November 2012 - ENOG

Postdoc Position in Service Network Design
by Shahin Gelareh 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

The LGI2A, Laboratory of Computer Science and Control Systems of University of Artois (Bethune, North of France) is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position in: *“Service Network Design in Supply Chain Systems”* for a 12 month contract to be filled as soon as possible. Successful candidate will perform research on models of capacitated multi-commodity flow, routing and location and develop mathematical models and efficient solution methods for real-life industrial applications (exact methods and heuristic approaches). The salary will be around 2,000 euro per month (only roughly). The research will be carried out in the group of “Systems Optimization” of LGI2A led by Prof. Gilles Goncalves. LGI2A (www.lgi2a.univ-artois.fr/) offers a strong scientific support, a friendly environment and collaborative international environment. Several international/EU industrial/research projects at LGI2A permit students and researchers to be in the middle of research collaboration and help them to extend their network to their counterparts at other universities, academic institutes and industries to develop their future career. Several meetings and plenary seminars will offer opportunity to students and researchers to communicate and benefit from the others latest research results. Bethune is a beautiful city located at the North of France (40 minutes North of Lille) in a very calm and quiet North-Western European region. It will take 1 hour going to Brussels, 2 hour from London and 70 minutes to Paris by TGV trains. Candidates must hold a PhD degree (or about to defend within a month) or equivalent in computer science, mathematics or a related area and should have a solid knowledge of mixed integer programming, excellent programming skills, experience in decomposition methods (primal and dual), metaheuristics, and algorithms. Other skills such as knowledge in probability theory and stochastic programming are beneficial. Good communication skills and solid English writing skills are mandatory. Knowledge of French is not required, but successful candidates will be encouraged to learn some basics. Often there has been free French course offered to researchers and their family members by the University of Lille du Nord. Interested applicants should send their application containing - cover and motivation letter - curriculum vitae - copies of PhD degree or attestation of defense from university - summary of PhD thesis (English, about 1 pages) - names and email addresses of at least two referees, including the thesis adviser - candidate may choose to also provide complete thesis and any other scientific publications Applicants are invited to submit the application by respecting the deadline of 10 December 2012 to: Prof. Gilles Goncalves *Gilles.Goncalves(a)univ-artois.fr* and Dr. Shahin Gelareh *Shahin.Gelareh(a)univ-artois.fr* if you have any questions regarding the positions or your application, please do not hesitate to contact the aforementioned emails (emails should be destined to both). Please put “*[SGGG2012postdoc]*” in your email subjects.

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PhD position announcement
by Shahin Gelareh 21 Nov '12

21 Nov '12

Dear colleagues Thank you for disseminating this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The LGI2A, Laboratory of Computer Science and Control Systems of University of Artois (Bethune, North of France) is seeking to fill a PhD position in Operations Research. The PhD position will be co-funded by the University of Artois, French Ministry of Science and/or the Nord-Pas de Calais region (France) under the title of: “*Service Network Design in Supply Chain Systems”* to be supervised by Prof. Gilles Goncalves and Assoc. Prof. Shahin Gelareh at LGI2A. The PhD is expected to start on October 2013. Successful candidate will perform research on models of routing and location and develop mathematical models and efficient solution methods for real-life industrial applications. The position is for 36 months and a net salary of “approximately” 1450 euro per month. As the position is co-funded by the university there might be some minor teaching involved. The research will be carried out in the group of “Systems Optimization” of LGI2A led by Prof. Gilles Goncalves. LGI2A (www.lgi2a.univ-artois.fr/) offers a strong scientific support, a friendly environment and collaborative international environment. Several international/EU industrial/research projects at LGI2A permit student to be in the middle of research collaboration and help them to extend their networks to their counterparts at other universities and other academic institutes and industries and invest in developing future career. Several meetings and plenary seminars will offer opportunity to students and researchers to communicate and benefit from the other’s latest research results. Bethune is located at the North of France (40 minutes North of Lille) in a very calm and quiet city North-Western European city. It will take 1 hour going to Brussels, 1 hour from London and 70 minutes to Paris by fast-lane TGV trains. Candidates must hold a master's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, mathematics or a related area and should have a very good knowledge of mixed integer programming, decomposition methods, metaheuristics, and algorithms. Other skills such as knowledge in probability theory as well as programming skills are beneficial. Good communication skills and solid English writing skills are mandatory. Knowledge of French is not required, but successful candidates will be encouraged to learn some basics. Interested applicants should send their application containing - cover and motivation letter - curriculum vitae - copies of diplomas - summary of master/diploma thesis (English, about 1 pages) - names and email addresses of at least two referees, including the thesis adviser - candidate may choose to also provide complete thesis and any other scientific publications Applicants are invited to submit the application by respecting the deadline of 31 February 2013 to: Prof. Gilles Goncalves *Gilles.Goncalves(a)univ-artois.fr* and Dr. Shahin Gelareh *Shahin.Gelareh(a)univ-artois.fr* if you have any questions regarding the positions or your application, please do not hesitate to contact the supervisors. Please put “*[SGGG2013]*” in your application email subjects.

