Proposed Invited Sessions
An invited session consists of a presentation session of six to 12 or more papers on a specific conference topic, organised as half or full day mini-conference.
Details of proposed invited sessions are shown below.
IS01: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Data Science and Business Intelligence Practice (IADBIP 2018)
Chair: Prof. Ivan Luković
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
ivan@uns.ac.rs
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Ralf-Christian Härting
University of Aalen, Germany
Ralf.Haerting@hs-aalen.de
IS02: Knowledge Engineering in Large-Scale Systems
Chair: Dr. Sergey V. Zykov
National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Russia
szykov@hse.ru
IS03: Intelligent Transportation Systems
Chair: Dr Milan Simic
RMIT University, School of Engineering, Melbourne, Australia
milan.simic@rmit.edu.au
IS04: Data Science for Big Data
Chair: Professor Katsutoshi Yada
Kansai University, Japan
yada@kansai-u.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Professor Takahira Yamaguchi
Keio University, Japan
IS05: WITHDRAWN:: *Pattern Recognition: Trends, Applications and Challenges (*If you had planned to submit to this session please see below to explore any other sessions with a similar theme.)
Chair: Dr. Alessia Amelio
DIMES University of Calabria, Italy
aamelio@dimes.unical.it
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Darko Brodić
University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Serbia
dbrodic@tfbor.bg.ac.rs
IS07: Numerical Modelling and Recognition Techniques
Chair: Prof. Margarita N. Favorskaya
Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Russian Federation
favorskaya@gmail.com
Co-Chaired by
Dr Alena V. Favorskaya
aleanera@yandex.ru
Co-Chaired by
Pro Lakhmi Jain
Bournemouth University, UK and Canberra University, Australia
IS08: WITHDRAWN:Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems
Chair: Prof.Dr.Kazumi Nakamatsu
University of Hyogo, Japan
nakamatu@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof.Dr.Jair M. Abe
Paulista University, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
IS09: Networks for Innovation, Knowledge Creation and Sharing
Chair: Prof. Dr. Shuichiro Yamamoto
Nagoya University, Japan
yamamotosui@icts.nagoya-u.ac.jp
IS10: Knowledge and data engineering in medicine and health care
Chair: Assist. Prof. Wieslaw Paja
University of Rzeszow, Poland
wpaja@ur.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Krzysztof Pancerz
University of Rzeszow, Poland
kpancerz@ur.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Catalin Stoean
University of Craiova, Romania
IS11: Metaheuristics and multiagent models for flexible manufacturing systems
Chair: Dr. Houssem Eddine Nouri
ENSI, Université de la Manouba
houssemeddine.nouri@gmail.com
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Olfa Belkahla Driss
ESC, Université de la Manouba
IS12: Contemporary issues in Computer education
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Hiroko Kanoh
Yamagata University, Japan
kanoh@pbd.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Toyohide Watanabe
Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute, Japan
watanabe@nagoya-u.jp
Co-Chaired by
Professor Hironari Nozaki
Aichi University of Education, Japan
nozaki@auecc.aichi-edu.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Hironori Sasaki
Chugokugakuen University, Japan
hironori_sasaki@sky.megaegg.ne.jp
Co-Chaired by
Professor Kyota Aoki
Utsunomiya University, Japan
kyota@is.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi
Shimonoseki City University, Japan
yabuuchi@shimonoseki-cu.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Yukiko Maruyama
Tokai University, Japan
maruyama@tokai-u.jp
IS13: Chance Discovery and Market of Data
Chair: Prof. Akinori Abe
Chiba University, Japan
ave@ultimaVI.arc.net.my
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Yukio Ohsawa
University of Tokyo, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Noriyuki Kushiro
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
IS14: Cyber-Physical Systems and Applications
Chair: Prof. Anne Hakansson
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
annehak@kth.se
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Ronald Hartung
Franklin University, USA
Ronaldhartung1@gmail.com
IS15: Computational Intelligence System and Applications
Chair: Prof. Yuji Iwahori
Chubu University, Japan
iwahori@cs.chubu.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Yoshinori Adachi
Chubu University, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Nobuhiro Inuzuka
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Assis. Prof. Ryosuke Yamanishi
Ritsumeikan University, Japan
IS16: Smart Education: Active Learning using ICT and e-Learning
Chair: Prof. Nobuyuki Ogawa
National Institute of Technology, Gifu College, Japan
ogawa@gifu-nct.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Hideyuki Kanematsu
National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Japan
kanemats@mse.suzuka-ct.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Kuniaki Yajima
