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
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
Abdel Ouahab Boudraa, École Navale, France
Abdelhamid Bouchachia, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
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
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
Arshin Rezazadeh, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran
Azah Kamilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Barbara Hammer, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany
Biju Issac, Teesside University, United Kingdom
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
Cheng Hung Chen, National Formosa University, Taiwan
Chi Keong Goh, Advanced Technology Centre, Rolls-Royce, Singapore
Chi Kin Chow, University of Hong Kong, China
Chin Shiuh Shieh, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan
Chun Wei Lin, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Clerc Maurice, Independent Consultant on Optimisation, France
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
Ender Ozcan, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Eric Antonelo, Ghent University, Belgium
Eunice Lopez Camacho, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
Fabrício Olivetti de França, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
Fady Alnajjar, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
Fernando Corinto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Francisco Bellas, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
Francisco Chicano, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Francisco Escolano, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Gai Ge Wang, Jiangsu Normal University, China
George Caridakis, University of Athens, Greece
George Georgiev, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, United States
George Papakostas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Georgy Sofronov, Macquarie University, Australia
Gerald Augusto Corzo Perez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Giancarlo Mauri, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Gregor Papa, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Guillaume Cleuziou, Université d'Orléans, France
Hana Rezankova, University of Economics, Czech Republic
Heder Bernardino, Universidade Federal de Juiz de For a, Brazil
Hendrik Richter, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Hiroshi Dozono, 
Hirosato Seki, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Holger Morgenstern, Sachverstaendigenbuero Morgenstern, Germany
Hongwei Mo, Harbin Engineering University, China
Hunny Mehrotra, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
Irene Fondon, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Irene Moser, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Isaac Chairez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
Ivo Pereira, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Jan Platoš, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Janos Abonyi, University of Pannonia, Hungary
János Botzheim, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Javier Bajo, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Javier Sánchez Monedero, University of Córdoba, Spain
Javier Sedano, Technological Institute of Castilla y Leon, Spain
Jer Lang Hong, Taylors University, Malaysia
Jerry Swan, University of Stirling, United Kingdom
João Bertini, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
João Paulo Pereira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
John Woodward, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China
Jose Carlos Ortiz Bayliss, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
Jose Delpiano, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
José M. Merigó, University of Barcelona, Spain
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
Julio Ponce, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan
Kang Tai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Katsuhiro Honda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan
Keun Ho Ryu, Chungbuk National University, Korea
Komla.Folly@uct.ac.za
Konstantinos Antonakopoulos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Kristy Campbell, Boise State University, United States
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China
Kyriakos Kritikos, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) Hellas, Greece
Kulwinder Singh, University of South Florida, USA
Laurence Amaral, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Lee Chang Yong, Kongju National University, Korea
Leonilde Varela, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Long Thành Ngô, Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam
Manuel Graña, The University of the Basque Country, Spain
Marifi Guler, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
Mario I. Chacon-Murguia, Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua II, Mexico
Mark Embrechts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
Mauricio Ayala Rincon, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Mehul Raval, Ahmedabad University, India
Millie Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Mourad Abbas, Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique sur le Développement de La Langue Arabe, Algeria
Nasimul Noman, University of Newcastle, Australia
Nelishia Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nils Goerke, Universität Bonn, Germany
Nohe Ramon Cazarez Castro, Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, Mexico
Ondrej Matustik, University of Economics, Czech Republic
Panayiotis Alefragis, Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi, Greece
Patrick Siarry, Universit de Paris, France
Paulo Cortez, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Pavel Kromer, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Petrica Claudiu Pop, Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Petro Gopych, Universal Power Systems USA-Ukraine LLC, Ukraine
Ping Guo, Beijing Normal University, China
Piotr Porwik, University of Silesia, Poland
Radu Codrut David, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Rafael Falcon, University of Ottawa, Canada
Rajni Aron, Thapar University, India
Remi Dubois, ESPCI ParisTech, France
Richard Duro, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
Ryotaro Kamimura, Tokai Univerisity, Japan
Salvador García, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
Santiago Muelas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Saverio De Vito, ENEA, Italy
Scott Dick, University of Alberta, Canada
Shinichi Shirakawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Shu Fen Tu, Chinese Culture University, China
Simone Bassis, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Suicheng Gu, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Sung Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Sven Tomforde, Universität Augsburg, Germany
Thomas Hanne, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland
Tibebe Beshah, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Toshiharu Hatanaka, Osaka University, Japan
Ulrich Rueckert, Universität Paderborn, Germany
Valentina Emilia Balas, Universitatea "Aurel Vlaicu" din Arad, Romania
Valeriu Beiu, United Arab Emirates University, United Emirates Arab
Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy
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
Yuji Sato, Hosei University, Japan
Yun Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Yusuke Nojima, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan