April 23-25, 2025

Dubai, UAE

 

 

Program

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

OLA’2025 is organized and sponsored by by


·       RIT (Dubai, UAE), Entanglement (Miami, USA), and University of Lille (France)

Conference chairs

Conference program chairs

Workshops / Invited sessions chair

Conference steering committee chair

Finance chairs

Proceedings chair

Organization committee

 Publicity chair 

 Program committee

 

 

 

 

Program at a glance

 

 

Wednesday, April 23rd

 

9h00

Room “B004”

Registration

9h50

Room “B004”

Opening (E-G. Talbi)

10h00

 

Room “B004”

Session Learning & Optimization

(chair: Prof. P. Larranaga)

 

 

Room “H002”

Session Evolutionary and Swarm Algorithms

(chair: B. Dorronsoro)

 

11h20

 

                                  Coffee Break

 

 

11h50

 

Room “B004”

Session Quantum optimization

(chair: G. Kochenberger)

 

 

 

Room “H002”

Session Applications of Machine Learning

(chair: D. Weraikat)

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, April 24th

 

10h

 

Room “B004”

Session Deep Learning and LLMs

(chair: A. Nakib)

 

 

 

Room “H002”

Session Optimization

(chair: M. Wiecek)

 

 

11h20

 

Coffee break

 

 

 

 11h50

 

Room “B004”

Panel discussion “Beyond intelligence – AI, AGI and Optimization

J. Turner, F. Glover, G. Kochenberger, C. Ayuso

Entanglement Inc., USA

 

   Free time

 

19h00

Banquet – 6:30 pm

 

 

Friday, April 25th

10h

Room “B004”

Session Optimization

(chair: G. Danoy)

 

Room “H002”

Session Scheduling, Logistics and transportation

(chair: R. Ellaia)

 

11h20

 

 Coffee break

 

 

 

 11h50

                

Room “B004”

Session Learning and Optimization

(chair: E. Monfroy)

 

 

Room “H002”

Session Application of Machine Learning

(chair: S. Mahmoudi)

 

13h10

Conference closing

 

Detailed program: Wednesday, April 23rd

 

9h00 - 9h50   Registration

 

9h50 - 10h00  Opening Session Room “B004”

      

Prof. El-Ghazali Talbi (France)

 

 

10h00 – 11h20  Room “B004”

Session Learning & optimization (chair: Prof. P. Larranaga)

 

·       Estimation of Gaussian Process Algorithm
Daniel Conde, Pedro Larrañaga, Concha Bielza

 

·       Gradient Descent as a Metaheuristic: Simulation-Based Shape Optimization Use Case
Rok Hribar, Gregor Papa

 

·       Generation of Heuristics for the Quadratic Assignment Problem Using Genetic Programming
Julien Canitrot-paradis, Murat Afsar, Jean-Yves Pierron, Chokri Mraidha

 

·       Enhancing AutoML with Algorithm Selection: A Path to Better Performance
Yinuo Guo, Mustafa MISIR, Zhongyi Hu

10h00 – 11h20  Room “H002”

Session Evolutionary and swarm algorithms (chair: B. Dorronsoro)

 

·       Automatic Generation of Greener Software Program Versions with Genetic Algorithms
Jose Miguel Aragon-Jurado, Juan Carlos de la Torre, Patricia Ruiz, Bernabe Dorronsoro

 

·       Evolutionary Techniques for Combinatorial Reverse Auctions in Electricity Consumption
Sifat Jahan, Malek Mouhoub

 

·       Optimal Garbage Collection Routes for Electrified Fleets
David Peña Morales, Bernabe Dorronsoro, Patricia Ruiz

 

·       Mother Tree Optimization Algorithm for Feature Selection
Wael Korani, Malek Mouhoub

 

11h20 – 11h50 – Coffee break


 

11h50 - 13h10  Room “B004”

Session Quantum optimization (chair: G. Kochenberger)

 

·       HyperIntelligence: A Quantum-Inspired Optimization Framework for Scalable and Efficient AI Training
Catherine Ayuso

 

·       Modeling the LABS problem in QUBO
Eric Monfroy, Philippe Codognet, Salvador Abreu

 

·       A Genetic algorithm to automatically design quantum circuits
Rania Bouhadouza, Romaissa Ghlib, Faicel Hnaien, Hasan Murat Afsar, Nabila Djennane, Leila Charabi

 

·       Exhaustive Search for Quantum Circuit Optimization using ZX Calculus
Tobias Fischbach, Pierre Talbot, Pascal Bouvry

 


11h50 - 13h10  Room “H002”

Session Applications of machine learning (chair: D. Weraikat)

 

·       Optimizing Supplier Performance: Advanced Analytics and Predictive Modeling Approaches
Dua Weraikat, Sarah Al Zaied, Faisal Issa, Tala Hassouna

 

·       Testing artificial neural networks using bootstrap data envelopment analysis to estimate the operational efficiency of container ports
Jose Humberto Ablanedo-Rosas

 

·       Knowledge Management Methodology for Complex context. The Defence case
Ioana Filipas-Deniaud, François Marmier, Punita Raj, Bertrand Rose, Valentin Drouillard, Déborah Lejuste

 

·       Non-Linear Interpretation of Black-Box Models
Amir Gohari, Mikhail Nediak

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed program: Thursday, April 24th

10h00 - 11h20  Room “B004”

Session Deep learning and LLMs (chair: A. Nakib)

 

·        Enhancing Academic Advising with AI: Leveraging Large Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Smarter Student Support
Abdul-Rahman Mawlood-Yunis

 

·        SFL-ID - Secure Federated Learning: model compression and Inverse Distillation
Xavier Lessage, Saïd Mahmoudi, Mathis Delehouzée, Tanguy Vansnick, Mohammed Benjelloun, Leandro Collier, Michaël Rotulo

 

·       On Hyperparameter Optimization of GAN-based Generative Models in Recommendation Systems: A Comparative Study and Applications
Sanae Filali Zegzouti

 

·       Integrated Deep Learning Approaches for Coral Health Monitoring and Database Development
Dua Weraikat, Febin Antony, Sabrina Albukhari

10h00 - 11h20  Room “H002”

Session Optimization (chair: Prof. M. Wiecek)

 

·        Solving the Semivectorial Bilevel Hazmat Network Design Problem by a Deconstructive Heuristic Algorithm
José-Fernando Camacho-Vallejo, José E. Gómez-Rocha

 

·       A multi-objective approach for the green non-permutation flow-shop scheduling with time-of-use energy tariffs
Nesrine Moukebel, Mouna Lebazda, Taha Arbaoui, Malek Masmoudi, Karima Benatchba

 

·       A Hybrid Approach for Pallet Loading in Ceramic Tile Industry
Taccini Marco, Matheus Aguilar de Oliveira, André Gustavo Dos Santos, Thiago Alves De Queiroz, Manuel Iori

 

·        Applying Performance Indicators in Online Multiobjective Optimization
Margaret Wiecek, Kristen Savary Joyce

11h20 – 11h50  Coffee break


11h50 - 13h10  Room “B004”

 

Panel discussion “Beyond intelligence – AI, AGI and Optimization

J. Turner, F. Glover, G. Kochenberger, C. Ayuso

Entanglement Inc., USA

 

 

Detailed program: Friday, April 25th

 

10h00 - 11h20  Room “B004”

 

Session Optimization (chair: G. Danoy)

 

·       Generating Lower-Bound Computation Strategies in a Branch and Bound Algorithm: Application to the Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem
Alisa Vorokhta, Gwen Maudet, Gregoire Danoy

 

·       Exact versus Bio-Inspired Approximation Methods for Solving Constrained CP-nets
Malek Mouhoub, Sina Alizadeh, Sifat Jahan

 

·       Optimizing Retail Promotions with Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming and Cross-Elasticity Effects
Uma G, Srividhya Sethuraman, Sharadha Ramanan

 

·       Chance Constrained Optimization with Complex Variables
Raneem Madani, Abdel Lisser

 

10h00 - 11h20  Room “H002”

 

