Theory Announcements

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

[DMANET] Tenure-track positions at University of Victoria in algorithmic fairness, privacy and related topics

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria is seeking to hire 2 faculty members with preference for applicants from any of the following equity-deserving groups: Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, women, or those who identify as Black. Applicants are asked to self-identify in their cover letter. These positions are at the rank of Assistant Professor with eligibility for tenure and an anticipated start date of July 1, 2022. We are considering candidates in two areas, the first is described here:

Area A
We seek candidates whose research addresses any or several of the following topics:
? Fairness
? Ethics
? Accountability
? Transparency
? Interpretability
? Theory of data privacy

Preference will be given to candidates with theoretical computer science, AI/machine learning, or algorithmic game theory approaches to the topics above.

For more information please see https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20771 or write to the recruiting chair at search@csc.uvic.ca.

Deadline is Jan 21.

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[DMANET] PhD Positions on Explainability, Optimisation, and Machine Learning

We have four PhD openings as part of the Delft AI lab "XAIT" led by Dr Panchamy Krishnakumari and Dr Emir Demirović. The aim is to advance the explainability of AI from different perspectives: combinatorial optimisation, integration of machine learning and optimisation, big data, and reinforcement learning. The research is tightly connected to applications related to digital twins, transportation, and in general civil engineering problems. Deadline January 17. See the ad for more details: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/307479/xait-lab-4-phd-positions/

Best,

Emir

Dr Emir Demirović

Assistant Professor

Algorithmics group<https://www.tudelft.nl/ewi/over-de-faculteit/afdelingen/software-technology/algorithmics/>, TU Delft

emirdemirovic.com<http://www.emirdemirovic.com>

[DMANET] IEEE DCOSS 2022 (PHYSICAL OR HYBRID): EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 31

The 18th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor
Systems (DCOSS'22)*
Los Angeles, California, USA -- May 30 - June 1, 2022

* The DCOSS series of events are technically co-sponsored by IEEE and
Proceedings are published by IEEE Xplore.

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COVID-19 Planning

DCOSS 2022 is monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and a hybrid
attendance format may be considered, if needed; in case of a hybrid format,
every paper accepted for DCOSS 2022 (presented in person or virtually) will
be published in the IEEE proceedings.
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DCOSS 2022 is the 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing in
Sensor Systems to be held in Marina Del Rey, LA, California, USA on May
30-June 1, 2022, and is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society
and by the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP).

In the last few years, we have witnessed a significant growth in the use of
IoT and distributed sensor systems in a number of application areas,
ranging from smart transport, energy and buildings, to factory automation,
smart healthcare and environmental monitoring. In order for smart sensor
systems to truly become useful and pervasive, we need to address a number
of research challenges, including the tight integration of sensing and
machine intelligence, reliable and efficient networking, interoperability
and scalability, the need for dependable autonomy, interaction with humans,
and important aspects of security, privacy and trust. DCOSS focuses on
issues arising in the entire IoT and networked sensor systems stack,
covering aspects of high-level abstractions, models and languages, novel
algorithms and applications, system design approaches and architectures, as
well as tools for simulated and real deployments. Potential authors are
invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate recent
advances in both theoretical and experimental research.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
● Artificial Intelligence for IoT
● Machine learning and data mining for IoT and sensor systems
● Smart healthcare to combat epidemics (including COVID-19)
● Edge and fog computing: distributed computing models from
sensor to cloud
● Energy harvesting models and optimization
● Machine intelligence in distributed sensor systems and real
time analytics
● Communication and networking primitives / protocols for
wireless embedded systems / cross-technology communication schemes
● Autonomy: closing the loop between sensing and actuation
● Time and location management
● Task allocation, reprogramming, and reconfiguration
● Robustness, resilience, and dependability
● Security and privacy issues
● Approaches, tools, and experience of deployment and operation
● Performance analysis: complexity, correctness, scalability
● Mobile and human-centered sensing
● Interoperability, heterogeneity and scalability
● Social sensing and crowd sensing and techniques,
applications, and systems
● Complex systems comprising wearable, robotic and/or fixed
sensor systems
● Novel and compelling applications
● IoT systems for emerging and developing economies
● Green and environmentally-friendly IoT (low-power,
harvesting, energy management)
● Design and implementation of real-world applications and
systems
● Measurement studies and deployment experiences

Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that
demonstrate current research on distributed sensor systems related to the
aforementioned topics of interest. Please use the US letter size (8.5 X 11
in) standard IEEE conference LaTeX format or Microsoft Word template
available on:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html
.
All submissions should be written in English and have a maximum of eight
(8) printed pages including figures and references. Note that DCOSS does
not follow the double-blind review policy, i.e., the names and affiliations
of all the authors must be present in the submitted manuscript.

*** Special Issue and Best Paper Awards ***
DCOSS 2022 will announce a best paper award as well as a best poster/demo
award.
A Special Issue of the Computer Networks (COMNET) Journal will include
selected best papers from DCOSS 2022.

*** Important dates ***
- Abstract Registration Deadline: Jan 31, 2022
- Paper Submission Deadline: Jan 31, 2022
- Acceptance Notification: March 15, 2022
- Camera Ready Deadline: April 8, 2022
- Conference: May 30 - June 1, 2022

*** Organizing Committee ***
- Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Carlo Alberto Boano (Graz University of Technology)
Dimitrios Koutsonikolas (Northeastern University)
Dong Wang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

- General Chair:
Sotiris Nikoletseas (University of Patras and CTI)

- Workshops Chairs
Enrico Natalizio (University of Lorraine, France)
Simone Silvestri (University of Kentucky, USA)

- Poster & Demo Chairs
Karin Anna Hummel (JKU Linz, Austria)
Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou (University of New Mexico, USA)

- Proceedings Chair
Marios Angelopoulos (Bournemouth University, UK)

- Publicity Chairs
Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou (University of New Mexico, USA)
Lei Shu (Nanjing Agricultural University & University of Lincoln, China/UK)
Tamoghna Ojha (IIT-CNR, Italy)

Please visit the DCOSS'22 website at www.dcoss.org<http://www.dcoss.org/>
for more information.

[DMANET] Last CfP (deadline is approaching!): 38th European Workshop on Computational Geometry (EuroCG 2022)

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Call for Contributions
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The 38th European Workshop on Computational Geometry
March 14-16 2022, Perugia, Italy
https://eurocg2022.unipg.it/

EuroCG 2022 will be held March 14-16, 2022 in Perugia, Italy. EuroCG is
an annual workshop that combines a strong scientific tradition with a
friendly and informal atmosphere. The workshop is a forum where
established researchers and students can meet, discuss their work,
present their results, and establish scientific collaborations.

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Important Dates
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Submission Deadline: January 11, 2022
Acceptance Notification: February 11, 2022
Early Registration ends: February 25, 2022
Camera-ready version: February 25, 2022
EuroCG 2022: March 14–16, 2022
All deadlines are 23:59 AoE.

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Format
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Given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, we
currently aim at having an in-person workshop. The meeting will be held
in accordance with all the Italian and European regulations and
recommendations that will be in place at that time. There might be an
upper bound on the number of accepted in-person participants, and in
such a case priority will be given to paper authors and presenters. As
we understand that it might still be difficult for some authors to
travel due to various restrictions, we will guarantee the possibility of
giving an online talk and all talks will be streamed. Any update or
change in the workshop format will be published on the conference
website and promptly announced.

