From grlmc at grlmc.com Fri Feb 2 13:12:03 2018 From: grlmc at grlmc.com (GRLMC) Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:12:03 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] HighPer 2018: early registration February 12 Message-ID: <545102060a010b0605565901000a5a53015050050502035151055f0501065a5157045654050a0006515e0305020200@grlmc_ip-zone_com-6> HighPer 2018: early registration February 12*To be removed from our mailing list, please respond to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line* ? ***************************************************************************** ? INTERNATIONAL SPRING SCHOOL ON HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ? HighPer 2018 ? San Sebasti?n / Donostia, Spain ? April 23-27, 2018 ? Organized by: ? Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), and Rovira i Virgili University ? http://grammars.grlmc.com/HighPer2018/ ? ***************************************************************************** ? --- Early registration deadline: February 12, 2018 --- ? ***************************************************************************** ? SCOPE: ? HighPer 2018 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants about the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of high performance computing, which covers a large spectrum of current exciting research and industrial innovation with an extraordinary potential for a huge impact on scientific discoveries, medicine, engineering, business models, and society itself. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. ? Most subareas of high performance computing will be displayed, from foundations, infrastructure and management to applications. Major challenges in the field will be identified through 2 keynote lectures, 22 five-hour and fifteen-minute courses, and 1 round table, which will tackle the most active and promising topics. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Interaction will be a main component of the event. ? An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. Moreover, there will be two special sessions with industrial and recruitment profiles. ? ADDRESSED TO: ? Master students, PhD students, postdocs, and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, HighPer 2018 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. ? STRUCTURE: ? 3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. ? VENUE: ? HighPer 2018 will take place in San Sebasti?n, a famous touristic coastal city in the Basque Country which was European Capital of Culture 2016. The venue will be: ? Centro Ignacio Mar?a Barriola Universidad del Pa?s Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Campus de Gipuzkoa Plaza Elhuyar, 1 20018 San Sebasti?n / Donostia Spain ? KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: ? Federico Calzolari (Scuola Normale Superiore), Supercomputing: From CERN to Our Lives ? Tony Hey (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK Science and Technology Facilities Council), Big Scientific Data and Data Science ? PROFESSORS AND COURSES: ? Srinivas Aluru (Georgia Institute of Technology), [intermediate] High Performance Computational Biology ? David A. Bader (Georgia Institute of Technology), [introductory/intermediate] Massive-scale Graph Analytics ? ?mit V. ?ataly?rek (Georgia Institute of Technology), [introductory/intermediate] HPC Graph Analytics ? Alan Edelman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), [introductory] Julia, with an Introduction to Performance and Machine Learning ? Richard Fujimoto (Georgia Institute of Technology), [intermediate] Parallel Discrete Event Simulation ? Timothy C. Germann (Los Alamos National Laboratory), [intermediate] HPC Frontiers in Computational Materials Science and Engineering ? Lennart Johnsson (University of Houston), [introductory/intermediate] Energy Efficient Computing ? Alfio Lazzaro (University of Zurich), [introductory/intermediate] Code Performance Optimizations ? Andrew Lumsdaine (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), [intermediate/advanced] Modern C++ for High-performance Computing ? Madhav Marathe (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), [introductory/advanced] Massively Interacting Bio-social Systems: Pervasive, Personalized and Precision Analytics ? Frank Mueller (North Carolina State University), [introductory/intermediate] How to Parallelize Your Code: Taking Stencils from OpenMP to MPI, CUDA and TensorFlow ? J. (Ram) Ramanujam (Louisiana State University), [introductory] Introduction to Program Analysis and Compiler Optimizations for Multicores and Accelerators ? Adrian Sandu (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), [introductory/intermediate] Revealing Parallelism: How to Decompose your Problem into Concurrent Tasks ? Vivek Sarkar (Georgia Institute of Technology), [introductory] Fundamentals of Parallel, Concurrent, and Distributed Programming ? Marc Snir (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), [introductory] Programming Models and Run-times for High-Performance Computing ? El-Ghazali Talbi (University of Lille 1), [introductory] Parallel Metaheuristics for Optimization and Machine Learning ? Josep Torrellas (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), [intermediate/advanced] Parallel