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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MIC 2022 - 14th Metaheuristics International Conference</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">** Submission deadline: 30th March 2022 **</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The <b>Metaheuristics International Conference</b> (MIC) conference series was established in 1995 and this is its 14th edition! </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MIC is nowadays the main event focusing on the progress of the area of Metaheuristics and their applications. As in all previous editions, provides an opportunity to the international research community in Metaheuristics to discuss recent research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet old and make new friends in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Considering the particular moment, <b>the conference will be held in presence and online mode</b>. Of course, in case the conference will be held in presence, the organizing committee will ensure compliance of all safety conditions.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MIC 2022 is focus on presentations that cover different aspects of metaheuristic research such as new algorithmic developments, high-impact and original applications, new research challenges, theoretical developments, implementation issues, and in-depth experimental studies. </font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MIC 2022 strives a high-quality program that will be completed by a number of invited talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Christian Blum, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Fred Glover, Meta-Analytics, Inc., USA</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Holger H. Hoos, Leiden University, The Netherlands</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">+ Gary Kochenberger, University of Colorado, USA</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:normal"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Early registration <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>May 25th , 2022</font></span></p>
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