Honorary Chair
Deogratius Jaganyi, University of KwaZulu-Natal

General Chairs
Nelishia Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Andries Engelbrecht, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA

PC Chairs
Václav Snášel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
M.C. Du Plessis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Local Organizing Committee
Clive Frankland, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Thambo Nyathi, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Surafel Tilahun, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tatenda Chareka, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Kevin Igwe, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Publication Chair
Azah Kamilah Muda, UTeM, Malaysia

Publicity Chair
TBA

International Advisory Board
Aboul Ella Hassanien, University of Cairo, Egypt
Adel Alimi, Universit de Sfax, Sfax - Tunisia
André Ponce de Leon F de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Bruno Apolloni, University of Milano, Italy
Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa, Italy
Francisco Herrera, University of Granada, Spain
Hideyuki Takagi, Kyushu University, Japan
Imre J Rudas, Obuda University, Hungary
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Khairul Salleh Mohamed Sahari, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Krzysztof Cios, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Ronald R. Yager, Iona College, USA
Sankar Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Sebastián Ventura, University of Cordoba, Spain
Witold Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Canada
Yuehui Chen, Jinan University, China

Technical Program Committee
Ajay Somkuwar, National Institute of Technology, India
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, United States
Alex James, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Alexander Mendiburu, The University of the Basque Country, Spain
Alicia Troncoso, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Amelia Zafra Gómez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Amit Dutta, Barkatullah University, India
Amitava Chatterjee, Jadavpur University, India
Ana Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Anália Lourenço, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Anan Banharnsakun, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Anazida Zainal, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Andrea Corradini, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Andrew L. Nelson, Androtics LLC, United States
Anna Jordanous, University of Kent, United Kingdom
Antonio Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Antonio LaTorre, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Ashwani Kush, Kurukshetra University, India
Azah Kamilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Babak Amiri, The University of Sydney, Australia
Bahareh Asadi, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Bingwei He, Fuzhou University, China
Bruno Rossi, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Carlos Alberto Ochoa Ortiz, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Carlos Fernandez Llatas, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Carlos Pereira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Cerasela Crisan, "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau, Romania
Cesar Torres, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
Chi Kin Chow, University of Hong Kong, China
Christine Largeron, Université Jean Monnet, France
Chin-Shiuh Shieh, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan
Chun Wei Lin, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Crina Grosan, Babes-Bolyai University, Norway
Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Diaf Moussa, Université Mouloud Mammeri, Algeria
Eduardo Solteiro Pires, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
Eiji Uchino, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Eliska Ochodkova, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Elpida Tzafestas, University of Athens, Greece
Eunice Lopez Camacho, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
Fabrício Olivetti de França, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
Fernando Corinto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Gai Ge Wang, Jiangsu Normal University, China
Georgy Sofronov, Macquarie University, Australia
Hana Rezankova, University of Economics, Czech Republic
Heder Bernardino, Universidade Federal de Juiz de For a, Brazil
Holger Morgenstern, Sachverstaendigenbuero Morgenstern, Germany
I. G. P. Asto Buditjahjanto, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Irene Moser, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Ivo Pereira, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Jan Platoš, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
János Botzheim, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Javier Bajo, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Javier Sedano, Technological Institute of Castilla y Leon, Spain
Jean Loup Guillaume, Université de La Rochelle, France
Jer Lang Hong, Taylors University, Malaysia
Jih Fu Tu, St. Johns University, United States
João Calado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
João Paulo Pereira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Joao Rocha, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Jorge Bernardino, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Jose Carlos Ortiz Bayliss, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
José M. Merigó, University of Barcelona, Spain
José Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
José Ramón Villar, University of Oviedo, Spain
José Raúl Romero, University of Córdoba, Spain
Jose Santos, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
Joseph Spring, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Joseph Alexander Brown, University of Guelph, Canada
Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan
Kang Tai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Katsuhiro Honda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Kazuaki Masuda, Kanagawa University, Japan
Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan
Keeley Crockett, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Konstantinos Parsopoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece
Korhan Karabulut, Yaşar Üniversitesi, Turkey
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China
Kyriakos Kritikos, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) Hellas, Greece
Laurence Amaral, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Lee Chang Yong, Kongju National University, Korea
Leocadio G. Casado, University of Almería, Spain
Leonilde Varela, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Long Thành Ngô, Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam
Luis Coelho, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Manuel Graña, The University of the Basque Country, Spain
Mansaf Alam , Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Maria José Angélico, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Mark Embrechts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
Martin Lukac, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Mehul Raval, Ahmedabad University, India
Miguel Ángel Veganzones, GIPSA-lab, Grenoble INP, France
Miguel Rocha, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Mohamed Shojafar, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Mohd Faizal Abdollah, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Mourad Abbas, Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique sur le Développement de La Langue Arabe, Algeria
Mrutyunjaya Panda, Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement, India
Navin Kumar Agrawal, Sagar Institute of Research Technology and Science, India
Nelishia Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nohe Ramon Cazarez Castro, Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, Mexico
Ondrej Matustik, University of Economics, Czech Republic
Otoniel Lopez Granado, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
Patrick Siarry, Universit de Paris, France
Paula Peres, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Paulo Gonçalves, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Pavel Kromer, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Petrica Claudiu Pop, North University of Baia Mare, Romania
Piotr Porwik, University of Silesia, Poland
Radu Codrut David, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Rafael Corchuelo, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Ramachandram Sirandas, Osmania University, India
Razib Hayat Khan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Renaud Lambiotte, Université de Namur, Belgium
Richard Duro, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
Rushed Kanawati, Université Paris 13, France
Ryotaro Kamimura, Tokai Univerisity, Japan
Seema Purohit, Navinchandra Mehta Institute of Technology and Development, India
Shing Chiang Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Shinichi Shirakawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Shu Fen Tu, Chinese Culture University, China
Suhas Chelian, HRL Laboratories LLC, United States
Suicheng Gu, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Sumithra Devi K. A., Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, India
Sung Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Sunil Kumar Jha, Banaras Hindu University, India
Sushil Kulkarni, University of Mumbai, India
Sven Tomforde, Universität Augsburg, Germany
Swati V. Chande, International School of Informatics and Management, India
Toshiharu Hatanaka, Osaka University, Japan
Trong Hai Duong, Ho Chi Minh City International University, Vietnam
Trung Thanh Nguyen, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Tzung Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Ulrich Rueckert, Universität Paderborn, Germany
Usha Mehta, Nirma University, India
Vasif Ahmed, Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, India
Vidya Dhamdhere, GHRACM, India
Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy
Vivek Deshpande, MIT College of Engineering, India
Wei Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Wladyslaw Homenda, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Wu Chih Hu, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Xianneng Li, Waseda University, Japan
Yannis Marinakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Yau Hwang Kuo, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Yong Wang, Central South University, China
Yun Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Yusuke Nojima, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Zita Vale, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal