The GOAL research group, standing for Graphical Methods, Optimization And Learning, focuses on the design of innovative methods based on artificial intelligence and graphical models, as well as their application to solve complex real world problems. Our activity is currently mainly focussed on optimization (continuous, combinatorial, dynamic and static, single- and multi-objective, exact algorithms, metaheuristics, parallelism,..), machine learning (SVMs, deep learning, neural networks, regression techniques), cybersecurity, IoT, fractal geometry, mobile and dynamic networks, sustainable computing (autonomous programming, automatic generation of energy-efficient SW, efficient resources management), and intelligent transportation systems.

News

• Patricia Ruiz, member of GOAL, recognized in the 2023 awards from Cátedra Fundación Cepsa de la Universidad de Cádiz, to the best research work for paper: “Optimal Battery Management Strategies for Plug-in Electric Hybrid Buses on Routes Including Green Corridors“.
• GOAL members get the Best Paper Award in the International Conference Ingegraf 2023, celebrated in Cadiz in June 2023
• GOAL members get the Best Paper Award in the International Conference on Future Computational Paradigms (FCP-2022), celebrated in Fiji in December 2022.
• Researchers from GOAL lead the Caleta team to win the Second Grand Prize of the OpenCV AI Competition 2021.
• Researchers from GOAL lead the Caleta team to win the regional prize (Europe+Russia+Australasia) of the OpenCV AI Competition 2021.
• GOAL in media: Diario de Cádiz – Members og GOAL win the regional prize (Europe+Russia+Australasia) of the OpenCV AI Competition 2021.
• GOAL in media: Fundación Descubre – Pablo Pavón’s work studies changes in nitrogen dioxide and tropospheric ozone concentrations during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Conferences Organization

• The Seventh International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA2024)
  Dubrovnik (Croatia), May 13rd-15th 2024
• The Ninth International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing (META2023)
  Marrakech (Morroco), November 1st-4th 2023
• 23 Congreso Internacional INGEGRAF 2023
  Cádiz (Spain), June 21st-23rd 2023
• The Sixth International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA2023)
  Malaga (Spain), May 3rd-5th 2023
• The Fifth International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA2022)
  Syracuse (Italy), July 18th-20th 2022
• The Eighth International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing (META2021)
  Marrakech (Morroco), October 27th-30th 2021
  
• The Fourth International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA2021)
  Catania (Italy), March 1st-3rd 2021
  
• The Third International Conference on Optimization and Learning (OLA2020)
  Cádiz (Spain), February 17th-19th 2020
• 10th IEEE Workshop Parallel / Distributed Computing and Optimization (PDCO 2020)
  New Orleans, USA, May 2020
• 9th IEEE Workshop Parallel / Distributed Computing and Optimization (PDCO 2019)
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2019
• International Workshop on the Synergy of Parallel Computing, Optimization and Simulation (PaCOS 2019)
  Dublin, Ireland, July 2019
• 8th IEEE Workshop Parallel / Distributed Computing and Optimization (PDCO 2018)
  Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2018
• 8^th Interantional Supercomputing Summer Camp 2017 (SC-CAMP)
  Cadiz, Spain, October, 2017
• 7th IEEE Workshop Parallel / Distributed Computing and Optimization (PDCO 2017)
  Orlando, FL, USA, May 2017
• Local organizer at BusinessClouds 2016
  Cádiz, Spain, 25-29 July 2016
• Jornadas sobre Algoritmos Evolutivos y Metaheurísticas (JAEM)
  Congresos de la Asociación Española para la Inteligencia Artificial (CAEPIA)
  Albacete, Spain, 2015

Special Issues Organization

• Algorithms
  Deadline June 30th 2021
  “Optimization Algorithms and Applications”
• Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
  Deadline September 30th 2021
  “Intelligent Data-Centric Systems”
• Applied Soft Computing (IF 4.873)
  Deadline November 15th 2020
  “Intelligent solutions for efficient logistics and sustainable transportation”
• Applied Sciences (IF 2.474)
  Deadline November 30th 2020
  “Optimization, Processing, and Visualization of Data for Sustainability”
• Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  Deadline October 14th 2020
  “Multi-Swarms of Unmanned Autonomous Systems”