Computer Architecture Concepts ? Todd J. Treangen (University of Maryland, College Park), [intermediate] Metagenomic Assembly and Validation ? Elena Vataga (University of Southampton), [introductory] Hands-on Introduction to HPC for Life Scientists ? Uzi Vishkin (University of Maryland, College Park), [introductory/intermediate] Parallel Algorithmic Thinking and How It Has Been Affecting Architecture ? Richard Vuduc (Georgia Institute of Technology), [introductory] How Much Time, Energy, and Power Does an Algorithm Need? ? David Walker (Cardiff University), [intermediate] Parallel Programming with OpenMP, MPI, and CUDA ? OPEN SESSION ? An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing title, authors, and summary of the research to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by April 16, 2018. ? INDUSTRIAL SESSION: ? A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical applications of high performance computing in industry. Companies interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and the logistics needed. At least one of the people participating in the demonstration should have registered for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by April 16, 2018. ? EMPLOYER SESSION: ? Firms searching for personnel well skilled in high performance computing will have a space reserved for one-to-one contacts. At least one of the people in charge of the search should have registered for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by April 16, 2018. ? ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ? ??igo Aldazabal Mensa (co-chair) Carlos Mart?n-Vide (co-chair) Manuel J. Parra-Roy?n Txomin Romero Asturiano (co-chair) David Silva ? REGISTRATION: ? It has to be done at ? http://grammars.grlmc.com/HighPer2018/registration.php ? The selection of up to 8 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistic reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. During the event, participants will be free to attend the courses they wish. ? Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration facility disabled when the capacity of the venue is exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event. ? FEES: ? Fees comprise access to all courses and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. ? ACCOMMODATION: ? Suggestions for accommodation will be available in due time. ? CERTIFICATE: ? Participants will be delivered a certificate of attendance indicating the number of hours of lectures. ? QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: ? david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com ? ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: ? 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We are delighted to announce the following invited speakers: - Dick den Hertog (Tilburg University) - Adam Kasperski (Wroclaw University of Technology) - Wolfram Wiesemann (Imperial College London) In addition, there is room for around 8 contributed presentations, lasting 30 to 45 minutes. If you are interested in giving a presentation, or simply to participate in the workshop, please send your name and affiliation to Marc Goerigk (m.goerigk at lancaster.ac.uk). The participation is free but registration is necessary for organizing the lunch and coffee breaks. The workshop will be held at the Universit? d?Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, right in the center of the lovely town of Avignon. Notice that it is located 5-6 hours by train from Bordeaux where the ISMP will take place making it easy to combine the two events. We are looking forward to meeting you in Avignon! 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URL: From radu.bot at univie.ac.at Fri Feb 2 12:23:11 2018 From: radu.bot at univie.ac.at (Radu Ioan Bot) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 12:23:11 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] PostDoc Position in Continuous Optimization at University of Vienna Message-ID: <81634cf7-0cf8-f644-83fb-944102b7e85a@univie.ac.at> *The Research Group on Applied Mathematics with emphasis on Optimization *at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Vienna, headed by Radu Ioan Bo?, has its core research areas in Nonsmooth and Convex Optimization.Currently it offers *1 PostDoc Position (18 months) at the* *Faculty of Mathematics, University of Vienna* within the *FWF*-funded research project *Employing Recent Outcomes in Proximal Theory Outside the Comfort Zone.* The main scientific target of the project is to employ recent advances concerning some classical techniques used so far mainly for iteratively minimizing convex functions in Hilbert spaces to research fields lying outside their comfort zone. These methods evolve around the notion of proximality, which relies on evaluating a certain regularization of the addressed mathematical object. Due to its reliability, simplicity and accuracy, the proximal theory was successfully employed for solving nonsmooth convex optimization problems and monotone inclusions with complex structures as well, proving a strong positive impact on the treatment of real-life applications with high-dimensional data. The research themes to be addressed in this project range from the employment of the paradigm of proximality