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The 11Th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications 15-17 July 2020, University of Piraeus, Greece The 11th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications 15-17 July 2020, University of Piraeus, Greece https://easyconferences.eu/iisa2020/ The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields – such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering – having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. 1 Contents IISA 2020 Chairs’ Message ......................................................................................................... 3 Conference Committees ............................................................................................................ 5 IISA Steering Committee .................................................................................................. 5 Program Chairs .................................................................................................................. 5 Email: [email protected] ............................................................................ 5 Conference Local Organizing Chairs ................................................................................ 6 Publicity Chair ................................................................................................................... 6 Program Committee........................................................................................................... 6 Ιnvited Keynote Speakers .......................................................................................................... 8 Nikolaos Bourbakis ................................................................................................................ 8 Peter P. Groumpos ................................................................................................................ 9 Andreas Spanias .................................................................................................................. 11 Program at a Glance ................................................................................................................ 13 Detailed Program..................................................................................................................... 14 Tutorial on Machine Learning in Bioinformatics using Galaxy ................................................ 22 Conference Venue ................................................................................................................... 23 Conference Coordinators ........................................................................................................ 25 2 IISA 2020 Chairs’ Message Welcome to the 2020 International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications (IISA 2020). Information is widely available and accessible, but frequently leads to information overload and overexposure, while the effort for coding, storing, hiding, securing, transmitting and retrieving it may be excessive. Intelligence is required to manage information and extract knowledge from it, inspired by biological and other paradigms. Information and Multimedia Systems, with an increasing level of Intelligence, are being developed that incorporate these advances. As a result, new Technologies, Protocols and Applications are emerging. The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a unique forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields – such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering – having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. The IISA conference is held on an annual basis and intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications. Every year, we invite submission of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks. The IISA conference features tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. This year’s conference marks the eleventh IISA. IISA 2020 is organized by the University of Piraeus and the University of the Thessaly. IISA 2020 was originally planned to be located in the Unversity of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown forced us to hold IISA 2020 as a virtual/online conference. Despite the pandemic, IISA 2020 will last for three days and its technical program consists of fourteen (14) technical paper presentation sessions, a tutorial session and 3 keynote speeches. We received a sighnificant number of high quality submissions. From them, sixty three (63) were accepted as full (eight-page) papers and twelve (12) were accepted as short (four-page) papers. Moreover, accepted full and short papers were authored by authors-researchers from several countries who represented academia, government, industry, and business. 3 In addition to the technical paper presentations and the keynote speeches, IISA 2020 features a Tutorial on Machine Learning in Bioinformatics using Galaxy, organized and presented by Dr. Alireza Khanteymoori, Dr. Björn Grüning, and Anup Kumar, all of Freiburg University, Germany. We are thankful to the many people who contributed to the success of IISA 2020. Firstly, thanks are due to the paper authors, including those whose papers were not accepted in the program, for choosing IISA 2020 as the forum for disseminating the results of their research. We are also thankful to the IISA 2020 program committee members and reviewers for their wonderful work in reviewing and selecting in a timely manner the best among the submitted papers. Special thanks are due to the Sponsors of the conference for their financial sponsorship of IISA 2020. Thanks are also due to the University of Piraeus and the University of Thessaly for their technical co-sponsorship of the conference. For their actions to organize the conference, many thanks are due to the Local Organizing Chairs: Assist. Prof.-Dr. A. Daskalopulu, University of Thessaly, Greece Assist. Prof.-Dr. E. Sakkopoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece, as well as to the Publicity Chair: Assist. Prof.-Dr. D. Sotiropoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece Last, but not least, special thanks are due to the IISA 2020 coordinator, Easy Conferences Ltd., Cyprus. Finally, on behalf of the 2020 International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications (IISA 2020), we invite all of you to join us virtually in Piraeus, Greece and enjoy the program. IISA 2020 General Chairs Prof.-Dr. George A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece Prof.-Dr. Maria Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece IISA 2019 PC Chairs Assoc. Prof.-Dr. E. Alepis, University of Piraeus, Greece Assoc. Prof.-Dr. E. Papageorgiou, University of Thessaly, Greece 4 Conference Committees IISA Steering Committee Prof.-Dr. Nikolaos Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wright State University Email: [email protected] Personal page: http://www.cs.wright.edu/atrc/director.html Prof.-Dr. George A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece (Also General chair of IISA 2020) Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus Email: [email protected] Personal page: http://www.unipi.gr/faculty/geoatsi Prof.-Dr. Maria Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece (Also General chair of IISA 2020) Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus Email: [email protected] Personal page: http://www.unipi.gr/faculty/mvirvou Program Chairs Assoc. Prof.-Dr. Efthimios Alepis, University of Piraeus, Greece Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus Email: [email protected] Personal page: http://www.unipi.gr/faculty/talepis Assoc. Prof.–Dr. Elpiniki Papageorgiou, University of Thessaly General Department (formerly, Department of Electrical Engineering) University of Thessaly Email: [email protected] Personal page: http://msc.electr.teilar.gr/index.php/didaskontes/melh- ekpaideutikou-proswpikou/dr-elpinikh-papagewrgiou 5 Conference Local Organizing Chairs • Assist. Prof. – Dr. Aspasia Dascalopulu, University of Thessaly, Greece • Assist. Prof. – Dr. Evangelos Sakkopoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece Publicity Chair • Assist. Prof. – Dr. Dionisios Sotiropoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee • Akoumianakis Demosthenes, TEI_C, United Kingdom • Alamaniotis Miltiadis, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States • Alepis Efthimios, University of Piraeus, Greece • Anagnostopoulos Christos, University of the Aegean, Greece • Angelov Plamen, Lancaster University, United
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