Theory Announcements

Friday, December 1, 2023

[DMANET] Two postdocs in graph theory at Jagiellonian University in Krakow

The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Jagiellonian
University in Krakow, Poland, is offering two postdoctoral positions in
research projects funded by the National Science Centre of Poland:

1) "Dimension and Boolean dimension of partial orders", PI Piotr Micek, and
2) "Colorings, cliques, and independent sets in graph classes", PI Bartosz
Walczak.

Starting date: between March and December 2024, up to agreement with the PI
Duration: 12 months

The position is full-time researcher with a monthly net salary of approx.
7400 PLN (which is more than enough for comfortable life in Krakow), with
no teaching obligations, and with a generous budget for travels and
visitors.

The projects concern:

1) structural, extremal, and algorithmic problems related to order
dimension and Boolean dimension; see
https://piotrmicek.staff.tcs.uj.edu.pl/call2023/abstract.pdf;
2) chi-boundedness, polynomial chi-boundedness, Erdos-Hajnal property, and
complexity of computational problems in graphs classes, with particular
focus on geometric intersection graphs and graphs with excluded induced
subgraphs; see
https://bartoszwalczak.staff.tcs.uj.edu.pl/call2023/abstract.pdf.

Apart from the PIs, the Jagiellonian University in Krakow hosts an active
group of researchers in graph theory including Bartlomiej Bosek, Andrzej
Grzesik, Jakub Kozik, Jonathan Narboni, and a very strong group of
students. Our frequent collaborators within these projects are James Davies
(Cambridge), Gwenael Joret (Brussels), and William T. Trotter (Atlanta).

We expect the candidate, at the time of employment, to hold a PhD degree
received not earlier than in 2017 and to have an excellent background in
mathematics and computer science, in particular in one or more of the
following fields: structural graph theory, combinatorics of posets, graph
coloring, graph algorithms.

Applications should be sent to one or both of the following email addresses:

1) piotr.micek@uj.edu.pl for the project "Dimension and Boolean dimension
of partial orders"
2) bartosz.walczak@uj.edu.pl for the project "Colorings, cliques, and
independent sets in graph classes"

An application should include an overview of the background and scientific
achievements of the candidate, a list of the candidate's research works,
and a list of at most three experienced researchers that may serve as
references for the candidate. For a complete list of required documents
(same for both positions), see the official call:

1) https://piotrmicek.staff.tcs.uj.edu.pl/call2023/call.pdf
2) https://bartoszwalczak.staff.tcs.uj.edu.pl/call2023/call.pdf

Application deadline: 31 December 2023

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[DMANET] Special session on Optimization for forecasting at MIC 2024

Optimization and forecasting are interconnected, if only because
optimized outcomes are typically meant to be applied in future settings.
Business analytics, in its variants of predictive analytics and
prescriptive analytics, builds on this, including forecasting and
optimization tasks. However, these tasks are frequently separated and
lack cohesion. There have been studies on data uncertainty, but until
recently little work has been done on integrated approaches,
specifically on optimization methods applied to forecasting. The recent
growth of AI has introduced new, effective approaches, whereas
forecasting algorithms were previously primarily based on statistical
considerations.

Given the growing awareness of the interplay between optimization and
AI, which has made it a hot topic for meta- and matheuristics, this
session aims to focus on the connection between optimization and
forecasting, whether based on AI or other techniques. The goal is to
provide a platform for exchanging ideas, raising awareness of recent
developments, and stimulating discussions on the intersection of these
two areas.

Submissions to the session follow the same process as regular conference
submissions, simply select the session from the drop-down field on the
Easychair submission page at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mic2024.

Essential guidelines are in the following, for more details please refer
to the conference web page at https://mic2024.fr/
## Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Regular paper: novel and original research contributions of a maximum
of 15 pages (LNCS format)
- Short paper: extended abstract of novel research works of 6 pages
(LNCS format)
- Oral presentation: high-quality published or preliminary recent works
## Important Dates
- Submissions / registrations open: December 1st, 2023
- Submission deadline: January 5th, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: February 2nd, 2024

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University of Bologna || orcid: 0000-0002-1220-1235
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47521 Cesena, Italy ||

