Algorithms and Experiments (ALEX98)
Building bridges between theory and applications
Trento, Italy, February 9 - 11, 1998

(Trento - Buonconsiglio Castle - "Cycle of the months" ~ 1403) The complete painting (80 K) - with interpretation !

The aim of this workshop was to provide a discussion forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the design, analysis and experimental testing of exact and heuristic algorithms.

In particular, the workshop addressed methodological issues and significant case studies in the area of experimental analysis and tuning of algorithms, a subject whose importance is being recognized by a growing number of researchers in the CS community, both to assess the relevance or limitations of theoretical models and to create bridges toward applications in different domains.

The scientific program included the presentation of invited talks and contributed research papers. There were 9 invited presentations and 52 submitted papers, all in electronic format, out of which 21 papers have been accepted for oral presentation.

All material related to the conference, including the proceedings book, is present in the following links. In addition, a special issue of the Discrete Applied Mathematics journal has been dedicated to the best papers presented at ALEX98 and is now in the editing process.

Contents

• Conference Program
  9 invited talks. 52 submitted papers received, 21 submitted papers accepted
• Proceedings Booklet
• Reading material from the invited speakers
• Area map (127 K) , including workshop location.
• Travel suggestions , location , and hotel accommodation
• Registration form and List of Participants

• Call for papers (HTML) .
• Workshop Co-Chairs and Program Committee
• Related events
• Instructions for authors

ALEX98 is supported by University of Trento and ITC - CIRM (prof. M. Miranda and A. Micheletti)