AIMS & SCOPE

SEA, previously known as WEA (Workshop on Experimental Algorithms), is an international forum for researchers in the area of design, analysis, and experimental evaluation and engineering of algorithms, as well as in various aspects of computational optimization and its applications. The preceding symposia were held in Riga, Monte Verita, Rio de Janeiro, Santorini, Menorca Island, Rome, Cape Cod, Dortmund, Ischia Island, and Crete.

The main theme of the symposium is the role of experimentation and of algorithm engineering techniques in the design and evaluation of algorithms and data structures. Submissions should present significant contributions supported by experimental evaluation, methodological issues in the design and interpretation of experiments, the use of (meta-)heuristics, or application-driven case studies that deepen the understanding of a problem's complexity.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Algorithm Engineering
  • Algorithmic Libraries
  • Algorithmic Mechanism Design
  • Analysis of Algorithms
  • Algorithms for Memory Hierarchies
  • Approximation Techniques
  • Bioinformatics
  • Branch and Bound Algorithms
  • Combinatorial and Irregular Problems
  • Combinatorial Structures and Graphs
  • Communication Networks
  • Complex Networks
  • Computational Geometry
  • Computational Learning Theory
  • Computational Optimization
  • Computer Systems
  • Cryptography and Security
  • Data Streams
  • Data Structures
  • Distributed and Parallel Algorithms
  • Evaluation of Algorithms for Realistic Environments
  • Experimental Techniques and Statistics
  • Graph Drawing
  • Heuristics for Combinatorial Optimization
  • Implementation, Testing, Evaluation and Fine-tuning
  • Information Retrieval
  • Integer Programming
  • Logistics and Operations Management
  • Machine Learning and Data Mining
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Metaheuristic Methodologies
  • Multiple Criteria Decision Making
  • Network Analysis
  • Novel Applications of Algorithms in Other Disciplines
  • On-line Problems
  • Parallel Algorithms and Computing
  • Railway Optimization using Algorithmic Methods
  • Randomized Techniques
  • Robotics
  • Semidefinite Programming
  • Simulation
  • Software Repositories and Platforms for using Algorithms
  • Telecommunications and Networking
  • World Wide Web Algorithms

PROCEEDINGS

The SEA 2012 proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, Volume 7276.

SPECIAL ISSUE

Selected papers from SEA 2012 will be considered for a special issue of the ACM Journal on Experimental Algorithmics.

VENUE

SEA 2012 will take place at the LaBRI, Bordeaux, France.

Bordeaux is located in the South West of France, in a region famous for its red wines and its gastronomy. The city centre of Bordeaux is classified at the Unesco World Heritage. The Atlantic Ocean is at about 60 km westwards and there are good train connections to seaside towns such as Arcachon.

CONTACT

For further information, please send an e-mail to sea2012@labri.fr.

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