENS Lyon, France Yixin Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Karthik C. S., Rutgers University, US Radu Curticapean, University of Regensburg, Germany Yann Disser, TU Darmstadt, Germany Mordecai J. Golin, University of Massachusetts Amherst, US Ivor van der Hoog, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ce Jin, UC Berkeley, US Linda Kleist, University of Hamburg, Germany Tuukka Korhonen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Martin Koutecký, Charles University, Czech Republic Jason Li, Carnegie Mellon University, US Debmalya Panigrahi, Duke University, US Solon Pissis, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus Kevin Pratt, Columbia University, US Lars Rohwedder, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Rahul Santhanam, University of Oxford, UK Srinivasa Rao Satti, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Roohani Sharma, IBS, Daejeon, South Korea Nodari Sitchnava, University of Hawaii at Manoa, US Marek Sokołowski, MPI Saarbrucken, Germany Shay Solomon, Tel Aviv University, Israel Chaitanya Swamy, University of Waterloo, Canada Laura Vargas Koch, RWTH Aachen University, Germany László Végh, University of Bonn, Germany David Wajc, Technion, Israel Sebastian Wild, University of Marburg, Germany Karol Węgrzycki, MPI Saarbrucken, Germany Kewen Wu, Institute for Advanced Study and Caltech, US Jie Xue, NYU Shanghai, China === Submissions and Deadlines === Submission deadline: August 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Anywhere on Earth Submission site: https://sosa27.hotcrp.com/ Notification: early October 2026 Publication of proceedings: early 2027 Submission Instructions: Authors must submit their papers electronically, in PDF format. Submissions should begin with a title page containing the paper title, author information, and an abstract summarizing the contributions of the paper. There is no page limit. The paper should begin with a clear description of the algorithmic problem to be solved, a survey of prior work on the problem, including a candid assessment of prior work in terms of simplicity and elegance, and a discussion of the contributions of the paper. The body of the paper should be written for a general theoretical computer science audience and substantiate the main claims of the paper with full proofs. The submission should be typeset using 11-point font, in a single-column format with ample spacing throughout and ample margins all around. The submissions ought to be visually easy to read. PC Member Submissions: Submissions authored or co-authored by PC members (other than the PC chairs) are allowed. === Mihai Pătrașcu Best Paper Award === The SOSA Best Paper award is now known as the Mihai Pătrașcu Best Paper Award, named in honor of the algorithms researcher Mihai Pătrașcu, who passed before his time in 2012. Mihai was renowned for his brilliance and ability to solve long standing algorithmic problems. His work was distinguished by its insightfulness and simplicity of design. The program committee may give the Mihai Pătrașcu Best Paper Award to one or more papers. All submissions will be considered. ********************************************************** * * 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]: CIT-2026, Deadline Extended: 25 July, The 24th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, UK, 26-28 October 2026

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ************************* CIT-2026 Call for Papers********************** *The 24th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT-2026)* *https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/cit2026* *Exeter, UK, 26-28 October 2026* INTRODUCTION ============= CIT-2026 is the 24th edition of the highly successful International Conference on Computer and Information Technology. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers and researchers to discuss and exchange novel ideas, results, experiences and work-in-process on all aspects of computer and information technology. CIT has become a major platform for researchers and industry practitioners from different fields of computer and information technology. Each year, CIT attendees appreciate and benefit from multidisciplinary exchanges in computer and information technology. In previous years, CIT has attracted many high quality research papers spanning over the various aspects of information technology, computing science and computer engineering. These papers highlight foundational work that strives to push beyond limits of existing computer technologies, including experimental efforts, innovative systems, and investigations that identify weaknesses in existing IT services. CIT-2026 will be hosted in Exeter, the capital city of Devon and provides the county with a central base for education, medicine, religion, commerce and culture. The city is also home to the magnificent Exeter Cathedral, which dates back to Norman times. Exeter is also ideally placed to base a trip to branch out visiting places such as the famous Dartmoor National Park and the unspoilt beaches of the North and South Devon coastlines. Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers to CIT-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: Computer Science Track 2: Information Technology Track 3: Networking and Communications Track 4: Information Security PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ========================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/cit/) 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: 25 July 2026 (extended) · 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/cit2026 ********************************************************** * * 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]: IUCC-2026, Deadline Extended: 25 July, The 24th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications, UK, 26-28 October 2026

