HAROSA 2012 - International Workshop on Hybrid Algorithms for Network and System Optimization (HAROSA 2012)

Hybrid Algorithms, which combine exact and approximate solving methods, offer new possibilities of dealing with optimization problems in complex scenarios such as communication, social or computer networks and systems. Different routing, scheduling, location and reliability/availability issues naturally emerge in these types of distributed structures and must be efficiently solved, either under well-defined or uncertainty conditions. In order to do so, techniques such as metaheuristics, mathematical programming, simulation and constraint programming are combined together to efficiently explore the space of solutions. Moreover, the use of hybrid approaches is also promoted by the continuous evolution of central process units, graphical process units and distributed & parallel computing. This workshop aims at exploring state-of-the-art developments and applications in these research areas from an interdisciplinary perspective that combines approaches from Computer Science, Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence and Applied Computational Mathematics.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The main topics of interest within the scope of this workshop include, but are not limited to:
Hybrid algorithms for network/system optimization
Metaheuristics for network/system optimization
Routing problems in networks
Scheduling problems in networks
Location problems in networks
Reliability & availability issues in systems and networks
Optimization of distributed and collaborative systems
Simulation of distributed and collaborative systems
Distributed computing in combinatorial optimization
Educational issues of hybrid algorithms
Optimization software for networks and systems
Simulation software for networks and systems
Real applications of hybrid approaches
Hybrid algorithms in stochastic scenarios
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Tolga Bektas ? University of Southampton, UK
Thanasis Daradoumis - University of the Aegean, Greece
Luisa Huaccho - University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Javier Faulin - Public University of Navarre, Spain
Felipe França - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Alvaro Garcia - Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Marco Gavanelli - Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy
Scott E. Grasman ? Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Angel Juan ? IN3-Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Lazaro - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Joan M. Marques ? Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Carlos Mendez - Institute of Technological Development for the Chemical Industry, Argentina
Jairo Montoya - Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia
Félix Mora - ENAC, France
Teresa Oliveira - Universidade Aberta, Portugal
Miguel Ortega - Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Joao P. Pedroso - University of Porto, Portugal
Alejandra Perez - Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Helena Ramalhinho Dias Lourenço ? Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Juanjo Ramos - Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Riera i Terrén ? IN3-Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Rubén Ruiz Garcìa ? Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Carles Serrat - Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Fatos Xhafa ? Technical University of Catalonia, Spain