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<h1>Academic Activities</h1>
The academic activities of HEAL include the organization of workshops in the field of heuristic optimization at renown conferences. Additionally, tutorials are given at conferences in order to present HeuristicLab and its features to interested researchers.

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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.2em">Workshops</h2>
HEAL members have a long tradition in hosting a workshop at the EuroCAST conference which is held in every odd year in February. This workshop is co-organized with Prof. Raidl from TU Vienna, Austria. Additionally, in 2012 the EvoSoft workshop was established which provides a lively place for discussing progress and challenges for evolutionary computation software systems.
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  <li><a href="/wiki/EvoSoft">Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2015</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://eurocast2015.fulp.ulpgc.es/">Theory and Application of Metaheuristic Algorithms at EuroCAST 2015</a></li>
  <li><a href="/wiki/EvoSoft/2014">Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2014</a></li>
  <li><a href="/wiki/EvoSoft/2013">Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2013</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/theoretical+computer+science/book/978-3-642-53855-1">Theory and Application of Metaheuristic Algorithms at EuroCAST 2013</a></li>
  <li><a href="/wiki/EvoSoft/2012">Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) at GECCO 2012</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/theoretical+computer+science/book/978-3-642-27578-4">Heuristic Problem Solving at EuroCAST 2011</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.msc-les.org/conf/i3m2010/">Soft Computing and Modeling &amp; Simulation at I3M 2010</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/theoretical+computer+science/book/978-3-642-04771-8">Heuristic Problem Solving at EuroCAST 2009</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.msc-les.org/conf/i3m2008/">Soft Computing and Modeling &amp; Simulation at I3M 2008</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/theoretical+computer+science/book/978-3-540-75866-2">Heuristic Problem Solving at EuroCAST 2007</a></li>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.2em">Tutorials</h2>
HeuristicLab has been presented at numerous occasions drawing the attention of researchers all over the world. Below is a list of conferences at which tutorials were or will be held.
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  <li><a href="http://ppsn2014.ijs.si/?show=tutorials#t9">PPSN 2014</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/gptp-workshops/">GPTP 2014</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/gptp-workshops/">GPTP 2013</a></li>
  <li><a href="/wiki/AdditionalMaterial/ECML-PKDD">ECML 2012</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2012/tutorials.html#aedh">GECCO 2012</a></li>
  <li>APCast 2012</li>
  <li><a href="http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/TutorialsIMMM11.html">IMMM 2011</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2011/tutorials.html#hlab">GECCO 2011</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/TutorialsICCGI11.html">ICCGI 2011</a></li>
  <li>EuroCAST 2011</li>
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= Publications =

== HeuristicLab 3.x ==

=== 2015 ===
* A. Scheibenpflug, A. Beham, M. Kommenda, J. Karder, S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller. '''Simplifying Problem Definitions in the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment'''. Companion Publication of the 2015 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO '15 Companion, ACM. 2015.[[BR]]The original publication is available at  [[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2768463|http://dl.acm.org]].

=== 2014 ===
* A. Beham, G. Kronberger, J. Karder, M. Kommenda, A. Scheibenpflug, S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller. '''Integrated Simulation and Optimization in HeuristicLab'''. Proceedings of the International Multidisciplinary Modelling & Simulation Multiconference (I3M), Bordeaux, France. 2014.

* A. Beham, J. Karder, G. Kronberger, S. Wagner, M. Kommenda, A. Scheibenpflug. '''Scripting and Framework Integration in Heuristic Optimization Environments'''. Companion Publication of the 2014 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO '14 Companion, ACM. 2014.[[BR]]The original publication is available at  [[https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2598394.2605690|http://dl.acm.org]] ([[https://dl.acm.org/authorize?N84164|free download]]).

