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The 8th IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed <br>
Computing and Optimization (PDCO 2018) <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://pdco2018.sciencesconf.org/">https://pdco2018.sciencesconf.org/</a>
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held in conjunction with <br>
the 32nd IEEE International <br>
Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'2018)
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May 21-25, 2017 <br>
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Vancouver, Canada <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ipdps.org">http://www.ipdps.org</a> <br>
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New Submission Deadline: January 26, 2018<br>
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Scope: <br>
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The IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed Computing and
Optimization aims at providing a forum for scientific researchers
<br>
and engineers on recent advances in the field of parallel or
distributed computing for difficult optimization problems, <br>
ranging from theoretical to applied problems. <br>
The latter include 0-1 multidimensional knapsack problems and
cutting stock problems, large scale linear programming <br>
problems, nonlinear optimization problems, global optimization and
scheduling problems. Emphasis will be placed on new techniques for
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solving these difficult problems, like cooperative methods for
integer programming problems, nature-inspired techniques and <br>
hybrid methods. Aspects related to Combinatorial Scientific
Computing (CSC) will also be treated. We also solicit <br>
submissions of original manuscripts on sparse matrix computations
and related topics (including graph algorithms); and <br>
related methods and tools for their efficiency on different
parallel systems. The use of new approaches in parallel and <br>
distributed computing like GPU, MIC, cloud computing, volunteer
computing will be considered. Applications combining <br>
traditional parallel and distributed computing and optimization
techniques as well as theoretical issues (convergence, <br>
complexity, etc.) are welcome. Application domains of interest
include (but are not limited to) cloud computing, planning, <br>
logistics, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and
computational biology. <br>
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Topics: <br>
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* Integer programming, linear programming, nonlinear programming;
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* Scheduling;<br>
* Global optimization, polynomial optimization; <br>
* Exact methods, heuristics, metaheuristics, hybrid methods; <br>
* Cooperative methods, hybrid methods; <br>
* Parallel / distributed algorithms for combinatorial
optimization; <br>
* Parallel / distributed metaheuristics; <br>
* Distributed optimization algorithms; <br>
* Nature inspired distributed computing; <br>
* Parallel sparse matrix computations, graph algorithms, load
balancing; <br>
* Peer to peer computing and optimization problems; <br>
* Applications: cloud computing, planning, logistics,
manufacturing, finance, telecommunications, computational biology,
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combinatorial algorithms in high performance computing. <br>
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Steering Committee: <br>
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Pascal Bouvry, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (co-chair) <br>
Didier El Baz, team CDA, LAAS-CNRS, France (co-chair) <br>
El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille, INRIA, CNRS, France <br>
Albert Y. Zomaya, The University of Sydney, Australia <br>
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General Chairs: <br>
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Grégoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg <br>
Didier El Baz, team CDA, LAAS-CNRS, France <br>
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Program Chairs: <br>
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Vincent Boyer, University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico <br>
Bernabe Dorronsoro, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain <br>
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Publicity Chairs: <br>
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Keqin Li, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA <br>
Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada <br>
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Program Committee (to be completed): <br>
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A. Bendjoudi, CERIST, Algiers, Algeria <br>
J.-N. Cao, Hong-Kong Polytechnic University, China <br>
J. J. Durillo, University of Innsbruck, Austria <br>
S. Fujita, Hiroshima University, Japan <br>
M. Halappanavar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA <br>
K. Li, State University of New York, USA <br>
N. Melab, University of Lille, France <br>
M. Menai, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia <br>
A. Nakib, University Paris 12, France <br>
S. Nesmachnow, Universidad de la República, Uruguay <br>
S. Nikoletseas, University of Patras and CTI, Greece <br>
C. Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories, USA <br>
T. Saadi, University of Picardie, France <br>
M. Seredynski, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology,
Luxembourg <br>
G. Ch. Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece <br>
G. Spezzano, University of Calabria, Italy <br>
A. Tchernykh, CICESE Research Center, Mexico <br>
B. Ucar, CNRS and ENS Lyon, France <br>
F. Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain <br>
L.T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada <br>
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Submission : <br>
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Papers in the Proceedings of the workshops will be indexed in the
IEEE Xplore Digital Library after the conference. <br>
Prospective authors should submit their papers through Workshop
PDCO 2018 submission system: i.e. EasyChair: <br>
<a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdco2018"
style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: "Times New
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255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pdco2018</span></a><br>
Abstract and paper can be uploaded until January 26, 2018. Authors
should preferably follow the manuscript specifications <br>
of IEEE IPDPS, i.e. submitted manuscripts may not exceed 10
single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on <br>
8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures,
tables and references. Style templates are available at the <br>
IPDPS web site. <br>
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Important Dates: <br>
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- New Submission Deadline: January 26, 2018<br>
- Author notification: February 23, 2018<br>
- Camera ready version: March 15, 2018<br>
- Workshop: May 21, 2018 <br>
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Contact: <br>
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For questions regarding the Workshop, please contact the
conference organizers at <a
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