The First Pacific Optimization Conference (POC2014)
http://poc2014.jiangnan.edu.cn/
31 October – 2 November, 2014, Wuxi, China
The First Pacific Optimization Conference (POC2014), to be held from 31st October to 2nd November 2014 in the beautiful city of Wuxi, China, is beingjointly organised by Jiangnan University, China and Curtin University, Australia.
POC2014 is a continuation of the highly successfulSino-Japanese Optimization Meeting (SJOM) conference series. The first five SJOM conferences were held in Hong Kong (2000), Kyoto (2002), Singapore (2005), Tainan (2008) and Beijing (2011). Atthe last SJOM held in Beijing, China in October 2011, the SJOM Steering Committee decided to change the title of the SJOM conference series to Pacific Optimization Conferenceto reflect the wide geographical distribution of the participants of these conferences.
POC2014 aims to provide a forum for scientists, researchers, software developers, and practitioners to exchange ideas and approaches, to present research findings and state-of-the-art solutions, to share experiences on potentials and limits, and to establish new avenues of research and development, on all issues and topics related to optimization and optimal control as well as their applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, those listed below:
· Optimization theory, methods and applications
· Linear, convex, nonlinear and conic optimization
· Discrete, non-smooth, global and stochastic optimization
· Variational inequality and complementarity problems
· Optimal control theory, methods and applications
· Risk modelling and robust optimization
· Applications of optimization in engineering, science, finance, and management
Plenary Speakers
1. B.D.O. Anderson, Australian National University, Canberra
2. W.H. Gui, Central South University, Changsha
3. M. Muramatsu, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo
4. R.T. Rockafellar, University of Washington, Seattle and University of Florida, Gainesville
5. A. Shapiro, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
6. S.Y. Wu, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
Submission Information
Interested participants should submit anabstract or paper via email to POC@curtin.edu.au. The submission deadline is 31 August 2014.
Special Sessions
Prospective session organizers should write to the Conference Secretary, Dr. Ryan Loxton (POC@curtin.edu.au), by 30 June 2014 and inform him of the title of the session, the names and affiliations of the speakers in the session, and the titles of the presentations in the session. Each presentation is expected to be 25 minutes (20 minutes for the talk, 5 minutes for questions and discussion). Special session organizers should submit the abstracts/papers for their sessionvia email to POC@curtin.edu.au by 31 August 2014.
Special Issues
After the conference, prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts to one of the special issues in the list given below. All papers will be peer-reviewed in accordance with the normal standards of the respective journals.
1. Optimization Methods and Software. Guest Editors: Fei Liu, Jiangnan University, Wuxi; Ryan Loxton, Curtin University, Perth;and Takashi Tsuchiya, Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo.
2. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization (up to 5 papers). Guest Editors: Changzhi Wu, Curtin University, Perth; and Cedric Yiu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
3. Pacific Journal of Optimization. Guest Editors: TBA
4. Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization. Guest Editors: BingoWing-Kuen Ling, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou; and Cheng Chew Lim, University of Adelaide, Adelaide.
5. Cogent Mathematics – Interdisciplinary and Applied Mathematics. Guest Editors: Chao Xu, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou; and Qun Lin, Curtin University, Perth.
Further details on the submission of papers to these special issues will be provided in the Call for Papers for each special issue, to be announced later on the conference home page.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 31 August 2014
POC2014 Conference: 31 October 2014 – 2 November 2014
Conference Registration: 30 October 2014
Transportation
Shanghai and Nanjing are two big cites near Wuxi. From either city there are frequent (about every 15 minutes) high-speed trains to reach Wuxi in about 30 minutes (from Shanghai) or 60 minutes(from Nanjing). Further details including hotel information will be posted on the conference website at a later date. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
