February 2016 - Ewgla

Library of Location and Layout Algorithms - Beta Release of LoLoLA
by horst w. hamacher 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Dear EWGLA Members, as announced during the last EWGLA Meeting, we are pleased to inform you about the first official release of our software library “*LoLoLA*” – *L*ibrary *o*f *Lo*cation and *L*ayout *A*lgorithms. The library and all related information can be downloaded from www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~lolola. The software is released under the /GNU General Public License /and, therefore, the source code is available for downloading and modifying. Instructions on how to install the library and which algorithms are available can be found in the documentation. Moreover, an executable for the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Windows is provided. If you have any questions or have a feedback/bug report, feel free to write an email to lolola(a)mathematik.uni-kl.de. Note, that this is a Beta-release. We are thankful for every comment and suggestion for improvement. If you want to be informed about updates of LoLoLA do not forget to check "Receive notifications for new releases" on the download page. Best regards, Horst W. Hamacher, Philipp Heßler, Andrea Maier University of Kaiserslautern, Germany and Aleksandra Gross (now Cambridge, Great-Britain) -- ****************************************************** Prof. Dr. Horst W. Hamacher Chair of Management and Educational Mathematics Department of Mathematics University of Kaiserslautern 67653 Kaiserslautern GERMANY Tel: (Germany) (0)631 205 2267 homepage: http://optimierung.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~hamacher

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Just five days to submit an abstract to EURO 2016
by Olivier Péton 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Dear locators, The deadline for abstract submission at the EURO 2016 conference in Poznan is March 1st, 2016. https://www.euro-online.org/conf/euro28/ You are invited to submit your abstract in the Location stream, with the invitation 62d74981. If your submission concerns hub location, you can directly submit to this session, with the invitation code afd6fdad. Location: 62d74981 Hub Location: afd6fdad See you in Poznan. The EWGLA Board /Sergio García-Quiles Jörg Kalcsics// Olivier Péton / -------- Message transféré -------- Date : Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:20:17 +0200 De : Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber <gweber(a)metu.edu.tr> The deadline for abstract submission at the EURO 2016 conference in Poznan is March 1st, 2016. Hurry up to submit your abstract and be part of the largest European OR conference! Excellent plenary and keynote speakers. Hundreds of sessions on every topic of OR. A beautiful town and a warm and friendly environment. Making an Impact initiatives for academic-practitioners collaboration. Workshops, tutorials, round-tables and satellite events. Recruiting opportunities to be announced soon .... These are just some of the good reasons to come to Poznan in July! Find the other ones, together with full details of the conference, at www.euro2016.poznan.pl. See you in Poznan! Daniele Vigo and Joanna Josefowska daniele.vigo(a)unibo.it, Joanna.Jozefowska(a)cs.put.poznan.pl

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PostDoc Position in Optimization in Edinburgh
by KALCSICS Joerg 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Dear all, this time it is, for once, not about location. Sergio and I are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position and we are looking for candidates with a strong background in combinatorial optimization and integer programming (see below for more details). We would appreciate if you could also forward this announcement to researchers of whom you think that they might be interested in this position. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or need more information. We are looking forward to your applications. Cheers, Joerg. P.S.: If you always wanted to spend some time in beautiful and sunny Scotland, this is your chance ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Optimization at the School of Mathematics, Edinburgh University Salary: 31,656 to 37,768 GBP (U07 level) For more information, see: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Applications are invited for a 2-year postdoctoral position in the area of optimization with a particular focus on practical methods used in financial mathematics. A successful candidate will join a team of four mathematicians: Sergio García Quiles, Jacek Gondzio, Joerg Kalcsics and Sotirios Sabanis who bridge between the Edinburgh Research Group in Optimization http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/ERGO/ and the Probability Group http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/research/psa. The project is funded by the EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account and Standard Life Investments http://www.standardlifeinvestments.com/ and initially will involve research in the area of optimization-based approaches for risk concentration measurement. Its first step will involve using a tailored branch-and-bound procedure to solve an optimization problem which corresponds to identifying independent factors in a set of highly correlated assets. Applicants will have completed a PhD in Optimization, or a related field of computational mathematics, and will demonstrate outstanding research potential. An ideal candidate will have a documented expertise and research record in combinatorial optimization techniques, provable understanding of probability and financial mathematics, and will demonstrate good programming skills. Prior experience in development of efficient optimization techniques such as tailored branch-and-bound and branch-and-cut algorithms would be an advantage. Application Procedure: All applicants should apply online. Please upload a CV and a research statement under optional documents and arrange for at least two referees to send letters of recommendation directly to hr(a)maths.ed.ac.uk<mailto:hr@maths.ed.ac.uk> by the closing date. The closing date is 5pm GMT on 23 March 2015. We anticipate interviews will be held on 28-29 April. With best regards, Sergio García Quiles, Jacek Gondzio, Joerg Kalcsics, Sotirios Sabanis ---------------------------------------------------------------- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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EWGLA Newsletter February 2016
by Olivier Péton 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

