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INOC'2003 extended submission deadline

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  • From: "Walid BEN AMEUR" < >
  • Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:13:26 +0200
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           ***** Extended Submission Deadine  May 9th, 2003 ****

Call for Papers:

INOC'2003 - International Network Optimization Conference
October 27-29, 2003  Evry/Paris, France

http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003

Organized by INT (Institut National des Telecommunications, France) and
CNRS/SAMOVAR (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France)
Supported  by :
INFORMS (Section on Telecommunications),
GET (Groupe des Ecoles des T�l�communications)
France Telecom
Roadef (the French Operation Research Society)
ITC (International Teletraffic Congress)

+++Scope+++

Information sciences and communication technologies are increasingly both a
main focus and a major application of well-established
as well as emerging theories and techniques.
Examples are Operations Research, Graph Theory and Queueing Theory, in
addition to Stochastic Search, to state just a few.
The aim of this conference is to bring together people from those
disciplines with a main focus on network optimization.
Special attention will be given to the latest technologies and to the
challenges encountered therein.

+++Topics+++

Topics include, but are not limited to :

-Issues : Clustering, Routing, Scheduling, Nomadicity/Mobility, Network
Models, Network Performance, Network loading, Location, Traffic Engineering,
Frequency Assignment, Information Retrieval, Network Planning, Pricing,
Survivability, Reliability,
Uncertainty, Resources Allocation, Topological Design, Multi-layer Networks,
Cryptography, Quality of service, online problems
-Tools : Distributed Algorithms, Graph Theory, Queueing Theory, Operations
Research, Soft Computing, Integer Programming, Non-linear Programming,
Measurement Techniques, Metaheuristics, Stochastic Models, Evolutionary
Computation, Simulated
Annealing, Taboo Search, Simulation, Approximation algorithms
-Technologies : IP Networks, MPLS, TCP, Mobiles(3G,4G), ATM, Adhoc Networks,
Wireless, Lower Layers, SONET/SDH, Optical Networks, Multimedia, World Wide
Web


+++Keynote Speakers+++

The following keynote speakers have already accepted to deliver lectures:

Prof.  Jan Karel Lenstra  (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology)
Prof.  Erol Gelenbe (University of Central Florida)
Dr Francisco Barahona (IBM Watson Research Center)
Dr. James Roberts (France Telecom R&D)

+++Important dates+++

Short Paper submission extended deadline:       May 9, 2003
Notification of acceptance:                                July 14, 2003
Long Paper submission (optional):                     August 16, 2003
Submission of camera-ready short papers:         August 16, 2003
Deadline for early conference registration:          September 19, 2003
Conference:                                                     October
27-29, 2003

+++Program Committee+++

Ravindra Ahuja (University of Florida, USA), Kemal Altinkemer (Purdue
University, USA),
Monique Becker (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France),Walid Ben-Ameur (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR,
France),
Daniel Bienstock (Columbia University, USA), Jacques Carlier (Universit�
Technologie de Compiegne, France),
Prosper Chemouil (France Telecom, France), Robert Cooper (Florida Atlantic
University, USA),
Geir Dahl (University of Oslo, Norway), Piet Demeester (Ghent University,
Belgium),
Erol Gelenbe (University of Central Florida, USA), Eric Gourdin (France
Telecom R&D, France),
Luis Gouveia (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Richard Harris (Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia),
G�rard H�buterne (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Kaj Holmberg (Linkoping
University, Sweden),
Olivier Hudry (Telecom Paris, France), Brigitte Jaumard (Universit� de
Montreal, Canada),
Herv� Kerivin (University of Minnesota, USA), Paul J. Kuhn(University of
Stuttgart, Germany),
Ali Ridha Mahjoub (Universite de Clermont II, France), Debasis Mitra (Lucent
Bell-labs, USA),
Andrew M. Odlyzko (University of Minnesota, USA), Adam Ouorou (France
Telecom R&D, France),
Alain Petrowski (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France), Mario Pickavet (Ghent
University, Belgium),
Michal Pioro (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland), Guy Pujolle
(Universit� Paris VI, France),
Pierre Rolin (France Telecom R&D, France), Iraj Saniee (Lucent Bell-Labs,
USA),
Marc Schoenauer (INRIA, France), Patrick Siarry (Universit�
Paris XII, France),
Don Towsley (University of Massachusetts, USA)

+++Publications+++

Authors should submit a short paper (4 to 6 pages) to be publisehd in the
conference proceedings (book format).
Authors of accepted short papers are invited to submit a longer version of
their work to be published in Annals of Operations Research.

+++Evaluation process+++

Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and
soundness.
Each paper will be refereed by at least two researchers in the topic area.

+++Location+++

The conference will be held in Evry (30Km south of Paris). Participants can
stay either in Evry or in Paris.
More details on the conference web site
http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003

+++Organization+++

Walid Ben-Ameur (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France, Conference Chair)
M�ri�ma Belaidouni (INT, France), Monique Becker (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France),
Sandrine Bourguer (INT, France, Communication Assistant), Alain Petrowski
(INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France, co-chair)
Hind Castel (INT, France), Tijani Chahed (INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France),
Caroline Fayet (INT, France),
Eric Gourdin (France Telecom R&D, France), G�rard H�buterne
(INT-CNRS/SAMOVAR, France),
Herv� Kerivin (University of Minnesota, USA, co-chair), Chantal Lemaire
(INT, France, Administration Assistant)
Abdallah M'HAMED (INT, France), Adam Ouorou (France Telecom R&D, France)

+++Social Events+++

Two dinners will be organized (one in Evry and one in Paris). Included in
the conference fees.

+++Information+++
http://www.int-evry.fr/INOC2003   &&   inoc2003-oc@localhost




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