Organizing Committees

Patron
Ramachandran Thekkedath, Hon. Vice-Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

General Chairs
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, USA
Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia
Sebastian Ventura, University of Córdoba, Spain

Technical Program Committee Chairs
Ronald Yager, Machine Intelligence Insititute, Iona College, USA
Vaclav Snasel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Azah Kamilah Muda, UTeM, Malaysia

Organizing Chair
Philip Samuel, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India

International Advisory Board
Aboul Ella Hassanien, Cairo University, Egypt
Adel M. Alimi, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Andre Carvalho, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
David Peter S, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Emilio Corchado, University of Salamanca,Spain
Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa, Italy
Francisco Herrera, University of Granada,Spain
Henri Prade, IRIT, France
Hideyuki Takagi, Kyushu University , Japan
Hisao Ishibuchi, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Jeng-Shyang Pan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Joydeep Ghosh, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Jun Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK.
K. Poulose Jacob, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Krzysztof Cios, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Mo Jamshidi, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
P S Sreejith, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Rajib Mall, IIT Kharagpur, India
Sankar Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Shahrin Sahib, UTeM, Malaysia
Witold Pedrycz, Uinversity of Alberta, Canada
Yuehui Chen, University of Jinan , China

Finance and Registration Chair
 Geetam Tomar, MIR Labs, Gwalior, India
Workshop Chairs
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
S.Ramakrishnan, Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering & Technology, India

Special Session Chairs
Cristóbal Romero, University of Córdoba, Spain
Pietro Ducange, University of Pisa, Italy

Publicity Chairs
Yun-Huoy Choo, UTeM, Malaysia
Siby Abraham, University of Mumbai, India


