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CALL FOR PAPERS
CP-AI-OR 2009
Sixth International Conference on Integration of Artificial
Intelligence and Operations Research Techniques in Constraint
Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
May 27-31, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
www.cpaior.org
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After a successful series of five international workshops (Ferrara,
Paderborn, Ashford, Le Croisic, and Montreal) and five international
conferences (Nice, Prague, Cork, Brussels, and Paris), the sixth
international conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence and
Operations Research techniques in Constraint Programming for
Combinatorial Optimization Problems will be held in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (USA), May 27-31, 2009.
The aim of the conference is to bring together interested researchers
from constraint programming (CP), artificial intelligence (AI) and
operations research (OR) to present new techniques or new applications
in combinatorial optimization and to provide an opportunity for
researchers in one area to learn about techniques in the others. A
main objective of this conference series is also to give these
researchers the opportunity to show how the integration of techniques
from different fields can lead to interesting results on large and
complex problems. Therefore papers that actively combine, integrate,
or contrast approaches from more than one of the areas are especially
solicited. High quality papers from a single area are also welcome,
provided that they are of interest to other communities involved.
Finally, application papers showcasing CP/AI/OR techniques on
innovative and challenging applications or experience reports on such
applications are strongly encouraged.
CP-AI-OR'09 will be preceded by a day of workshops, and a two-day
Tutorial where leading researchers give introductory and overview
talks. The tutorial is intended for PhD students, researchers, and
practitioners.
The program committee invites submissions that include but are not
limited to the following topics:
1. Relaxation methods, e.g. constraint propagation, cutting planes,
global constraints, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, convex
and Lagrangian relaxations, heuristic functions based on constraint
relaxation.
2. Search methods, e.g. branch and bound, intelligent backtracking,
incomplete search, randomized search, column generation and other
decomposition methods, local search, meta-heuristics.
3. Integration methods, e.g. static/dynamic problem decomposition,
solver communication, transformations between models and solvers,
collaboration between concurrent methods, models, and solvers.
4. Modeling methods, e.g., comparison of models, symmetry breaking,
uncertainty, dominance relationships.
5. Innovative Applications of CP/AI/OR techniques.
6. Implementation of CP/AI/OR techniques and Optimization Systems.
Paper submissions are of two types: Full papers and extended abstracts.
Full papers should present original unpublished work and be at most 15
pages in length, and should be prepared in the format used for the
Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). These papers will
undergo rigorous review. The proceedings will be published in the
Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. All papers are to
be submitted electronically in a PDF or PS format by following the
instructions at the URL
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cpaior2009.
Extended abstracts should be 1 or 2 pages in length and may present
preliminary work or work already published in other outlets. The
extended abstracts will be published in the conference volume, and
must be prepared using the same format as full papers. A submission
representing work submitted or published in another outlet should
state that outlet. Extended abstracts will be reviewed to ensure
appropriateness for the conference.
Important Dates
Timeline for Full Papers:
January 10, 2009 - Abstract due for full papers
January 16, 2009 - Full papers due
February 21, 2009 - Notification of acceptance for full papers
March 7, 2009 - Final version of full papers due
Timeline for Extended Abstracts:
February 15, 2009 - Extended abstracts due
March 1, 2009 - Notification of acceptance for extended abstracts
March 7, 2009 - Final version of extended abstracts due
Conference Organizers and Program Chairs
John Hooker, Carnegie Mellon University
Willem-Jan van Hoeve, Carnegie Mellon University
Tutorial Chair
Gilles Pesant, Universite de Montreal
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