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

Honorable Chair
Zongmin Wang, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China

General Chairs
Qingfu Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, China
Jin Xu, Peking University, China
Haibin Duan, Beihang University, China
Zhoufeng Liu, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China
Jing Liang, Zhengzhou University, China

Program Committee Chairs
Boyang Qu, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China
Linqiang Pan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Dunwei Gong, China University of Mining and Technology, China
Maoguo Gong, Xidian University, China
Zhihui Zhan, South China University of Technology, China
Rammohan Mallipeddi, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
P. N. Suganthan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Organizing Chairs
Xiaowei Song, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China (Email: sxw-tju@163.com)
Jinfeng Gao, Zhengzhou University, China
Yanfeng Wang, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, China
Yufeng Peng, Henan Normal University, China
Dexian Zhang, Henan University of Technology, China
Hongtao Zhang, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, China
Xichang Xue, PingDingShan University, China
Qinghui Zhu, Nanyang Institute of Technology, China
Xiaoyu An, Henan Electrotechnical Society, China

Special Session Chairs
Yinan Guo, China University of Mining and Technology, China (Email: guoyinan@cumt.edu.cn)
Shi Cheng, Shaanxi Normal University, China (Email: cheng@snnu.edu.cn)

Tutorial Chairs
He Jiang, Dalian University of Technology, China (Email: jianghe@dlut.edu.cn)
Wenyin Gong, China University of Geosciences, China (Email: wygong@cug.edu.cn)

Publicity Chairs
Ling Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Aimin Zhou, East China Normal University, China
Hongwei Mo, Harbin Engineering University, China
Ke Tang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Weineng Chen, South China University of Technology, China
Han Huang, South China University of Technology, China
Zhihua Cui, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Chaoli Sun, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Handing Wang, Xidian University, hdwang@xidian.edu.cn, China
Xingyi Zhang, Anhui University, China

Local Chairs
Kunjie Yu, Zhengzhou University, China (Email: yukunjie@zzu.edu.cn)
Chunlei Li, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China (Email: lichunlei1979@zut.edu.cn)
Xiaodong Zhu, Zhengzhou University, China (Email: zhu_xd@zzu.edu.cn)
 

Publication Chairs
Yuhui Shi, Southern University of Science and Technology, China (Email: shiyh@sustech.edu.cn)
Zhihua Cui, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China (Email: Cuizhihua@tyust.edu.cn)
Boyang Qu, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China (Email: quboyang@zut.edu.cn)

Registration Chairs
Xuzhao Chai, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China(Email: xzchai@zut.edu.cn)
Li Yan, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China(Email: xzchai@zut.edu.cn)
Yuechao Jiao, Zhongyuan University of Technology, China (Email yuechaojiao@163.com)

Program Committees (updating)
Muhammad Abulaish, South Asian University, India
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, Nanjing, China
Wei-Neng Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Shi Cheng, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
Tsung-Che Chiang, National Taiwan Normal University, China
Kejie Dai, Pingdingshan University, Zhengzhou, China
Bei Dong, Shanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
Xin Du, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Shangce Gao, University of Toyama, Japan
Wenyin Gong, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Shivaprasad   Gundibail, MIT, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India
Ping Guo, Beijing Normal University, China
Yinan Guo, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Guosheng Hao, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China
Shan He, University of Birmingham, UK
Tzung-Pei Hong, National Univesity of Kaohsiung, China
Florentin Ipate, University of Bucharest, Romania
Sunil Jha, Banaras Hindu University, India
He Jiang, School of Software, Dalian University of Technology, China
Qiaoyong Jiang, Xi’an University of Technology, China
Liangjun Ke, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Ashwani Kush, Kurukshetra University, India
Hui L, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Kenli Li, Hunan University, Changsha, China
Yangyang Li, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
Zhihui Li, Zhengzhou University, China
Qunfeng Liu, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, China
Xiaobo Liu, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Wenjian Luo, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Lianbo Ma, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
Wanli Ma, University of Canberra, Australia
Xiaoliang Ma, Shenzhen University, China
Holger Morgenstern, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Germany
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, Wuhan, China-Chair
Andrei Paun, University of Bucharest, Romania
Xingguang Peng, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
Chao Qian, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Rawya Rizk, Port Said University, Egypt
Rajesh Sanghvi, G.H.Patel College of Engineering & Technology, India
Ronghua Shang, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
Zhigang Shang, Zhengzhou University, China
Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University
V. Ravi Sankar, GITAM University, India
Bosheng Song, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Tao Song, China University of Petroleum, China
Jianyong Sun, University of Nottingham, UK
Yifei Sun, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
Handing Wang, Xidian University, China
Yong Wang, Central South University, Changsha, China
Hui Wang, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, China
Hui Wang, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Gaige Wang, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 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, Beijing, China
Gang Xu, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
Yingjie Yang, De Montfort University, UK
Zhile Yang, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kunjie Yu, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Xiaowei Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Jie Zhang, Newcastle University, UK
Gexiang Zhang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Defu Zhang, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 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, Xuzhou, China
Xinchao Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Yujun Zheng, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
Aimin Zhou, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Fengqun Zhou, Pingdingshan University，Zhengzhou, China
Xinjian Zhuo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Shang-Ming  Zhou, Swansea University, UK
Dexuan Zou, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China
Xingquan Zuo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China