Welcome

The 9th World Conference on Soft Computing (9th WConSC’24) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 25-27, 2024. Azerbaijan is a country with a 10 million population and a big reputation. Azerbaijan is a miraculous country with its unlimited natural resources, centuries-old culture, history, and ancient people, whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions and ceremonies of different cultures and civilizations, you are welcome here.

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is the city of the scientific, cultural, and industrial center of Azerbaijan. In recent years, Baku has become an important venue for international events. It hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, the 2015 European Games, the 2016 European Grand Prix, the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017, and hosted UEFA Euro 2020.

The main objective of 9th WConSC’24 is to present the latest research and results of scientists related to Soft Computing, Fuzzy Logic & Fuzzy Sets, Uncertainty in Cognition, Graphical Models, Knowledge Acquisition, Information Fusion and Aggregation, Knowledge Representation, Ontologies, Decision Support, Cognitive Modeling, Game Theory, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Granular Computing, Computing with Words, Human-Centric Computing, Rough Sets, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, Hybrid Architectures.

The 9th World Conference on Soft Computing, Baku 2024, aims to bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present the latest achievements and innovations in the multiple areas of soft computing, to discuss thought-provoking developments and challenges, and to consider potential future directions. One of the objectives of the conference is to encourage participation by young researchers; to this end, student papers will be given special consideration.

The organizing committee of the conference is pleased to invite prospective authors to submit their original manuscripts to the 9th WConSC’24. All full paper submissions will be peer-reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to the conference, contributions, and readability.

Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in Springer's Soft Computing Application Series indexed by Web of Science, and awarded papers will be recommended for publication in Fuzzy Sets and System Journal.

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