Web Master
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China

International Program Committee
Abdel hamid Bouchachia, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Abd. Samad Hasan Basari, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Abdelhamid Bouchachia, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Abdul Shibghatullah, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Abraham Duarte, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Adel Fazel, Griffith University, Australia
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, United States
Akhil Garg, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Akira Asano, Kansai University, Japan
Alberto Bugarín, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Alberto Cano, University of Córdoba, Spain
Alberto Fernández, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
Alberto Álvarez, European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain
Alejandro Guerra Hernández, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Alex James, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management - Kerala, India
Alex Pinto, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil
Alexandru Floares, Romania
Alma Gómez, University of Vigo, Spain
Amelia Zafra Gómez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Amparo Fuster-Sabater, Institute of Applied Physics (C.S.I.C.), Spain
Ana Lorena, Federal University of ABC, Brazil
Anazida Zainal, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Andre Carvalho, University of São Paulo, Brazil
André Coelho, University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Andreas Koenig, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
Angelo Ciaramella, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Italy
Anna Bartkowiak, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Anna Fanelli, Università di Bari, Italy
Antonio J. Tallón-Ballesteros, University of Seville, Spain 
Antonio Peregrin, University of Huelva, Spain
Anusuriya Devaraju, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Aranzazu Jurio, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Ashish Umre, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Ashraf Saad, Armstrong Atlantic State University, United States
Ayeley Tchangani, University Toulouse III, France
Aymeric Histace, Université Cergy-Pontoise, France
Azah Kamilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Bartosz Krawczyk, Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Beatriz Pontes, University of Seville, Spain
Brijesh Verma, Central Queensland University, Australia
Carlos Barranco, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Carlos Cano, University of Granada, Spain
Carlos Fernandes, GeNeura Team, Spain
Carlos Garcia-Martinez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Carlos Lopezmolina, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Carlos Morell, Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Cuba
César Hervás-Martínez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Chang-Shing Lee, National University of Tainan, Taiwan
Chao-Chun Chen, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan
Chia-Feng Juang, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
Chin-Chen Chang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Chris Cornelis, Ghent University, Belgium
Chuan-Kang Ting, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
Chu-Hsing Lin, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Coral del Val, University of Granada, Spain
Corrado Mencar, Università di Bari, Italy
Crina Grosan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Cristina Rubio-Escudero, University of Sevilla, Spain
Cristóbal J. Carmona, University of Jaén, Spain
Cristóbal Romero, University of Córdoba, Spain
Dalia Kriksciuniene, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Daniel Paternain, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Daniele Caso, Poste Italiane, Italy
David Becerra-Alonso, ETEA-INSA, Spain
David Ramos-Valcarcel, University of Vigo, Spain
Detlef Seese, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany
Eduardo López Domínguez, Laboratorio Nacional de Informatica Avanzada (LANIA A.C.), Mexico
Edurne Barrenechea, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Efrén Mezura-Montes, Laboratorio Nacional de Informatica Avanzada (LANIA A.C.), Mexico
Eiji Uchino, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Eliska Ochodkova, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Elizabeth Goldbarg, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Emaliana Kasmuri, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Enrique Herrera-Viedma, University of Granada, Spain
Enrique Yeguas, University of Córdoba, Spain
Eulalia Szmidt, Systems Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Eva Gibaja, University of Córdoba, Spain
Federico Divina, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Fernando Bobillo, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Fernando Delaprieta, University of Salamanca, Spain
Fernando Gomide, University of Campinas, Brazil
Fernando Jimenez, University of Murcia, Spain
Francesc J. Ferri, Universitat de València, Spain
Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa, Italy
Francisco Fernández Navarro, University of Córdoba, Spain
Francisco Gómez-Vela, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Francisco Herrera, University of Granada, Spain
Francisco Martínez-Álvarez, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Francisco Martínez-Estudillo, University of Córdoba, Spain
Frank Klawonn, University of Applied Sciences Baunschweig, Germany
Gabriel Luque, University of Málaga, Spain
Gede Pramudya, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Giacomo Fiumara, University of Messina, Italy
Giovanna Castellano, Università di Bari, Italy
Giovanni Acampora, University of Salerno, Italy
Girijesh Prasad, University of Ulster, United Kingdom
Gladys Castillo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Gloria Bordogna, CNR IDPA, Italy
Gregg Vesonder, AT&T Labs – Research, United States
Hector-Gabriel Acosta-Mesa, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Huiyu Zhou, Queen's University belfast, United Kingdom
Ilkka Havukkala, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, New Zealand
Imre Lendák, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Intan Ermahani A. Jalil, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Isabel Nunes, UNL/FCT, Portugal
Isabel S. Jesus, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Ivan Garcia-Magariño, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
J. Miguel A. Luz, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Jacek Mazurkiewicz, Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Jae Oh, Syracuse University, United States
Jan Martinovic, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jan Platoš, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Javier Pérez, University of Salamanca, Spain
Javier Sedano, Technological Institute of Castilla y Leon, Spain
Jesús Alcalá-Fdez, University of Granada, Spain
Jesús Serrano-Guerrero, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Jitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska, United States
João Bertini, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Joaquín López Fernández, University of Vigo, Spain
Jorge Núñez Mc Leod, Institute of C.E.D.I.A.C, Argentina
Jose A. Lagares, Spain
Jose Alonso, European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain
Jose Luis Perez de la Cruz, University of Málaga, Spain
José M. Merigó, University of Barcelona, Spain
José Peña, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
José Raúl Romero, University of Córdoba, Spain
Jose Tenreiro Machado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