[DMANET] DCOSS-IoT 2024 (Abu Dhabi, April 29 to May 1) - Third Call for Papers

The 20th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2024)
Abu Dhabi, UAE - April 29 to May 1, 2024
* The DCOSS-IoT series of events are always technically co-sponsored by IEEE, and Proceedings are published by IEEE Xplore.
The 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT 2024) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference is always co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and by the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP).
The conference was previously known as DCOSS. Starting in 2023, the event is broadening its scope beyond sensor networks to include smart systems in general and the Internet of Things (IoT). The updated name is "Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things" (DCOSS-IoT).
In the last few years, we have witnessed significant growth in the use of IoT and distributed sensor systems in several application areas, including smart transportation, smart energy systems, smart homes, and buildings, smart healthcare, and environmental monitoring. For smart sensor systems to truly become useful and pervasive, we need to address several 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-IoT focuses on issues arising in the entire IoT and networked sensor systems stack, covering aspects of high-level abstractions, models and languages, communication technologies, novel algorithms and applications, system design approaches and architectures, and tools for simulated and real deployments. Potential authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts demonstrating recent advances in 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 Smart Systems
· Smart healthcare to combat epidemics
· Edge and fog computing: distributed computing models from sensor to cloud
· Machine intelligence in distributed sensor systems and real-time analytics
· Novel communication paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) for IoT and Smart Systems
· Cyber-Physical Systems
· IoT and Smart Systems for Smart and Connected Communities
· Autonomous systems: closing the loop between sensing and actuation
· Time and location management
· Robustness, resilience, and dependability of IoT and smart systems
· Security and privacy in IoT and Smart Systems
· Performance analysis: complexity, correctness, scalability
· Mobile and human-centric sensing
· IoT and Smart Systems for social computing
· Interoperability, heterogeneity and scalability
· Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based sensing/communications/networking
· Social sensing and crowd sensing techniques, applications, and systems
· Complex systems comprising wearable, robotic and/or fixed sensor systems
· IoT and Smart Systems for emerging and developing economies
· Green and environmentally friendly IoT (low-power, harvesting, energy management)
· Sensors and Robots for Internet of Intelligent Things
· Design and implementation of real-world applications and systems
· Approaches, tools, and experience of deployment and operation
· Interdisciplinary applications of IoT and Smart Systems
· Smart healthcare and digital epidemiology
· Smart agriculture
· Smart infrastructures
· Smart cities
· Smart energy, transportation, and water distribution systems
· Smart factories
· Smart workspace
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts demonstrating current research on distributed smart systems and IoT 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. Two (2) additional pages at 100$/page for supplementary material only (such as theorems, proofs, implementation details) are allowed. Starting last year, DCOSS-IoT will follow a double-blind review process. As a result, authors must make a good faith effort to anonymize their submissions. Although submission is double-blind, the existence or availability of non-anonymous preprints (on arXiv or other preprint servers) will not lead to your paper being rejected. Reviewers will be instructed not to look for such preprints actively but encountering them will not constitute a conflict of interest. Papers that do not meet the size, formatting, and anonymization requirements will not be reviewed. We require each paper to be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and submitted through the HotCRP submission system.
*** Special Issue and Best Paper Awards ***
DCOSS-IoT 2024 will announce a best paper award and a best poster/demo award.
Extended versions of selected best papers from DCOSS-IoT 2024 will be included in a Special Issue of the Computer Networks (COMNET) Journal.
*** Important dates ***
· Abstract Registration Deadline: January 8, 2024
· Paper Submission Deadline: January 15, 2024
· Acceptance Notification: March 8, 2024
· Camera Ready Deadline: March 18, 2024

*** Key Organizers ***
- Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs:
· Tommaso Melodia (Northeastern University, USA)
· Nathalie Mitton (Inria Lille - Nord Europe)
· Enrico Natalizio (Technology Innovation Institute - TII, UAE)

- Steering Committee Chair:

* Sotiris Nikoletseas, University of Patras and CTI, Greece
- Local Chairs
· Jennifer Simonjan (Technology Innovation Institute - TII, UAE)
· Michael Baddeley (Technology Innovation Institute - TII, UAE)
· Lina Bariah (Technology Innovation Institute - TII, UAE)
· Andrew Chopra (Technology Innovation Institute - TII, UAE)

Please visit the DCOSS-IoT 2024 website<https://dcoss.org/> for more information.
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Department of Software and IT Engineering
École de technologie supérieure | University of Quebec
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[DMANET] PhD Position at the University of Warwick

Dear DMANET colleagues,

My name is Matthias C. Caro, I am a postdoctoral researcher working at the intersection of quantum computing and computational learning theory. In Fall 2024, I will be joining the Computer Science Department at the University of Warwick as an Assistant Professor. I'm currently looking for a PhD student to work with me on Quantum Learning Theory there, see my call for applications<https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/news/?newsItem=8a1785d88bf6b075018c15b1e42170fb>. If you have promising students who might be a good fit, I'd be grateful if you could encourage them to apply!

Many thanks and best wishes,
Matthias C.

