[alife] SoCPaR 2011 - Second Call for Papers

[Ajith Abraham]

*** SoCPaR 2011 - Second Call for Papers ***


Third International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern
Recognition (SoCPaR 2011)

Dalian, China

October 14-16, 2011

http://www.mirlabs.net/socpar11
http://www.mirlabs.org/socpar11

Plenary Speakers:
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- Henri Prade, France
- Francesco Marcelloni, Italy
- Fuchun Sun, China
- Jeng-shyang Pan, Taiwan

Technically Sponsored by:
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IEEE IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society - Spanish Chapter
IEEE Signal Processing Society, Tainan Chapter
IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Society (pending approval)

Technically Supported by:
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Technical Committee on Soft Computing of IEEE Systems Man and
Cybernetics Society

Technical Committee on Granular Computing of IEEE Systems Man and
Cybernetics Society


Publication: IEEE
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Objective:
The aspiration of SoCPaR 2011 is to bring together worldwide leading
researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators interested in
advancing the state of the art in soft computing and pattern
recognition for exchanging knowledge that encompasses a broad range of
disciplines among various distinct communities. It is hoped that
researchers will bring new prospect for collaboration across
disciplines and gain idea facilitating novel breakthrough. The 3-day
conference will feature prominent keynote speakers,
workshop,tutorials, poster and paper presentation in parallel tracks.
SoCPaR 2011 invites novel contributions/papers of soft computing and
pattern recognition from fundamental aspects to various practical
applications.

Topics:

** Soft Computing and Applications **

Evolutionary computing
Swarm intelligence
Artificial immune systems
Fuzzy Sets
Uncertainty analysis
Fractals
Rough Sets
Support vector machines
Artificial neural networks
Case Based Reasoning
Wavelets
Hybrid intelligent systems
Nature inspired computing techniques
Machine learning
Ambient intelligence
Hardware implementations

** Pattern Recognition and Applications **

Information retrieval
Data Mining
Web Mining
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Bio-informatics
Information security
Network security
Steganography
Biometry
Remote sensing
Medical Informatics
E-commerce
Signal Processing
Control systems

Author Guidelines:
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Submission of paper should be made through the submission link:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socpar11
(http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socpar11)
Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your
manuscript. All accepted papers will be compiled in conference
proceedings published by the IEEE. It is mandatory at least an author
registers for every paper that is included in the conference
proceedings. Proceedings will be made available during the conference.
Expanded versions of SoCPaR 2011 selected papers will be published in
special issues of internationally referred journals (SCI/SCIE).

Important Dates:
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Deadline for Paper Submission: June 15, 2011

Notification for Acceptance: July 15, 2011

Camera ready submission and author registration : August 05, 2011

Call for Workshops and Special Sessions
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SoCPaR 2011 is seeking original high quality Special Sessions and
Workshops on focused discussion addressing innovative research
highlighting significant topics and emerging issues which are related
to the conference theme and with the desired expertise.
Interdisciplinary session themes are strongly sought after. Each
special session resembles a mini-conference within the main SoCPaR
meeting will run throughout the conference in parallel to other tracks
(except the keynote presentations).

Important Dates:
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Deadline for Special Session Proposal Submission : May 15, 2011

Deadline for Workshop Proposal Submission : May 15, 2011

Notification for Acceptance(Special Session and Workshop): May 20, 2011

SoCPaR 2011 Organizing team:
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General Chairs
Ajith Abraham, MIR Labs, USA
Hongbo Liu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Fuchun Sun, Tsinghua University, China

Program Chairs
Cheng Guo, Dalian Maritime University, China
Seán McLoone, National University of Ireland, Ireland
Emilio Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain


Information Contact:
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Ajith Abraham
ajith.abraham at ieee.org

or

Hongbo Liu
Dalian Maritime University (DLMU)
Email: lhb at dlut.edu.cn