[CfP] [WBO 2025 (Hybrid)- Deadline April 15, 2025] International Workshop on Big Optimization

[Francesco Zito]

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International Workshop on Big Optimization WBO 2025, July 31 - August 1, 2025,  Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. 

WBO25 offers a hybrid format for both in-person and online participation.

https://www.ants-lab.it/wbo2025/  SCOPUS Springer Proceedings
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** Submission deadline:   April 15, 2025 **
** Proceedings in Studies in Big Data, Springer **
** Special issue in international journal (SCOPUS indexed) - TBA**
The Workshop on Big Optimization (WBO25) aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore the challenges and advancements across disciplines such as computer science, operations research, artificial intelligence, and applied mathematics. 
The topics of interest for the event include, but are not limited to, Algorithmic Foundations, Artificial Intelligence in Optimization, Applications of Optimization and Big Data, and Emerging Trends. For further details, please visit the official website: https://www.ants-lab.it/wbo2025/ .
** PLENARY SPEAKERS
Helena Ramalhinho Lourenço, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Thomas Stutzle, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles
TBA

** IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission:                    April 15, 2025
Notification of acceptance:       June 15, 2025
We accept three types of contributions:
Regular Papers (maximum 15 pages): novel and original research contributions.
Short Papers (extended abstract of up to 10 pages): novel research works in progress or with preliminary results.
Oral Presentations: high-quality published or preliminary recent works. These contributions are considered for presentation only and are not included in the proceedings.

Accepted regular and short papers will be published as post-proceedings in Studies in Big Data (SBD) series by Springer (https://www.springer.com/series/11970). More information can be found at https://www.ants-lab.it/wbo2025/.

Selected top contributions will be invited to publish an extended version in a Special Issue of an international SCOPUS-indexed journal.

** GENERAL CHAIRS:

Claudia Cavallaro, University of Catania, Italy (claudia.cavallaro <at> unict.it) Carolina Crespi, University of Catania, Italy (carolina.crespi <at> unict.it) Francesco Zito, University of Catania, Italy (francesco.zito <at> unict.it)