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Call for Papers SPECIAL SESSION "Challenges in Real World Optimization Using Meta-Heuristics"



Call for Papers

 

SPECIAL SESSION

 

"Challenges in Real World Optimization Using Meta-Heuristics"

 

 

4th WSEAS Int. Conf. on APPLIED MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE (AMCOS 2005)

 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

April 25-27, 2005

http://www.worldses.org/conferences/2005/brazil/amcos/index.html

 

 

 

 

Motivation and Topics:

 

There have been significant advances in the theory and application of Meta-Heuristics (MH) to solve hard optimization problems. Meta-Heuristics form a class of powerful and practical solution techniques for tackling complex, large-scale combinatorial problems. The family of Meta-Heuristics includes, but it is not limited to Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, Adaptive Memory procedures, Ant Systems, Soft Computing, Evolutionary Methods, Scatter Search and their hybrids. The aim is to bring together scheduling researchers and practitioners from all the disciplines that engage with Real World Optimization research.

This special session invites submissions in all areas of Meta-Heuristic application dealing with the challenges of applying MH techniques to real world problems. General topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Meta-Heuristics (Local Search, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, Adaptive Memory procedures, Ant Systems, Fuzzy Logic, Soft Computing, Evolutionary Methods, Scatter Search and their hybrids): Theory and Foundations

• Dynamic Optimization Problems

• Performance Measurement in Dynamic Environments.

• Real-life Applications of Meta-Heuristics Approaches.

• Multi-objective Optimization Problems.

• Evolutionary Computing. Evolutionary Programming and Evolutionary Strategies.

• Hybrid Optimization Techniques. Application of hybrid optimization approaches to complex optimization problems; Hybridization of MHs with state-of-the-art techniques frequently used in the optimization of complex problems. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of today's hybrid approaches.

• Common hybridization techniques, such as local improvement of candidate solutions, intelligent chromosome decoders or heuristic variation operators;

• Multi Agent Systems and Meta-heuristics

• Meta-heuristics in DataMining. Integrating Qualitative Knowledge in Optimization.

• Promising directions for future research.

• Applications: Manufacturing, Medicine, Banking, Financing, Geography, and all other practical disciples

 

 

 

 HOW TO SUBMIT TO THIS SPECIAL SESSION:

 

You can submit (only) via the web interface of WSEAS: http://www.worldses.org/conferences/2005/brazil/amcos/challenges.htm

 

IMPORTANT DATES and MORE INFORMATION FOR THE SESSION

http://www.worldses.org/conferences/2005/brazil/amcos/index.html

 

ORGANIZER:

Prof. Ana Madureira,

Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering (ISEP/IPP)

Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431

4200-072 PORTO – PORTUGAL

Tel.: +351 228340500 extensão-1407, Fax.: +351 228321159

Email: anamadur@dei.isep.ipp.pt

 URL: http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/~anamadur/

 

 

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Ana Maria Madureira

Departamento de Engenharia Informática

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431

4200-072 PORTO – PORTUGAL

 

Tel.: +351 228340500 extensão-1407

Fax.: +351 228321159

E_mail: anamadur@dei.isep.ipp.pt

URL: http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/~anamadur/