Session Scheduling, Logistics and transportation (chair: R. Ellaia)

 

·       A comparative analysis of the algorithm results for designing two-stage supply chains with fixed costs
Petrica Pop Sitar, Corina Pop Sitar, Adrian Petrovan

 

·       Solving the Electricity Technician Dispatch Problem
Haifa Zaidi, Malek Mouhoub

 

·       Systematic Review of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) Resilience: Identifying Gaps and Future Research Directions
Dua Weraikat, Shireen Al-Hourani

 

·       Data-Driven Transportation Forecast: A Real Case Study
Dua Weraikat, Kristina Soric, Sadeq Damrah

 

11h20 – 11h50 – Coffee break

 

 

 

 

 

11h50 - 13h10  Room “B004”

 

Session Learning & optimization (chair: E. Monfroy)

 

·       Three Stage Metaheuristic Framework with RL
Francesca Guerriero, Francesco Paolo Saccomanno

 

·       KAN-based On-policy PPO Method for Continuous Reinforcement Learning
Bayeh Ali, Mouhoub Malek, Sadaoui Samira

 

·       Chaotic Binarization of Tasmanian Devil Optimization for Solving the Knapsack Problem
Felipe Cisternas-Caneo, José Barrera, Broderick Crawford, Ricardo Soto, Giovanni Giachetti, Eric Monfroy

·       NEVA: A Neuromorphic Evolutionary Algorithm
El-Ghazali Talbi, Nathan Bouvier

 

11h50 - 13h10  Room “H002”

 

Session Applications of machine learning (chair: S. Mahmoudi)

·       Almost Linear Time Consistent Mode Estimation and Quick Shift Clustering
Sajjad Hashmian

 

·       Overlay_dx - Automating forecasting evaluation
Long H. Ngo, Mohammed Amine Chamli, Jonathan Rivalan, Thomas Jaillon

 

·       Optimization-Driven Clustering for Personalized Stroke Recovery Trajectories: A Multi-Algorithm Approach
Moad Hani, Said Mahmoudi, Mohammed Benjelloun, NACIM BETROUNI, Régis Bordet

 

·       Modeling Trust Dynamics on a Multi-Agent System
Angelo Cangelosi, Carolina Crespi, Mario F. Pavone, Marta Romeo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video presentations

·       Application of Video Anomaly Detection to Automatic Incident Detection in Tunnels
Bohdan Ivaniuk-Skulskyi, Nadiya Shvai, Arcadi Llanza, Amir Nakib, El-Ghazali Talbi

·       Optimization of mold changeover times in the automotive injection industry using Lean Manufacturing tools to improve production line balancing
Yasmine EL BELGHITI

·       Research on Collaborative Optimization of Mobile End-edge System
Yaqi Zhao, Guochen Zhang, Chaoli Sun

 

·       Detecting Quishing Attacks with Machine Learning Techniques Through QR Code Analysis
Fouad Trad, Ali Chehab

 

·       Addressing classic Constraint Satisfaction Problems through Optimisation Modulo Theories
Ignacio Jorquera, Nicolás Gálvez Ramírez, Carlos Castro, Frédéric Saubion, Eric Monfroy

 

·       Bayesian and Partition-Based Optimization for Hyperparameter Optimization of LLM Fine-Tuning
Davouse Nathan, El-Ghazali Talbi

·       Multi-Objective Optimization in Sustainable Supply Chain Network Design: A case Study
Yasmine Bouaziz Abdelkefi, Diala Dhouib, Sonda Elloumi

·       An Improved NSGA-III Algorithm for Solving High-dimensional Many-objective Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problem
Jianshang WANG, Ying Tan, Chaoli Sun

·       Dependent Task Offloading in Cloud-Edge-End Environments with Communication Heterogeneity
Guochen Zhang, Ya Zhao, Chaoli Sun

 

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Conference location

RIC (Rochester Institute of Technology)

P.O. Box 341055
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai, U.A.E
dubai@rit.edu
043712000

The location link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tPHxB5AY6iU44b7n6.

Banquet

Cruise dinner at Dubai Marina