[agents] LAST CFP: 11th IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed Combinatorics and Optimization (PDCO 2021) in conjunction with symposium IEEE IPDPS Portland

[Grégoire DANOY]

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The 11th IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed
Combinatorics and Optimization (PDCO 2021)

held in conjunction with
the 35th IEEE International
Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'2021)
May 17-21, 2021

Portland, USA
http://www.ipdps.org
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Scope:
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The IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed Combinatorics and Optimization
aims at providing a forum for scientific researchers and engineers on recent
advances in the field of parallel or distributed combinatorics for difficult
optimization problems, ranging from theoretical to applied problems. The
latter include for instance 0-1 multidimensional knapsack problems and cutting
stock problems, large scale linear programming problems, nonlinear
optimization problems, global optimization and scheduling problems.

Emphasis will be placed on new techniques for solving difficult optimization
problems, like cooperative methods for integer programming problems, nature-
inspired techniques and hybrid methods. Aspects related to Combinatorial
Scientific Computing (CSC) will also be treated. We also solicit submissions
of original manuscripts on sparse matrix computations and related topics
(including graph algorithms); and related methods and tools for their
efficiency on different parallel systems. Applications combining traditional
parallel and distributed combinatorics and optimization techniques as well as
theoretical issues (convergence, complexity, etc.) are welcome.

Domains of interest include (but are not limited to) cloud computing,
planning, logistics, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and
computational biology.


Topics:
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* Exact methods, heuristics, metaheuristics, hybrid methods;
* Parallel / distributed algorithms for combinatorial optimization;
* Parallel / distributed metaheuristics;
* Nature inspired parallel / distributed computing;
* Integer programming, linear programming, nonlinear programming;
* Global optimization, polynomial optimization;
* Cooperative methods, hybrid methods;
* Parallel sparse matrix computations, graph algorithms, load balancing;
* Applications: cloud computing, planning, logistics, manufacturing, finance,
telecommunications, computational biology, combinatorial algorithms in high
performance computing.


Steering Committee:
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Pascal Bouvry, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (co-chair)
Didier El Baz, team CDA, LAAS-CNRS, France (co-chair)
El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille, INRIA, CNRS, France
Albert Y. Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia


General Chairs:
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Grégoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Didier El Baz, team CDA, LAAS-CNRS, France


Program Chairs:
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Vincent Boyer, University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Bernabe Dorronsoro, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain


Publicity Chairs:
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Keqin Li, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA
Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada


Program Committee (to be completed):
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A. Bendjoudi, CERIST, Algiers, Algeria
J.-N. Cao, Hong-Kong Polytechnic University, China
J. J. Durillo, Leibniz Supercomputer Center, Munich, Germany
S. Fujita, Hiroshima University, Japan
M. Halappanavar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
K. Li, State University of New York, USA
N. Melab, University of Lille, France
M. Menai, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
A. Nakib, University Paris 12, France
S. Nesmachnow, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
S. Nikoletseas, University of Patras and CTI, Greece
C. Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
T. Saadi, University of Picardie, France
M. Seredynski, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
G. Ch. Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
G. Spezzano, University of Calabria, Italy
A. Tchernykh, CICESE Research Center, Mexico
S. Varrette, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
F. Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
L.T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada


Submission :
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Papers in the Proceedings of the workshops will be indexed in the IEEE Xplore
Digital Library after the conference.
Prospective authors should submit their papers through Workshop PDCO 2021
submission system:
https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/?page=Submit&id=PDCOWorkshopFullSubmission&site=ipdps2021


Abstract and paper can be uploaded until January 31, 2021. Authors should
preferably follow the manuscript specifications of IEEE IPDPS, i.e. submitted
manuscripts may not exceed 10 single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point
size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures,
tables and references. Style templates are available on IPDPS website.


Special Issue:
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Selected papers from PDCO 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version
to a special issue of an international high-quality journal. Detailed
information will soon be announced and will be made available on the
conference website.


Important Dates:
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- Extended submission deadline: February 15, 2021
- Decision notification: March 1, 2021
- Camera-Ready papers due: March 15, 2021
- Workshop: May 17, 2021


Contact:
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For questions regarding the Workshop, please contact the conference organizers
at pdco2021 at sciencesconf.org<mailto:pdco2021 at sciencesconf.org>



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