It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 1st Mediterranean Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. The conference is organized by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Larbi Tebessi University and will be held in Tebessa, Algeria on November 22-23, 2016. The conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions on recent advancements in different areas of pattern recognition and artificial intelligence.

Topics of interest scope all related subareas including but not limited to the following.

Track 1: Pattern Recognition

Handwriting analysis and recognition
Biometrics applications
Pattern recognition & applications
Image, speech, signal and video processing
Machine learning and data mining
Computer vision
Robotics and perception
Virtual reality & medical applications


Track 2: Artificial Intelligence

Natural language processing
Automated reasoning and inference
Knowledge representation and reasoning
Constraint processing
Heuristic search
Intelligent interfaces
Multi-agent Systems
Deep learning


All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least 2 members of the international program committee; additional reviewers will be consulted if needed. Paper acceptance will be based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of presentation.

It is planned to publish the proceedings with Springer in their Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (final approval pending).

Important Dates:

Paper Submission: May 27, 2016.
Author Notification: August 26, 2016.
Camera-ready Paper/Registration: September 9, 2016.
Conference Dates: November 22-23, 2016.


Endorsed by:

The International Association or Pattern Recognition (IAPR).


Organizers:

Larbi Tebessi University, Tebessa, Algeria.
Bahria University, Islamabd, Pakistan.
Laboratory of Mathematics, Informatics and Systems, Tebessa, Algeria.