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Call for Papers - XXV EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting (EWGLA 2019)
by Bernard Fortz 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

---------------------------------------- EWGLA XXV (EURO Working Group on Location Analysis Meeting) 5-7 June 2019 Submit your paper now: http://www.vub.ac.be/en/events/ewgla2019 ——— Call for Papers - XXV EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting (EWGLA 2019) We kindly invite you to the XXV EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting (EWGLA 2019) to be held in Brussels (Belgium) on June 5-7, 2019. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until January 25th 2019. You can find further information regarding the conference at http://www.vub.ac.be/en/events/ewgla2019 . Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operational 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, but not limited to: * Network location. * Continuous location. * Discrete location. * Obnoxious location. * Competitive location. * Hub location. * Location and 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. Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: January 15th 2019 January 25th 2019 Notification of acceptance: March 1st 2019 Early registration: April 15th 2019 Registration deadline: May 15th 2019 Conference: June 5-7th 2019 Scientific Committee Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo, Canada. Bernard Fortz, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Sergio Garcia Quiles, University of Edinburgh, UK. Boglarka G.-Toth, Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem, Hungary. Ioannis Giannikos, University of Patras, Greece. Joerg Kalcsics, University of Edinburgh, UK. Mercedes Landete Ruiz, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain. Alfredo Marin Perez, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Olivier Peton, Ecole de Mines de Nantes, France. Antonio Rodriguez Chia, Universidad de Cadiz, Spain. Francisco Saldanha da Gama, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Lieselot Vanhaverbeke, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (Chair). Organising Committee Katleen Cornelis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Quentin De Clerck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Manon Feys, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Penelope Schoutteet, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Hanne Van Ende, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Lieselot Vanhaverbeke, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (Chair). We look forward to see you in Brussels! Kind regards, Lieselot Prof. dr. Lieselot Vanhaverbeke Vrije Universiteit Brussel Faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School Department BUTO - Business Technology & Operations Research Group MOBI - Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology lieselot.vanhaverbeke@vub.<mailto:lieselot.vanhaverbeke@vub.be>be<mailto:lieselot.vanhaverbeke@vub.be> Office 2B12a - Pleinlaan 2 - 1050 Brussels Tel: +32 2 629 21 15

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submission to INOC open
by Michael Poss 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

*************************************************************** 9th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC2019) June 12-14, 2019 - Avignon, France Website: https://inoc2019.sciencesconf.org/ Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=inoc2019 Proceedings: O <https://easychair.org/publications/EPiC>penProceedings <http://openproceedings.org/> *************************************************************** The aim of this conference is to provide researchers from different areas of Operations Research, with the opportunity to present and discuss their results and research on the field of Network Optimization, in an inspiring and bridge building environment where fruitful ideas may flow freely, see the website https://inoc2019.sciencesconf.org/. The authors are invited to submit their papers describing original, previously unpublished research results and not currently under review. There are two types of submissions: full papers (4-6 pages using the two-columns ACM SigConf template <https://seafile.lirmm.fr/f/317dfc9a3ee24901b2b7/?dl=1>) and extended abstracts (1-2 pages, free template). Authors of rejected full papers will be given the possibility to submit them as extended abstracts. Accepted full papers and extended abstracts will be available in the conference material. There will also be a special issue of the Networks journal, Wiley, associated with the conference. In order to support the open access initiative (with no publication fees for authors), we have decided to publish accepted full papers inopen access at openproceedings.org, with doi and indexed in dblp (possibly Scopus). Hence, the authors will keep the copyright of all material published in the proceedings. This edition will also feature a "best student paper award", to be selected upon submission, see the conference website for details. The submission to the conference open through EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=inoc2019. **** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Pascal Van Hentenryck, Georgia Tech (USA) Hande Yaman, KU Leuven (Belgium) Rico Zenklusen, ETH (Switzerland) In addition, we shall have two tutorial talks given by: Ruslan Sadykov, INRIA Bordeaux (France) Sandra Ulrich Ngueveu, LAAS-CNRS (France) **** IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper submission Submission deadline: February 15, 2019 Notification: April 1, 2019 Extended Abstract submission: May 1 2019 Camera-ready paper submission: May 1 2019 Conference: June 12-14, 2019 **** INQUIRIES Email: inoc2019(a)sciencesconf.org Looking forward to welcoming you to Avignon in June 2019. The INOC 2019 organizing team!

