Steering Committee
Xiaochun Cheng, Middlesex University London, England
Guangzhao Cui, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China
Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA
Miki Hirabayashi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
Joshua Knowles, University of Manchester, UK
Thom LaBean, North Carolina State University, USA
Jiuyong Li, University of South Australia, Australia
Kenli Li, University of Hunan, China
Giancarlo Mauri, Universit di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Yongli Mi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Atulya K. Nagar, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Linqiang Pan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China — Chair
Gheorghe Paun, Romanian Academy, Romania
Mario J. Perez-Jimenez, University of Seville, Spain
K.G. Subramanian, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Robinson Thamburaj, Madras Christian College, India
Jin Xu, Peking University, China
Hao Yan, Arizona State University, USA

Honorable Chair
Chaozhong Wu, Wuhan University of Technology, China

General Chair
Zhiyong Pei, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Program Committee Chairs
Dongming Zhao, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Linqiang Pan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Local Chair
Xuan Guo, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Registration Chair
Haiyu Zhang, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Program Committees 
Muhammad Abulaish, South Asian University, India
Andy Adamatzky, University of the West of England, United Kingdom
Haiyu Zhang, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Chang Wook Ahn, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of
Korea
Adel Al-Jumaily, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Bin Cao, Hebei University of Technology, China
Junfeng Chen, Hoahi University, China
Wei-Neng Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Shi Cheng, Shaanxi Normal University, China
Xiaochun Cheng, Middlesex University, United Kingdom
Tsung-Che Chiang, National Taiwan Normal University, China
Sung-Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
Zhihua Cui, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Kejie Dai, Pingdingshan University, China
Ciprian Dobre, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Bei Dong, Shanxi Normal University, China
Xin Du, Fujian Normal University, China
Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Shangce Gao, University of Toyama, Japan
Marian Gheorghe, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Wenyin Gong, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Shivaprasad Gundibail, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India
Ping Guo, Beijing Normal University, China
Yinan Guo, China University of Mining and Technology, China
Guosheng Hao, Jiangsu Normal University, China
Cheng He, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Shan He, University of Birmingham, UK
Tzung-Pei Hong, National Univesity of Kaohsiung, China
Florentin Ipate, University of Bucharest, Romania
Sunil Kumar Jha, Banaras Hindu University, India
He Jiang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Qiaoyong Jiang, Xian University of Technology, China
Licheng Jiao, Xidian University, China
Liangjun Ke, Xian Jiaotong University, China
Ashwani Kush, Kurukshetra University, India
Hui Li, Xian Jiaotong University, China
Kenli Li, Hunan University, China
Lianghao Li, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Yangyang Li, Xidian University, China
Zhihui Li, Zhengzhou University, China
Jing Liang, Zhengzhou University, China
Jerry Chun-Wei Lin, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Qunfeng Liu, Dongguan University of Technology, China
Xiaobo Liu, China University of Geosciences, China
Wenjian Luo, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
Lianbo Ma, Northeastern University, China
Wanli Ma, University of Canberra, Australia
Xiaoliang Ma, Shenzhen University, China
Francesco Marcelloni, University of Pisa, Italy
Efrn Mezura-Montes, University of Veracruz, Mexico
Hongwei Mo, Harbin Engineering University, China
Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University, United States
Abdulqader Mohsen, University of Science and Technology Yemen, Yemen
Holger Morgenstern, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Germany
Andres Muoz, Universidad Catlica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain
G.R.S. Murthy, Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Akila Muthuramalingam, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Yusuke Nojima, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Linqiang Pan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Andrei Paun, University of Bucharest, Romania
Gheorghe Paun, Romanian Academy, Romania
Xingguang Peng, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Chao Qian, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Balwinder Raj, NITTTR, India
Rawya Rizk, Port Said University, Egypt
Rajesh Sanghvi, G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, India
Ronghua Shang, Xidian University, China
Zhigang Shang, Zhengzhou University, China
Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, USA
V. Ravi Sankar, GITAM University, India
Bosheng Song, Hunan University, China
Tao Song, China University of Petroleum, China
Jianyong Sun, University of Nottingham, UK
Yifei Sun, Shaanxi Normal University, China
Handing Wang, Xidian University, China
Yong Wang, Central South University, China
Hui Wang, Nanchang Institute of Technology, China
Hui Wang, South China Agricultural University, China
Gaige Wang, Ocean University of China, China
Sudhir Warier, IIT Bombay, China
Slawomir T. Wierzchon, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Zhou Wu, Chongqing University, China
Xiuli Wu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Bin Xin, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Gang Xu, Nanchang University, China
Yingjie Yang, De Montfort University, UK
Zhile Yang, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China
Kunjie Yu, Zhengzhou University, China
Xiaowei Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Jie Zhang, Newcastle University, UK
Gexiang Zhang, Chengdu University of Technology, China
Defu Zhang, Xiamen University, China
Peng Zhang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Weiwei Zhang, Zhengzhou university of light industry, China
Yong Zhang, China University of Mining and Technology, China
Xinchao Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Yujun Zheng, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
Aimin Zhou, East China Normal University, China
Fengqun Zhou, Pingdingshan University, China
Xinjian Zhuo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Shang-Ming Zhou, Swansea University, UK
Dexuan Zou, Jiangsu Normal University, China
Xingquan Zuo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China