Evolutionary Computation Digest - Friday, 04 March 2016, Volume 30: Issue 3SUBMISSION ADDRESS: [log in to unmask]LIST INFORMATION: http://ec-digest.research.ucf.edu/NEW LIST ARCHIVE: http://listserv.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=EC-DIGEST-L(UN)SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS: at the bottom of this email********************************************************************************Today's Topics: Announcements --- - Postdoctoral Position Optimization and datamining @ Inria Lille &University of Lille 1 - Postdoc & PhD opportunities at UCD Dublin, Ireland - Master internship positions in optimization, IA and image processing - PhD scholarships in operations research/evolutionarycomputation/computational intelligence/optimisation/simulation (UK/EU only) - PhD offer "Integration of machine learning methods in metaheuristics" -LMIA - bibtex EvoStar 2016 EuroGP-2016 EvoCOP CFPs (with submission deadline) ---- - 07 March: International Workshop on Parallel Optimization using/forMulti and Many-core High Performance Computing (POMCO 2016) - 13 March: 11th International Conference on the Practice and Theory ofAutomated Timetabling (PATAT 2016) - 13 March: International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS 2016)(extended deadline) - 15 March: International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing - 28 March: International Symposium on INnovations in Intelligent SysTemsand Applications (INISTA 2016) - 31 March: IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics &Cognitive Computing (extended deadline) - 02 April: GECCO Workshop CfPs - 30 April: Special Session on Multiobjective Optimization inBioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering @ CIBCB2016 - 30 April: International Symposium on Computational and BusinessIntelligence - 06 May: META 2016 Special Sessions - 23 May: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation: Special Issue onSearch-Based Software Engineering - 18 July: 2016 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Dynamicand Uncertain Environments - International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR********************************************************************************CALENDAR OF EC-RELATED ACTIVITIES:23–27 May, 2016, Chicago, IL: 19th International Workshop on NatureInspired Distributed Computing (NDISC)08–10 June, 2016, Plymouth, UK: 10th International Workshop on HybridMetaheuristics20–24 July, 2016, Denver, Colorado: 2016 Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference (GECCO)25–29 July, 2016, Vancouver, Canada: 2016 IEEE Congress on EvolutionaryComputation (CEC—held as part of WCCI 2016)17–21 September, 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland: 14th International Conferenceon Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN)********************************************************************************Sender: Laetitia Jourdan <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Postdoctoral Position Optimization and datamining @ Inria Lille &University of Lille 1Postdoctoral PositionOptimization and dataminingApplications are invited for a postdoctoral research position at CRIStALlaboratory (www.cristal.univ-lille1.fr<http://www.cristal.univ-lille1.fr/>)within the ANR project ClinMine (www.cristal.univ-lille1.fr/clinmine <http://www.cristal.univ-lille1.fr/clinmine>). This will be a one-yearappointment.Location: Lille-Villeneuve d'Ascq (France)Laboratory: CRIStAL, Université Lille 1 (Common research team with Inria)Type of contract: 12 months contractStarting: 01/04/2016 (to be discussed)Salary: From 32 000 € to 37 000 € per year regarding experience (between1500 € and 1750 € / month).Contact: Clarisse Dhaenens ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>)ContextThe ClinMine project (ANR TECSAN 2014-2017 -http://www.cristal.univ-lille.fr/Clinmine <http://www.cristal.univ-lille.fr/Clinmine>) brings together six partners(academic, hospital and company). It aims to develop innovative methods toanalyze, from data available in hospitals, typologies of patienttrajectories. A general approach is proposed, then different 'case-studies'are studied in order to validate the approach. The final product will be todevelop a functional software platform, based on open license products.DescriptionThe candidate will join the Dolphin <https://www.cristal.univ-lille.fr/?rubrique27&eid=8> team, common researchteam with lille 1 university, CNRS and Inria, in order to develop methodshybridizing optimization methods and statistical approaches. Indeed, theproblems relating to this partner, as part of the ANR project, concern theimplementation of a prediction engine to identify patient profiles throughclassification, clustering, bi-clustering and the identification ofprediction rules. Several optimization approaches are being finalized, andwe wish now to hybridize these approaches with statistical approaches torefine the obtained profiles.ProfileThe ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and creative individual with aPhD in Operations Research, Mathematics, Machine Learning, ComputerScience, or a related discipline completed by December 2015.Expertise in one or more of optimization software and scientific computinglanguages such as C/C++ or R is desirable.ApplicationInterested candidates should send the following material to Pr ClarisseDhaenens ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>):- A cover letter outlining their experience and qualifications as theyrelate to this position,- CV that includes a list of publications,- One or two research papers,- the contact details (name, email, telephone) of two or threeindividuals willing to supply confidential reference letters.Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until theposition is filled.********************************************************************************Sender: "Michael O'Neill" <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Postdoc & PhD opportunities at UCD Dublin, IrelandColleagues,We have openings for postdoc (x2) and PhD (x2) researchers in our NaturalComputing Research & Applications Group at University College Dublin.The postdoc positions are associated with Lero (http://www.lero.ie) andinvolve the application of Genetic Programming and Semantics toSearch-based Software Engineering (e.g., program synthesis, and programimprovement). Both positions are for an initial period of 2 years(depending on funding may be extended beyond this). More details and theapplication portal can be found at http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ (JobRef: 008114). First Round Deadline 4 March.The PhD positions are fully funded (EU fees and stipend for 4 years) andinclude some conference travel support. One is associated with Lero in thedomain of Genetic Programming for Search-based Software Engineering. Thesecond is associated with the Applications of Evolutionary Design projectfunded by Science Foundation Ireland. Applications for the PhD posts can beemailed directly to myself (please include a cv and one page letter ofmotivation).All posts are based in our group in Dublin and open to start immeadiatelyso please apply early. For additional details on any of the opportunitiesplease don't hesitate to contact me directly.Many thanks,Mike.********************************************************************************Sender: Julien Lepagnot <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Master internship positions in optimization, IA and imageprocessingDear colleagues,I send you two offers for Master internship positions in computer science:- "Optimizing the placement of surveillance cameras", fully described there:http://www.lmia.uha.fr/Internship1.pdf- "Design of an Automatic Hazardous Situations Detection Method", fullydescribed there:http://www.lmia.uha.fr/Internship2.pdfFeel free to distribute this offer around you, I thank you.I wish you a nice dayWith best regards,--Julien LEPAGNOT********************************************************************************Sender: "Nguyen, Trung Thanh" <[log in to unmask]>Subject: PhD scholarships in operations research/evolutionarycomputation/computational intelligence/optimisation/simulation (UK/EU only)Dear Colleagues,NOTE: For UK/EU candidates only.My apologies for cross-posting. Thanks to an arisen opportunity LiverpoolJohn Moores University (United Kingdom) may be able to offer some PhDscholarships (full or tuition-fees-only depending on the quality of thecandidate) for UK/EU students in a number of subjects, including operationsresearch or evolutionary computation or combinatorial optimisation orsimulation or other computational intelligence subjects.The full scholarships include: full tuition fees and living expenses +running cost cover of £15,363/year (for 2015/16 entrants).The tuition-fees-only scholarships will cover tuition fees each year.Interested candidates please contact Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen[log in to unmask] with your full CV and transcripts.Could you please forward this to any interested UK/EU candidates?Thank you very muchBest regardsThanh********************************************************************************Sender: Julien Lepagnot <[log in to unmask]>Subject: PhD offer "Integration of machine learning methods inmetaheuristics" - LMIADear colleagues,I send you an offer for a funded PhD thesis in computer science entitled:Integration of machine learning methods in metaheuristicsA description of the subject is available there:http://www.lmia.uha.fr/PhDEN.pdf********************************************************************************Sender: w langdon <[log in to unmask]>Subject: bibtex EvoStar 2016 EuroGP-2016 EvoCOPBibTeX describing papers at next month's EuroGPhttp://www.evostar.org/2016/cfp_eurogp.php has beenincorporated into the genetic programming bibliographyhttp://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~wbl/biblio/gp-html/changes_.htmlAlso bibtex describing EvoCOP, the 16th European Conference onEvolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation, co-locatedin Portugal may be down loaded fromhttp://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~wbl/biblio/evowscop2016.bibBoth are incorporated into the collection of computer science bibliographieshttp://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/Ai/********************************************************************************Sender: imen chakroun <[log in to unmask]>Subject: HPCS/POMCO'2016 Intl. Workshop + Special issue in A*-ranked journal CALL FOR PAPERSInternational Workshop on Parallel Optimization using/for Multi andMany-core High Performance Computing (POMCO 2016)http://hpcs2016.cisedu.info/2-conference/workshops---hpcs2016/workshop20-pommAs part of The International