Lettre MODE décembre 2011 Envoyez vos contributions en format simple texte à champion@univ-tln.fr avant la fin du mois. Prière d'indiquer "pour la lettre MODE" dans l'objet. L'inscription et la désinscription automatiques se font en écrivant à lettre-mode-smai-request@emath.fr et en mettant dans le sujet suivant le cas subscribe ou unsubscribe. ------------------------------------------------------------- Table des matières -- Info site web 0- Site web du groupe SMAI-MODE -- Postes 1- Graduate Positions, UBC, Canada 2- PhD Position in stochastic programming 3- Postdoc Position, Optimization, Univ of Liege, Belgium 4- Postdoc position in Rome -- Conférences et évènements 5- Annonces de séminaires 6- Journées du GdR MOA 2012 7- Operation Research Peripatetic Postgraduate Programme 8- CAO'2012 "Control Applications of Optimization" ------------------------------------------------------------- 0- Site web du groupe SMAI-MODE (source: T. Bayen) Le site web du groupe est maintenant intégré à celui de la SMAI : http://smai.emath.fr/spip.php?article330&lang=fr Un gros travail de mise à jour a été conduit sous la coordination de Térence Bayen : Terence.Bayen@math.univ-montp2.fr Nous vous invitons à visiter ces pages et à nous suggérer des améliorations ou mises à jour. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1- Graduate Positions, UBC, Canada (source: M. Théra) Applications are invited for 4 graduate positions (3 MSc and 1 PhD) to work on optimization and modelling. One PhD position is available to work on the road optimization problem. The research will involve the understanding, development and numerical testing of new models for the road design problem. The ideal applicant has a background in optimization (LP, MIP, NLP, etc.), some programming experience in C++, and the ability to communicate effectively (in English) with our industrial partner. The position is fully funded and can start either in May 2012 or Sept 2012. 2 MSc positions are available in optimization and parallel computing. The applicants should have either a solid background in programming or optimization with a BSc degree in computer science or mathematics. Funding is already in place for one position. 1 MSc position (subject to funding) is available in the field of computational convex analysis. The applicant should have a background in computer science (BSc) with interest in optimization or a background in mathematics with programming skills. You will join a dynamic group of researchers in optimization at the University of British Columbia (Canada) on the fast growing campus of Kelowna. The research team is interdisciplinary with faculty member from Mathematics, Computer Science, and Civil Engineering and is part of the OCANA research group (http://ocana.ok.ubc.ca/). Application deadline is January 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm but fully funded positions are open until filled. For further detail see http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/gradstudies/ Applicants must submit an application to the grad program directly and contact Dr. Yves Lucet, Associate Professor Computer Science at yves.lucet@ubc.ca for further details. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2- PhD Position in stochastic programming (source: F. Bonnans) The Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU) in Trondheim Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management PhD Position in stochasticprogramming A position as PhD Candidate in stochastic programming is available at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management. The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management currently consists of 16 Professors, 6 Adjunct Professors, 16 Associate Professors, 7 Postdoctoral Fellows and 35 PhD Candidates. The Department is organized in four groups: * Strategy and Management * Organization, Work Science and Law * Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research * Health, Safety and Environment The PhD. Candidate will be appointed for a period of three years with an optional fourth year set aside for required duties at the department. The position is funded by a research project in cooperation between NTNU, the research council of Norway and the Norwegian power grid operator Statnett. A completed master’s degree or equivalent, with good results, is required. A background in mathematical optimization or operations research is required. Knowledge about energy systems and or markets is preferred. Strong academic skills and personal qualifications will be emphasized. Personal qualifications will be ascribed high importance. The title of the project is “Optimal power network design and operation”. The overall objective of the project will be to ensure security of power supply in the face of uncertainties on both the supply and demand side, while optimizing economic efficiency of the system focusing oncapacity utilization and transmission losses. There are two main research activities: - Economic dispatch and dynamic network topology: This research topic will study the possibilities for dynamically changing the network topology, including switching individual