CALL FOR PAPERS
SCDS2018
https://aaec.uitm.edu.my/scds2018/index.php
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We welcome you to participate in The Fourth International Conference on Soft Computing in Data Science (SCDS 2018) which will be held in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand from 15-16 August 2018. With the advancement in computer technology, data science plays an important role in various disciplines including bio-informatics, medical and health informatics, social sciences, manufacturing, economics, business and finance. SCDS2018 aims to provide a platform for discussions on leading edge methods and also addressing challenges, problems and issues in soft computing in data science and analytics. The role of soft computing in data science is significantly increasing in every field from engineering to life sciences and with advanced computer technology, solutions for complex real problems can be simplified. For the advancement of society in the 21st century, there is a need to transfer knowledge and technology to industrial applications to solve real-world problems. SCDS2018 have invited renowned international and local keynote speakers who are academia or practitioners to share their knowledge and experience in the area of soft computing in data science

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SCOPE

SCDS2018 aims to attract researchers who are actively engaged both in theoretical and practical aspects of soft computing in data science. Authors are invited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles in the following areas, but are not limited to:

Big Data Analytics
Big Data Technologies
Decision Tree Learning
Association Rule Learning
Artificial Neural Networks
Support Vector Machines
Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Clustering
Bayesian models and methods
Genetic algorithms
Data Representation and Visualization
Data Mining
Fuzzy Logic
Optimization Algorithms
Graph/Network/Social Mining
Image Processing
Computational Intelligence
Creative Computing

Applications include but are not limited to the following areas:

Robotics
Business Analytics
Bioinformatics
Information Analytics
Marketing Analytics
Operations Analytics
Text and Sentiment analysis
Healthcare Analytics

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PAPER SUBMISSION

SCDS2018 accepts only high-quality papers for its conference proceedings, which are subject to a thorough & objective review process of at least 2 independent reviewers. Authors are invited to submit original unpublished manuscripts that demonstrate current research on one of the SCDS2018 topics of interest. All submissions will be handled electronically; detailed submission instructions will be provided on the conference homepage. The acceptance rate for SCDS2017 was 38%.

Authors are invited to electronically submit original research contributions in English.

-The length of submitted manuscripts should not exceed 15 pages.
-Full papers: Minimum 10 pages and Maximum 15 pages.
-Over-length charges will apply for each extra page beyond 10 pages.

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PUBLICATIONS (PROCEEDINGS)

All accepted conference papers will be published in the proceedings with Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science series which is abstracted (indexed) by DBLP, EI, Scopus and it is submitted for the inclusion in ISI Proceedings.

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PUBLICATIONS (BOOK CHAPTER/JOURNAL)

Authors of accepted papers to SCDS2018 will be invited to extend their papers for:
1.a book chapter in the upcoming volume entitled Supervised and Unsupervised
Learning for Data Science, to be published by Springer, or
2.Fast Track Submission to Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier. (IF=3.541)
3.Submission to Malaysian Journal of Computing (http://mjoc.uitm.edu.my)

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IMPORTANT DATES

Final paper submission deadline: 30 June 2018
Notification of paper acceptance deadline: 14 July 2018
Submission of 'Camera-Ready' paper and 'Copyright' form deadline: 19 July 2018
Registration deadline: 19 July 2018
Early birds Fee Payment deadline: 19 July 2018
Normal Fee Payment deadline: 26 July 2018
Conference dates: 15- 16 August 201

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Email:scds2018@tmsk.uitm.edu.my