INFORMS Telecommunications 2014 (www.informstelecom2014.fc.ul.pt<http://www.informstelecom2014.fc.ul.pt/>) - 1st announcement
The 12th INFORMS Telecommunications Conference will be held March 2 - 4, 2014 in Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal.
In the tradition of the previous conferences, the 12th Conference will focus on the theory and application of operations research and management science to problems in telecommunications, with particular emphasis on new and emerging technologies. The conference is organized by the INFORMS Technical Section on Telecommunications.
Conference chair: Luís Gouveia
Conference co-chairs: Maurício Resende and Youngho Lee
Plenary speakers: Thomas Bonald (Telecom Paris Tech), Martin Grötschel (Zuse Institut Berlin) and Guy Leduc (Université de Liège)
2014 Doctoral Dissertation Award for Operations Research in Telecommunications
Abstract submission: January 3rd, 2014
The 3rd International Symposium in Combinatorial Optimization (ISCO 2014) will also be held from the 5th to the 7th of March, just after the INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, also at Campo Grande, Lisbon.
See the registration (to be updated) on a reduced conference fee for attending both conferences.
Apologies for any cross-postings...
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FOURTH/FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for participation
MOPTA Conference, Lehigh University, August 14-16, 2013
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The thirteenth annual Modeling and OPtimization: Theory and Applications
(MOPTA) Conference will be held at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA,
on August 14-16 (Wednesday to Friday), 2013.
Confirmed plenary speakers:
Brian Denton (University of Michigan)
Abhijit Deshmukh (Purdue University)
Omar Ghattas (University of Texas at Austin)
Ignacio Grossmann (Carnegie Mellon University)
Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo (University of Minnesota)
Jorge Nocedal (Northwestern University)
Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo)
Confirmed invited session organizers:
Amir Ali Ahmadi (IBM Research): Eigenvalue Optimization and Applications
Miguel F. Anjos (Polytechnique Montréal): Optimization for Smart Grids
Hande Y. Benson (Drexel U.): Applications of MINLP
Hongbo Dong (U. of Wisconsin at Madison): Semidefinite Optimization
Jackie Griffin (Northeastern U.): Healthcare
Jason Hicken (RPI): PDE-Constrained Optimization
Alberto Lamadrid (Lehigh U.): Models for Electricity Markets
Eugene Perevalov (Lehigh U.): Optimization, Information and Complexity
Katya Scheinberg (Lehigh U.): Machine Learning / Derivative Free
Optimization
Larry Snyder (Lehigh U.): Optimization for Smart Grids
Robert J. Vanderbei (Princeton U.): Recent Advances in Sparse Linear
Programming
Andreas Wächter (Northwestern U.): Nonlinear Optimization
This is an invitation for participation, contributed talks, and posters.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: *June 14, 2013*.
Current conference and 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 plenary talks
from distinguished speakers as well as organized sessions and contributed
talks, spread over three days. Our target is to provide a diverse set of
exciting new developments from different areas of optimization research
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 in the framework of a
medium-scale event who do not usually have the chance to interact in larger
meetings.
We hope to welcome you in Bethlehem, PA!
Organizing Committee:
Frank E. Curtis (Chair)
Tamás Terlaky
Katya Scheinberg
Ted K. Ralphs
Luis F. Zuluaga
Robert H. Storer
Aurélie C. Thiele
Larry V. Snyder
Eugene Perevalov
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
200 W. Packer Ave.
Bethlehem PA 18015
Fax: 610-758-4886
Apologies for any cross-postings...
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THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for sessions, talks, and posters
MOPTA Conference, Lehigh University, August 14-16, 2013
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The thirteenth annual Modeling and OPtimization: Theory and
Applications (MOPTA) Conference will be held at Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA, USA, on August 14-16 (Wednesday to Friday), 2013.
Confirmed plenary speakers:
Brian Denton (University of Michigan)
Abhijit Deshmukh (Purdue University)
Omar Ghattas (University of Texas at Austin)
Ignacio Grossmann (Carnegie Mellon University)
Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo (University of Minnesota)
Jorge Nocedal (Northwestern University)
Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo)
This is an invitation for session organizers, contributed talks, and
posters. If interested, then please contact: Frank E. Curtis
<frank.e.curtis(a)lehigh.edu>
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 14, 2013.
