CFP: Data61 6th International Optimisation Summer School

[walsh...@gmail.com]

Data61 6th International Optimisation Summer School,
Kioloa, NSW, Australia,
January 14th to 19th 2018
http://tinyurl.com/optschool

Spend a week by the beach learning about the latest optimisation technologies.
How can you help a business reduce its costs? Or reduce their carbon
footprint? Or do both? The school is sponsored by the Decision Sciences
Group at Data61
http://www.data61.csiro.au/Our-expertise/Expertise-Decision-sciences

The school will focus on solving large scale combinatorial optimisation
problems in practice. The school is intended for undergraduate students
(3rd year or later), masters or early stage PhD students. Every
undergraduate participant will be assigned an individual mentor.

Topics covered include: introduction to constraint programming, modelling,
integer programming, column generation, vehicle routing,
scheduling, evolutionary methods and research skills. Lecturers include
Phil Kilby, Peter Stuckey, Guido Tack, Menkes van den Briel
and Toby Walsh.

Please encourage your PhD, Masters and late stage undergraduates to attend.
Registration

The registration page is open now and applicants will be considered in order
of application so please apply as soon as possible. The school costs $685.
Undergraduates and postgraduates will qualify for a grant to reduce this
to just $340. Data61 students can attend at now cost for themselves. The fee
covers 5 nights accommodation, all food and drink, and the coach transfer
from Sydney.

Postgraduate, postdoctoral and industry applicants, please complete the form
http://tinyurl.com/optschool-apply

Undergraduate applicants, please complete this form
http://tinyurl.com/optschool-undergrad

Organizer
Prof. Toby Walsh, UNSW and Data61.

Local information
The School will again be held at ANU's beautiful seaside campus at Kioloa,
near Bawley Point on the south coast of New South Wales.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioloa,_New_South_Wales

Deadline:
Apply immediately to ensure a place. Applications processed in order of receipt.