The 2024 20th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2024) will be held from 29-31 July 2024 in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, located in the Pearl River Delta in southern China, is a city of profound history and rich culture. As one of the most economically vibrant provinces in China, Guangzhou is renowned for its strategic geographical location and thriving business trade. With a history spanning over two thousand years, the city's architecture combines traditional Chinese design with the influences of diverse cultures, showcasing Guangzhou's unique cultural heritage. Modern landmarks like the Canton Tower leave a lasting impression, while historical sites such as the Chen Clan Academy display the exquisite craftsmanship of traditional Lingnan architecture. Guangzhou is globally acclaimed for its rich Cantonese cuisine, offering a variety of delectable dishes from street food to upscale restaurants. Whether cruising along the Pearl River to admire the city's night skyline or strolling through Yuexiu Park for a moment of tranquility, Guangzhou presents a captivating blend of deep historical roots, modern vitality, and cultural diversity.

As with the past ICNC-FSKD conferences, all papers in conference proceedings will be submitted to EI Compendex, Scopus, and ISTP (ISI Proceedings). ICNC-FSKD 2005-2023 have all been indexed in EI Compendex.

ICNC-FSKD is a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of data mining and intelligent methods inspired from nature, particularly biological, linguistic, and physical systems, with applications to computers, circuits, systems, control, communications, and more. This is an exciting and interdisciplinary area in which a wide range of theory and methodologies are being investigated and developed to tackle complex and challenging problems. The registration fee includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions.

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts written in English. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field based on originality, significance, quality and clarity. Authors should use the Latex style files or MS-Word templates obtained from the conference site to format their papers. Authors should submit PDF files of their manuscripts via the online submission system. Submissions imply that the papers have not been submitted elsewhere and will not be submitted elsewhere for publications before the review decisions of this conference.


Submissions of papers describing original work in, but not limited to, the following topics are enthusiastically encouraged.

* Neural Computation - Deep Learning; Recurrent Neural Networks Support Vector Machines and Statistical Neural Network Models; Unsupervised and Semi-supervised Learning Neural Networks.
* Evolutionary Computation - Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms; Particle Swarm Optimization and Ant Colony Optimization; Multi-Objective Optimization; Artificial Life and Artificial Immune Systems; Intelligent Agents; Quantum Computing; Molecular, DNA, Membrane, and Cultural Computing.
* Fuzzy Theory and Algorithms - Fuzzy theory and models; Rough Set; Granular Computation; Uncertainty Management
* Natural Computation Applications - Data analysis; Image, speech and signal processing; Vision and multimedia; Control and robotics, Decision and support.
* Knowledge Discovery Foundations- Association Rules; Classification; Clustering; Privacy Preserving Data Mining; Statistical Methods for Data Mining; Parallel/Distributed Data Mining; Knowledge Management; Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
* Knowledge Discovery in Specific Domains - Big data, Multimedia, Text, Web and the Internet, Graphic model discovery, Software warehouse and software mining, Bioinformatics, Financial engineering.
* Information Technology for Knowledge Discovery - Data engineering; Signal processing and multimedia; Communications and networking; Software engineering; Automation, robotics, and control; Distributed systems and computer hardware.


Important dates:
Submission Deadline: 10 March 2024
Review Decision Notification: 10 April 2024
Author Registration and Final Paper Submission: 10 May 2024
Conference: 29-13 July 2024