Current conference and 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 plenary
talks from distinguished speakers as well as organized sessions and
contributed talks, spread over three days. Our target is to provide a
diverse set of exciting new developments from different areas of
optimization research 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 in the framework of a medium-scale event who do not
usually have the chance to interact in larger meetings.
We hope to welcome you in Bethlehem, PA!
Organizing Committee:
Frank E. Curtis (Chair)
Tamás Terlaky
Katya Scheinberg
Ted K. Ralphs
Luis F. Zuluaga
Robert H. Storer
Aurélie C. Thiele
Larry V. Snyder
Eugene Perevalov
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
200 W. Packer Ave.
Bethlehem PA 18015
Fax: 610-758-4886
Call for Papers
Computers & Operations Research
Special Issue on "Recent Advances in Location Analysis"
Guest Editors: Sibel A. Alumur, Bahar Y. Kara
The subjects of interest within location analysis are of many kinds,
centering on the optimal choice of locations for one or more facilities,
within any framework (the classical settings being discrete, network, and
planar) in a way that optimizes a certain objective such as minimizing
transportation costs, providing equitable service to customers, capturing
the largest market share, etc. Many other fields have direct connections
with location analysis, either by subject such as transportation and
routing, supply chain management, environmental studies, layout and design,
data and cluster analysis, or as techniques, like mathematical (linear,
integer, non-linear, convex, global, ...) programming, multi-criteria
analysis, approximation theory, computational geometry, statistics, etc.
Recently, there have been several new developments in location analysis. The
aim of this special issue is to collect high quality papers that address
recent advances in theory, practice and application. Potential topics
include, but are not limited to:
* network location,
* continuous location,
* discrete location,
* obnoxious location,
* competitive location,
* hub location,
* location-routing,
* location applications (logistics, network design),
* exact and heuristic solution methods.
Researchers from all relevant disciplines are invited to consider this
special issue as an outlet to publish their high quality work on the topic.
Submission Guidelines:
All manuscripts should be submitted electronically via the Elsevier
Editorial System (EES) <http://ees.elsevier.com/cor>
http://ees.elsevier.com/cor. Corresponding author must select Special Issue:
Recent Advances in Location Analysis as the Article Type to make sure that
the paper will be considered for the special issue.
Important Dates:
The deadline for submission to the special issue is October 1, 2013. The
plan is to publish the special issue in early 2015.
Guest Editors:
Sibel A. Alumur
Department of Industrial Engineering
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Ankara, Turkey
e-mail: <mailto:salumur@etu.edu.tr> salumur(a)etu.edu.tr
Bahar Y. Kara
Department of Industrial Engineering
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey
e-mail: <mailto:bkara@bilkent.edu.tr> bkara(a)bilkent.edu.tr
Call for Papers: OR55 -The OR Society Annual Conference
*3-5 September 2013, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK*
The planning for OR55 is well underway and the Conference Committee is in
place to make sure things run smoothly. We now need to encourage a supply
of interesting, informative and challenging papers. Academics,
practitioners, researchers and students with interests in any aspect of
Operational Research are invited to present their work at OR55. Details of
all streams are available on our website at www.theorsociety.com/OR55 and
more streams are expected to be finalised soon. Authors are welcome to
discuss proposals for papers with stream organisers in advance of
submission.
*Keynote Papers:* Each stream is encouraged to have a Keynote paper if at
all possible. Such a paper is expected to present a state of the art review
of an area and discuss future directions for research in the field. Keynote
papers will be highlighted in the Conference Programme and will be
allocated additional time in the Schedule. They can also be published in
the Keynote Papers Handbook and referenced with an ISBN number, if the
speaker produces a full written version (maximum six pages). Keynote
Guidelines and a template for Keynote Papers is available on the website.
*Extended Abstracts:* In addition, an Extended Abstract would be
considered. Extended Abstracts are shorter than Keynote Papers (about 1000
words) and depending on demand could be published in either a handbook, CD
or website. Acceptance of Extended Abstracts is at the discretion of the
Keynote Editor and/or Stream Organiser. A half hour slot is generally
allocated. Please use the Keynote Guidelines and template on the website as
a guide to producing an extended abstract.Unfortunately, there are no
concessions on registration fees/exps for presenting a Keynote paper or
Extended Abstract.
*Important Deadlines* – please note that these may be subject to change
February 2013 Submission of abstracts starts
14 June 2013 Deadline for submission of Titles and abstracts to appear in
the Conference Programme.
