<div dir="ltr">** First Call for Papers - please circulate this CFP to your<br>colleagues and networks **<br><br>-- 15th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing<br>(NaBIC 2023) --<br><br>NaBIC 2023 Theme: Nature Inspired Approaches in Generative AI<br>====================================================<br><br><a href="http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23</a><br><a href="http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic23" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic23</a><br><br>Onsite and On the World Wide Web<br><br>Onsite Venues:<br>Olten, Switzerland : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olten" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olten</a><br>Porto, Portugal : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto</a><br>Vilnius, Lithuania : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius</a><br>Kochi, India : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi</a><br><br>December 13-15,  2023<br><br>NaBIC 2023 will be a hybrid conference that will run fully in-person<br>and fully virtually to take advantage of the best that the two<br>modalities can offer. Besides regular paper presentations, the<br>technical programme will include 8-10 plenary lectures and poster<br>sessions. NaBIC 2023 Organising Committee also recognises the benefits<br>of virtual conferences allowing participation at a cheaper rate. This<br>allows a higher number of research scholars and students to attend.<br>Selected authors will have the option to attend and present the papers<br>virtually or present in one of the three venues in Europe and Asia.<br><br>Like previous years, proceedings of NaBIC'23 are expected to be<br>published with Springer Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Networks and<br>Systems (LNNS) series. (<a href="https://www.springer.com/series/15179" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/series/15179</a>)<br><br>Proceedings of NaBIC'22:<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96302-6" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96302-6</a><br>Indexed by: SCOPUS, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago, DBLP,<br>EI Compendex, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST),<br>SpringerLink<br><br>History of NaBIC series: <a href="http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23/previous.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.net/nabic23/previous.php</a><br><br>**Important Dates**<br>---------------------<br>Paper submission due: September 30, 2023<br>Notification of paper acceptance: October 31, 2023<br>Registration and Final manuscript due: November 10, 2023<br>Conference: December 13-15, 2023<br><br>**About NaBIC'23**<br>-----------------------------<br><br>After the success of the previous 14 events, we welcome<br>your participation and contribution to the 15th World Congress<br>on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2023)<br>to be held in hybrid mode during December 13-15, 2023. NaBIC 2023 is<br>organized to provide a forum for researchers, engineers, and<br>students from all over the world, to discuss state-of-the-art<br>machine intelligence, and address various issues on building up<br>human-friendly machines by learning from nature. The conference<br>theme is "Nature Inspired Approaches in Generative AI".<br><br>**Topics (not limited to)**<br>---------------------------<br>Industrial Applications of Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing<br>Computing<br>Information Retrieval<br>Robotics<br>Fault Diagnosis<br>Bioinformatics<br>Web Intelligence<br>Speech Processing<br>Business Information Systems<br>Knowledge Management<br>Evolvable Hardware<br>Image and Signal Processing<br>Pattern Recognition<br>Traffic and Transportation System<br>Decision Analysis<br>Data Mining<br>Computer Vision<br>Information and Communication Technology<br>Control System<br><br>Innovative approaches<br>Artificial Neural Networks<br>Biodegradability Prediction<br>Cellular Automata<br>Evolutionary Algorithms<br>Swarm Intelligence<br>Emergent Systems<br>Artificial Life<br>Lindenmayer Systems<br>Digital Organisms<br>Artificial Immune Systems<br>Membrane Computing<br>Simulated Annealing<br>Communication Networks and Protocols<br>Computing with Words<br>Common Sense Computing<br>Cognitive Modeling and Architecture<br>Connectionism<br>Metaheuristics<br>Hybrid Approaches<br>Quantum Computing<br>Nano Computing<br><br>**Submission Guidelines**<br>-------------------------<br>Submission of paper should be made through the submission page<br>from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website<br>for guidelines to prepare your manuscript.<br><br>Paper format templates:<br><a href="https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-preparation/5636#c3324" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-preparation/5636#c3324</a><br><br>NaBIC’23 Submission Link:<br><a href="http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic23/submission.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mirlabs.org/nabic23/submission.php</a><br><br>** NaBIC 2023 Organization**<br>---------------------------<br>General Chairs<br>Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, USA<br>Artūras Kaklauskas, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania<br><br>Program Chairs<br>Andries Engelbrecht, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa<br>Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Mexico<br><br>Publication Chair<br>Anu Bajaj, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India<br><br>Web Services Chair<br>Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China<br><br>Publicity Chair<br>Pooja Manghirmalani Mishra, University of Mumbai, India<br><br>International Program Committee<br>TBA<br><br>Note: If you would like to propose a special session, please email Ms.<br>Mabrouka Salmi <<a href="mailto:salmimabrouka7@gmail.com" target="_blank">salmimabrouka7@gmail.com</a>> with a cc to Dr. Anu Bajaj<br><<a href="mailto:er.anubajaj@gmail.com" target="_blank">er.anubajaj@gmail.com</a>><br><br>**Technical Contact**<br>---------------------<br>Dr. Ajith Abraham<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ajith.abraham@ieee.org" target="_blank">ajith.abraham@ieee.org</a><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>