Posted on behalf of Uwe Naumann naumann@stce.rwth-aachen.de:

***************************************************** AD2008 - Third Call for Papers *****************************************************

Fifth International Conference on Automatic Differentiation August 11-15, 2008, Bonn, Germany http://www.autodiff.org/ad08

Automatic differentiation (AD) is a methodology for computing derivatives of functions given in the form of computer codes. In addition to recent advances in AD research and software development, conference topics include the use of AD in areas such as optimization, ODEs/DAEs, and inverse problems.

Confirmed invited presentations:

Mike Giles (Oxford University) Wolfgang Marquardt (RWTH Aachen University) Arnold Neumaier (Vienna University) Alex Pothen (Old Dominion University) Eelco Visser (Delft University)

Publication:

Proceedings of all accepted papers will be published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering series. The number of pages is limited to 10 in Springer's LaTeX2e style for contributed books.

Schedule:

The conference will start Monday afternoon and finish by noon on Friday. A social event is planned for Wednesday afternoon. Bonn is easily accessible within one hour from Frankfurt/Main International Airport (by train or car). Its picturesque location on the Rhine River makes it ideal for sightseeing tours along the Rhine as well as for visits to the nearby cities of Cologne, Duesseldorf, and Aachen. Details regarding the location, procedures for registration and submission as well as the preliminary program will be made available at http://www.autodiff.org/ad08

Organized by RWTH Aachen University, AD2008 will take place at Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology under the direction of an international program committee.

Important dates:

December 9, 2007 : Full papers submission January 14, 2008 : Notification of acceptance February 4, 2008 : Camera-ready papers August 11-15, 2008: Conference

Previous conferences:

1991: Breckenridge, USA 1996: Santa Fe, USA 2000: Nice, France 2004: Chicago, USA