14 June 2013 Deadline for submission of full Keynote Papers and Extended
Abstracts.
21 June 2013 Notification of Acceptance to be sent re Keynote Papers and
Extended Abstracts.
30 June 2013 Deadline for early reduced registration fee
02 July 2013 Deadline for final revision of abstracts. Presenters can make
changes up to this date.
08 July 2013 Deadline for registration if the abstract or paper is to be
scheduled for presentation. Thereby ensuring their talk will appear in the
final programme. The conference committee reserve the right to exclude
papers if bookings are not made by this date.
*The Conference Committee*
Philip Jones, Dstl Joint Chair prjones(a)dstl.gov.uk
David Smith, Retired Univ. Exeter. Joint Chair davidandtina(a)endfield.org.uk
Ken McNaught, Cranfield Univ. Programme Scheduler
k.r.mcnaught(a)cranfield.ac.uk
Hara Papachristou, Lanner Group Sponsorship/Exhibiter Organiser
HPapachristou(a)lanner.com
Ibrahim Kucukkoc, Univ. Exeter Co-Keynote Editor I.Kucukkoc(a)exeter.ac.uk
Kevin Connell, Dstl Programme co-ordinator kevin.connell555(a)btinternet.com
Navonil Mustafee, Univ. Exeter Programme co-ordinator, Co-Keynote Editor
N.Mustafee(a)exeter.ac.uk
Hilary Wilkes, The OR Society Conference organiser
Hilary.Wilkes(a)theorsociety.com
*Conference website: **www.theorsociety.com/OR55 **.*
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Exeter Manufacturing Enterprise Centre
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences
University of Exeter
EX4 4QF Exeter / UK
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A PhD position in Operations research is available at Heudiasyc Laboratory
from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France.
Application deadine : 30 April
PhD topic: Robust Optimization
The candidate should start working in September 2013.
The position is meant to improve and generalize the use of decomposition
algorithms and cutting planes for robust optimization problems and
distributionally robust optimization problems. For more information, please
do not hesitate to contact Michael Poss at michael.poss(a)hds.utc.fr.
The prospective candidate should be acquainted with Operations Research
(Linear Programming, Integer Programming), Probability Theory, and possess
some programming skills. A strong taste for mathematical reasoning would be
appreciated. Interested candidate should send a CV to
michael.poss(a)hds.utc.fr.
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Michael Poss, Ph. D.
CNRS researcher in computer science.
www.hds.utc.fr/~possmich
Université de Technologie de Compiegne
U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 7253 Heudiasyc
Centre de recherches de Royallieu
F-60205 Compiegne Cedex
FRANCE
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*** Deadline extended to March 14 ***
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are organizing the stream Telecommunications and Network
Optimization of the forthcoming EURO-INFORMS conference in Rome, July
1-4, 2013.
http://euro2013.org/
The stream is jointly organized by the European Network Optimization
Group (ENOG) and the Telecommunications Section of INFORMS.
If you would like to submit a paper for the stream, please visit
http://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro26/?page=welcome
and use invitation code
dd77dbd5
The deadline for abstract submission is March 1, 2013.
If (even better!) you would like to organize a full session of 3-4
papers, please contact one of us directly.
Best regards,
Walid Ben-Ameur, Bernard Fortz, Luis Gouveia
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
5th AIMMS/MOPTA International Optimization Modeling Competition
(http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition)
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Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the fifth AIMMS/MOPTA
Optimization Modeling Competition. The competition is jointly
organized by the conference organizers of MOPTA and Paragon Decision
Technology (http://www.aimms.com). Finalists are expected to attend
and present their results at the 2013 MOPTA Conference to be held
August 14-16, 2013 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
Teams of at most three students can participate. The team leader has to
be a graduate student, though the other members of the team can be
advanced undergraduate students. Each member of the team must be
registered as a full-time student at a recognized educational institution
during the Spring term of the 2012-2013 academic year. Students with a
background in optimization, regardless of their actual field of study, are
eligible. Collaboration between students from different departments is
strongly encouraged. Each team must declare a team advisor with which
the team may consult about the problem and their solution. It is the team
advisor’s responsibility to ensure that the students have appropriate
knowledge for the competition. The team advisor should not be involved
as a participant in the solution process.
As the conference is international, so is the competition. Teams from all
over the world can participate, as long as at least one team member can
come to the conference, should the team make it to the final round. The
official language of the competition is English.