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2019 EURO Awards - Call for Applications
by Sarah Fores 03 Dec '18

03 Dec '18

Dear Working Group Coordinators, I would be grateful if you could disseminate these Calls to your networks. Full details are available on the website. With best wishes. Sarah *The EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award (EDDA)* *https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/240/call-for-applications <https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/240/call-for-applications>* The deadline for submitting material online ( http://www.euro-online.org/awards/edda2019/registration.php) is 31 January 2019. The jury chair is Professor Bernardo Almada-Lobo *The EURO Excellence in Practice Award (EEPA)* *https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/600/call-for-applications <https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/600/call-for-applications>* The deadline for submitting material online ( http://www.euro-online.org/awards/eepa2019/registration.php) is 31 January 2019. The jury chair is Professor Erik Demeulemeester -- Dr Sarah Fores Manager of EURO <https://www.euro2019dublin.com/> <http://euro2018valencia.com/>

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Call for Proposals: 2020 Conference of the INFORMS Section on Telecommunications and Network Analytics
by Bernard Fortz 13 Nov '18

13 Nov '18

CALL FOR PROPOSALS The INFORMS Section on Telecommunications and Network Analytics is launching a call for proposals for its next conference to be held in 2020. The section provides a forum for exchanging experiences and ideas for innovative network planning and operations and management of networks. In addition, the section is broadening its area of expertise, by inviting researchers working on Network Analytics in a broader sense, to join the community and contribute to exchanging the ideas, know-how and experiences. The section organizes a conference every second year. In the tradition of the previous conferences, the 2020 conference will be focused on the theory and application of operations research and management science to problems in telecommunications and network analytics, with particular emphasis on new and emerging technologies. The list of previously organized conferences can be found here: https://connect.informs.org/telecommunications/conferences <https://connect.informs.org/telecommunications/conferences> Tentative dates for the conference: between February and May 2020, while avoiding overlaps with major scientific events with a related focus. Applicants who are interested in organizing the next conference should submit their proposal to the section chair Ivana Ljubic (ljubic(a)essec.edu <ljubic(a)essec.edu>) no later than January 20, 2019. The application should contain: - a description of the location and facilities used to organize the conference, - a list of members of the local organizing committee, - a detailed estimation of the budget of the conference, - a calendar of important dates, including a plan for advertisement of the conference. The Section does not take financial responsibility for a loss. Organizing committees are encouraged to keep this in mind and consider using university facilities for hosting the conference. Actions taken to broaden the scope of the conference and reach a larger audience would also be welcome. Steering committee M. Bartolacci, B. Fortz, I. Ljubic, S. Raghavan

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Open Post. Doc. position in Operational Research - Meylan, France
by Darko DRAKULIC 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

NAVER LABS Europe's mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in Ambient Intelligence, while paving the way for these innovations into a number of NAVER flagship products and services. This includes research in models and algorithms to give humans faster and better access to data and to allow them to interact with technology in simpler and more natural ways. We are currently proposing a 18 months post-doc position in operational research to design and implement new algorithms for routing and rerouting in time-dependent and dynamic networks. Joining the Machine Learning and Optimization group, the successful candidate is expected to integrate his work in one or several NAVER products or services, as well as publish his work in international journals or conferences. Requirements: Ph.D. in Operational Research. Strong development skills in C++. Good publication track record. Highly motivated, good team player skills. Competencies and knowledge to acquire or improve: Code optimization Working knowledge of linux and docker For more details and application instructions, please visit http://www.europe.naverlabs.com/NAVER-LABS-Europe/Jobs/Postdoc-Routing-in-R… Darko DRAKULIC Machine learning and Optimization / Scientist 6 Chemin de Maupertuis 38240, Meylan, France Tel 33476614172 Email darko.drakulic(a)naverlabs.com

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8th edition of the Winter School on Network Optimization (first announcement)
by Luis Eduardo Neves Gouveia 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