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ************************* IUCC-2026 Call for Papers********************** *The 24th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications (IUCC-2026)* https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/iucc2026 *Exeter, UK, 26-28 October 2026* INTRODUCTION ============= Ubiquitous Computing and Communications is a revolutionary paradigm that aims to provide pervasive and reliable computing solutions and communication services anytime and anywhere. This emerging technology is built upon the rapid research and development advances in a wide range of key areas including wireless and sensor networks, mobile and distributed computing, embedded systems, agent technologies, autonomic communication, and information security. Ubiquitous Computing and Communications has drawn significant interests from both academia and industry and continues to attract tremendous research efforts due to its promising new business opportunity in information technology and engineering. IUCC-2026 is soliciting original and previously unpublished papers addressing research challenges and advances towards the design, implementation and evaluation of ubiquitous computing and communications technologies, systems and applications. IUCC-2026 will be hosted in Exeter, the capital city of Devon and provides the county with a central base for education, medicine, religion, commerce and culture. The city is also home to the magnificent Exeter Cathedral, which dates back to Norman times. Exeter is also ideally placed to base a trip to branch out visiting places such as the famous Dartmoor National Park and the unspoilt beaches of the North and South Devon coastlines. Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers to IUCC-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: Ubiquitous Computing Track 2: Ubiquitous Communications Track 3: Ubiquitous System, Services and Applications Track 4: Ubiquitous Media and Signal Processing PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINE ========================== All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference submission website (https://hpcn.exeter.ac.uk/iucc/) 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: 25 July 2026 (extended) · 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/iucc2026 ********************************************************** * * 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] CASC 2026 - Call for Participation - Registrations Are Open

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN The 28th International Workshop in            Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing                          CASC  2026                         Bath, UK                  31 August - 4 September 2026                 http://www.casc-conference.org ############################################################ The tools of Scientific Computing play an important role in the natural sciences and engineering. Computer Algebra Systems and the underlying algorithms for Symbolic Computation play an increasingly important role within Scientific Computation. The CASC workshop series has been running for two and a half decades to explore the interaction of these topics, their implementation, and their application. The 28th CASC workshop will be held in Bath, UK from 31st August - 4th September 2026.  There will be three invited talks, along with a program of contributed talks. Registration for the conference is now open. All registrations must be completed online. More details about the registration and the registration link can be found at https://casc-conference.org/registration.html CASC 2026 also welcomes posters. Participants who wish to present a poster during the conference are encouraged to bring one for display. ##################################### SCOPE ##################################### The topics addressed in the workshop cover the following. (1) The theory of symbolic computation and its implementation in computer algebra systems. This includes, but is not limited to: - new methods in exact computation; - symbolic algorithms and their complexity; - automated reasoning in algebra and geometry; - parallel symbolic / symbolic-numeric computation; - symbolic / symbolic-numeric methods for differential, differential-algebraic and difference equations; - symbolic / symbolic-numeric methods for polynomial equations and inequalities; and - the embedding of computer algebra technology within different software and hardware environments. (2) All other areas of scientific computing in regards to their benefit from or use  of computer algebra methods and software. This includes, but is not limited to: - the use of computer algebra in approximate computation; - computer algebra methods in big data analytics; and - computer algebra methods for simulation and modelling. (3) Applications of the above throughout the natural sciences and engineering. We welcome papers on both fundamental research and implementation issues. We also accept survey papers but these MUST BE CLEARLY LABELLED as such in the title. ##################################### CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION OPTIONS ##################################### We encourage wide participation at the workshop. In light of this, and that the conference scope spans computer science and mathematics (with their different publication traditions), we offer a variety of participation options. 1. Participation with an accompanying paper in LNCS: CASC has a long running relationship with the Springer book series Lecture Notes in Computer Science to publish conference proceedings. Work submitted here should contain an original research result Submissions should be prepared in the LNCS style and not exceed 20 pages. Survey papers may have up to 25 pages. 2. Participation with abstract only: Participants may opt to submit an extended abstract instead. These should have at least 2 and at most 4 pages in the LNCS style. They must contain the main results of the talk (without proofs). They will be lightly reviewed and distributed locally at the conference. We see three main audiences for this option: - Those who wish to talk on previously published work (in which case that work should be clearly cited in the abstract). - Those whose work is not yet ready for publication, but wish to receive feedback. - Those who plan to submit a journal paper on the work shortly. For the second group, there will be a subsequent journal special issue call after the conference (see below). ##################################### SUBMISSION LINK ##################################### All submissions should be done via easychair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=casc2026 Submissions must be prepared in the LNCS style and within the declared page count. ##################################### IMPORTANT DATES ##################################### Paper submission deadline: May 4th, 2026. Submission of extended abstracts will be open until May 11. Notification to Authors: May 31st, 2026 Submission of Final Version: June 5th, 2026 Conference: August 31 – September 4, 2026 ##################################### ACCOMPANYING SPECIAL ISSUE OF MATHEMATICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ##################################### CASC has formed a relationship with the Springer Birkhäuser journal Mathematics in Computer Science (MCS) for an ongoing series of special issues on topics presented at CASC. Work submitted here must be of journal quality and will be reviewed to the usual standards of MCS. Submission will be opened after the conference for authors of extended abstracts presented at that year’s conference. There is no a priori page limit, but the length must be justified by the contents of the paper. At notification authors may be asked to revise their paper for a secondary deadline. Deadline for MCS Special Issue submission: Autumn 2026 MCS submission is only open if an extended abstract is presented at the conference - eligible authors will be sent a separate submission link for this after the conference. ##################################### INVITED TALKS ##################################### Carsten Schneider, Director of Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria Joseph Tooby-Smith, University of Bath, UK Thi Xuan Vu - Université de Lille, France ##################################### COMMITTEES ##################################### Program Committee Chairs     Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK     Chenqi Mou - Beihang University, China Program Committee     Francois Boulier - Université de Lille, France     Florent Bréhard – Laboratoire CRIStAL, France     Changbo Chen - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China     Victor F. Edneral - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia     Matthew England - Coventry University, UK     Jonathan Hauenstein - University of Notre Dame, USA     Rui-Juan Jing - Jinagsu University, Chin     François Lemaire – Laboratoire CRIStAL, France     Fatemeh Mohammadi – KU Leuven, Belgium     Michael Monagan - Simon Fraser University, Canada     Marc Moreno Maza - University of Western Ontario, Canada     Chenqi Mou - Beihang University, China     Katsusuke Nabeshima - Tokyo University of Science, Japan     Sonia Perez-Diaz - Universidad de Alcala, Spain     Daniel Robertz - RWTH Aachen University, Germany     Timur Sadykov - Plekhanov Russian University, Russia     Éric Schost - University of Waterloo, Canada     Thomas Sturm - CNRS, France     Sergue Vinitsky - Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia     Victor Selivanov - A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia     Svetlana Selivanova - KAIST, South Korea     Akira Terui - University of Tsukuba, Japan     Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK General Chairs     François Boulier – University of Lille, France     Timur Sadykov - Plekhanov Russian University, Russia Publicity Chairs     Thi Xuan Vu - Université de Lille, France     Dmitry Lyakhov - KAUST, Saudi Arabia Advisory Board     Wolfram Koepf - University of Kassel, Germany     Ernst W. Mayr - Technical University of Munich, Germany     Werner M. Seiler - University of Kassel, Germany     Evgenii V. Vorozhtsov - Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Russia Local Organisation     James Davenport - University of Bath, UK     Ali Kemal Uncu - University of Bath, UK ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] LPNMR 2026: Call for Participation

*** Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Participation *** ==================================================== LPNMR 2026: Call for Participation 18th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2026) Klagenfurt, Austria | September 7-11, 2026 Website: https://lpnmr2026.aics.aau.at Contact us: lpnmr2026@easychair.org ==================================================== We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 18th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2026). The conference will take place at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, from September 7 to September 11, 2026. The event will include: - 3 Invited Talks given by Chitta Baral, Elena Bellodi and Thomas Eiter - 33 Paper Presentations (28 regular papers, 4 short papers, 1 recently published research paper) - 6th International Workshop on the Resurgence of Datalog in Academia and Industry (DATALOG 2.0): https://sites.google.com/view/datalog-2-0-2026 - 5th International Workshop on HYbrid Models for Coupling Deductive and Inductive ReAsoning (HYDRA): https://sites.google.com/unical.it/hydra-2026 - Doctoral Consortium: https://sites.google.com/unical.it/dclpnmr2026 The (preliminary) conference program is available at EasyChair: https://easychair.org/smart-program/LPNMR2026/ Registration to LPNMR 2026, with early registration by *August 16*, is open at: https://conference3.aau.at/event/316/registrations/328/ Limited NSF support to attend LPNMR 2026 will be provided to *US-based students*. If eligible, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/mmGX1tEB621LkJFZA ==================================================== AIMS AND SCOPE ==================================================== LPNMR 2026 is the eighteenth in the series of international conferences on logic programming and non-monotonic reasoning. LPNMR is a forum for exchanging ideas on declarative logic programming, non-monotonic reasoning, and knowledge representation. The aim of the conference is to facilitate interactions between researchers and practitioners interested in the design and implementation of logic-based programming languages and database systems, and those working in knowledge representation and non-monotonic reasoning. LPNMR strives to encompass theoretical and experimental studies that have led or will lead to advances in declarative programming and knowledge representation, as well as their use in practical applications. LPNMR 2026 aims to bring together researchers from LPNMR and neighboring areas in order to share research experiences, promote collaboration and identify directions for joint future research. ==================================================== VENUE ==================================================== LPNMR 2026 will be held on the campus of the University of Klagenfurt in September 2026. Klagenfurt is the capital of the state Carinthia in the south of Austria. The name Klagenfurt was first mentioned in the late 12th century and legend has it that Klagenfurt was founded after a couple of brave men had slain the abominable Lindwurm, a winged dragon. The city is located next to the lake Woerthersee, one of the most beautiful lakes in Austria, surrounded by several forest-covered hills and mountains. Being a small city, with a Renaissance-style city center reflecting 800 years of history and with an Italian influence, Klagenfurt is a pleasant place to live and work. ==================================================== ORGANISING COMMITTEE ==================================================== General Chair: Wolfgang Faber, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Program Co-chairs: Martin Gebser, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Yanhong Annie Liu, Stony Brook University, USA -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Il banner è generato automaticamente dal servizio di posta elettronica dell'Università della Calabria <https://www.unical.it/5x1000> ********************************************************** * * 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] GeMAIHc 2027: early registration August 5

******************************************************** 1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON GENERATIVE & MULTIMODAL AI FOR HEALTHCARE GeMAIHc 2027 Milan, Italy February 1-5, 2027 https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/ ******************************************************** Co-organized by: Human Technopole IRDTA – Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice ****************************************************** Early registration: August 5, 2026 ****************************************************** SCOPE AI is rapidly redefining biomedical research, clinical decision-making, and healthcare delivery worldwide. GeMAIHc 2027 will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art AI methodologies. Topics will include generative modelling, multimodal data integration and augmentation, large language models and clinical NLP, medical image synthesis and analysis, as well as evaluation, robustness, validation, ethical considerations, and regulatory aspects of AI systems in healthcare. GeMAIHc 2027 aims to become a leading international forum at the intersection of generative AI, multimodal learning, and healthcare innovation. The program will emphasize both methodological foundations and real-world clinical applications, combining theoretical insights with practical perspectives. This interdisciplinary event will feature 18 monographic three-hour courses, 2 keynote lectures, 1 symposium, 4 local presentations, and hands-on activities with a hackathon. Leading academics and industry pioneers will share their expertise and perspectives with attendees. In-person interaction and networking will be central components of the event, while full remote participation will also be possible. ADDRESSED TO The program is open to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in AI, data science, and biomedical disciplines, clinicians and healthcare professionals, industry practitioners and innovators, and policymakers and stakeholders in digital health. There are no formal academic