Matthias C. Caro
He/Him
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Physics
Freie Universität Berlin
https://sites.google.com/view/matthiasccaro

[DMANET] INOC 2024 (International Network Optimisation Conference) Final CfP

INOC 2024 takes place in University College Dublin, Ireland, 11th-13th
March 2024. This is the final call for papers. We invite you to submit
extended abstracts or short papers in Network Optimisation up to 10th
December 2023. Full details are on the conference website:
https://inoc2024.sciencesconf.org/.

INOC solicits contributions in the broad field of Network Optimization,
from the areas of Mathematical Optimization, Operations Research, and Graph
Theory. Application-oriented network optimization from areas like
Telecommunications, Routing, Smart Grids, and Logistics are most welcome.

We have an exciting scientific programme including keynote talks from
Prof.s Ivana Ljubic
(ESSEC Business School), Bernardetta Addis (Université de Lorraine),
and Stefan Schmid (TU Berlin), and a tutorial on Smart Grids from Eaton.

In addition, we have a nice social programme planned and look forward to
welcoming you to Dublin!

regards,
Paula and the INOC Committees

[DMANET] Call for Research Fellow Position at University of Calabria (Italy)

Within the National PRIN project "*Large scale optimization for
sustainable and resilient energy systems*",

we are looking for a candidate to join within the research team at the
University of Calabria (Italy) composed of

Patrizia Beraldi, Angelo Algieri, Giovanni Giallombardo and Giovanna
Miglionico. The project leader is

Prof. Antonio Frangioni of the University of Pisa.

The research fellowship ("Assegno di Ricerca" in Italian) will last one
year and is expected to start in January-February 2024.

The aim of the research is to design and solve stochastic programming
approaches for the optimal management

of energy systems integrating production from renewable energy sources and
storage devices.

Candidates must have:

· Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering;

· Good background in Operations Research

· Good programming language skills (e.g. in C, C++, Java, Python …)

· Experience with the use of mathematical optimization solvers (e.g.,
CPLEX, Gurobi, Xpress)

· Proficiency in English

PhD is not mandatory, but represents a preferred title.

Interested candidates can send a detailed CV to

patrizia.beraldi@unical.it with *Subject*: *PRIN Position at Unical*

[DMANET] EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good

Apologies for cross-posting.

EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good 2024

https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1668/prize-for-or-for-the-common-good-epocg

PURPOSE

The purposes of the competition are to:

* recognise outstanding contributions to addressing global challenges
through the application of OR,
* raise awareness of the important role OR can play in contributing to
global challenges such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

THE PRIZE

The prize consists of a certificate and reward of €3,000 shared between
the representatives of the winning application.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

All interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed description of
an outstanding contribution to addressing global challenges through the
application of OR. This application will demonstrate a real impact on
society for the common good, which has original features, whether in
methodology, field of application and/or implementation. This may be in the
form of a paper written for publication (although not necessarily published
at the time of submission), a client report, or other appropriate
documentation. The documentation must describe the work in a way that
illustrates how it meets the criteria outlined below. The age limit for
published papers is four years. The work must not have been submitted
concurrently to another competition. The application is open to OR
specialists from any part of the world. Please also check the guidelines.

The criteria for the evaluation of the papers are:

real impact on society for the common good,
scientific quality,
appreciation by the organisation involved with the application,
originality in methodology, implementations and/or field of application.

Letters of appreciation by the organization involved with the application
are important.

The jury selects a short-list of finalists who will present their work in a
special session at the 33rd European Conference on Operational Research in
Copenhagen. There is no registration fee for one representative of each of
the finalist presentations. The winner will be determined by the jury at
the end of the special session(s) and will be announced by the chair of the
jury during the closing session of the EURO 2024 Conference.

Applications should be submitted (as a zip file or equivalent single
submission) online
https://www.euro-online.org/awards/epocg2024/registration.php by the
deadline of January 31, 2024.

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Dr Sarah Fores, FORS
Manager of EURO

[DMANET] EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award 2024

Apologies for cross-posting.

EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award 2024

https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/210/doctoral-dissertation-award-edda

The purpose of the prize is to distinguish an outstanding doctoral
dissertation in OR defended in the countries having an OR society that is a
member of EURO.

THE PRIZE

The prize consists of a certificate and reward of €1,000

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The EDDA 2022 jury will only consider dissertations in Operational Research
defended between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023. The dissertation must
have been defended in a University located in a member country of EURO. The
author of the dissertation must be a member of a member society of EURO.