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Invited speakers
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- Leila De Floriani, University of Maryland at College Park, USA
- Michael Hoffmann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Maurizio Patrignani, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy

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Topics of interest
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Topics of interest cover all aspects of computational geometry,
including but not limited to the following:
- discrete and combinatorial geometry and topology,
- design and analysis of geometric algorithms and data structures,
- implementation and experimental evaluation of geometric algorithms,
- numerical and algebraic issues arising from implementations,
- analysis of geometric configurations,
- geometric modeling, visualization and simulation,
- combinatorial optimization,
- graph drawing,
- structural molecular biology,
- geometric puzzle analysis,
- geographic information systems,
- robotics and virtual worlds, and
- computer-aided design and manufacturing.

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Best Student Presentation Award
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To recognize the effort of young researchers to present their work
clearly and elegantly, a Best Student Presentation Award will be voted
on by the EuroCG 2022 attendees.

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Submission
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We invite authors to submit extended abstracts of their original
research. Submissions must be formatted in LaTeX using a supplied class
file, and not be longer than 175 lines of text. Submissions will be
handled through EasyChair
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eurocg2022>.

Authors must use the LaTeX class files eurocg22
<https://eurocg2022.unipg.it/latex/eurocg22.cls> and eurocg22-submission
<https://eurocg2022.unipg.it/latex/eurocg22-submission.cls>, which are
based on the LIPICS class file. These class files should automatically
count all lines containing text, excluding title and references, and
excluding figures. Authors are expected to make reasonable effort to
make sure all lines that contain text are counted: the class file should
be considered an aid, and the responsibility of correctly counting lines
remains with the authors. A zip file containing an example of how to use
the class file can be found here
<https://eurocg2022.unipg.it/latex/eurocg22-ex.zip>.

Your submission should provide a clear statement of your results
including proofs. The main (175 line) body of your submission should be
self-contained and contain a clear and succinct description of your
results. Content that does not fit in the main body due to space
restrictions must be placed into a clearly marked appendix, which will
only be read at the discretion of the program committee.

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Acceptance Policy
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EuroCG is a non-competitive forum. We will accept all submissions which
are original, correct, well-presented, non-trivial, and in scope. The
program committee judges submissions on these five criteria, each of
which can lead to rejection. If a submission satisfies all criteria,
then it will be accepted: there is no competition against other submissions.

- Originality: If a submission does not contain original research by the
authors, or if there is good reason to believe this is the case, this is
a reason for rejection. We do not accept submissions which have already
been accepted for publication elsewhere. However, we do explicitly allow
submissions that are under review at another conference or journal (at
the time of submission to EuroCG).
- Correctness. If the main / a major result of a submission is not
correct, this is a reason for rejection. If an attentive reviewer cannot
establish correctness of the results from the content of the submission,
this is a reason for rejection. However, an acceptance at EuroCG is no
correctness guarantee.
- Presentation. If a submission is written in a way that makes it
unreadable, or it does not follow the submission guidelines as listed in
the call for contributions, this is a reason for rejection.
- Technical Depth. If a submission is trivial, this is a reason for
rejection. However, there is no "minimum level" of technical depth required.
- Scope. If a submission is out of scope, this is a reason for
rejection. However, we wish to be inclusive in our interpretation of
scope, which includes but is not limited to the list of topics in the
call for contributions.

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Proceedings
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EuroCG does not have formally reviewed proceedings. A booklet of
abstracts, without ISBN, will be accessible online on the website for
the benefit of the community and must be regarded as a collection of
preprints rather than a formally reviewed selection of papers. Results
presented at EuroCG are expected to appear in other conferences with
formal proceedings and/or in journals. In particular, papers that have
been submitted to other formally reviewed conferences are eligible for
presentation at EuroCG, assuming they have not been presented at a
conference or published in a journal by the time of the conference.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions
to a special issue of the Computational Geometry: Theory and
Applications journal.

Authors of accepted submissions are expected to present their work at
the conference (either in-person or online). Failure to do so may result
in removal of the contribution from the abstract booklet and conference
website.

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Program Committee
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Peyman Afshani, Aarhus University, DK
Dominique Attali, Université Grenoble Alpes, FR
Martin Balko, Charles University, CZ
Michael Bekos, Universität Tübingen, DE
Sergio Cabello, University of Ljubljana, SI
Éric Colin de Verdière, CNRS, LIGM, Marne-la-Vallée, FR
Sabine Cornelsen, Universität Konstanz, DE
Giordano Da Lozzo, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, IT
Emilio Di Giacomo, University of Perugia, IT, CO-CHAIR
Stephane Durocher, University of Manitoba, CA
William Evans, The University of British Columbia, CA
Sándor Fekete, TU Braunschweig, DE
Silvia Fernández-Merchant, California State University Northridge, US
Joachim Gudmundsson, The University of Sydney, AU
Philipp Kindermann, Universität Trier, DE
Irina Kostitsyna, TU Eindhoven, NL
Stefan Langerman, Université Libre de Bruxelles, BE
Maarten Löffler, Utrecht University, NL
Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, IT, CO-CHAIR
Dömötör Pálvölgyi, Eötvös Loránd University, HU
Chrysanthi Raftopoulou, National Technical University of Athens, GR
Christiane Schmidt, Linköping University, SE
Monique Teillaud, INRIA, Loria, FR
Torsten Ueckerdt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE
Ryuhei Uehara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, JP
Meirav Zehavi, Ben-Gurion University, IL

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Organizing Committee
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Carla Binucci, University of Perugia, IT
Emilio Di Giacomo, University of Perugia, IT, CO-CHAIR
Luca Grilli, University of Perugia, IT
Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, IT, CO-CHAIR
Giacomo Ortali, University of Perugia, IT
Alessandra Tappini, University of Perugia, IT

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GOLD SPONSORS
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ITS Umbria Smart Academy (https://www.itsumbria.it/)

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SILVER SPONSORS
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SLOPE (https://www.slope.it/)

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CONTRIBUTORS
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Ordine degli Ingegneri - Provincia di Perugia
(https://ordineingegneriperugia.it/)

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[DMANET] The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022

The 5th International Workshop on *Intelligent Transportation and
Autonomous Vehicles Technologies- ITAVT 2022*

(https://icnetlab.org/ITAVT2022/)

in conjunction with

IEEE/IFIP *Network Operations and Management Symposium- NOMS2022*

25-29 April 2022 // Budapest, Hungary

(https://noms2022.ieee-noms.org/)

*Scope and topics of the workshop:*

Designing a smart autonomous transportation system is one of the key
factors of building safe and sustainable smart cities. In the age of
softwarization and artificial intelligence, introducing intelligent
transportation solutions to our cities offers various range of benefits
including reliable and efficient traffic management in safer streets. Such
transportation systems combined with cutting-edge vehicular and wireless
network technologies face several unprecedented challenges. These include
adapting vehicular cloud and network services to the dynamic user
requirements, managing available cloud computing resources, big data
analytics, connected vehicle network security issues, service composition,
and power management. The aim of the Fifth International Workshop on
*Intelligent
Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT) *is to bring
together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the
intelligent transportation and vehicle technology advances. Participants
are invited to present and discuss recent developments and challenges in
intelligent transportation systems. This workshop focuses on innovative
applications, software, tools, and frameworks in all technology areas
related to connected vehicles in the context of networking, service
management, Artificial intelligence, and cloud systems. Papers describing
original novel work and advanced prototypes, systems, and tools are
encouraged.

Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all
major areas, which include, but not limited to:

* Management and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicles

* 5G/6G technology for Autonomous Vehicles

* Vehicular cloud management

* SDN Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving

* Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems

* Security and privacy for Autonomous Vehicles

* Connected Services and Mobility management

* Green Vehicular Communication and Services

* Services Virtual Networking for Autonomous Vehicles

* Advanced driver assistance systems

* Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation

* Autonomous and Connected Aerial Networks

* Blockchain Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

* Communications and networking for Automated and semi-automated vehicles

* Cyber threat-free driving environment

* Congestion and awareness control in Autonomous Vehicles

* In-Vehicle Networks and Communications

* Next Generation Traffic Management Systems

* Cooperative Driving for Autonomous Vehicles

* Networking with Other Road Users

*General Co-Chairs:*

Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada

Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

*Technical Program Co-Chairs:*

Ouns Bouachir, Zayed University, UAE

Müge Erel-Özçevik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey

*Important Dates:*

-Paper submission deadline: January 23, 2022

-Paper acceptance notification: February 27, 2022

-Camera-ready version due: March 13, 2022

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

[DMANET] CFP: IPDPS ParSocial 2022 Workshop - 6th IEEE Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing for Computational Social Systems

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CALL FOR PAPERS
The 6th IEEE Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing for
Computational Social Systems
June 3 2022, Lyon, France.
Conference Website : https://www.cpp.edu/~jkorah/parsocial/
(In conjunction with IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing
Symposium (IPDPS))

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission deadline : Jan. 24, 2022
Notification of acceptance : Feb. 28, 2022
Camera-ready papers : Mar. 15, 2022
Workshop : Jun. 03, 2022
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ABOUT PARSOCIAL
Computational methods to represent, model and analyze problems using social
information have come a long way in the last decade. Computational methods,
such as social network analysis, have provided exciting insights into how
social information can be utilized to better understand social processes,
and model the evolution of social systems over time. We have also seen a
rapid proliferation of sensor technologies, such as smartphones and medical
sensors, for collecting a wide variety of social data, much of it in real
time. Meanwhile, the emergence of parallel architectures, in the form of
multi-core/many-core processors, and distributed platforms have provided
new approaches for large-scale modeling and simulation, and new tools for
analysis. These two trends have dramatically broadened the scope of
computational social systems research, and are enabling researchers to
tackle new challenges. These challenges include modeling of real world
scenarios with dynamic and real-time data, and formulating rigorous
computational frameworks to embed social and behavioral theories while
taking into account ramifications in relation to policy, ethics, privacy
and other areas. This workshop provides a platform to bring together
interdisciplinary researchers from areas, such as computer science, social
sciences, applied mathematics and engineering, to showcase innovative
research in computational social systems that leverage the emerging trends
in parallel and distributed processing, computational modeling, and high
performance computing.

The papers selected for ParSocial will be published in the workshop
proceedings. Proceedings of the workshops are distributed at the conference
and are submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library after
the conference. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper must
register as a participant of the workshop and present the paper at the
workshop.

TOPICS
*Special Session: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Techniques for
Pandemics*
This year we are inviting papers for a special session on topics in
computational social systems that tackle the issues related to pandemics,
with a focus on COVID 19. COVID 19 has revealed shortcomings in modeling
and simulation techniques for a fast moving, global pandemic which can
provide time bounded analysis and predictions. The need of the hour is a
new set of cutting edge l techniques that go beyond predicting the spread
of the contagion and also analyze and predict the concomitant effects on
societies including social, economic, heath, political and other effects.
COVID 19 has also revealed vulnerabilities in existing infrastructure and
the need to overcome these vulnerabilities in multiple areas including
health policies, transportation, community wellness, economic vitality,
race relations, and political leaning. This pandemic has also been unique
as the large amount of data and information available for researchers, has
required many to turn to parallel and distributed processing methodologies
and techniques. ParSocial, as such, can provide a platform for researchers
grappling with these research questions to present their work. Topics
include, but are not limited to:

**Dynamics of infection/reinfection
**Outbreak emergency management and resource allocation
**Resilience of various infrastructure including health infrastructure
**Economic behavior and decision making
**Health disparities and response to pandemics
**Evolution of Health policy during pandemics
**Economic epidemiology
**Nutrition security
**Risk communication
**Special case studies and analyses

*Other areas of research interests and domains of applications include, but
are not limited to:

**Large-Scale Modeling and Simulation for Social Systems
***Social network-based models
***Models of social interactions and network dynamism (e.g., influence
spread, group formation, group stability, and social resilience)
***Complex Adaptive System (CAS) models (e.g., modeling emergence in social
systems)
***Models incorporating socio-cultural factors
***Novel agent based social modeling and simulation
***Modeling with uncertain, incomplete, and real-time social data
***Representations of social and behavioral theories in computational models
***Simulation methodologies for social processes including numerical and
statistical methods
***Modeling human and social elements in cyber systems (e.g.,
cyber-physical systems, and socio-technical systems)

**Social Computing Algorithms
***Analysis of massive social data
***Algorithms for dynamic social data
***Algorithms for social network analysis
***Machine learning/data mining-based analysis
***Social Computing and Internet of Things (IoT)
***Computing for social good and privacy
***Analysis methods for incomplete, uncertain social data
***Social analysis methods on parallel and distributed frameworks
***Social computing for emerging architectures (e.g., cloud,
multi-core/many-core, GPU, and neuromorphic computing architectures)

**Application
**Domains of applications include but are not limited to:
***Emergency management (e.g. infrastructure resilience, and natural
disaster management)
***Financial Technology (e.g. algorithmic trading, blockchains, and P2P
lending)
***Health science (e.g. health informatics and health policy models)
***Social analytics (e.g. business analytics and economic analysis)

PAPER SUBMISSION
The workshop will accept submissions for both *regular* and *short* papers.
Manuscripts for regular papers should not exceed 10 single-spaced
double-column pages. Manuscripts for short papers should not exceed 4
single-spaced, double-column pages. The manuscripts should use 10-point
font on 8.5 x 11 inch pages (IEEE conference style) and the page limit
includes references, figures and tables.

Please visit the workshop website(https://www.cpp.edu/~jkorah/parsocial/)
for details on submission.

*Workshop Organization*

**Workshop Co-Chairs**
John Korah, Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic University
Pomona, USA.
Eunice E. Santos, Professor and Dean of the School of Information
Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

[DMANET] Fwd: Sunbelt 2022 Networks Conference_Call for Submissions – Negative Ties and Signed Graphs

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*Sunbelt 2022 Social Networks Conference (**12-16 July, online and
in-person in **Cairns, Australia) *https://www.sunbelt2022.org/

*Call for abstracts – organized session on Negative Ties and Signed
Graphs *(Deadline:
February 6, 2022)

This organized session focuses on the co-existence of positive and negative
ties in networks across different domains and the need to study positive
and negative ties together in order to better understand network dynamics,
as well as processes and outcomes within these networks. We invite anyone
with an interest in the topic to submit an abstract of their work to a
special track of the Sunbelt 2022 conference, which is taking place
both *in-person
and online* from *July 12-16, 2022*.

Please submit your work for this conference through the session labeled:

*"Negative Ties and Signed Graphs"*

The easychair submissions website can be accessed here:

https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=KWx5OOmHdwDuh2feZqboQ2#

Session organizers:

· Filip Agneessens (Department of Sociology and Social Research,
University of Trento; and Nuffield College, University of Oxford)

· Samin Aref (Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering,
University of Toronto)

· Ernesto Estrada (Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and
Complex Systems, University of the Balearic Islands and the Spanish
National Research Council)

· Nicholas Harrigan (Department of Sociology, Macquarie University)

· Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca (University of Massachusetts Amherst; and
Exeter Business School, University of Exeter)

· Zachary Neal (Psychology Department, Michigan State University)

· Andreia Sofia Teixeira (Faculty of Sciences and LASIGE, University
of Lisbon)

*We encourage a wide range of submissions.* Example works include (but are
not limited to): Methods and measures pertaining to signed networks (in
social, economic, political, biological, financial, informational, or
physical contexts); modeling and analysis of negative ties; understanding
how structural balance affects volatility in financial markets; explaining
the inner workings of political and legal bodies such as legislatures or
courts; understanding how threats within a network create needs for allies,
particularly in international relations; examining where bullying emerges
in schools or organizations; exploring how positive and negative emotion
are structured within our cognitive semantic networks; how perceptions of
negative ties poses unique challenges in organizational research; examining
how relational ambivalence affects relational trajectories; and how
subgroup fault lines affect intra- and inter-group conflict.