prerequisites for participation. Researchers and professionals at all career stages are welcome. An international audience is expected, with backgrounds spanning computer science, medicine, engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, and the social sciences. GeMAIHc 2027 will offer a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of a rapidly evolving field, to interact with experts across disciplines, to establish collaborations and expand professional networks, and to explore how AI is reshaping the future of healthcare. VENUE GeMAIHc 2027 will take place in Milan, one of Europe’s leading international centers for science, industry, fashion, and finance. The venue will be: Human Technopole Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini, 1 20157 Milan, Italy https://humantechnopole.it/en/ STRUCTURE Three parallel courses will run throughout the event. Participants will be free to choose the sessions they wish to attend and may move between courses at any time. A symposium will offer participants and companies the opportunity to present ongoing research or industrial developments through 10-minute oral presentations. The school will include a hackathon, during which participants will work in teams to tackle challenges in generative and multimodal AI for healthcare. All lectures will be video recorded and made available to participants for 45 days after the event. Full live online participation will be possible. Nevertheless, the organizers emphasize the importance of in-person interaction and networking in research training events of this kind. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Deborah Estrin (Cornell University), Transforming Longitudinal Care with Digital Biomarkers and Therapeutics Lyle Palmer (Adelaide University), Deep Learning in Medicine: Some Lessons from Epidemiology and Genomics PROFESSORS AND COURSES (list to be completed) Pierre Baldi (University of California Irvine), [introductory/advanced] The AI-driven Healthcare of the Future Alejandro Frangi (University of Manchester), [intermediate/advanced] Virtual Patient Populations for In Silico Trials Using Generative AI Based on Multimodal Real-World Data Charles Friedman (University of Michigan), [introductory] Synergizing AI and Learning Health Systems to Transform Health Judy Wawira Gichoya (Emory University), [introductory/advanced] Combination in a Hands on Lab for Harmonizing Radiology Datasets Maryellen Giger (University of Chicago), [introductory/intermediate] Role of Data & Algorithms in Trustworthy Medical Imaging AI Casey Greene (University of Colorado), [introductory/advanced] Translating Generative AI into Healthcare from Pharmacogenomics to Foundation Models Tina Hernandez-Boussard (Stanford University), [intermediate/advanced] The AI Lifecycle in Healthcare: Evaluation, Deployment, and Responsible Implementation Jianying Hu (IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center), [intermediate/advanced] Advanced Computing for Biomedical Research and Discovery Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (University of Colorado), [introductory] Toward Digital Twins: Multimodal AI for Imaging and Precision Medicine Alex John London (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate/advanced] Ethical and Scientific Challenges to Unlocking the Clinical Value of Artificial Intelligence Tom Pollard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), tba Hoifung Poon (Microsoft Research), [advanced] Toward Virtual Patient: AI for Accelerating Medical Discovery Jian Tang (Mila-Québec AI Institute), [introductory/advanced] Generative AI for Protein Design Peter van Ooijen (University of Groningen), [intermediate] Multimodal AI for Adaptive Radiotherapy: Tumor Segmentation, Uncertainty, and Explainability Karin Verspoor (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), [introductory/intermediate] AI Scientists and beyond: Roles for GenAI in Biomedical Research and Discovery Jelmer M. Wolterink (University of Twente), [intermediate/advanced] Data Representations in Health Digital Twinning: From Features to Foundation Models SYMPOSIUM A symposium will feature voluntary 10-minute oral presentations on ongoing research projects and industrial developments. Participants interested in presenting should submit a one-page abstract including title, authors, and summary to david@irdta.eu by January 8, 2027. HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES Hands-on team activities will be organized around challenges in generative and multimodal AI for healthcare. The challenges will be released two weeks before the beginning of the school. A jury will evaluate the submissions, and the winners will be announced at the end of February 2027. Winning teams will receive a modest monetary prize, while runners-up will receive certificates of recognition. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Jan Funke (Milan) Ilaria Guerini (Milan) Francesca Ieva (Milan) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair) Michela Carlotta Massi (Milan, local chair) Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage) Sara Morales (Luxembourg, finances) David Silva (London, organization chair) REGISTRATION Registration is available at: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/registration/ The selection of six courses requested during registration is tentative and non-binding. This information will help estimate demand for logistical planning purposes. As venue capacity is limited, registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close once capacity has been reached. Early registration is strongly recommended. FEES Registration fees include access to all school activities and lunches. Several early registration deadlines are available, and fees vary depending on the registration period. Fees are identical for on-site and online participation. ACCOMMODATION Accommodation suggestions will be provided in due time at: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/accommodation/ CERTIFICATE Participants will receive a certificate indicating 40 hours of academic activities. This certificate should be suitable for participants seeking ECTS recognition from their home institutions. SPONSORS Companies, institutions, and organizations interested in sponsoring the event may download the sponsorship leaflet from: https://gemaihc.irdta.eu/2027/sponsors/ QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION david@irdta.eu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Human Technopole Universitat Rovira i Virgili IRDTA – Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice ********************************************************** * * 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] Professorship (W2) in Algorithms and Complexity at University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

============================================================================== W 2 Professorship in Computer Science with a focus on "Algorithms and Complexity" (m/f/d) RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau ============================================================================== POSITION DETAILS: Term: Lifetime civil servant Start: At the next possible date Location: Kaiserslautern Scope: Full time Salary: W 2 LBesG Faculty: Computer Science ============================================================================== ABOUT THE INSTITUTION: With about 15,000 students, more than 300 professorships and around 160 degree programs, the RPTU University Kaiserslauterns-Landau is the technical university of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. As a place of top international research, it offers excellent working conditions and career opportunities. Those who study, research or work at RPTU experience a cosmopolitan environment and shape the future. Kaiserslautern is one of the most important computer science locations in Germany. The Department of Computer Science at RPTU at campus Kaiserslautern (until 2022 TU Kaiserslautern) combines fundamentals in research and education with excellence in application and regularly achieves top positions in relevant rankings. There are many opportunities for cooperation with affiliated research institutes such as the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE), and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS). ============================================================================== YOUR TASKS: The successful candidate should represent the field of "Algorithms and Complexity" in research and teaching. The department of computer science is seeking qualified candidates for a professorship in the area of algorithms and complexity, where connection to algorithmic verification is desirable. The position is a tenured professorship at the salary level W2, equivalent to an associate professorship, and is to be filled as soon as possible. Suitable candidates should have a track record of recognized, internationally visible scientific achievements. Research areas of specific interest include, among others: • Quantum Algorithms and Complexity • Randomized Algorithms • Approximate Algorithms • Computational Learning Theory • Complexity Theory • Algorithmic Algebra • Fine-Grained Complexity • Algorithms in connection to formal verification • Algorithms in connection to software engineering ============================================================================== YOUR PROFILE: We expect excellent and internationally visible research performance, expressed through publications of high-rated conferences and journals (e.g., FOCS, STOC, SODA, ICALP, LICS, POPL, PODS, PODC, COLT). In addition to outstanding scientific qualifications, experience in acquiring and implementing third-party funded projects is highly desirable. We expect applicants to outline how their research experiences and future plans will complement or augment existing expertise present at the chairs of the department of computer science and related research institutes at the RPTU campus in Kaiserslautern. Successful candidates are expected to develop independent and creative research programs. Applicants are further expected to have excellent didactic skills and teaching experience. Courses in the Bachelor's program are held in German, while courses in the Master's program are typically taught in English. In particular, we expect candidates to be willing to teach both introductory lectures and advanced courses, especially in the areas of algorithms and complexity, in support of the department's Bachelor and Master programs in Computer Science. Initial knowledge of the German language is optional, but it is expected that professors are able to hold courses in German within 1-2 years after their hiring. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate and RPTU advocate a supervision concept in which a high level of presence of teaching staff at the university location is expected. In addition to the general employment requirements, the employment requirements set out in Section 49 of the Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Act apply. RPTU stands for the diversity of all employees. We welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethnic and social origin, age, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation or identity. Severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent status will be given preference if they are suitably qualified and suitable (please enclose proof of severe disability/equal status with your application). RPTU strives to increase the proportion of women in areas in which women are underrepresented. Applications from female and male scientists from abroad are expressly encouraged. ============================================================================== YOUR APPLICATION: We look forward to receiving your detailed application no later than 17.08.2026. Application talks are planned to be held at the end of August till beginning of October, 2026. Please submit your application via the 'Online Application' button below or through our application portal (https://jobs.rptu.de), including a curriculum vitae, a description of past and future research interests, information on previous teaching experience and third-party funding acquisition, as well as a list of publications and up to four original research papers. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Anthony Lin (lin@cs.uni-kl.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] PhD Position in Mathematical Phylogenetics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

PhD Scholarship in Mathematical Phylogenetics One full-time PhD scholarship is available in the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The successful applicant will work on combinatorial and algorithmic questions related to phylogenetic networks, which are used to analyse and represent the evolutionary histories of biological entities such as species, viruses, and populations. A particular focus of the project are phylogenetic networks with directed and undirected edges. The exact questions to be investigated will be discussed with the PhD student to suit their interest and skillset. Requirements. A successful applicant has a Masters or Honours degree in mathematics or computer science, and a strong background in at least one of graph theory, combinatorics, algorithms, and theoretical computer science. Some knowledge of phylogenetics would be helpful, but is not a strict requirement. Candidates must also be eligible for admission to the PhD program at the University of Auckland. For more information on postgraduate studies at the University of Auckland, see the following link: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/doctor-of-philosophy-phd.html. Scholarship. The PhD scholarship is funded by the New Zealand Marsden Fund and available from January 2027 onwards. The scholarship is for three years, and covers tuition fees and an annual tax-free allowance of NZ$35,000. The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr Simone Linz. Application. To apply, please email your CV and academic transcript, a short statement of research interests, and names and contact details of two referees to Simone Linz (s.linz@auckland.ac.nz). Informal inquiries can be directed to the same email address. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Dr Simone Linz School of Computer Science University of Auckland, New Zealand s.linz@auckland.ac.nz https://simonelinz.wordpress.com ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************

[DMANET] [CFP]: Computable90, UK, 16-18 September 2026

Dear all, We are pleased to announce that Computable90, a conference in honor of the 90th anniversary of Alan Turing's article "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem," will take place 16-18 September 2026 at Bletchley Park. The Computable90 website is https://www.tnmoc.org/computable90-conference The Computable90 conference is the flagship launch for the Computable90 program of events, exhibitions, talks, challenges, workshops and more presented by The National Museum of Computing. See https://www.tnmoc.org/computable90 for more information. The Computable90 conference consists of: * A public lecture, "Reading Alan Turing," by Prof Avi Wigderson (Abel Prize and ACM Turing Award winner), on the evening of Thursday 17 September * Plenary lectures * Panel sessions on Turing's mathematical impact and on his historical impact * A poster session * Admission to Bletchley Park and The National Museum of Computing Confirmed speakers include: * Prof Verónica Becher (Universidad de Buenos Aires) * Prof Rod Downey (Victoria University of Wellington) * Prof Juliet Floyd (Boston University) * Prof Julia Knight (University of Notre Dame) * Prof Michael Rathjen (University of Leeds) * Prof Avi Wigderson (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) The full program, including speakers' abstracts, is available on the conference website. Key dates and deadlines: * 31 July 2026: Early bird registration deadline * 16-18 September 2026: Computable90 conference Registration links: * Conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1837259555789 * Public lecture: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987092132058 Proximate event: Computable90 is proximate to the conference Computability, Complexity, and Randomness 2026, which will be held 7-11 September 2026 at the University of Leeds. The CCR 2026 website is https://www.computability.org/ccr2026/ Computable90 is supported by the London Mathematical Society, the Bletchley Park Trust, The National Museum of Computing, and the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research. With best wishes, John Lapinskas on behalf of the Computable90 organizers ********************************************************** * * 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/ * **********************************************************