[DMANET] ISCO 2026 NEW DEADLINE EXTENSION JANUARY 15

NEW DEADLINE FOR REGULAR PAPERS
JANUARY 15, 2026

ISCO 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS
9th International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (ISCO 2026)
May 6-8, 2026, İzmir-Kuşadası, Turkey
Spring School "Packing and Covering", May 4-5, 2026
https://isco2026.com.tr/

THEME AND SCOPE
ISCO is a biennial symposium whose aim is to bring together researchers from all the communities related to combinatorial optimization, including algorithms and complexity, mathematical programming and operations research. It is intended to be a forum for presenting original research in these areas and especially in their intersections. Quality papers on all aspects of combinatorial optimization, from mathematical foundations and theory of algorithms to computational studies and practical applications, are solicited.

SESSIONS
The conference is organized into plenary and parallel sessions. The conference language is English. Each speaker can give only one talk. Proposals for invited sessions are welcome. Researchers who are interested in organizing an invited session should contact Hakan Kutucu (hakankutucu@karabuk.edu.tr<mailto:hakankutucu@karabuk.edu.tr>).

SPRING SCHOOL
ISCO 2026 will be preceded by a school on "Packing and Covering". Gérard Cornuéjols, Carnegie Mellon University, and Ahmad Abdi, London School of Economics, will offer the school. They will give 16 hours of lectures on May 4 and 5, 2026.

PLENARY SPEAKERS
Miguel F. Anjos, Operational Research, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Tinaz Ekim, Industrial Engineering, Bogazici University, Turkey.
Hande Yaman Paternotte, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Sebastian Pokutta, Institute for Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.

SUBMISSION – PUBLICATION

Papers presenting original unpublished results in all areas of combinatorial optimization and its applications are welcome. Simultaneous submissions to other conferences with published proceedings or journals are not allowed. There are two types of submissions:

Regular papers up to 12 pages. The submission deadline is December 15, 2025. The proceedings will be published by a special volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS. For an accepted paper to be included in the proceedings, it should be presented at the conference by one of the authors. More information about the submission procedure are available in the web site of the conference.

Short papers up to 4 pages. The submission deadline is January 31, 2026. Accepted short papers will be included in a volume of local proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of regular papers: January 15, 2026
Submission of short papers: January30, 2026
Notification: February 15, 2026
Early registration conference: March 1, 2026
Early registration school: March 1, 2026

CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Volker Kaibel, Otto-von-Guerricke Universität, Germany
Simge Küçükyavuz, Northwestern University, USA
Hakan Kutucu, Karabuk University, Turkey
A. Ridha Mahjoub, Kuwait University, Kuwait; University Paris-Dauphine, France

STEERING COMMITTEE
Mourad Baïou, LIMOS, CNRS, University Clermont-Auvergne, France
Pierre Fouilhoux, LIPN, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France
Luis Gouveia, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Jon Lee, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
Ivana Ljubic, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
Nelson Maculan, Universidad Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
A. Ridha Mahjoub, Kuwait University, Kuwait; University Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France
Giovanni Rinaldi, IASI, Rome, Italy)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Onur Baysal, University of Malta, Malta
Mariem Ben Salem, ESPRIT, Tunis, Tunisia
Gulnaz Boruzanlı, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Korhan Günel, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Izmir, Turkey
Hakan Kutucu, Karabuk University, Turkey

For more information on the Symposium and the School, see https://isco2026.com.tr/

Co-Chairs
Volker Kaibel
Simge Küçükyavuz
Hakan Kutucu
A. Ridha Mahjoub

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[DMANET] Stream “OR for Development” at IFORS 2026, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 July 2026

The 24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies: Decision Support for a Sustainable World,

12-17 July 2026, Vienna, Austria

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/streams | Stream "OR for Development" ]

Dear colleague,

We welcome you to the 24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, 12-17 July 2026, in Vienna, Austria.

The EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development ( [ http://bit.ly/EWG-ORD | EWG ORD ] ) invites submissions to the IFORS 2026 stream on OR for Development. To submit to a particular session, click on the link embedded in the session name. We welcome theoretical, conceptual, and empirical contributions that apply operational research to social, economic, and environmental challenges in any region. Work that advances decision-making, governance, or resilience in developing economies and vulnerable communities is especially encouraged. More on our work in OR for Development see: https://bit.ly/EWGORD_Promo .

Session Name

Session chair(s):

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=3 | Sustainable and Generative AI in SCM for Emerging Economies ]

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=kamdem | Bruno Kamdem ] ( kamdemb@farmingdale.edu )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Sadia | Sadia Samar Ali ] ( sadiasamarali@gmail.com )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=4 | Advancing Online and Offline Learning in Developing Countries ]

Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah ( acha.f.ezzahra@gmail.com )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=milagros_baldemor | Milagros Baldemor ] ( milagros_baldemor@yahoo.com.ph )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=5 | OR and Health Informatics for Sustainable Societal Development ]

Helper Zhou (helperzhou@gmail.com)

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ghdash | Gordon Dash ] ( ghdash@uri.edu )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=262 | Climate and Development Economies ]

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ghdash | Gordon Dash ] ( ghdash@uri.edu )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ninakajiji | Nina Kajiji ] ( nina@nkd-group.com )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=261 | Community OR ]

Helper Zhou (helperzhou@gmail.com)

[ mailto:Gordon%20Dash | Gordon Dash ] ( ghdash@uri.edu )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=gweber | Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ] ( gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=67 | Advancing Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Developing Countries: The Role of OR ]

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=sadiye2018 | Sadiye Eylul Sadanoglu ] ( ss3395q@gre.ac.uk )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=ninakajiji | Nina Kajiji ] ( nina@nkd-group.com )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=7 | OR for Societal Development ]

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=eadelrosario | Elise del Rosario ] ( elise@jgdelrosario.com )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=milagros_baldemor | Milagros Baldemor ] ( milagros_baldemor@yahoo.com.ph )

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Jinal_13 | Jinal Parikh ] ( jinal.parikh@ahduni.edu.in )

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/edit_session_cluster?sessid=163 | Digital twins and Industry 5.0: Building Resilience ]

[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/admin/userinfo.php?username=Sadia | Sadia Samar Ali ] ( sadiasamarali@gmail.com )

Helper Zhou (helperzhou@gmail.com)

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[ https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/streams | Stream organizers: ]

Gordon Dash ( ghdash@uri.edu )

Nina Kajiji ( nina@nkd-group.com )

Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber ( gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl )

The link to the Abstract Submission System is https://www.ifors2026.at/home/

You may submit an abstract in one of your preferred organized sessions by inserting the corresponding Session Code and then putting in your abstract (max. 1500 characters).

