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WILF 2011 - 9th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications
August 29-31, 2011, Trani (Bari), Italy
http://wilf2011.di.uniba.it/

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The 9th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications (WILF
2011) covers all topics in theoretical, experimental and applicative
areas of fuzzy sets and systems, with the aim of bringing together
researchers from academia and industry in order to report on the
latest advances in their respective fields of interest.
WILF 2011 is intended to draw connections among the realm of Fuzzy
Logic and the various facets of Natural Computing/Computational
Intelligence/Soft Computing (including Neural Networks, Evolutionary
Paradigms, Support Vector Machines, Swarm Intelligence, Rough Sets and
so on), as well as to highlight linkages of Fuzzy Theory with other
well-established related disciplines (ranging from Cognitive Science
to Linguistics, Neuroscience, Statistics, Epistemology and so on).
The Workshop offers a forum to discuss the up to date methods for
designing complex artificial systems and illustrate the state of the
art of the research panorama.


TOPICS
Original contributions are solicited in the following topics (but are
not limited to):
General techniques and algorithms:
Approximate Reasoning;
Computing With Words;
Fuzzy Clustering;
Fuzzy Data Fusion;
Fuzzy Evolutionary Algorithms;
Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Set Theory;
Fuzzy Pattern Recognition;
Fuzzy Systems;
Granular Computing;
Interpretability assessment methods;
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets;
Neuro-Fuzzy Systems;
Possibility Theory;
Representation of Vague and Imprecise Knowledge;
Rough Sets.
Applications:
Artificial Vision;
Bioinformatics;
Broadcasting;
Cognitive Perception;
Control;
Communications;
Data Mining and Forecasting;
Decision Making;
Document and Image Processing;
Information Filtering;
Information Retrieval;
Intelligent Resource Management;
Knowledge Management;
Medical, Financial, Industrial, Environmental Applications;
Multimedia Processing;
Natural Language Processing;
Pattern Recognition;
Remote Sensing;
Robotics;
Security;
Semantic Web;
Social Networks and Games
Speech Analysis;
Virtual Reality.
Implementations:
Analog and Digital Circuits and Systems;
Architectures and VLSI Hardware;
Commercial Software;
Man-Machine Interfaces;
Programmable Processors;
Soft Grid Computing.

SPECIAL SESSIONS and TUTORIALS
A number of special sessions will be organized, covering specific
topics in the area of Fuzzy Logic. Tutorial proposals are also
invited.
Information on special sessions and tutorials will be posted on the web site.

SUBMISSION
The official language for contributions and presentations is English.
Papers will be submitted electronically (with contributions not
exceeding 8 pages) and will undergo a peer-review process. Acceptance
will be based on quality, relevance and originality of the
contributions. All accepted papers will be published by
Springer-Verlag as part of the LNCS/LNAI series. A selection of papers
will be considered for publication in special issues of international
journals (to be announced).


Chairs
Anna Maria Fanelli - University of Bari, Italy
Alfredo Petrosino - University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Witold Pedrycz - University of Alberta, Canada

Scientific Program Committee
Andrzej Bargiela – University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
Isabelle Bloch - ENST-CNRS, Paris, France
Piero P. Bonissone - GE CRD, Schenectady, USA
Patrick Bosc - Université de Rennes I, IRISA/ENSSAT, France
Ashish Ghosh - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Francisco Herrera - University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Katsuhiro Honda - Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Eyke Hullermeier - Marburg University, Germany
Janusz Kacprzyk - Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Etienne E. Kerre - University of Gent, Belgium
Erich Peter Klement - Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Malay Kumar Kundu - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Vincenzo Loia – University of Salerno, Italy
Luis Magdalena - European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Asturias, Spain
Sushmita Mitra - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Sankar Kumar Pal - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Enrique Ruspini - European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Asturias, Spain
Settimo Termini - University of Palermo and CNR, Italy
Enric Trillas - European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, Asturias, Spain
Ronald Yager - Iona College, New Rochelle, USA

Scientific Secretariat
Giovanna Castellano - University of Bari, Italy
Ciro Castiello - University of Bari, Italy
Corrado Mencar - University of Bari, Italy
Maria A. Torsello - University of Bari, Italy

WILF Steering Committee
Andrea Bonarini - Politecnico of Milan, Italy
Antonio Di Nola - University of Salerno, Italy
Francesco Masulli - University of Genova, Italy
Gabriella Pasi - University of Milan Bicocca, Italy
Alfredo Petrosino - University of Naples Parthenope, Italy

E-MAIL Contact
wilf2011@di.uniba.it


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