Please submit your work within the submission window (Deadline: February 6,
2022). Additional information on submissions is available at:
https://www.sunbelt2022.org/abstracts

We look forward to your participation!

*Samin Aref, Ph.D.*
*Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering*
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering | University of Toronto
5 King's College Rd., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada | saref.github.io

[DMANET] Call for abstracts: “OR for Development and Developing Countries” --- EURO 2022, Espoo, Finland, July 3-6, 2022

We invite you to the Stream " OR for Development and Developing Countries " within the Area of " OR Education and Development " at the
32nd Conference of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO 2022) in Espoo, Finland
(https://euro2022espoo.com/).

We welcome contributions related to all OR-related or -supported aspects of development and developing countries.

If you intend to participate, please upload an abstract of maximum 1500 characters, including spaces, to the EURO Conference submission platform (https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro32/welcome) using the corresponding Session Code:

Session: Session Code

AI in South African Economic Development 10b5063f

EWG-ORD Workshop 64f2cee3

OR for Developing Countries 1, 2, 3 45ae7c18 26268621 0ff0bfd7

OR for managing sustainable practices in emerging economics 7c08b315

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Session co-chairs:

Gordon Dash (ghdash@uri.edu), Nina Kajiji (nina@nkd-group.com), Elise del Rosario (elise@jgdelrosario.com), Herman Mawengkang (mawengkang@usu.ac.id), Olabode Adewoye (boka152002@yahoo.com), Sadia Samar Ali (sadiasamarali@gmail.com), Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber (gerhard-wilhelm.weber@put.poznan.pl)

[DMANET] PostDoctoral Position in Machine Learning in Economics and Decision Sciences, Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School

PostDoctoral Position in Machine Learning in Economics and Decision Sciences, Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School

The two-year postdoc has a research component and limited teaching. While also continuing to pursue their own research interests, the postdoc will work with the group of Prof. Dolores Romero Morales, who has leading expertise in, among others, transparency in AI, interpretable machine learning and the role of mathematical optimization in these fields. In addition, she is the coordinator and scientific leader of the EU H2020 MSCA RISE European Network of Data Scientists project, www.riseneeds.eu<http://www.riseneeds.eu>. Candidates from any field with an interest in machine learning are encouraged to apply. Candidates could have a background in machine learning, in mathematical optimization, or in more applied fields such as economics, if they have a strong interest in applying state of the art machine learning techniques in their research.

Thriving research environment, great colleagues, great place to live!

For more information on how to apply follow the link below.
https://www.cbs.dk/cbs/jobs-paa-cbs/ledige-stillinger/postdoc-in-machine-learning-in-economics-and-decision-sciences

Looking forward to receive your application!

Dolores Romero Morales
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Professor in Operations Research
Co-organizer of Machine Learning NeEDS Mathematical Optimization Online Seminar Series, https://congreso.us.es/mlneedsmo/
Coordinator and scientific leader of H2020 RISE NeEDS project, www.riseneeds.eu<http://www.riseneeds.eu>
Editor-in-Chief of TOP, the Operations Research Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research
Department of Economics
Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
E: drm.eco@cbs.dk<mailto:drm.eco@cbs.dk>
H: www.doloresromero.com<http://www.doloresromero.com>

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[DMANET] computational optimization

Call for Papers

17th International Workshop on Computational Optimization (WCO22)
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 4-7, 2022

organized in the framework of CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FedCSIS - 2022

IEEE CS is a technical co-sponsor of FedCSIS 2022

https://fedcsis.org/2022/wco

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We invite original contributions related to both theoretical and practical
aspects of optimization methods. The list of topics includes, but is not
limited to:

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

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

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

The best WCO22 paper will be awarded during the social dinner of
FedCSIS2022.
The best paper will be selected by WCO22 co-Chairs by taking into
consideration the scores suggested by the reviewers, as well as the quality
of the given oral presentation.

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Submission and Publication

* Authors should submit draft papers in PDF format.
* The total length of a paper should not exceed 10 pages for regular paper
and 4 pages for short papers (IEEE style). IEEE style templates are
available at http://www.fedcsis.org/.
* Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific
merit and relevance to the workshop.
* Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference
Proceedings and included in the IEEE Xplore database and submitted for
different indexations (Communication and Position papers will only appear
in the conference proceedings).
* Extended versions of selected papers presented at WCO21 will be published
in edited book of the series "Studies of Computational Intelligence",
Springer with SJR 183.

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Important dates:

+ Paper submission (strict deadline): May 10, 2022, 23:59:59 pm HST (there
will be no extension)
+ Position paper submission: June 07, 2022
+ Author notification: July 06, 2022
+ Final paper submission and registration: July 12, 2022
+ Payment: August: 02, 2022
+ Conference date: September 02-05, 2022

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Organizing Committee

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

If you have any question do not hesitate to send an email to :
wco2022@fedcsis.org

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IICT-BAS
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1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

[DMANET] Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Optimization and Computational Social Choice, Charles University

A one-year (extensible) post-doc position is available within the
framework of the Czech Science Foundation project "Efficient and
Realistic Models for Computational Social Choice", investigated by
Martin Koutecký and Pavel Veselý. Applications are invited from
candidates who have strong background in algorithms (in particular
parameterized, approximation, or streaming), continuous or discrete
optimization, and/or computational social choice, and who have
completed their Ph.D. degree in theoretical computer science or
mathematics within the last 4 years (or will complete their Ph.D.
degree by Fall 2022).

The position is hosted by the Computer Science Institute
(https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz <https://iuuk.mff.cuni.cz/>), a lively,
excellent, and inspiring workplace located in the beautiful historical
center of Prague. Prague's location in the heart of Europe makes it
easy to travel to many attractive locations, be it for work or leisure.
Come join us!

*Starting date:* Fall 2022 (flexible)

The application should contain:

* Short letter of motivation,

* Professional CV (including the list of publications),

* Two letters of recommendation.

*Application deadline:* January 31, 2022.

The application and the recommendation letters should be sent
electronically to: koutecky@iuuk.mff.cuni.cz
<mailto:koutecky@iuuk.mff.cuni.cz>

The project's webpage is <https://research.koutecky.name/projects.html>

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There are also 2 funded positions for PhD students; we are looking for
candidates with a strong background in theoretical computer science or
discrete mathematics who have completed their undergraduate studies or
will complete them by Fall 2022. The application should contain:

* Professional CV with a statement of research interests,

* One letter of recommendation.

*Application deadline:* February 15, 2022 (flexible)

[DMANET] PhD student position in "autonomous transportation and connected vehicles" at Malmö University, Sweden

Dear All,

We have a fully funded PhD student opening in "autonomous transportation and connected vehicles" to join us in the Department of Computer Science at Malmö University, Sweden.
I appreciate it if you can please share this opening with the researchers in your research group or department.

