Previous Invited Speakers
The researchers below were distinguished invited speakers at previous IJCCI conferences.
We are indebted to them for their contribution to heighten the conference level.
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2024
Trustworthy Benchmarking for Black-Box Single-Objective Optimization
Tome Eftimov, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Search Trajectories Illuminated
Gabriela Ochoa, University of Stirling, United Kingdom Predictive Maintenance for Industry 4.0 & 5.0
Rita P. Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal
2023
Towards True Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Real-World ApplicationsHani Hagras, University of Essex, United Kingdom Deep Learning for Active Robotic Perception
Anastasios Tefas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Next Generation of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Optimization and Decision-Making Algorithms
Sanaz Mostaghim, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany Assessment and Evaluation of Empirical and Scientific Data
Nikolaus Hansen, Inria & Ecole Polytechnique & Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
2022
Data Science and Industrial Applications
Abir Hussain, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Evolving Embodied Intelligence
Gusz Eiben, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands Federated Learning: A Hype or a Trend?
Anna Wilbik, Maastricht University, Netherlands
2021
Differentiability in Quadratic Mean of Deep Networks
Joseph Rynkiewicz, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France Recent Research Topics in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization: A Personal Perspective
Carlos Coello Coello, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico Machine Learning in Non-Stationary Environments
Barbara Hammer, Bielefeld University, Germany
2020
How to Address Uncertainty in Smaller, Faster, More Agile, Yet Safer Drones?
Erdal Kayacan, Aarhus University, Denmark Collective and Individual Decision-Making in Swarm Robotics
Sanaz Mostaghim, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany Rise of Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization: Algorithms and Applications
Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, United States Machine Learning with Limited Size Datasets
M. Verleysen, Machine Learning Group, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2019
How Theoretical Analyses Can Impact Practical Applications of Evolutionary Computation
Pietro S. Oliveto, Southern University of Science and Technology, China Swarm Intelligence in Distributed Systems Use-cases
Vesna Sesum-Cavic, TU Vienna, Austria From Machine Learning to Explainable AI and Beyond
Andreas Holzinger, Medical University Graz, Austria Type-2 Fuzzy Systems for Human Decision Making
Jonathan Garibaldi, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2018
Adapted Psychological Profiling Verses the Right to an Explainable Decision
Keeley Crockett, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Learning Vector Quantization Methods as Multi-layer Networks for Interpretable Classification Learning
Thomas Villmann, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany Computational Intelligence Applications in Skeleton-based Forensic Identification: Automating Craniofacial Superimposition and Comparative Radiology
Oscar Cordón, University of Granada, Spain An Approximation to the Problem of Information Fusion in Fuzzy Classification
Humberto Bustince, Public University of Navarra, Spain
2017
The Electroencephalogram (EEG) Analysis and Classification for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Brain DisordersAntónio Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal Towards Lifelong Learning in Optimisation Algorithms
Emma Hart, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom Ambient Intelligent Systems: The Role of Non-Intrusive and Sensitive Approaches
Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Portugal Type-2 Fuzzy Systems for Human Decision Making
Jonathan Garibaldi, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
2016
Automatic Algorithm Configuration: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives
Thomas Stützle, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium STEALTH: Modeling Coevolutionary Dynamics of Tax Evasion and Auditing
Una-May O'Reilly, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, United States Get Ready for the Cloud - A New Paradigm in Scientific Computing
Juan Julian Merelo, University of Granada, Spain Horizon 2020’s SME InstrumentDaniel Chirtes, Independent Researcher, Romania
2015
AI Researchers, Video Games are your Friends!
Julian Togelius, New York University, United States Scalable Model based Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
Yaochu Jin, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Perpetual Motion, Evolutionary Computation in Industry and other Chimeras
Anna Esparcia-Alcázar, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Evolving Fuzzy Systems - Fundamentals, Reliability, Interpretability, Useability and Applications
Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
2014
Bridging the Emotional Gap - From Objective Representations to Subjective Interpretations
Marie-Jeanne Lesot, Independent Researcher, France Computational Intelligence in Automotive R & DDanil Prokhorov, Toyota Tech Center, United States In Silico Cyclic Phenomena - Fascination through ComputationBernard De Baets, Ghent University, Belgium Learning in Non-stationary Environments
Cesare Alippi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
2013
The Disappearing Human-Machine DivideKevin Warwick, University of Reading and Coventry University, United Kingdom Putting Intelligence into Computational Intelligence
Leslie Smith, University of Stirling, United Kingdom The Art of Programming Evolutionary Algorithms
Juan J. Merelo, Universidad de Granada, Spain Learning from Imprecise and Fuzzy Data: on the Notion of Data Disambiguation
Eyke Hüllermeier, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany Information Fusion - An Appealing Avenue for Robust Knowledge Discovery in Multi-Source EnvironmentsBelur V. Dasarathy, Independent Researcher, United States
2012
The Infinity Computer and Numerical Computations with Infinite and Infinitesimal NumbersYaroslav D. Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy Fuzzy Information in Statistics
Reinhard Viertl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria "Morphological Computation" - Self-organization, Embodiment, and Biological Inspiration
Rolf Pfeifer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2011
AWARENESS COMPUTING: WHAT, WHY, AND HOW?
Qiangfu Zhao, Aizu, University, Japan CONCEPTS AND DESIGN OF GRANULAR FUZZY NEURAL NETWORKS - New Constructs of Computational Intelligence
Witold Pedrycz, University of Alberta, Canada ONTIC VS. EPISTEMIC FUZZY SETS IN MODELING AND DATA PROCESSING TASKS
Didier Dubois, , France INCREMENTAL SOCIAL LEARNING IN SWARM INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZATION
Marco A. Montes de Oca, University of Delaware, Belgium AUTONOMOUS LEARNING MACHINES - Generating Rules from Data Streams
Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, United Kingdom FEATURE SELECTION FOR HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS
Michel Verleysen, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2010
(MOSTLY) FUZZY CLUSTERING IN VERY LARGE DATA SETSJames Bezdek, University of Melbourne, Australia PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IN SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION MODELSPanos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, United States INFORMATION THEORY AND GAME STRATEGY LEARNINGSimon M. Lucas, University of Essex, United Kingdom PERSPECTIVES OF FUZZY SYSTEMS IN PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROLAntonio Sala, Technical University Valencia, Spain
2009
TOWARDS HUMAN/SOCIAL INSPIRED COMPUTATION
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland PROBABILISTIC VIEW ON SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS AND DIMENSION REDUCTIONJouko Lampinen, Laboratory Of Computational Engineering,, Finland LANGUAGE, COGNITION AND CULTURAL EVOLUTION
Leonid Perlovsky, Harvard University & Air Force Research Laboratory, United States INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR DECISION SUPPORT
Qiang Shen, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION IN FINANCE FORECASTING
Edward Tsang, University of Essex, United Kingdom