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
| Trainers | Thomas Bäck |
| Thomas Bartz-Beielstein | |
| Benjamin Doerr | |
| Carola Doerr | |
| Carlos M. Fonseca | |
| Tobias Glasmachers | |
| Manuel López-Ibáñez |
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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 Session | Tobias Glasmachers | Continuous Optimization - Evolution Strategies |
| Thursday Morning Session | Carlos Fonseca | Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization - Advanced Topics |
| Thursday Afternoon Session | Benjamin Doerr | Useful Theory of Evolutionary Algorithms |
| Friday Morning Session | Tobias Glasmachers | Continuous Optimization - Advanced Topics |
| Friday Afternoon Session | Thomas Bäck and Hao Wang | Evolutionary Algorithms for Industrial Problems |
| Saturday Morning Session | Manuel Lopez-Ibanez | Empirical Analysis and Automatic Design of Optimization Algorithms (Part 1) |
| Saturday Afternoon Session | Manuel Lopez-Ibanez | Empirical Analysis and Automatic Design of Optimization Algorithms (Part 2) |
| Sunday | Carola Doerr | Excursion |
| Monday Morning Session | Thomas Bartz-Beielstein and Frederik Rehbach | Statistical Analysis of Algorithms for the Optimization of Real-World Problems: Foundations; The Electrostatic Percipitator (ESP) Problem |
| Monday Afternoon Session | Thomas Bartz-Beielstein and Frederik Rehbach | Statistical Analysis of Algorithms for the Optimization of Real-World Problems: Hands-On Exercise (Team Work); Presentation and Discussion |
| Tuesday Morning Session | Carola Doerr | Parameter Selection in Evolutionary Computation |
| Tuesday Afternoon Session | Carlos Fonseca | Wrap 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.
| 09:00-09:30 | Coffee and tea |
| 09:30-11:00 | Morning Session Part 1 |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee, tea, and croissants |
| 11:30-12:30 | Morning Session Part 2 |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00-15:30 | Afternoon Session Part 1 |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee and tea |
| 16:00-17:30 | Afternoon 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.