* --------------------------------------------------------------------------** **EWGLA Newsletter // February 2016** **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* *About EWGLA: * - Web page:https://www.euro-online.org/ewgla/ <https://www.euro-online.org/ewgla/> - Mailing list (263 members). How to register: https://www.euro-online.org/ewgla/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&ch… How to post a message: ewgla(a)euro-online.org How to contact the coordination board: ewgla-board(a)euro-online.org - LinkedIn (52 members): https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4729361 - Facebook (96 like): https://www.facebook.com/ewgla/ Please invite your colleagues and students interested in locational analysis to register, click, like and communicate with us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *EWGLA XXIII Meeting** * The 23rd EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis meeting will be held on September 14-16, 2016 at Málaga, Spain. 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. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit an abstract formatted according to the given templates. The submissions will be evaluated by a designated scientific committee. We also offer the possibility to present short communications or ongoing works in the form of poster sessions. *Important dates: * Submission May 15, 2016 Notification Jun 12, 2016 Early registration Jun 30, 2016 Conference Sep 14-16, 2016 *Organizing Committee: * Enrique Domínguez - Chair Sergio Salguero - Technical Office Inés Aguilar - Technical Office http://ewgla2016.lcc.uma.es/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *GRANTS FOR PARTICIPATION in EWGLA 2016 in MALAGA* EWGLA is offering a number of grants for participants. These grants will cover your expenses up to a maximum of €750. Eligible expenses are costs for travel & accommodation and the conference fee. To apply, you have to be a EWGLA member and should send the following documents as a single pdf by e-mail to the EWGLA Board (ewgla-board at euro-online.org) - An extended abstract of at least two full pages, - Your CV - A letter of recommendation from your supervisor, if you are a PhD student. We especially encourage young researchers and researchers from economically weak countries to apply The deadline for applications is:*May 15th.* Decisions about grants will be made by*May 31st.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *EURO 2016* 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXVIII), Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland,*July 3-6, 2016*, http://www.euro2016.poznan.pl/ We have the great pleasure of inviting you to take part in the 28th EURO Conference to be held in Poznan, Poland on 3-6 July, 2016. The Program and Organizing Committees chaired by Daniele Vigo and Joanna Jozefowska, are preparing a high quality scientific program and an exciting social program for the Conference. There will be a stream dedicated to Location. We strongly encourage EWGLA members to participate in this event. Deadline for abstract submission: *March 1st, 2016* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SUMMER GRADUATE SCHOOL IMUS- MSRI-2016 *Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming: Theory, algorithms and applications Seville (Spain), *June 20th- July 1st, 2016.* This school is an exceptional event that will take place once and it is oriented to the presentation of theory, algorithms and applications for the solution of mixed integer nonlinear problems (MINLP). Its goal is to present, in a unified way, the current theory together with the more recent algorithms designed to address some families of problems; we will also introduce the participants to the use of specific solvers devoted to formulate and to solve instances of these problems. The lecturers will start with basic concepts, in order to be interesting for beginners, finalizing discussing advanced topics of this emerging area of mathematical optimization. This school is intended for PhD students and young researchers (a maximum of 30) who wish to advance knowledge or to gain expertise in this specific field. MSRI and the local organizers will select a number of candidates (between 20-25) that will receive a grant to support their expenses to attend the school. The registration deadline is*February 20th, 2016.