[alife] 2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence - Call for Papers

[WCCI 2016]

Dear Researcher,
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*2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence*
Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada
25-29 July 2016
wcci2016.org <http://www.wcci2016.org/>
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On behalf of the IEEE WCCI 2016 Organizing Committee, it is our great
pleasure to invite you to the bi-annual IEEE World Congress on
Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI), which is the largest technical
event in the field of computational intelligence. The IEEE WCCI 2016 will
host three conferences: The 2016 International Joint Conference on Neural
Networks (IJCNN 2016), the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy
Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2016), and the 2016 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary
Computation (IEEE CEC 2016) under one roof. It encourages
cross-fertilization of ideas among the three big areas and provides a forum
for intellectuals from all over the world to discuss and present their
research findings on computational intelligence.
IEEE WCCI 2016 will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver,
Canada. Vancouver is Canada's Pacific gem, offering a winning combination
of world-class hotels, meeting venues, and restaurants in a setting of
spectacular beauty. Few convention cities can offer such a wide range of
cosmopolitan amenities in a downtown core that is safe, clean, pedestrian
friendly, and stunning in its backdrop of mountains and ocean.
IJCNN is a flagship conference of the International Neural Network Society
and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. It covers a wide range of
topics in the field of neural networks, from biological neural network
modeling to artificial neural computation. FUZZ-IEEE is a premier
conference in the field of fuzzy systems. It covers all topics in fuzzy
systems, from theory to applications. IEEE CEC is a premier event in the
field of evolutionary computation, and covers all topics in evolutionary
computation from theory to applications. Papers for IEEE WCCI 2016 should
be submitted electronically through the congress website, and will be
refereed by experts in the fields and ranked based on the criteria of
originality, significance, quality and clarity.
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society has maintained its position as a
leader of journals in computational intelligence. According to the 2013
Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports (JCR), CIS journals sustained
their status as premier scholarly publications, earning high rankings in
the Impact Factor report.

   - IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (IF: 4.370)
   - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (IF: 6.306)
   - IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (IF: 5.545)
   - IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games (IF:
   1.167)
   - IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development (IF: 1.348)
   - IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (IF: 2.706)

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*Special Sessions, Tutorials, Competitions & Workshops*
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*Special Sessions:*
Special session proposals are invited to the 2016 IEEE WCCI. Special
session proposals should include the title, aim and scope (including a list
of main topics), and the names of the organizers of the special session,
together with a short biography of all organizers. A list of potential
contributors will be very helpful. All special sessions proposals should be
submitted to the Special Sessions Chairs.
*Tutorials:*
The IEEE WCCI 2016 solicits proposals for tutorials aimed at researchers,
students and practicing professionals. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity
to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in computational
intelligence. If you are interested in proposing a tutorial, would like to
recommend someone who might be interested, or have questions about
tutorials, please contact one of the Tutorials Co-Chairs most appropriate
to your topic (and copy your email to other Tutorials Co-Chairs).
*Competitions:*
Prospective competition organizers are invited to submit their proposals to
the Competitions Chair. A common website for all accepted competitions will
be provided on the congress website, for which a link to the homepage of
each competition maintained by their organizers independently will be
provided.
*Workshops:*
The IEEE WCCI 2016 invites proposals for workshops to be held in
conjunction with the main event. The overall purpose of a workshop is to
provide participants with the opportunity to present and discuss novel
research ideas on active and emerging topics of Computational Intelligence.
Topics of the proposed workshops should therefore be aligned with those set
forth in the call for papers for the main event. Prospective workshop
organizers are invited to submit their proposals to the Workshops Chair.
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*Important Dates*
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   - Special Session & Workshop Proposals Deadline: 15 November 2015
   - Competition & Tutorial Proposals Deadline: 15 December 2015
   - Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2016
   - Paper Acceptance Notification Date: 15 March 2016
   - Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline: 15 April 2016
   - IEEE WCCI 2016: 25-29 July 2016

For more information on the congress, please visit: www.wcci2016.org

2016 IEEE WCCI General Co-Chairs,
Kay Chen Tan, Gary G. Yen