International Workshop on the Synergy between Parallel Computing, Optimization and Simulation
(PaCOS 2019)

CALL FOR PAPERS

As part of
The 17th International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2019)
http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19

July 15 – 19, 2019
Dublin, Ireland

++++++ SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED : 10 April 2019 ++++++


Paper Submission Deadline: 15 March 2019 --) 10 April 2019 (extended)

Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters

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SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
Plenty of hard optimization problems in a wide range of areas such as health, manufacturing and production, logistics and supply chain management, energy, engineering, etc. are increasingly large and complex in terms of number of input parameters, decision variables, objective functions and landscape complexity. These problems are often tackled using optimization approaches including greedy algorithms, exact methods (dynamic programming, Branch-and-X, constraint programming, A∗, etc.) and metaheuristics (evolutionary algorithms, particle swarm, ant or bee colonies, simulated annealing, Tabu search, etc.). Solving efficiently and effectively large and complex problems requires the joint use of these approaches and massively parallel heterogeneous computing.

In addition, for many real-world problems (e.g. in engineering design) the evaluation of the objective function(s) often consist(s) of the execution of an expensive simulation as a black-box complex system. This is for instance typically the case in aerodynamics where a CFD-based simulation may require several hours. Optimization algorithms, even if combined with parallel computing, fail to solve these simulation-based optimization problems. A typical approach to deal with the computational burden is to use (instead of exact values) cheaper data-driven approximations of the objective function(s) so-called surrogates or meta-models. A wide range of surrogates was applied during the last decade including: classical regression models such as polynomial regression or response surface methodology, support vector machines, artificial neural networks (ANN), radial basis functions, and kriging or Gaussian process. ANN is probably the most prevalent of them with the recent “explosion” of the deep learning popularized thanks to GPGPUs.

The PaCOS Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
The PaCOS workshop seeks to provide an opportunity for researchers to present their original contributions on the joint use of advanced single- or multi-objective optimization methods, simulation and/or its data-driven approximation, and distributed and/or parallel multi/many-core computing, and any related issues. The PaCOS topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

- Simulation-based optimization.
- Parallel exact optimization/metaheuristics for solving complex problems on multi-core processors, accelerators/co-processors (e.g. GPU), clusters, grids/clouds, etc.
- (Parallel) hybrid algorithms combining optimization and simulation.
- (Parallel) surrogate-assisted optimization.
- Implementation issues of methods combining optimization, simulation and/or parallel computing.
- Software frameworks for the design and implementation of parallel and/or distributed simulation and/or surrogate-assisted techniques.
- Simulation-based optimization applications including healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, biological applications, advanced big data analytics, engineering design, etc.
- Computational/theoretical studies reporting results on solving complex problems using the joint use of parallel computing, optimization and simulation.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to synergy between parallel computing, optimization and simulation. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance, or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-posters for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments.

Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the Workshop paper submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pacos2019 . Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission.

Conference Policies
Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical soundness and clarity, presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2019 conference to present the paper at the special session as scheduled. By submitting the paper to the HPCS conference, all authors agree to abide by all HPCS conference paper submission, publication and presentation policies as well as following ethical and professional codes of conduct, including those of the professional co-sponsoring organizations. For more information, please refer to the Authors Info and Registration Info pages.

Proceedings
Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2019 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly.

SPECIAL ISSUE
Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue (e.g. JoCS in 2018). Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website.

If you have any questions about paper submission or the Workshop, please contact the workshop organizers.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submissions: -------------------------------------------- 15 March 2019 --) 10 April 2019 (extended)
Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- 05 April 2019 --) 24 April 2019
Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: ------------------ 19 April 2019 --) 8 May 2019
Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- 15–19 July 2019

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Nouredine Melab
Université de Lille /INRIA Lille - Nord Europe/CNRS CRIStAL
Lille, France
Phone: +33 3 59 57 78 86
Fax: +33 3 28 77 85 37
Email: nouredine.melab@univ-lille.fr

Bernabé Dorronsoro
Universidad de Cádiz
Cádiz, Spain
Phone: +34 956483354
Email: bernabe.dorronsoro@uca.es

Jan Gmys
Université de Mons / Faculté Polytechnique
Mons, Belgium
Phone: +32 65/37 46 94
Email: jan.gmys@umons.ac.be

Tiago Carneiro Pessoa
INRIA Lille - Nord Europe
Lille, France
Phone: +33 7 69 99 36 45
Email: tiago.carneiro-pessoa@inria.fr


International Program Committee*:
All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members following similar criteria used in HPCS 2019 and will be published as part of the HPCS 2019 Proceedings.

A. Alejandro Santiago, Polytechnic University of Altamira, Mexico
Francisco Heron de Carvalho Junior, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
Gregoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
José Manuel García Nieto, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Francisco Luna, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Gabriel Luque, University of Málaga, Spain
Renzo Massobrio, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Sergio Nesmachnow, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Gregor Papa, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Patricia Ruiz, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
Patricia Stolf, Université de Toulouse, France
Juan Carlos de la Torre, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
Daniel Tuyttens, University of Mons, Belgium
Joao Marcelo Uchoa De Alencar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
Sébastien Varrette, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Martin Zaefferer, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences, Germany


For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2019.cisedu.info/ or http://conf.cisedu.info/rp/hpcs19 or contact one of the Conference's organizers.