* The program activities is organized in two lectures taught in the mornings _Lectures:_ The Theory of Mixed Integer Non-linear Programming. (Robert Weismantel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.) Modeling aspects and applications of Mixed Integer Non-linear programming. (Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madisson, USA.) Problem solving and applications sessions will be organized during the afternoon, and led by the TAs. These sessions will be devoted to working on problem sets, on real life applications, and on various projects developed by the students. Lab sessions with available MINLP solvers will also be included. A cornerstone of the program is having students presentations about basic topics in the field. This allows students, even those with a more limited background, to work with source materials, and to practice lecturing about what they learn. We will ask students to prepare short (25-30 minute) talks on research papers of their choice. We will guide them in the preparation of their talk, as well as provide constructive criticisms of their presentation. The Course will be held at IMUS, the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Seville, from June 20th till July 1st, 2016 (http://www.imus.us.es/IMUS-MSRI2016/es/ ) and will be co-organized by the MSRI (Berkeley), the IMUS Universidad de Sevilla and it is partially supported by EURO. The course has been approved by the MRSI board and additional information is available at http://www.msri.org/summer_schools/773 . _Local Organizers:_ Franscisco J. Castro, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. Elena Fernández, Universidad Politécnica Cataluña, Spain. Justo Puerto, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *“*LoLoLA*” – *L*ibrary *o*f *Lo*cation and *L*ayout *A*lgorithms.* The library and all related information can be downloaded from www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~lolola <www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/%7Elolola>. The software is released under the /GNU General Public License /and, therefore, the source code is available for downloading and modifying. Instructions on how to install the library and which algorithms are available can be found in the documentation. Moreover, an executable for the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Windows is provided. If you have any questions or have a feedback/bug report, feel free to write an email to lolola(a)mathematik.uni-kl.de. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *OPEN POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (Mines Nantes Graduate School of Engineering) *Mines Nantes Graduate School of engineering invites applications for an assistant/associate professor in the department of Automatic Control, Production and Computer Science. The general topic is Industrial Engineering, with a focus on optimization under uncertainty. TEACHING : in our Industrial Engineering programmes (graduate school or international master of science). Teaching experience in one or several of the following topics is required: reliability, maintenance, risk analysis, optimization under uncertainty, simulation/discrete event systems. RESEARCH : We are hiring a colleague with skills in stochastic optimization applied to one or several fo the following topics: risk management, production planning and sheduling, logistics networks, supply chain design and optimization, vehicle routing etc. Moreover, a strong involvement in collaborative research projects with industrials is expected. *All European citizens may apply.* Teaching can be done either in French or English, *Contact: Alexandre Dolgui (alexandre.dolgui(a)mines-nantes.fr) * Get the application form: Florence MOULET– florence.moulet(a)mines-nantes.fr Jean-Philippe ROULLAND – jean-philippe.roulland(a)mines-nantes.fr *The deadline for applying is february 22nd** * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *INTERESTING EVENTS: ** * LAND- TRANSLOG III, Santa Cruz, Chile, March 13-17, 2016 http://www.sistemasdeingenieria.cl/seminarios/index.php?id_seminario=57 ILS, Bordeaux, France, June 1-4, 2016 http://www.ils2016conference.com/ VeRoLog 2016 June 6-8, 2016, Nantes, France http://verolog2016.sciencesconf.org/ TSL workshop 2016 June 19-22, 2016 Atlanta, USA https://www.informs.org/Community/TSL/TSL-Workshop-2016-Call-for-Submissions 1st conference of the EWG on Sustainable Supply Chains, July 1-2, Aachen, Germany http://sustsc2016.sciencesconf.org/ ICCL’16 September 7-9, 2016 Lisbon, Portugal http://iccl2016.widescope.pt/ ISOLDE XIV July 2017, Toronto, Canada February 2016 /Sergio García-Quiles Jörg Kalcsics// Olivier Péton/ --