The following will benefit for the position:
- Experience with autonomous transport and connected vehicles.
- Experience with sensing and vehicular communication
- Experience with machine learning techniques
- Experience with mathematical modeling, simulation

The application must include:
- Completed application form for admission to Research Education
- Curriculum Vitae
- Diplomas, transcript of records and other certificates relevant for the position
- A brief research plan/proposal presenting the focus of research and a thesis concept, and how this relates to the specific post (max 4 pages). The research plan/proposal must contain an overall purpose, questions that the project intends to answer, an account of the methodological approach, a description of material collection and type of research material and an account of the theoretical framework
- Independent work at advanced level (including master thesis or equivalent)

The deadline for applications is January 25th, 2022.
More information and "how to apply": https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1015/job?site=6&lang=SE&validator=df9f5539db53eab37b3e3087d2a2669b&job_id=2115
Start date: as soon as possible

Best regards,
Reza Malekian, Professor, Ph.D., CEng

Monday, January 3, 2022

[DMANET] (Senior) Applied/Research Scientist Opportunities at Amazon (Luxembourg, Berlin, Barcelona)

Happy 2022 everyone!

Are you looking for a new challenge or opportunity for the new year?

Our Amazon science team with focus on optimization for sustainability (i.e. the middle-mile logistics part of Amazon's climate pledge) and transportation is expanding in Luxembourg, Barcelona and Berlin!
You will be joining a quickly growing multi-national research team that tackles challenging problems related to logistics and sustainability on a world wide scale. Our team is in the fast growing Amazon EU headquarters in Luxembourg City, which has more than 3000 employees already, and we are now expanding in Berlin and Barcelona as well.
Luxembourg is a small country in the heart of Europe with a very international population and excellent public health care and social security, free public transport and very low crime. It is well connected to all the major European cities. Luxembourg has three official languages (Luxembourgish, French, German) and English is widely spoken as well.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

We are very willing to sponsor visas!

Find below links to 4 scientist/senior scientist openings, 11 intern positions, and 2 opportunities for visiting professors. If you are interested please apply directly; for the visiting professor positions or if you have quick questions, feel free to reach out to me.

[1x senior scientist] https://lnkd.in/eDyNDk_3
[3x scientist] https://lnkd.in/eDkAKR8f
[11x science intern] https://lnkd.in/esKTGrw4
[2x visiting professor] https://lnkd.in/eCmV37fV
https://lnkd.in/ew4BY2Fp

What do we offer? Our team owns a crucial part to Amazon's efforts to decarbonize its middle-mile logistics for Amazon's Climate Pledge, design a speedy supply chain for next-day delivery and streamline its operational plans (connections, routes, deadlines, schedules, forecasts, etc). We encounter the challenging algorithmic decision problems you could imagine in terms of computational complexity, uncertainty and system interactions, at sizes where literature techniques fail. In order to address them, we research solutions powered by mathematical techniques, a sea of data, abundance of AWS compute resources and a big share of inspiration from our scientists. We collaborate at worldwide scale within Amazon and focus exclusively on high-impact problems, that affect Amazon's customer experience, our society, and may incur multimillion EURO annual entitlements on the company's bottomline. As a result, you will be exposed to a fast-paced innovation-pro environment, where mistakes are welcomed, and where complex time/quality efficiency/complexity tradeoffs are essential for a successful result.

What are we looking for? We look for generalists with curiosity and passion for building solutions. People who are successful in our team have strong math background in a topic related to optimization and/or machine learning, roll-up the sleeves to code solutions, and can communicate precisely.

Best regards,
Martin Gross
Amazon Transportation Services
Senior Applied Scientist
Sustainability & Surface Transportation Research

Amazon EU societe a responsabilite limitee, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, R.C.S. Luxembourg n
B101818, autorisation d'etablissement en qualite de commercante n 134248, TVA LU 20260743

[DMANET] Final Call for Papers: IWOCA 2022

IWOCA, the 33rd International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms, expects your submissions.

Submission server: https://ocs.springer.com/ocs/home/IWOCA2022

Submission format: 12 pages LNCS, plus bibliography, plus a clearly marked appendix

Important Dates:

* Abstract submission: January 6th, 2022, 23:59 a.o.e., which is January 7th, 12:59 CET

* Paper submission: January 11th, 2022, 23:59 a.o.e.

Further goodies:

* Publication of accepted paper in an LNCS volume of the ARCoSS subseries

* Special Issue of selected extended papers with Algorithmica

* Best paper awards and best (PhD) student paper awards, sponsored by Springer

Venue (in a hybrid format)

* University of Trier, Germany

* Conference dates: June 7th - 9th, 2022

* Graph- and Stringmasters: June 10th, 2022

Invited Speakers

* Akanksha Agrawal, IITM Chennai, India

* Erik Demaine, MIT Boston, USA

* Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA

Further information on our website:

www.informatik.uni-trier.de/iwoca-2022<http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/iwoca-2022>

[DMANET] IMPROVE 2022 - New Submission Opportunity

CALL FOR PAPERS

2nd International Conference on Image Processing and Vision Engineering

**Submission Deadline: January 20, 2022**

https://improve.scitevents.org/

April 22 - 24, 2022

Online Streaming

Dear Colleagues,

We would be very pleased to receive a regular or position paper submission
from you, with recent results, to be presented at IMPROVE 2022 until the
20th of January 2022.

The conference registration fees have been strongly reduced, in order to
give the community an unique opportunity to contribute and submit an
original research paper to this conference.

IMPROVE is a comprehensive conference of academic and technical nature,
focused on image processing and computer vision practical applications. It
brings together researchers, engineers and practitioners working either in
fundamental areas of image processing, developing new methods and
techniques, including innovative machine learning approaches, as well as
multimedia communications technology and applications of image processing
and artificial vision in diverse areas.

The conference will include in its technical program remarkable
distinguished speakers, such as:

Jiri Matas, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical
Engineering, Czech Republic

Michael Bronstein, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

René Vidal, The Johns Hopkins University, United States

Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by:

SCOPUS, Google Scholar, The DBLP Computer Science Bibliography, Semantic
Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Engineering Index (EI), Web of Science /
Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

A short list of presented papers will be invited for a post-conference
special issue of the Springer Nature Computer Science journal.

All papers presented at the conference venue will also be available at the
SCITEPRESS Digital Library.

We hope this interests you, as it would be a great pleasure to count on your
participation at our conference.

Kind regards,

Monica Saramago

IMPROVE Secretariat

Web: http://improve.scitevents.org

e-mail: improve.secretariat@insticc.org
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[DMANET] Postdoctoral Positions in Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark

POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Several two-year postdoc positions, with possibility of extension, are
available in the research group of Algorithmic Cheminformatics at the
University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The positions are in an exciting
six-year project supported by the Challenge Programme of the Novo
Nordisk Foundation: "Mathematical Modelling for Microbial Community
Induced Metabolic Diseases", led by Professor Daniel Merkle. The
starting date is 1 March 2022 or as soon thereafter as possible for
the applicant. Application deadline: 20 January 2022.

We are seeking highly motivated individuals with a PhD in computer
science, computational chemistry / biochemistry, applied mathematics,
or related areas. The ideal candidate has familiarity with several of
the following areas: algorithmics, mathematical modelling, graph
transformation, algorithm engineering. Applications of these areas to
systems chemistry, systems biology, metabolic networks, or microbial
communities is an advantage, but not a must. Solid competences in
programming and ease with formal thinking are prerequisites.

The project is based on the novel application of formalisms,
algorithms, and computational methods from computer science to the
design of microbial communities, for use in health science. We aim to
expand these methods and their formal foundations, create efficient
algorithms and implementations of them, and use these implementations
for research in understanding the functionality and stability of
intestinal microbial communities. See the MATOMIC website
(https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/matomic/about) for more details.