[ https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ | Important dates & general information ]

1 December 2025 - Opening of abstract submissions

15 March 2026 - Deadline for abstract submissions

25 April 2026 - Early bird registration deadline

25 April 2026 - Final registration deadline for authors

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[DMANET] [IPDPS] IPDPS 2026: Workshops and Industry-Research Participation

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 IPDPS 2026 Workshops and Industry–Research Participation
40th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium
May 25–29, 2026 • New Orleans, USA
www.ipdps.org

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IPDPS 2026 Workshops

The 40th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing
Symposium (IPDPS 2026) will be held in New Orleans, USA, from May 25 to
May 29, 2026. As part of the conference program, IPDPS 2026 will hosta
rich set of eighteenworkshopson May 25–26, 2026, along with multiple
opportunities for industry–research engagement throughout the conference.

IPDPS workshops provide focused forums for presenting and discussing
emerging research ideas, preliminary results, and application-driven
work in all areas of parallel and distributed processing. In parallel,
IPDPS offers structured mechanisms to strengthen collaboration between
industry practitioners and academic researchers, fostering the exchange
of real-world challenges, solutions, and future research directions.

Submissions and Participation

We invite researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to
submit their work, participate in workshops, and engage with the IPDPS
2026 community in New Orleans.

Each workshop maintains its own scope, submission guidelines, and
important dates. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshops and
included in the workshop proceedings, which will be submitted for
inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Full workshop descriptions, calls for papers, and submission deadlines
are available at:
https://www.ipdps.org/ipdps2026/2026-workshops.html

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Industry–Research Participation

IPDPS 2026 offers structured opportunities for industry partners to
engage directly with the global parallel and distributed computing
community. The symposium attracts researchers, practitioners, and
technical leaders from academia, national laboratories, and industry,
making it an effective platform for technical visibility, collaboration,
and talent engagement.

Industry participation can be tailored to align with organizational
goals—including showcasing innovations, networking with leading
researchers, recruiting PhD talent, and influencing emerging research
directions. Engagement mechanisms include exhibits, technical sessions,
tutorials, workshops, and student-focused activities throughout the
conference.

Benefits of Industry Participation

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Access to a concentrated community of experts and decision-makers in
parallel and distributed systems.

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Multiple channels for technical interaction and brand visibility
across the five-day symposium.

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Direct engagement with students and emerging talent through
dedicated programs, including the PhD Forum.

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Extended reach through proceedings published in the IEEE Digital
Library.

Partnership Options
IPDPS offers multiple levels of engagement—from basic partner
recognition to exhibitor space, dedicated tutorials, and custom premium
packages—each designed to support specific industry objectives such as
product demonstrations, in-depth technical showcases, or recruiting
initiatives.

Next Steps
Organizations interested in partnering or exploring customized
engagement opportunities should contactthe IPDPS Industry Liaison Chair
atindustry@ipdps.org.

Full details on industry participation are available at:
https://www.ipdps.org/ipdps2026/2026-industry.html

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Clément Foyer
Maître de conférence / Associate Professor
Dpt Informatique / Computer Science Dpt
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne - LICIIS

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[DMANET] DNA32 Call for papers

CALL FOR PAPERS
DNA32 - 32nd International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming
University of Arkansas
August 3–7, 2026
https://dna32.sciencesconf.org/

THE MEETING
Research in DNA computing and molecular programming draws together mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology to address the analysis, design, and synthesis of information-based molecular systems. This annual meeting is the premier forum where scientists with diverse backgrounds come together with the common purpose of applying principles and tools of computer science, physics, chemistry and mathematics to advance molecular-scale engineering and biology. The 32nd International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA32), organized under the auspices of the International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation and Engineering (ISNSCE), will focus on the most important recent experimental and theoretical results.

SOLICITATION FOR PAPERS
Papers and presentations are sought in all areas that relate to biomolecular computing, including, but not restricted to: algorithms and models for computation on biomolecular systems; computational processes in vitro and in vivo; molecular switches, gates, devices, and circuits; molecular folding and self-assembly of nanostructures; analysis and theoretical models of laboratory techniques; molecular motors and molecular robotics; information storage; studies of fault-tolerance and error correction; software tools for analysis, simulation, and design; synthetic biology and in vitro evolution; applications in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.

IMPORTANT DATES (FIRM DEADLINES)
Full paper (track A) and extended abstract (track B) submission: April 3, 2026 (11:59 PM AoE)
Please note we are on a tighter than normal schedule and there can be no further extension; we have already compressed the reviewing, revision and publication timeline.
Notification of paper acceptance: May 18, 2026
Revised manuscripts due: June 1, 2026
Poster (track C) submission: May 25, 2026 (11:59 PM AoE)
Notification of poster acceptance: June 9, 2026
Early registration deadline: TBD
Registration ends: TBD
Conference: August 3-7, 2026
NOTE: ALL DEADLINES ARE FIRM, THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Please see the conference website for detailed submission instructions: https://dna32.sciencesconf.org/

Dominic Scalise and Robert Schweller
DNA32 Program Co-Chairs

If you have any questions, please contact robert.schweller@utrgv.edu and dominic.scalise@wsu.edu

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[DMANET] Call for Papers: Special Issue of Discrete Applied Mathematics (LAGOS 2025)

*** Call for Papers ***
Discrete Applied Mathematics
Special Issue: LAGOS 2025 — XIII Latin American Algorithms, Graphs, and
Optimization Symposium — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Submission deadline: 31 May 2026

Following the tradition of the Latin American Algorithms, Graphs, and
Optimization Symposia (LAGOS), a special issue of Discrete Applied
Mathematics will be dedicated to LAGOS 2025, held in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, from November 10–14, 2025 (http://lagos.mat.br/lagos2025/). All
interested researchers are invited to contribute to this special issue.

Manuscript submission information:

The topics should relate to the themes of the conference:

* Algorithms and Complexity: algorithms and computational complexity;
approximation algorithms; randomized algorithms; parameterized complexity.
* Operations Research and Mathematical Programming: combinatorial
optimization; integer programming; operations research; management science.
* Graph Theory: structural graph theory; graph algorithms; extremal graph
theory; spectral graph theory; probabilistic graph theory.
* Combinatorial Geometry: discrete geometry; convex geometry; polyhedral
combinatorics; computational geometry.
* Applications to Real-world Problems: mathematical programming;
combinatorial optimization; continuous optimization; heuristics;
metaheuristics.

Submissions of contributions not presented at the symposium are also
welcome. If your contribution was presented at the symposium, the full
version article should differ substantially from the extended abstract
published in Procedia Computer Science (e.g., proofs of the results,
further results, etc., can be added). All articles will be thoroughly
refereed according to the high standards of Discrete Applied Mathematics.

The Guide for Authors can be found at:
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/discrete-applied-mathematics/0166-218x/guide-for-authors

Full papers must be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial Manager System
(https://www.editorialmanager.com/dam/default2.aspx). Please see the Author
Instructions on the Journal website if you have not yet submitted a paper
through this web-based system. When submitting your paper, be sure to
specify that the paper is a contribution for the special issue by selecting
the article type LAGOS 2025.

Important Dates:

* Submissions open: December 1, 2025
* Submissions close: May 31, 2026

Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print
publication.

Guest editors:

Luciano N. Grippo
Instituto de Ciencias
Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
lgrippo@campus.ungs.edu.ar

Martín D. Safe
Departamento de Matemática
Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina
msafe@uns.edu.ar

We appreciate your consideration and look forward to receiving your
contribution.

