18th-24th October 2017 in Paris, France

Main Contact Thomas Jansen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Local Organiser Carola Doerr

 TrainersThomas Bäck  
 Thomas Bartz-Beielstein
 Benjamin Doerr
 Carola Doerr
 Carlos M. Fonseca 
 Tobias Glasmachers
 Manuel López-Ibáñez

 

Here are some photos and reports for Thomas Bartz-Beilestein's COST Training School lecture:

http://www.spotseven.de/prof-bartz-beielstein-invited-as-a-cost-action-trainer-at-sorbonne-universites/
https://www.th-koeln.de/hochschule/gummersbacher-professor-trainierte-doktoranden-an-der-weltberuehmten-pariser-universitaet-sorbonne_49234.php (in German only)

 

Flyer

The COST Action CA15140 'Improving Applicability of Nature-Inspired Optimisation by Joining Theory and Practice (ImAppNIO)' is organising a training school on the theme of the COST Action: bridging the gap between theory and practice and making nature-inspired search and optimisation heuristics (like for example evolutionary algorithms) more applicable. Participation is free but the number of participants is limited.

Schedule

Wednesday Morning Session Carlos Fonseca Evolutionary Algorithms for Single and Multiobjective Optimization - An Introduction 
Wednesday Afternoon SessionTobias Glasmachers Continuous Optimization - Evolution Strategies
Thursday Morning SessionCarlos Fonseca Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization - Advanced Topics
Thursday Afternoon SessionBenjamin DoerrUseful Theory of Evolutionary Algorithms
Friday Morning SessionTobias GlasmachersContinuous Optimization - Advanced Topics
Friday Afternoon SessionThomas Bäck and Hao WangEvolutionary Algorithms for Industrial Problems
Saturday Morning SessionManuel Lopez-IbanezEmpirical Analysis and Automatic Design of Optimization Algorithms (Part 1)
Saturday Afternoon SessionManuel Lopez-IbanezEmpirical Analysis and Automatic Design of Optimization Algorithms (Part 2)
SundayCarola DoerrExcursion
Monday Morning SessionThomas Bartz-Beielstein and Frederik RehbachStatistical Analysis of Algorithms for the Optimization of Real-World Problems: Foundations; The Electrostatic Percipitator (ESP) Problem
Monday Afternoon SessionThomas Bartz-Beielstein and Frederik RehbachStatistical Analysis of Algorithms for the Optimization of Real-World Problems: Hands-On Exercise (Team Work); Presentation and Discussion
Tuesday Morning SessionCarola DoerrParameter Selection in Evolutionary Computation
Tuesday Afternoon SessionCarlos FonsecaWrap Up/Closing

 

All days follow the following general schedule (but based on the needs of a session there might well be changes). On the last day the closing session will end at 4pm.

09:00-09:30Coffee and tea
09:30-11:00Morning Session Part 1
11:00-11:30Coffee, tea, and croissants
11:30-12:30Morning Session Part 2
12:30-14:00Lunch break
14:00-15:30Afternoon Session Part 1
15:30-16:00Coffee and tea
16:00-17:30Afternoon Session Part 2

Application deadline is the 1st of September 2017.

We have limited funding available for trainees from participating COST countries (see COST pages for a complete list of all 30 countries). It is expected to be sufficient to pay for accommodation, subsistence and a significant contribution towards the cost of travel. Funding can only be provided for trainees who participate at all days of the training school.

We ask potential trainees to express their interest in participation by writing an email to the COST Action's chair, Thomas Jansen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).We aim at making the application process as lightweight as possible. Your email should include your name, current affiliation, current status (in particular with respect to your PhD), and a list of relevant publications (if any). Add a very brief motivation why you want to attend and declare if your participation is dependent on receiving financial support from the COST Action.