The research group in Algorithmic Cheminformatics at the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science at SDU offers a dynamic research
environment, comprising two full professors, an associate professor,
and several postdocs and students. The project includes strong
partnerships with the University of Leipzig (Bioinformatics, Professor
Peter Stadler), the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in
Leipzig (Molecular Systems Biology, Professor Martin von Bergen) and
the University of Vienna (Department of Theoretical Chemistry,
Professor Christoph Flamm), who may potentially host the postdoctoral
researcher for extended visits.

The research group is located at the main campus of SDU, which is
located in Odense, the third largest city in Denmark. Denmark is known
for its high standards of living, free health care, and competitive
salaries. Applicants from outside Denmark are eligible for substantial
tax reductions.

Application link with formalities and details on salaries, tax,
entering and working in Denmark, etc.:

https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1180823?sc_lang=en

For further information contact Professor Daniel Merkle (e-mail:
daniel@imada.sdu.dk, phone: +45 6550 2322).

[DMANET] Open Postdoctoral Position in OR at the University of Fribourg

A postdoctoral position is open at the Department of Informatics at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) within the Decision Support & Operations Research group. The successful candidate will work on our Optimization of train crew assignment to activity segments project funded by the SBB Research Fund. The goal is to develop efficient algorithms to assign train crews to so-called activity segments. This step is of great importance, since it drives strategic decisions impacting not only overall costs, but also employee schedules and satisfaction, reliability in case of unexpected lack of staff, as well as training and hiring of specialized collaborators at specific locations.

The postdoctoral position is fully funded for 1 year. Starting date is as soon as possible. We offer a competitive gross salary starting at around 80'000 CHF per year. The postdoctoral researcher gets the opportunity to attend international conferences and to travel and learn from leading experts through our wide network of academic and industrial collaborations.

The candidate must:

- have a PhD degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related domain.

- have a strong background in applied combinatorial optimization and integer programming.

- have strong programming skills

- be able to develop and implement optimization methods for large-scale, real-world problems.

To apply, please send a complete CV, a motivation letter and some references to Prof. Bernard Ries: bernard.ries@unifr.ch<file:///C:/Users/SchindlD/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/UQLQ3HY2/bernard.ries@unifr.ch>. For further information, please contact Dr. David Schindl: david.schindl@unifr.ch<file:///C:/Users/SchindlD/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/UQLQ3HY2/david.schindl@unifr.ch>.

Formal evaluation of the applications will begin on January 24, 2022. Applications beyond that date might be considered.

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University of Fribourg - Department of Informatics
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Bd. de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg

Phone : +41 26 300 83 33 - Fax: +41 26 300 97 26
Email: bernard.ries@unifr.ch<mailto:bernard.ries@unifr.ch>
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[DMANET] Prague Summer School on Discrete Mathematics

Prague Summer School on Discrete Mathematics 2022 will take place from 11th
to 15th July in the historical building of the Computer Science Department
of Charles University. The school will feature lecture series on the following
topics:

Will Perkins (U. of Illinois at Chicago): Statistical physics methods in combinatorics
Wojciech Samotij (Tel Aviv University): The container method

The School is primarily intended for PhD students and postdocs, but students
and researchers in other stages of their careers may also participate. A
limited number of stipends to cover travel and stay for participants is
available. More information is available on the School webpage:

https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/iuuk/events/prague-summer-school-on-discrete-mathematics

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[DMANET] Assistant professor, postdoc, and PhD positions in Copenhagen

The Department of Computer Science (DIKU) at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for:
- A tenure-track assistant professorship in computational complexity theory https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=155457, deadline January 30
- Postdoc positions in theoretical computer science https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=155491, deadline February 6
- PhD positions in theoretical computer science and/or combinatorial optimization https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=155288, deadline January 9

We are looking for outstanding junior researchers with an innovative mind-set and intellectual curiosity to strengthen and complement the research profile of the Algorithms and Complexity Section at DIKU. This is a world-leading research environment (currently ranked 7th worldwide in algorithms and complexity by CSrankings.org), with a strong presence at top-tier conferences like STOC, FOCS, CCC, and SODA, and also with publications in premier AI conferences like AAAI, IJCAI, and NeurIPS. We are home to the Basic Algorithms Research Copenhagen (BARC) centre, joint with the IT University of Copenhagen, and have extensive collaborations with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and with Lund University on the Swedish side of the Oresund Bridge, as well as with our many visitors. We aim to attract top talent from around the world to an ambitious, creative, collaborative, and fun environment. Using the power of mathematics, we strive to create fundamental breakthroughs in algorithms and complexity theory. While the focus in on foundational research, we do have a track record of surprising algorithmic discoveries leading to major industrial applications.

The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the oldest and largest university in Denmark. It is often ranked as the best university in Scandinavia and consistently as one of the top places in Europe. Within computer science, it is ranked 2nd in the European Union (post-Brexit) by ShanghaiRanking.

Informal enquiries about these positions are welcome and may be sent to jn@di.ku.dk.

[DMANET] [JOB] Faculty Positions in Theoretical Computer Science at University of Amsterdam

The ILLC and Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam are
seeking to significantly strengthen their profiles in the area of
Theoretical Computer Science, and we currently are inviting applications
for three faculty positions in Theoretical Computer Science (in any area
of specialisation). There are opportunities at the Assistant, Associate,
and Full Professor level. Apply by 7 February 2022.

Full details: https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/illc/737826402/ and
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/ivi/737970302/

We specifically encourage women to apply for these positions. For more
information on the TCS community in Amsterdam, please refer to
https://theory.amsterdam.

[DMANET] Deadline approaching[Last week] - CIoT 2022 - 5th Conference on Cloud and Internet of Things, March 28-30, 2022, Marrakech

[Apologies, if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]

*Call for Papers*

CIoT 2022 - 5th Conference on Cloud and Internet of Things, March
28-30, 2022, Marrakech, Morocco

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CALL FOR PAPERS - CIoT 2022
5th Conference on Cloud and Internet of Things
March 28 - 30, 2022
Marrakech, Morocco
Accepting Virtual Participation
https://ciot2022.dnac.org/ <https://ciot2021.dnac.org/>

CIoT 2022 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE ComSoc
All accepted & presented papers will be submitted to IEEE Xplore

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper Submission deadline : January 9, 2022
Notification of Acceptance: February 11, 2022
Camera-Ready: February 25, 2022

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Submission link: https://edas.info/N28114
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It is with great pleasure to welcome you to CIoT'22.

CIoT provides a high-quality international academic and industrial exchange
forum for experts and scholars in the field of intelligent systems, cloud
computing and Internet of Things.

The conference will be designed and prepared as an in person event.
However, in the case of perduring traveling restrictions (official or de
facto) during the conference dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be
ready to convert the conference to a fully on-line event.

We hope the conditions will allow for in-person participation, so we can
enjoy face-to-face discussions and coffee breaks again. It would also give
the opportunity to participants to visit the beautiful city of Marrakech.

CIoT'22 is a conference focusing on the challenges of managing Internet of
Things applications while considering the whole end-to-end architecture
over the sixth generation of mobile networks (6G) and next-generation data
center networking from cloud to the edge and IoT devices. The next
generation of telecommunication networks is expected to support a growing
number of smart terminals, such as cell phones, sensors and other connected
objects, to provide real-time applications and to provide intelligence and
trust embedded in network infrastructure. To meet these requirements, the
6G envisions the use of artificial intelligence, cloud and edge computing.
The 6G network will absorb the billions of flows generated by things while
considering the requested QoS and the cohabitation of M2M, M2H and H2M
flows. Then, the flows will be processed in data centers and applications
will exploit the extracted knowledge.