transmission lines in and out of operation. We will develop new optimization models combining economic efficiency and detailed modelling of the physical power flows. Dynamic topology switching models is optimized in order to study effects on - Economic cost efficiency in the dispatch - Throughput improvements - Reliability - Market design for flexible transmission system operation. This research task will address the relationships between the physical system and market design. In future operational scenarios where one expectsmuch more variation in demand and supply it is critical to have better integration between the physical network and the electricity markets. A more flexible operational system with transmission switching and dynamic reliability management triggers the need to look into how the market should be designed to utilize this flexibility. Employment in a PhD position requires admission to the PhD-program in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. Information about the PhD-program can be found at: http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/phiot Applications should include a publication list, relevant sample publications (no more than five), a project description of no more than three pages, a CV with information about education and previous research experience, and certified copies of diplomas and grade transcripts. If the applicant does not have any relevantpublications, please include a sample demonstrating academic writing skills(master thesis etc.). Fluent English skills are required. Residents of non-English speaking countries and Scandinavia should include TOEFL or IELTS scores with their application. The position is paid according to salary scale code 1017 level 48 in the national salary scheme, monthly gross NOK 32591,70, of which 2 % is deducted for the State Pension Scheme. The appointment is made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. Primary residency in Trondheim is a prerequisite. Further information about the position is available by contacting professor Asgeir Tomasgard ( asgeir.tomasgard@iot.ntnu.no ). Applications should be sent to him before December 18th. ------------------------------------------------------------- 3- Postdoc Position, Optimization, Univ of Liege, Belgium (source: F. Bonnans) A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Liege, Belgium. The position is part of a FNRS-funded collaborative grant on the topic of nonsmooth optimization on manifolds. The three PIs of the grant are Rodolphe Sepulchre (U. Liege), Pierre-Antoine Absil (ULouvain) and Y. Nesterov (ULouvain). The project aims at developing new algorithms at the interface between manifold optimization and nonsmooth convex optimization, motivated by large-scale applications in statistics and machine learning. Applications should be emailed to Professor Rodolphe Sepulchre (r.sepulchre@ulg.ac.be). The application should contain a letter of motivation, a detailed resume, a list of publications, and the names and contact information of three professors who can provide a letter of recommendation for the position. The position is immediately available and should be filled by September 1, 2012. The initial appointment will be for one year, with a possibility of reappointment for a maximal total duration of three years. Rodolphe Sepulchre http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~sepulch/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 4- Postdoc position in Rome (source: F. Bonnans, A. Chambolle) A one-year Post Doc position (with possible extension to a second year), is available at Mathematics Department of University of Rome "Sapienza". The research topics include variational methods for material science, phase transitions, Riemannian geometry and large deviation approach to non equilibrium systems. The net salary will be about 1.700 euros per month. The expected starting date is September 2012 (with some flexibility). The formal announcement is available on the web page http://www.mat.uniroma1.it/bandi/assegni-di-ricerca/ARCHIVIO/2011/bando6.pdf Sponsors: Progetto Universita' Sapienza 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------- 5- Annonces de séminaires (sources: P.L. Combettes, O. Prot) Une rubrique pour signaler succinctement les séminaires ayant lieu ce mois-ci et organisés dans nos laboratoires. N'hésitez pas à l'alimenter, préférentiellement via un lien vers la page du séminaire et une liste de conférenciers, ** Séminaire Parisien d'Optimisation (IHP salle 201) http://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/~plc/spo.html Lundi 16 janvier 2012 15h00 : E. Trélat (Paris 6) 16h15 : A. Blanchet (Toulouse 1) ** ** Séminaires de l'équipe d'Optimisation (MOD) de l'Université de Limoges http://www.unilim.fr/pages_perso/olivier.prot/mod.html Vendredi 16 décembre : Jordan Ninin (GERAD) Vendredi 13 janvier : Marco Mazzola (Universita Milano-Bicocca) Vendredi 20 janvier : Serge Dumont (Université de Picardie) Vendredi 27 janvier : Aris Daniilidis (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ** ------------------------------------------------------------- 6- Journées du GdR MOA 2012 (source: C. Jean-Alexis) Les Journées du GdR MOA 2012, en collaboration avec le GdR MSPC, auront lieu en Guadeloupe du 4 au 7 Juin 2012. Les personnes s'étant inscrites et n'ayant à ce jour reçu aucun accusé de réception sont priées de contacter directement Célia Jean-Alexis (adresse : moa2012@univ-ag.fr) en lui envoyant le cas échéant leur proposition d'exposé au format pdf. Le site de ces journées est le suivant : http://calamar.univ-ag.fr/moa2012/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 7- Operation Research Peripatetic Postgraduate Programme (source: K. Doerner) A EURO conference for young OR researchers July 16 -- 20, 2012 Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Aims and Scope ORP3 is the EURO peripatetic conference, each edition of which is hosted by a European university. It is organised (bi-)annually and is devoted to the Operational Research field in its broadest sense. Previous conferences have been held in Paris (2001), Lambrecht (2003), Valencia (2005), Guimarães (2007), Cadiz (2011). ORP3 aims at being a forum promoting scientific and social exchanges between the members of the future generation of Operations Research in academic research. The conference is open to the whole scope of Operations Research, but the following topics are mostly welcome:     Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization     Discrete Optimization; graphs & networks     Supply Chain Management     Cutting and Packing     Machine and Project Scheduling     Timetabling     Production Planning and Lotsizing     Transportation and Logisticst     Stochastic Optimization     Multiobjective Optimization     Location Analysis     Metaheuristic The conference is composed only of plenary sessions and each participant will act as the chair and discussant of another session. In addition, the Scientific Program includes five keynote tutorials dedicated to specific issues whose speakers are internationally renowned experts: Tutorial I: Multiobjective Optimization - Xavier Gandibleux, University of Nantes, France. Tutorial II: Heuristic Techniques for Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization - Walter J. Gutjahr, University of Vienna, Austria. Tutorial III: Metaheuristics - Richard F. Hartl, University of Vienna, Austria. Tutorial IV: Scheduling issues in vehicle routing - Gilbert Laporte, CIRRELT, Montreal, Canada. Tutorial V: Models and Algorithms forPassenger Railway Optimization Problems Paolo Toth, Professor in Operations Research - University of Bologna, Italy. In order to attend ORP3 as a participant you must satisfy one of the following conditions:     A young PhD student     A young post doctoral OR researcher (maximum two years after completing your doctoral thesis at the deadline for submission) The selection of participants is made by the scientific committee on the basis of full paper submissions of publishable quality in an international OR journal. Co-authored papers are acceptable as long as they are presented by a participant satisfying the aforementioned requirements. The paper submission may be in a PDF or Postscript format sent to: orp3@jku.at. Registration Fee The registration fee is only 200 EUR. This includes all expenses (conference fee, meals, coffee breaks, accommodation, social program, conference dinner, preprints,...) Important dates January 31, 2012    Deadline for submission April 30, 2012         Notification of acceptance May 15, 2012          Deadline for registration Further Information: Send your request by e-mail to orp3@jku.at. Website: orp3.jku.at Greetings, Karl Dörner karl.doerner@jku.at http://www.plm.jku.at ------------------------------------------------------------- 8- CAO'2012 "Control Applications of Optimization" (source: F. Bonnans) CAO'2012 "Control Applications of Optimization", will be held in Rimini, Italy, in terms of 13-16 September, 2012. The National Organizing Committee is presented by: Prof. Luca Lambertini Prof. Gianluigi Pelloni, Department of Economics and RCEA Università di Bologna Now the Internet site of the CAO'2012 Workshop is opened at: http://cao2012.imm.uran.ru/ The important dates of CAO'2012 are: Draft paper submission deadline: March 20, 2012 Invited sessions proposal deadline: March 12, 2012 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2012 Final paper submission deadline: July 1, 2012 Early registration deadline: July 1, 2012 Conference dates: September 13-16, 2012 You can find other necessary information at this site. Most likely, we will use the PaperPlaza Conference Manuscript Management System for the paper submission. You are cordially invited to prepare papers for CAO'2012 and to organize special sessions. It is being planned that the Internet site of CAO'2012 will be developed and upgraded - please send your comments  and we will try to take them into account. It will be very desirable if you take care of promotion of CAO'2012 and invite your colleagues to participate in it. With my best regards, Alexander Tarasyev ------------------------------------------------------------- Thierry Champion --  Laboratoire Imath -- Université du Sud Toulon-Var page personnelle: http://champion.univ-tln.fr