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INOC2013, Tenerife 20-22 May 2013
by Juan Jose Salazar Gonzalez 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

Deadline approaching! ------------ Call for Papers: International Network Optimization Conference May 20-22, 2013 Tenerife, Spain We invite you to join the next "International Network Optimization Conference" (INOC 2013) to be held in Costa Adeje (Tenerife, Spain), May 20-22, 2013. It is the conference of the "European Network Optimization Group" (ENOG), a working group of the "Association of Operational Research Societies" (EURO). INOC is an international scientific conference that provides a high quality forum for the presentation of mathematical models, methodologies and computational results, and for the exchange of ideas and scientific discussions on advanced applications and technologies in Network Optimization and related problems. Previous editions of INOC have taken place in: * INOC 2011: Hamburg, Germany, June 13-16, 2011 * INOC 2009: Pisa, Italy, April 26-29, 2009 * INOC 2007: Spa, Belgium, April 22-25, 2007 * INOC 2005: Lisbon, Portugal, March 20-23, 2005 * INOC 2003: Paris, France, October 27-29, 2003 INOC 2013 is intended to be again a forum for researchers and practitioners working in the area of Network Optimization and related problems. We invite you to present your recent developments, both theoretical results and applications, in the pleasant scenario of Tenerife Island. Webpage: http://eventos.ull.es/inoc2013 Submission deadline: 1st December 2012

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Call for paper : special session of "Optimization problems in Wireless sensor networks" at the ROADEF 2013
by cynthia santos 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Our apologies if you receive duplicates of this posting. Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for paper "Optimization problems in Wireless sensor networks" (Optimisation dans les réseaux de capteurs sans fil) Special session at the 14th ROADEF (Conférence de la société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et Aide à la Décision). In this session, we look for contributions on WSN optimization problems such as solutions for emergent optimization problems in WSN, heuristics, metaheuristics, matheuristics, hybrid methods, modelling (explicitly or implicitly) and optimizing energy consumption in WSN, multiobjective strategies, etc. Extended abstract (2 pages) can be submitted in English or French until Nov 15th, 2012. The ROADEF 2013 takes place in Troyes, Fev 13-15, 2013. For more information, please access the site : http://roadef2013.utt.fr/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizers: Andréa C. Santos Duhamel, ICD-LOSI, Université de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes, France. André Rossi, Lab-STICC, Université de Bretagne-Sud,Lorient, France. Marc Sevaux, Lab-STICC, Université de Bretagne-Sud,Lorient, France. Best Regards, -- Andréa Cynthia Associate professor Université de Technologie de Troyes Troyes, France

