<div dir="ltr">** Final Call for Papers - please circulate this CFP to your<br>colleagues and networks **<br><br>-- <b>15th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing<br>(NaBIC 2023)</b> --<br><br><b>* Onsite and On the World Wide Web *</b><br><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/22HTfSUOl34jk_YjrsWZU1TJ9G1NvQhg4oCrYAZ7rxbPxh4VzigFgU-IYbwOgH575j-YAhakkAR8gigT7y1MGR8b1ED-hFvtLvmypVyeCYjJG6ZFzI-aQOV0v1sYo6X9BoilvYUVYIzZ8w6fDUHV4vG5frbsGFG8MXPfuYuAWb2VHlV52nmw5HHg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23</a><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2vO8aL0QcLc1NnWxecl4lrDPWb5LamXnysaLYYEw-r3Tzh4VzigH4j-EKA_zHPQUV7yOeDzTWtJXAoadnkwrLAKAGto4HjeOsWMtNv8QtxsQIfYHKcc5VwUCIX2CkbIhX0S9lFdwRJzatzauVVVdt3xMpp6jag50NoDB1uG1ZoNgHJv8wK4IFoWs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic23</a><br><br><b>NaBIC 2023 Theme</b>: Nature Inspired Approaches in Generative AI<br>====================================================<br><br><b>* Venue details and accommodation details are now published *</b><br><b>Onsite Venues:</b> Olten, Switzerland; Porto, Portugal; Kaunas, Lithuania; Kochi, India<br><b>Please visit:</b> <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2iHqXVNBkJImAtGZ1zJVvWJBSqhQiRwotHtNHIiqO7Wz3h4VzigE2l0qgDU5Q5Q9VbkVCJG8siYWVmiQ_yfDH_vicGCsqTm0WvZxD9Sxwb6VzRGhVFi-JLzpcFGvjododVKdK-z5EAx0hyzuGNkaGsK6eidjf-oKzAMsgcDVIjTt_M62ZA-quSkLeQyqlNzFH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mirlabs.org/nabic23/venue2.php</a><br><br>December 13-15,  2023<br><br><b>Organized Special Sessions and Workshops Details:</b> <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2fWPf6hI7qtf4iDRsUZObCcRhXQuKL4GA4jqVU-JfRd36h4VzigFnIPZMGRVC4dQ-PAo4v1Wg2ikYmu2_m4XMCjSitK5mM5NX4Sa7SP2UCgZn8dU2LLF0i0vxOHIVyfFYGLdy7E2LN11ynT6fnux08C59rsQp2EkreCMy9MAs0MiEBHrLwqJGvYCbQt0nRak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mirlabs.org/nabic23/cfss.php</a><br><br><br>NaBIC 2023 will be a hybrid conference that will run fully in-person<br>and fully virtually to take advantage of the best the two modalities offer. Besides regular paper presentations, the technical programme will include 8-10 plenary lectures and poster<br>sessions. NaBIC 2023 Organising Committee also recognizes the benefits<br>of virtual conferences allowing participation at a cheaper rate. This<br>allows a higher number of research scholars and students to attend.<br>Selected authors can attend and present the papers<br>virtually or in one of the three venues in Europe and Asia.<br><br><b>Proceedings of NaBIC'23 </b>will be published with Springer Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) series. (<a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/20ue0M8qgDwHNbTevqPpFv3jAeASkXn8TjnysHGK63FD9h4VzigHYod_iAturaqNQDhrtFaEE3O186-K7Lqg7oDIAHebDKyHcqZjo9muw_riD_4AAJ_lNuGRW_pESDvnfD6wM0xCi2SM3s3_1sQUPZhNJ_fyWBVOgZxtMVnFP2EJRlhYteMnYHpKi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/series/15179</a>)<br><br>Proceedings of NaBIC'22: <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2Z52l8OukBVHzeuNv0nJZ_qua_S-TrCX_0AW98hkxdqoAiIVzigHyTPdQVuyD4v_OpTJq1kvFSdilIs2GmKtjdkK1gx1ymUYS10yOIhQ8AE9gtZN-QzOYIq-i__IlhDpSXIl4m1O8yH8kFtEMiWnRHeLGb8JPxaMXrDDkloT2S-2OJO4LPxC45nzqu7-1mEY-5ird8UiFM3vinyUOO3XJGgBH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96302-6</a><br><br><div><b>Indexed by:</b> SCOPUS, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago, DBLP, EI Compendex, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), SpringerLink<br><br><b>History of NaBIC series:</b> <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/28Ddn3jqknXSsFHwLgGd4PgN6DlYTAMeq-50Zd4mTNdIDiIVzigGDIuzA-rjZt3vhOO_aF1j-CnXGzu3Q04EaYuXqUyHwMxytUKw-27qk-AbgMPLvRD2kfTedEQqK9W6gqp4pU14jvpqxb8NftjJz5TDcCb3UoPP3oWsfQ3yMoeUX8gdEJLLyU1_oOvb7yRrJOQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23/previous.php</a><br><br><b>**Important Dates**</b><br>---------------------<br>Paper submission due: September 30, 2023<br>Notification of paper acceptance: October 31, 2023<br>Registration and Final manuscript due: November 10, 2023<br>Conference: December 13-15, 2023<br><br><b>**About NaBIC'23**</b><br>-----------------------------<br><br>After the success of the previous 14 events, we welcome<br>your participation and contribution to the 15th World Congress<br>on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2023)<br>to be held in hybrid mode during December 13-15, 2023. NaBIC 2023 is<br>organized to provide a forum for researchers, engineers, and<br>students from all over the world, to discuss state-of-the-art<br>machine intelligence, and address various issues on building up<br>human-friendly machines by learning from nature. The conference<br>theme is "Nature Inspired Approaches in Generative AI".