The main objective of CIoT'22 is to address challenges of clouds and IoT
systems from the sensors/machines to the end-users attached to the Cloud
while considering the 6G network connecting both IoT and Cloud domains.

Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have not been
published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers should be prepared
using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are limited to 8 pages (full
papers). They have to be submitted electronically in PDF format. Papers
exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and self-plagiarized papers
will be rejected without further review. All other papers will sustain a
thorough single-blind review process.

CIoT'22 will also hold an industrial track. The industrial track gathers
scholars and industrial participants to highlight practical and real-world
studies and applications of cloud and IoT technologies. This track aims to
foster cooperation between participants engaged in scientific research and
practitioners working to improve the development of new cloud and IoT
applications. Each submission should describe the problem addressed, the
approach used, the current state of the project, an evaluation of the
benefits or lessons learned, and future developments. Industrial track
submissions are extended abstracts of 2 pages.

All submissions must be written in English and must use standard IEEE
two-column conference template, available for download from the IEEE
website: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process and all submissions
must be done electronically through EDAS using the following link:
https://edas.info/N28114

The technical papers presented at the conference will be invited to submit
an extended version in the Special Issue "Electronics for Agriculture",
MDPI Journal
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/eagriculture_electronics

Best papers will be considered for fast-track publication in a special
issue of Annals of Telecommunications (Springer, ISI-indexed)

The conference covers all research and novel papers tackling the following
topics, but not limited to:

- Cloud, Edge and Fog for the IoT
- Cloud Computing (IAAS, FAAS, PAAS, CAAS, SAAS) for IoT
- Cloud Computing based on IoT technologies
- Cloud Metering and Monitoring
- Security and privacy in Clouds and IoT
- Artificial Intelligence for IoT, Edge IA
- Mobile-Edge Computing, Multi-access Edge Computing
- IoT 5G slice management
- Wireless sensor networks
- Networks for IoT : LoRa, SigFox, NB-IoT, Wi-FI, IEEE 802.11ah, etc.
- Green communication and IoT
- Radio frequency identification
- Cloud Networking for IoT
- Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for IoT
- Architecture and protocols for IoT and Cloud
- Distributed platforms for IoT
- Centralized and distributed system for IoT
- IoT management system
- Open Platforms for IoT
- Commercial platforms for IoT
- Real-time systems for IoT
- Next Generation Infrastructure for IoT
- IoT big data and analytics
- Wearable Devices for IoT
- Participative Internet
- IoT Applications and Services
- Smart Home, Smart City
- Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT (IIoT)
- IoT-based Enterprise Management
- IoT-based Business Process Management
- Robots and IoT
- Testbeds and experimental platforms for IoT and the Cloud
- IoT Standards and Application Scenarios
- Open topics for future IoT e.g. Digital Twins
- Blockchain for IoT
- Machine/Deep learning for IoT applications, data management, data
processing

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COMMITTEE
General Chairs:
Mohamed Lahby (Hassan 2 University, Casablanca, Morocco)
Nidal Nasser (Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia)

TPC Chairs:
Lei Shu (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)
Thierry Coupaye (Orange Labs, France)
Rachid Saadane (Hassania School of Public Works, Morocco)

Best regards
--

*Dr. M.Lahby*

Laboratory of Mathematics and Applications, University Hassan II, Ecole
Normale Supérieure (ENS) Casablanca, Morocco

mlahby@gmail.com
GSM : +212 6 65 29 23 76
In the world of Linux, who needs Windows and Gates

[DMANET] Research master's internship opportunity at University of Lille, France

The ORKAD team is a research team from CRIStAL laboratory (UMR CNRS
9189) in Lille. We are seeking a good candidate to complete a master's
internship on the topic "Parameterized complexity : A tool to handle
multiobjective problems" that is at the frontier between parameterized
complexity and multi-objective optimization. Knowledge in at least one
of these two topics would be appreciated. The description of the
internship is attached to this email. In continuation of this
internship, the student will be able to apply for a PhD funding on the
same topic.

The preferable start date is February-March 2022, but arrangements are
possible. Priority will be given to about-to-graduate students (second
year of masters or equivalent). The internship will last up to 6
months. The remuneration is the French legal remuneration for an
internship that should be expected to be around 580€ each month.

For any questions regarding this position or to send your application,
please email Julien Baste (julien.baste@univ-lille.fr). In order to
apply for the internship, please send your CV, your motivation and your
results from your formation.

--
Julien Baste
julien.baste@univ-lille.fr
https://www.iut-info.univ-lille.fr/~julien.baste/

Sunday, January 2, 2022

[DMANET] ICDCN 2022 call for participation (fully virtual)

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Call for Participation

ICDCN 2022

23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking

January 4-7, 2022

New Delhi (Held Virtually)

https://icdcn2022.iiitd.edu.in/

ICDCN, International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking, is
a premier

international conference dedicated to addressing advances in Distributed
Computing and

Communication Networks. Over the years, it has become a leading forum for
disseminating

the latest research results in these fields.

Keynotes

A Graph Theoretic Approach for Resilient Distributed Algorithms

Merav Parter (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)

Computational Sustainability: Computing for a Better World and a
Sustainable Future AI for Accelerating Scientific Discovery

Carla P. Gomes (Cornell University, USA)

Permissionless Consensus: Possibilities and Impossibilities

Tim Roughgarden (Columbia University, USA)

Collaborative Machine Intelligence: Enabling Ultra-Low Power Pervasive AI

Archan Misra (Singapore Management University, Singapore)
ICDCN 2022 Paper Sessions (Six sessions in total)

Session I: IoT & Mobile Computing

Undervolting on wireless sensor nodes: a critical perspective.

Dominik Widhalm, Karl M. Goeschka (University of Applied Sciences Technikum
Wien) and Wolfgang Kastner (Vienna University of Technology)

A scalable causal broadcast that tolerates dynamics of mobile networks.

Daniel Wilhelm, Luciana Arantes and Pierre Sens (Sorbonne University, CNRS,
Inria)

DeSVQ: Deep Learning Based Streaming Video QoE Estimation.

Monalisa Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur), Chetna Singhal
(Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur) and Rushikesh Wayal (Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur)

Robotic Sorting on the Grid.

Jared Coleman (University of Southern California) and Oscar Morales Ponce
(California State University Long Beach)

Greedy Algorithms for Scheduling Package Delivery with Multiple Drones.

Francesco Betti Sorbelli (University of Perugia, Italy), Federico Corò
(Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States), Sajal K.
Das (Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States), Lorenzo
Palazzetti (University of Florence, Italy) and Cristina M. Pinotti
(University of Perugia, Italy)

Session II: Distributed Algorithms

Distributed Algorithms for Connectivity and MST in Large Graphs with
Efficient Local Computation.

Eric Ajieren, Khalid Hourani, William K. Moses Jr. and Gopal Pandurangan
(University of Houston)

A Study on Migration Scheduling in Distributed Stream Processing Engines.

Morten Lindeberg and Thomas Plagemann (University of Oslo)

Distributed Matrix Tiling Using A Hypergraph Labeling Formulation.

Avah Banerjee (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Maxwell
Reeser (Louisiana State University) and Guoli Ding (LSU)

A Lattice Linear Predicate Parallel Algorithm for the Dynamic Programming
Problems. Vijay Garg (The University of Texas at Austin) (short paper)

Session III: Asynchronous Distributed Algorithms

A Fast Wait-Free Multi-Producers Single-Consumer Queue.

Dolev Adas and Roy Friedman (Technion)

Limited Associativity Makes Concurrent Software Caches a Breeze.