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Call for paper : special session of "Optimization problems in Wireless sensor networks" at the ROADEF 2013
by cynthia santos 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Our apologies if you receive duplicates of this posting. Please feel free to distribute it to those who might be interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for paper "Optimization problems in Wireless sensor networks" (Optimisation dans les réseaux de capteurs sans fil) Special session at the 14th ROADEF (Conférence de la société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et Aide à la Décision). In this session, we look for contributions on WSN optimization problems such as solutions for emergent optimization problems in WSN, heuristics, metaheuristics, matheuristics, hybrid methods, modelling (explicitly or implicitly) and optimizing energy consumption in WSN, multiobjective strategies, etc. Extended abstract (2 pages) can be submitted in English or French until Nov 15th, 2012. The ROADEF 2013 takes place in Troyes, Fev 13-15, 2013. For more information, please access the site: http://roadef2013.utt.fr/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizers: Andréa C. Santos Duhamel, ICD-LOSI, Université de Technologie de Troyes, Troyes, France. André Rossi, Lab-STICC, Université de Bretagne-Sud,Lorient, France. Marc Sevaux, Lab-STICC, Université de Bretagne-Sud,Lorient, France. Best Regards, -- Andréa Cynthia Santos (Duhamel) Associate professor Université de Technologie de Troyes Troyes, France

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EWGLA XX Call for Papers
by Sibel Alumur Alev 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

EWGLA XX CALL FOR PAPERS - Submission deadline: 18 January 2013 Dear colleagues, This is the first announcement for the 20th EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis Meeting, EWGLA XX, to be held in Ankara, Turkey on April 17-19, 2013. The conference will take place in the conference center of the TOBB University of Economics and Technology. More information regarding the conference can be found in the conference web site: <http://www.ewgla2013.org> www.ewgla2013.org We apologize for cross-posting. Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operations research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including: * network location, * continuous location, * discrete location, * obnoxious location, * competitive location, * hub location, * location-routing, * advanced location models, * location applications (logistics, network design), * exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. A special issue will be devoted to recent developments on location analysis in the journal Computers & Operations Research published by Elsevier. Important Dates · Abstract submission deadline: 18 January 2013, Friday · Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2013, Friday · Early registration: 8 March 2013, Friday · Conference: 17-19 April 2013 Committees Scientific Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey (Co-Chair) Giuseppe Bruno - University of Naples Federico II, Italy James Campbell - University of Missouri St. Louis, United States Emilio Carrizosa - University of Sevilla, Spain H.A. Eiselt - University of New Brunswick, Canada Erhan Erkut - Özyeğin University, Turkey Elena Fernandez - University Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Horst Hamacher - University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain Vladimir Marianov - Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Alfredo Marin - University of Murcia, Spain Stefan Nickel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Justo Puerto - University of Sevilla, Spain Francisco Saldanha da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbaros Tansel - Bilkent University, Turkey Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University, Turkey (Co-Chair) Local Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Co-Chair) Burçin Bozkaya - Sabancı University Nilgün Fescioğlu Ünver - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Gültekin Kuyzu - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Haldün Süral - Middle East Technical University Hünkar Toyoğlu - Bilkent University Hande Yaman - Bilkent University Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University (Co-Chair) EWGLA Coordination Board: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain You can contact the conference secretariat regarding all the academic and organizational issues by e-mailing to <mailto:info@ewgla2013.org> info(a)ewgla2013.org.

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INOC2013: less than 1 month to the deadline for paper submissions
by Juan Jose Salazar Gonzalez 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

Call for Papers: International Network Optimization Conference May 20-22, 2013 Tenerife, Spain We invite you to join the next "International Network Optimization Conference" (INOC 2013) to be held in Costa Adeje (Tenerife, Spain), May 20-22, 2013. It is the conference of the "European Network Optimization Group" (ENOG), a working group of the "Association of Operational Research Societies" (EURO). INOC is an international scientific conference that provides a high quality forum for the presentation of mathematical models, methodologies and computational results, and for the exchange of ideas and scientific discussions on advanced applications and technologies in Network Optimization and related problems. Previous editions of INOC have taken place in: * INOC 2011: Hamburg, Germany, June 13-16, 2011 * INOC 2009: Pisa, Italy, April 26-29, 2009 * INOC 2007: Spa, Belgium, April 22-25, 2007 * INOC 2005: Lisbon, Portugal, March 20-23, 2005 * INOC 2003: Paris, France, October 27-29, 2003 INOC 2013 is intended to be again a forum for researchers and practitioners working in the area of Network Optimization and related problems. We invite you to present your recent developments, both theoretical results and applications, in the pleasant scenario of Tenerife Island. Webpage: http://eventos.ull.es/inoc2013 Submission deadline: 1st December 2012

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