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-- The 12th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA'21) --

http://www.mirlabs.net/ibica21 http://www.mirlabs.org/ibica21

On the World Wide Web

December 16-18,2021

Proceedings of IBICA'21 will be published in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer (Indexed in SCOPUS, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago). https://www.springer.com/series/15179

Proceedings of IBICA'2020: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030736026 History of IBICA series: http://www.mirlabs.net/ibica21/previous.php

**Important Dates** --------------------- Paper submission due: September 30, 2021 Notification of paper acceptance: October 31, 2021 Registration and Final manuscript due: November 15, 2021 Conference: December 16-18, 2021

**About IBICA 2021** ------------------

IBICA'21 is the 12th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications. The aim of IBICA is to provide a platform for world research leaders and practitioners to discuss the "full-spectrum" of current theoretical developments, emerging technologies, and innovative applications of Bio-inspired Computing. Bio-inspired Computing is currently one of the most exciting research areas, and it is continuously demonstrating exceptional strength in solving complex real-life problems. The main driving force of the conference is to explore further the intriguing potential of Bio-inspired Computing. IBICA 2021 will be held online.

**Topics (not limited to)** --------------------------- Bio-inspired Computing Ant Colony System Artificial Immune Systems Artificial Intelligence Artificial Neural Networks Cellular Automaton Cognitive Modeling DNA Computing Differential Evolution Emergent Systems Evolutionary Computations Evolutionary Strategies/Programming Fuzzy Logic Genetic Algorithms/Programming Granular Computing Neutrosophic Systems Organic Computing P Systems Particle Swarm Optimization Emerging Technologies & Applications Intelligent Distributed and High-Perfomance Architecture

**Submission Guidelines** -------------------------

Submission of paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your manuscript.

Paper format templates: https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-...

IBICA’21 Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ibica2021

**Plenary Talks** ----------------------------- You are welcome to attend 8 Keynote Talks offerred by world-renowned professors and industry leaders. The detailed information is available on conference website.

Speaker 1: Antônio de Padua Braga, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Title: Large margin classification with graph-based models

Speaker 2: Juergen Branke, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Title: Learning to optimise – optimal learning

Speaker 3: Oscar Cordon, University of Granada, Spain Title: Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification

Speaker 4: Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA Title: TBA

Speaker 5: Andries Engelbrecht, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Title: Set-based Particle Swarm Optimization Approach to Portfolio Optimization

Speaker 6: Frédéric GUINAND, Le Havre Normandy University, France Title: Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Speaker 7: Cengiz Toklu, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey Title: Hybrid Algorithms. Applications to Structural Mechanics

Speaker 8: Günther Raidl, Technische Universität Wien, Austria Title: Combinatorial Optimization Meets (Reinforcement) Learning

** IBICA 2021 Organization ** -------------------------

General Chairs Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA Ana Maria Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal Arturas Kaklauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

Program Chairs Dalia Kriksciuniene, Vilnius University, Lithuania João Carlos Ferreira, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal Azah Kamilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

**Technical Contact** --------------------- Dr. Ajith Abraham Email: ajith.abraham@ieee.org

Thanks and regards Publicity Chair IBICA 2021 Anu Bajaj

*Research Associate:* *Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs)* https://www.mirlabs.org/

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