Dolev Adas (Technion), Gil Einziger (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
and Roy Friedman (Technion)

Achieving Causality with Physical Clocks.

Sandeep Kulkarni, Gabe Appleton and Duong Nguyen (Michigan State University)

Session IV: Network Algorithms

Topology Inference of Networks utilizing Rooted Spanning Tree Embeddings.

Martin Byrenheid (TU Dresden), Stefanie Roos (Delft University of
Technology) and Thorsten Strufe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
and CeTI, TU Dresden)

Distributed Publish/Subscribe Protocol with Minimum Number of Encryption.

Jean- Philippe Abegg (Université de Strasbourg), Quentin Bramas (ICUBE,
Université de Strasbourg), Timothée Brugière (Transchain) and Thomas Noel
(LSIIT - Strasbourg University)

IMSF: Improved Minimal Scheduling Function for Link Scheduling in 6TiSCH
Networks. Karnish N. A. Tapadar (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati),
Manas Khatua (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati) and Venkatesh
Tamarapalli (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati) (short paper)

Session V: Consensus & Blockchain

Antipaxos: Reaching Agreement without Solving ClassicalConsensus in
Failure-Free Executions.

Chunyu Mao, Wojciech Golab and Bernard Wong (University of Waterloo)

Crypto-commodity Protocol for Addressing Blockchain Problems and
Bottlenecks.

Arnab Chatterjee and R. C. Hansdah (Indian Institute of Science)

A TLA+ Formal Proof of a Cross-Chain Swap.

Zeinab Nehaï, François Bobot, Sara Tucci-Piergiovanni (CEA List), Carole
Delporte and Hugues Fauconnier (IRIF)

Message Complexity of Multi-Valued Implicit Agreement with Shared Random
Bits. Kaustav Bose and Anisur Rahaman Molla (Indian Statistical Institute)

Deploying Transactional Smart Contracts using Multisignature Boolean
Formulas.

Arnab Chatterjee and R. C. Hansdah (Indian Institute of Science) (short
paper)

Session VI: Security & Cryptography

A Step Towards On-Path Security Function Outsourcing.

Jehyun Lee (Trustwave), Min Suk Kang (Korea Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology (KAIST) ), Dinil Mon Divakaran (Trustwave), Phyo May Thet
(Institute for Infocomm Research - A*STAR), Videet Singhai (Carnegie Mellon
University) and Jun Seung You (Seoul National University)

Dragonshield: An Authentication Enhancement for Mitigating Side-Channel
Attacks and High Computation Overhead in WPA3-SAE Handshake Protocol.

R. C. Hansdah (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore), Jitender Jamwal
(Indian Institute of Science Bangalore) and Ravi Babu Gudivada (Indian
Institute of Science Bangalore)

Botnet Mapping Based on Intersections of Traces.

Alfasi Erez (Ben Gurion University of the Negev) and Gil Einziger (Ben
Gurion University of the Negev)

AutoSec: Secure Automotive Data Transmission Scheme for In-Vehicle Networks.

Trupil Limbasiya (iTrust, SUTD, Singapore), Amrita Ghosal (University of
Limerick) and Mauro Conti (University of Padua)

Three workshops (co-located with ICDCN 2022)

NWDCN 2022: International Workshop On Networking Women In Distributed
Computing And Networks
-

MLBSS 2022: International Workshop On Machine Learning And Blockchain
For Smart Society
-

EmeRTeS 2022: International Workshop on Emergency Response Technologies
and Services

Information for registration can be found here
https://icdcn2022.iiitd.edu.in/registration.html

We look forward to seeing you at ICDCN 2022.

Warm wishes,

ICDCN 2022 publicity Chairs (Barbara Keller, Sara Khalifa, and Vijay K.
Shah)

[DMANET] online resources --- Operational Research (OR) for Developing Countries --- responsibility, creativity, optimization (by IFORS)

Wishing you a Happy New Year 2022!

The aim of the IFORS ( International Federation of Operational Research Societies) Developing Countries Online Resources page is to offer the OR worker all publicly-available materials on the topic of OR for Development. It also aims to provide a venue for people who are working in the area to share their completed or in-process work, learn from others, and stimulate comments and discussions on the work. Regarding IFORS Developing Countries OR resources website, its regular updates - and your possible submission of "free" (not copyright protected) material, you might occasionally visit

[ http://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page | http://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page ]

[ http://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page ]

With this open resources page we aim to make research and application results better accessible to the many friends in the Developing Countries (DCs). We would be glad about interest.

Contributions from art and science, communication and education sectors are warmly welcome by our community which has very little access to emerging documents on arts and sciences, research, design and development.

The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS; http://ifors.org/) is an almost 60-year old organization which is currently composed of 51 national societies. Regional Groups of IFORS are: ALIO (The Latin American Ibero Association on Operations Research), APORS (The Association of Asian-Pacific Operational Research Societies), EURO (The Association of European Operational Research Societies), NORAM (The Association of North American Operations Research Societies). IFORS conferences are taking place every three years. On successfully celebrated IFORS 2021, Seoul, South Korea, August 22-27, 2021, please refer to http://www.ifors2020.kr/.

Thank you very much for your attention.

With kind regards,
best wishes,
Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber

PS: Feedback is welcome via

[ mailto:gerhard.weber@put.poznan.pl ]
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Theory Announcements

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

[DMANET] Tenure-track positions at University of Victoria in algorithmic fairness, privacy and related topics

[DMANET] PhD Positions on Explainability, Optimisation, and Machine Learning

[DMANET] IEEE DCOSS 2022 (PHYSICAL OR HYBRID): EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 31

[DMANET] Last CfP (deadline is approaching!): 38th European Workshop on Computational Geometry (EuroCG 2022)

[DMANET] The 5th International Workshop on Intelligent Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles Technologies (ITAVT 2022)- Co-located with NOMS2022

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

[DMANET] CFP: IPDPS ParSocial 2022 Workshop - 6th IEEE Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing for Computational Social Systems

[DMANET] Fwd: Sunbelt 2022 Networks Conference_Call for Submissions – Negative Ties and Signed Graphs

[DMANET] Call for abstracts: “OR for Development and Developing Countries” --- EURO 2022, Espoo, Finland, July 3-6, 2022

[DMANET] PostDoctoral Position in Machine Learning in Economics and Decision Sciences, Department of Economics at Copenhagen Business School

[DMANET] computational optimization

[DMANET] Postdoctoral and PhD positions in Optimization and Computational Social Choice, Charles University

[DMANET] PhD student position in "autonomous transportation and connected vehicles" at Malmö University, Sweden

Monday, January 3, 2022

[DMANET] (Senior) Applied/Research Scientist Opportunities at Amazon (Luxembourg, Berlin, Barcelona)

[DMANET] Final Call for Papers: IWOCA 2022

[DMANET] IMPROVE 2022 - New Submission Opportunity

[DMANET] Postdoctoral Positions in Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark

[DMANET] Open Postdoctoral Position in OR at the University of Fribourg

[DMANET] Prague Summer School on Discrete Mathematics

[DMANET] Assistant professor, postdoc, and PhD positions in Copenhagen

[DMANET] [JOB] Faculty Positions in Theoretical Computer Science at University of Amsterdam

[DMANET] Deadline approaching[Last week] - CIoT 2022 - 5th Conference on Cloud and Internet of Things, March 28-30, 2022, Marrakech

[DMANET] Research master's internship opportunity at University of Lille, France

Sunday, January 2, 2022

[DMANET] ICDCN 2022 call for participation (fully virtual)

[DMANET] online resources --- Operational Research (OR) for Developing Countries --- responsibility, creativity, optimization (by IFORS)

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