Connectionists: MIC 2022 - 14th Metaheuristics International Conference, Ortigia-Syracuse, Italy

[Stephan Petrone]

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MIC 2022 - 14th Metaheuristics International Conference
11-14 July 2022, Ortigia-Syracuse, Italy
https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mic2022/ <https://www.ants-lab.it/mic2022/>
mic2022 at ANTs-lab.it
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** Submission deadline: 30th March 2022 **

NEWS
** Proceedings will be published in LNCS Volume (Springer)
** Special Issue in ITOR journal


*Scope of the Conference
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The Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC) conference series was
established in 1995 and this is its 14th edition!

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.

Considering the particular moment, the conference will be held in presence
and online mode. Of course, in case the conference will be held in
presence, the organizing committee will ensure compliance of all safety
conditions.

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.
MIC 2022  strives a high-quality program that will be completed by a number
of invited talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions.


*Plenary Speakers
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+ Christian Blum, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA),
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
+ Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy
+ Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA
+ Holger H. Hoos, Leiden University, The Netherlands
+ El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille, France


Important Dates
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Submission deadline           March 30th, 2022
Notification of acceptance    May 10th, 2022
Camera ready copy             May 25th, 2022
Early registration            May 25th , 2022


Submission Details
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MIC 2022 accepts submissions in three different formats: ??S1) Regular
paper: novel and original research contributions of a maximum of 15 pages
(LNCS format) ??S2) Short paper: extended abstract of novel research works
of 6 pages (LNCS format) ??S3) Oral/Poster presentation: high-quality
manuscripts that have recently, within the last year, been submitted or
accepted for journal publication.
All papers must be prepared using Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
template, and must be submitted in PDF at the link:
        https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mic2022

Proceedings and special issue
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Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published as
post-proceedings in Lecture Notes in Computer Science series by Springer.
Accepted contributions of category S3 will be considered for oral or poster
presentations at the conference based on the number received and the slots
available, and will not be included into the LNCS proceedings. An
electronic book instead will be prepared by the MIC 2022 organizing
committee, and made available on the website.
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 from categories
S1 and S2.

Conference Location
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MIC 2022 will be held in the beautiful Ortigia island, the historical
centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily-Italy. Syracuse is very famous for
its ancient ruins, with particular reference to the Roman Amphitheater,
Greek Theatre, and the Orecchio di Dionisio (Ear of Dionisio) that is a
limestone cave shaped like a human ear. Syracuse is also the city where the
greatest mathematician Archimede was born.

https://www.siracusaturismo.net/multimedia_lista.asp


MIC'2022 Conference Chairs
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Conference Chairs
- Luca Di Gaspero, University of Undine, Italy
- Paola Festa, University of Naples, Italy
- Amir Nakib, Université Paris Est Créteil, France
- Mario Pavone, University of Catania, Italy
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