The 8th edition of the Winter School on Network Optimization will take place at Hotel Estoril-Éden, Monte Estoril, from the 15th to the 19th of January 2018. Its main objective is to provide an opportunity for PhD students to get together and attend high level courses in the field of Network Optimization. Non-PhD students are welcome to attend the school, but the number of participants is limited and priority will be given to PhD students. In this edition of the school, the lecturers and subjects to be addressed are: Adam Ouorou (Orange Labs) - Robust optimization in telecommunications; Martine Labbé (Univ. Libre de Bruxelles) - Bilevel programming: Stackelberg games and Pricing Problems; Ivana Ljubic (ESSEC, Paris) - Recent Developments on Exact Solvers for the (Prize-Collecting) Steiner Tree Problem; Silvano Martello (Univ. of Bologna) - Packing problems in one and more dimensions; Juan José Salazar-Gonzalez (Univ. de La Laguna) - Models and Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems with Pickups and Deliveries. The school is part of the activities of the CMAFCIO (Centro de Matemática, Aplicações Fundamentais e Investigação Operacional) University of Lisbon as well as of the ENOG (European Network Optimization Group). The event is also endorsed by the EURO (the Association of European Societies) and APDIO (the Portuguese OR society). Potential participants are invited to submit their CVs to the address NetOpt2018(a)fc.ul.pt no later than the 31st October . Further information is available in the webpage (http://netopt2018.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt<http://netopt2018.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/>)??

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Open Faculty Position in Operations Research at ESSEC
by Ivana Ljubic 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

*ESSEC Business School is offering a position of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Operations Research for its Paris-Cergy campus, to start in September 2019*. Applicants should have a strong research focus and interests in Mathematical Programming and Discrete Optimization, with a PhD or doctorate in related fields. They should also demonstrate high leadership and autonomy in research and teaching, with publications in high-quality journals in Operations Research. Salary is competitive with the European Business Schools environment. The Professor will join the Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics (IDS) department, and will be part of the OMOR (Operations Management / Operations Research) research cluster of ESSEC Business School that currently gathers 9 permanent members and 10 PhD students (see website /_operations-management-research.essec.edu_/). The applicant should be able to teach both in English and French (or French within 2 years after the appointment), and in various ESSEC Business School Programs (bachelor, master, PhD, and potentially executive education for more senior profiles). Research interests and applications concern, but are not restricted to: prescriptive analytics, data-driven optimization, supply chain management, sustainable operations, network design, facility location, transportation and routing, e-commerce and digital business.Within the Mathematical Programming research field, aparticular focus on decomposition methods for large-scale optimization problemsand/or optimization under uncertainty will be considered as a plus.Ideal profiles combine innovation spirit, technical depth, and a strong interest in linking theory and practice through applications. With its 3 campuses (Paris, Singapore and Rabat), ESSEC Business School is a top European Business School with international and very diverse faculty and student communities. The ESSEC Master in Management is ranked #4 worldwide by the Financial Times in 2018, and #4 in The Economist. The ESSEC Master in Finance is ranked #5 worldwide in the FT. The ESSEC Master in Data Science & Business Analytics (a joint program with Ecole Centrale Paris) is ranked #4 worldwide in the latest QS 2018 ranking. Candidates should send their applications (including a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a list of publications emphasizing the four most representative ones, teaching and research statement and three recommendation letters) to: Ms Frédérique Jean-Louis, IDS Department Administrative Assistant OR-position2019(a)essec.edu <mailto:OR-position2019@essec.edu> The closing date for applications is *December 18, 2018. *For further information on academic matters and Operations Research at ESSEC, prospective candidates are invited to contact Prof. Laurent Alfandari (alfandari(a)essec.edu <mailto:alfandari@essec.edu>) and/or Prof. Ivana Ljubic (ljubic(a)essec.edu <mailto:ljubic@essec.edu>), IDS Professors of Operations Research and Decision Analytics.

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Deadline extension: special issue on "Developments in Optimization for Smart Cities"
by Cynthia Santos 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

*Apologies for multiple postings** Due to many requests, the deadline of the special issue “Developments in Optimization for Smart Cities” *of the International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) is extended to *November 15, 2018.* This special issue is devoted to combinatorial optimization problems in the context of smart cities. Please find enclosed the CfP. Papers will be peer-reviewed according to the editorial policy of the International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR), published by the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). They should be original, unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Contributions should be prepared according to the instructions to authors that can be found on the journal homepage. Authors should upload their contributions using the submission site http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/itor, *indicating in their cover letter that the paper is intended for this special issue and in the manuscript center during the submission. * Other inquiries should be sent directly to the Guest Editors in charge of this issue: Andréa Cynthia Santos (andrea.duhamel(a)utt.fr) Christophe Duhamel (christophe.duhamel(a)isima.fr) Sebastián Urrutia (surrutia(a)dcc.ufmg.br) -- Andréa Cynthia Santos Duhamel Maître de conférences ICD-LOSI, UMR CNRS 6281, Université de Technologie de Troyes Troyes, France

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CFP INOC 2019
by Michael Poss 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