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[DMANET] Call for Papers 20th Scandinavian Symposium on Algorithm Theory (SWAT 2026)

Call for Papers:

20th Scandinavian Symposium on Algorithm Theory (SWAT 2026).
Copenhagen, Denmark, June 17-19 2026.
https://swat2026.compute.dtu.dk/

• Abstract submission deadline: February 16, 2026
• Submission deadline: February 20, 2026
• Author notification: April 10, 2026

SWAT invites submissions of papers presenting original research on algorithms and data structures.

Algorithmic approaches of interest include, but are not limited to: approximation algorithms, parameterized algorithms, distributed algorithms, parallel algorithms, external-memory algorithms, exponential time algorithms, online algorithms, randomized algorithms, quantum algorithms, streaming algorithms, sub-linear algorithms, data structures, etc.

The algorithmic problems considered may be motivated by applications (e.g. in optimization, geometry and topology, graph analysis, bioinformatics, visualization, string processing, information retrieval, machine learning, algorithmic game theory, or mechanism design), or motivated by the desire of pushing further the knowledge in the fundamental aspects of algorithms design and analysis.

Program Committee:

• Cristina Bazgan (Université Paris Dauphine, France)
• Ioana O. Bercea (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
• Paola Bonizzoni (Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
• Prosenjit Bose (Carleton University, Canada)
• Michael Dinitz (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
• Michal Feldman (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
• Omrit Filtser (The Open University of Israel)
• Pierre Fraigniaud (CNRS and Université Paris Cité, France), chair
• Gramoz Goranci (University of Vienna, Austria)
• Pinar Heggernes (University of Bergen, Norway)
• Sophie Huiberts (CNRS and Clermont Auvergne University, France)
• Evangelos Kipouridis (Max-Planck-Institut, Germany)
• Christian Konrad (University of Bristol, UK)
• Tuukka Korhonen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Robert Krauthgamer (Weizmann, Israel)
• François Le Gall (Nagoya University, Japan)
• Paloma T. de Lima (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway and IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Frederik Mallmann-Trenn (King's College London, UK)
• Klaus Meer (Universität Cottbus, Germany)
• Pedro Montealegre (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile)
• Alantha Newman (Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
• Irene Parada (UPC Barcelona, Spain)
• Mor Perry (Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Israel)
• Seth Pettie (University of Michigan, USA)
• Andrea Pietracaprina (University of Padua, Italy)
• R. Ravi (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
• Puck Rombach (University of Vermont, USA)
• Eva Rotenberg (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
• David Saulpic (CNRS and Université Paris Cité, France)
• Anna Zych-Pawlewicz (University of Warsaw, Poland)

Organizing Committee:

• Philip Bille (Technical University of Denmark), co-chair
• Inge Li Gørtz (Technical University of Denmark), co-chair
• Christian Mikkelstrup (Technical University of Denmark)
• Christoffer Krogh (Technical University of Denmark)
• Rikke Schjeldrup Jessen (Technical University of Denmark)
• Simon Rumle Tarnow (Technical University of Denmark)
• Teresa Anna Steiner (University of Southern Denmark)

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[DMANET] PhD position in computational complexity at the University of Sheffield, UK

Dear colleagues,

We invite applications for a *fully funded PhD position* in *computational
complexity theory*, jointly supervised by *Dr. Swagato Sanyal* and *Prof.
Or Meir *at *the University of Sheffield, UK.*

The project will study open questions in computational complexity theory,
more specifically in Boolean function analysis, query complexity,
communication complexity, and circuit complexity. The specific questions to
be studied will be determined jointly with the student to suit their
interests.

The position is expected to start in *February - April 2026*.
The application deadline is *January 31, 2026.*

Further details and application instructions can be found here:
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/computational-complexity-theory/?p193336

Please feel free to circulate this announcement to interested students. Any
enquiries may be sent to swagato.sanyal@sheffield.ac.uk

Best regards,
*Swagato Sanyal*
*Lecturer, University of Sheffield*

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[DMANET] Special Session "AI in Group Theory" at ISAIM2026 - Ft. Lauderdale Jan 7-9, 2026

There will be an all day Special Session on "AI in Group Theory" on Friday,
Jan 9, 2026
at ISAIM2026 - (Ft. Lauderdale Jan 7-9, 2026)
https://isaim2026.cs.ou.edu/sessions.html
Organizers: Elena Bunina <https://cris.biu.ac.il/en/persons/elena-bunina>
and Alexei Miasnikov <https://web.stevens.edu/algebraic/alexeim/>

This special session explores contemporary Machine Learning and AI
techniques as tools for research in group theory and adjacent
algebraic/combinatorial domains. We invite talks on AI-assisted conjecture
generation and proof search, learning algebraic invariants and
representations from data, symbolic–neural pipelines for
word/conjugacy/isomorphism problems, and reinforcement or generative
methods for algorithm discovery. We also welcome contributions on
verification and evaluation (formal proofs, benchmarks, reproducible
pipelines). The aim is to bring together mathematicians and AI researchers,
showcase concrete case studies (e.g., automorphisms, Burau representations,
growth and random groups), and outline open problems and datasets to
accelerate progress.

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[DMANET] PhD position in Algorithms, TDA and Generative models for drug design at Edinburgh

We are looking for a PhD student to start in September 2026.

The topic is to reduce off-target effects for drug design with generative models. The idea will be to guide the generation process using the shapes of proteins and drugs.

The project will be good for students interested in
• Learning theory, statistics, algorithms
• Topological data analysis
• Generative models and ML

See more details at this page: here: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rsarkar/positions/drugdesigncdt.html


Best wishes,

Rik




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Reader, School of Informatics
The University of Edinburgh
10 Crichton street, IF 3.45
Edinburgh EH8 9AB

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[DMANET] Call for Abstracts & Announcement – ASIACOMB 2026 (Daejeon, South Korea)

ASIACOMB 2026
*August 24–28, 2026*
Venue: Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, South Korea
Website: https://asiacomb.com/

ASIACOMB 2026 will mark the inaugural edition of the ASIACOMB conference
series. Planned as a biennial event held in Asia, the conference promotes
international collaboration by providing a high-level forum for the
exchange of ideas in combinatorics and connecting the Asian combinatorics
community with researchers worldwide.
*Plenary Speakers*
Anton Bernshteyn (UCLA)
Jie Han (Beijing Institute of Technology)
Mihyun Kang (Graz University of Technology)
Jaehoon Kim (KAIST)
Allen Knutson (Cornell University)
Bojan Mohar (Simon Fraser University)
Alexander Postnikov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Van Vu (Yale University)
Joshua Zahl (Nankai University)

*Abstract submission** is now open. Deadline: March 22, 2026*
We invite submissions of abstracts presenting original research in all
areas of combinatorics, including (but not limited to): additive
combinatorics, algebraic combinatorics, design theory and finite geometry,
enumerative and analytic combinatorics, extremal and probabilistic
combinatorics, graph theory and hypergraph theory, connection of
combinatorics with other fields such as theoretical computer science,
analysis, or probability.

