<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:uzw" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:uzs" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" aria-controls=":v2g" style="direction:ltr;min-height:295px">** Final Call for Papers - please circulate this CFP to your colleagues and networks **<br><br>-- <b>15th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2023)</b> --<div><br></div><div><b>* Onsite and On the World Wide Web *</b><br><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/21WaPlzTkumCG1j-bpw8AZUzNKaWMnZT-nLjm7Y_i46fyyQpxigG_bPdKyfhXBIzOs0E3y2jEHCZ82R8rRSKOdCDpt7xccUQ-brWPhUyodMWchRawIjIIyGpv7JaQDYcrcLVb82hcYAQaLd62M33SS4awy1hySTyvpFrKWlznmWqQrh97" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.org/socpar23</a><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2EdE2oRV5rtYrQYpf0HlWi5Sf3e12Rx14WrgMc9uy51H1yQpxigEZnFWnLM6MZ70eCEqOi7UnUZbO0wUbHBJu7WBMOh1vMnvntyd3zIUIY8rMX7CLhgOb2SlbsfU_rpnGFAr_avcb8nqguAqWCONXI-uJmD2DFSBqPP6GKslbPQHUatVI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/socpar23</a><br><br><b>SoCPaR 2023 Theme:</b> Soft Computing Approaches in Large Language Models and Generative Pre-trained Transformers<br>============================================================================================<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/2GqhCoKbkv4TNKhtm606xnd6RW8PKkZnvJ1E1ZIOfYsD4yQpxigG9dIPNenu5VfWtx9wBjq4VB2ZzxpnUxL-DM7e99clrCcXnLGh-JqTlnkBWRfZRlXFp-uUl0zr_5plVoXxfOEhwhV2bwmbJXEq_4jzMh1HE_woaA3HAkLDiiSNh-GPdB6VEPrOtag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mirlabs.org/socpar23/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/255quihFE51Thsopz7MU7A653D1OTCDgwmt6zkkk0xUf6yQpxigH0TFYKlxxRDkXWuE1zsPG1k-0Ci08EfZvrq9JP3YmWsgwYedTr1U2g4NipxYc6ITPOizzsk6XLJOabFCtqzJL5mkVT6S0hV5F25xu1o0iqfeiebCol_KD9m2WmvSkxvyA2DnAW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mirlabs.org/socpar23/cfss.php</a><br><br><br>SOCPAR 2023 will be a hybrid conference that will run fully in-person and virtually to take advantage of the best the two modalities can offer. Besides regular paper presentations, the technical programme will include 8-10 plenary lectures and poster sessions. SOCPAR 2023 Organising Committee also recognizes the benefits of virtual conferences allowing participation at a cheaper rate. This allows a higher number of research scholars and students to attend. Selected authors can attend and present the papers virtually or in one of the FOUR venues in Europe and Asia.<br><br><br><b>Proceedings of SOCPAR'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/2DG-Wk-4eLlWJt_FEiIxexX8wq28V1qjbJU7EB_Pgi2D-yQpxigGESXQ8Y2_63n926oXAWAXZHoUubIZNXDgRKjs967KQJ9Cov1rg-AA3D_VlWKd7esTbXa8l9xLu6_6vLqBpbduxxXgbrHGEWRZLN9jAXnJWGfU7z8EdlhZ-TaQNe5z0vrwb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/series/15179</a>)<br><br>Proceedings of SoCPaR'22: <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2YmUmt_OOJcvrDjiQ65BvjpdD7mPV3Bm_amciNg_2RL8BygpxigF8uyjpX0Dsm0U1kixOEJ-CFAsurM9D_eq9ntzFKoQJvSwNiy8xNTPxr5vs8Es5dgzaw_KEPDjuhF3zPaS_03tSpoxwilYNpRtUVNzf8Y2tBrb5ghLtNNSFCqcrUj0xat08qCmcqiQOQQJCaUxlUX1dCBxBBhIkUEtp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-27524-1</a><br><b><br></b><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 SoCPaR series</b>: <a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2quh615_vHDMK5Bly04uE5Z1ZvdAxP4s3wpG_mPzUW_oDygpxigFGzxw7JwEoTqbeKDNDlJb2LT2bSa9JGl70pWEEHMfepmo4DfAH54WxecerNRu8dqq1HVLuYaN12_irttGXzcm-J_w0TR-W4_jXSFU4knvujHgUyxEWeJjoXemFjPvWA0rA8SAcX5E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/socpar23/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 SoCPaR 2023**</b><br>-------------------------------<br><br>After the success of the 14th International Conference on<br>Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2022),<br>SoCPaR 2023 is organized to bring together worldwide leading<br>researchers and practitioners interested in advancing the<br>state-of-the-art in Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition,<br>for exchanging knowledge that encompasses a broad range of<br>disciplines among various distinct communities. It is hoped<br>that researchers and practitioners will bring new prospects<br>for collaboration across disciplines and gain inspiration to<br>facilitate novel breakthroughs. The themes for this conference<br>are thus focused on "Innovating and Inspiring Soft Computing and<br>Intelligent Pattern Recognition".<br><br><b>**Topics (not limited to)**</b><br>---------------------------<br>Soft Computing and Applications (but not limited to):-<br>Evolutionary computing<br>Swarm intelligence<br>Artificial immune systems<br>Fuzzy Sets<br>Uncertainty analysis<br>Fractals<br>Rough Sets<br>Support vector machines<br>Artificial neural networks<br>Case Based Reasoning<br>Wavelets<br>Hybrid intelligent systems<br>Nature inspired computing techniques<br>Machine learning<br>Ambient intelligence<br>Hardware implementations<br><br>Pattern Recognition and Applications (but not limited to):-<br>Information retrieval<br>Data Mining<br>Web Mining<br>Image Processing<br>Computer Vision<br>Bio-informatics<br>Information security<br>Network security<br>Steganography<br>Biometry<br>Remote sensing<br>Medical Informatics<br>E-commerce<br>Signal Processing<br>Control systems<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/2EewFPsuszQV7ipzzV0kC8GLBIGnXvkMsJVS59Rrc05kGygpxigG7247nhx1jYEzf6UCRdzlotCCScF1vsMadLlZps2s_kIyD2PSQ7BtQDaPa6osQGbxatraYcsmTQLni_2-jYe5j7k0uQxCOXmL9u3xUI3y--SPsfUmq1WSFYGQlrWR3ug8vb_iM2-tcEzsU6MWJ07F9cstzYat8jIgyv3WG0PN3VuMalFTH83oaUwPo77c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-preparation/5636#c3324</a><br><br><b>SoCPaR’23 Submission Link:</b><br><a href="https://thapar-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2Y8j-EKb1BAGl0Ek0eek2HleDlU2XZrNNSr4Z9PNPhioJygpxigEvproe7ub-ppoDkXqa_r8_T8nta2ULplzjc6gaLtDDhSrHTV1srEDWRZ7-xId6cyCrjkabPQzE6VQpCG7Wu77atHAoef4B6uhGGd2pc8MN7GusS96_VMt794Eig5Q10e0OsKJGJA_ur_uCSgzPOg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SOCPAR2023</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>** SoCPaR 2023 Organization **</b><div>----------------------------------------------</div><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, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, 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></div></div></div>
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