in broader frameworks like considering generalized distances and addressing the solving of nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization problems to the approach of monotone inclusions problems and optimization problems via first- and second-order dynamical systems. The expected results should have impact beyond the corresponding research areas both in mathematical fields like ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, optimal control, functional analysis, game theory, equilibrium problems and optimal transport theory, and in the solving of real-life problems arising in optimal location selection, image processing, machine learning, quantification of risk, network communication and video processing. The position is available from *April **1st, 2018*. The salary is as suggested by the FWF according to a PostDoc position. The working load for the project is 40 hours per week. The deadline for application is *March**15th, 2018*. *Required Qualifications* The candidates should have a PhD degree in Mathematics, a solid theoretical background in analysis and mathematical optimization, and programming skills. Fluency in the English language has to be proven. Applications (including a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, the PhD thesis, peer reviewed publications, copies of academic certificates and two letters of recommendation) should be sent to: _min.hadler at univie.ac.at _. More information can be found on _http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~rabot ._ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valentina.morandi1 at unibs.it Thu Feb 1 15:16:21 2018 From: valentina.morandi1 at unibs.it (Valentina Morandi) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 15:16:21 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] 6th Student Conference on Operational Research(SCOR 2018) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To Phd Supervisors: *6th Student Conference on Operational Research(SCOR 2018)* *April 6-8 2018, University of Nottingham, UK* We are pleased to announce that due date for abstract submission has been extended to Friday 16nd February 2018 The PhD Student Conference on Operational Research (SCOR 2018) is now back for its sixth instalment. We invite you to join us once again, at the beautiful University of Nottingham campus the 6-8 April 2018. PhD students from all Universities studying Operational Research, Management Science or a related field are kindly invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. As some presenters may still be on an early stage of in their careers, the work presented does not need to be fully developed or thoroughly explored as of yet. The purpose of SCOR 2018 is to provide a friendly environment for the next generation of Operational Researchers to receive constructive feedback on their work and to meet people with similar interests. The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to: Big Data & Analytics * Data Mining * Energy * Forecasting * Graphs / Networks * Healthcare * Heuristics * Inventory * Mathematical Programming * Multicriteria Decision Analysis * Neural Networks / Machine Learning * Optimisation and Applications * Reliability / Risk Assessment * Scheduling / Timetabling * Stochastic Modelling * Supply Chain Management * Simulation / System Dynamics * Transport /Logistics. Plenary talks will be given by various OR professionals undertaking a wide range of exciting careers. This will give students an opportunity to consider the many career paths available to them after completing their doctorate. A notification of acceptance will be sent shortly after this deadline. In order to encourage a wide range of students to attend, an affordable conference fee will cover accommodation, a full social program and full catering provided. Presenters are also invited to submit a paper (no more than 10 pages) on their work to be published electronically as part of the SCOR 2018 proceedings. This will be available in the Dagstuhl OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs). Paper submissions will undergo a selection process based on refereeing by the Committee. This gives doctoral candidates a chance to experience the peer-review process and to enhance their technical writing skills. Although it is not mandatory, it is again, highly recommended. To get an idea on the paper standards please visit the SCOR2016 proceedings. Deadline for PAPERS submission: Friday 30th March 2018 For latest news, follow us at Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @scor2018 . www.scor18.com See you in Nottingham!!! 