CSC 2011 - CSC2011 The Second 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
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 Thirteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing. Participants may attend sessions from either conference.

Young Researcher Best Paper Competition
To encourage young researchers to attend the conference a 1000 Euro Young Researcher Best Paper Prize will be awarded to the best paper presented at the conference. To read the full terms and conditions of this competition, please click here.
Special Sessions
A number of special sessions will be organised at this Conference. Papers may be submitted directly to the Conference Editor or via the special session organisers if you wish to participate in their session. Over the coming months the list of special sessions will gradually grow. Please visit this page regularly to keep up to date. Please also note the important dates.
To be announced
Proposals for the organisation of a special session on your specialist topic including ten to sixteen papers and an optional special lecture are welcome. Proposals for special sessions may be sent to the conference editors via conf2011 AT civil-comp.com
Conference Editorial Board
The Conference Editors are Professor Yiannis Tsompanakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece) and Professor Barry H.V. Topping (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and University of Pécs, Hungary).
The members of the editorial board for this conference are to be announced.

Conference Proceedings
The conference proceedings which will be available on the first day of the conference will be published by Civil-Comp Press.
A selection of extended reviewed versions of the best papers will be published in special issues of Computers & Structures and Advances in Engineering Software. The procedure for submitting papers for these journal special issues will be available at the conference. (Only papers presented at the conference are eligible for special issue publication.)

Important Dates
Please take note of these important dates when planning your participation to this conference:
Abstract submission 1 December 2010
Full paper deadline as advised by the editor in your abstract acceptance email
Last day for author registrations 1 July 2011
Programme is released 15 August 2011
The conference 6-9 September 2011
Conference Venue
The venue for the conference is Minoa Palace Resort & Spa , Platanias, GR-73014 Chania, Crete, Greece. The Minoa Palace Resort & Spa is a luxury five-star beachside hotel, built within 35.000sqm. of maintained gardens. It is situated in the cosmopolitan area of Platanias, 12km west of the picturesque town of Chania and only 30min drive from Chania International Airport (Taxi fare 25-30 Euros). Buses are available to Chania town centre (approximately every 20 minutes in the day time at a cost of 3-4 Euros).
The hotel offers wireless internet access free of charge to all conference participants in the conference area. Wired internet access is available free of charge in the guest bedrooms.

All presentations, lunches and coffees will be at this location. For information on how to get to the venue, click here.

Accommodation
Accommodation is available at Minoa Palace Resort & Spa. Bookings should be made directly with the hotel. Special conference rates have been negotiated with the hotel if you use the special rate booking form available from this page. September is high season in Crete. Many hotels are fully booked during this period, it is therefore vital that you book your hotel room as soon as possible in 2011.