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MOMH : WORKSHOP ON MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVE METAHEURISTICS




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--------------   FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT   ---   CALL FOR PAPERS   --------------


    
            MOMH : WORKSHOP ON MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVE METAHEURISTICS
                      (free of charge participation)

                    Carre des Sciences, Paris - France
                            November 4-5, 2002   

                 http://tew.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/momh.html
                    http://www.li.univ-tours.fr/pm2o
                    Marc.Sevaux@univ-valenciennes.fr


Organised by

PM2O, The french working group in multiple objective optimization
   http://www.li.univ-tours.fr/pm2o
   (sponsored by ROADEF, the french OR society)

EU/ME, the European Chapter on Metaheuristics
   http://tew.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/
   (sponsored by EURO, the European Association of OR Societies)


Deadlines

   Registration : Today
   Deadline for submission of abstracts    : June 15, 2002
   Notification of acceptance or rejection : July 15, 2002
   Full paper for publication procedure    : November 04, 2002



--- 1. OBJECTIVE -----------------------------------------------------------

The success of metaheuristics on hard single objective optimization problems
is well recognized today. Many real-life problems require, however, taking
into account several conflicting points of view corresponding to multiple 
objectives. Multiple objective optimization differs from the single objective
case in several ways: (1) the usual meaning of the optimum makes no sense 
in the multiple objective case because the solution optimizing all objectives
simultanously is, in general, impractical; instead, a search is launched
for a feasible solution yielding the best compromise among objectives on a 
set of, so called, efficient solutions; (2) the identification of a best 
compromise solution requires taking into account the preferences expressed 
by the decision-maker; (3) the multiple objectives encountered in real-life 
problems are often mathematical functions of contrasting forms.

The use of metaheuristics to tackle multi-objective problems has recently
mushroomed, giving birth to many ideas published in various journals and 
proceedings.  Even if MOMH are more and more discussed in specialized 
international conferences (such as EMO, MCDM, MOPGP, MIC, etc.), there is no
a common place dedicated to "metaheuristics for solving multiple objective 
optimization problems". 

The objective of this workshop is to organise a place where the
metaheuristic and the multi-objective optimisation communities can 
meet and discuss novel approaches. The workshop will cover a wide variety of 
MOMH topics as :

(1) methodologies of metaheuristics applied to multiple objective optimization
    problems : simulated annealing, tabu search, evolutionary algorithms,
    hybridation, quality evaluation, interactive methods, preference-based 
    methods, heuristics and goal-programming, etc.;

(2) theoretical aspects of multiple objective metaheuristics : complexity,
    coupling multiobjective optimization theory and metaheuristics, etc.; 

(3) real-life applications of multiple objective metaheuristics : engineering 
    design, timetabling, vehicle routing, etc.;

(4) algorithmic aspects and computational experiments of MOMH: algoritms and 
    data structures, reusable software, multiobjective benchmarks, comparison
    of multiobjective metaheuristics, quality measure and performance.  

In order to allow to all researchers and students interested by the subject 
to attend to the workshop, the participation is free of charge.


--- 2. LOCATION ------------------------------------------------------------

France, Paris, at the "Carre des Sciences (Ministry of Research)"

  http://www.education.gouv.fr/rt/carre/


--- 3. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ---------------------------------------------------

The official language of the Conference is English. All presentations will 
be made in English. No arrangements are available for simultaneous 
translation.


--- 4. REGISTRATION FEE ----------------------------------------------------

Registration IS REQUIRED but FREE OF CHARGE.
Please, fill the online registration form as soon a possible :

  http://tew.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/momh.html


--- 5. PROGRAMME -----------------------------------------------------------

To increase the interaction among researchers, there will be no parallel
sessions at the workshop. The plenary stream will consist of:

Four tutorial sessions (1h) :

 * Evolutionary methods for multiobjective optimization,
      Eckart Zitzler (ETH Zurich, CH).
 * Multiobjective optimization with ant colony systems,
      Martin Middendorf (Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, D).
 * Evaluation of multiple objective metaheuristics,
      Andrzej Jaszkiewicz (Poznan University of Technology, PL).
 * MOMH and practical application(s) 
      (waiting the final confirmation)

Ten technical sessions (1/2h) :

Ten of the submitted papers will be selected for presentation in a
technical session. The objective of the technical sessions is to cover as
broadly as possible the field of MOMH. Papers are selected on the basis of
their outstanding quality and the fact that they discuss a topic not
discussed in another technical session.

One poster session (1h) :

Papers not selected for a technical session will be presented during a
poster session. Of course, papers assigned to a technical session can still
participate in the poster session.


--- 6. CALL FOR PAPERS -----------------------------------------------------

Researchers and practitioners in the field of multiple-objective metaheuristic 
optimisation are invited to submit a proposal of 5 pages by e-mail to  

  Marc.Sevaux@univ-valenciennes.fr

Add 5 keywords and an abstract of approximately 10 lines. The left and right
margins must be of 2.5cm whilst the up and down margins must be of 2.3cm.
Each page must contain only one column, with single spaced lines. Use Times
new roman style for writting, or equivalent, with 11pt in size. Figures and
tables must be directly included in the body of the text. An exemple of
Latex file is available on the web site of the workshop :

  http://tew.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/momh.html

Accepted papers will be assigned to a technical session or a poster session.


--- 7. PUBLICATION ---------------------------------------------------------

All accepted authors are invited to prepare a full paper, that will be
subjected to a regular refereeing process for publication in an 
international journal or an international serie (e.g. Springer LNCS).
Informations, guidelines, etc will be soon available on the website.


--- 8. IMPORTANT DATES -----------------------------------------------------

The schedule for the submission process is :

  Today           : Registration
  06/15/2002      : Deadline for submission of abstracts
  07/15/2002      : Notification of acceptance or rejection
  11/04/2002      : Full paper for publication procedure

The workshop will take place on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November 2002.


--- 9. ACCOMMODATION -------------------------------------------------------

A list of recommended hotels will be given to the participants as well as a
list of restaurants close to the "carre des sciences". The conference is
free of charge and all delegates will have to pay for their lunches and
dinners. But we will find a convenient place for everybody for the lunch
time.


--- 10. FURTHER INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------

email   : Marc.Sevaux@univ-valenciennes.fr or any other organiser.
website : http://tew.ruca.ua.ac.be/eume/momh.html
          http://www.li.univ-tours.fr/pm2o (mirroir site)

Hoping to see you soon in Paris, the organisation committee :

  Xavier Gandibleux (LAMIH - University of Valenciennes, France)
    Xavier.Gandibleux@univ-valenciennes.fr
  Marc Sevaux (LAMIH - University of Valenciennes, France)
    Marc.Sevaux@univ-valenciennes.fr
  Kenneth Sorensen (TEW - University of Antwerp, Belgium)
    KSorense@ruca.ua.ac.be
  Vincent T'Kindt (E3I - University of Tours, France) 
    Tkindt@univ-tours.fr

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