December 2011 - ENOG

12th Annual MOPTA Conference at Lehigh University, July 30-August 1, 2012
by Luis Zuluaga 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for contributed sessions/talks/posters MOPTA 2012, July 30 to August 1, 2012 , Lehigh University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The 12th Annual MOPTA (Modeling and OPtimization: Theory and Applications) Conference will be held at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, from Monday to Wednesday, July 30 to August 1, 2012. Plenary speakers include: Kurt M. Anstreicher (University of Iowa) Edgar Blanco (MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics) Andrew V. Goldberg (Microsoft Research) Mark S. Roberts (University of Pittsburgh) Michael Trick (Carnegie Mellon University) Santosh S. Vempala (Georgia Institute of Technology) Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo) Stephen J. Wright (University of Wisconsin-Madison) This is an invitation for contributed talks as well as organized sessions and poster sessions. If interested please contact: Luis F. Zuluaga <inmopta(a)lehigh.edu> Current program information is available at: http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/ MOPTA aims at bringing together a diverse group of people from both discrete and continuous optimization, working on both theoretical and applied aspects. There will be a small number of invited talks from distinguished speakers and contributed talks, spread over three days. Our target is to present a diverse set of exciting new developments from different optimization areas while at the same time providing a setting which will allow increased interaction among the participants. We aim to bring together researchers from both the theoretical and applied communities who do not usually have the chance to interact in the framework of a medium-scale event. We hope to welcome you in Bethlehem, PA. Organizing Committee: Luis F. Zuluaga (Chair) Tamás Terlaky Katya Scheinberg Ted K. Ralphs Robert H. Storer Aurélie C. Thiele Larry V. Snyder Eugene Perevalov Frank E. Curtis Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Lehigh University 200 W. Packer Ave. Bethlehem PA 18015 Fax: 610-758-4886 Apologies for any cross-posting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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EURO 25 Vilnius - Network Optimization stream
by Bernard Fortz 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Dear friends and colleagues, Luis Gouveia and myself are organizing the stream Network Optimization of the forthcoming EURO conference in Vilnius, July 8-11, 2012. http://www.euro-2012.lt/ If you would like to submit a paper for the stream, please visit http://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro25/?page=welcome and use invitation code d2167dbd If (even better!) you would like to organize a full session of 3-4 papers, please contact me directly. Best regards, Bernard Fortz -- 25TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (EURO XXV) Vilnius, Lithuania, 8-11 July, 2012 www.euro-2012.lt THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================= The Organizers of the 25th EURO Conference have a great pleasure of inviting you to take part in this Conference to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 8-11 July, 2012. The Programme and Organizing Committees, chaired by Marielle Christiansen and Leonidas Sakalauskas, are preparing a high quality scientific programme and an exciting social programme for the Conference. We are convinced that the EURO XXV Conference will be an excellent opportunity for the OR community to get together again in a pleasant atmosphere, and, thus, we are looking forward to seeing you in Vilnius, the historical capital of Lithuania, in 2012! Please, visit the EURO XXV Conference website (www.euro-2012.lt) for more information. PLENARY SPEAKERS ================= Ralph E. Gomory Finn E. Kydland Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann KEYNOTE & TUTORIAL SPEAKERS: =========================== Jon Caulkins Guy Desaulniers Jitka Dupacova Erhan Erkut Ignacio Grossmann Karla Hoffman Bjorn Jorgensen Ceyda Oguz Boris Polyak Anita Schöbel Kenneth Sorensen CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSIONS: ============================= We invite all researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as