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Today's Topics:
1. [job] Post-doc position on Collective Response in
Self-Organizing Systems available at UTC (Compiegne - France)
(Eliseo Ferrante)
2. PhD scholarship in optimization of local production chains at
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany
(Ekkehard Köhler)
3. ETAPS 2017 2nd joint call for papers (Tarmo Uustalu)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:35:25 +0200
From: Eliseo Ferrante <elferran@utc.fr>
To: dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de
Subject: [DMANET] [job] Post-doc position on Collective Response in
Self-Organizing Systems available at UTC (Compiegne - France)
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A fully-funded 1 year (renewable for at least another year, contingent
on performance) postdoc position in self-organizing systems is
available at the Laboratory of Excellence (LABEX) at the Université de
Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) in France (www.utc.fr/labexms2t).
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Eliseo Ferrante on
exciting topics at the interface between self-organized artificial
life, robotics systems and statistical physics. The Postdoc position
is expected to start in Fall 2016 or later (flexible) and is open
until filled.
Project description:
Our lab considers self-organizing systems from a unique
interdisciplinary point of view that combines artificial life,
engineering, statistical physics, and biology. We study how various
biological and technological components can collectively achieve
complex dynamics using only simple rules and no centralized control.
Examples include bird flocks, insect and robot swarms, and bacteria
colonies coordinating to achieve collective motion.
One of the fundamental challenges of self-organizing systems is the
integration of local and global dynamics. While individual components
are mainly linked to local sensing and actuation, coherent global
responses are required for the organism or group to perform and
survive collectively. In order to achieve this collective response,
those systems need to have correlations in at least some of their
individual state variables that scale up with the system's size.
Various processes may provide mechanisms for this coherent collective
response. For example, the addition of few long-range interactions is
enough to produce integrated dynamics in small-world networks.
Furthermore, in absence of long-range interactions, systems in a
critical state (between order and disorder) naturally display
long-range correlations that can achieve coherent system-level
dynamics. Finally, there could also be other types of interaction
modes responsible for reaching coherent collective response.
The project undertaken by the candidate will be focused on
understanding self-organizing system that must simultaneously manage
local and organism-level dynamics. The candidate will study systems in
which a collective response is generated at the collective scale, as a
function of stimuli that are exerted at the local scale. The candidate
will explore whether this property is already present in existing
self-organization mechanisms, and potentially develop novel models in
which collective response is generated by the interplay between three
different mechanisms: small-world topologies, criticality, and
self-organization. Potential applications include collective
exploration and surveillance with technological devices such as
drones, which will take advantage of this collective response in order
to have a fast reaction to a discovered resource.
The candidate will be using tools such as multi-agent simulations and
mathematical models to study collective systems with different types
of interaction patterns. She or he will focus on scenarios where
global and local dynamics needs to be integrated in a group of agents,
in order to achieve specific collective goals involving collective
response, such as: mapping an unknown environment, achieving
collective response to the discovery of a feature in the environment,
performing dynamic agent re-allocation in the environment, etc … In
order to do so, the candidate will focus on analyzing the interplay
between the different mechanisms able to achieve collective response,
in order to find which configuration is best for each scenario.
Candidate's profile:
The candidate must have earned a Doctorate degree in computer science,
statistical physics, complex systems, or relevant disciplines, and
must be self-motivated and able to work autonomously.
The candidate is expected to be proficient in programming languages
such as Python, Java, C++ and to have solid knowledge of scientific
software packages such as Matlab, R, Mathematica. The candidates must
have experience with large-scale multi-agent simulations, and
familiarity with mathematical modeling of collective systems using
several techniques (ODEs, mean field approximations, chemical reaction
networks, Fokker-Planck equations, Langevin equations, etc …) will
definitely be a plus.
Candidates with an interdisciplinary background that are interested in
questions at the interface between science and engineering will be
highly preferred.
Fluent English (written and spoken) is required, and only applications
in English will be accepted. Above all, the applicants must be
motivated, autonomous, and able to learn quickly and work effectively
on challenging research problems.
Documents required to apply:
To apply, you can send the following documents to Eliseo.Ferrante@hds.utc.fr:
- Curriculum vitae
- At least two references and/or recommendation letters
- A statement of research experience and interests
- Publication record stating impact factor (if present) and number of citations
For any informal enquiry about the eligibility conditions, as well as
for more details about the position, please contact Eliseo Ferrante
<eliseo.ferrante@hds.utc.fr>.
--
Eliseo Ferrante, PhD
Labex MS2T Junior Research Chair
Joint Laboratory HEUDIASYC
Labex MS2T
UMR CNRS 7253
Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:55:29 +0200
From: Ekkehard Köhler <ekkehard.koehler@b-tu.de>
To: DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de
Subject: [DMANET] PhD scholarship in optimization of local production
chains at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg,
Germany
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We are looking for a strong, motivated PhD candidate with a background
in mathematics and/or computer science for a PhD scholarships in the
field of optimization of local production chains.
*Background*
In October 2016 the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU)
Cottbus-Senftenberg will launch the new thematic cluster "Local
Production by Smart Value Chains" as part of the BTU Graduate Research
School (GRS). Successful applicants are expected to begin their
research in October 2016 with a scholarship for 36 months. Cottbus is a
city offering various benefits such as inexpensive housing and cost of
living as well as close vicinity to Berlin, Dresden and the recreation
and lake district area "Spreewald". The basic scholarship is 1400
Euros per month. The GRS will also offer additional support for
doctoral students with children. Scholarship holders will have access
to additional funding of the GRS for their doctoral research
(e.g. mobility grants etc.).
*The Project*
The GRS Cluster "Local Production by Smart Value Chains" is funded by
the BTU and involves the Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht. Within this
project cluster five scholars work together on current topics in the
field of production and materials engineering, one of them with
special focus on mathematical questions. From a technological point
of view, the cluster focuses on combining classic production processes
of mass production with locally acting manufacturing processes. This
combination opens the possibility for individualizing components and
for localizing production near the end customers, but also for
repairing and maintaining components with minimal cost.
The mathematical research of the cluster aims at the design of
algorithms for the distribution of production steps among the existing
local production facilities. To produce a particular product,
numerous combinations of different individual steps of manufacturing
with many different tools are possible. The task here is the
algorithmic planning of this process design. Based on the properties
of the product and the characteristics of the tools, appropriate
models and algorithms should be designed which are capable of finding
feasible production chains and that are optimized with respect to
processing time, usage of materials, and production costs. In
particular productivity should be increased by utilizing the provided
machinery by parallel production in different process chains.
*Requirements*
You have obtained a university degree (Master's or equivalent) in
mathematics, techno-mathematics or computer science (with strong
background in mathematics or operations research) with very good
success. You have strong basic knowledge in the mathematical work
areas mentioned above and strive to further develop your expertise
towards a PhD degree. You are communicative and a team player. You are
fluent in English, both written and spoken, and preferably have at
least basic knowledge of the German language.
Working language: German or English
Required documents:
− CV
− Certificates and transcripts
− Letter of motivation
How to apply?
Please note that the cluster only accepts complete applications.
Please send your application to the coordinator of the cluster
(preferably via email in a single PDF document):
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Markus Bambach
Lehrstuhl Konstruktion und Fertigung
BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg
Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 17
03046 Cottbus
Tel.: +49 355 69 3108
Fax.: +49 355 69 3110
Email: bambach@b-tu.de
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:56:06 +0300
From: Tarmo Uustalu <tarmo@cs.ioc.ee>
To: dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de
Subject: [DMANET] ETAPS 2017 2nd joint call for papers
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JOINT CALL FOR PAPERS
20th European Joint Conferences on Theory And Practice of Software
ETAPS 2017
Uppsala, Sweden, 22-29 April 2017
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-- ABOUT ETAPS --
ETAPS is the primary European forum for academic and industrial
researchers working on topics relating to software science. ETAPS,
established in 1998, is a confederation of five main annual
conferences, accompanied by satellite workshops. ETAPS 2017 is the
twentieth event in the series.
-- MAIN CONFERENCES (24-28 April) --
* ESOP: European Symposium on Programming
(PC chair Hongseok Yang, University of Oxford, UK)
* FASE: Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
(PC chairs Marieke Huisman, Universiteit Twente, The
Netherlands, and Julia Rubin, University of British Columbia,
Canada)
* FoSSaCS: Foundations of Software Science
and Computation Structures
(PC chairs Javier Esparza, Technische Universität München,
Germany, Andrzej Murawski, University of Warwick, UK)
* POST: Principles of Security and Trust
(PC chairs Matteo Maffei, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany,
Mark D. Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK)
* TACAS: Tools and Algorithms for
the Construction and Analysis of Systems
(PC chairs Axel Legay, INRIA Rennes, France,
and Tiziana Margaria, LERO, Ireland)
TACAS '17 hosts the 6th Competition on Software Verification
(SV-COMP).
