<html>Please, accept our apologies in case of multiple copies of this CFP.<br /><br /><br />***************************************************************************<br />The 11th IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed<br />Combinatorics and Optimization (PDCO 2021)<br /><br />held in conjunction with<br />the 35th IEEE International<br />Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'2021)<br />May 17-21, 2021<br /><br />Portland, USA<br /><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="http://www.ipdps.org">http://www.ipdps.org</a><br />***************************************************************************<br /><br />Scope:<br />======<br />The IEEE Workshop on Parallel / Distributed Combinatorics and Optimization<br />aims at providing a forum for scientific researchers and engineers on recent<br />advances in the field of parallel or distributed combinatorics for difficult<br />optimization problems, ranging from theoretical to applied problems. The<br />latter include for instance 0-1 multidimensional knapsack problems and cutting<br />stock problems, large scale linear programming problems, nonlinear<br />optimization problems, global optimization and scheduling problems.<br /><br />Emphasis will be placed on new techniques for solving difficult optimization<br />problems, like cooperative methods for integer programming problems, nature-<br />inspired techniques and hybrid methods. Aspects related to Combinatorial<br />Scientific Computing (CSC) will also be treated. We also solicit submissions<br />of original manuscripts on sparse matrix computations and related topics<br />(including graph algorithms); and related methods and tools for their<br />efficiency on different parallel systems. Applications combining traditional<br />parallel and distributed combinatorics and optimization techniques as well as<br />theoretical issues (convergence, complexity, etc.) are welcome.<br /><br />Domains of interest include (but are not limited to) cloud computing,<br />planning, logistics, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and<br />computational biology.<br /><br /><br />Topics:<br />=======<br />* Exact methods, heuristics, metaheuristics, hybrid methods;<br />* Parallel / distributed algorithms for combinatorial optimization;<br />* Parallel / distributed metaheuristics;<br />* Nature inspired parallel / distributed computing;<br />* Integer programming, linear programming, nonlinear programming;<br />* Global optimization, polynomial optimization;<br />* Cooperative methods, hybrid methods;<br />* Parallel sparse matrix computations, graph algorithms, load balancing;<br />* Applications: cloud computing, planning, logistics, manufacturing, finance,<br />telecommunications, computational biology, combinatorial algorithms in high<br />performance computing.<br /><br /><br />Steering Committee:<br />===================<br />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 /><br /><br />General Chairs:<br />===============<br />Grégoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg<br />Didier El Baz, team CDA, LAAS-CNRS, France<br /><br /><br />Program Chairs:<br />===============<br />Vincent Boyer, University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico<br />Bernabe Dorronsoro, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain<br /><br /><br />Publicity Chairs:<br />=================<br />Keqin Li, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA<br />Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada<br /><br /><br />Program Committee (to be completed):<br />====================================<br />A. Bendjoudi, CERIST, Algiers, Algeria<br />J.-N. Cao, Hong-Kong Polytechnic University, China<br />J. J. Durillo, Leibniz Supercomputer Center, Munich, Germany<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 />S. Varrette, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg<br />F. Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain<br />L.T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada<br /><br /><br />Submission :<br />============<br />Papers in the Proceedings of the workshops will be indexed in the IEEE Xplore<br />Digital Library after the conference.<br />Prospective authors should submit their papers through Workshop PDCO 2021<br />submission system:<br /><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/?page=Submit&id=PDCOWorkshopFullSubmission&site=ipdps2021">https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/ipdps/?page=Submit&id=PDCOWorkshopFullSubmission&site=ipdps2021</a><br /><br /><br />Abstract and paper can be uploaded until January 31, 2021. Authors should<br />preferably follow the manuscript specifications of IEEE IPDPS, i.e. submitted<br />manuscripts may not exceed 10 single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point<br />size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures,<br />tables and references. Style templates are available on IPDPS website.<br /><br /><br />Special Issue:<br />============<br />Selected papers from PDCO 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version<br />to a special issue of an international high-quality journal. Detailed<br />information will soon be announced and will be made available on the<br />conference website.<br /><br /><br />Important Dates:<br />================<br />- Submission deadline: January 31, 2021<br />- Decision notification: March 1, 2021<br />- Camera-Ready papers due: March 15, 2021<br />- Workshop: May 17, 2021<br /><br /><br />Contact:<br />========<br />For questions regarding the Workshop, please contact the conference organizers<br />at <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="mailto:pdco2021@sciencesconf.org">pdco2021@sciencesconf.org</a></html>