students interested in any branch of operational research, mathematical modelling or economic analysis to participate at the Conference and to present their papers. Invited and contributed papers will be organized in parallel sessions. In general, sessions will be a part of the Conference streams, and streams are grouped by areas. No participant can present more than one paper at the Conference (but may be a co-author for other papers). Abstract submission and registration are done online, via the Conference web page (www.euro-2012.lt) Abstracts: max. 600 characters; submission deadline: February 29, 2012. Researchers who want to organize a stream or an invited session or contribute with a paper within an invited session should contact the PC member of the corresponding area. AREAS: ====== (and PC members in charge; see contacts further below) - Continuous Optimization / GW Weber - Control Theory & System Dynamics / R Hartl - Data Mining Knowledge Discovery and Artificial Intelligence / V Mousseau - DEA and Performance Measurement / E Fernandez - Decision Analysis, Decision Support Systems / V Mousseau - Discrete Optimization, Geometry & Graphs / S Martello - Emerging applications of OR / GW Weber - Energy/Environment and Climate / P Letmathe - Financial Modeling & Risk Management / SW Wallace - Fuzzy Systems and Softcomputing / SW Wallace - Game, Theory, Mathematical Economics / GW Weber - Location / E Fernandez - Logistics, Transportation, Traffic / M Sevaux - Metaheuristics / R Hartl - Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Optimization / V Mousseau - OR Education, History, Ethics / M Sevaux - OR in Health & Life Sciences / K Aardal - OR in Industry and Software for OR / M Rönnqvist - OR in Natural Resources / M Rönnqvist - OR for Development and Developing Countries / GW Weber - Production Management & Supply Chain Management / E Fernandez - Revenue Management & Managerial Accounting / P Letmathe - Scheduling, Time Tabling & Project Management / M Sevaux - Simulation & Stochastic Programming and Modelling / SW Wallace - Soft OR and Problem Structuring Methods / SW Wallace - Telecommunication & Networks / K Aardal IMPORTANT DATES: ================ Deadline for abstract submission: February 29, 2012 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2012 Deadline for early registration: April 22, 2012 Deadline for author registration (for inclusion in the program): May 1, 2012 Conference: July 8-11, 2012 PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: ==================== - Prof. Marielle Christiansen (Chair), Norway (marielle.christiansen(a)iot.ntnu.no) - Prof. Karen Aardal, The Netherlands (K.I.Aardal(a)tudelft.nl) - Prof. Elena Fernandez, Spain (e.fernandez(a)upc.edu) - Prof. Richard Hartl, Austria (richard.hartl(a)univie.ac.at) - Prof. Silvano Martello, Italy (silvano.martello(a)unibo.it) - Prof. Vincent Mousseau, France (vincent.mousseau(a)ecp.fr) - Prof. Peter Letmathe, Germany (peter.letmathe(a)uni-siegen.de) - Prof. Mikael Rönnqvist, Norway (mikael.ronnqvist(a)nhh.no) - Prof. Leonidas Sakalauskas, Lithuania (sakal(a)ktl.mii.lt) - Prof. Marc Sevaux, France (marc.sevaux(a)univ-ubs.fr) - Prof. Stein W.Wallace, United Kingdom (stein.w.wallace(a)lancaster.ac.uk) - Prof. Gerhard Wäscher, Germany (Gerhard.Waescher(a)WW.Uni-Magdeburg.DE) - Prof. Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber, Turkey (gweber(a)metu.edu.tr) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ===================== - Leonidas Sakalauskas (Chair), Lithuania - Marielle Christiansen, Norway - Gerhard Wäscher, Germany - Saulius Preidys, Lithuania - Tatjana Vilutiene, Lithuania - Jonas Zaptorius, Lithuania AWARDS: ======= During the EURO XXV conference the following prizes will be awarded: - The EURO Gold Medal 2012, - The EURO Distinguished Service Medal (EDSM 2012), - The EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award (EDDA 2012), - The EURO Excellence in Practice Award (EPA 2012), - The EURO/ROADEF Challenge 2012, - The EURO Award for the Best EJOR Paper. THE PROGRAMME IN BRIEF: ======================= The Conference starts July 8 (Sunday), 4 pm, with the Opening Session, including the awards ceremony. This will be followed by the Welcome Reception at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, at 6 pm. The working sessions will occupy most of the following