- From: Mario Pavone <mpavone@dmi.unict.it>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:21:29 +0100
- To: mess.school@ANTs-lab.it
1st Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School - from Design to Implementation - 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ mess.school@ANTs-lab.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th April 2018 ** MESS 2018 is aimed at qualified and strongly motivated MSc and PhD students; post-docs; young researchers, and both academic and industrial professionals to provide an overview on the several metaheuristics techniques, and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. As first edition, MESS 2018 wants to analyze all metaheuristics from its designing to its implementation. In particular, in MESS 2018 will be analyzed modern heuristic methods for search and optimization problems, as well as the classical exact optimization methods, seen also in the metaheuristics context. All participants will have plenty of opportunities for debate and work with leaders in the field, benefiting from direct interaction and discussions in a stimulating environment. They will also have the possibility to present their recently results and/or their working in progress through oral or poster presentations, and interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment. ** Confirmed Speakers + Christian Blum, IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy & University of Portsmouth, UK + Gunther Raidl, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria + Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy More Speakers will be announced soon!! ** Short Talk and Poster Presentation All participants may submit an abstract of their recent results, or works in progress, for presentation and having the opportunities for debate and interact with leaders in the field. Mini-Workshop Organizers and Scientific Committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for the format of the presentation (oral or poster). All abstracts will be published on the electronic hands-out book of the summer school. The Abstracts must be submitted by *April 15, 2018*. ** School Directors + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA + Mario Pavone, University of Catania, Italy + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy ** Oral & Poster Presentation Organizers + Luca Di Gaspero, Unviersity of Udine, Italy + Paola Festa, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ -- mess.school@ANTs-lab.it Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school -- Dr. Mario Pavone (PhD) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Catania V.le A. Doria 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy tel: 0039 095 7383034 fax: 0039 095 330094 Email: mpavone@dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/mpavone/ =========================================================== MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy W: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ E: mess.school@ANTs-lab.it FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school ===========================================================
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