To be considered, a dissertation should be nominated by the supervisor of
the thesis (one of them in case of multiple supervisors). The supervisor of
the dissertation is asked to provide the jury with the following
information:

*The text of the dissertation;
*An extended abstract (3 to 5 pages) of the dissertation; this abstract
should be written in English and should include precise keywords;
*If the dissertation is not in English, a paper in English which has been
authored or co-authored by the candidate and which describes the core ideas
of the dissertation. This paper should preferably have been published in or
submitted to an international journal;
*Nomination letters (or reports) from two referees selected by the
dissertation supervisor, supporting the submission and stating their
assessment of why the dissertation should win the award;
*An up-to-date CV of the candidate, including a list of publications.

No nomination will be considered without these items. Please also check the
guidelines.

Since many doctoral dissertations in OR are defended each year only
outstanding pieces of work are expected to be submitted. The jury would
like to remind supervisors that only high-quality theses might have a
chance of winning the award.

The jury selects a shortlist of finalists who will present their work in a
special session at the 33rd European Conference on Operational Research in
Copenhagen. There is no registration fee for each finalist. EURO will also
contribute to the travel and accommodation expenses. The winner will be
determined by the jury at the end of the special session(s) and will be
announced by the chair of the jury during the closing session of the EURO
2024 Conference.

Applications should be submitted (as a zip file or equivalent single
submission) online
https://www.euro-online.org/awards/edda2024/registration.php by the
deadline of January 31, 2024.

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Dr Sarah Fores, FORS
Manager of EURO

[DMANET] EURO Excellence in Practice Award 2024

Apologies for cross-posting.

EURO Excellence in Practice Award 2024
Sponsored by Gurobi Optimization
https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/209/excellence-in-practice-award-eepa

The purposes of the competition are to:
* recognise outstanding accomplishments in the practice of OR,
* attract more application-oriented papers to EURO-k Conferences,
* promote the practice of OR in general.

THE PRIZE

The prize consists of a certificate and reward of €3,000 shared between
the representatives of the winning application.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

All interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed description of
an application of OR with a real impact on practice, which has original
features, whether in methodology, field of application and/or
implementation. This may be in the form of a paper written for publication
(although not necessarily published at the time of submission), a client
report, or other appropriate documentation. The documentation must include
a document which explicitly states, for each of the criteria below, how the
application meets that criterion. This document may be a summary document,
pointing towards evidence contained in other documents submitted or
referenced as part of the application; or it may form the main body of the
application if that is more appropriate. The first full implementation
(that is, not counting piloting or prototyping) must be long enough ago to
allow for convincing assessment of realised benefits, but we would normally
expect the end-point of the authors' contribution to the project to be not
more than 4 years ago. The work must not have been submitted concurrently
to another competition. The application is open to OR specialists from any
part of the world. Please also check the guidelines.

The criteria for the evaluation of the submissions are:

the real impact on practice,
the scientific quality of the application,
the relevance to Operational Research,
the appreciation by the organisation involved with the application,
the originality in methodology, implementations and/or field of application.

A letter or other evidence of appreciation by the organisation or
organisations that made use of the work described is essential, and will
form part of the assessment.

Applications should be submitted (as a zip file or equivalent single
submission) online
https://www.euro-online.org/awards/eepa2024/registration.php by the
deadline of January 31, 2024.

--
Dr Sarah Fores, FORS
Manager of EURO

[DMANET] CFP Computational optimization

Call for Papers

17th International Thematic Track/Workshop on Computational Optimization
(CO23)
Belgrade, Serbia, September 08-11, 2024

organized in the framework of CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FedCSIS - 2024

IEEE CS is a technical co-sponsor of FedCSIS 2024

https://2024.fedcsis.org/thematic/co
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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 CO24 paper will be awarded during the social dinner of FedCSIS2024.
The best paper will be selected by CO24 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 12 pages for regular paper
and 6 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 trakc.
* 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 CO24 will be published
in edited book of the series "Studies of Computational Intelligence",
Springer with SJR 237.

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Important dates:

+ Paper submission (strict deadline): May 14, 2024, 23:59:59 pm HST (there
will be no extension)
+ Position paper submission: June 02, 2024
+ Author notification: June 18, 2024
+ Final paper submission and registration: July 9, 2024
+ Conference date: September 8-11, 2024

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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 :
wco@fedcsis.org

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Prof. Stefka Fidanova
IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

[DMANET] CFP Envirorisks2024

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to inform you that the *International Conference EnviroRisks*
will be held in the period *0**4**-0**6** June 202**4**, Sofia**, Bulgaria*.
The conference will provide an excellent international forum for
dissemination of original research results, new ideas and practical
development experiences which concentrate on both theory and practices of
the academics, researchers, engineers and also industry professionals.

