8th WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOFT COMPUTING

 

www.wconsc2021.com

 

Baku, Azerbaijan

December 13-15, 2021

 

Dedicated to Research Heritage and 100 anniversary birthday of

LOTFI A. ZADEH, UC Berkeley, CA, USA

 

Organized by:

* UC Berkeley, CA, USA

* Institute of Control System, National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan

* Azerbaijan Technical University

Supported by:

* Ministry of Transport Communications and High Technologies of

  Azerbaijan

* Ministry of Education, Azerbaijan

* National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan

* International Fuzzy Systems Association (IFSA)

* North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS)

                            

AIMS AND SCOPE

 

8th World Conference on Soft Computing, Baku 2021, aims to bring

together researchers, engineers and practitioners to present the

latest achievements and innovations in the multiple areas of soft

computing, to discuss thought-provoking developments and challenges,

to consider potential future directions. One of the objectives of

the conference is to encourage participation by young researchers;

to this end student papers will be given special consideration.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Regular Paper Submission               October 25, 2021

Notification of Acceptance              November 15, 2021

Final Paper Submission         November 25, 2021

Proposals for Special Sessions    October 15,  2021

Special Sessions Final Paper

  Submissions (by organizer)    November 15, 2021

 

TOPICS

Theories and Methods:

* Information Theory

* Uncertainty

* Bayesian and Probabilistic Methods

* Evidence and Possibility Theory

* Utility Theory

* Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic

* Approximate Reasoning

* Non-classical Logics

* Default Reasoning

* Belief Revision

* Argumentation

* Uncertainty in Cognition

* Graphical Models

* Knowledge Acquisition

* Information Fusion and Aggregation

* Knowledge Representation

* Ontologies

* Decision Support

* Cognitive Modeling

* Game Theory

* Multi-Criteria Decision Making

* Granular Computing

* Computing with Words

* Human-Centric Computing

* Rough Sets

* Evolutionary Computation

* Neural Networks

* Hybrid Architectures.

Applications and Tools:

* Intelligent and Multi-agent Systems

* Information Processing and Retrieval

* Intelligent Data Analysis

* Data Mining

* Machine Learning

* Database and Information Systems

* Intelligent Search

* Internet and Semantic Web

* Social Networks and Trust

* Multi-Media

* Control and Robotics

* Computer Vision

* Pattern Recognition

* Image Processing

* Medicine and Bioinformatics

* Finance, Software Engineering

* Industrial Engineering

* e-Commerce

* Security.

 

SPECIAL SESSION

Proposals for special sessions focusing on fundamental theories and

innovative applications of soft computing are welcome. Submission of

proposals should include a short description of the session, its

relevance to the conference, and a list of potential contributors.

Special sessions will be open to all participants. Organizers of

Special Sessions will be responsible for a reviewing process.

 

STUDENT PARTICIPATION

Student participation is highly encouraged, be it submitting and

presenting a paper, attending the conference, or volunteering at the

conference. The Program Committee will select the best student

papers prior to the conference. These papers will be presented at a

special session during the conference. The student author of the

best paper (based on both the written submission and the oral

presentation, to be selected during this session) will receive an

award.

 

ORGANIZE COMMITTEE

 

CO-CHAIRS:

S. Shankar Sastry (UC Berkeley, CA, USA)

A. Abbasov (Institute of Control System, National Academy of Scences,

   Azerbaijan)

V. Veliyev (Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan)

 

MEMBERS

 

Aminaga Sadichkov (Institute of Control System, National Academy of

  Sciences, Azerbaijan)

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

Chetin Elmas (Azerbaijan Technical University)

Shahnaz Shahbazova (Azerbaijan Technical University)

Janusz Kacprzyk (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

Vadim Stefanyuk (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)

Ildar Batyrshin (Mexican Petroleum Institute, Mexico)

Tofiq Babayev (Institute of Control System NASA, Azerbaijan)

Valentina E. Balas (University of Arad, Romania)

Laszlo Koczy (Budapest University, Hungary)

Elizabet Chang (UNSW Canberra)

Rasjid Alekperov (Institute Information Technologies, NASA, Azerbaijan)