* A. Elyasaf, M. Sipper. '''Software Review: The HeuristicLab Framework'''. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines. 15(2):215-218. 2014.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10710-014-9214-4|http://www.springerlink.com]]. Download: [[raw-attachment:Software Review - The HeuristicLab Framework.pdf|PDF]]

* S. Wagner et al. '''Architecture and Design of the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment'''. In Advanced Methods and Applications in Computational Intelligence, Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics Series, Springer, pp. 197-261. 2014.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-01436-4_10|http://www.springerlink.com]]. Download: [[raw-attachment:Architecture and Design of the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment.pdf|PDF]], [[raw-attachment:Architecture and Design of the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment.bib|BibTeX]]

=== 2013 ===
* G. Kronberger, M. Kommenda, S. Wagner, H. Dobler. '''GPDL: A Framework-Independent Problem Definition Language for Grammar Guided Genetic Programming'''. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference Companion on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, ACM, pp. 1333-1340. 2013.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2482713&dl=ACM&coll=DL&CFID=510789287&CFTOKEN=87848015|http://dl.acm.org]].

=== 2012 ===
* M. Kommenda, G. Kronberger, S. Wagner, S. M. Winkler, M. Affenzeller. '''On the Architecture and Implementation of Tree-based Genetic Programming in HeuristicLab'''. GECCO '12 Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference Companion on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, ACM, pp. 101-108. 2012.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2330784.2330801&coll=DL&dl=GUIDE&CFID=510789287&CFTOKEN=87848015|http://dl.acm.org]].

* A. Beham et al. '''Integration of Flexible Interfaces in Optimization Software Frameworks for Simulation-Based Optimization'''. GECCO '12 Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference Companion on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, ACM, pp. 125-132. 2012.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2330804|http://dl.acm.org]] ([[http://dl.acm.org/authorize?N70211|free download]]).

* A. Scheibenpflug, S. Wagner, E. Pitzer, M. Affenzeller. '''Optimization Knowledge Base: An Open Database for Algorithm and Problem Characteristics and Optimization Results'''. GECCO '12 Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference Companion on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, ACM, pp. 141-148. 2012.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2330784.2330806|http://dl.acm.org]].

=== 2010 ===
* S. Wagner et al. '''HeuristicLab 3.3: A Unified Approach to Metaheuristic Optimization'''. Proceedings of the VII Congreso Español sobre Metaheurísticas, Algoritmos Evolutivos y Bioinspirados (MAEB 2010), Valencia, Spain. 2010.

=== 2009 ===
* S. Wagner. '''Heuristic Optimization Software Systems - Modeling of Heuristic Optimization Algorithms in the HeuristicLab Software Environment'''. PhD Thesis, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. 2009.

* S. Wagner, G. Kronberger, A. Beham, S. Winkler, M. Affenzeller. '''Model Driven Rapid Prototyping of Heuristic Optimization Algorithms'''.  Computer Aided Systems Theory - EUROCAST 2009, vol. 5717, Springer, pp. 729–736. 2009.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-04772-5_94|http://www.springerlink.com]].

=== 2008 ===
* S. Wagner, G. Kronberger, A. Beham, S. Winkler, M. Affenzeller. '''Modeling of Heuristic Optimization Algorithms'''. Proceedings of the 20th European Modeling and Simulation Symposium, DIPTEM University of Genova, pp. 106–111. 2008.

=== 2007 ===
* S. Wagner et al. '''Benefits of Plugin-Based Heuristic Optimization Software Systems'''. Computer Aided Systems Theory - EUROCAST 2007, vol. 4739, Springer, pp. 747–754. 2007.[[BR]]The original publication is available at [[http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-75867-9_94|http://www.springerlink.com]].

== Older Versions of HeuristicLab == 
* S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller. '''HeuristicLab: A Generic and Extensible Optimization Environment'''. Adaptive and Natural Computing Algorithms, Springer, pp. 538–541. 2005.

* S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller. '''HeuristicLab Grid - A Flexible and Extensible Environment for Parallel Heuristic Optimization'''. Journal of Systems Science, 30(4):103–110. 2004.