X-Received: by 10.55.3.7 with SMTP id 7mr14702124qkd.29.1509373184849; Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:19:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.157.0.7 with SMTP id 7mr727034ota.14.1509373184789; Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:19:44 -0700 (PDT) Path: csiph.com!3.us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.snarked.org!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!z50no5554029qtj.0!news-out.google.com!r5ni6248qtc.1!nntp.google.com!k31no5570798qta.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.constraints Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:19:44 -0700 (PDT) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=128.61.57.119; posting-account=IV6A4AoAAAB38d1heEyVbF9unsM5Fg6g NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.61.57.119 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <5ea63957-d308-49ee-91e6-e1829c2a4adb@googlegroups.com> Subject: CPAIOR 2018: 2nd Call for Papers From: "Bistra Dilkina, Georgia Tech" Injection-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:19:44 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lines: 123 Xref: csiph.com comp.constraints:191 CPAIOR 2018: Call for Papers=20 https://sites.google.com/view/cpaior2018/=20 The 15th International Conference on the Integration of Constraint Programm= ing, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research will be held in Delft= , The Netherlands, June 26-29, 2018.=20 The aim of the conference is to bring together interested researchers from = Constraint Programming (CP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Operations R= esearch (OR) to present new techniques or applications and to provide an op= portunity for researchers in one area to learn about techniques in the othe= rs. A main objective of this conference series is also to give these resear= chers the opportunity to show how the integration of techniques from differ= ent fields can lead to interesting results on large and complex problems. T= herefore, papers that actively combine, integrate, or contrast approaches f= rom more than one of the areas are especially solicited. High quality paper= s from a single area are also welcome, if they are of interest to other com= munities involved. Application papers showcasing CP/AI/OR techniques on nov= el and challenging applications or experience reports on such applications = are strongly encouraged.=20 The program committee invites submissions that include but are not limited = to the following topics:=20 * Inference and relaxation methods: constraint propagation, cutting planes,= global constraints, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, Lagrangian and = convex relaxations, heuristic functions based on constraint relaxation.=20 * Search methods: branch and bound, intelligent backtracking, incomplete se= arch, randomized search, portfolios, column generation, Benders decompositi= ons or any other decomposition methods, local search, meta-heuristics.=20 * Integration methods: solver communication, model transformations and solv= er selection, parallel and distributed solving, combining machine learning = with combinatorial optimization.=20 * Modeling methods: comparison of models, symmetry breaking, uncertainty, d= ominance relationships.=20 * Innovative applications of CP/AI/OR techniques.=20 * Implementation of CP/AI/OR techniques and optimization systems.=20 Submissions are of two types: regular papers (submitted for publication and= presentation) and extended abstracts (submitted for presentation only). O= utstanding regular paper submissions may be invited to be published directl= y in the journal Constraints through a =E2=80=98fast track=E2=80=99 process= .=20 This year's conference will also introduce a distinguished paper award and = a student paper award.=20 INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGULAR PAPERS=20 Regular papers should present original unpublished work and can be of two t= ypes:=20 * long papers (at most 15 pages plus references)=20 * short papers (at most 8 pages plus references)=20 Both long and short papers will undergo rigorous review and are subject to = the same criteria of quality. Both types are also eligible for distinguishe= d paper or student paper award. Short papers are particularly encouraged f= or interesting and novel work in progress, for which the practical or theor= etical relevance is not yet fully identified.=20 The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes = in Computer Science series. All regular papers should be prepared in the f= ormat used for that series (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html).= =20 Submission schedule for regular papers (both long and short):=20 Abstracts: December 1, 2017=20 Full papers: December 8, 2017=20 Rebuttal Phase: January 15-17, 2018=20 Notification: January 31, 2018=20 Camera-ready version: March 1, 2018=20 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS=20 Extended abstracts should be 1 or 2 pages in length and may present prelimi= nary work or work already published in other outlets. The extended abstract= s are submitted for presentation only (if accepted), and will not be formal= ly published in the LNCS conference volume. A collection of the accepted e= xtended abstracts will be published on the conference website. A submissio= n representing work submitted or published in another outlet should state t= hat outlet. Extended abstracts will be reviewed to ensure appropriateness f= or the conference.=20 Submission schedule for extended abstracts:=20 Abstract: March 2, 2018=20 Notification: March 16, 2018=20 INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOURNAL FAST TRACK=20 A selection of outstanding submissions to the technical program will be off= ered the opportunity to be published exclusively through a =E2=80=98fast tr= ack=E2=80=99 process in the journal Constraints. Authors of these papers ca= n opt to extend their paper from 15 to 20 pages plus references (subject to= a minor second round of review) and be accepted directly in the journal by= the time of the conference. Invited authors who select to fast track their= paper will receive a 1-page extended abstract in the conference proceeding= s and will be invited to present at the conference on the same ground as an= y other accepted submission. Fast Track Journal papers should be formatted = according to the Journal Guidelines (http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/jo= urnal/10601). The important dates for fast track papers are:=20 Author opt-in decision: February 7, 2018=20 Extended abstract submission (for LNCS proceedings): March 1, 2018=20 Journal version submission: March 1, 2018=20 Notification: April 1, 2018=20 Camera-ready version: April 8, 2018=20 Submission Process=20 All papers are to be submitted electronically in PDF format by following th= e instructions at the URL https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dcpaior2= 018 .=20 QUESTIONS=20 For any queries on the submission process, please contact the Program Chair= (Willem-Jan van Hoeve) using cpaior2018@easychair.org .=20