| Session Code | Title | Web Site | Chair | Affiliation | Contact Email |
|   | INVITED SESSIONS | | | | |
| IS01 | Chance Discovery | CFP | Dr. Akinori Abe | ATR Knowledge Science Laboritories, Japan | ave@ultimaVI.arc.net.my |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Yukio Ohsawa | University of Tokyo, Japan | y.ohsawa@gmail.com |
| IS02 | XML Security | CFP | Prof. Ernesto Damiani | University of Milan, Italy | damiani@dti.unimi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Stefania Marrara | University of Milan, Italy | marrara@dti.unimi.it |
| IS03 | Intelligence Computing for Grid | CFP | Dr. Kun Gao | Computer Science and Information Technology College, China | Gaoyibo@gmail.com |
| IS04 | Knowledge-Based Systems for e-Business | CFP | Prof. Kazuhiko Tsuda | Univesity of Tsukuba, Japan | tsuda@gssm.otsuka.tsukuba.ac.jp |
| IS05 | Communicative Intelligence | CFP | Prof. Ngoc-Thanh Nguyen | Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland | Ngoc-Thanh.Nguyen@pwr.wroc.pl |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Toyoaki Nishida | Kyoto University, Japan | nishida@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp |
| IS06 | Skill Acquisition and Ubiquitous Human Computer Interaction | CFP | Prof. Hirokazu Taki | Wakayama University, Japan | taki@sys.wakayama-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Satoshi Hori | Monotsukuri Institute of Technologists, Japan | hori@iot.ac.jp |
| IS07 | Advanced Groupware | CFP | Prof. Jun Munemori | Wakayama University, Japan | munemori@sys.wakayama-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Asst. Prof. Hiroshi Mineno | Shizuoka University, Japan | mineno@inf.shizuoka.ac.jp |
| IS08 | Neural Information Processing for Data Mining | CFP | Prof. Ryohei Nakano | Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan | nakano@ics.nitech.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Kazumi Saito | University of Shizuoka, Japan | k-saito@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp |
| IS09 | Computational Intelligent Techniques for Bioprocess Modelling, Monitoring and Control | CFP | Asst. Prof. Maria do Carmo Nicoletti | Federal University of S. Carlos, Brazil | carmo@dc.ufscar.br |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Teresa Cristina Zangirolami | Federal University of S. Carlos, Brazil | teresacz@ufscar.br |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Asst. Prof. Estevam Rafael Hruschka Jr. | Federal University of S. Carlos, Brazil | estevam@dc.ufscar.br |
| IS10 | Computational Intelligence Techniques for Knowledge Discovery | CFP | Prof. Claudio Turchetti | Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy | c.turchetti@univpm.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Paolo Crippa | Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy | pcrippa@deit.univpm.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Francesco Gianfelici | Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy | frgianf@tiscali.it |
| IS11 | Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization | CFP | Dr. Christine Mumford | Cardiff University, UK | C.L.Mumford@cs.cardiff.ac.uk |
| IS12 | Contributions of Intelligent Decision Technologies (IDT) | CFP | Prof. Gloria Phillips-Wren | Loyola College in Maryland, USA | gwren@loyola.edu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi Jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
| IS13 | Computational Intelligence for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition | | Prof. Yen-Wei Chen | Ritsumeikan University, Japan | chen@is.ritsumei.ac.jp |
| IS14 | Computational Intelligence Techniques for Web Personalization | CFP | Prof. Giovanna Castellano | University of Bari, Italy | castellano@di.uniba.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Maria Alessandra Torsello | University of Bari, Italy | torsello@di.uniba.it |
| IS15 | Knowkedge-Based Interface Systems [I] | CFP | Prof. Naohiro Ishii | Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan | ishii@aitech.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Yuji Iwahori | Chubu University, Japan | iwahori@cs.chubu.ac.jp |
| IS16 | Knowkedge-Based Interface Systems [II] | CFP | Prof. Yoshinori Adachi | Chubu University, Japan | adachiy@isc.chubu.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Nobuhiro Inuzuka | Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan | inuzuka@nitech.ac.jp |
| IS17 | Advanced Knowledge-based Systems | CFP | Prof. Alfredo Cuzzocrea | University of Calabria, Italy | cuzzocrea@si.deis.unical.it |
| IS18 | Advanced Neural Processing Systems | CFP | Asst. Prof. Monica Bianchini | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | monica@dii.unisi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Marco Maggini | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | maggini@dii.unisi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Franco Scarselli | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | franco@dii.unisi.it |