Conference on High Performance Computing &Simulation (HPCS 2016)July 18 – July 22, 2016The University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, AustriaSubmission Deadline: March 07, 2016This workshop seeks to provide an opportunity for the researchers topresent their original contributions on the joint use of advanced (discreteor continuous, single or multi-objective, static or dynamic, deterministicor stochastic, hybrid) optimization methods and distributed and/or parallelmulti/many-core computing, and any related issues.IMPORTANT DATESPaper Submissions: ---------------------------------------- March 07, 2016Acceptance Notification: ---------------------------------- April 07, 2016Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ------- May 01, 2016Conference Dates: ---------------------------------------- July 18 – 22,2016********************************************************************************Sender: Ender Ozcan <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Final Call for Papers - PATAT 2016 (Extended Submission Deadline):The 11th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of AutomatedFINAL CALL FOR PAPERS11th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of AutomatedTimetablingPATAT 201623-26 August, 2016 in Udine, Italyhttp://www.patatconference.org/patat2016/*Extended deadline for submissions: 13 March 2016*The International Series of Conferences on the Practice and Theory ofAutomated Timetabling (PATAT) is held biennially as a forum for bothresearchers and practitioners of timetabling to exchange ideas. PATAT 2016which is the eleventh in the conference series will be held in Udine, Italy.Topics of interest and themes of the conference include, but not limited to:- Educational Timetabling - Artificial Intelligence- Timetabling in Transport - Graph Colouring- Employee Rostering - Resource Capacity Planning- Sports Timetabling - Parallel/Distributed Computing- Timetabling in Healthcare - Hybrid Methods (e.g., Memetic- Mathematical Programming Computing, Matheuristics)- Constraint-Based Methods - Machine Learning (e.g., DataMining,- Expert Systems - Classifier Systems, NeuralNetworks)- Knowledge Based Systems - Multi-objective Approaches- Fuzzy Systems - Multi-criteria Decision Making- Heuristic Search - Foundational Studies (e.g.,- Metaheuristics (e.g., Evolutionary Complexity Issues) Computation, Simulated Annealing, - Timetabling Tools and Applications Tabu Search, Ant Colony Methods) (e.g., Interactive- Systems to Build Systems (e.g., and Batch Systems, Hyper-heuristics, - Standard Data Formats, Algorithm Portfolios) Ontologies, Experiences)IMPORTANT DATES----------------* Paper Submission *Extended* Deadline: 13 March, 2016 (final)* Notification of Acceptance: 29 April, 2016* Early Registration Closes: 1 July, 2016* Conference: 23-26 August, 2016********************************************************************************Sender: Carlo Pinciroli <[log in to unmask]>Subject: ANTS 2016 - New submission deadline: March 14, 2016ANTS 2016Tenth International Conference on Swarm Intelligence September 7-9, 2016. Brussels, Belgium Call for papers prepared on March 2, 2016 More details and up-to-date information at http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2016Relevant Research Areas=======================ANTS 2016 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarmintelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are: Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies that can stimulate new algorithmic approaches. Empirical and theoretical research in swarm intelligence. Application of swarm intelligence methods, such as ant colony optimization or particle swarm optimization, to real-world problems. Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems.Important Dates=============== Submission deadline March 14, 2016 (extended) Notification of acceptance May 4, 2016 Camera ready copy May 18, 2016 Conference September 7-9, 2016********************************************************************************Sender: IDS Research Group Newsletter <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Extended deadline until March 15, 2016; International Symposium onDistributed Computing (IDC 2016) Second Call for Papers 10th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2016) Paris, France, October 10-12, 2016 http://idc2016.lip6.fr/While Intelligent Computing develops methods and technology ranging fromclassical artificial intelligence, computational intelligence andmulti-agent systems to game theory, Distributed Computing develops methodsand technology to build systems that are composed of collaboratingcomponents.The emergent field of Intelligent Distributed Computing focuses on thedevelopment of a new generation of intelligent distributed systems. Itfaces the challenges of adapting and combining research in the fields ofIntelligent Computing and Distributed Computing.IMPORTANT DATESFull paper submission: March 15, 2016 (extended deadline)Notification of acceptance: May 9, 2016Camera ready paper due: May 30, 2016Symposium: October 10-12, 2016********************************************************************************Sender: IDS Research Group Newsletter <[log in to unmask]>Subject: INISTA 2016 Conference InvitationDear Colleague,We cordially invite you to contribute by submitting papers to the 11thInternational Symposium on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems andApplications to be held during August 2-5, 2016 in Sinaia, Romania.http://www.inista.org/The INISTA 2016 conference is technically sponsored by IEEE RomanianSection, Computational Intelligence Society Chapter.Please find enclosed the CfP and Poster at http://www.inista.org/cfp.html********************************************************************************Sender: Yingxu Wang <[log in to unmask]>Subject: [IEEE ICCI*CC'16:] ICCI*CC’16 Deadline is Extended to March 31@Stanford Univ.Dear Colleague,Upon many requests the deadline for paper submission to IEEE ICCI'CC’16(15th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & CognitiveComputing) has been extended to March 31, 2016 (http://www.ucalgary.ca/icci_cc/iccicc-16). Special sessions proposals andshort papers are welcome.Paper submission site is at:https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccicc2016.We look forward to meeting you at Stanford University during Aug. 22-23,2016.********************************************************************************Sender: EC-Digest EditorSubject: GECCO Workshop CfPsThe Digest received CfPs from several upcoming GECCO workshops.IMPORTANT DATES (Applies to all GECCO workshops)* April 03, 2016 paper submission deadline* April 20, 2016 decision notificationStudent Workshop at GECCO 2016Sender: Vanessa Volz <[log in to unmask]>URL: https://ls11-www.cs.tu-dortmund.de/people/volz/gecco2016studentWS.htmlworkshop on Measuring and Promoting Diversity in Evolutionary Algorithms(MPDEA)Sender: Stefano Cagnoni <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://gecco-2016.sigevo.org/index.html/Workshops#id_Measuring andPromoting Diversity in Evolutionary AlgorithmsWorkshop on Genetic ImprovementSender: Justyna Petke <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://geneticimprovementofsoftware.comEvolution in Cognition WorkshopSender: Stéphane Doncieux <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://lis2.epfl.ch/events/workshops/GECCO2016/Workshop on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation in Defense, Security, andRisk Management (SecDef 2016)Sender: Gunes Kayacik <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://kayacik.ddns.net/~secdefworkshop/Visualization in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (VizGEC 2016)Sender: Walker, David <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://gecco-2016.sigevo.org/index.html/Workshops#id_VisualisationMethods in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (VizGEC 2016)********************************************************************************Sender: Laetitia Jourdan <[log in to unmask]>Subject: 1st CFP: Special Session on Multiobjective Optimization inBioinformatics Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering @ CIBCB 2016Special Session on Multiobjective Optimization in Bioinformatics,Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineeringin IEEE CIBCB 20165-7 October 2016, Chiang Mai, ThailandSubmission deadline: April 30 2016This special session invites papers discussing recent advances in thedevelopment and application of Multiobjective Optimization inBioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering.We welcome original contributions describing ongoing projects or completedwork. The instructions for authors, and LaTeX and Word templates can befound at http://www.cibcb2016.org/Important datesPaper submission: April 30, 2016Author notification: June 30, 2016Final Submission: July 30, 2016********************************************************************************Sender: Hanne Thomas <[log in to unmask]>Subject: 2016 4th International Symposium on Computational and BusinessIntelligence (ISCBI 2016)Dear Colleagues:As Organizing Chair I would like to invite you to submit a paper to the2016 4th International Symposium on Computational and Business Intelligence(ISCBI 2016). The Symposium will be held in Olten, Switzerland duringSeptember 5-7, 2016. The aim as well as objective of ISCBI 2016 is topresent the latest research and results of scientists working in the fieldsrelated to Computational and Business Intelligence.Topics include but are not limited to theoretical advances, new methods andapplications in Business Intelligence, Neural networks, Fuzzy Systems andEvolutionary Computation. Please find further details at:http://iscbi.com/cfp.html. The paper submission deadline is April 30, 2016.Best regards,Thomas Hanne********************************************************************************Sender: EC-Digest editorSubject: META 2016 Special SessionsThe Digest received CFPs for the following special sessions, to be held atThe 6th International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature InspiredComputing (META 2016), Marrakech, Morocco, 27–71 Oct 2016.http://meta2016.sciencesconf.org/The paper submission deadline for the conference (including specialsessions) is 6 May, 2016.Special Session “Parallelization and surrogate modelling in multiobjectiveoptimization”Sender: Peter Korosec <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://cs.ijs.si/META2016/Special Session on Metaheuristics for software engineeringSender: Ilhem Boussaid Quenel <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://meta2016.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/3Special session: Metaheuristics for signal and image processingSender: Ahmed Benaichouche <[log in to unmask]>URL: http://meta2016.