The competition problem has been posted; please visit:
http://coral.ie.lehigh.edu/~mopta/competition
for a description of the problem and further details.
All teams must *register* for the competition in order to participate.
Important Dates:
Registration Due: 14 June 2013
Solutions Due: 14 June 2013
Finalists Chosen: 28 June 2013
Conference Begins: 14 August 2013
For questions, please contact Luis F. Zuluaga, luis.zuluagas(a)lehigh.edu
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Luis F. Zuluaga,
Assistant Professor
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
Apologies for any cross-postings...
Call-for-abstracts: Mathematics of Operations and Logistics Conference
June 26-28, 2013 - Zaragoza (Spain)
Dear Colleague,
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract
to the 2013 Mathematics of Operations and
Logistics Conference to be held in Zaragoza,
Spain from June 26 to June 28, 2013.
We are planning an intimate academic meeting,
consisting of a mix of plenary and
contributed-work sessions. This conference will
bring together a select group of key speakers to
present and discuss new advances in the
crossroads of operations and mathematics.
Abstract Submission: Authors are cordially
invited to submit an abstract for review by March
27, 2013. The abstract will not exceed 400 words
and should be submitted through the
<http://molc-zlc.unizar.es/formulario/regis_form.html>2013
MOLC submission online system by clicking here.
Please bear in mind that the abstract submitted is the final abstract.
Abstract Review: Abstracts will be evaluated by
the 2013 MOLC Academic Committee and
acceptance/rejection decisions will be notified
by April 12, 2013. Abstracts will be evaluated
according to topic suitability, findings and
contribution to the field. Topics of interest
for this conference will include: Transportation;
Facility Location; Inventory Management;
Coordination; Supply Chain Disruptions; and
Vehicle Routing Problems. This list is by no
means exclusive and other topics relating to
mathematics and supply chain management will be
considered. Please send your topic proposal to
<mailto:molc@unizar.es>molc(a)unizar.es.
The 2013 MOLC Academic Committee will accept
abstracts for review on the believe that the submitted work is original.
Current conference information is available at: http://molc-zlc.unizar.es/
Key Deadlines:
· Abstract Submission: March 27, 2013
· Abstract Admission Notification: April 12, 2013
· Author Registration:
Early bird, up to May 10, 2013: 100 (academic/professional) / 50 (student)
Late registration, from May 11, 2013: 150
(academic/professional) / 75 (student)
The 2013 MOLC meeting is an initiative of the
University of Zaragoza and the Zaragoza Logistics
Center with the collaboration of the University
of Calgary. We will be holding the first
conference that we hope to be repeated successfully in the future.
Sincerely,
Dr. Herminia I. Calvete University of Zaragoza
Dr. Mozart Menezes
University of Calgary
Dr. Alejandro Serrano
Zaragoza Logistics Center
2013 MOLC Organizing Committee
Apologies for any cross-postings...
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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for sessions, talks, and posters
MOPTA Conference, Lehigh University, August 14-16, 2013
==============================================
The thirteenth annual Modeling and OPtimization: Theory and Applications
(MOPTA) Conference will be held at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA,
on August 14-16 (Wednesday to Friday), 2013.
Confirmed plenary speakers (so far):
Brian Denton (University of Michigan)
Abhijit Deshmukh (Purdue University)
Omar Ghattas (University of Texas at Austin)
Ignacio Grossmann (Carnegie Mellon University)
Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo (University of Minnesota)
Jorge Nocedal (Northwestern University)
Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo)
This is an invitation for session organizers, contributed talks, and
posters. If interested, then please contact: Frank E. Curtis <
frank.e.curtis(a)lehigh.edu>
Current conference and 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 plenary talks
from distinguished speakers as well as organized sessions and contributed
talks, spread over three days. Our target is to provide a diverse set of
exciting new developments from different areas of optimization research
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 in the framework of a
medium-scale event who do not usually have the chance to interact in larger
meetings.
We hope to welcome you in Bethlehem, PA!
Organizing Committee:
Frank E. Curtis (Chair)
Tamás Terlaky
Katya Scheinberg
Ted K. Ralphs
Luis F. Zuluaga
Robert H. Storer
Aurélie C. Thiele
Larry V. Snyder
Eugene Perevalov
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lehigh University
200 W. Packer Ave.
Bethlehem PA 18015
Fax: 610-758-4886