Call for papers - Special Session IEEE SMC 2013: Hybrid Metaheuristics
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*** SPECIAL SESSION CALL FOR PAPERS
*** IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS (IEEE SMC 2013)
*** SPECIAL SESSION ON HYBRID METAHEURISTICS
*** 13-16 October 2013, Manchester, UK
*** http://www.smc2013.org/
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** Introduction/Call for Papers **
Metaheuristics, such as evolutionary algorithms, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization and estimation of distribution algorithms, have been successfully used to solve many hard problems (continuous/discrete, mono/multi-objective, dynamic optimization, optimization under uncertainty). However, in recent years, hybrid metaheuristics have attracted a growing interest. In this new class of algorithms, a smart combination of concepts and techniques from different optimization methods is used. Hybridization is not restricted to the combination of different metaheuristics but includes the integration of artificial intelligence or operational research techniques. For instance, techniques from mathematical programming, constraint programming or exact methods can be incorporated into metaheuristics. Such hybridizations can be used to take advantage of strengths from different algorithms. Several examples in the literature show that hybrid metaheuristics can provide a more robust and efficient problem-solving, especially for real-world and large-scale problems. We propose to focus this special session on hybrid metaheuristics, especially on the evaluation of their performances and on their applications.
** Indicative Topics/Areas **
Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to:
* Novel Combinations of Components from Different Metaheuristics
* Hybridization of Metaheuristics with AI/OR Techniques
* Theoretical Aspects of Hybridization
* Automated Parameter Tuning
* Cooperative Search
* Empirical and Statistical Comparison
* Benchmarking and New Empirical Results
* Parallel/Distributed Metaheuristic Implementations and Applications
* Software Libraries
* Applications in Continuous and Discrete Search Spaces
* Applications in Multi-Objective
* Dynamic and Noisy Problems
* Large-Scale Applications
** Important Dates **
15 April 2013 - Deadline for submission of full-length papers to special sessions.
30 June 2013 - Acceptance/Rejection Notification.
31 July 2013 - Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form.
** Submission **
Manuscripts for a Special Session should NOT be submitted in duplication to any other regular or special sessions and should be submitted to SMC 2013 main conference online submission system on SMC 2013 conference website.
All submitted papers of Special Sessions have to undergo the same review process (three completed reviews per paper). The technical reviewers for each Special Session paper will be members of the SMC 2013 Program Committee and qualified peer-reviewers to be nominated by the Special Session organizers.
** Special Session organizers **
Pr. Patrick Siarry (Université Paris-Est Créteil, France)
Dr. Lhassane Idoumghar (Université de Haute-Alsace, France)
Dr. Julien Lepagnot (Université de Haute-Alsace, France)
** Organized by IEEE SMC TC on Hybrid Metaheuristics **
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*** SPECIAL SESSION CALL FOR PAPERS
*** IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS (IEEE SMC 2013)
*** SPECIAL SESSION ON HYBRID METAHEURISTICS
*** 13-16 October 2013, Manchester, UK
*** http://www.smc2013.org/
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** Introduction/Call for Papers **
Metaheuristics, such as evolutionary algorithms, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization and estimation of distribution algorithms, have been successfully used to solve many hard problems (continuous/discrete, mono/multi-objective, dynamic optimization, optimization under uncertainty). However, in recent years, hybrid metaheuristics have attracted a growing interest. In this new class of algorithms, a smart combination of concepts and techniques from different optimization methods is used. Hybridization is not restricted to the combination of different metaheuristics but includes the integration of artificial intelligence or operational research techniques. For instance, techniques from mathematical programming, constraint programming or exact methods can be incorporated into metaheuristics. Such hybridizations can be used to take advantage of strengths from different algorithms. Several examples in the literature show that hybrid metaheuristics can provide a more robust and efficient problem-solving, especially for real-world and large-scale problems. We propose to focus this special session on hybrid metaheuristics, especially on the evaluation of their performances and on their applications.
** Indicative Topics/Areas **
Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to:
* Novel Combinations of Components from Different Metaheuristics
* Hybridization of Metaheuristics with AI/OR Techniques
* Theoretical Aspects of Hybridization
* Automated Parameter Tuning
* Cooperative Search
* Empirical and Statistical Comparison
* Benchmarking and New Empirical Results
* Parallel/Distributed Metaheuristic Implementations and Applications
* Software Libraries
* Applications in Continuous and Discrete Search Spaces
* Applications in Multi-Objective
* Dynamic and Noisy Problems
* Large-Scale Applications
** Important Dates **
15 April 2013 - Deadline for submission of full-length papers to special sessions.
30 June 2013 - Acceptance/Rejection Notification.
31 July 2013 - Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form.
** Submission **
Manuscripts for a Special Session should NOT be submitted in duplication to any other regular or special sessions and should be submitted to SMC 2013 main conference online submission system on SMC 2013 conference website.
All submitted papers of Special Sessions have to undergo the same review process (three completed reviews per paper). The technical reviewers for each Special Session paper will be members of the SMC 2013 Program Committee and qualified peer-reviewers to be nominated by the Special Session organizers.
** Special Session organizers **
Pr. Patrick Siarry (Université Paris-Est Créteil, France)
Dr. Lhassane Idoumghar (Université de Haute-Alsace, France)
Dr. Julien Lepagnot (Université de Haute-Alsace, France)
** Organized by IEEE SMC TC on Hybrid Metaheuristics **