Bogdan Filipič

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

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

Fresh snow in the mountains, early spring in the lowlands. #nature #hiking #mid-February

#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...

On a forest walk this morning. The autumn mushroom season is here. #nature #forest #mushrooms

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...

Late Summer in the Soča River Valley #SocaValley #JulianAlps #Slovenia

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.

Some impressions from #GECCO2025 in Málaga. Honored to serve as its General Chair. gecco-2025.sigevo.org/HomePage

#GECCO2025 extends the submission deadline for camera-ready companion materials (tutorial handouts, workshop papers, late breaking abstracts, hot of the press, and competition entries) to 12 May 2025. gecco-2025.sigevo.org/HomePage

#GECCO2025 announces the extension of early-bird and mandatory author registration deadline to 15 May 2025 gecco-2024.sigevo.org/Registration...

Organized by the SPECIES Society, #Evostar2025 in Trieste offered insightful talks, engaging discussions and enjoyable social events.

It was my pleasure to invite the participants of #Evostar2025 to join us at #GECCO2025 in Malaga this summer.

It is now possible to register for #GECCO2025 and SIGEVO Summer School. Early-bird registration fees and mandatory author registration are by 8 May 2025 gecco-2025.sigevo.org/registration

#GECCO2025 will award $10,000 in total for human-competitive results produced by Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. Deadline for competition entries is 30 May 2025. See the call gecco-2025.sigevo.org/Humies

COST Action CA22137 ROAR-NET organizes two exciting events this year, the Training School and Code Fest, and has calls open for Short-Term Scientific Missisions (STSMs) and Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grants roar-net.eu

"A Bayesian Optimization Approach to Algorithm Parameter Tuning in Constrained Multiobjective Optimization," Optimization and Learning, OLA 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2311. Springer, 2025 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Now published under #OpenAccess in IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation doi.org/10.1109/TEVC...

Call for papers: 18th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, FOGA XVIII, @foga-conf.bsky.social, 27–29 August 2025, Leiden, The Netherlands naco.liacs.nl/foga2025/

Working hard on your #GECCO2025 papers? Don't miss the deadlines: Mandatory abstract submissions by 22 January 2025 and full papers by 29 January 2025, both AoE and non-extensible gecco-2025.sigevo.org/Call-for-Pap...

Seeking financial support for your active participation in a conference on randomized optimization? You may want to check the Call for Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grant Applications issued by #COSTaction CA22137 ROAR-NET roar-net.eu/calls/yri-cg...

#GECCO2025 expects your abstracts by 22 January and full papers by 29 January 2025 AoE. See also the new Paper Acceptance Regulations and Best Paper Regulations gecco-2025.sigevo.org/Call-for-Pap...

COST Action CA22137 "Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network" (ROAR-NET) publishes its second Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions. There is a rolling application deadline on the 15th day of each calendar month until July 2025, see www.roar-net.eu/calls/stsm-c...

The 19th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, #PPSN2026, will be hosted by the University of Trento, Italy, as decided by the Steering Committee today.

It's festive season again #Ljubljana #December

#GECCO2025 opens the call for entries for "Humies" awards for human-competitive results produced by genetic and evolutionary computation gecco-2025.sigevo.org/Humies

A quick retreat from daily rush #nature #mountains #hiking