============================================================ First Call for Papers SYNASC 2018 20th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing September 20-23, 2018, Timisoara, Romania http://synasc.ro/2018 ============================================================ === Aim === SYNASC aims to stimulate the interaction between the two scientific communities of symbolic and numeric computing and to exhibit interesting applications of the areas both in theory and in practice. The choice of the topic is motivated by the belief of the organizers that the dialogue between the two communities is very necessary for accelerating the progress in making the computer a truly intelligent aid for mathematicians and engineers. In this context we invite for: * research paper submissions * special session proposals * satellite workshop proposals * tutorial proposals === Important Dates === 1 March 2018 : Proposals for workshops, special sessions, tutorials 22 April 2018 : Paper submission for main tracks 15 July 2018 : Notification of acceptance 01 September 2018 : Registration 01 September 2018 : Revised papers according to the reviews 20-23 September 2018 : Symposium 30 November 2018 : Final papers for post-proceedings === Invited Speakers === (to be extended) Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria David Monniaux, University of Grenoble, France === Tracks === * Symbolic Computation + computer algebra + symbolic techniques applied to numerics + hybrid symbolic and numeric algorithms + numerics and symbolics for geometry + programming with constraints, narrowing * Numerical Computing + iterative approximation of fixed points + solving systems of nonlinear equations + numerical and symbolic algorithms for differential equations + numerical and symbolic algorithms for optimization + parallel algorithms for numerical computing + scientific visualization and image processing * Logic and Programming + automatic reasoning + formal system verification + formal verification and synthesis + software quality assessment + static analysis + timing analysis * Artificial Intelligence + intelligent systems for scientific computing + recommender and expert systems for scientific computing + scientific knowledge management + agent-based complex systems modeling and development + uncertain reasoning in scientific computing + computational intelligence + soft computing + machine learning + deep learning + data mining, text mining and web mining + natural language processing + computer vision + intelligent hybrid systems * Distributed Computing + parallel and distributed algorithms for clouds, GPUs, HPC, P2P systems, autonomous systems. Work should focus on scheduling, scaling, load balancing, networks, fault-tolerance, gossip algorithms, energy saving + applications for parallel and distributed systems, including work on cross disciplinary (scientific) applications for grids/clouds, web applications, workflow platforms, network measurement tools, programming environments + architectures for parallel and distributed systems, including self-managing and autonomous systems, negotiation protocols, HPC on clouds, GPU processing, PaaS for (inter)cloud, brokering platforms, mobile computing + modelling of parallel and distributed systems including models on resources and networks, semantic representation, negotiation, social networks, trace management, simulators + any other topic deemed relevant to the field * Advances in the Theory of Computing + data structures and algorithms + combinatorial optimization + formal languages and combinatorics on words + graph-theoretic and combinatorial methods in computer science + algorithmic paradigms, including distributed, online, approximation, probabilistic, game-theoretic algorithms + computational complexity theory, including structural complexity, boolean complexity, communication complexity, average-case complexity, derandomization and property testing + logical approaches to complexity, including finite model theory + algorithmic and computational learning theory + aspects of computability theory, including computability in analysis and algorithmic information theory + proof complexity + computational social choice and game theory + new computational paradigms: CNN computing, quantum, holographic and other non-standard approaches to computability + randomized methods, random graphs, threshold phenomena and typical-case complexity + automata theory and other formal models, particularly in relation to formal verification methods such as model checking and runtime verification + applications of theory, including wireless and sensor networks, computational biology and computational economics + experimental algorithmics This list is not intended to be exhaustive. === Research Papers === Submitted research papers must contain original research results not submitted and not published elsewhere. There are four categories of submissions: * Regular papers describing fully completed research results (up to 8 pages in the two-columns paper style). * System descriptions and experimental papers describing implementation results of experimental data, with a link to the reported results (up to 4 pages in the two-columns paper style). * Work in progress papers, describing ongoing work and/or preliminary results (up to 4 pages in the two-columns paper style). * Posters, describing ongoing work and research challenges of PhD students (up to 2 pages in the two-columns paper style). Both the abstract and the full paper should be submitted electronically through http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=synasc2018. Research papers that are accepted and presented at the symposium will be collected as post-proceedings published by Conference Publishing Service (CPS) (included in IEEE Xplore) and will be submitted for indexing in ISI Web of Science, DBLP, SCOPUS. Extended versions of the selected papers published in post-proceedings will be considered to be published as special issues in international journals (e.g. Soft Computing Journal, Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience etc.) === Special Sessions === Proposals are invited for special sessions on any topic relevant to the conference. Special sessions are intended to stimulate in-depth discussions in special areas and they are fully integrated into the main conference. The research papers and the informal presentations submitted and accepted for the special sessions follow the same rules as the papers submitted to the regular sessions. It is expected that the organizers of the special sessions appoint their own chair and program committee, which will be integrated in the conference program committee and will be supervised by the conference program chair and by the general chair. === Workshops === Proposals for satellite workshops are also invited. The satellite workshops should have topics related to SYNASC but the scientific program of each satellite workshop is managed by the workshop organizers. Authors contributing to a workshop would be required to register for the symposium. All papers accepted at workshops will be included in the local electronic pre-proceedings and the best presented papers will be included in the post-proceedings published by Conference Publishing Services. === Tutorials === Proposals for tutorials are also invited. Tutorials provide fundamental exposure to topics ranging from introductory through intermediate to advanced. The number and the duration of the tutorials will be decided by the tutorial chair under the supervision of the general chair. Depending on the number and the quality of the proposals for tutorials, they may be organized as a SYNASC Autumn School. === Committees === Honorary Chair: * Bruno Buchberger, Johannes Kepler University, Austria Steering Committee: * Tetsuo Ida, University of Tsukuba, Japan * Tudor Jebelean, Johannes Kepler University, Austria * Laura Kovacs, Technical University of Vienna, Austria * Viorel Negru, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Stephen Watt, University of Western Ontario, Canada * Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania General Chairs: * Viorel Negru, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania Program Chairs: * Erika Abraham, RWTH Aachen University, Germany * Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania Track Chairs: * Symbolic Computation + James Davenport, University of Bath, UK + Stephen Watt, University of Waterloo, Canada * Numerical Computing + Stephen Takacs, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria + Eva Kaslik, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Logic and Programming + Nikolaj Bjorner, Microsoft Research, USA + Tudor Jebelean, Johannes Kepler University, Austria + Laura Kovacs, Technical University of Vienna, Austria * Artificial Intelligence + Andrei Petrovski, Robert Gordon University, UK + Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Distributed Computing + Karoly Bosa, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria + Marc Frincu, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Advances in the Theory of Computing + Florin Manea, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany + Mircea Marin, West University of Timisoara, Romania + Gabriel Istrate, Institute e-Austria Timisoara, Romania Special Sessions and Workshops Chair: * Daniel Pop, West University of Timisoara, Romania Tutorial Chair: * Florin Fortis, West University of Timisoara, Romania Proceedings Chairs: * Erika Abraham, RWTH Aachen University, Germany * Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania Organizing Commitee Chairs: * Monica Tirea, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Isabela Dramnesc, West University of Timisoara, Romania Publicity Chairs: * Silviu Panica, Institute e-Austria Timisoara, Romania * Sebastian Stefaniga, West University of Timisoara, Romania Technical Committee Chairs: * Adelin Daescu, West University of Timisoara, Romania * Mihai Maghiar, West University of Timisoara, Romania ----------- SYNASC 2018 West University of Timisoara Department of Computer Science Bd. 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