Patron 
Prof. Datuk Dr. Shahrin Sahib@Sahibuddin, Vice Chancellor, University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

Advisors
Mohd. Jailani Mohd. Nor, University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Mohd Khanapi Abd Ghani, University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

General Chairs
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA
Ahmad Zaki A Bakar, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

Program Chairs 
Azah Kamilah Muda, University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Emilio Corchado, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Marina Gavrilova, University of Calgary, Calgary

Publication Chair
Yun-Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

Advisory Board Member (IAB)
Aboul Ella Hassanien, University of Cairo, Egypt
Adel Alimi, Universit de Sfax, Sfax – Tunisia
André Ponce de Leon F de Carvalho, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Emilio Corchado, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Francisco Herrera, University of Granada, Spain 
Hideyuki Takagi, Kyushu University, Japan
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Jeng-Shyang Pan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Jun Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Khairul Salleh Mohamed Sahari, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Krzysztof Cios, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan 
Ronald R. Yager, Machine Intelligence Institute, IONA College, USA
Sankar Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Sebastián Ventura, University of Cordoba, Spain
Vaclav Snasel, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Special Programme Steering Committee Chairs
Academic Program : Halimah Badioze Zaman, UKM, Malaysia 
Government Program : Datuk Wira Omar bin Kaseh, MAMPU, Malaysia
Industry Program : Dickson Lukose, MIMOS, Malaysia

Workshop/Tutorial Chair
Saurav Karmakar, Matrix Technologies, USA

Student Symposium Chair
Yogan Jaya Kumar, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