three days, July 9-11, starting Monday morning. In the evening of July 9 conference participants and accompanying persons are invited to a Reception by the Mayor of Vilnius, followed by a dance performance. The Conference Gala Dinner will be held in the evening of July 10, at the yard of Vilnius Picture Gallery which is an outstanding building of the late classicism style and one of the finest ensembles of its kind in Vilnius. In the late afternoon of July 11, the Conference ends with another social event which should not to be missed: The Farewell Party, being held in the courtyard of Vilnius University. For detailed information about Vilnius, please, visit the Conference webpage www.euro-2012.lt REGISTRATION FEES: ================== - Regular: 320 Euros (early); 420 Euros (late), - Student: 120 Euros (early); 180 Euros (late), - Accompanying persons: 120 Euros. Early registration ends April 22, 2012. The regular/student registration fee includes: - Participation in all sessions, and access to the exhibition area, - Conference materials (Final Program, Book of Abstracts), - Participation in the Welcome Reception, July 8, - Participation in the Mayor of Vilnius City reception, July 9, - Participation in the Farewell Party, July 11, - Coffee breaks and lunches, July 8-11, - 3-day city public transportation card (with badges). The registration fee for accompanying persons includes: - Participation in the Welcome Reception, the Mayor Vilnius City reception and the Farewell party, - Lunches, July 8-11, - Vilnius City tour, - 3-day city public transportation card (with badges). The Gala dinner is charged separately, at 55 Euros per person. EURO will provide up to 10,000 Euros to cover (in parts) the registration fees (in early registration rates) of attendees in need. Preference will be given to regular and student participants from Eastern Europe. Reduced fees for retired persons are limited to 20, dispensed on a first-come-first-serve basis. All applicants for both groups should send an email to info(a)euro-2012.lt before registration. ABOUT LITHUANIA AND VILNIUS =========================== Lithuania with its modern capital of Vilnius is geographically situated in the centre of Europe on the crossroads between East and West. The country is interesting and in fact exciting from the viewpoints of its unique nature, its thousands year old history, and its attractive culture. Vilnius can be reached by plane from the most important hubs in Europe. FURTHER INFORMATION: ==================== We recommend participants to book: 1. hotel rooms and air tickets as early as possible 2. accommodation in Vilnius through the Conference webpage. The Conference Secretariat has reserved a large number of rooms in a variety of hotels in Vilnius at specially negotiated rates. For more details, consult the conference site, www.euro-2012.lt, where all relevant information will progressively be included. Further proposals for Book or Software Exhibitions are welcome. For any further information please contact: Conference secretariat: AIM Group Baltic Kestucio 59/27, Vilnius, Lithuania Phone: +370 212 00 03, fax: +370 212 00 13 E-mail: info(a)euro-2012.lt

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CFP: SCOR 2012 - 3rd Student Conference on Operational Research
by Alessia Violin 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

CALL FOR PAPERS: SCOR 2012 3rd Student Conference on Operational Research 20-22 April 2012, Nottingham, UK www.scor2012.com Building on the success of the previous Student Conferences on Operational Research, we are proud to announce the 3rd edition, SCOR 2012. PhD students from all European Universities studying Operational Research, Management Science or a related field are kindly invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. The purpose of SCOR 2012 is to provide a friendly environment for doctoral candidates to develop their presentation skills, to receive constructive feedback on their work and to meet other students with similar interests. Plenary talks will be given by various OR professionals undertaking a wide range of exciting careers. This will give students an opportunity to consider the many career paths available to them after completing their doctorate. Registration cost includes accommodation, a full social program and full catering. We have strived to keep costs