<br><br><b>**Topics (not limited to)**</b><br>---------------------------<br>Industrial Applications of Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing:-<br>Computing<br>Information Retrieval<br>Robotics<br>Fault Diagnosis<br>Bioinformatics<br>Web Intelligence<br>Speech Processing<br>Business Information Systems<br>Knowledge Management<br>Evolvable Hardware<br>Image and Signal Processing<br>Pattern Recognition<br>Traffic and Transportation System<br>Decision Analysis<br>Data Mining<br>Computer Vision<br>Information and Communication Technology<br>Control System<br><br>Innovative approaches:-<br>Artificial Neural Networks<br>Biodegradability Prediction<br>Cellular Automata<br>Evolutionary Algorithms<br>Swarm Intelligence<br>Emergent Systems<br>Artificial Life<br>Lindenmayer Systems<br>Digital Organisms<br>Artificial Immune Systems<br>Membrane Computing<br>Simulated Annealing<br>Communication Networks and Protocols<br>Computing with Words<br>Common Sense Computing<br>Cognitive Modeling and Architecture<br>Connectionism<br>Metaheuristics<br>Hybrid Approaches<br>Quantum Computing<br>Nano Computing<br><br><b>**Submission Guidelines**</b><br>-------------------------<br>Submission of paper should be made through the submission page<br>from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website<br>for guidelines to prepare your manuscript.<br><br><b>Paper format templates:</b><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2Xo2UwXRZz-WgtUgpP2a797eqj1wZ6JT7e-bQcZMG6k0FiIVzigFcdEeOQu92CnsTL4Hs5XoEDJhEYcRNB1LIq6qLObe-O9QyRTOh9twHj0G9k4MKLPYuqp02zHK3-Ys07RQnhur_hSl1ca4aLlnaj3CCUIgTXSLevXltIsQeZPbYt89AdminqQHj2bjlicGu6aLUJp9jf1hqCx4U-kzEnGx5WVS3B6UXhwX0Qhyo_Y4utyFHNj8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-preparation/5636#c3324</a><br><br><b>NaBIC’23 Submission Link</b>:<br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2B611mehrra70QpcLoys9N68tSH5aBWGlPb7KOG74fPwIiIVzigHZh7HlMLC2VCilwlZuwkvahw5IKBkF7Olv6vhpLoNuqDIzBzGl5TTb4N9hFKU-5f0IQkbvNOH8k9vpuA03b9NvIW4HzxSM50avKPJ1JlMlTdnZZwdTdNYiy3w0cLX5WK6ZG4G8bc1I-J00hNnFWZRS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/NABIC2023</a><br><br><br><b>**Plenary Talks**</b><br>----------------------------------------<br>You are welcome to attend 12 Keynote Talks offered by world-renowned professors and industry leaders. The detailed information is available on conference website.<br><br>Speaker 1: Christine Zarges, Aberystwyth University, UK<br>Speaker 2: Theresa Schmiedel, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland<br>Speaker 3: Ke Feng, Singapore-ETH Centre, The National University of Singapore, Singapore<br>Speaker 4: Stefka Fidanova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria<br>Speaker 5: Diego Oliva, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico<br>Speaker 6: Sebastian Ventura, University of Cordoba, Spain<br>Speaker 7: Ana Maria Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal<br>Speaker 8: Nuno Bettencourt , Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal<br>Speaker 9: Aboul Ella Hassanien, Cairo University, Egypt<br>Speaker 10: Milan Tuba, Singidunum University, Serbia<br>Speaker 11: Dalia Kriksciuniene, Vilnius University / Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania<br>Speaker 12: Kusum Deep, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India<br><br><br><b>** NaBIC 2023 Organization**</b><br>---------------------------<div><br><b>General Chairs</b><br>Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, USA<br>Artūras Kaklauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania<br><br><b>Program Chairs</b><br>Andries Engelbrecht, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa<br>Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico<br><br><b>Publication Chair</b><br>Anu Bajaj, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India<br><br><b>Web Services Chair</b><br>Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China<br><br><b>Publicity Chair</b><br>Pooja Manghirmalani Mishra, University of Mumbai, India<br><br><br><b>Note:</b> If you would like to propose a special session, please email Dr. Anu Bajaj <<a href="mailto:er.anubajaj@gmail.com" target="_blank">er.anubajaj@gmail.com</a>> with a CC to Ms. Mabrouka Salmi <<a href="mailto:salmimabrouka7@gmail.com" target="_blank">salmimabrouka7@gmail.com</a>><br><br><b>**Technical Contact**</b><br>---------------------<br>Dr. Ajith Abraham<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ajith.abraham@ieee.org" target="_blank">ajith.abraham@ieee.org</a></div></div></div>
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