| IS19 | Neural Networks in Image Processing | CFP | Asst. Prof. Monica Bianchini | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | monica@dii.unisi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Marco Maggini | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | maggini@dii.unisi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Franco Scarselli | Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy | franco@dii.unisi.it |
| IS20 | Knowledge Interaction for Creative Learning | CFP | Prof. Toyohide Watanabe | Nagoya University, Japan | watanabe@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Tomoko Kojiri | Nagoya University, Japan | kojiri@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
| IS21 | Intelligent Environment Support for Collaborative Learning | CFP | Prof. Toyohide Watanabe | Nagoya University, Japan | watanabe@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr.Tomoko Kojiri | Nagoya University, Japan | kojiri@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
| IS22 | Innovation-oriented Knowledge Management Platform | CFP | Prof. Toyohide Watanabe | Nagoya University, Japan | watanabe@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Taketoshi Ushiama | Kyushu University, Japan | ushiama@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp |
| IS23 | Spatio-temporal Database Concept Support for Organizing Virtual Earth | CFP | Prof. Toyohide Watanabe | Nagoya University, Japan | watanabe@is.nagoya-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Jun Feng | Hohai University, Japan | fengjun@hhu.edu.cn |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Naoto Mukai | Tokyo University of Science, Japan | mukai@ee.kagu.tus.ac.jp |
| IS24 | Evolvable Hardware and Adaptive Systems –Advanced Engineering Design Methodologies and Applications | CFP | Prof. Mircea Gh. Negoita | Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand | mnegoita@hotmail.com |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Sorin Hintea | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Sorin.Hintea@bel.utcluj.ro |
| IS25 | Evolvable Hardware Applications in the Area of Electronic Circuits Design | CFP | Prof. Mircea Gh. Negoita | Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand | mnegoita@hotmail.com |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Sorin Hintea | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Sorin.Hintea@bel.utcluj.ro |
| IS26 | Intelligent Systems in Medicine and Healthcare | CFP | Dr. Chee-Peng Lim | University of Science Malaysia, Malaysia | cplim@eng.usm.my |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi C. Jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
|   | Co-Chaired by | | Dr. Robert F. Harrison | University of Sheffield, UK | r.f.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk |
| IS27 | Artificial Intelligence driven Engineering Design Optimization | CFP | Dr. Ioannis K. Nikolos | Technical University of Crete, Greece | jnikolo@dpem.tuc.gr |
| IS28 | New Advances in Defence and Security Systems in Intelligent Environment. | CFP | Dr. Jadranka Sunde | DSTO, SSL, Australia | jadranka.sunde@dsto.defence.gov.au |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi C. Jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
| IS29 | Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems | CFP | Prof. Kazumi Nakamatsu | University of Hyogo, Japan | nakamatsu@shse.u-hyogo.ac.jp |
| IS30 | Knowledge-based Creativity Support Systems | CFP | Prof. Susumu Kunifuji | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan | kuni@jaist.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Kazuo Misue | University of Tsukuba, Japan | misue@cs.tsukuba.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Motoki Miura | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan | miuramo@jaist.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Takanori Ugai | Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Japan | |
| IS31 | Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications | CFP | Dr Bala M. Balachandran | University of Canberra, Australia | Bala.Balachandran@canberra.edu.au |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Assoc. Prof. Dharmendra Sharma | University of Canberra, Australia | Dharmendra.Sharma@canberra.edu.au |
| IS32 | Unsupervised Clustering for Exploratory Data Analysis | CFP | Prof. Roberto Tagliaferri | University of Salerno, Italy | rtagliaferri@unisa.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Michele Ceccarelli | University of Sannio, Italy | ceccarelli@unisannio.it |
| IS33 | Context-aware Ambient Intelligence and Applications | | Prof. Phill Kyu Rhee | Inha University, Korea | pkrhee@inha.ac.kr |
| IS34 | Hyperspectral Imagery for Remote Sensing: Intelligent Analysis and Applications | CFP | Miguel A. Veganzones | Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain | maveganzones@gmail.com |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Manuel Graña | Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain | sirfea03@si.ehu.es |
