[alife] Update 3: 2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2016)

[IEEE WCCI 2016]

 Dear Colleague,

Greetings from IEEE WCCI 2016!

Below please find some updated information about 2016 IEEE World Congress
on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2016), which is financially
sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS), and jointly
sponsored by the International Neural Network Society (INNS), the
Evolutionary Programming Society (EPS), and the Institution of Engineering
and Technology (IET).

2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence Vancouver Convention
Centre, Vancouver, Canada
25-29 July 2016
www.wcci2016.org
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* Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2016*
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IEEE WCCI 2016 paper submission is now OPEN. Please submit your papers
through the IEEE WCCI 2016 online paper submission system at:
http://www.wcci2016.org/submission.php

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* Tutorial Speakers*
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   - Meta-heuristics for Multi-objective Optimization - By Carlos Coello
   - Applying Evolutionary Computation in Industrial Practice - By Erik D.
   Goodman
   - Automatic Algorithm Configuration: Methods, Applications, and
   Perspectives - By Thomas Stützle
   - Advances in Particle Swarm Optimization - By Andries Engelbrecht
   - Search Based Software Engineering: Foundations, Recent Advances,
   Challenges and Future Research Directions - By Marouane Kessentini
   - Data Stream Mining - By Leszek Rutkowski
   - Spiking Neural Networks: The Machine Learning Approach - By Nathan
   Scott and Nikola Kasabov
   - Learning from Unstructured Data Streams in Cybersecurity - By Seiichi
   Ozawa
   - Learning in Non-Stationary Environments - By Cesare Alippi and Manuel
   Roveri
   - Physics of the Mind - By Leonid I. Perlovsky
   - Passive and Active Control for a Lower-limb Rehabilitation Robot - By
   Zeng-Guang Hou
   - Big Data: Technologies and Computational Intelligence Approaches - By
   Isaac Triguero and Francisco Herrera
   - Fuzzy Logic and Machine Learning: A Tutorial - By Hamid Tizhoosh
   - Type-2 Fuzzy Ontology and Fuzzy Markup Language for Real-World
   Applications - By Chang-Shing Lee
   - A Sum-of-Squares Framework for Fuzzy Systems Modeling and Control:
   Beyond Linear Matrix Inequalities - By Kazuo Tanaka
   - Tutorial on Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Systems - By Christian Wagner, Jon
   Garibaldi and Robert John

More tutorials will be announced soon. For more information, please visit:
http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=tutorial?sd=t_info

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*  Workshops*
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IEEE WCCI 2016 is pleased to confirm the following Workshops:

   - “Computational Energy Management in Smart Grids” - Organized by
   Stefano Squartini, Derong Liu, Francesco Piazza, Dongbin Zhao and Haibo He
   - “Neuromorphic Computing and Cyborg Intelligence” - Organized by Huajin
   Tang, Gang Pan, Arindam Basu and Luping Shi

For more information about the workshops, please visit:
http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=workshop?sd=w_ijcnn

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*  Panel Sessions*
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IEEE WCCI 2016 is pleased to confirm a Panel Session on “How to Publish
Your Research Papers in IEEE CIS Transactions?”

Members of the panel session include,

   - Derong Liu: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and
   Learning Systems
   - Chin-Teng Lin: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
   - Kay Chen Tan: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary
   Computation
   - Graham Kendall: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Computational
   Intelligence and AI in Games
   - Angelo Cangelosi: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Autonomous
   Mental Development
   - Hisao Ishibuchi: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Computational Intelligence
   Magazine
   - David B. Fogel: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE CIS Book Series
   - Jacek M. Zurada: IEEE Life Fellow, Past IEEE VP-Technical Activities
   - Witold Pedrycz: IEEE Fellow
   - Nikhil R. Pal (Moderator): IEEE CIS Vice-President for Publications


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*   Sponsorship Opportunities*
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We invite you to be a sponsor of the IEEE WCCI 2016, and thus play an
essential role for the success of the flagship event of the IEEE
Computational Intelligence Society in 2016. A rich scientific program that
covers all the areas of computational intelligence - tutorials by leading
researchers in the field, a number of specialized workshops, exhibition of
products, companies and research centers - will make IEEE WCCI 2016 one of
the most influential conferences in the field of computational intelligence
and a key scientific and technological event in IT.

There are different ways you may provide support to IEEE WCCI 2016. For
further information, please contact: wcci2016 at gmail.com or visit:
http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php

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*   Exhibits Opportunities*
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The IEEE WCCI 2016 cordially invites industry representatives and
publishers to showcase innovative technologies in the area of computational
intelligence at the IEEE WCCI 2016 and support the Congress with your
active participation. The IEEE WCCI 2016 exhibits program is an opportunity
for your organization to showcase its offerings to the broadest
professional community of Computational Intelligence (CI) practitioners and
researchers. The Congress is advertised extensively through international
promotion activities that include: the Congress and other websites,
electronic and printed announcement brochures, scientific and technical
journals and magazines, professional and other networks. Your participation
in this prestigious event will be very beneficial to the delegates
attending and to bring your business focuses at an international level.

For further information, please contact: wcci2016 at gmail.com or visit:
http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php

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*  Special Sessions Proposal by 15 November 2015*
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Special session proposals are invited to the IEEE WCCI 2016. The special
session proposals submission deadline is 15 November 2015. 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. For more information about
provisionally accepted IEEE WCCI 2016 special sessions, please visit:
http://www.wcci2016.org/spsessions.php

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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
<http://www.wcci2016.org>*
*Alternatively we can also be reached on the following social media
platforms,*

   - https://www.facebook.com/wcci2016
   - https://twitter.com/wcci2016
   - http://www.weibo.com/wcci2016
   - http://t.qq.com/wcci2016

We look forward to welcoming you in Vancouver next year!

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