-- INVITED SPEAKERS --
* Unifying speakers:
Michael Ernst (University of Washington, USA)
Kim G. Larsen (Aalborg University, DK)
* FoSSaCS invited speaker:
Joel Ouaknine (University of Oxford, UK)
* TACAS invited speaker:
Dino Distefano (Facebook and Queen Mary University of London, UK)
-- IMPORTANT DATES --
* Abstracts due (ESOP, FASE, FoSSaCS, TACAS): 14 October 2016
* Papers due: 21 October 2016
* Rebuttal (ESOP and FoSSaCS only): 7-9 December 2016
* Notification: 22 December 2016
* Camera-ready versions due: 20 January 2017
-- SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS --
ETAPS conferences accept two types of contributions: research papers
and tool demonstration papers. Both types will appear in the
proceedings and have presentations during the conference.
ESOP and FoSSaCS accept only research papers.
A condition of submission is that, if the submission is accepted, one
of the authors attends the conference to give the presentation.
Submitted papers must be in English presenting original research. They
must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere (this
does not apply to abstracts). In particular, simultaneous submission
of the same contribution to multiple ETAPS conferences is
forbidden. The proceedings will be published in the Advanced Research
in Computing and Software Science (ARCoSS) subline of Springer's
Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.
Papers must follow the formatting guidelines specified by Springer at
the URL
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
and be submitted electronically in pdf through the EasyChair author
interface of the respective conference.
Submissions not adhering to the specified format and length may be
rejected immediately.
FASE will use a light-weight double-blind review process (see
http://www.etaps.org/2017/fase).
- Research papers
FASE, FoSSaCS and TACAS have a page limit of 15 pp (excluding
bibliography of max 2 pp) for research papers, whereas POST allows at
most 20 pp (excluding bibliography of max 2 pp) and ESOP 25 pp
(excluding bibliography of max 2 pp).
Additional material intended for the referees but not for publication
in the final version - for example, details of proofs - may be placed
in a clearly marked appendix that is not included in the page
limit. ETAPS referees are at liberty to ignore appendices and papers
must be understandable without them.
In addition to regular research papers, TACAS solicits also case study
papers (at most 15 pp, excluding bibliography of max 2 pp).
Both TACAS and FASE solicit also regular tool papers (at most 15 pp,
excluding bibliography of max 2 pp).
The rationale of a separate page limit for the bibliography is to
remove the possibility to win space for the body of a
paper by cutting the bibliography, a practise that has a negative
effect on our competitiveness as a community.
- Tool demonstration papers
Submissions should consist of two parts:
* The first part, at most 4 pages, should describe the tool
presented. Please include the URL of the tool (if available) and
provide information that illustrates the maturity and robustness of
the tool. (This part will be included in the proceedings.)
* The second part, at most 6 pages, should explain how the
demonstration will be carried out and what it will show, including
screen dumps and examples. (This part will be not be included in the
proceedings, but will be evaluated.
ESOP and FoSSaCS do not accept tool demonstration papers.
TACAS has a page limit of 6 pages for tool demonstrations.
-- SATELLITE EVENTS (22-23 April, 29 April) --
Around 20 satellite workshops will take place before and after the
main conferences: BX, CREST, DICE-FOPARA, FESCA, GALOP, GaM, HotSpot,
LiVe, MARS, MBT, QAPL, SNR, SynCoP, VerifyThis, VPT.
-- HOST CITY --
Uppsala city holds a rich history, having for long periods
been the political, religious and academic centre of Sweden.
Uppsala University is over 500 years old and ranked among
the top 100 in the World and has hosted many great
scientists over the years, for instance Carl von Linné, Anders
Celsius and Anders Jonas Ångström. The proximity to the
capital of Sweden, Stockholm, provides additional benefits
as a potential site for arranging both pre- and post congress
tours, as well as for excursions or tourism.
-- HOST INSTITUTION --
ETAPS 2017 is hosted by the Department of Information Technology,
Uppsala University.
-- ORGANIZERS
Parosh Abdulla (General chair), Mohamed Faouzi Atig,
Andreina Francisco, Kaj Lampka, Philipp Rümmer, Konstantinos Sagonas,
Björn Victor, Wang Yi, Tjark Weber, Yunyun Zhu
-- FURTHER INFORMATION --
Please do not hesitate to contact the organizers at
parosh.abdulla@it.uu.se, mohamed_faouzi.atig@it.uu.se
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