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ThRaSH 2011 : 5th Workshop on Theory of Randomized Search Heuristics | |||||||||||
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5th Workshop on Theory of Randomized Search Heuristics (ThRaSH'2011). July 8-9, 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.thrash-workshop.org Description Randomized search heuristics such as stochastic gradient methods, simulated annealing, evolutionary algorithms, stochastic neural networks for optimization, ant colony and swarm optimization, and the cross-entropy method are frequently used across many scientific communities. They have been successfully applied in various domains, both for combinatorial and numerical optimization. Despite their success in practice, proving that such algorithms satisfy certain performance guarantees is still a difficult and widely open problem. The mission of the ThRaSH workshop series is to contribute to the theoretical understanding of randomized search heuristics, in particular of their computational complexity. The aim is to stimulate interactions within the research field and between people from different disciplines working on randomized algorithms. The primary focus is on discussing recent ideas and detecting challenging topics for future work, rather than on the presentation of final results. Keynote speech We are happy to announce Mikkel Thorup as keynote speaker. Tutorials Two introductory tutorials will be given by experts in the field: Theory of randomised search heuristics for continuous optimisation - Jens Jaegerskuepper, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Theory of randomised search heuristics for discrete optimisation - Dirk Sudholt, University of Birmingham Submission of Abstracts Technical talks by researchers working on various aspects of the theory of randomised search heuristics will follow the tutorials. Researchers working on theoretical aspects of randomised search heuristics are invited to submit proposals for a talk in form of a short abstract (one single page) to submission@thrash-workshop.org We invite presentations of ongoing work and new ideas. Previously published work new to the ThRaSH community can be presented, however, material accepted at some conference or workshop closely before or after ThRaSH should not be the focus of a talk. As there will be no printed proceedings, there are no copyright problems. The decision about whether the proposed talk is accepted for the workshop program will be made within two weeks after the submission has been received. Registration Registration is free. The registration covers refreshments at the workshop. For registration details, please see the workshop website: http://www.thrash-workshop.org Important dates - Submission: May 27th 2011 - Notification: June 10th 2011 - Registration: June 24th 2011 - Workshop: July 8-9 2011 Organisation The workshop is jointly organized by Christian Igel, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, and Carsten Witt and Per Kristian Lehre, DTU Informatics, Technical University of Denmark. We gratefully acknowledge sponsoring by The Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (DCAMM). |
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