Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!WANG From: WANG@nbivax.nbi.dk Newsgroups: comp.parallel Subject: Copenhagen Optimization Conference: Revised Announcement Message-ID: <12079@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 5 Dec 90 13:23:00 GMT Sender: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu Lines: 254 Approved: parallel@hubcap.clemson.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOVEL METHODS IN OPTIMIZATION February 7 - 8, 1991 arranged by NORDITA Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics Copenhagen and DIKU Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen supported by funding from Nordic Initiative for Neural Computation (NINC) ------------------------------------------------------------ In recent years there has been an increasing interest in using neural networks, simulated annealing, and genetics as modelling frames of reference to construct novel search heuristics for solving hard optimization problems. Algorithms constructed in this way, together with tabu search, constitute promising new approaches to optimization and are the subjects of this conference. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers in classical optimization and researchers working with the novel methods, thus enabling a fruitful exchange of information and results. An important part of the conference will be a tutorial presentation of both classical and new methods to establish a common base for discussion among the participants. Tutorial session. ----------------- The first day of the conference will be devoted to introductory lectures given by invited speakers. The lectures will be on: * Classical Optimization. a) Laurence Wolsey, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, Universite de Louvain, Belgium: "Introduction to Classical Optimization: P-problems and their solution." b) Susan Powell, London School of Economics: "Introduction to Classical Optimization: NP-problems and their solution." * Neural Networks. Carsten Peterson, Lund University, Sweden: "The use of neural networks and optimization". * Simulated Annealing. Jan van Leeuwen & Goos Kant, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands: "Simulated annealing: a Tutorial". * Genetic Algorithms. (Speaker to be announced later) * Tabu Search. Fred Glover, University of Colorado, Boulder: "An introduction to TABU-search". * Statistical Mechanics. Marc Mezard, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris: "Formal statistical mechanical methods in optimization problems." About the speakers: Laurence A. Wolsey is Professor of Applied Mathematics at CORE and is one of the leading researchers in the field of computational mathematical programming. He received the Beale-Orchard-Hays prize for his work in 1988, and is one of the authors of the widely used book "Integer and Combinatorial Optimization". Susan Powell is Lecturer in Operations Research at London School of Economics and is well known for her work on Fortran Codes for linear and integer programs. She has a solid background in prac- tical problem solving through her contacts with industry and British OR companies. Jan van Leeuwen is Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Utrecht and is widely known for his work in the field of construction and analysis of algorithms. Together with Goos Kant he has conducted a number of experiments to investigate the general applicability of simulated annealing as a tool for the construction of efficient algorithms. Fred Glover is Professor at Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has a strong background in network optimization, and has in the recent years been working with search methods for combinatorial optimization problems based partly on ideas from artificial intelligence. Carsten Peterson is Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at Lund University. He is co-inventor of the deterministic Boltzmann learning algorithm for symmetric recurrent networks and a leader in applications of neural networks to optimization problems. Marc Mezard is Lecturer in Physics at the Ecole Nomale Superieure, Paris. Together with his colleagues there and their coworkers at the University of Rome, he pioneered the application of methods from the statistical mechanics of random systems to optimizaation problems. Contributed Papers. ------------------- The second day of the conference will be devoted to selected half-hour contributed presentations. An abstract of each paper submitted for presentation should be mailed or e-mailed to: Prof. Jens Clausen DIKU, Dept. of Computer Science Universitetsparken 1, DK-2100 Copenhagen OE Denmark. e-mail: clausen@diku.dk before January 1, 1991. Authors of accepted papers will be notified before January 15, 1991. (No proceedings will be published). Poster Sessions. ---------------- On both seminar days there will be poster sessions. An abstract of the poster should be mailed or e-mailed to Prof. Jens Clausen DIKU, Dept. of Computer Science Universitetsparken 1, DK-2100 Copenhagen OE Denmark. e-mail: clausen@diku.dk before January 1, 1991. Authors of accepted posters will be notified before January 15, 1991. Registration. ------------- The registration fee is 500 DKK (or equivalent in other covertible currency) and covers coffee/tea and lunch both days as well as an informal conference dinner on the evening of February 7. To register please fill in the form below and mail it together with the registrations fee to the address given on the form. No credit cards accepted. Cheques or Eurocheques should be payable to OPTIMIZATION CONFERENCE. The organizing commitee must receive your registration form January 15, 1991 the latest, and the final program will be mailed by January 22, 1991. Travel support for Nordic participants. --------------------------------------- A limited amount of money from NINC is reserved for paying the travel costs of participants from the Nordic countries, especially younger researchers. If you would like to apply for this support, please indicate on the registration form. Accommodation. -------------- The organizing commitee has reserved a certain number of hotel rooms. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like the conference to book one for you. ------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOVEL METHODS IN OPTIMIZATION February 7 - 8, 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION FORM ------------------------------------------------------------- Name:_______________________________________________ Affiliation:_______________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Telephone no.:_______________________________________________ e-mail:_______________________________________________ If you want the conference to reserve you a hotel room, please indicate here for which nights: ______________________________________________________________ Nordic participants: If you want to be considered for travel support, please indicate your needs here: ______________________________________________________________ Mail this registration form to: John Hertz NORDITA Blegdamsvej 17 DK-2100 Copenhagen OE, Denmark For further information: e-mail: hertz@nordita.dk FAX: [+45] 31 38 91 57 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com