Please see our submission page: https://asiacomb.com/Abstract_submission/ for
more details.
Participation is not restricted to authors of submitted abstracts;
researchers are warmly welcome to attend the conference without presenting
a contributed talk.
Contact: asiacomb2026@ibs.re.kr
Homepage: https://asiacomb.com/
ASIACOMB 2026 is supported by the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and the
Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group (ECOPRO).

The registration of ASIACOMB 2026 will open in January 2026. We warmly
encourage members of the DMANET community to join ASIACOMB 2026, whether to
present recent work or simply to participate in the discussions and
interactions that define the ASIACOMB spirit.

Organizing Committee:
Hong Liu (IBS ECOPRO)
Felix C. Clemen (University of Victoria)
Zichao Dong (IBS ECOPRO)
Seonghyuk Im (KAIST & IBS ECOPRO)
Suyun Jiang (Jianghan University)
Zhou Wu (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

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[DMANET] MIC 2026 call for papers

MIC 2026
16th Metaheuristics International Conference
Ischia Island (Napoli), Italy
8 – 11 June, 2026

www.mic2026.unina.it

Aims, Themes & Scope: As per tradition, looking at the previous editions of the MIC conferences, this conference focuses on the progress of the area of Metaheuristics and their applications and provides an opportunity to the international research community to discuss recent research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet old friends and make new ones in relaxed atmosphere. MIC 2026 strives to propose a high-quality program that will be completed by a number of invited talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions.

Solicited contributions can cover a variety of topics including but not limited to:
- Metaheuristic techniques such as tabu search, simulated annealing, iterated local search, variable neighborhood search, memory-based optimization, dynamic local search, evolutionary algorithms, memetic algorithms, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, scatter search, path relinking, etc.
- Techniques that enhance the usability and increase the potential of metaheuristic algorithms such as reactive search mechanisms for self-tuning, offline metaheuristic algorithm configuration techniques, algorithm portfolios, parallelization of metaheuristic algorithms, etc.
- Empirical and theoretical research in metaheuristics including large-scale experimental analyses, algorithm comparisons, new experimental methodologies, engineering methodologies for metaheuristic algorithms, search space analysis, theoretical insights into properties of metaheuristic algorithms, etc.
- High-impact applications of metaheuristics in fields such as bioinformatics, electrical and mechanical engineering, telecommunications, sustainability, business, scheduling and timetabling. Particularly welcome are innovative applications
of metaheuristic algorithms that have a potential of pushing research frontiers.
- Contributions on the combination of metaheuristic techniques with those from other areas, such as integer programming, constraint programming, machine learning, etc.
- Contributions on the use of metaheuristic techniques in machine learning and deep learning for finetuning and neural architecture search, etc.
- Challenging applications areas such as continuous, mixed discrete-continuous, multi-objective, stochastic, or dynamic problems.

MIC 2026 accepts submissions in three different formats:
1. Regular paper: novel and original research contributions of a maximum of 15 pages (LNCS format)
2. Short paper: extended abstract of novel research works of 6 pages (LNCS format)
3. Oral presentation: high-quality manuscripts that have recently, within the last year, been submitted or accepted for journal publication.

All submitted papers will undergo a review process. All papers must be prepared using Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) template, and must be submitted in PDF using the easychair system (https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=mic2026).

Contact information:
Paola Festa (E-mail: infomic2026@unina.it, paola.festa@unina.it)
Dept. of Mathematics and Applications "R. Caccioppoli", University of Napoli "Federico II"
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[DMANET] Fully-Funded Research Fellowship MATS Summer 2026

My name is Eric and I work at MATS <https://www.matsprogram.org/>. We have
a Summer 2026 program for researchers interested in the field of AI safety
and alignment that is currently accepting applications, and we want to
share this with the researchers in the DMANET community.

Reducing risks from unaligned AI is an urgent, talent-constrained
challenge. We believe ambitious people from many backgrounds can
meaningfully contribute to this work. That's why we're training the next
generation of researchers in AI alignment, interpretability, security, and
governance.

As part of the fully-funded 12-week *MATS Summer 2026
<https://www.matsprogram.org/apply?utm_source=dmanet&utm_medium=mailing-list&utm_campaign=s26>*
program (June–August 2026), fellows receive:

- $15,000 stipend + $12,000 compute
- Office space in Berkeley or London (depending on mentor preference)
- Housing, meals, and travel covered
- Mentorship from world-class researchers and a dedicated research
manager
- A close-knit cohort, regular seminars and workshops, and an active
global alumni network
- The opportunity to continue for an additional 6-12 months with ongoing
funding and support (~75% of fellows historically do!)

MATS has accelerated 450+ researchers so far. Among alumni who graduated
before 2025, 80% are working directly in AI safety/security and 10% have
co-founded active AI safety startups. Participants have coauthored 150+
papers, with 7,800+ citations
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VgJaUK4AAAAJ&hl=en>, and rate
our program 9.4/10. Our mentors include world-class researchers from
Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, UK AISI, GovAI, Redwood, METR, Apollo
Research, Goodfire, RAND, AI Futures Project, and more.

Please forward this to anyone you know who'd be a good fit!

⏰ *Application deadline:* *January 18, 2026 AoE.* *Visit our website for
details.*
<https://www.matsprogram.org/apply?utm_source=dmanet&utm_medium=mailing-list&utm_campaign=s26>

Best,
Eric

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Eric Dhan
Operations Generalist, MATS
LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dhan/>

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[DMANET] CMSC 2026 – Call for Contributions

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Dear all,

We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to the 8th edition of the
international conference *Creative Mathematical Sciences Communication*,
which will be held in Padova, Italy, from October 12 to October 15, 2026.

The CMSC conference series, initiated in 2013, aims to explore new ways of
communicating the rich mathematical ideas fundamental to computer science.
There's a need and an appetite among mathematicians and computer scientists
for outreach and engagement at all levels. Bringing together researchers,
educators, and communicators, the conference aims to explore new approaches
to mathematical and computational thinking and lay the groundwork for
innovative teaching and research engagement methods at all educational
levels.

The organizers of CMSC believe that engaging in mathematical science goes
in two directions. Certain areas of research, such as algorithms and
combinatorics, are accessible even to elementary-age children, while
conversely, interaction with non-specialists, including young learners, can
spark new research questions. Creating opportunities for broad and
inclusive engagement in the mathematical sciences not only enriches the
researchers but also brings lasting benefits to society as a whole.

Therefore, we invite both researchers (working in areas such as
mathematics, computer science, engineering, and education in general) and
teachers (working at any level) to contribute and attend the conference.
Any participant who submits a contribution (i.e., a standard paper or a
poster) that passes the reviewing process will have the opportunity to
present their work during the conference. At the bottom, you'll find the
full Call for Contributions.

For now... SAVE THE DATE! If you would like to know more or have questions,
you can write to us at cmsc2026@dei.unipd.it or visit our website
https://cmsc2026.github.io for more details.

Looking forward to seeing you in Padova!

