Springer
Sixth International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications (icSoftComp2024)
Bangkok, Thailand || December 10-12, 2024

Paper submission link: https://equinocs.springernature.com/service/icSoftComp2024

Conference website: https://www.charusat.ac.in/icSoftComp2024/

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Important Notes:
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- icSoftComp2024 follows a double-blind peer review system.
- Conference proceedings by Springer CCIS Series (Scopus indexed)
- The conference will be held in a hybrid mode: in-person and online
- Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions for a post-conference special issue of peer reviewed Scopus indexed journals.

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About the conference:
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2024 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications (icSoftComp2024) aims to provide an excellent international forum to the researchers, academicians, students, and professionals in the areas of computer science and engineering to present their research, knowledge, new ideas and innovations. It will exhibit an exciting technical program. It will also feature high-quality Tutorials and Workshops, Industry Panels and Exhibitions, as well as Keynotes from prominent research and industry leaders.

We are now open for technical paper submission, proposals for workshops/special sessions, and proposals for tutorials.

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Keynotes and invited talks:
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- Prof. Bharat Bhargava, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
- Massimiliano Cannata, SUPSI, Canobbio, Switzerland
- Flora Ferreira, University of Minho, Portugal
- Katarzyna Turoń, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
- Chinthaka Premachandra, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

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Organizing Committee:
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Honorary Chairs
- Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, MI, USA
- Witold Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Leszek Rutkowski, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
- Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
General Chairs
- Atul Patel, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
- Dilip Kumar Pratihar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
- Pawan Lingras, Saint Mary's University, Canada
Technical Program Chairs
- K. K. Patel, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
- Ashish Ghosh, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India
- KC Santosh, The University of South Dakota, SD, USA
- Gayatri Doctor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
- Gabriel Gomes de Oliveira, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil
- Ashis Jalote-Parmar, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

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Paper Submission:
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icSoftComp2024 solicits papers on all aspects of Soft computing and its engineering applications for a smart and better world.

The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to the following:

Track 1: Theory and Methods
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Ant colony theory
Approximate reasoning
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big Data analytics
Bio-inspired computing
Chaos theory
Cognitive science
Data mining and Knowledge discovery
Deep learning
Digital information processing
Evolutionary computing
Fuzzy set theory
Immunological computing
Knowledge virtualization
Machine learning
Modelling
Neural computing
Probabilistic reasoning
Rough sets
Swarm intelligence

Track 2: Systems and Applications
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Advanced intelligent systems
Agent-based systems
Agricultural informatics
Assistive systems
Autonomic and autonomous systems
Bioinformatics and scientific computing
Cognitive systems and applications
Complex systems
Computer forensics
Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
Human computer integration
Internet of Things (IoT)
Intrusion detection and Security intelligence
Mechatronics
Multi-agent systems
Natural language processing
Network and telecommunications systems
Optimization
Pattern recognition
Process control
Remote sensing system
Robotics
Signal processing
Time series forecasting
Web intelligence

Track 3: Hybrid Techniques
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Auxiliary hybridization
Embedded hybridization
Fuzzy-genetic approach
Neuro-evolutionary computing
Neuro-fuzzy computing
Sequential hybridization

Track 4: Soft Computing for Smart Sustainable World
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Smart cities
Smart governance
Smart healthcare
Smart homes and buildings
Smart social services
Smart transportation
Smart utilities
Smart vehicles
Smart villages

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Important Dates:
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Submission due: 15/08/2024
Acceptance Notification: 31/08/2024
Camera Ready Paper Submission due: According to notification
Last date of registration: According to notification
Conference dates: 10-12/12/2024

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Paper Publication:
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The accepted and presented papers will be published as proceedings with Springer in their prestigious Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series.
Indexed by Scopus, DBLP, Ei Compendex, Google Scholar, and Springerlink

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Journal Publication:
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Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article versions for a post-conference special issue of peer-reviewed journals.

If you have PhD degree and if you want to join as Technical Program Committee (TPC) member then please fill this Google form: https://forms.gle/2T6EwDeUUTWxuX9Q6

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Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)
(Center of Excellence by Govt. of Gujarat)
(Accredited "A+" grade by NAAC, GoI)
Changa, India
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