to a minimum in order to maximise attendance. Deadline for abstract submission: Friday 17th February 2012 Presenters will also be invited to submit a paper (no more than 10 pages) on their work to be published electronically as part of the SCOR 2012 proceedings. This will be available in the Dagstuhl OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs). Important dates: * 30th Novemeber 2011: Opening of the abstract submission/registration procedure * 17th February 2012: Closing of the abstract submission procedure * 29th February 2012: Notification of abstract submission * 4th April 2012: Closing of paper submission procedure * 11th April 2012: Closing of the registration procedure * 20th - 22th April 2012: CONFERENCE * 10th May 2012: Notification of paper submission Organising committee: Stefan Ravizza (Chairman), University of Nottingham, smr(a)cs.nott.ac.uk Penny Holborn (Vice-chair), Cardiff University Michael Clark, University of Nottingham Emily Cookson, Lancaster University Magdalena Gajodosz, University of Strathclyde Pablo Gonzalez Brevis, University of Edinburgh Izabela Komenda, Cardiff University Urszula Neumann, University of Nottingham Martin Takáč, University of Edinburgh Alessia Violin, Université Libre de Bruxelles -- Alessia Violin Service Graphes et Optimisation Mathématique (G.O.M.) Université Libre de Bruxelles C.P. 210/01 Boulevard du Triomphe B-1050 BRUXELLES Tel: 02 650 56 28 - Fax: 02 650 59 70 Email: aviolin(a)ulb.ac.be Webpage: http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~aviolin/

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NETWORKS 2012 Rome - Call for Papers
by jrak＠eti.pg.gda.pl 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

--------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *** --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers NETWORKS 2012 15th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium October 15-18, 2012, Rome, Italy http://networks2012.fub.it/ technically co-sponsored by IEEE --------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper submission deadline: March 15, 2012 Paper submission webpage: http://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=11663 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Networks 2012 is the 15th in the series of the Networks symposia. Since the first conference in Paris (France) thirty years ago, the meetings have attracted world-class participants from all over the world, ranging from telecom operators and regulatory and standard bodies, through systems and software companies and research units from universities and industry, to systems integrators. The consecutive meetings have been held in Brighton, UK (1983), Innisbrook, USA (1986), Palma de Mallorca, Spain (1989), Kobe, Japan (1992), Sydney, Australia (1996), Sorrento, Italy (1998), Toronto, Canada (2000), Munich, Germany (2002), Vienna, Austria (2004), New Delhi, India (2006) and Budapest, Hungary (1994 and 2008) and the last one in Warsaw, Poland (2010). The conference will focus on all the technologies, methods, strategies, normative and politics that are necessary to deliver the promise of the Network of the Future. Specific issues involve network design and planning methods, routing, traffic flows, convergence related to wireline and wireless infrastructures and to the platforms for video (SD, HD, 3D) services. In contrast to general networking conferences here is significant place for presenting the experience of operators gained from various migrations, convergences, introduction of new technologies, new regulations, new standards, new paradigms, new architectures. The authors are encouraged to submit full papers describing original, previously unpublished research results, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development. All papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers are planned to be included in IEEE Xplore. Extended version of papers of special merit will be published in a journal special issue. Paper submission will be done via EDAS. The total length of a paper should not exceed 6 pages formatted according to the IEEE double-column template. The topics cover, but are not necessarily limited to the following: 1. Network Design and Planning Methods ----------------------------------------------- - network design methods for multimedia services - network topology design and optimization at different layers: physical optical, media and control - Quality of Service, Quality of Resilience, performance and SLA - VPN design - ad-hoc networking - sensor networks and autonomic networks - end-to-end service performance evaluation - network security - critical infrastructures - network resilience: survivability, protection, restoration and availability - cost modeling and pricing - energy saving 2. Migration to NGN and Mobile Broadband ----------------------------------------------- - NGN and IMS architectures and solutions - migration steps to NGN based on economical evaluation and security - new services driving the evolution to NGN - migrating to multimedia/multiservice environment - VoIP solutions - migration alternatives from 2G to 3G/4G - IPTV solutions - interoperation across multiple domains - regulation and interconnection issues in NGN - Radio Spectrum exploitation 3. Routing, Traffic Flows and Optimization ----------------------------------------------- - multiservice traffic measurement, analysis, characterization and simulation at network level - multiservice flow matrix and aggregation methods - new signaling and control in multimedia/multisystems - P2P (peer-to-peer) traffic flows and implications on network demand - impact of GRID services - impact of mass market video services - intra-domain and inter-domain routing, traffic engineering, resilience - optimization process with technical and economic criteria - using game theory, meta-heuristics and LP/ILP - Routing strategies to reduce power consumption 4. Convergence of Different Domains ----------------------------------------------- - business strategy for convergence in competition - economies of scale at network, services, access, terminals and operation domains - triple play and multiple play; architectures and solutions - fixed-mobile-nomadic convergence - broadband mobile-broadcast/multicast convergence - IMS architecture and applications - addressing and numbering issues - home networking for triple play usage - impact of bundle offers and tariffs on customer attraction and business - cloud computing - Smart cities 5. Role of New Technologies, Developments and Standards ----------------------------------------------- - optical switching - new generation SDH, OTN - IPv6 - carrier grade/class Ethernet: MPLS-TP, PBB-TE - 100 GbE - WiMAx and LTE (long term evolution) - xDSL - cable modem - FTTx and PON, - power line communication (PLC) - microwave point-to-point solutions - Cognitive radio - femtocells - free space optics - broadcast/multicast systems; DVB-T/H and the new DVB-SH - Impact of M2M networked devices - Impact on power consumption 6. Network Planning Support Processes and Tools ----------------------------------------------- - multilayer planning process - business planning methods and tools - optical network design tools - access planning methods and tools - NGN planning methods and tools - 3G planning methods and tools - OSS and BSS processes and tools - network management support tools 7. Exhibition, Tools Demonstration ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE General Chair Francesco Matera, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni (IT) Co-Chair Giorgio M. Tosi Beleffi, MSE Dept. Communications - ISCOM (IT) Maurizio Mayer, AICT (IT) Committee Members Alberto Ciarniello, Telecom Italia Mobile (IT) Tibor Cinkler, BME-TMIT (HU) Oscar Gonzalez-Soto, ITU Consultant (ES) Joachim Gross, Vodafone D2 GmbH (DE) Wolfgang Gross, Telekom (DE) Richard Harris, Massey University (NZ) Akiya Inoue, Chiba Institute of Technology (JP) Bernard Liau, France Telecom (FR) Hyuk Lim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KR) Hussein T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa (CA) Ralf Nitsch, T-Systems Intl. (DE) Michal Pioro, Warsaw University of Technology (PL), Lund University (SE) Gyula Sallai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HU) Rati C. Thanawala, Alcatel-Lucent (US) Andy Valdar, University College London (GB) Hideaki Yoshino, NTT (JP) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE General Chair Marco Listanti, University of Rome "La Sapienza" (IT) Co-Chairs Franco Callegati, Universita di Bologna (IT) Dajana Cassioli, University of L'Aquila and RadioLabs (IT) Oscar Gonzalez-Soto, ITU Consultant (ES) Michal Pioro, Warsaw University