José Valente De Oliveira, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Jose Villar, Oviedo University, Spain
Jose-María Luna, University of Córdoba, Spain
Juan Botia, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Juan Gomez-Romero, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Juan J. Flores, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico
Juan Vidal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Juan-Luis Olmo, University of Córdoba, Spain
Julio Cesar Nievola, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
Jun Zhang, Waseda University, Japan
Jyh-Horng Chou, National Kaohsiung First Univ. of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Kang Tai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Kaori Yoshida, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan
Kelvin Lau, University of York, United Kingdom
Keshav Dahal, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Kubilay Ecerkale, Turkish Air Force Academy, Turkey
Kumudha Raimond, Karunya University, India
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China
Leandro Coelho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
Lee Chang-Yong, Kongju National University, Korea
Leida Li, University of Mining and Technology, China
Leon Wang, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Liang Zhao, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Liliana Ironi, IMATI-CNR, Italy
Luciano Stefanini, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
Ludwig Simone, North Dakota State University, United States
Luigi Troiano, University of Sannio, Italy
Luka Eciolaza, European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain
M. A. Burhanuddin, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Macarena Espinilla Estevez, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
Manuel Graña, University of Basque Country, Spain
Manuel Lama, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Manuel Mucientes, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Marco Cococcioni, University of Pisa, Italy
Maria Antonietta Pascali, Signals and Images Laboratory ISTI-CNR, Italy
Maria Jose Del Jesus, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
María Luque Rodriguez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Maria Nicoletti, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
María Teresa Lamata, University of Granada, Spain
Maria Torsello, Università di Bari, Italy
Mariantonietta Noemi La Polla, IIT-CNR, Italy
Mario Giovanni C.A. Cimino, University of Pisa, Italy
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Martine De Cock, Ghent University, Belgium
Mashanum Osman, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Micael S. Couceiro, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Michael Blumenstein, Griffith University, Australia
Michal Krátký, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Michal Wozniak, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
Michela Antonelli, University of Pisa, Italy
Mikel Galar, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Milos Kudelka, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Min Wu, Oracle, United States
Nabin Sharma, Griffith University, Australia
Nicandro Cruz-Ramirez, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Noor Azilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Norberto Díaz-Díaz, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain
Norton González, University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Nurulakmar Emran, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Olgierd Unold, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland 
Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico
Ovidio Salvetti, ISTI-CNR, Italy
Ozgur Koray Sahingoz, Turkish Air Force Academy, Turkey
Pablo Villacorta, University of Granada, Spain
Patrick Siarry, Universit de Paris, France
Paulo Carrasco, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Paulo Moura Oliveira, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
Paweł Skrobanek, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
Pedro González, University of Jaén, Spain
Philip Samuel, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Pierre-François Marteau, Universite de Bretagne Sud, France
Pietro Ducange, University of Pisa, Italy
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Qieshi Zhang, Waseda University, Japan
Qinghan Xiao, Defence R&D Canada, Canada
Radu-Codrut David, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Rafael Bello, Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba
Ramin Halavati, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Ramiro Barbosa, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Ramon Sagarna, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Richard Jensen, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Rituraj Kunwar, Indian Institute of Science, India
Robert Berwick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Roberto Armenise, Poste Italiane, Italy
Robiah Yusof, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Roman Neruda, Institute of Computer Science, Czech Republic
S. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, India
Sabrina Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Sadaaki Miyamoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Santi Llobet, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Satrya Fajri Pratama, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Saurav Karmaka, Georgia State University, United States
Sazalinsyah Razali, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Sebastián Ventura, University of Córdoba, Spain
Selva Rivera, Institute of C.E.D.I.A.C, Argentina
Shang-Ming Zhou, University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom
Siby Abraham, University of Mumbai, India
Silvia Poles, EnginSoft, Italy
Silvio Bortoleto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Siti Rahayu Selamat, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Steven Guan, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Sung-Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Swati V. Chande, International School of Informatics and Management, India
Sylvain Piechowiak, Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis, France
Takashi Hasuike, Osaka University, Japan
Teresa Ludermir, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Thomas Hanne, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland
Tomasz Babczyński, Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Tzung-Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Urszula Markowska-Kaczmar, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
Vaclav Snasel, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Valentina Colla, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy
Victor Hugo Menendez Domínguez, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy
Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy
Virgilijus Sakalauskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Viriato M. Marques, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Vivek Deshpande, MIT College of Engineering, India
Vladimir Filipovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Vu Nguyen, Vietnam
Wei-Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Wen-Yang Lin, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Wilfried Elmenreich, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Yasuo Kudo, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
Ying-Ping Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Yun-Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Yunyi Yan, Xidian University, China
Yusuke Nojima, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Zofia Kruczkiewicz, Politechnika Wrocławska, Poland
Zurina Saaya, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics, Ireland