 

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Rasim Alquliyev (Institute Information Technologies, NASA, Azerbaijan))

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

Shahnaz  N. Shahbazova (Azerbaijan Technical University)

Ronald R. Yager (USA)

Ildar Batyrshin (Center for Computing Research (CIC), Instituto

  Politecnico Nacional, Mexico)

 

PUBLICITY CHAIRS

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

Ildar Batyrshin (Center for Computing Research (CIC), Instituto

  Politecnico Nacional, Mexico)

 

ADVISORY CO-CHAIRS

Janusz Kacprzyk (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

Vadim Stefanyuk (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)

Laszlo Koczy (Budapest University, Hungary)

Telman Aliyev (Institute of Control System, National Academy of

  Sciences, Azerbaijan)

 

SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIRS

Fernando Gomide (University of Campinas, Brazil)

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

Ildar Batyrshin (Center for Computing Research (CIC), Instituto

  Politecnico Nacional, Mexico)

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative)

 

Abe Kandel (USA)

Ajith Abraham (USA)

Aldo Ventre (Italy)

Alekber Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

Ali Abbasov (Azerbaijan)

Anca Ralescu (USA)

Andrzej Bargiela (UK)

Asaf Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)

Bart Kosko (USA)

Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France)

Bernard de Baets (Belgium)

Bernard Widrow (USA)

Burhan Turksen (Turkey)

Carol Walker (USA)

Chang-Shing Lee (Taiwan)

Chetin Elmas (Azerbaijan)

Chin-Teng Lin (Taiwan)

Christer Carlsson (Finland)

Dan Ralescu (USA)

Didier Dubois (France)

Dimitar Filev (USA)

Elie Sanchez (France)

Enric Trillas (Spain)

Enrique Ruspini (Spain)

Etienne Kerre (Belgium)

Eyke Hullermeier (Germany)

Fernando Gomide (Brasil)

Fred Petry (USA)

Fikret Aliyev(Azerbaijan)

Gabriella Pasi (Italy)

Glenn Shafer (USA)

Guoqing Chen (China)

Hamid Berenji (USA)

Hans Zimmermann (Germany)

Hao Ying (USA)

Vilayet Veliyev (Azerbaijan)

Henri Prade (France)

Henrik Larsen (Denmark)

Hung Nguyen (USA)

Irina Perfilieva (Czech Republic)

Janusz Kacprzyk (Poland)

Javier Montero (Spain)

Jerry Mendel (USA)

Jim Bezdek (USA)

Jim Keller (USA)

Joao Carvalho (Portugal)

Jonathan Lee (Taiwan)

Jose Luis Verdegay (Spain)

Jozo Dujmovic (USA)

Kaoru Hirota (Japan)

Larry Hall (USA)

Lazlo Koczy (Hungary)

Luis Magdalena (Spain)

Madan Gupta (Canada)

Masuma Mammadova (Azerbaijan)

Michael Berthold (Germany)

Michio Sugeno (Japan)

Miguel Delgado (Spain)

Mo Jamshidi (USA)

Nikhil Pal (India)

Oscar Castillo (Mexico)

Paul Wang (USA)

Peter Klement (Austria)

Piero Bonissone (USA)

Qorchmaz Imanov (Azerbaijan)

Rafiq Aliev (Azerbaijan)

Ramin Rzayev (Azerbaijan)

Ramiz Aliquliyev (Azerbaijan)

Ramon Lopez deMantaras (Spain)

Rita Ribeiro (Portugal)

Ronald R. Yager(USA)

Sankar Pal (India)

Settimo Termini (Italy)

Shahnaz N. Shahbazova (Azerbaijan)

Slawomir Zadrozny (Poland)

T. Y. Lin (USA)

Telman Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

Tom Sudkamp (USA)

Tomohiro Takagi (Japan)

Trevor Martin (UK)

Vadim Stefanyuk (Russia)

Vagif Qasimov (Azerbaijan)

Valerie Cross (USA)

Vilem Novak (Czech Republic)

Vincenzo Loia (Italy)

Vladik Kreinovich (USA)

Witold Pedrycz (Canada)