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Computing and its Engineering Applications (icSoftComp2024)</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">- icSoftComp2024 follows a <b>double-blind peer review</b> system.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">- Conference proceedings by <b>Springer
CCIS Series</b> (<b>Scopus</b> indexed)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">- </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The conference will be held in a <b>hybrid mode</b>: in-person and online<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">- </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
extended article versions for a post-conference special issue of<span style="color:black"> peer reviewed Scopus indexed journals.<span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">About the conference:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">==============</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:rgb(28,25,25);letter-spacing:0.5pt">2024 6th International Conference on Soft
Computing and its Engineering Applications (icSoftComp2024)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"> aims to provide an excellent international forum to the researchers,
academicians, students, and professionals in the areas of computer science
and engineering to present their research, knowledge, new ideas and
innovations. It will exhibit an exciting technical program. It will
also feature high-quality Tutorials and Workshops, Industry Panels and
Exhibitions, as well as Keynotes from prominent research and industry
leaders.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">We are now open for technical paper
submission, proposals for workshops/special sessions, and proposals for tutorials.
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Prof. Bharat Bhargava, Purdue University, Indiana, USA<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Massimiliano Cannata, SUPSI, Canobbio, Switzerland<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Flora Ferreira, University of Minho, Portugal<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Katarzyna Turo</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">ń</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">, Silesian University
of Technology, Poland<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Chinthaka Premachandra, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">=============== <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Organizing Committee:<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Kalyanmoy
Deb, Michigan State University, MI, USA<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Witold
Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Leszek
Rutkowski, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Janusz
Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:rgb(28,25,25);letter-spacing:0.5pt">General Chairs<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Atul
Patel, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Dilip
Kumar Pratihar, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Pawan
Lingras, Saint Mary's University, Canada<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:rgb(28,25,25);letter-spacing:0.5pt">Technical Program Chairs<span></span></span></p>
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Patel, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India<span></span></span></p>
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Ghosh, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India<span></span></span></p>
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Santosh, The University of South Dakota, SD, USA<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Gayatri
Doctor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span>-<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Gabriel
Gomes de Oliveira, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil<span></span></span></p>
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Jalote-Parmar, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Paper Submission:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt"><span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">icSoftComp2024 solicits papers on all aspects of Soft
computing and its engineering applications for a smart and better world. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">The topics of the conference include, but are not
limited to the following: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Track 1: Theory and Methods<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Ant colony theory <br>
Approximate reasoning <br>
Artificial Intelligence (AI) <br>
Big Data analytics <br>
Bio-inspired computing <br>
Chaos theory <br>
Cognitive science <br>
Data mining and Knowledge discovery <br>
Deep learning <br>
Digital information processing <br>
Evolutionary computing <br>
Fuzzy set theory <br>
Immunological computing <br>
Knowledge virtualization <br>
Machine learning <br>
Modelling <br>
Neural computing <br>
Probabilistic reasoning <br>
Rough sets <br>
Swarm intelligence <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Track 2: Systems and Applications<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Advanced intelligent systems <br>
Agent-based systems <br>
Agricultural informatics <br>
Assistive systems <br>
Autonomic and autonomous systems <br>
Bioinformatics and scientific computing <br>
Cognitive systems and applications <br>
Complex systems <br>
Computer forensics <br>
Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) <br>
Human computer integration <br>
Internet of Things (IoT) <br>
Intrusion detection and Security intelligence <br>
Mechatronics <br>
Multi-agent systems <br>
Natural language processing <br>
Network and telecommunications systems <br>
Optimization <br>
Pattern recognition <br>
Process control <br>
Remote sensing system <br>
Robotics <br>
Signal processing <br>
Time series forecasting <br>
Web intelligence <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Track 3: Hybrid Techniques<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Auxiliary hybridization <br>
Embedded hybridization <br>
Fuzzy-genetic approach <br>
Neuro-evolutionary computing <br>
Neuro-fuzzy computing <br>
Sequential hybridization <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Track 4: Soft Computing for Smart Sustainable World<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Smart cities <br>
Smart governance <br>
Smart healthcare <br>
Smart homes and buildings <br>
Smart social services <br>
Smart transportation <br>
Smart utilities <br>
Smart vehicles <br>
Smart villages <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Important Dates:<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Submission due: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">30/06/2024 <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Acceptance Notification: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">31/07/2024 <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Camera Ready Paper Submission due:<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">According to notification<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Last date of registration: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">According to notification<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Conference dates: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">10-12/12/2024<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Paper Publication:<span></span></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">The accepted and presented papers will be
published as proceedings with <span style="color:rgb(244,67,54)">Springer</span> in
their prestigious <span style="color:rgb(244,67,54)">Communications in Computer
and Information Science (CCIS) </span>series.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Indexed by <span style="background:yellow">Scopus</span>, DBLP, Ei Compendex, Google Scholar, and
Springerlink<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;letter-spacing:0.5pt">Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
extended article versions for a post-conference special issue of
peer-reviewed journals.<span></span></span></p>
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Technical Program Committee (TPC) member then please fill this Google form: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calisto MT",serif;color:red"><a href="https://forms.gle/2T6EwDeUUTWxuX9Q6" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">https://forms.gle/2T6EwDeUUTWxuX9Q6</a><span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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