On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 12th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN2013), we are pleased to invite you to participate in this event that will be held on June 12-14, 2013 in Puerto de la Cruz-Tenerife (Spain).



This biennial meeting seeks to provide a discussion forum for scientists, engineers, educators and students about the latest discoveries and realizations in the foundations, theory, models and applications of systems inspired on nature, using computational intelligence methodologies, as well as in emerging areas related to the above items. We strongly emphasize the wide range of topics comprised under the umbrella of IWANN2013, covering all the fields that are usually referred to as "Computational Intelligence". In this edition we are particularly interested in submissions dealing with: Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary Computation, Hybrid Systems, etc. As in previous editions, IWANN also aims to create a friendly environment that could lead to the establishment or to strengthen scientific collaborations and exchanges among attendees.



The proceedings will include all the presented communications to the conference. As in previous editions of IWANN, we are arranging the publication of the proceedings with Springer-Verlag on Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS) series, and the books will be available on-site.



It is also foreseen the publication of an extended version of selected papers in a special issue on several specialized journals (such as Neurocomputing, Elsevier). IWANN is included in the ranking of the best conferences established by the Computer Science Conference Ranking based on the "Estimated Impact of Conference (EIC,2009)”, concretely in position 55 among 701 considered (in the Artificial Intelligence field), and in the rank B in Computing Research and Education Association (CORE). Also the IWANN papers are indexed by CiteSeer.IST, and by the organization Computing Research and Education Association (CORE).



You can find extended information on IWANN web pages:



http://iwann.ugr.es/