Conferences - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society

LA-CCI is an acronym for the Latin American (LA) Conference on Computational Intelligence (CI), which currently includes correspondents in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Sound research and active groups work in CI in these countries, eager to develop the area and exchange experiences/personnel. As well as the Conference Series, LA-CCI is one of the deeds of the IEEE CIS LA-CCI Task Force (TF) for encouraging research groups of these participating countries to team up around this exciting topic of CI.

The organization team would like to encourage the participation of established scientists, young researchers, and advanced students, not limited to Latin American countries. It is important to note that Latin American countries organize our conference but aim at the international scientific community. Finally, it is always worth to state our main goals, namely:

i) To be a notch scientific forum in Latin America;

ii) To be a regional hub of CI practitioners and professionals;

iii) To be a privileged showcase of CI and industry;

iv) To be a springboard for students;

v) To publicize CI research going on within LA-CCI countries;

vi) To encourage CI research links to LA-CCI countries;

vii) To foster academic mobility in LA-CCI countries and beyond, and:

viii) To promote Science & Culture in Latin America

Overall, the objective of the LA-CCI series is to provide a high-level international stage and forum for scientists, researchers, engineers, and educators to disseminate their latest research results and exchange views of the future research directions on Neural & Learning Systems, Fuzzy & Stochastic Modeling, Evolutionary & Swarm Computation, and their related applications. More recently, the special topic on CI technology's Ethical, Social, and Environmental implications.

Computational Intelligence in Latin America Task Force Chair

Alvaro David Orjuela Cañón

Alvaro David Orjuela Cañón
Universidad del Rosario
Colombia
dorjuela@ieee.org

Computational Intelligence in Latin America Task Force Members

Name	Email	Institution	Role	Country
Carmelo Bastos Filho	carmelofilho@ieee.org	Universidade de Pernambuco	Past chair	Brazil
Fernando Buarque	fbln@ecomp.poli.br	Universidade de Pernambuco	Steering Committee	Brazil
Heitor Lopes	heitorslopes@gmail.com	Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná	Steering Committee	Brazil
Diego Pinheiro	diego.silva@unicap.br	Universidade Católica de Pernambuco	Steering Committee	Brazil
Gary Fogel	gfogel@natural-selection.com	Natural Selection	Steering Committee	USA
Cristian Rodriguez Rivero	cristian.rodriguezrivero@gmail.com	University of Amsterdam	Steering Committee	Argentina
Yván Túpac	yvantv@gmail.com	Universidad Católica San Pablo	Steering Committee	Peru
Hector Cancela	cancela@fing.edu.uy	Universidad de La República	Steering Committee	Uruguay
Martín Piedemonte	mpedemon@fing.edu.uy	Universidad de La República	Steering Committee	Uruguay

Under the supervision of the Conference Committee, Task Forces (TFs) are responsible for activities that promote the development and support of regional technical meetings, specifically in regions where additional support and guidance would be beneficial. Typical examples of the focused activities include organizing symposia, and workshops, for the IEEE CIS sponsored conferences.

Each Task Force shall have a Chair, one or two Vice Chairs, and some TF Members. The Vice President must approve the appointment of the Task Force Chair. The TF Members should ideally number between 10 and 20.

The terms of the Task Force Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Members are one year beginning January 1, through December 31. No more than four consecutive full terms as the TF Chair of the same Task Force is permitted.

The creation, termination and name change of Task Forces need the approval of the Vice President for Conferences and the President of the IEEE CIS. A proposal for a new Task Force is initiated by the IEEE CIS Conference Committee or a Conference Sub-committee Chair and submitted to the Vice President for Conferences. The proposal shall include (i) the proposed name of the Task Force; (ii) the proposed Task Force Chair, one or two Vice Chairs, and a number of Members; (iii) a short biography of the TF Chair and the TF Vice-Chair(s); (iv) justification for the creation (e.g., scope and mission); (v) focused regional area, and (vi) a list of planned regional activities.

Task Force shall maintain a website for the Task Force, including the name of the Task Force, the scope and mission, the name and contact details of the Chair and Vice Chairs and a list of Members. Events organized or planned by the Task Force shall also be included.

Current Task Forces:

Computational Intelligence in Latin America

The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Student Participation and Travel Grant Program offers a limited number of grants to assist IEEE Student Members presenting papers at IEEE CIS-sponsored conferences. Applications for each conference must be received through the Grant Application System no later than the posted deadline which are provided by the respective conferences. IEEE CIS reserves the right not to process late or incomplete applications.

Participation grants are provided for online participation at virtual or hybrid conferences, where we waive the registration fees for you.

Travel grants are offered for face-to-face or hybrid conferences. We offer a fixed amount of traveling reimbursement.

The purpose of this subcommittee is to increase, promote and support competitions held within CIS conferences

The Subcommittee on Strategic Planning is in charge of analyzing general issues, discussing possibilities and brainstorming new ideas concerning the IEEE CIS policy with regards to the handling of sponsored conferences. The Subcommittee on Strategic Planning proposes changes to the IEEE CIS policy to the Conference Committee, when applicable. The Subcommittee on Strategic Planning consists of a chair in charge of these duties and a subcommittee membership.