*All accepted and presented papers will be submitted* *for publication** to
the SPRINGER **Series* *"Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems"**.*

*Please**, **visit the conference web page for more details:
**https://envirorisks.cmdrcoe.org/ *

*Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:*

*1. Disaster Management, Natural Hazards, Risk reduction and Building
Resilience*

*2. Climate Change Challenges and Security Implications*

*3**. **Resilience and Business Continuity Management*

*4. **High Performance Computing, Modeling & Simulations, GIS for
environmental monitoring and Artificial Intelligent *

Please, save the dates and feel free to circulate this message among your
friends.

*Important dates:*

*Abstract** Submission D**ate**: **01** of **February**, 202**4*

*Notification of Abstract Acceptance: **29 February, 2024*

*Full **Paper Submission D**ate**: **3**1 of Ma**rch**, 202**4*
* Notification** for Paper Acceptance**: **01 **of **May**, 202**4*
*Conference fee**: **20** of May**, 202**4*
*Conference Dates: **0**4**-**06** of **June**, 202**4*

*Best regards, **EnviroRISKs*
* Organizing Team E-mail: **envirorisks@gmail.com *

--
Prof. Stefka Fidanova
IICT-BAS
Acad. G. Bonchev str. bl.25A
1113 Sofia Bulgaria
Ph. +359-2-9796642

Thursday, November 30, 2023

[DMANET] IFORS Developing Countries Online Resources

To access information regarding IFORS Developing Countries resources, its regular updates – and to submit your possible "free" (not copyright protected) material, you may occasionally visit the link: http://ifors.org/developing_countries/index.php?title=Main_Page .

With this open online resources page we aim to provide a platform to make research and applications of OR widely accessible to the entire OR community including researchers, academicians and scholars in the Developing Countries (DCs).

For this purpose we invite scholarly contributions spanning across all areas and sectors ranging from arts and science, to communication and education.

The International Federation of Operational Research Societies ( IFORS ) 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 held every three years. The conference IFORS 2023 was just held successfully in Santiago, Chile, during July 10-14, 2023. Please visit the following link for details regarding the same:

https://ifors2023.com/

Thank you very much for your attention. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation and scholarly contributions.

[DMANET] PhD/Postdoc positions at Chair of IT Security, Brandenburg University of Technology

The Young Investigator Group "COSYS - Control Systems and Cyber Security Lab" at the Chair of IT Security at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg has open PhD/Postdoc positions in the following areas:

- Privacy-enhancing technologies in cyber-physical systems.
- AI-based network attack detection and simulation.
- AI-enabled penetration testing.

The available positions are funded as 100% TV-L E13 tariff in Germany and limited until 31.07.2026, with possibility for extension.

Candidates must hold a Master's degree (PhD degree for Postdocs) or equivalent in Computer Science or related disciplines, or be close to completing it. If you are interested, please send your CV, transcript of records from your Master studies, and an electronic version of your Master's thesis (if possible), as a single pdf file. Applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled.

Contact: Ivan Pryvalov (ivan.pryvalov@b-tu.de)

[DMANET] Postdoc position in Graph Theory at KIT

The Department of Mathematics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Position (Akademische/n Mitarbeiter/in) to work on Graph Theory and Combinatorics, see https://www.math.kit.edu/iag6/~axenovich/media/ad-postdoc-2024.pdf

Young researchers with a strong background in discrete mathematics are invited to apply. A Ph.D. in mathematics or theoretical computer science is required. Knowledge and experience in graph theory and combinatorics are expected. Knowledge of English is required and some command of German is desired.

Specific research topics include Ramsey-type problems, graph coloring problems, extremal problems in set systems and posets, extremal problems in graphs. Teaching responsibilities of the position include up to four academic hours per week.

The intended starting date is flexible between August 3, 2024 and October 1, 2024. The salary grade is E13. This is a 2-year position with a possible extension. The deadline for application is January 10, 2024 or until the position is filled.

An application should include a curriculum vitae, a publication list, an outline of research interests, and at least two letters of reference. Applications and reference letters should be sent per e-mail to maria.aksenovich@kit.edu with a subject line "Postdoc KIT".

For further inquiries about the positions, please contact Prof. Maria Axenovich: https://www.math.kit.edu/iag6/~axenovich/en

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the result of the merger of the University of Karlsruhe and the Research Center, Karlsruhe. It is a unique institution in Germany, which combines the mission of a university with that of a large-scale research center of the Helmholtz Association. With 9400 employees, 25000 students, and an annual budget of EUR 1122 million, KIT is one of the largest research and education institutions worldwide. Karlsruhe is centrally located - with direct and quick train connections to major cities such as Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, and Munich.