*CMSC 2026 Organizers*

Maarten Löffler, Utrecht University (program co-chair)

Alice Raffaele, University of Padova (organizing co-chair)

Francesco Silvestri, University of Padova (organizing and program chair)

*Program Committee*

TBA

*Steering Committee*

Frances Rosamond, University of Bergen, Norway (Chair)

Małgorzata Bednarska-Bzdęga, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland

Tim Bell, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Sarah Carruthers, Vancouver Island University, Canada

Valentina Dagiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Michael Fellows, University of Bergen, Norway

Valia Mitsou, IRIF, Paris Diderot University, France

Jam Ramanujam, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

Rüdiger Reischuk, University of Lübeck, Germany

Eljakim Schrijvers, Eljakim IT, Netherlands (International Chair)

Matt Skoss, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, Australia

Verena Specht-Ronique, HLTM Marburg, Germany

Brett Stephenson, University of Tasmania, Australia

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*CMSC 2026 – Call for Contributions*

Authors are invited to submit manuscripts on topics related to the
conference's scope (see below). All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by
members of the Programme Committee.

More precisely, CMSC welcomes the following contributions:

- *Standard papers* from 3 to 12 pages; the papers should be in one of
the following categories:
- Research papers (e.g., empirical, qualitative, quantitative, theory
building, research methods, comparative studies, transferability
of methods
and results from other disciplines)
- Best practice papers/country reports/experience reports
- Description of creative products, for instance, a dance or song
performance
- Position/discussion papers
- *Poster proposals* up to 3 pages for:
- work in progress
- short description of published work

The page limitations include references. Papers may have an appendix, whose
length must not exceed 3 pages; reading of the appendix is at the
discretion of the reviewers. Accepted papers will be published in the
Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The submissions
should be formatted accordingly. Posters will not be published.

Work submitted to CMSC as standard papers should be novel and original.
Material that has been previously published can be presented as a poster,
or it can be submitted as a standard paper only if the work has been
significantly revised. Note, however, that while novel work is highly
valued, constructive replication of previous studies can also be a
significant contribution, and a new interpretation or evaluation of
previously published work can make a good contribution.

All inquiries about submissions should be sent to cmsc2026@dei.unipd.it.

*Conference Scope*

The main topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:

- Teaching Computer Science in early childhood, primary, secondary, and
higher education
- CS Unplugged
- Computational Thinking / Algorithmic Thinking
- Broadening engagement and diversity for the exact sciences
- Teacher education in Mathematics and Computer Science
- Teaching CS in relation to other subjects
- Linking mathematical and computational content for fundamental
competency development
- Contests and competitions
- Education for students with special needs
- Education within resource-limited environments
- Education in conflict-affected areas

*Accepted Contributions*

For all accepted contributions, we expect at least one author to attend the
conference and present the work. Given the creative nature of CMSC, you
will have a free choice of how to present your work, as long as it fits the
schedule and conference locations. We encourage authors to contact the
organizers before the submission for inquiries about special requirements
of the presentation. Possible formats include, but are not limited to:

- a traditional plenary conference talk
- a video showing a live performance
- an installation of limited size
- a test session for an educational activity (with other participants as
test subjects)

In addition, for a selected number of accepted papers, it would be possible
to present their work during the last day, at the Teachers' Day, to
teachers from primary/secondary schools. More details will be provided in
late Spring 2026.

*Submission Guidelines*

All contributions (papers and posters) must be submitted through the Microsoft
CMT platform <https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CMSC2026>, using LNCS
templates. More details will be posted soon. Submissions must be formatted
according to the Springer LNCS style guidelines using LaTeX. The maximum
length of the paper (including references, but excluding the optional
appendix) is 12 pages.

*Standard Paper Requirements*

All submissions must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS style
<https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines>
guidelines using LaTeX <https://www.latex-project.org/>.

*Poster Requirements*

To prepare a poster submission (up to 3 pages), authors are also asked to
use the same Springer LNCS style
<https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines>
and to use LaTeX <https://www.latex-project.org/>. The purpose of the
poster is to stimulate discussion with conference participants about your
presented activity during the conference. During the poster session, the
poster presenters should be present at their booth to give short
presentations to interested participants.

The final poster of an accepted poster submission should have the following
requirements:

- Size and orientation: A1 portrait (594 × 841 mm)
- Minimum information required: title, author(s), institution(s),
contact information, problem statement, description of work, gained
results, future work, and primary references. Please bring a printed poster
of the correct size to the conference.

*Submission Platform*

The Microsoft CMT service was used to manage the peer-review process for
this conference. This service was provided free of charge by Microsoft,
which covered all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services, as
well as software development and support.

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[DMANET] Workshop: Developments in algorithmic, discrete and tropical geometry

Dear colleague,

This is our second announcement for the workshop `Developments in algorithmic, discrete and tropical geometry' on the occasion of Michael Joswig's 60th birthday. It will take place from February 2 to February 4, 2026 at Freie Universität Berlin.

You may find further details on the webpage: https://mathconf.eu/adtg-2026/

To help us with planning, please register until January 03, 2026. Limited travel funds are available for young researchers. Of course there is a tight relation to the development of mathematical software, in partiuclar, polymake and OSCAR.

Best regards,
Georg Loho (FU Berlin and University of Twente)
Marta Panizzut (UiT, Norway)
Benjamin Schröter (KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm)
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[DMANET] Special Session "MLDL-HIC" at WCCI 2026 - Maastricht, Netherlands

Dear Colleague,

We are organizing a Special Session for the International Joint Conference
on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2026) entitled *"Advances in Machine Learning and
Deep Learning for Hyperspectral Image Classification,"* which is part of
the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI) 2026, to be
held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 21–26, 2026.

The objective of this special session is to bring together researchers and
practitioners in machine learning, deep learning, and remote sensing to
share novel computational approaches for hyperspectral image classification.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Remote Sensing Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging

· Hyperspectral Imaging for Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques

· Deep Learning Architectures for Hyperspectral Image Classification

· Transfer Learning for Hyperspectral Image Classification

· Unsupervised and Semi-Supervised Learning Methods

· Data Augmentation and Synthetic Data Generation for Hyperspectral
Data

· Multisource and Multimodal Data Fusion

· Explainability and Interpretability in Hyperspectral Image
Classification

· Advanced Feature Extraction Techniques

· Adversarial Attacks and Robustness in Hyperspectral Image
Classification

· Real-Time Hyperspectral Image Classification

· Applications of Hyperspectral Image Classification

· Benchmarking and Evaluation of Deep Learning Models

· Hybrid and Ensemble Models for Hyperspectral Classification

· Hyperparameter Tuning and Optimization Techniques

· Challenges and Future Directions in Hyperspectral Image
Classification

Details about the session can be found
here: https://sites.google.com/view/wcci2026/home

Information on papers submission can be found here:
https://attend.ieee.org/wcci-2026/information-for-authors/

All accepted papers will be included in the WCCI 2026 proceedings,
published on the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

The deadline for the submission of papers is approaching: January 31, 2026,
23:59 AoE time (no extension will be given, see Important Dates
<https://attend.ieee.org/wcci-2026/important-dates-deadlines/>)

For any additional inquiries, please feel free to contact us.

