7^th World Conference on Soft Computing

Dedicated to   Research Heritage of LOTFI A. ZADEH

UC Berkeley, CA, USA

May 28-31, 2018, Baku, Azerbaijan

www.wconsc.org

7th World Conference on Soft Computing, Baku 2018, 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 – February 16, 2018

Notification of Acceptance   -February 28, 2018

Final Paper Submission      –March 25, 2018

Early Registration                –March 25, 2018

  Proposals for Special Sessions-February1, 2018    

  Special Sessions Final Paper Submission (by organizer)  -March 25, 2018

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 SESSIONS

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.

COMMITTEES:

HONORARY CONFERENCE CHAIR

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

GENERAL CHAIR

Shahnaz  N. Shahbazova (Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan, shahbazova@gmail.com)

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Ronald Yager  (IONA kollege, New York)          

Janusz Kacprzyk  (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Vadim Stefanyuk  (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) 

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

Ildar Batyrshin  (Mexican Petroleum Institute, Mexico)

Marek Reformat  (University of Alberta, Canada)

Shahnaz  N. Shahbazova (AzTU, Azerbaijan)

ADVISORY CO-CHAIRS

Janusz Kacprzyk  (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

Vadim Stefanyuk  (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) 

Shahnaz  N. Shahbazova  (Azerbaijan Technical University)

Yuriy Kondratenko(Petro Mohylo Black Sea National Uni.,Ukraine)

 Annamaria R.Varonyu-Koczy(Obuda University, Hungary Laszlo Koczy (Budapest University, Hungary

SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIRS 

Valentina Emilia Balas () Aurel Vklaicu University of Arad, Romania)

Fernando Gomide (University of Campinas, Brazil)

Bijan Tadayon (Washington,USA)

  Vladik Kreinovich  (University of Texas at El Paso, USA

Ashok Deshpande (University of Puna, India)

LOCAL ORGANAZING COMMITTEE

Shahnaz  N. Shahbazova

(Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan)

Saied Tadayon (Washington, USA)

Sabina  Shahbazzade(UC Berkeley, CA,USA)

PUBLICITY CHAIR

 Rasim Abdullayev  (Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan)

Chimnaz Shahbazzade(UC Berkeley, CA,USA)