Conference: Symposium on Combinatorial Search (SoCS) 2023

这笔助学金支持参加2023年7月14日至16日在捷克共和国布拉格举行的第十六届组合搜索研讨会(SOCS 2023)的博士导师联盟(DMC)部分学生的旅费。这是在一个完全国际化的研究社区中，为启发式和组合搜索的研究人员举办的主要国际研讨会。该联盟致力于博士生教育各个阶段的研究和职业发展。DMC的主要活动包括让学生介绍并与他们的同行讨论他们的工作，与资深研究人员互动，寻求关于博士研究的建议，小组活动，以及与国际研究社区互动的巨大机会，这可能会导致未来的合作活动。赞助学生去SoC旅行带来了DMC计划以外的许多好处。受资助的学生完全有机会参加一个完善的项目，该项目涵盖了这个社区的各种研究领域。这是学生与来自世界各地的科学家进行讨论并探索新的研究方向和主题的机会。SOCS是一个国际研讨会，将在那些仍然参与启发式和组合搜索的学生的研究生涯中占据突出地位。在这个更广阔的场地里，学生们从技术思想的交流中获得有价值的研究见解。在这个过程中，他们与来自世界各地的潜在合作者建立了宝贵的联系。随着智能软件和体现系统变得更加普遍，很明显，来自这个社区的进步将继续在几乎任何可以想象到的领域产生重大影响，包括健康和福祉、电子商务和国防等国家优先事项。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant supports student travel for select students participating in the Doctoral Mentoring Consortium (DMC) at the Sixteenth Symposium on Combinatorial Search (SOCS 2023) being held in Prague, Czech Republic, July 14-16, 2023. This is the premier international workshop for researchers in heuristic and combinatorial search across a fully international research community. This consortium is oriented on research and career development for PhD students at every stage of their education. The central activities for the DMC include opportunities for students to present and discuss their work with their peers, interact with senior researchers for advice on Ph.D. research, small group activities, and a great opportunities for interactions with the international research community, which might lead to future collaborative activity. Sponsoring student travel to SOCS conveys many benefits beyond the DMC program. The sponsored students have full access to a well-developed program covering a diverse range of research areas in this community. This is an opportunity for students to engage in discussion with scientists from around the world and to explore new research directions and topics. SOCS is an international symposium that will figure prominently in the research careers of students who remain involved in heuristic and combinatorial search. Students gain valuable research insights from the exchange of technical ideas in this broader venue. In the process, they make valuable connections with potential collaborators from around the world. As intelligent software and embodies systems become more prevalent, it is clear that advances derived from this community will continue to have significant impact in virtually any domain imaginable, including such national priorities as health and well-being, e-commerce, and national defense.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.