CSC 2015 - Fourth International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Soft computing technology includes aspects of computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, evolutionary based methods and tools. Most frequently, soft computing technology methods are employed on complex and computationally intensive problems that have traditionally proved intractable for conventional analysis methods.
The key areas of soft computing covered by this conference include, but are not limited to:
Neural networks
Fuzzy systems
Genetic algorithms
Ant colony optimization
Evolutionary methods
Simulated annealing
Harmony search
Cellular automata
Swarm intelligence
Bayesian networks
Chaos theory
Data mining
Expert systems
Support vector machines
Hybrid optimization algorithms
Predator-prey
Response surfaces
Polynomial chaos
Artificial immune systems and immune computing
Robust design
Inverse methodologies
Self-organizing maps (SOM)
Multi agent systems
Evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR)
Papers describing recent developments in the above techniques may be submitted to the conference.
Application Areas
Papers describing the application of the above techniques to all branches of civil, structural and environmental engineering may be presented at the conference. The areas of application include, but are not limited to:
advances in soft computing technology
artificial simulation applications
new trends in numerical methods and solution strategies
parallel and grid computing technologies
structural mechanics and design
mesh and grid generation
water engineering and hydraulics
structural computational mechanics
inverse structural engineering
multi-scale simulation and failure mechanics
stochastic mechanics, robustness and reliability
structural and multidisciplinary optimization
life-cycle cost analysis and performance-based design
structural dynamics and control
coupled and interaction problems
wave propagation and soil dynamics
structural earthquake and geotechnical engineering
computational geosciences, geostatistics and geoenvironmental engineering
damage analysis and vulnerability assessment
health monitoring and maintenance systems
repair and retrofit of structures and infrastructures
smart structures and materials
biomechanical mechanisms and structures
risk analysis and decision making
project management and operations research engineering
The conference runs concurrently with the The Fifteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing. Participants may attend sessions from either conference.