******************************************* EU/ME 2016 Workshop on "Design and Analysis of Metaheuristics" March 17 - 18, 2016 University of Antwerp (Belgium) www.eume2016.be<http://www.eume2016.be> CALL FOR PAPERS ******************************************* The Antwerp Operations Research Group ANT/OR is looking forward to welcome you at the 17th EU/ME workshop on Design and Analysis of Metaheuristics.The conference will be held on March 17th - 18th, 2016 in Antwerp (Belgium). We invite all researchers, practitioners, and students from the field of metaheuristics, to participate in this EU/ME-workshop. Authors are encouraged to contribute by submitting an extended abstract (max. 3 pages). We are especially looking for research in all fields of methodology and applications with a focus on best practices in design of metaheuristics. Furthermore, we encourage research that includes (but is not limited to) a proper analysis of the algorithmic performance, parameter tuning, the setup of a good experiment, ... The main questions of this EU/ME workshop will be: - What is a good metaheuristic design? - Which metaheuristic framework to use? - How to make the developed solution approach robust, reliable and efficient? - What with parameters in the model and how to tune them? Important dates for submission and registration to the conference are: Abstract submission: Friday, February 5, 2016. Abstract acceptance: Friday, February 12, 2016. Registration: Friday, March 4, 2016. Conference: March 17-18, 2016. For more information, registration or abstract submission, go to the conference website: http://www.eume2016.be We look forward to meeting you in Antwerp, on 17 and 18 March 2016. May the force be with you! -- drs. Christof Defryn University of Antwerp Faculty of Applied Economics | Dept. Engineering Management - ENM ANT/OR - University of Antwerp Operations Research Group Prinsstraat 13 - B.512 B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium christof.defryn@uantwerpen.be<mailto:christof.defryn@uantwerpen.be> http://antor.ua.ac.be/member/christof-defryn