2017-12-12 14:46 GMT+01:00 Valentina Morandi : > To Phd Supervisors: > > *6th Student Conference on Operational Research(SCOR 2018)* > > *April 6-8 2018, University of Nottingham, UK* > > We are pleased to announce the official launch of the PhD Student > Conference on Operational Research (SCOR 2018), now back for its sixth > instalment. We invite you to join us once again, at the beautiful > University of Nottingham campus the 6-8 April 2018. > > PhD students from all Universities studying Operational Research, > Management Science or a related field are kindly invited to submit an > abstract for presentation at the conference. As some presenters may still > be on an early stage of in their careers, the work presented does not need > to be fully developed or thoroughly explored as of yet. The purpose of SCOR > 2018 is to provide a friendly environment for the next generation of > Operational Researchers to receive constructive feedback on their work and > to meet people with similar interests. > > The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to: > > Big Data & Analytics * Data Mining * Energy * Forecasting * Graphs / > Networks * Healthcare * Heuristics * Inventory * Mathematical Programming * > Multicriteria Decision Analysis * Neural Networks / Machine Learning * > Optimisation and Applications * Reliability / Risk Assessment * Scheduling > / Timetabling * Stochastic Modelling * Supply Chain Management * Simulation > / System Dynamics * Transport /Logistics. > > Plenary talks will be given by various OR professionals undertaking a wide > range of exciting careers. This will give students an opportunity to > consider the many career paths available to them after completing their > doctorate. > > Please note that abstract submission is now open. > > Deadline for abstract (250 words) submission: Friday 2nd February 2018 > > A notification of acceptance will be sent shortly after this deadline. In > order to encourage a wide range of students to attend, an affordable > conference fee will cover accommodation, a full social program and full > catering provided. > > Presenters are also invited to submit a paper (no more than 10 pages) on > their work to be published electronically as part of the SCOR 2018 > proceedings. This will be available in the Dagstuhl OpenAccess Series in > Informatics (OASIcs). Paper submissions will undergo a selection process > based on refereeing by the Committee. This gives doctoral candidates a > chance to experience the peer-review process and to enhance their technical > writing skills. Although it is not mandatory, it is again, highly > recommended. To get an idea on the paper standards please visit the > SCOR2016 proceedings. > > Deadline for PAPERS submission: Friday 30th March 2018 > > For latest news, follow us at Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @scor2018 . > > www.scor18.com > > See you in Nottingham!!! > -- Informativa sulla Privacy: http://www.unibs.it/node/8155 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drm.eco at cbs.dk Wed Feb 7 20:07:04 2018 From: drm.eco at cbs.dk (Dolores Romero Morales) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 19:07:04 +0000 Subject: [Opt-Net] PhD position on Mathematical Optimization for Data Science Message-ID: The Department of Economics at the Copenhagen Business School encourages applications for its PhD program for the fall term 20018. Candidates interested in writing a PhD dissertation in the area of Mathematical Optimization for Data Science are particularly welcome to apply. For information on the doctoral application process visit: https://www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs/jobs-cbs/vacant-positions/phd-scholarships-in-economics The application deadline is 04.04.2018. Kind regards, Dolores. -- Dr Dolores Romero Morales Professor in Operations Research Department of Economics Copenhagen Business School Denmark E: drm.eco at cbs.dk H: www.doloresromero.com T: +45 38153823 From Geir.Hasle at sintef.no Mon Feb 19 14:44:03 2018 From: Geir.Hasle at sintef.no (Geir Hasle) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:44:03 +0000 Subject: [Opt-Net] FW: Postdoctoral position at SINTEF Optimization In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, SINTEF Digital is searching for Postdoctoral candidate at SINTEF Optimization The Optimization group at SINTEF Digital is looking for a professional and dedicated postdoctoral candidate. The candidate will be working within the basic research project ?Design and Experimental Analysis of Novel Integrated Optimization Methods? (AXIOM) funded by the Research Council of Norway. Keywords are discrete optimization, matheuristics, cooperative methods, parallel and heterogeneous computing, GPU, vehicle routing, inventory routing. The duration of the position will be two years, with the intention to make it a permanent position if all parties are interested. About us: The Optimization group currently consists of 17 researchers and software engineers. It is one of eight groups within the Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics. For the past 20 years, we have been developing optimization methods, software prototypes, libraries, and components. We have built expertise at an international level and have a good publication record. The group conducts basic and applied research on discrete optimization for planning, scheduling, routing, sequencing, and timetabling. Our main market areas are transportation: road, railway, maritime, aviation; healthcare; sports; energy; and finance. We develop our own software libraries that have been refined over many years and contain a range of different solution methods (exact and approximate), but we also utilize commercial solvers. We commercialize our results, either through existing solution vendors, spin-off companies, or directly to end users. Our revenues come from users in industry and the public sector, often supported