Welcome from the President

Welcome from the President 

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the webpage of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, which is the world’s premier technical society for scientists and professionals working in the area of computational intelligence.

Computational intelligence is at the heart of many new technological developments. As technology advances, we are able to generate massive amounts of data and transmit these almost instantaneously to just about anywhere we wish. The interpretation of such data and the utilization of the generated knowledge in real-time decision making are key ingredients of “smart” computational devices and services that are being developed. Computational intelligence approaches provide the key tools for achieving smarter devices.

The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) is a vibrant community of researchers, students and industry professionals. Currently, CIS has more than 7,000 members worldwide, while our volunteer base is growing. The CIS Publications are consistently top ranked, while our conferences are well organized and attended. Our webpage provides detailed information on upcoming CIS conferences, special issues in CIS journals, as well as information for participating in various working groups of the Society.

The CIS technical activities are catered by eleven technical committees and many task forces that comprise of leading and active contributors. You are encouraged to participate in these working groups to help shape the strategic and tactical advances that are required for our Society to flourish. Particularly, we encourage the participation and promote the activities of our younger members and our student members.

As we move forward, computational intelligence will continue to play a key role in scientific and technological developments. The vision is for our Society is to be at the forefront of these new advances and developments in the area of computational intelligence— whatever they may be—by promoting both fundamental research and applications.

I look forward to serving your needs as the IEEE CIS president, and I encourage your suggestions. Please feel free to contact me at mpolycar@ucy.ac.cy. I will be pleased to hear from you, and I welcome your participation in advancing the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society into the future.

Marios M. Polycarpou
President of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2012-2013)