11th Metaheuristics International Conference
                          MIC’2015
                     7-10 June, 2015
                     Agadir, Morocco
             http://www.lifl.fr/MIC2015
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Scope of the Conference
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The Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC) series was established
in 1995 and this is its 11th edition. MIC is the main event focusing on
the progress of the area of metaheuristics and their applications. As in
previous editions, MIC’2015 will provide an opportunity to the
international research community in metaheuristics to discuss recent
research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet
old friends and make new ones in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

MIC’2015 welcomes presentations that cover any aspects of metaheuristic
research such as new algorithmic developments, high-impact applications,
new research challenges, theoretical developments, implementation
issues, and in-depth experimental studies. MIC’2015 strives for a
high-quality program that will be completed by a number of invited
talks, tutorials, workshops and special sessions.

Relevant Research Areas
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MIC’2015 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of
metaheuristics. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are:
    + Metaheuristic techniques such as tabu search, simulated annealing,
iterated local search, variable neighborhood search, memory-based
optimization, dynamic local search, evolutionary algorithms, memetic
algorithms, ant colony optimization, variable neighborhood search,
particle swarm optimization, scatter search, path relinking, etc.
    + Techniques that enhance the usability and increase the potential
of metaheuristic algorithms such as reactive search mechanisms for
self-tuning, offline metaheuristic algorithm configuration techniques,
algorithm portfolios, parallelization of metaheuristic algorithms, etc.
    + Empirical and theoretical research in metaheuristics including
large-scale experimental analyses, algorithm comparisons, new
experimental methodologies, engineering methodologies for metaheuristic
algorithms, search space analysis, theoretical insights into properties
of metaheuristic algorithms, etc.
    + High-impact applications of metaheuristics in fields such as
bioinformatics, electrical and mechanical engineering,
telecommunications, sustainability, business, scheduling and
timetabling. Particularly welcome are innovative applications of
metaheuristic algorithms that have a potential of pushing research
frontiers.
    + Contributions on the combination of metaheuristic techniques with
those from other areas, such as integer programming, constraint
programming, machine learning, etc.
    + Challenging applications areas such as continuous, mixed
discrete-continuous, multi-objective, stochastic, or dynamic problems.

Important Dates
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Submission deadline             Feb 6, 2015
Notification of acceptance      March 20, 2015
Camera ready copy               April 10, 2015
Early registration              April 10, 2015
Conference                      June 7-10, 2015

Submission Details
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We will accept submissions in three different formats.

S1) Original research contributions for publication in the conference
proceedings of a maximum of 10 pages
S2) Extended abstracts of work-in-progress and position papers on an
important research aspect of a maximum of 3 pages
S3) High-quality manuscripts that have recently, within the last year,
been submitted or accepted for journal publication

Accepted contributions of categories S1 and S2 will be published in the
MIC’2015 conference proceedings. Accepted contributions of category S3
will be orally presented at the conference, but not be included into the
conference proceedings.

The submission server is available at http://www.lifl.fr/MIC2015

Proceedings and publication
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Accepted papers in categories S1 and S2 will be published in the
proceedings that will be available at the conference. In addition, a
post-conference special issue of an appropriate journal (confirmation
pending) and book (Operations Research / Computer Science Interfaces
series of Springer Verlag) is planned to be published. Participants will
be invited to submit extended versions of their work for consideration.

Best Paper Award
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A best paper award will be presented at the conference. Only papers
submitted in category S1 will be eligible for the best paper award.

Conference Location
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The conference will be held in Agadir, Morocco. Agadir is the top
tourist destination in Marocco in the border of the ocean.

Further Information
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Up-to-date information will be published on the web site
http://www.lifl.fr/MIC2015.
For information about local arrangements, registration forms, etc.,
please refer to the above-mentioned web site or contact the organizers.

MIC’2015 Conference Committee
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Conference Chair
   – El-ghazali Talbi, University of Lille, CNRS, INRIA, France

Steering committee
   – Fred Glover, University of Colorado and OptTek Systems, USA
   – Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
   – Éric Taillard, University of Applied Sciences of Western
Switzerland, Switzerland
   – Stefan Voß, University of Hamburg, Germany

Organization committee chairs
   – L. Jourdan (Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRIA)
   – M-E. Marmion (Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRIA)
   – R. Ellaia (EMI, Rabat, Morocco, Local chair)
Session/Proceedings chair
   – F. Yalaoui (UTT, France)
Tutorial chair
   – A. Nakib (UPEC, France)
Publicity chair
   – G. Danoy (Univ. Luxembourg)

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Prof. E-G. Talbi
Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRIA

MIC’2015
7-10 June 2015, Agadir, Morocco
http://www.lifl.fr/MIC2015