Web Master
Kun Ma, University of Jinan, China

International Program Committee 
Abd. Samad Hasan Basari, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Abdul Shibghatullah, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Afizan Azman, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, United States
Alexander Mendiburu, The University of the Basque Country, Spain
Amélia Loja, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Amit Dutta, Barkatullah University, India
Amitava Chatterjee, Jadavpur University, India
Anália Lourenço, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Anan Banharnsakun, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Anand Kulkarni, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
Anang Hudaya Muhamad Amin, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Anazida Zainal, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Andrea Corradini, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Andrei Petrovski, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Andres Ortiz, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Andrew L. Nelson, Androtics LLC, United States
Anna Bartkowiak, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Antonio Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Antonio J. Tallón-Ballesteros, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Antonio Latorre, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Arshin Rezazadeh, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran
Arturo Hernández-Aguirre, Centre for Research in Mathematics, Mexico
Asoke Nath, St. Xaviers College (Autonomous), India
Ata Kaban, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Atta Rahman, ISRA University, Pakistan 
Azah Kamilah Muda, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Bahareh Asadi, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Benny Nasution, Politeknik Negeri Medan, Indonesia
Bernadetta Kwintiana, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Biju Issac, Teesside University, United Kingdom
Binod Kumar Prasad, Maharastra Academy of Engineering, India
Burhanuddin Mohd Aboobaider, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
C. Alberto Ochoa-Zezatti, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Carlos Garcia-Martinez, University of Córdoba, Spain
Carlos Pereira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
Cerasela Crisan, "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau, Romania
Chi Kin Chow, City University of Hong Kong, China
Chien-Sing Lee, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Ching Seong Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Chintan Bhatt, Charotar University of Science and Technology, India
Chun-Wei Lin, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Daniela Zaharie, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Darya Chyzhyk, The University of the Basque Country, Spain
Dewi Nasien, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Diaf Moussa, Université Mouloud Mammeri, Algeria
Dominik Slezak, Infobright Inc., Canada
Dragan Simic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Eliska Ochodkova, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Elpida Tzafestas, University of Athens, Greece
Ender Ozcan, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Erkan Bostancı, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Faaizah Shahboddin, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Fabrício Olivetti De França, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Fernando Corinto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Firkhan Ali Hamid Ali, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Fukuyama Yoshikazu, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam
Gai-Ge Wang, Jiangsu Normal University, China
Gede Pramudya, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
George D. C. Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Ghanshyam Thakur, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India
Giancarlo Mauri, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Guillermo Leguizamón, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
Habib M. Kammoun, Université de Sfax, Tunisia
Hafiz Zakaria, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Halizah Basiron, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Hana Rezankova, University of Economics, Czech Republic
Harris Michail, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Hazmilah Hasan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Hendrik Richter, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Hisashi Handa, Kindai University, Japan
Hongbo Liu, Dalian University of Technology, China
I.G.P. Asto Buditjahjanto, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
Ilkka Havukkala, Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, New Zealand
Imre Lendák, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Isabel Barbancho, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
Ismael Caballero Muñoz-Reja, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Jariah Juoi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Jee Hou Ho, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
Jeng-Shyang Pan Pan, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan
Jer Lang Hong, Taylors University, Malaysia
Jin Xu, University of Pennsylvania, United States
João Paulo Pereira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
José Carlos Ortiz-Bayliss, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
José M. Merigó, University of Barcelona, Spain
José Ramón Villar, University of Oviedo, Spain
Jose Santos, Universidad de A Coruña, Spain
José Valente De Oliveira, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Joseph Spring, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Julio Ponce, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan
Kadian Davis, University College of the Caribbean, Jamaica
Karthigayan Muthukaruppan, Manipal International University, Malaysia
Katsuhiro Honda, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Khairul Salleh Mohamed Sahari, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Kim Chuan Lim, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Klaus Pohl, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Kononova Anna, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Konstantinos Antonakopoulos, Norwegian Univeristy of Science and Technology, Norway
Konstantinos Parsopoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece
Korhan Karabulut, Yaşar Üniversitesi, Turkey
Kun Ma, Jinan University, China
Laurence Amaral, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Lee Chang-Yong, Kongju National University, Korea
Leida Li, University of Mining and Technology, China
Leocadio G. Casado, University of Almería, Spain
Leonilde Varela, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Long-Thành Ngô, Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam
Lorena Etcheverry, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Luciano Stefanini, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy
Luis Hernandez Encinas, Institute of Applied Physics (C.S.I.C.), Spain
Luisa Parody, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Majid Bakhtiari, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Marde Helbig, CSIR: Meraka Institute, South Africa
Mario Koeppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Massila Kamalrudin, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Mauricio Ayala-Rincon, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Michael Epitropakis, University of Stirling, United Kingdom
Mohamed Shojafar, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Mohd Faizal Abdollah, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Mohd Sanusi Azmi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Mourad Abbas, Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique sur le Développement de La Langue Arabe, Algeria
Mrutyunjaya Panda, Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement, India
Muhammad Sarfraz, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Naim Hanapi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Navin Kumar Agrawal, Sagar Institute of Research Technology and Science, India
Nazrul Muhaimin Ahmad, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Nelishia Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Norashikin Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Nurul Akmar Emran, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Ong Sing Goh, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Otoniel Lopez Granado, Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
Pavel Kromer, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Ping Guo, Beijing Normal University, China
Prakash Shelokar, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
Punam Bedi, University of Delhi, India
Rabiah Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Ramachandram Sirandas, Osmania University, India
Roberto Armenise, Poste Italiane S.p.A., Italy
Robiah Yusof, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Sabrina Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Sabu M Thampi, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India
Saurav Karmakar, Georgia State University, United States
Sazalinsyah Razali, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Sazilah Salam, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Seema Purohit, Navinchandra Mehta Institute of Technology and Development, India
Shakinaz Desa, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Shing Chiang Tan, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Shinichi Shirakawa, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Siby Abraham, University of Mumbai, India
Siti Rahayu Selamat, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Suicheng Gu, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Sumithra Devi K A, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, India
Sungjoon Lim, Korea Database Agency, Korea
Sunil Kumar Jha, Banaras Hindu University, India
Susana C. Esquivel, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
Sushil Kulkarni, University of Mumbai, India
Swati V. Chande, International School of Informatics and Management, India
Syed Abdul Rahmanalhadadd Syed Mohammed, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Tang Jung Low, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia
Terry Woodings, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Tibebe Beshah, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Toshiharu Hatanaka, Osaka University, Japan
Tzung-Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Usha Mehta, Nirma University, India
Uzay Kaymak, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
Vasaki Ponnusamy, Quest International University Perak, Malaysia
Vincenzo Piuri, University of Milan, Italy
Vivek Deshpande, MIT College of Engineering, India
Vn Manjunath Aradhya, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, India
Wai Kiang Albert Yeap, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Wei-Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Weiping Liu, Eastern Connecticut State University, United States
Weng Kin Lai, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Malaysia
William Grosky, University of Michigan, United States
Wing-Kuen Ling, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Wladyslaw Homenda, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Wu-Chih Hu, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Xin Xu, National University of Defense Technology, China
Yau-Hwang Kuo, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Ying-Ping Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Yogan Jaya Kumar, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Yong Wang, Central South University, China
Yun-Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Zanariah Jano, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Zeratul Izzah Mohd. Yusof, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Zhanghui Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zulisman Maksom, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia

 

Local Organizer Committee: 

Academic Programme
Siti Rahayu Selamat, UTeM, Malaysia
Halizah Basiron, UTeM, Malaysia
Abdul Syukor Mohamad Jaya, UTeM, Malaysia
Nurul Azma Zakaria, UTeM, Malaysia
Shahrul Badariah Mat Sah, UTeM, Malaysia
Burhanuddin Mohd Aboobaider, UTeM, Malaysia
Faaizah Shahbodin, UTeM, Malaysia
Sharifah Sakinah Syed Ahmad, UTeM, Malaysia

Government Programme
Mokhtar Yusof, UTeM, Malaysia
Othman Mohd, UTeM, Malaysia
Mohd Faizal Abdollah, UTeM, Malaysia
Sabrina Ahmad, UTeM, Malaysia
Wan Rosdi Wan Dolah, MAMPU, Malaysia
Mohamad Zainuddi Mat Taib, MAMPU, Malaysia
Yusminar Yunus, MAMPU, Malaysia
Anizah Nordin, MAMPU, Malaysia
Noorazah Md Noor, MAMPU, Malaysia
Anita Hassan, MAMPU, Malaysia

Industry Programme
Mohd Hafiz Zakaria, UTeM, Malaysia
Zeratul Izzah Mohd Yusoh, UTeM, Malaysia
Zulisman Maksom, UTeM, Malaysia
Emaliana Kasmuri, UTeM, Malaysia

Publicity & Promotion
Rosmiza Wahidah Abdullah, UTeM, Malaysia
Siti Azirah Asmai, UTeM, Malaysia
Norashikin Ahmad, UTeM, Malaysia
Burairah Hussin, UTeM, Malaysia
Nurul Akmar Emran, UTeM, Malaysia
Norfadzlia Mohd Yusof, UTeM, Malaysia

Financial and Sponsorship Committee 
Noor Azilah Muda , UTeM, Malaysia
Noraswaliza Abdullah, UTeM, Malaysia
Hajah Norasiken Bakar, UTeM, Malaysia
Hazmilah Hasan, UTeM, Malaysia
Norasmara Mahmud, UTeM, Malaysia
Kasturi Kanchymalay, UTeM, Malaysia

Technical and Facilities Committee
Mohd Kamal Tarmizi Razak, UTeM, Malaysia
Suhaimi Basrah, UTeM, Malaysia
Amir Syariffuddin Kasim, UTeM, Malaysia
Fahmi Arif, UTeM, Malaysia

Designer
Maslita Ab Aziz, UTeM, Malaysia
Safizah Suhana Kamal Baharin, UTeM, Malaysia
Fadzidah Ithnin, UTeM, Malaysia

Registration, Certification and Souvenirs Committee
Marliza Binti Ramly, UTeM, Malaysia
Sazalinsyah Bin Razali, UTeM, Malaysia
Mashanum Binti Osman, UTeM, Malaysia
Nor Hafizah Binti Hamyadi, UTeM, Malaysia
Zahriah Binti Othman, UTeM, Malaysia
Khadijah Binti Wan Mohd Ghazali, UTeM, Malaysia

Food, Venue and Accomodations Committee
Wahidah Binti Md Shah, UTeM, Malaysia
Norharyati Binti Harum, UTeM, Malaysia
Robiah Binti Yusof, UTeM, Malaysia

Protocol and Conference Program Committee 
Rabiah Ahmad, UTeM, Malaysia
Zainal Bidin, UTeM, Malaysia
Muhamad Sopian Baharom, UTeM, Malaysia

Logistic, Security and Transport Committee
Ahmad Fadzli Nizam Bin Abdul Rahman, UTeM, Malaysia
Ahmad Shaarizan Shaarani, UTeM, Malaysia
Sanusi Azmi, UTeM, Malaysia
Muhammad Suryanata , UTeM, Malaysia
Yahya Ibrahim, UTeM, Malaysia
Yahaya Ab Rahim, UTeM, Malaysia
Abd Razak Hussain , UTeM, Malaysia
Gede Pramudya Ananta, UTeM, Malaysia

Social Events Committee 
Ibrahim Ahmad, UTeM, Malaysia