We are pleased to invite you to the 2018 International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Its Applications (iFUZZY2018) which will be held on November 14-17, 2018 at EXCO in Daegu, South Korea. iFUZZY2018 will provide all presenters and participants with a great opportunity to present and discuss the latest accomplishments, challenges, and future directions in the field of fuzzy theory and applications, and advanced intelligent systems and computing.

Important Dates
Organized Session Proposal..August 5, 2018 (Final)
Paper Submission............Sep. 9, 2018 for Type A, Oct. 6, 2018 for Type B: Proceedings-only Paper (Final)
Notification of Acceptance..Oct. 1, 2018 for Type A, Oct. 16, 2018 for Type B: Proceedings-only Paper (Final)
Final Paper Submission......October 20, 2018 (Final)
Early Bird Registration.....October 20, 2018 (Final)
Conference..................November 14-17, 2018

Topics
The symposium topics include, but are not limited to:

Fuzzy Theory
Fuzzy Applications
Fuzzy Logic Systems
Fuzzy Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Business Intelligence
Computing with Words
Data Mining and Big Data Analysis
Evolutionary Computation and Optimization
Hybrid Systems, Modeling and Simulation
Identification and Estimation
Industry 4.0
Information Fusion
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Intelligent Signal Processing
Intelligent Systems and Control
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Rehabilitation Engineering
Robotics
Smart Car
Soft Computing
Vision and Sensors
Others

Location
Daegu Metropolitan City is one of the largest city in South Korea with over 2.5 million residents. It is located in south-eastern of Korea about 290 kilometers and 90-110 minutes by high speed train (KTX or SRT) from Seoul and about 110 kilometers and 45 minutes from Busan. Daegu is also known as “Apple City” and “Textile City,” currently focusing on fostering fashion and high-tech industries. Attractions include 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in the vicinities.

Special Event: ROBEX2018 (http://www.robex.or.kr/eng)
ROBEX2018 (The 7th Daegu International Robot Industry Expo.) will be held in the same place as iFUZZY2018 at the same time. iFUZZY2018 registrees will have free admission to ROBEX2018.

Paper Submission
There are two types of submissions for review and publication. These types of papers should be written in English and submitted in PDF format.

A. Paper for IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Full paper no less than 4 pages of conference format must be submitted for review.
Accepted papers of this type will be included the conference proceedings and will be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

B. Conference Proceedings-only Paper
Full paper no less than 2 pages of conference format must be submitted for review.
Accepted papers of this type will be included ONLY in the conference proceedings.

Organized Session
Prospective authors are encouraged to propose organized sessions related to the topics of interest. Organized sessions provide a forum for focused discussions on new and innovative technologies. Both oral and poster papers are accepted.

Special Issues
Some high-quality papers will be published in the special issue of International Journal of Fuzzy Systems (IJFS) with Impact Factor of 2.198. Other related journals including International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems (IJFIS) will publish special issues based on the conference.

Sponsored by
Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems (KIIS)

Organized by
Daegu University, South Korea
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Technically co-sponsored by
Taiwan Fuzzy Systems Association (TFSA)
International Fuzzy Systems Association (IFSA)
IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

Supported by
Korea Tourism Organization
Daegu Convention&Visitors Bureau

Symposium Secretariat (for any questions)
iFUZZY2018 Secretariat
Phone: +82-31-716-2724
E-mail: info@ifuzzy2018.org