of Technology (PL), Lund University (SE) Tutorial Chair Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Science and Technology (PL) Publication Chair Jacek Rak, Gdansk University of Technology (PL) TPC Members Nicola Andriolli (IT) Ake Arvidsson (SE) Andrea Baiocchi (IT) Wojciech Burakowski (PL) Franco Callegati (IT) Augusto Casaca (PT) Vicente Casares-Giner (ES) Piero Castoldi (IT) Walter Cerroni (IT) Piotr Chołda (PL) Tibor Cinkler (HU) Walter Colitti (BE) Jaume Comellas (ES) Francesca Cuomo (IT) Zbigniew Dziong (CA) Joerg Eberspaecher (DE) Vincenzo Eramo (IT) Gerald Franzl (AT) Maurice Gagnaire (FR) Oscar Gonzalez de Dios (ES) Annie Gravey (FR) Claus Gruber (DE) Adam Grzech (PL) Richard Harris (NZ) Amer Hassan (US) Bjarne Helvik (NO) Meir Herzberg (IL) Wojciech Kabaciński (PL) Cristina Lopez-Bravo (ES) Guido Maier (IT) Markosz Maliosz (HU) Deep Medhi (US) Rashid Mehmood (UK) Marco Mellia (IT) Wojciech Molisz (PL) Sándor Molnár (HU) Annalisa Morea (FR) Raul Munoz (ES) Dritan Nace (FR) Włodzimierz Ogryczak (PL) Andrzej Pach (PL) Pablo Pavon-Marino (ES) Jordi Perelló (ES) Harry Perros (US) Josep Prat (PO) Franz Rambach (DE) George Rouskas (US) Sarah Ruepp (DK) Sebastien Rumley (FR) Marco Schiano (IT) Stefan Schnitter (DE) Dominic Schupke (DE) Juan Segovia (ES) Kaoru Sezaki (JP) Marina Settembre (IT) Nina Skorin-Kapov (HR) Salvatore Spadaro (ES) Krzysztof Szczypiorski (PL) Peter Szegedi (HU) János Tapolcai (HU) Antonio Texeira (PO) Ioannis Tomkos (GR) Andy Valdar (UK) Pál Varga (HU) Alessandro Valenti (IT) Krzysztof Walkowiak (PL) Roland Wessaely (DE) Lena Wosinska (SE) Józef Wozniak (PL) Di Yuan (SE) Xinpeng Zhang (CN)

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Postdoc postion in Integer Programming at INRIA-Bordeaux
by Francois Vanderbeck 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

INRIA is offering a postdoctoral position in numerical integer programming. The appointment is to join the research team Realopt, working on reformulation and algorithms for combinatorial optimization:https://wiki.bordeaux.inria.fr/realopt/ , supported jointly by INRIA and the University of Bordeaux. The research agenda concerns decomposition based approaches to complex applications, focusing on methodological contributions, generic algorithms based on the mathematical programming tools for exact optimization, and efficient distributed implementations. Applicants should have strong background in mathematical programming (specifically Benders and Dantzig-Wolfe Decomposition, branch-and-price-and-cut) completed by algorithmic and C++ implementation skills. The position is open to international candidates. Further information and application details can be found on https://wiki.bordeaux.inria.fr/realopt/pmwiki.php/Project/PostDocFellowship. Francois Vanderbeck, fv(a)math.u-bordeaux1.fr "Institut de Mathematiques" (IMB), University of Bordeaux Research team Realopt, INRIA Bordeaux Sud-Ouest 351, cours de la Libération - F 33405 TALENCE cedex

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postdoc position
by Mohamad Assaad 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Dear all, A postdoctoral position is available in the area of Mixed Integer Quadratic Programming at Telecom SudParis (30km south of paris) and Supelec (south of paris). The position is open to candidates of any nationality and the selection will be based on the candidates research records and their potential to make a significant contribution in the context of the postdoc. Applicants, should hold a Ph.D. in optimization or operations research and have a background in integer programming and/or nonlinear programming. A good knowledge of computer programming (C/C++) and previous experience in programming with optimization software (CPLEX, COIN-OR, XPRESS,...) would be a big plus. Applicants should apply by email to walid.benameur(a)it-sudparis.eu (and/or mohamad.assaad(a)supelec.fr) by sending a curriculum vitae, a cover letter and two / three references. Walid Ben-Ameur, Pr CNRS samovar UMR 5157, Telecom SudParis 9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011 Evry, France walid.benameur(a)it-sudparis.eu and Mohamad Assaad Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (SUPELEC) 3 rue Joliot Curie - 91192 Gif sur Yvette France mohamad.assaad(a)supelec.fr

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