Best regards,

Nian Ashlee Zhang, University of the District of Columbia, USA
Man-Fai Leung, Anglia Ruskin University, U.K.
Feng Xia, RMIT University, Australia
Donald C. Wunsch II, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

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[DMANET] Call for Nominations: SoCG Test of Time Award 2026

SoCG Test of Time Award 2026
Call for Nominations

The SoCG Test of Time Award, instated six years ago, recognizes papers published in the Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG). An award will be given to a paper published at SoCG no later than 2006. More than one paper may be selected for the award.

Nomination Procedure
Anyone in the computational geometry community may nominate one or more papers by submitting the nomination via e-mail to socgtot@gmail.com with a subject line of SoCG Test of Time Award. The nomination should contain a brief explanation of the impact of the nominated paper(s). The deadline for submitting the nomination is February 15, 2026.

Selection
The winners are selected by a committee appointed by the SoCG steering committee. The committee for 2026 consists of Pankaj K. Agarwal (Duke University), Mark de Berg (TU Eindhoven), Siu-Wing Cheng (HKUST), and Yusu Wang (UCSD).

In selecting the Test of Time Award, the committee will pay particular attention to long term impact. This impact can come in many forms. Some possibilities are: (i) to open up a new area of research; (ii) to introduce new techniques; (iii) to solve a problem of lasting importance. The selection will be announced by March 15, 2026.

About the Award
This is the sixth SoCG Test of Time Award. The winners of the previous awards can be found at

https://computational-geometry.org/cg-week/awards/, or
https://computational-geometry.org/Awards/SoCG_Test_of_Time.html

The 2026 award winners will be presented at CG Week 2026, to be held in New Brunswick, USA, June 2-5, 2026.

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[DMANET] FLOC 2026 Call for Papers

The Federated Logic Conference (FLoC) unites the ten leading international conferences focused on mathematical logic and its applications in computer science. Since 1996, FLoC is organized every four years and counts with over 2,000 attendees. FLoC 2026 will be held at the Institut Universitaire de Lisbonne (ISCTE) in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 20-23 & July 26-29 (Conferences), July 18-19 & July 24-25 (Workshops), July 13-17 (FoPSS Summer School).

FLoC 2026 welcomes original, high-quality contributions on all aspects of logic in computer science.

# Important Dates (AoE)

CAV - 38th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification
https://conferences.i-cav.org/2026/
Paper Submission: January 28, 2026
Author Response Period: March 30 - April 1, 2026
Author Notification: April 17, 2026
Conference Dates: July 26-29, 2026

CP - 32nd International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming
https://cp2026.a4cp.org
Abstract Submission: February 28, 2026
Paper Submission: March 7, 2026
Author Response Period: March 9-12, 2026
Author Notification: April 30, 2026
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

CSF - 39th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium
https://csf2026.ieee-security.org
Paper Submission: January 29, 2026
Author Notification: April 1, 2026
Conference Dates: July 26-29, 2026

FSCD - 11th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction
https://fscd2026.github.io
Abstract Submission: January 23, 2026
Paper Submission: January 30, 2026
Author Response Period: March 23–27, 2026
Author Notification: April 16, 2026
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

ICLP - 42nd International Conference on Logic Programming
https://www.semsys.aau.at/events/iclp2026/
Abstract Submission (Regular Papers): January 24, 2026
Paper Submission (Regular Papers): January 31, 2026
Author Notification (Regular Papers): March 5, 2026
Paper Submission (Short Papers): March 27, 2026
Revision Submission (Regular Papers): March 27, 2026
Final Author Notification: April 17, 2026
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

IJCAR - 13th International Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning
https://www.floc26.org/ijcar
Abstract Submission: February 6, 2026
Paper Submission: February 13, 2026
Author Response Period: March 30-31, 2026
Author Notification: April 14, 2026
Conference Dates: July 26-29, 2026

ITP - 17th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving
https://itp-conference-2026.github.io
Abstract Submission: February 12, 2026
Paper Submission: February 19, 2026
Author Notification: April 26, 2026
Conference Dates: July 26-29, 2026

KR - 23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
https://kr.org/KR2026/
Abstract Submission: February 8, 2026 (Main Track)
Paper Submission: February 13, 2026 (Main Track)
Author Response Period: March 24-28, 2026 (Main Track)
Author Notification: April 13, 2026 (Main Track)
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

LICS - 41st Annual ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science
https://lics.siglog.org/lics26/
Abstract Submission: January 15, 2026
Paper Submission: January 22, 2026
Author Response Period: March 26–29, 2026
Author Notification: April 16, 2026
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

SAT - 29th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing
https://satisfiability.org/SAT26/
Abstract Submission: February 20, 2026
Paper Submission: February 27, 2026
Author Response Period: April 13-17, 2026
Author Notification: April 30, 2026
Conference Dates: July 20-23, 2026

In addition to the conferences there will be 86 workshops (including Mentoring Workshop, Olympic Games, tutorials, and doctoral consortia)! Learn more and find submission details: https://www.floc26.org/
#FLoC2026 #LogicInCS #Lisbon

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[DMANET] Call for Nominations: 2026 Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing

** Apologies for multiple posting **

The 2026 Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing

http://www.podc.org/dijkstra/
http://www.disc-conference.org/wp/dijkstra-prize/

Nomination deadline: January 30, 2026

The Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing is named for
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (1930-2002), a pioneer in the area of
distributed computing. His seminal works on concurrency primitives
(such as semaphores), concurrency problems (such as mutual
exclusion and deadlock), finding shortest paths in graphs,
fault-tolerance, and self-stabilization are important foundations
upon which the field of distributed computing is built.

The prize is given for outstanding papers on the principles of
distributed computing, whose significance and impact on the theory
and/or practice of distributed computing has been evident for at least
a decade. The Prize includes an award of $2000.

The Prize is sponsored jointly by the ACM Symposium on Principles
of Distributed Computing (PODC) and the EATCS Symposium on
Distributed Computing (DISC). This award is presented annually,
with the presentation taking place alternately at ACM PODC and
EATCS DISC. In 2026, it will be presented at PODC. The winners of
the award will share the cash award, and each winning author will
be presented with a plaque. An announcement of each year's prize
recipient(s) will be included in the PODC and DISC proceedings of
that year, describing the paper's lasting contributions.

Nominations and Eligibility:

Nominations by any member of the scientific community are eligible,
as long as the nominated work has had a significant impact on research
areas of interest within the theory of distributed computing
community, and as long as the year of the original publication is
at least ten years prior to the year in which the award is given.

Papers authored or co-authored by members of the Award Committee will
not be eligible for consideration. Members of the Award Committee can
nominate papers. However, they must carefully consider
nominations from within the community. Members of the Award Committee
will be especially sensitive to conflict-of-interest issues if
papers by former students or close colleagues are nominated.
(Members of the Award Committee cannot nominate such papers themselves.)
Self-nominations are not allowed.

