** Second Call for Papers - please circulate this CFP to your colleagues and networks ** -- The 21st International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA’21) –- http://www.mirlabs.org/isda21 http://www.mirlabs.net/isda21 On the World Wide Web December 13-15, 2021 Proceedings of ISDA'21 will be published in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer (Indexed in SCOPUS, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago). <https://www.springer.com/series/15179> Proceedings of ISDA’20: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-71187-0 History of ISDA series: https://www.mirlabs.org/isda21/previous.php **Important Dates** --------------------- Paper submission due: September 30, 2021 Notification of paper acceptance: October 31, 2021 Registration and Final manuscript due: November 15, 2021 Conference: December 13-15, 2021 **About ISDA 2021** ------------------ The International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA) is a major international conference bringing together researchers, engineers, and practitioners who work in the areas of intelligent systems and their applications in industry and the real world. Every year, ISDA attracts authors from over 30 countries. After the success of the 20th conference, which was held online, this year's event will also be held online during December 13-15, 2021. ISDA 2021 is expected to provide an opportunity for researchers to meet and discuss the latest solutions, scientific results, and methods in solving intriguing problems in the fields of artificial intelligence and its real-world applications. The conference programme will include workshops, special sessions, tutorials, prominent keynote speakers, and regular paper presentations in parallel tracks. All submitted papers will be reviewed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. Conference contents will be submitted for inclusion in Springer and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. **Topics (not limited to)** --------------------------- Intelligent Systems Architectures and Applications Intelligent Image and Signal Processing Intelligent Internet Modeling Intelligent Data mining Intelligent Business Systems Intelligent Control and Automation Intelligent Agents Intelligent Knowledge Management Innovative Information Security Innovative Networking and Communication Techniques Web Intelligence Intelligent Software Engineering **Submission Guidelines** ------------------------- Submission of a paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your manuscript. Paper format templates: https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript… ISDA’21 Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isda2021 **Plenary Talks** ----------------------------- You are welcome to attend 8 Keynote Talks offerred by world-renowned professors and industry leaders. The detailed information is available on conference website. Speaker 1: Antônio de Padua Braga, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Title: Large margin classification with graph-based models Speaker 2: Juergen Branke, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Title: Learning to optimise – optimal learning Speaker 3: Oscar Cordon, University of Granada, Spain Title: Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification Speaker 4: Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, USA Title: TBA Speaker 5: Andries Engelbrecht, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Title: Set-based Particle Swarm Optimization Approach to Portfolio Optimization Speaker 6: Frédéric GUINAND, Le Havre Normandy University, France Title: Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Speaker 7: Cengiz Toklu, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey Title: Hybrid Algorithms. Applications to Structural Mechanics Speaker 8: Günther Raidl, Technische Universität Wien, Austria Title: Combinatorial Optimization Meets (Reinforcement) Learning **ISDA 2021 Organization** ------------------------- General Chairs Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA Thomas Hanne, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland Weiping Ding, Nantong University, China Program Chairs Tzung-Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Tatiane Nogueira Rios, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil **Technical Contact** --------------------- Dr. Ajith Abraham Email: ajith.abraham(a)ieee.org Publicity Chair ISDA 2021 Anu Bajaj