| IS35 | 3D Approaches for Visual Facial Expression and Emotion Dynamics Recognition in a Real Time Context | CFP | Andoni Beristain | Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain | beristainandoni@yahoo.es |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Manuel Graña | Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain | sirfea03@si.ehu.es |
| IS36 | Intelligent Data Processing in Process Systems and Plants | CFP | Prof. Yoshiyuki Yamashita | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan | yama_pse@cc.tuat.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof.Tetsuo Fuchino | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan | fuchino@chemeng.titech.ac.jp |
| IS37 | Enhance Secure User Authentication Through Intelligent and Strong Techniques | CFP | Prof. Ernesto Damiani | University of Milan, Italy | damiani@dti.unimi.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Antonia Azzini | University of Milan, Italy | azzini@dti.unimi.it |
| IS38 | Intelligent Systems in Medicine: Innovations in Computer-aided Diagnosis and Treatment | CFP | Asst. Prof. Mia Markey | University of Texas, USA | mia.markey@mail.utexas.edu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi C. jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
| IS39 | Intelligent Systems on Financial Markets and/or Risk Management | | Raquel Flórez López | University of León, Spain | raquel.florez@unileon.es |
| IS40 | Ambient Intelligence | CFP | Dr. Cecilio Angulo | Technical University of Catalonia, Spain | cecilio.angulo@upc.edu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Honghai Liu | University of Portsmouth, UK | Honghai.Liu@port.ac.uk |
| IS41 | Immunity-Based Systems | | Prof. Yoshiteru Ishida | Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan | ishida@tutkie.tut.ac.jp |
| IS42 | Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia Systems | CFP | Prof. Cecilia Sik Lanyi | University of Pannonia, Hungary | lanyi@almos.vein.hu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi C. Jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
| IS43 | Innovations in Virtual Reality | CFP | Prof. Cecilia Sik Lanyi | University of Pannonia, Hungary | lanyi@almos.vein.hu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Lakhmi C. Jain | University of South Australia | lakhmi.jain@unisa.edu.au |
| IS44 | Computational Intelligence in human cancer research | CFP | Dr. Alfredo Vellido | Technical University of Catalonia, Spain | avellido@lsi.upc.edu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Paulo J.G. Lisboa | Liverpool John Moores University, U.K. | p.j.lisboa@ljmu.ac.uk |
| IS45 | Knowledge-based Multi-criteria Decision Support | CFP | Prof. Hsuan-Shih Lee | National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan | hslee@axp1.stm.ntou.edu.tw |
| IS46 | Soft Computing Approach to Management Engineering | CFP | Prof. Junzo Watada | Waseda University, Japan | watada@waseda.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Huey-Ming Lee | Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan | hmlee@faculty.pccu.edu.tw |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Taki Kanda | Bunri University of Hospitality, Japan | kanda@bunri-c.ac.jp |
| IS47 | Use of AI techniques to Build Enterprise System | CFP | Prof. Ronald L. Hartung | Franklin University, USA | hartung@franklin.edu |
| IS48 | Relevant Reasoning for Discovery and Prediction | CFP | Prof. Jingde Cheng | Saitama University, Japan | cheng@ics.saitama-u.ac.jp |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Asst. Prof. Yuichi Goto | Saitama University, Japan | gotoh@aise.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp |
| IS49 | Engineered Applications of Semantic Web - SWEA | CFP | Prof. Tommaso Di Noia | University of Bari, Italy | t.dinoia@poliba.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. Marco Degemmis | University of Bari, Italy | degemmis@di.uniba.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Giovanni Semeraro | University of Bari, Italy | semeraro@di.uniba.it |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Prof. Eugenio Di Sciascio | University of Bari, Italy | disciascio@acm.org |
| IS50 | Application of Knowledge Models in Healthcare | CFP | Dr. István Vassányi | University of Pannonia, Hungary | vassanyi@almos.vein.hu |
|   | Co-chaired by | | Dr. György Surján | National Institute for Strategic Health Research, Hungary | surjan.gyorgy@eski.hu |
| IS51 | Intelligent Utilization of Soft Computing Techniques | CFP | Prof. Norio Baba | Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan | baba@cc.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp |
| IS52 | Biomedical Informatics: Intelligent information management from nanomedicine to public health | CFP | Prof. Victor Maojo | Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain | vmaojo@fi.upm.es |