National Institute of Technology, Sendai College, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Takashi Yukawa
Nagaoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Assis. Prof. Katsuko T. Nakahira
Nagaoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Kazunori Nishino
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
IS17: Human factors for communication & intelligent systems
Chair: Dr. Atsuko K. Yamazaki
Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
atsuko@sic.shibaura-it.ac.jp
IS18: Immunity-Based Systems: Resilient Computing for IoT
Chair: Prof. Dr. Yoshiteru Ishida
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
ishida@sys.cs.tut.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takeshi Okamoto
Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan
IS19: Information Technology Applications in Data Analytics and Software Development
Chair: Dr. Gongzhu Hu
Central Michigan University, USA
hu1g@cmich.edu
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Narayan Debnath
International Society for Computers and their Applications, USA
ndebnathc@gmail.com
IS20: Knowledge-Based Systems for e-Business
Chair: Prof. Kazuhiko Tsuda
Graduate School of Business Sciences, The University of TSUKUBA, Tokyo
tsuda.kazuhiko.gn@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Masakazu Takahashi
University of Yamaguchi, Japan
masakazu@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Nobuo Suzuki
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Japan
nu-suzuki@atr.jp
IS21: Multi-Criteria Decision-Analysis methods – theory and their applications
Chair: Dr. Jarosław Wątróbski
University of Szczecin, Poland
jwatrobski@wi.zut.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Wojciech Sałabun
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
wsalabun@wi.zut.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Jarosław Jankowski
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
jjankowski@wi.zut.edu.pl
IS22: Information Systems and Technologies for Management and Economy
Chair: Dr. Jarosław Wątróbski
Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Szczecin, Poland
jaroslaw.watrobski@wneiz.pl
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Wojciech Sałabun
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
wsalabun@wi.zut.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Jarosław Jankowski
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
jjankowski@wi.zut.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
joanna@paliszkiewicz.pl
IS23: New Generation Computing in Engineering, Life Science and Economy
Chair: Dr. Piotr Nikończuk
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
piotr.nikonczuk@zut.edu.pl
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Elisabeth Rakus-Andersson
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
elisabeth.andersson@bth.se
IS24: WITHDRAWN:Cyber Security and Big Data
Chair: Prof. Alfredo Cuzzocrea
University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy
cuzzocrea@si.dimes.unical.it
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Fiammetta Marulli
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Napoli, Italy
fiammetta.marulli@icar.cnr.it
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Francesco Mercaldo
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pisa, Italy
francesco.mercaldo@iit.cnr.it
IS25: WITHDRAWN:Key Enabling Technologies for Virtual Factories
Chair: Prof. Federica Mandreoli
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
fmandreoli@unimore.it
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Giacomo Cabri
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
giacomo.cabri@unimore.it
IS26: Skill Acquisition and Ubiquitous Human Computer Interaction
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Masato Soga
Wakayama University, Japan
soga@sys.wakayama-u.ac.jp
Co-Chaired by
Assist. Prof. Hirokazu Miura
Wakayama University, Japan
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Hirokazu Taki
Wakayama University, Japan
IS27: Signal and Image Processing Algorithms and Pattern Recognition Techniques for Automated Identification/Classification Systems
Chair: Dr. Paolo Crippa
Universitŕ Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
p.crippa@univpm.it
Co-Chaired by
Prof. Claudio Turchetti
Universitŕ Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
c.turchetti@univpm.it
IS28: WITHDRAWN:RF and FSO channel modelling for wireless transmission and performance analysis
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Stefan Panić, PhD
Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Pristina, Kosovska Motrovica
stefan.panic@pr.ac.rs
IS29: Internet-of-Things and Intelligent Systems
Chair: Prof. Xiangpei Hu
Dalian University of Technology, China
drhxp@dlut.edu.cn
Co-Chaired by
Assoc. Prof. Lijun Sun
Dalian University of Technology, China
slj@dlut.edu.cn
IS30: Intelligent Network Security and Digital Forensics
Chair: Prof. Oliver Popov
Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden
popov@dsv.su.se
Co-Chaired by
Dr. Esmiralda Moradian
Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden
esmirald@dsv.su.se