Introduction
Dear Friends of KoMSO,
It is our pleasure to present the second KoMSO newsletter of the year. This edition includes information on the following topics.
* EURO 2021
* OR 2021
* MICNON 2021
* New book in "Mathematics in Industry" series
* KoMSO on LinkedIn
* BMBF call for proposals in the area of personalized medicine
* BMBF call for "KMU-Innovative" proposals
* BMWi call for proposals for joint German-French AI projects
Please feel free to share your feedback with us or to contribute ideas for upcoming editions of this newsletter. Previous editions of this newsletter can be found at <https://www.komso.org/index.php?id=71>.
Best wishes from the KoMSO Coordination Office!
Conferences & events
EURO 2021
The "31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021)" will take place in a hybrid format from 11 to 14 July 2021 at the University of West Attica in Athens, Greece. Submissions are still possible until February 28, 2021. More information can be found at <https://euro2021athens.com/>.
OR 2021
The "Joint Annual Conference of the Operations Research Societies of Switzerland, Germany, and Austria (OR 2021)" will take place from August 31 to September 3, 2021 at the University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. The special focus of this year's conference is "Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making". Submission of abstracts is still possible until April 11, 2021. More information can be found at <https://www.or2021.unibe.ch/>.
MICNON 2021
The "3rd IFAC Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control of Nonlinear Systems (MICNON 2021)" will take place online from September 15 to 17, 2021. Submissions are still possible until March 3, 2021. More information can be found at <http://micnon2021.org/index.html>.
News & miscellaneous
New book in "Mathematics in Industry" series
On the initiative and under coordination of KoMSO, Springer published a special volume in the book series "Mathematics in Industry" on the topic of "Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Power Engineering and Management". The book was edited by Simone Göttlich, Michael Herty, and Anja Milde. It can be accessed or ordered via <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-62732-4> and <https://www.springer.com/in/book/9783030627317>.
KoMSO on LinkedIn
KoMSO has recently joined LinkedIn. Visit our page and follow us at <https://www.linkedin.com/company/komso-ev/>.
BMBF call for proposals in the area of personalized medicine
The BMBF published a call for multidisciplinary transnational research projects in the area of personalized medicine, which specifically includes "Big Data and ICT" approaches. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-3322.html>.
BMBF call for "KMU-Innovative" proposals
The BMBF published a call "KMU-Innovative: Electronics, Autonomous Driving, and High Performance Computing" promoting high-risk, industry-led projects in these areas. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-3337.html>.
BMWi call for proposals for joint German-French AI projects
The BMWi published a call for proposals for joint German-French projects in the field of artificial intelligence. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.digitale-technologien.de/DT/Navigation/DE/Foerderaufrufe/InternationaleKooperationen/d_franz_koop/d_franz_koop.html>.