[DMANET] Benders Day - A workshop to celebrate the 100th birthday of Jacques Benders!

Benders Day - A workshop to celebrate the 100th birthday of Jacques
Benders!

Please save the date for the 2024 Benders Day. Benders Day is a one day
workshop featuring invited talks on topics related to the work of
Jacques Benders, in particular, Benders decomposition. The workshop
takes place at Eindhoven University of Technology on May 31, 2024. The
confirmed speakers for Benders Day are

- Karen Aardal
- Dries Goossens
- John Hooker
- Ivana Ljubić
- Stephen Maher
- Ward Romeijnders
- Elina Rönnberg

Further information can be found at
https://www.win.tue.nl/~chojny/bendersday/bendersday.html

We look forward to seeing you in Eindhoven!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,

Christopher Hojny, Cor Hurkens, Rudi Pendavingh, Bart Smeulders, and
Frits Spieksma
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[DMANET] Assistant/Associate Professor positions in Algorithms at University of Southern Denmark

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science<https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/imada_matematik_og_datalogi> (IMADA), SDU, Odense, Denmark, invites applications for positions in Algorithms at the levels of assistant and associate professor. Applicants are asked to state in their letter of application on which level they wish to apply. The intended starting date is 1 August 2024 with room for flexibility. The application deadline is 1 February 2024.

The current focus areas of the Algorithms research conducted at IMADA include combinatorial optimization, online algorithms, graph theory, data structures, complexity theory, cryptology, and algorithmic cheminformatics. We are interested in strong applicants who can contribute to these topics or complement them with new and promising directions, including applications of algorithms. (Read about the algorithms group: https://algorithms.sdu.dk/.)

We are looking for candidates
* With a PhD and research background in Computer Science with a focus on Algorithms.
* With a strong track record of publications in top-level conferences and journals, relative to academic age.
* Who can contribute to teaching and advising in the department's Bachelor, Master's and PhD programmes in Computer Science. The ability to support related degrees (such as Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) is a plus.

For applicants for a position of assistant professor, we expect a research track record that shows considerable potential. An appointment as assistant professor lasts for three years, and contingent on successful completion of a lecturer training programme and a positive performance evaluation, a permanent position as associate professor is normally opened, for which the assistant professor can apply.

For applicants for a position of associate professor, we expect a recognized research track record of more than four years after the PhD and demonstrated ability to direct independent research projects and obtain external funding. In addition, applicants are expected to have substantial experience in teaching and supervision. The associate professorship position is a tenured position.

Fluency in English is required, whereas knowledge of Danish is not a prerequisite for application. More than half of the research staff members in computer science have international backgrounds. Successful applicants will be offered Danish courses by the university.

For further information and questions on the positions, please contact Professor Kim Skak Larsen kslarsen@imada.sdu.dk<mailto:kslarsen@imada.sdu.dk>.

Odense provides family-friendly living conditions with the perfect combination of a historic city centre with an urban feel and yet a close proximity to beaches and recreational areas. Its location on the beautiful island of Funen is ideal with easy access by train or highway to the bigger cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen. As the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark's famous fairy tale author, the city is home to a vibrant and creative population and hosts numerous festivals and markets throughout the year.

More information and directions for applying can be found at:
https://www.sdu.dk/en/service/ledige_stillinger/1215838

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

[DMANET] Faculty position in CS, University of Sao Paulo

Dear colleagues,

The Department of Computer Science of the Institute of Mathematics and
Statistics of the University of São Paulo has an open faculty
position at tenure-track assistant professor level. We seek
candidates with a strong background and expertise in theory. Of
particular interest to us are candidates specializing in foundations
of data science, quantum computing, computational complexity, or
algorithms.

The formal call for applications (in Portuguese) can be found at

https://www.ime.usp.br/concursos/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTuGK39UHhjFoLS8yYVtbYwaXffYaHrR/view

The application deadline is 23 January 2024. The application process
is unfortunately somewhat convoluted. Feel free to get in touch with
me if you are interested.

Yours faithfully,

Yoshiharu Kohayakawa
Professor
Department of Computer Science
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
University of São Paulo

[DMANET] Four Tenure-track or Tenured positions at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba has four Tenure-track or Tenured positions at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. To address gender inequity in the field of computer science and help alleviate the underrepresentation of women in such positions, two of the positions are targeted to candidates who identify as women. See links for the respective positions below.