*************************************************************** 9th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC2019) June 12-14, 2019 - Avignon, France Website: https://inoc2019.sciencesconf.org/ Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=inoc2019 Proceedings: O <https://easychair.org/publications/EPiC>penProceedings <http://openproceedings.org/> *************************************************************** The aim of this conference is to provide researchers from different areas of Operations Research, with the opportunity to present and discuss their results and research on the field of Network Optimization, in an inspiring and bridge building environment where fruitful ideas may flow freely, see the website https://inoc2019.sciencesconf.org/. The authors are invited to submit their papers describing original, previously unpublished research results and not currently under review. There are two types of submissions: full papers (4-6 pages using the two-columns ACM SigConf template <https://seafile.lirmm.fr/f/317dfc9a3ee24901b2b7/?dl=1>) and extended abstracts (1-2 pages, free template). Authors of rejected full papers will be given the possibility to submit them as extended abstracts. Accepted full papers and extended abstracts will be available in the conference material. There will also be a special issue of the Networks journal, Wiley, associated with the conference. In order to support the open access initiative (with no publication fees for authors), we have decided to publish accepted full papers in open access at openproceedings.org, with doi and indexed in dblp (possibly Scopus). Hence, the authors will keep the copyright of all material published in the proceedings. **** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Pascal Van Hentenryck, University of Michigan (USA) Hande Yaman, Bilkent University (Turkey) Rico Zenklusen, ETH (Switzerland) In addition, we shall have two tutorial talks given by: Ruslan Sadykov, INRIA Bordeaux (France) Sandra Ulrich Ngueveu, LAAS-CNRS (France) **** IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper submission Submission deadline: February 15, 2019 Notification: April 1, 2019 Extended Abstract submission: May 1 2019 Camera-ready paper submission: May 1 2019 Conference: June 12-14, 2019 **** INQUIRIES Email: inoc2019(a)sciencesconf.org Looking forward to welcoming you to Avignon in June 2019. The INOC 2019 organizing team!

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Call for Papers: Optimization and Engineering (OPTE) Special Issue on Energy and Optimization
by Luis Zuluaga 28 Jul '18

28 Jul '18

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% *OPTE Special Issue: TriPod-MOPTA 2018 on Energy and Optimization* *Submission Due Date:* October 30, 2018 *Guest Editors:* Daniel Bienstock, Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research/Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University. ⟨ dano(a)ieor.columbia.xn--edu-e76a. Luis F. Zuluaga, Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University. ⟨luis.zuluaga(a)lehigh.xn--edu-e76a. *Aim:* This call aims at publishing research work that showcases the interactions between Optimization and Engineering to address important problems arising in the Energy sector. The call encourages submissions from speakers at the upcoming TriPod-MOPTA 2018, *but is open to submissions from any interested authors*. The call is *open to all types of papers, including theoretical, applied, and algorithmic articles, as well as articles that combine these features.* *Theme:* The rapid and imperative changes in the Energy sector have created a wide range of challenges that are being addressed by a combination of Engineering and Optimization techniques. For example, consider the use of convex relaxations to obtain near-optimal alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) solutions, or for gas distribution network problems; the use of multi-level optimization to address commodity pricing problems, integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into electricity markets, or to immunize a commodity network against potential attacks; the use of uncertainty optimization techniques to address challenges related to the use of RES, immunize commodity networks against catastrophic events, and obtain robust equilibrium commodity prices that take into account uncertainty in commodity production or demand; the development of improved mathematical formulations and optimization solution methods, to address large-scale Energy related problems; among many other interesting research directions that are being explored towards the goal of designing commodity networks that are “smart”, interconnected, efficient, reliable, resilient, and environmentally responsible. Beyond the study of individual commodity networks, nowadays, very interesting research addresses the challenging problem of studying the interaction between different commodity networks such as electricity, gas, and water networks, as well as the interaction of these networks with communication and transportation networks. *Submission Procedure:* Please submit to the *Optimization and Engineering (OPTE)* journal at https://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/11081 and select special issue “SI: TriPod-MOPTA 2018”. All sub- missions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. Interested authors should consult the journal’s “Instructions for Authors”, at http://www.springer.com/ mathematics/journal/11081 <http://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/11081>. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a peer review basis. *All inquiries should be directed to the attention of:* Luis F. Zuluaga, Guest Editor Optimization and Engineering (OPTE) journal ⟨luis.zuluaga(a)lehigh.xn--edu-e76a %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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