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Grants for participation in EWGLA 2016 in Málaga
by KALCSICS Joerg 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Dear Locators, this year’s EWGLA conference will be held in Málaga, Spain, and we hope to meet you all there (ewgla2016.lcc.uma.es). To ensure that we really do meet everybody (well, at least almost everybody), we are pleased to announce that EWGLA is offering a number of grants for participants. These grants will cover your expenses up to a maximum of €750. Eligible expenses are costs for travel & accommodation and the conference fee. To apply, you have to be a EWGLA member and should send the following documents as a single pdf by e-mail to the EWGLA Board (ewgla-board at euro-online.org) - An extended abstract of at least two full pages, - Your CV, and - A letter of recommendation from your supervisor, if you are a PhD student. The deadline for applications is: Friday, 11 March. Decisions about grants will be made by Friday, 1 April. We especially encourage young researchers and researchers from economically weak countries to apply. We would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to your PhD students in case they are not yet members of EWGLA and, of course, encourage them to become EWGLA members! If you have questions about the application or the grant, please do not hesitate to contact us. See you all in Málaga, Sergio Garcia-Quiles Jörg Kalcsics Olivier Peton The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Associate Professor position (Industrial Engineering/ Optimization under uncertainty) at Mines Nantes
by Olivier Péton 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Dear colleagues, Mines Nantes Graduate School of engineering <http://www.mines-nantes.fr/en/>invites applications for a tenure track position (assistant/associate professor) in the department of Automatic Control, Production and Computer Science.. The general topic is *Industrial Engineering**,* with a focus on *optimization under uncertainty*. TEACHING : in our Industrial Engineering programmes (graduate school or international master of science). Teaching experience in one or several of the following topics is required: reliability, maintenance, risk analysis, optimization under uncertainty, simulation/discrete event systems. RESEARCH : We are hiring a colleague with skills in stochastic optimization applied to one or several fo the following topics: risk management, production planning and sheduling, logistics networks, supply chain design and optimization, vehicle routing etc. Moreover, a strong involvement in collaborative research projects with industrials is expected. Although the job description is written only in French, all European citizens may apply. Teaching can be done either in French or English, Here follows a part of the (very long) job description. Don't hesitate to contact Alexandre Dolgui (alexandre.dolgui(a)mines-nantes.fr) or myself for more details. The deadline for aplying is february 22nd Best regards, Olivier Péton ---------------------- L’ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES recrute un Maître Assistant en Génie Industriel spécialité Optimisation sous Incertitude Statut administratif : Maître assistant des Mines et des Télécom, fonctionnaire du Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances. MISSIONS Le candidat recruté participera aux missions de formation, de recherche et de valorisation. Il devra s’impliquer activement dans les partenariats régionaux, nationaux et internationaux du département Automatique, Productique et Informatique et de l’UMR LS2N. Il sera appelé à exercer des responsabilités dans la formation et dans les relations avec les acteurs de l’innovation. - Enseignement : Il est attendu que le candidat recruté s’implique dans l’ensemble des enseignements de l’école, notamment dans la formation d'approfondissement du cycle d'ingénieur en Génie Industriel, mais également dans le master MOST, ainsi que dans les projets. Une expérience d’enseignement ou des compétences acquises dans un ou plusieurs des domaines suivants sont fortement attendues : o fiabilité et maintenance ; o analyse de risques ; o optimisation sous incertitudes ; o simulation à événements discrets ; o optimisation via simulation. La capacité et la volonté de s’impliquer en management de formations, en particulier du master MOST, seront appréciées. - Recherche et Valorisation : Le candidat réalisera ses recherche en relation avec un ou plusieurs thèmes développés au sein de l’équipe SLP : maîtrise des risques pour les systèmes industriels et les services ; planification et ordonnancement de la production et des activités ; conception et optimisation des systèmes de production, des réseaux logistiques et du transport. Il développera notamment des outils d’optimisation et d’aide à la décision pour la conception et la gestion opérationnelle des systèmes logistiques et de production sous incertitudes. Les travaux contribueront à rendre plus robustes et plus fiables les solutions proposées en présence des risques liés aux perturbations aléatoires. Leurs applications concerneront, par exemple, la conception des systèmes de production reconfigurables et des lignes de démontage de produits en fin de vie, la planification conjointe de la maintenance et de la production, la gestion des stocks de pièces de rechange, la gestion des approvisionnements dans les chaînes logistiques, l’ordonnancement sous incertitudes, l’optimisation des transports avec temps de trajets / temps de service aléatoires. Dans ce cadre, il collaborera avec les membres de l’équipe pour concevoir des modèles et algorithmes couplant optimisation combinatoire et modélisation stochastique. CONTACT Alexandre Dolgui, responsable du département Automatique Productique Informatique – alexandre.dolgui(a)mines-nantes.fr – tél : 02 51 85 82 18 La date limite pour déposer le dossier de candidature est : *le 22 février 2016.* Pour retirer un dossier d’inscription, veuillez en faire la demande auprès du Service des Ressources Humaines : Florence MOULET– florence.moulet(a)mines-nantes.fr - tél : 02 51 85 83 63 ou Jean-Philippe ROULLAND – jean-philippe.roulland(a)mines-nantes.fr – tél : 02 51 85 83 54 Ecole des Mines de Nantes 4 rue Alfred Kastler BP 20722 44307 Nantes CEDEX 3. http://www.mines-nantes.fr -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dr. Olivier Péton Enseignant - Chercheur Ecole des Mines de Nantes & IRCCyN (UMR CNRS 6597) 4 rue Alfred Kastler, 44300 Nantes Cedex, France Tel : (+33) 251.85.83.13 Email: olivier.peton(a)mines-nantes.fr ______________________________________________________________________

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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB. 10 - 2016 INFORMS Telecommunications Conference
by Bernard Fortz 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

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