by Norwegian or EU funding bodies. The AXIOM project: SINTEF has two partners: 1) Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU (project owner) 2) Molde University College. Collaboration with world leading research groups from Portugal, Canada, USA, Italy, Brazil is an integral part. The main objective is to design novel integrated methods for solving complex discrete optimization problems. Expected results are innovative methods that combine elements from exact methods and metaheuristics and utilize cooperative search, task parallelism, and data parallelism. AXIOM has four work packages (WPs). WP1 starts from exact methods and analyzes how these methods can be extended and improved using heuristics. WP2 investigates how exact methods are best utilized within a metaheuristic framework. WP3 develops cooperative search methods that fully utilize all processing units of modern PCs and are flexible and scalable. In WP4 experimental data are collected, analyzed, and synthesized into new knowledge and understanding. The candidate will mainly work within WP3. Qualifications: As a postdoc in AXIOM, your responsibilities will involve development of cooperative search methods for vehicle routing problems. We are looking for candidates with a PhD in applied mathematics, operations research, or computer science. Fluency in English is expected, along with excellent communication and presentation skills. Moreover, you should be curious, inventive, have a proactive attitude, and be a good team player. Expertise: We require a solid background in combinatorial optimization. We seek candidates with expertise in several of the following areas: ? Parallel computing (task and data parallelism, heterogeneous computing) ? Mathematical programming and decomposition methods ? Heuristics, metaheuristics, and matheuristics ? Cooperative search ? Vehicle routing and inventory routing Software development skills: ? We are looking for candidates with excellent programming skills (C#, C++), GPU programming in particular (CUDA). We offer: ? Challenging research tasks in a project team of international experts. ? A good work environment with skillful, experienced, and creative research colleagues. ? Well-established national and international scientific and industrial networks. ? Competitive salary (subject to qualifications). ? A large degree of autonomy, and flexible working hours. ? Social benefits (pension plan, insurance, possibility for kindergarten, etc.). Duration: The duration will be two years, with the intention to make it a permanent position if all parties are interested. Start date: July 1 2018. To apply, click here. Sincerely, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geir HASLE, PhD Chief Scientist Research Manager, Group of Optimization Mathematics and Cybernetics, SINTEF Digital Mobile: +47-930 58 703 www.sintef.no/optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerd.wachsmuth at b-tu.de Tue Feb 6 15:28:35 2018 From: gerd.wachsmuth at b-tu.de (Gerd Wachsmuth) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 15:28:35 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] PhD Position, Optimal Control, Cottbus, Germany Message-ID: <65971f39-1489-2b37-f8fe-c412fe06d764@b-tu.de> There is a 3/4 PhD position announced with deadline 28.02.2018 for 5 years in the research group Optimal Control at the Institute of Mathematics at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany. We seek an outstanding candidate in the field of optimization with PDEs. The position will require teaching in German. Candidates which are expected to be awarded a Master degree soon (e.g. currently working on their Masters thesis) are also eligible to apply. Please contact Prof. Wachsmuth for further information. From grlmc at grlmc.com Sun Feb 11 12:43:43 2018 From: grlmc at grlmc.com (GRLMC) Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:43:43 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] DeepLearn 2018: early registration February 14 Message-ID: <545102060a010b060654580204045a01015706545152015055510d010754020400045402510e000205560304015450@grlmc_ip-zone_com-6> DeepLearn 2018: early registration February 14*To be removed from our mailing list, please respond to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line* ? *************************************************************** ? 2nd INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING ? DeepLearn 2018 ? Genova, Italy ? July 23-27, 2018 ? Organized by: University of Genova IRDTA ? Brussels/London ? http://grammars.grlmc.com/DeepLearn2018/ ? *************************************************************** ? --- Early registration deadline: February 14, 2018 --- ? *************************************************************** ? SCOPE: ? DeepLearn 2018 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants about the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of deep learning. This is a branch of artificial intelligence covering a spectrum of current exciting machine learning research and industrial innovation that provides more efficient algorithms to deal with large-scale data in neurosciences, computer vision, speech recognition, language processing, human-computer interaction, drug discovery, biomedical informatics, healthcare, recommender systems, learning theory, robotics, games, etc. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. ? Most deep learning subareas will be displayed, and main challenges identified through 2 keynote lectures, 24 six-hour courses, and 1 round table, which will tackle the most active and promising topics. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Interaction will be a main component of the event. ? An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. Moreover, there will be two special sessions with industrial and recruitment profiles. ? ADDRESSED TO: ? Master's students, PhD students, postdocs, and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, DeepLearn 2018 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. ? STRUCTURE: ? 3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. ? VENUE: ? DeepLearn 2018 will take place in Genova, the capital city of Liguria, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and with one of the most important ports of the Mediterranean. The venue will be: ? Porto Antico di Genova ? Centro Congressi Calata Molo Vecchio 15 Modulo 5 ? 1? piano 16128 Genova, Italy ? KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: ? tba ? PROFESSORS AND COURSES: (to be completed) ? Pierre Baldi (University of California, Irvine), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications to the Natural Sciences ? Thomas Breuel (NVIDIA Corporation), [intermediate] Design and Implementation of Deep Learning Applications ? Joachim M. Buhmann (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), tba ? Li Deng (Citadel), tba ? Sergei V. Gleyzer (University of Florida), [introductory/intermediate] Feature Extraction, End-end Deep Learning and Applications to Very Large Scientific Data: Rare Signal Extraction, Uncertainty Estimation and Realtime Machine Learning Applications in Software and Hardware ? Michael Gschwind (IBM Global Chief Data Office), [introductory/intermediate] Deploying Deep Learning at Enterprise Scale ? Xiaodong He (Microsoft Research), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing and Language-Vision Multimodal Intelligence ? Namkug Kim (Asan Medical Center), [intermediate] Deep Learning for Computer Aided Detection/Diagnosis in Radiology and Pathology ? Li Erran Li (Uber ATG), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Reinforcement Learning: Foundations, Recent Advances and Frontiers ? Dimitris N. Metaxas (Rutgers University), [advanced] Adversarial, Discriminative, Recurrent, and Scalable Deep Learning Methods for Human Motion Analytics, Medical Image Analysis, Scene Understanding and Image Generation ? Hermann Ney (RWTH Aachen University), [intermediate/advanced] Speech Recognition and Machine Translation: From Statistical Decision Theory to Machine Learning and Deep Neural Networks ? Jose C. Principe (University of Florida), [introductory/advanced] Cognitive Architectures for Object Recognition in Video ? Bj?rn Schuller (Imperial College London), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning for Signal Analysis ? Ponnuthurai N Suganthan (Nanyang Technological University), [introductory/intermediate] Learning Algorithms for Classification, Forecasting and Visual Tracking ? Johan Suykens (KU Leuven), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning and Kernel Machines ? Kenji Suzuki (Tokyo Institute of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Deep Learning in Medical Image Processing, Analysis and Diagnosis ? G?khan T?r (Google Research), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning in Conversational AI ? Ming-Hsuan Yang (University of California, Merced), [intermediate/advanced] Learning to Track Objects ? Yudong Zhang (Nanjing Normal University), [introductory/intermediate] Convolutional Neural Network and Its Variants ? OPEN SESSION: ? An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing title, authors, and summary of the research to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 15, 2018. ? INDUSTRIAL SESSION: ? A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical applications of deep learning in industry. Companies interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and the logistics needed. At least one of the people participating in the demonstration must register for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 15, 2018. ? EMPLOYERS SESSION: ? Firms searching for personnel well skilled in deep learning will have a space reserved for one-to-one contacts. At least one of the people in charge of the search must register for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 15, 2018. ? ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ? Francesco Masulli (Genova, co-chair) Sara Morales (Brussels) Manuel J. Parra-Roy?n (Granada) David Silva (London, co-chair) ? REGISTRATION: ? It has to be done at ? http://grammars.grlmc.com/DeepLearn2018/registration.php ? The selection of up to 8 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For the sake of organization, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. During the event, participants will be free to attend the courses they wish. ? Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration facility disabled when the capacity of the venue is exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event. ? FEES: ? Fees comprise access to all courses and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. ? ACCOMMODATION: ? Suggestions for accommodation will be available in due time. ? CERTIFICATE: ? A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of lectures. ? QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: ? david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com ? ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: ? Universit? degli studi di Genova Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice (IRDTA) ? Brussels/London -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mar.schmidt at fau.de Thu Feb 8 09:44:53 2018 From: mar.schmidt at fau.de (Martin Schmidt) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 09:44:53 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] =?utf-8?q?PhD_position_in_optimization_at_FAU_Erlangen-?= =?utf-8?b?TsO8cm5iZXJn?= Message-ID: The Chair of Economics, Discrete Optimization and Mathematics of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universit?t Erlangen-N?rnberg invites applications for a PhD position in optimization to be filled for a period of three years. The successful applicant will work in the project Energy efficiency via intelligent district heating networks in cooperation with the academic partners University Trier, TU Berlin, and Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics as well as the with the industrial partner Technische Werke Ludwigshafen am Rhein AG. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The focus of the project will be the development of models and optimization techniques for coupled district heating networks. The main idea is to develop algorithms for (discrete-)continuous optimization that control the overall accuracy of the optimization model by exploiting tailored error estimates. The successful applicant will thus work at the interesting interface between optimization and numerics. The developed algorithms will be analyzed theoretically and need to be implemented in a programming language like C++ or Python. We seek excellent open-minded and team-spirited PhD candidates that should have completed their studies at master level in a program with strong mathematical background in optimization. The chair EDOM - Economics, Discrete Optimization, Mathematics (Chair Wirtschaftsmathematik) consists of 20+ PhD students and Postdocs and has more than fifteen years of experience in modeling and solving complex and very large-scale planning and decision problems from logistics, energy, production, engineering, and the natural sciences; see https://www.mso.math.fau.de/de/edom/. Our key expertise is in developing and applying models and algorithms, which yield proven optimal solutions to optimization problems. This involves techniques like linear, nonlinear, and integer programming, robust optimization, graph algorithms, polyhedral combinatorics, and the like. Please send your complete application documents (motivation letter, CV, certificates, and a list of MSc courses with grades) as one PDF to mar.schmidt at fau.de. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2018. Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt FAU Erlangen-N?rnberg Lehrstuhl f?r Wirtschaftsmathematik Cauerstra?e 11, 91058 Erlangen, Germany From francois.vanderbeck at math.u-bordeaux.fr Fri Feb 23 16:38:10 2018 From: francois.vanderbeck at math.u-bordeaux.fr (francois.vanderbeck at math.u-bordeaux.fr) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:38:10 +0100 Subject: [Opt-Net] ISMP 2018 submission deadline coming soon (by March 15) Message-ID: Call for contributions to ISMP 2018 in Bordeaux The 23rd International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP 2018) will take place in Bordeaux, France, July 1-6, 2018. It is time to submit your abstract before the closing date of March 15. For instructions, see https://ismp2018.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/16. We also invite you to contribute to advertise the conference by printing and posting in your department the ISMP announcement that can be dowloaded on https://ismp2018.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/posterISMP2018.pdf. It presents the plenary, semi-plenary, and keynote speakers of this 2018 edition. ISMP is also a great opportunity for deep tech companies, publishers, research institutes and schools in the field to meet the community, to present their work, to communicate on recruitment opportunities, or to illustrate their good-will through sponsorship. The options are presented on https://ismp2018.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/17. Important Dates: * Pre-registration and submissions are now open on https://ismp2018.u-bordeaux.fr/register/ * March 15, 2018: Abstract submission deadline * April 15, 2018: Notification of acceptance * April 30, 2018: Early bird registration deadline and registration deadline for presenting authors * July 1-6, 2018: The symposium being held in Bordeaux The details of the program and practical information on the venue, accommodations and registration are being progressively added on the conference website: https://ismp2018.sciencesconf.org/ Francois Clautiaux and Francois Vanderbeck