2017 International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications
(icSoftComp-2017)
December 1-2, 2017
CHARUSAT, Changa, India
https://www.charusat.ac.in/icsoftcomp2017/

2017 International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications (icSoftComp-2017) will be held at CHARUSAT, Changa, India from 1-2 December 2017. icSoftComp-2017 aims to provide an excellent international forum to the researchers, academicians, students, and professionals in the areas of science and engineering to present their research, knowledge, new ideas and innovations. They can share their views on the recent advancements in the area of Soft computing, its engineering applications and impact on the society and specifically for “Digital Society”. Soft computing is one of areas in which still there is enormous scope of research and innovations especially in the developing countries.

Theme: Harnessing Soft Computing Techniques for Smart and Better World

Honorary Chairs:
Dr. Ashish Ghosh , Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Dr. Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Dr. Leszek Rutkowski (IEEE Fellow), Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland

Important Dates:
Full Paper Submission: July 1, 2017
Acceptance Notification: August 1, 2017
Submission of Camera ready Paper: September 01, 2017
Registration Closes: September 15, 2017
Conference dates: December 1-2, 2017

Paper Publication:
The accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Extended version of selected conference papers will appear in the special issues of the following peer reviewed Scopus index journals (which are in University Grant Commission (Govt. of India) approved Journal List):
1. International Journal of Soft Computing (Scopus)
2. Journal of Intelligent Systems (Scopus)
3. International Journal of Web Applications (IJWA)
4. International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) (Scopus)
5. International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP) (Scopus)
(Special Issue on "Machine Learning Techniques for Information Security and Data Privacy")
6. International Journal on Soft Computing (IJSC)
7. International Journal of Electronics and Information Engineering (IJEIE)
8. International Journal of Network Security (IJNS) (Scopus)

Paper Submission:
Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished results are solicited in all areas of theory and practice of Soft Computing. Authors are invited to submit papers through EasyChair
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsoftcomp2017).
The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to the following:

Track 1: Theory and Methods
Ant colony theory
Approximate reasoning
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big Data analytics
Bioinspired 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
Modeling
Neural computing
Probabilistic reasoning
Rough sets
Swarm intelligence

Track 2: Systems and Applications
Advanced intelligent systems
Agricultural informatics
Assistive systems
Autonomic and autonomous systems
Bioinformatics and scientific computing
Complex systems
Computer forensics
Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Intrusion detection and Security intelligence
Mechatronics
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
Auxiliary hybridization
Embedded hybridization
Fuzzy-genetic approach
Neuro-evolutionary computing
Neuro-fuzzy computing
Sequential hybridization

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