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/3********************************************************************************Sender: Marouane Kessentini <[log in to unmask]>Subject: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation : Special Issue onSearch-Based Software EngineeringIEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation :Special Issue on Search-Based Software EngineeringIn this special issue, we will invite papers that address problems in thesoftware engineering domain through the use of evolutionary computationsearch techniques. We particularly encourage papers demonstrating novelsearch strategies or the application of computational search techniques tonew problems in software engineering. Applications may be drawn fromthroughout the software engineering lifecycle by investigating theapplication of search based software engineering approaches for theautomation of all phases of the software development process, including theanalysis, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of largesoftware systems.IV. IMPORTANT DATESSubmission deadline: May 28, 2016Author notification: September 15, 2016Revision: November 15, 2016Final version: December 15, 2016[EC-Digest editor's note: Find the full CFP athttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7393908]********************************************************************************Sender: Michalis Mavrovouniotis <[log in to unmask]>Subject: CfP: 2016 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Dynamicand Uncertain EnvironmentsCALL FOR PAPERS:2016 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Dynamic and UncertainEnvironments (IEEE CIDUE'2016)http://ssci2016.cs.surrey.ac.uk/CIDUE.htm2016 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI 2016)December 6 - 9, 2016 Athens, Greece.http://ssci2016.cs.surrey.ac.uk/Aims and Scope:IEEE CIDUE'2016 aims to bring together all researchers, practitioners andstudents to present and discuss the latest advances in the field ofComputational Intelligence (CI), such as neural networks and learningalgorithms, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation and other emergingtechniques for dealing with uncertainties encountered in evolutionaryoptimization, machinelearning and data mining.Deadline:The deadline for submission to CIDUE'2016 is July 18, 2016.********************************************************************************Sender: Yuhui Shi <[log in to unmask]>Subject: Abstract Announcement for International Journal of SwarmIntelligence Research (IJSIR) 7(1)The contents of the latest issue of:International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR)Volume 7, Issue 1, January - March 2016Published: Quarterly in Print and ElectronicallyISSN: 1947-9263; EISSN: 1947-9271;Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USAwww.igi-global.com/ijsirEditor(s)-in-Chief: Yuhui Shi (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China)Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submittedto the International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research (IJSIR). Allmanuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorialprocess.ARTICLE 1Cognitive Bare Bones Particle Swarm Optimisation with JumpsMohammad Majid al-Rifaie (Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, Universityof London, London, UK), Tim Blackwell (Department of Computing Goldsmiths,University of London, London, UK)ARTICLE 2A Scalable MapReduce-enabled Glowworm Swarm Optimization Approach for HighDimensional Multimodal FunctionsIbrahim Aljarah (Department of Business Information Technology, TheUniversity of Jordan, Amman, Jordan), Simone A. Ludwig (Department ofComputer Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA)ARTICLE 3Multi-Objective Optimization of Squeeze Casting Process using EvolutionaryAlgorithmsManjunath Patel G C (Department of Mechanical Engineering, NationalInstitute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India), Prasad Krishna(Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of TechnologyKarnataka, Surathkal, India), Mahesh B. Parappagoudar (Department ofMechanical Engineering, Chhatrapati Shivaji Institute of Technology,Bhilai, India), Pandu Ranga Vundavilli (School of Mechanical Sciences,Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubneswar, India)CALL FOR PAPERSMission of IJSIR:The mission of the International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research(IJSIR) is to become a leading international and well-referred journal inswarm intelligence, nature-inspired optimization algorithms, and theirapplications. This journal publishes original and previously unpublishedarticles including research papers, survey papers, and application papers,to serve as a platform for facilitating and enhancing the informationshared among researchers in swarm intelligence research areas ranging fromalgorithm developments to real-world applications.Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submissionguidelineswww.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-swarm-intelligence-research/1149********************************************************************************(UN)SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS: - Send submissions (articles) to [log in to unmask]. 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