Honorary Chair
Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California- Berkeley, USA
Zuwen Wang, Dalian Maritime University, China
General Chairs
Ajith Abraham, MIR Labs, USA
Hongbo Liu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Fuchun Sun, Tsinghua University, China
Program Chairs
Chen Guo, Dalian Maritime University, China
Seán McLoone, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
Emilio Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain
Local Organising Committee
Yuxin Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Xianping Fu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Zhaobin Liu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Workshop and Special Sessions Chairs (in alphabetical order)
Ansheng Deng, Dalian Maritime University, China
Hong Yu, Dalian Ocean University, China
Ke Tang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Ruqiang Yan, Southeast University, China
Vaclav Snasel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Xiaojun Wu, Jiangnan University, China
Yan Zhuang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Zhigang Zeng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Publication Chairs
Weijiang Liu, Dalian Maritime University, China
Xiuguo Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China
Zhihua Cui, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Publicity Chairs
Choo Yun Huoy, UTeM, Malaysia
Azah Mudah, UTeM, Malaysia
Zhenxiang Chen, University of Jinan, China
Jun Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China
Anhong Wang, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
International Program Committee (in alphabetical order)
Abdelhamid Bouchachia, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Aboul Ella Lassanien, Cairo University, Egypt
Abraham Duarte, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Alan Barton, National Research Council Canada, Canada
Alexandru Floares, IOCN, SAIA & HepatoPredict, Romania
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR and University of Calabria, Italy
Andre Carvalho, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Andrea Schaerf, University of Udine, Italy
Andreas K?enig, TU Kaiserslautern, ISE, Germany
Andrzej Skowron, Warsaw Uiniversity, Poland
Andrzej Sza?as, Warsaw University, Poland
Anhong Wang, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
Anna Bartkowiak, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw
Anne Laurent, University of Montpellier II, France
Antonio Peregrin, University of Huelva, Spain
Ashish Umre, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Atul Negi, University of Hyderabad, India
Ayeley Tchangani, Universite Paul Sebatier, France
Azah Kamilah Muda, Ms at Unversiti Teknikal, Malaysia
Blumenstein Michael, Griffith University, Australia
Cesar Hervas, University of Cordoba, Spain
Chris Cornelis, Ghent University, Belgium
Crina Grosan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Davide Ciucci, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Dilip Pratihar, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy
Duoqian Miao, Tongji University, China
Emilio Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain
Ernesto Damiani, University of Milan, Italy
Fanelli Anna Maria, University of Bari, Italy
Fatos Xhafa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Feng Chen, De Montfort University, UK
Frank Klawonn, University of Applied Sciences Baunschweig, Germany
Georg Peters, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Georgios Ch. Sirakoulis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Gregg Vesonder, AT*T Labs - Research, United States
GuilongLiu, Beijing Language and Culture University, China
Haibin Duan, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
Hideyasu Sasaki, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Hong Tian, Dalian Jiaotong University, China
Hong Yu, Dalian Ocean University, China
Huili Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
James Peters, University of Manitoba, Canada
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse, University of Kansas, US
Jian Li, BM Research in Austin, US
Jianying Zhang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Jingtao Yao, University of Regina, Canada
Jitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States
José Valente De Oliveira, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Jun Meng, Dalian University of Technology, China
Jun Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China
Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan
Kang Li, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Kaori Yoshida, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Ke Tang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Kewen Zhao, University of Qiongzhou, China
Kun Ma, Shandong University, China
Kun She, Unversity of Electronic Science and Technology, China
Lahcene Mitiche, University of Djelfa, Algeria
Leida Li, University of Mining and Technology, China
Liping Yuan, Hebei Normal University, China
Manish Joshi, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India
Marco Cococcioni, University of Pisa, Via Diotisalvi, Italy
Maria Jose Del Jesus, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
Mario Cimino, University of Pisa, Italy
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Martine De Cock, Ghent University, Belgium
Maurice Clerc, Particle Swarm Central, France
Michela Antonelli, University of Pisa, Italy
Mikhail Moshkov, University of Silesia, Poland
Mrutyunjaya Panda, Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Nicolás García-Pedrajas, University of Córdoba, Spain
Ning Zhang, University of Manchester, UK
Norton González, University of Fortaleza, Brazil
Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico
Pierre-Fran?ois Marteau, Universite de Bretagne Sud, France
Piotr Synak, Infobright Inc., Poland
Radha Thangaraj, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Ramesh Joshi, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
Richard Jensen, Aberystwyth University, UK
Roman Neruda, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Ruqiang Yan, Southeast University, China
Shailendra Singh, Samsung India software Centre, India
Sheela Ramanna, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Shiguo Lian, France Telecom R&D Beijing
Shusaku Tsumoto, Shimane University, Japan
Siby Abraham, University of Mumbai, India
Smn Arosha Senanayake, Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia
Sung-Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Tetsuya Murai, Hokkaido University, Japan
Thirumeni Thambidurai, Precision InfomatIc(M) Private Limited,India
Tony Hu, Drexel University, United States
Trevor Martin, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Tsau Young Lin, San Jose State University, United States
Tzung-Pei Hong, National Univesity of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Vaclav Snasel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Virginie Sans, ETIS/CNRS Laboratory, France
Vladik Kreinovich, University of Texas at El Paso, United States
Wilfried Elmenreich, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Xin Xu, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China
Xinlong Zhao, Neusoft Corporation, China
Xiuguo Zhang, Dalian Maritime University, China
Yan Zhuang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Yanping Xiang, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
Ying Tan, Peking University, China
Yishou Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Yu Wu, Chongqing University of Posts & Telecomm, China
Yun-Huoy Choo, University of Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Yunyi Yan, Xidian University, China
Zhenxiang Chen, University of Jinan, China
Zhigang Zeng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Zhihua Cui, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
