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<p class=MsoNormal><b>New Abstract Deadline: 26 of March of 2010<br>
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Mini-Symposium on<b> Recent Developments in Derivative-Free Methods for
Engineering Optimization<br>
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2nd International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Lisbon, Portugal,
Sept. 69, 2010<br>
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The purpose of this session is to bring together researchers who successfully
develop techniques for solving optimization problems (single and
multi-objective) using derivative-free methods such as: Evolutionary Computing
, Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Pattern Search, Tabu Search, Swarm
Optimization, Ant Colonies, etc. <br>
We encourage new theoretical developments in Derivative-Free Optimization
algorithms for single or multi-objective optimization as well as their
application for solving real engineering problems.<br>
Submissions presenting novel developments or critical reviews are welcome.<br>
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Authors who wish to present a talk are invited to submit a title and an
abstract by March 26, 2010, using the online submission system of the EngOpt
2010 conference and selecting this mini-symposium as a primary topic. See: <a
href="http://www.engopt2010.org/">http://www.engopt2010.org/</a>.<br>
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Co-Organizers: J.F. Aguilar Madeira*, A. L. Custódio**, and H. Pina****<br>
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* IDMEC/IST and ISEL, Portugal (<a href="mailto:jaguilar@dem.ist.utl.pt">jaguilar@dem.ist.utl.pt</a>)<br>
** CMA/FCT-UNL, Portugal (<a href="mailto:alcustodio@fct.unl.pt">alcustodio@fct.unl.pt</a>)<br>
*** IDMEC/IST, Portugal (<a href="mailto:hpina@dem.ist.utl.pt">hpina@dem.ist.utl.pt</a>)<br>
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