The nomination must include a short paragraph (approximately 200 words)
summarizing the contribution of the nominated work. The nomination
may include additional material, for example, support letters, but its
total length should not exceed six pages.

Your nomination must be sent to the chair of the 2026 Award Committee,
Seth Gilbert (Dijkstra.Prize@gmail.com).

The nomination deadline is January 30, 2026.

Selection Process:

Although the Award Committee is encouraged to consult with the
distributed computing community at large, the Award Committee is
solely responsible for the selection of the winner of the award. The
prize may be shared by more than one paper. All matters relating to
the selection process that are not specified here are left to the
discretion of the Award Committee.

The list of past winners can be found at http://www.podc.org/dijkstra/
and http://www.disc-conference.org/wp/dijkstra-prize/

Award Committee for 2026:
James Aspnes, Yale University, USA
Keren Censor-Hillel, Technion, Israel
Cyril Gavoille, University of Bordeaux, France
Seth Gilbert, National University of Singapore
Andrzej Pelc, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada
Eric Ruppert, York University, Canada

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[DMANET] PhD positions at School of Computer Science of Charles University, Prague

Several PhD positions in theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics
are available at the School of Computer Science of Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic. Applications are invited from candidates who have a strong
background in computer science and/or mathematics and complete their MSc.
degree by summer 2026.

* Starting date: Fall 2026.
* Application deadline: February 15, 2026.

The School of Computer Science hosts active research groups in

* algorithms and complexity,
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* graph theory,
* number theory and combinatorics,
* artificial inteligence,
* operations research, optimization, computational social choice,

as well as other areas of computer science and discrete mathematics. See

https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/iuuk/people/phd-positions

for more information.

Funding:

For the usual duration of the study (4 years), the School guarantees a total
net income of at least 28,500 CZK/month to doctoral students; this is often
supplemented by additional grant funding. Funding from the second year on is
conditioned on the PhD candidate's good progress towards his/her degree based
on a yearly evaluation of doctoral students.

PhD students can take advantage of subsidized meals, discounted public
transport, the possibility of staying in student dormitories, and free "Czech
as foreign language" classes. The national health insurance scheme covers our
doctoral students.

Application:

The application should indicate the area of interest and contain:

* a short letter of motivation (research statement),
* a professional CV,
* a letter of recommendation,
* transcripts of all courses and grades,
* copies of academic certificates (Bc and MSc, if available),
* other optional materials, e.g., copies of English language certificates if
available, published papers, etc.

The application and a letter of recommendation should be sent electronically to
positions@iuuk.mff.cuni.cz. The referees can send their letters directly to the
indicated email. In both cases, make sure that the name of the applicant is
contained in the subject.

Inquiries can be directed to Zdenek Dvorak <rakdver@iuuk.mff.cuni.cz> (PhD
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[DMANET] AIces 2026: early registration December 30

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

AIces 2026

Porto – Maia, Portugal

March 30 – April 2, 2026

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

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Co-organized by:

University of Maia

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

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Early registration: December 30, 2025

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SCOPE:

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

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

The event will consist of 10 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 3 symposia collecting short contributions from participants, and 3 open thematic debate sessions. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely.

ADDRESSED TO:

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

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

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

VENUE:

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

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

https://www.umaia.pt/en

STRUCTURE:

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

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

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

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

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

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

PROFESSORS AND COURSES:

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

Susan Brennan (Stony Brook University), [introductory/advanced] Where Are the Humans in Human-Centered AI?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SYMPOSIA:

A symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event: cognition, ethics, and society.

A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by February 28, 2026.

Only registered participants can contribute to symposia.

OPEN DEBATES:

Open debate sessions will be organized for each of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics, and society.

A 2-page expression of interest to lead the respective session including the topics to be debated, the structure, call for contributions, and dynamics of the session must be sent to david@irdta.eu by December 30, 2025.

Only registered participants are eligible for leading a debate session.

SPONSORS:

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

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

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

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

REGISTRATION:

It has to be done at

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

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

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

FEES:

Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches.

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

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

ACCOMMODATION:

Accommodation suggestions will be available in due time at

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

CERTIFICATE:

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

QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

david@irdta.eu

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Universidade da Maia

Universidade do Porto

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London
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[DMANET] CfA - Session "Discrete, continuous and hybrid stochastic optimal control in OR" - IFORS 2026 Vienna

Session "Discrete, continuous and hybrid stochastic optimal control in OR"

Call for Abstracts

Dear colleagues,

Warmly welcome to the

The 24th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies:
"Decision Support for a Sustainable World"
12 - 17 July 2026, Vienna, Austria

(IFORS 24 Vienna 2026; https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ ).

One of the various sessions in the stream "Combinatorial Optimization" (Stream Organizers: Prof. Dr. Silvano Martello and Prof. Dr. Paolo Toth) will be:

Discrete, continuous and hybrid stochastic optimal control in OR

Session Organizer: Prof. Dr. Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl)

Code 680afa60

Submission deadline for abstracts is 15 March 2026.

The link to the Abstract Submission System is

https://www.euro-online.org/conf/ifors2026/ .

You may submit an abstract to this session using the Code 680afa60 and then inserting your abstract (max. 600 characters).

Key dates and Deadlines

March 15, 2026
Deadline for abstract submissions

April 25, 2026
Early bird registration deadline

May 1, 2026
Final registration deadline for authors

Looking forward to meeting you at IFORS 2026 in beautiful Vienna !

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[DMANET] Workshop Announcement: Positivity, Convexity and Computation in Rigidity Theory 2026

We want to draw your attention to the workshop

"Positivity, Convexity and Computation in Rigidity Theory
<http://www.iaa.tu-bs.de/AppliedAlgebra/workshop_rigidity_2026/index.html>",

which will take place on

February 26 – 27, 2026,

at the Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. In addition, we plan
a reception with a poster session in the evening on the 25th of February.
In order to register, please send an email to
rigidity_workshop2026@tu-braunschweig.de.

With this workshop we bring together researchers interested in geometric
rigidity theory with experts on positivity, convexity, symmetry and
computational methods. We plan to have plenty time for discussions, and we
hope that this exchange encourages the development of new approaches and
strategies for tackling geometric problems in rigidity theory.

List of keynote speakers:

- Matteo Gallet
<https://dmg.units.it/en/research/researchareas/researchfocus/10974/>(Università
degli Studi di Trieste)
- Hana Dal Poz Kouřimská
<https://sites.google.com/view/hanakourimska/home>(Universität Potsdam)
- Wai Yeung Lam <https://sites.google.com/view/waiyeunglam/>(Université
du Luxembourg)
- Fatemeh Mohammadi <https://www.fatemehmohammadi.com/> (KU Leuven)
- Cordian Riener <https://www.cordian.de/>(Arctic University of Norway,
Tromsø)
- Daniel Robertz
<https://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Daniel.Robertz/index_en.html>(RWTH
Aachen)
- Mohab Safey El Din <https://safey.perso.lip6.fr/>(Sorbonne Université)
- Louis Theran <https://theran.lt/>(University of St Andrews)

You can find further information on the workshop website

http://www.iaa.tu-bs.de/AppliedAlgebra/workshop_rigidity_2026/index.html.

