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CFP_EURO2009, Adaptation of metaheuristics for continuous optimization

Forum 'Annonces' - Sujet créé le 2009-03-04

Organisers:
Rachid Chelouah (EISTI, Cergy-Pontoise, France) rachid.chelouah@eisti.fr
Patrick Siarry (University of Paris 12, LISSI, France) siarry@univ-paris12.fr

Most metaheuristics have been created for solving discrete combinatorial optimization problems. Practical applications in engineering, however, usually require techniques which handle continuous variables, or miscellaneous continuous and discrete variables. As a consequence, a large research effort has focused on fitting several well-known metaheuristics, like Simulated Annealing (SA), Tabu Search (TS), Genetic Algorithms (GA), Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), to the continuous cases. The goal of this session is to collect state-of-the art research papers that discuss recent developments in that area and to highlight some general ideas that proved fruitful for transforming discrete domains of application into continuous ones. Therefore, we invite original, high quality papers related, but not limited to the following topics:
• methodological developments aimed at adapting some metaheuristics (especially SA, TS, GA, ACO, GRASP, variable neighbourhood search, guided local search, scatter search, path relinking, ...) to continuous or discrete/continuous variables problems,
• theoretical and experimental studies on metaheuristics adapted to continuous optimization, e.g., convergence analysis, performance evaluation methodology, test-case generators, constraint handling, etc.
• software implementations and algorithms for metaheuristics adapted to continuous optimization,
• real-life applications of discrete metaheuristics adapted to continuous optimization,
• performance comparisons of discrete metaheuristics (adapted to continuous optimization) with that of competitive approaches, e.g., Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDA), Evolutionary Strategies (ES), specifically created for continuous optimization.

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PAPER DRAFTS SUBMISSION FORM

Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be sent taking into account the following:

1. Major theme of the paper, related to the major themes given above.
2. Paper title.
3. Abstracts must be written in English and contain no more than 600 characters (no formulas or mathematical notations are allowed).
4. Extended abstract of 500 to 1500 words and/or paper drafts of 2000 to 5000 words, in English.
5. Authors and/or co-authors with names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.
6. All papers must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem and the application area, the results achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work (if any).
7. Extended abstracts or paper drafts should be submitted by mail to rachid.chelouah@eisti.fr
or to siarry@univ-paris12.fr
8. For Further details please contact R. Chelouah or Prof. P. Siarry
9. Also, more detailed instructions and On-Line Submission Form can be found on the http://www.euro-2009.de/

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DEADLINES
Deadline for abstract submission: March 20, 2009
Notification of acceptance : March 31, 2009
Deadline for early registration : April 1, 2009
Deadline for author registration (for inclusion in the programme) : April 15, 2009
Conference : July 5-8, 2009

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PAPERS REVIEWING AND PUBLICATION:

Submitted papers will be reviewed and evaluated for originality, significance, clarity and soundness. Each paper will be reviewed by two researchers in the topical area. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings.
Best papers will be selected for awards and might be recommended for journal publications.
A selected number of accepted papers will be expanded and revised for an international journal (Communicate soon)
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ORGANISERS:

Dr. Rachid CHELOUAH
Responsable du département Informatique
Co-responbsable de l'option : Ingénierie d'Aide à la Décision
EISTI, Avenue du Parc,
95011 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
Tel : +33 1.34.25.10.20
Fax : +33 1.34.25.10.00
Bureau 206
www.eisti.fr

Pr Patrick SIARRY
Université de Paris 12 (LiSSi, E.A. 3956)
61 av. du Général de Gaulle, 94010 CRETEIL Cedex
Tél. : 01.45.17.15.67. Bâtiment P2, bureau 239-b
Fax : 01.45.17.14.92. Secrétariat : 01.45.17.14.94
http://lissi.univ-paris12.fr/~siarry/