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The Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba is seeking two (2) professors for a Probationary (Tenure-track) or Tenured position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, commencing July 1, 2024, or on a date mutually agreed upon. Exceptional candidates at the full Professor level will also be considered. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The Department is seeking scholars with a commitment to excellence in teaching and research, and a collegial approach to departmental affairs. Outstanding candidates in all areas of Computer Science will be considered, with particular emphasis on candidates who will complement the department's strengths or reinforce areas of growth. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field by the appointment date. Post-doctoral experience is preferred, and other distinguishing experience will be considered.

Duties will include undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching and supervision, research (including establishing and maintaining an externally funded research program), and service-related activities. The successful candidates will have a track record of high-quality scholarly research leading to peer-assessed publications.

At the Assistant Professor rank, candidates must demonstrate the potential to establish an independent, innovative, externally fundable research program, and have demonstrated potential for high-quality teaching contributions. At the Associate Professor rank, candidates must demonstrate an established, independent, innovative research program with a track record of external funding and have demonstrated strength in high-quality teaching contributions. At the Professor rank, candidates must demonstrate a sustained nationally or internationally recognized externally funded research program and have demonstrated leadership in high-quality teaching contributions

The Department currently has 22 full-time tenured and tenure track research faculty and 10 full-time instructors. We offer a full range of both undergraduate and graduate programs in Computer Science, including joint CS honours programs with Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Statistics. Further information about the Department is available at https://umanitoba.ca/science/computer-science

The University of Manitoba is a driving force of innovation, discovery, and advancement. Our momentum is propelled by our campus community – UM faculty, staff, and students whose determination and curiosity shape our world for the better. Our teaching, learning and work environment is uniquely strengthened and enriched by Indigenous perspectives. With two main campuses in Winnipeg, satellite campuses throughout Manitoba, and world-wide research, UM's impact is global.

Discover outstanding employee benefits, experience world-class facilities, and join a dynamic community that values reconciliation, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. We are one of Manitoba's Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. At the University of Manitoba, what inspires you can change everything.

The City of Winnipeg (www.tourismwinnipeg.com), located where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet, is recognized for its vibrant, multicultural community and diverse culture. The city, with a growing population of more than 766,000, is home to internationally renowned festivals, galleries and museums, the historic Exchange District and The Forks, and ever-expanding research, education, and business sectors. From the Hudson Bay waters, across the farmland fields, to the pulse of the cities and towns, The Province of Manitoba's (www.travelmanitoba.com) people and places – its 100,000 lakes, 92 provincial parks, winding river valleys and storied prairie skies – inspire.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities). All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Applications should be sent to search@cs.umanitoba.ca (PDF files preferred) and should include:

– curriculum vitae,

– statement on teaching, including teaching philosophy and samples of material,

– statement on research, including summary of expertise and research plan,

– statement on your approach to addressing issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion,

– contact information for three references.

Review of applications will commence on January 15, 2024, and will continue until the positions are filled. Please specify position number 34477 in the application. For further information contact the Search Committee Chair at search@cs.umanitoba.ca. Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provision of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.

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[DMANET] Postdoc opportunity at LSE Mathematics - deadline 21 December 2023

Hello,

LSE's Department of Mathematics is looking to appoint a Research Officer to contribute to the EPSRC New Investigator Award "New perspectives towards Woodall's conjecture and the Generalised Berge-Fulkerson conjecture", working with Principal Investigator Dr Ahmad Abdi. The project will take an optimisation-inspired approach towards the conjectures and related problems. The anticipated start date is 1 October 2024, but earlier or later start dates may be possible. More information about the scope of the project and the research interests of the PI can be found on this<https://ahmadabdi.com/NIA.html> webpage.

The successful applicant will hold (or be near completion of) a PhD in a discipline relevant to mathematical optimisation, such as Mathematics, Computer Science, or Operations Research by post start date. They will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and experience in the theoretical understanding of fundamental problems in combinatorial optimisation, and its connections to other areas such as graph theory, integer programming, and submodular optimisation. They will show evidence of developing a body of good quality publications, in well-recognised peer reviewed outlets, through independent original research.

For the official job posting, and how to apply, please visit this<https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/2447/0/412511/15539/research-officer-in-mathematical-optimisation> webpage.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 21st December 2023 (23.59 UK time).

Kind regards,

Ahmad Abdi
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics, LSE

[DMANET] OLISSIPO Winter School | Mathematical modelling of inter-cell and communities’ interactions with a focus on metabolism | February 6-9, 2024

Dear all,

Please find below an announcement of the OLISSIPO Winter School on
Mathematical modelling of inter-cell and communities' interactions with
a focus on metabolism, which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, between
February 6-9, 2024.

The school will involve four speakers, experts in Computer Science and
Computational Biology.

Hoping to see you there!

