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********************************************************* MIC 2022 - 14th Metaheuristics International Conference 11-14 July 2021, Ortigia-Syracuse, Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mic2022/ <https://www.ants-lab.it/mic2022/> ********************************************************* ** Submission deadline: 30th March 2022 ** *Scope of the Conference ======================== The Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC) conference series was established in 1995 and this is its 14th edition! MIC is nowadays the main event focusing on the progress of the area of Metaheuristics and their applications. As in all previous editions, provides an opportunity to the international research community in Metaheuristics to discuss recent research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet old and make new friends in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Considering the particular moment, the conference will be held in presence and online mode. Of course, in case the conference will be held in presence, the organizing committee will ensure compliance of all safety conditions. MIC 2022 is focus on presentations that cover different aspects of metaheuristic research such as new algorithmic developments, high-impact and original applications, new research challenges, theoretical developments, implementation issues, and in-depth experimental studies. MIC 2022 strives a high-quality program that will be completed by a number of invited talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions. *Plenary Speakers ======================== + Holger H. Hoos, Leiden University, The Netherlands + Christian Blum, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) More Plenary Speakers will be announced soon. *Relevant Research Areas ======================== MIC 2022 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of metaheuristics. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are: + Metaheuristic techniques such as tabu search, simulated annealing, iterated local search, variable neighborhood search, memory-based optimization, dynamic local search, evolutionary algorithms, memetic algorithms, ant colony optimization, variable neighborhood search, particle swarm optimization, scatter search, path relinking, etc. + Techniques that enhance the usability and increase the potential of metaheuristic algorithms such as reactive search mechanisms for self-tuning, offline metaheuristic algorithm configuration techniques, algorithm portfolios, parallelization of metaheuristic algorithms, etc. + Empirical and theoretical research in metaheuristics including large-scale experimental analyses, algorithm comparisons, new experimental methodologies, engineering methodologies for metaheuristic algorithms, search space analysis, theoretical insights into properties of metaheuristic algorithms, etc. + High-impact applications of metaheuristics in fields such as bioinformatics, electrical and mechanical engineering, telecommunications, sustainability, business, scheduling and timetabling. Particularly welcome are innovative applications of metaheuristic algorithms that have a potential of pushing research frontiers. + Contributions on the combination of metaheuristic techniques with those from other areas, such as integer programming, constraint programming, machine learning, etc. + Contributions on the use of metaheuristic techniques in machine learning and deep learning for finetuning and neural architecture search, etc. + Challenging applications areas such as continuous, mixed discrete-continuous, multi-objective, stochastic, or dynamic problems. Important Dates ================ Submission deadline March 30th, 2022 Notification of acceptance May 10th, 2022 Camera ready copy May 25th, 2022 Early registration May 25th , 2022 Submission Details =================== We will accept submissions in three different formats. S1) Original research contributions for publication in the conference proceedings of a maximum of 10 pages S2) Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers on an important research aspect of a maximum of 3 pages S3) High-quality manuscripts that have recently, within the last year, been submitted or accepted for journal publication Accepted contributions of categories S1 and S2 will be published in the MIC 2022 conference proceedings. Accepted contributions of category S3 will be orally presented at the conference, but not be included into the conference proceedings.
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