ROAR-NET Calls for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grant (YRI-CG) applications are now closed. In this Grant Period, 15 STSM Grants and 11 YRI-CGs were awarded. roar-net.eu/grants/ @costprogramme.bsky.social
Bogdan Filipič
@bogdanf.bsky.social
Computer scientist, researcher, educator. Interested in computational intelligence, optimization and learning, and their utilization in science and industry.
All in Europe in 2027: - EvoStar, Mainz, DE, 31 Mar - 2 Apr, www.evostar.org/2027/ - EMO, Exeter, UK, 5-8 Apr, www.emo2027.org - GECCO, Krakow, PL, 12-16 Jul, gecco-2027.sigevo.org/HomePage - IEEE CEC, Edinburgh, UK, 25-28 Jul, ieeecec.org/2027 - FOGA, Coimbra, PT, 1-3 Sep, foga2027.dei.uc.pt
The next Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, #GECCO2027, will take place in Kraków, Poland, 12-16 July 2027 in person only. gecco-2027.sigevo.org/HomePage
The 2027 edition of #EvoStar, the leading European event on Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence, will be held in Mainz, Germany, from 31 March to 2 April 2027. It will feature a new International Conference on Evolutionary Computation and Learning (EvoLearn). www.evostar.org/2027/
Through Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grants, #COSTaction CA22137 Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network (ROAR-NET) is supporting three presentations at #IFORS2026 and five at #GECCO2026.
In this #OpenAccess paper we show how to select a diverse and manageable subset of test problems from numerous benchmark suites available in constrained multiobjective optimisation. doi.org/10.1016/j.kn...
#COSTaction CA22137 ROAR-NET holds a Working Group Meeting on general-purpose optimisation solvers based on the ROAR-NET API at the Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana. roar-net.eu/events/wg-me...
18th Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School Students’ Conference, Miren Castle, Slovenia, 27–29 May 2026. A balanced lineup of student presentations, invited lectures and networking opportunities under the motto "Research Without Borders". ipssc.mps.si
#COSTaction CA22137 Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network (ROAR-NET) now counts over 500 participants from 45 countries. For information on its activities, working groups and joining see roar-net.eu
#COSTaction CA22137 ROAR-NET publishes annotated Calls for Short-Term Scientific Missions and Young Researcher and Innovator Conferece Grants to support the preparation of applications. See Gudelines for participants at roar-net.eu/resources/
On a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) supported by #COSTaction CA22137 ROAR-NET, Martin Juříček from Brno University of Technology is visiting the Jožef Stefan Institute to work on benchmarking of multiobjective optimization algorithms. @costprogramme.bsky.social
#AutoML26, the International Conference on Automated Machine Learning, expects paper submissions by 30 April 2026. 2026.automl.cc/call-for-pap... @automl-conf.bsky.social
Well into its third year and so far attracting 476 participants from 45 countries, #COSTaction ROAR-NET holds the 3rd General Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia to assess the progress in making Randomised Optimisation Algorithms (ROAs) highly competitive in practice. roar-net.eu @costprogramme.bsky.social
#COSTaction CA22137 "Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network" (ROAR-NET) opens its 3rd Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions and 2nd Call for Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grants. You can apply at any time before 15 July 2026. www.roar-net.eu/calls
#GECCO2025: A Visual Analysis, SIGEVOlution, Volume 18, Issue 4, December 2025 evolution.sigevo.org/issues/HTML/...
A new #OpenAccess publication in Swarm and Evolutionary Computation: A methodology for multi-label algorithm selection in constrained multiobjective optimization doi.org/10.1016/j.sw...
Advocating for the integration of practical needs into fundamental research in black-box optimization: @caroladoerr.bsky.social at the AutoLearn-SI Two-Day Exploratory Workshop at the Jozef Stefan Institute autolearnsi.eu/news/7674325...
Nothing relaxes more than #nature. Finally had a chance to enjoy it for a while after a busy year. #photography
In the first two years of implementation, #COSTaction CA22137 "Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network" (ROAR-NET) has attracted 460 participants from 45 countries, and awarded 27 STSM grants and 11 conference grants roar-net.eu @costprogramme.bsky.social
All #GECCO2025 publications with supplementary materials included are now available in the #ACMDigitalLibrary Proceedings: doi.org/10.1145/3712... Companion: doi.org/10.1145/3712...
An empirical study resulting from our collaboration with the Technical University of Ostrava doi.org/10.70314/is....
"Art is not decoration; it is expression, reflection, and provocation." Penousal Machado from the University of Coimbra in his lecture on evolutionary art at the Slovenian Conference on #ArtificialIntelligence
Visiting the Jozef Stefan Institute today, Prof. Hisao Ishibuchi gave a lecture on "Numerical Search Behavior Analysis of Frequently-Used Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms on Unconstrained, Constrained and Multi-Modal Multi-Objective Problems".
EvoApps special session "Opinions and Trends in Evolutionary Computation" invites paper submissions by 1 November 2025. The conference is part of EvoStar, the leading European event on bio-inspired AI. www.evostar.org/2026/evoapps...
The 19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature #PPSN2026 invites paper submissions, proposals for workshops and tutorials, and sponsorship ppsn2026.disi.unitn.it
COST Action CA22137 "Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network" (ROAR-NET) organises an online Problem Modelling Code Fest and invites applications for participation. The application deadline is 2 September 2025 AoE. Further information at roar-net.eu/calls/code-f...
So proud of all #GECCO2025 organizers, supporters and volunteers. Your dedication and hard work were key to the success of the conference. Thank you very much.