Organizing Committee Organizing Committee Chairs Zhixiang Hou, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Junnian Wang, Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Program Committee Chairs Bin Xie, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Zhixiong Huang, Central South University, China Publication Chairs Zhixiang Hou, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Weiming Zhou, University of Metz, France Finance Chairs Zhixiang Hou, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Yihu Wu, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Publicity Chair P. Zhang, Victoria University, Australian xxiv Program Committee Bin Xie, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Helen Shang, Laurentian University, Canada Hua Deng, Central South University, China Jianxun Liu, Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Yucel Saygin, Sabanci University, Turkey Zhixiong Huang, Central South University, China Xiaojiao Tong, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Jonas Larsson, Linköping University, Sweden Ming Fu, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Jiafu Jiang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Ben K. M. Sim, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Xiaoxiong Weng, South China University of Technology, China Sanjay Chawla, University of Sydney, Australia Xichun Liu, Hunan Normal University, China Jianhua Rong, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Sharma Chakravarthy, University of Texas at Arlington, USA J. H. Rong, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China W. D. Xie, Hong Kong City University, Hong Kong F. M. Zhou, Zhejiang University, China P. Zhang, Victoria University, Australian Shanghong He, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Zhongxiang Huang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China Yuefen Li, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Richeng Luo, Hunan Agriculture University, China Yong Yang, Guangzhou University, China Hua Guang, Hong Kong City University, Hong Kong Hongmei He, University of Bristol, UK Changyue Sun, Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Weiming Zhou, University of Metz, France Nanjun Li, Nanhua University, China Yanli Deng, Wuhan University of Technology, China Minghai Xu, Nanjin University of Post and Communications, China Ukop V., Bradley University, USA Zhi Wang., Hunan University, China Yishan Chen, Chang An University, China Xianchen Zhou, Hunan University of Commerce, China xxv.