Call for Papers – AIROSpringer Series, “Optimization between determinism and uncertainty” – Deadline: February 14, 2026
Alice Raffaele
Dear AIROYoungers,
This is to remind you about the opportunity to submit a short paper (8-10) for the next volume in the AIROSpringer Series handled by AIROYoung. You can find all the details below. Please reply to this email and let us know if you are interested in or plan to submit a contribution, so we can also evaluate possible deadline extensions.
I take advantage of this opportunity to inform all those registered for the 10th AIROYoung Workshop and Ph.D. School that the provisional schedule is available online (https://ayw2026.github.io/programme/). Also, we will send an email with all relevant information about the event and its organization by the end of January.
Best,
Alice
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Submissions are still open for the volume entitled “Optimization between determinism and uncertainty”, to be published in the AIRO Springer Series (https://link.springer.com/series/15947).
This is a Scopus-indexed publication linked to the 10th AIROYoung Workshop and Ph.D. School (https://ayw2026.github.io), organized by AIROYoung (https://airoyoung.airo.org), the Young Chapter of the Italian Association of Operations Research. The volume is primarily aimed at Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, and young professionals who will participate in the workshop, but contributions from all interested authors, regardless of attendance, are also welcome.
KEY INFORMATION
Submit your contribution in the form of a short paper of 8-10 pages.
Submission platform: https://meteor.springer.com/10AYW
Submission deadline: February 14, 2026
Guidelines and templates: https://www.springernature.com/gp/authors/publish-a-book/step-by-step-conference-proceedings
TOPICS
Short paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mathematical Programming
- Multi-objective Optimization
- Stochastic Programming, Robust and Distributionally Robust Optimization
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Routing and Transportation
- Scheduling and Timetabling
- Decision Support Systems
- Applications in industry and society
- OR teaching
AWARDS
Authors submitting a short paper to our volume in the AIRO Springer Series will have the opportunity to get their work recognized as outstanding. More precisely, there will be the following awards:
- Cargoful Best Paper Award (https://cargoful.tech/) – Participation is automatic and limited to authors submitting a paper to the Springer volume; prize: €300.
- Springer Best Paper Award – Participation is automatic and limited to authors submitting a paper to the Springer volume; prize: a €250 voucher to spend on Springer books.