dgreen@uunet.UU.NET (Dan Greening) (08/29/90)
The IMACS World Congress on Computation and Applied Mathematics
will tentatively include a special session on simulated annealing.
The congress will be held July 22-26, 1991 at Trinity College in
Dublin, Ireland.
Deadlines:
NOVEMBER 1, 1990: a 250 to 500 word abstract describing the research
specifically, and its relevance to simulated
annealing generally. Authors are encouraged to
submit a preliminary version of the complete paper,
if possible.
DECEMBER 15, 1990: full paper due.
FEBRUARY 1, 1991: reviews and decision returned to authors.
MARCH 15, 1991: absolute deadline for RECEIPT of paper in
DUBLIN.
Topics desired for this session include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. Parallel simulated annealing algorithms: theory and applications.
2. Optimal temperature schedules / move spaces.
3. Novel applications.
4. Tradeoffs: speed vs. quality, etc.
5. Theoretical models of annealing spaces (ultrametric, fractal, etc.)
6. Well-constructed comparisons of simulated annealing to other
algorithms.
The session on simulated annealing is likely to allow 20 minutes
presentation time for each paper. Proceedings will be available at
the Congress. A more formal Transactions will be available at a later
date.
Abstracts and questions regarding this special session on simulated
annealing can be directed to me, via electronic mail or post. If you
intend to submit a paper, I would appreciate receiving a note to
that effect now. People interested in REVIEWING papers, or who can
supply the name and address of potential reviewers, should also contact
me directly.
E-mail: dgreen@cs.ucla.edu
Post: Dan Greening / H2-A17
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-0704
USA
Fax: (914) 784-7455
For further information about the IMACS Congress in general, contact
Post: IMACS '91 Congress Secretariat
26 Temple Lane
Dublin 2
IRELAND
Fax: (+353-1) 451739
Phone: (+353-1) 452081
About IMACS: IMACS is an international association of professionals and
scientists concerned with computers, computation and applied mathematics,
especially as they apply to the study and simulation of systems. Its
biennial congress typically involves about 500 papers.
Despite the large congress size, if there is interest the simulated
annealing people will organize into a group to discuss future
directions, possible collaborations, publications, etc. I hope to see
useful exchanges bridging theory and applications, continuous and
discrete optimization, and the fields of computer science, biology,
chemistry, mechanics and operations research.
Dan R. Greening
dgreen@cs.ucla.edu