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MIC 2024: 15th Metaheuristics International Conference
Lorient, France, June 4-7, 2024
https://mic2024.fr/
Proceedings in LNCS series by Springer
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The Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC) series was established in 1995 and this is its 15th edition! MIC focuses on the progress of the area of Metaheuristics and their applications and provides an opportunity to the international research community to discuss recent research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet old friends and make new ones in a relaxed atmosphere. MIC'2024 strives to propose a high-quality program that will be completed by a number of invited talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions. This edition merges MIC, ICVNS and EU/ME in a unique conference.
## Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Regular paper: novel and original research contributions of a maximum of 15 pages (LNCS format)
- Short paper: extended abstract of novel research works of 6 pages (LNCS format)
- Oral presentation: high-quality published or preliminary recent works
## Important Dates
- Submissions / registrations open: December 1st, 2023
- Submission deadline: January 5th, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: February 2nd, 2024
- Early registration: March 3rd, 2024
- Conference dates: June 4th to 7th, 2024
## List of Topics (pertaining to Metaheuristics)
- Metaheuristic techniques (TS, SA, ILS, VNS, EA, MA, SS, ...)
- Enhancement techniques (reactive search, self-tuning, offline configuration, algorithm portfolios, parallelization, ...)
- Empirical and theoretical research (experiments, comparisons, new methodologies, search space analysis, theoretical insights, ...)
- High-impact applications (bioinformatics, electrical and mechanical engineering, telecommunications, sustainability, scheduling, ...)
- Hybridization techniques (with e.g. IP, CP, ML, ...)
- Challenging applications (continuous, mixed discrete-continuous, multi-objective, stochastic, or dynamic problems)
## General Chairs
- Alexandru OLTEANU (Université Bretagne Sud, France)
- Marc SEVAUX (Université Bretagne Sud, France)
## Steering Committee
- Fred GLOVER (Entanglement Inc., USA)
- Celso RIBEIRO (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
- Éric TAILLARD (University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland)
- Stefan VOSS (University of Hamburg, Germany)
## Publication
Accepted regular and short papers will be published as post-proceedings in Lecture Notes in Computer Science series by Springer.
In addition, a post-conference special issue in International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) will be considered for the significantly extended and revised versions of selected accepted papers.
## Registration
Registration will open soon. The registration fee information can be found on the conference website (https://mic2024.fr).
A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to participants coming from several countries. The deadline for application is set to February 12th, 2024. See website for further details.
## Venue
The conference will be held in the city of Lorient in France. It is situated on the Atlantic coast in the Brittany region of France.
## Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to info@mic2024.fr
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Marc SEVAUX & Alexandru OLTEANU
MIC 2024 - general chairs
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Prof. Marc Sevaux
Université Bretagne Sud - Lab-STICC
Lorient France
marc.sevaux@univ-ubs.fr------------------------------