Kind regards,
Susana Vinga

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Dear colleagues and friends,

We are happy to announce the OLISSIPO School on Mathematical modelling
of inter-cell and communities' interactions with a focus on metabolism,
which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, at INESC-ID, between February
6-9, 2024.

OLISSIPO Winter School
Mathematical modelling of inter-cell and communities' interactions with
a focus on metabolism
February 6-9, 2024 | INESC-ID, Lisbon, Portugal

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Jörg Stelling [1], ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Jürgen Zanghellini [2], University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Kiran Patil [3], University of Cambridge, UK
Prof. Steffen Klamt [4], Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex
Technical Systems, Germany

See the preliminary agenda at
https://olissipo.inesc-id.pt/olissipo-school-on-mathematical-modelling/
[5].

Registration is free* but mandatory for organizational purposes. Seating
is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please register here https://forms.gle/HBVK9vpLoEEjxJ7V8 [6] until
January 12, 2024.

_*Lunches and coffee-breaks from Tuesday to Friday are included,
accommodation and flights are not. The social event and dinner on
Wednesday have limited seats (requires confirmation from the
organisation)._

We will have slots for flash talks (3-10 min, depending on the number of
submissions) to present yourself and the work you have been developing
in your research.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

We are looking forward to meeting you all in Lisbon.

Best wishes,

The OLISSIPO Coordination Team

Susana Vinga [7] (INESC-ID), Marie-France Sagot [8] (Inria), Niko
Beerenwinkel [9] (ETH Zürich), Wolfgang Huber [10] (EMBL)

Sara Tanqueiro (INESC-ID)
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OLISSIPO

Funded by the European Commission within its H2020 Research and
Innovation programme "Spreading Excellence and Widening
Participation|Twinning", OLISSIPO aims to enhance the competences in
Computational Biology at INESC-ID in Lisbon, towards the creation of an
international pole of excellence in multi-disciplinary science in
Portugal.

Rua Alves Redol, 9 | 1000-227 Lisboa
Email: olissipo@inesc-id.pt
Website: https://olissipo.inesc-id.pt/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Olissipo_eu
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olissipo/ [11]

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Prof. Susana Vinga
Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa
INESC-ID / IDMEC
URL: http://web.ist.utl.pt/~susanavinga/
Rua Alves Redol 9, 1000-029 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel.: (+351) 213 100 384
Email: susanavinga@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Links:
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[1] https://csb.ethz.ch/
[2] https://chemnet.univie.ac.at/team/juergen-zanghellini/
[3] https://www.mrc-tox.cam.ac.uk/staff/kiran-patil
[4] https://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/klamt
[5]
https://olissipo.inesc-id.pt/olissipo-school-on-mathematical-modelling/
[6] https://forms.gle/HBVK9vpLoEEjxJ7V8
[7] http://web.ist.utl.pt/susanavinga/
[8] https://team.inria.fr/erable/en/marie-france-sagot/
[9]
https://bsse.ethz.ch/department/people/detail-person.MTQ5NDE3.TGlzdC8yNjY5LDEwNjI4NTM0MDk=.html
[10] https://www.embl.de/research/units/genome_biology/huber/
[11] https://www.linkedin.com/in/olissipo/
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Theory Announcements

Friday, December 1, 2023

[DMANET] Two postdocs in graph theory at Jagiellonian University in Krakow

[DMANET] Special session on Optimization for forecasting at MIC 2024

[DMANET] DCOSS-IoT 2024 (Abu Dhabi, April 29 to May 1) - Third Call for Papers

[DMANET] PhD Position at the University of Warwick

[DMANET] INOC 2024 (International Network Optimisation Conference) Final CfP

[DMANET] Call for Research Fellow Position at University of Calabria (Italy)

[DMANET] EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good

[DMANET] EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award 2024

[DMANET] EURO Excellence in Practice Award 2024

[DMANET] CFP Computational optimization

[DMANET] CFP Envirorisks2024

Thursday, November 30, 2023

[DMANET] IFORS Developing Countries Online Resources

[DMANET] PhD/Postdoc positions at Chair of IT Security, Brandenburg University of Technology

[DMANET] Postdoc position in Graph Theory at KIT

[DMANET] Benders Day - A workshop to celebrate the 100th birthday of Jacques Benders!

[DMANET] Assistant/Associate Professor positions in Algorithms at University of Southern Denmark

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

[DMANET] Faculty position in CS, University of Sao Paulo

[DMANET] Four Tenure-track or Tenured positions at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba

[DMANET] Postdoc opportunity at LSE Mathematics - deadline 21 December 2023

[DMANET] OLISSIPO Winter School | Mathematical modelling of inter-cell and communities’ interactions with a focus on metabolism | February 6-9, 2024

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