<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Menlo;">[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><img id="<A7D09536-61C6-4F60-9239-8F148BD3AD93>" src="cid:F320BC68-E866-4412-B80B-180CBF5787FD" alt="cid:clip_image001.jpg" width="384" v:shapes="Imagen_x0020_2" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" style="opacity: 1;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(15, 121, 165);">AI for a Sustainable Future: Transforming Engineering, Mobility, and Smart Cities</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);">28th to 30th</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"> <b>April, 2026</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);">Chania, Crete, Greece <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ola2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/3__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!Xjj1b7TqE6L3sYW0Boo-qw22llVvopI9oFQGGzAWqvTNCNs9wOvzyXR9rLbivfNwGPzHoWP4cn1mayf4Q7LaOPdG2RdwKjC3VP5B$" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://ola2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/3</a></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(98, 98, 98);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">We would like to invite you to the Special Session entitled:</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: white;"> </span></b><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(15, 121, 165);">AI
for a Sustainable Future: Transforming Engineering, Mobility, and Smart Cities</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(15, 121, 165);"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">that
will be held in conjunction with the </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(15, 121, 165);">International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA 2026) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">in
Chania (Greece), from 28th to 30th April, 2026. The venue aims at bringing together interdisciplinary research from artificial intelligence and sustainability. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(15, 121, 165);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<a name="OLE_LINK1"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">AI
in </span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">sustainable </span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Intelligent
traffic management and emissions reduction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">AI
in sustainable urban planning and smart cities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Sustainable
AI: reducing AI’s carbon footprint<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Sustainable
AI strategies: reducing carbon footprint<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Green
AI: Energy efficient algorithms and architectures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -36pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">•<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">AI-driven
sustainable engineering applications</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Submission deadline: <b>19th December 2025<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Notification of acceptance:<b> 23rd January 2026<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Full paper submission deadline:<b> 6th March 2026<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Accepted full papers will appear in the conference proceeding published by Springer series <b><i>Communications in Computer and Information Science</i></b><i> </i>(tentative). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">For more information, please visit </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ola2026.sciencesconf.org/__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!Xjj1b7TqE6L3sYW0Boo-qw22llVvopI9oFQGGzAWqvTNCNs9wOvzyXR9rLbivfNwGPzHoWP4cn1mayf4Q7LaOPdG2RdwKtvvLRNQ$" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://ola2026.sciencesconf.org/</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Looking forward to seeing you in Chania</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Patricia Ruiz</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">University of Cadiz (Spain)</span></p>
</body>
</html>