The workshop is part of the German priority program "Combinatorial Synergies
<https://combinatorial-synergies.de/>" funded by the DFG (German Research
Foundation). The Combinatorial Synergies program contains dozens of PIs
from the Applied Algebra and Geometry community in Germany. In general,
priority programs are large scale research endeavors funded over a period
of six years.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Braunschweig!
Best wishes, the organizers
Matthias Himmelmann, TU Braunschweig
Martin Winter, TU Berlin / MPI Leipzig
Timo de Wolff, TU Braunschweig

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[DMANET] [CFP] The 35th International Conference on Computer, Communication and Networks (ICCCN 2026), July 27 - 30, 2026, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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CALL FOR PAPERS (ICCCN 2026)

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The 35th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks
(ICCCN 2026)
July 27 - 30, 2026, Honolulu, Hawaii USA
http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/
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ICCCN 2026 is Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE and IEEE Communication
Society.

Paper Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026 (for
all Conference, Workshop, and Poster papers). The paper submission site is
open now.

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

Scope:

The primary focus of the ICCCN 2026 conference is on new and original
research results in the areas of design, implementation, and applications
of computer communications and networks. ICCCN 2026 covers the following
technical Tracks (the detailed Track scope and descriptions are posted at

http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/committeesandtracks/technical-tracks/index.html
):

Track 1: Infrastructure Networking Technologies

· Dimitrios Pezaros, University of Glasgow, UK

· Ananthram Swami, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

· Feng Wang, Arizona State University

Track 2: Network Architecture, Algorithm, Protocol, and Evaluation

· Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

· Kanchana Thilakarathna, University of Sydney

· Murat Yuksel, University of Central Florida

Track 3: IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems

· Fatemeh Afghah, Clemson University, USA

· Chiu Tan, Temple University

· Lei Xie, Nanjing University, China

Track 4: Edge and Cloud Computing

· Oliver Bringmann, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany

· Virginia Pilloni, University of Cagliari, Italy

· Yifan Zhang, Binghamton University

Track 5: Mobile/Pervasive Communications, Networking and Sensing

· Hao Han, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

· Tamer Nadeem, Virginia Commonwealth University

· Wei Wang, San Diego State University, USA

Track 6: Social Networks, Extended Reality, and Metaverse

· Bin Li, Penn State University, USA

· Yao Liu, Rutgers University

· Muhammad Shahzad, North Carolina State University

Track 7: AI/ML for Networks & Networks for AI/ML

· Ahmed Alkhateeb, Arizona State University

· Longfei Shangguan, University of Pittsburgh

· Cheng Zhang, Texas A&M University

· Yanfu Zhang, William & Mary

Track 8: Security, Privacy, and Trust

· Xinwen Fu, University of Massachusetts at Lowell

· Isabel Wagner, University of Basel, Switzerland

· Shucheng Yu, Yeshiva University, USA

· Chuan Yue, Colorado School of Mines

Track 9: Emerging Topics in Networking (e.g., Quantum Networking,
Distributed Quantum Computing, Distributed Machine Learning)

· Trung Q. Duong, Memorial University, Canada

· Nirmalaya Roy, UMBC, USA

· Jindi Wu, DePaul University, USA

Instructions for Authors:

Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready
format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EasyChair (
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icccn2026; this site will accept
paper submissions soon in due time) as PDF files (formatted for 8.5×11-inch
paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 9 pages including all
figures/tables and references. Submitted papers should not be previously
published in or be under consideration for publication in another
conference or journal. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed
and/or added to the papers after the submission deadline or in the
camera-ready version if accepted. The Program Committee reserves the right
to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have
been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title,
abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail
addresses. Note: ICCCN'26 will select Best Paper and a runner-up paper to
recognize the research quality and excellence. The Program Committee
reserves the right to recommend some borderline conference papers to be
accepted as short papers in the conference (the short papers should be no
longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and references).

Review and Publication of Manuscripts:

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

Workshops:
ICCCN 2026 workshops are exciting forums to present, discuss, and formulate
specialize topics and emerging hot research topics (new areas, new problems
or new methods). The workshops offer a perspective distinct from and
complementary to the research themes of the main conference. Workshop
papers should be no longer than 6 pages including all figures/tables and
references. The detailed info can be found in each workshop's Call for
Papers from
http://www.icccn.org/icccn26/workshop/list-of-workshops/index.html. For any
questions or additional information, please contact the Workshop General or
Workshop Program Chairs.

Poster Papers:

ICCCN 2026 provides an opportunity to present in-progress work in the
fields of computer communications and networks. Topics of interest are the
same as the research topics in the ICCCN 2026 main conference Call for
Papers. Early implementations, prototypes, work-in-progress
systems/applications as well as commercial products that are related to the
topics are welcome. Presenting a poster is an effective way to obtain early
and valuable feedback from a knowledgeable crowd at the conference. Posters
must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column,
10-pt font). Each poster submission must be no longer than 2 pages
including all figures/tables and references.

Important Dates: All times below are 11:59 pm (Honolulu, Hawaii USA);

Conference and Poster papers:

· Paper submission due: February 13, 2026

· Poster Paper submission due: March 29, 2026

· Acceptance Notification: April 24, 2026

· Conference date: July 27 -30, 2026

Workshop papers:

· Paper submission due: March 1, 2026

· Acceptance Notification: April 29, 2026

· Workshop date: July 29 - 30, 2026

All (conference/poster/workshops) Camera-Ready Papers Due: May 11, 2026
(Hard deadline)

Please refer to "Author Information" posted at the conference website for
more info on paper submission, presentation and related rules/policies.

Executive Chair: Krishna Kant, Temple University, USA (kkant@temple.edu)
General Chair: Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan (liruidong@ieee.org)
TPC Co-Chairs:
Qun Li, William & Mary, USA (liqun@cs.wm.edu)

Danda Rawat, Howard University, USA (danda.rawat@howard.edu)
Workshops General Chair:
Kewei Sha, University of North Texas, USA (comersha@gmail.com)
Poster Chair:

Wenjia Li, New York Institute of Technology, USA (wli20@nyit.edu)
Local Arrangement Chair:

Prof. Yi Zhu, Hawai'i Pacific University, USA (yzhu@hpu.edu)

Publications Co-Chairs:
Wei Tong, Nanjing University,China (wtong@nju.edu.cn)

Zhengrui Qin, Northwest Missouri State University, USA (zqin@nwmissouri.edu)
Publicity Co-Chairs:
(America) Mostafa Fouda, Idaho State University, ID, USA (mfouda@ieee.org)
(Europe) Zhengxin Yu, Lancaster University, U.K. (z.yu8@lancaster.ac.uk)
(Asia) Qiao Xiang, Xiamen University, China (qiaoxiang@xmu.edu.cn)
(Oceania) Wei Xiang, La Trobe University, Australia (W.Xiang@latrobe.edu.au)

Publicity Chair for Workshops:
Zongxin Xie from Kennesaw State University, USA (zxie1@kennesaw.edu)

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