<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleague,
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<p>Greetings from IEEE WCCI 2016!</p>
<p>Below please find some updated information about 2016 IEEE World
Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2016), which is
financially sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
(CIS), and jointly sponsored by the International Neural Network Society
(INNS), the Evolutionary Programming Society (EPS), and the Institution
of Engineering and Technology (IET).</p>
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<h2><center>2016 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence</center></h2>
<h3><center>Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada<br>
25-29 July 2016<br>
<a href="http://www.wcci2016.org" target="_blank">www.wcci2016.org</a></center></h3>
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<strong> Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2016</strong><br>
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<p>IEEE WCCI 2016 paper submission is now OPEN. Please submit your
papers through the IEEE WCCI 2016 online paper submission system at: <a href="http://www.wcci2016.org/submission.php" target="_blank">http://www.wcci2016.org/submission.php</a></p>
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<strong> Tutorial Speakers</strong><br>
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<ul><li>Meta-heuristics for Multi-objective Optimization - By Carlos Coello</li><li>Applying Evolutionary Computation in Industrial Practice - By Erik D. Goodman</li><li>Automatic Algorithm Configuration: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives - By Thomas Stützle</li><li>Advances in Particle Swarm Optimization - By Andries Engelbrecht</li><li>Search Based Software Engineering: Foundations, Recent Advances,
Challenges and Future Research Directions - By Marouane Kessentini</li><li>Data Stream Mining - By Leszek Rutkowski</li><li>Spiking Neural Networks: The Machine Learning Approach - By Nathan Scott and Nikola Kasabov</li><li>Learning from Unstructured Data Streams in Cybersecurity - By Seiichi Ozawa</li><li>Learning in Non-Stationary Environments - By Cesare Alippi and Manuel Roveri</li><li>Physics of the Mind - By Leonid I. Perlovsky</li><li>Passive and Active Control for a Lower-limb Rehabilitation Robot - By Zeng-Guang Hou</li><li>Big Data: Technologies and Computational Intelligence Approaches - By Isaac Triguero and Francisco Herrera</li><li>Fuzzy Logic and Machine Learning: A Tutorial - By Hamid Tizhoosh</li><li>Type-2 Fuzzy Ontology and Fuzzy Markup Language for Real-World Applications - By Chang-Shing Lee</li><li>A Sum-of-Squares Framework for Fuzzy Systems Modeling and Control: Beyond Linear Matrix Inequalities - By Kazuo Tanaka</li><li>Tutorial on Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and Systems - By Christian Wagner, Jon Garibaldi and Robert John</li></ul>
<p>More tutorials will be announced soon. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=tutorial?sd=t_info" target="_blank">http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=tutorial?sd=t_info</a></p>
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<strong> Workshops</strong><br>
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<p>IEEE WCCI 2016 is pleased to confirm the following Workshops:</p>
<ul><li>“Computational Energy Management in Smart Grids” - Organized by
Stefano Squartini, Derong Liu, Francesco Piazza, Dongbin Zhao and Haibo
He</li><li>“Neuromorphic Computing and Cyborg Intelligence” - Organized by Huajin Tang, Gang Pan, Arindam Basu and Luping Shi</li></ul>
<p>For more information about the workshops, please visit: <a href="http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=workshop?sd=w_ijcnn" target="_blank">http://wcci2016.org/programs.php?id=workshop?sd=w_ijcnn</a></p>
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<strong> Panel Sessions</strong><br>
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<p>IEEE WCCI 2016 is pleased to confirm a Panel Session on “How to Publish Your Research Papers in IEEE CIS Transactions?”</p>
<p>Members of the panel session include,</p>
<ul><li>Derong Liu: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems</li><li>Chin-Teng Lin: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems</li><li>Kay Chen Tan: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation</li><li>Graham Kendall: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games</li><li>Angelo Cangelosi: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development</li><li>Hisao Ishibuchi: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine</li><li>David B. Fogel: Editor-in-Chief, IEEE CIS Book Series</li><li>Jacek M. Zurada: IEEE Life Fellow, Past IEEE VP-Technical Activities</li><li>Witold Pedrycz: IEEE Fellow</li><li>Nikhil R. Pal (Moderator): IEEE CIS Vice-President for Publications</li></ul>
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<strong> Sponsorship Opportunities</strong><br>
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<p>We invite you to be a sponsor of the IEEE WCCI 2016, and thus play an
essential role for the success of the flagship event of the IEEE
Computational Intelligence Society in 2016. A rich scientific program
that covers all the areas of computational intelligence - tutorials by
leading researchers in the field, a number of specialized workshops,
exhibition of products, companies and research centers - will make IEEE
WCCI 2016 one of the most influential conferences in the field of
computational intelligence and a key scientific and technological event
in IT.</p>
<p>There are different ways you may provide support to IEEE WCCI 2016. For further information, please contact: <a href="mailto:wcci2016@gmail.com" target="_blank">wcci2016@gmail.com</a> or visit: <a href="http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php" target="_blank">http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php</a></p>
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<strong> Exhibits Opportunities</strong><br>
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<p>The IEEE WCCI 2016 cordially invites industry representatives and
publishers to showcase innovative technologies in the area of
computational intelligence at the IEEE WCCI 2016 and support the
Congress with your active participation. The IEEE WCCI 2016 exhibits
program is an opportunity for your organization to showcase its
offerings to the broadest professional community of Computational
Intelligence (CI) practitioners and researchers. The Congress is
advertised extensively through international promotion activities that
include: the Congress and other websites, electronic and printed
announcement brochures, scientific and technical journals and magazines,
professional and other networks. Your participation in this prestigious
event will be very beneficial to the delegates attending and to bring
your business focuses at an international level.</p>
<p>For further information, please contact: <a href="mailto:wcci2016@gmail.com" target="_blank">wcci2016@gmail.com</a> or visit: <a href="http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php" target="_blank">http://www.wcci2016.org/sponsors.php</a></p>
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<strong> Special Sessions Proposal by 15 November 2015</strong><br>
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<p>Special session proposals are invited to the IEEE WCCI 2016. The
special session proposals submission deadline is 15 November 2015.
Special session proposals should include the title, aim and scope
(including a list of main topics), and the names of the organizers of
the special session, together with a short biography of all organizers.
For more information about provisionally accepted IEEE WCCI 2016 special
sessions, please visit: <a href="http://www.wcci2016.org/spsessions.php" target="_blank">http://www.wcci2016.org/spsessions.php</a></p>
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<strong> Important Dates</strong><br>
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<ul><li>Special Session & Workshop Proposals Deadline: 15 November 2015</li><li>Competition & Tutorial Proposals Deadline: 15 December 2015</li><li><strong>Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2016</strong></li><li>Paper Acceptance Notification Date: 15 March 2016</li><li>Final Paper Submission & Early Registration Deadline: 15 April 2016</li><li>IEEE WCCI 2016: 25-29 July 2016</li></ul>
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<p><strong>For more information on the Congress, please visit: <a href="http://www.wcci2016.org" target="_blank">www.wcci2016.org</a></strong></p>
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<p>We look forward to welcoming you in Vancouver next year!</p>
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Best wishes,<br>
Kay Chen Tan and Gary G. Yen<br>
2016 IEEE WCCI General Co-Chairs
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