Many thanks to those who have submitted papers for NAFIPS’2015 by the original deadline of March 6. We will try our best to send you referee reports by March 28, as planned.

 

We hope to have an exciting conference, with – as usual – many interesting talks.

 

Several authors asked for a few weeks of extension. If you need this extension, please submit your paper as soon as possible, but not later than by March 31. March 31 is an absolute deadline: we need to send the papers to the referees and, if accepted, give authors some time to revise, and we get the final versions by April 25!

 

Remember: papers for special sessions should be sent directly to the special session organizers by email, general papers should be send via a website.

 

As usual, accepted papers will be posted in IEEE IExplore. IEEE is very strict about formats, so please take formatting seriously.

 

See you all in Redmond!

 

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2015 NAFIPS Annual Conference and 5th World Conference on Soft Computing

Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Lotfi A. Zadeh’s first paper on “Fuzzy sets”

Redmond, Washington, USA, August 17-19, 2015

http://nafips2015.digipen.edu

 

Call for Papers

 

Venue

 

The 34th Annual Conference of NAFIPS (North American Fuzzy

Information Processing Society) will be held jointly with the 5th

World Conference on Soft Computing, at DigiPen Institute of

Technology,  a dedicated, world-renowned leader in education and

research in computer interactive technologies, located in Redmond,

Washington. Redmond is a paradise for both outdoor enthusiasts and

city lovers with its new town center. As the home of Microsoft, it

is one of the world’s most important technology hubs. It is a

gateway to Bellevue’s upscale living, Seattle’s vibrant

attractions, Washington’s wine country, and the Natural Wonders of

the Cascade range.

 

Aims and Scope

 

As a truly unique and international conference in the areas of

fuzzy sets and soft computing, 2015 NAFIPS meeting will bring

together scientists, engineers, students, and practitioners

working in fuzzy logic and related areas to present their recent

research accomplishments. The meeting offers a unique platform for

the exchange of ideas, fostering interaction and building

multidisciplinary research linkages.

 

Topics

The topics cover all aspects of fuzzy systems and their applications

including, but not limited to

• fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic
• mathematical foundations of fuzzy sets and fuzzy systems
• approximate reasoning, fuzzy inference models, and soft computing
• fuzzy decision analysis, decision making, optimization, and design
• fuzzy system architectures and hardware
• fuzzy methods in data analysis, statistics and imprecise probability
• fuzzy databases and information retrieval
• fuzzy pattern recognition and image processing
• fuzzy sets in management science
• fuzzy control and robotics
• possibility theory
• fuzzy sets and logic in ontology, web, and social networks
• fuzzy preference modeling
• fuzzy sets in operations research and manufacturing
• fuzzy database mining and financial forecasting
• fuzzy neural networks
• evolutionary and hybrid systems
• intelligent agents and ambient intelligence
• learning, adaptive, and evolvable fuzzy systems

 

Special Sessions

 

Proposals for special sessions concentrating on fundamentals,

algorithms, and innovative applications of fuzzy sets and soft

computing are welcome. Submission of proposals should include a

short description of the session, its relevance to the NAFIPS

meeting, and a list of potential contributors. Special sessions

will be open to all participants. Organizers of Special Sessions

will be responsible for the reviewing process of papers within

their session.

 

Best Paper Awards

 

Two awards will be given to authors of outstanding papers, one of

them for the best student paper award.

 

Important Dates

 

Special Session proposals due: January 23, 2015

Papers due: March 31, 2015 – deadline extended!

Final Papers and Early Registration: April 25, 2015

 

Contact: Barnabas Bede (bbede@digipen.edu)

 

Chairs

 

Honorary Chairs:

Lotfi A. Zadeh (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

Ali Abbasov (Minister of Communications and Information Technologies

of the Republic of Azerbaijan)

Claude Comair (President, DigiPen Institute of Technology, USA)

 

General Chair: Barnabas Bede (DigiPen Institute of Technology, USA)

 

General Co-Chairs:

Shahnaz Shahbazova (Azerbaijan Technical University)

Vladik Kreinovich (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)

Ronald R. Yager (Iona College, New York, USA)

Marek Z. Reformat (University of Alberta, Canada)

 

Advisory Co-Chairs:

Martine de Cock (Ghent University, Belgium)

Boris Kovalerchuk (Central Washington University, USA)

William Melek (University of Waterloo, Canada)

 

Local Organizing Committee Chairs:

Angela Kugler (DigiPen, USA)

Asli Celikyilmaz (Microsoft, USA)

 

Program Chairs:

Luciano Stefanini (University of Urbino, Italy),

Vladik Kreinovich (University of Texas at El Paso, USA)

Marek Reformat (University of Alberta, Canada)

 

Publicity Chairs:

Linnea Mobrand (DigiPen, USA)

Patrick Schafer (DigiPen, USA)

 

Publication Chair: Mark J. Wierman (Creighton University, USA)

 

Special Sessions Chair:

Fernando Gomide (University of Campinas, Brazil)