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Important Dates
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Workshop & Special Session proposal submission: June 1, 2011 
Electronic submission of full papers: July 1, 2011 
Notification of paper acceptance: August 15, 2011 
Camera-ready of accepted papers: September 1, 2011 
Conference: November 8-10, 2011 


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Topics of Interest
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The topics and areas include, but are not limited to:


Computational Intelligence (Granular Computing, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Neutrosophic 
Systems, Evolutionary Computation, Rough Sets, Formal Concept Analysis, etc.)


Foundation of Data Mining and Learning Theory (Probabilistic/Stochastic Learning, Machine Learning,
Data Mining, Feature Selection, Knowledge Representation, Kernel Machines, Web Intelligence, etc.)


Social Network Analysis and Mining (Communities Discovery and Analysis in Social Networks, 
Contextual Social Network Analysis, Data Protection inside Communities, Dynamics and Evolution 
Patterns of Social Networks, Impact of Social Networks on Recommendations Systems, Knowledge 
Networks, Multi-agent based Social Network Modeling and Analysis, etc.)


Granular Computing Applications (Agents, Cloud Computing, Databases, Bioinformatics, 
Knowledge-based Systems, Information Integration, Multi-media Applications, Medical Informatics 
and Chemical Informatics, E-Learning, Semantic Web, Robotics and Control, etc.)


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Paper Submission
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All paper submissions will be done electronically, as indicated in the instructions on the 
conference web site http://grc2011.nuk.edu.tw. All papers will be peer reviewed and accepted 
papers will be published by the IEEE Press and Indexed by EI (GrC 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 
2010 are indexed by EI).


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Introduction to GrC2011
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Granular Computing (GrC) is a general computation theory for effectively using granules such as 
classes, clusters, subsets, groups and intervals to build an efficient computational model for 
complex applications with huge amounts of data, information and knowledge. Though the label is 
relatively recent, the basic notions and principles of granular computing, though under different 
names, have appeared in many related fields, such as information hiding in programming, granularity
in artificial intelligence, divide and conquer in theoretical computer science, interval computing,
cluster analysis, fuzzy and rough set theories, neutrosophic computing, quotient space theory, 
belief functions, machine learning, databases, and many others. IEEE GrC 2011 will continue to 
address the issues related to Granular Computing and its applications. IEEE GrC 2011 will provide 
researchers from universities, laboratories and industry to present state-of-the-art research 
results and methodologies in theory and applications of granular computing. The conference will 
also make it possible for researchers and developers to highlight their new research directions 
and new interactions with novel computing models. To broaden more impact on granular computing 
and its applications, IEEE GrC 2011 will focus on currently important major research tracks such 
as neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, rough sets, e-intelligence 
(Web intelligence, semantic Web, Web informatics), bioinformatics, medical informatics, security,
and data mining.


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Contact
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Tzung-Pei Hong: tphong@nuk.edu.tw
T.Y. Lin: tylin@cs.sjsu.edu
Xiaohua Tony Hu: thu@cis.drexel.edu
Yasuo Kudo: kudo@csse.muroran-it.ac.jp


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# Keynote Speakers


Tsau Young (T. Y.) Lin (The President of International Granular Computing Society, Professor of 
Computer Science at San Jose State University, USA)
Toyoaki Nishida (The President of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Professor at 
Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan)
Hisao Shiizuka (The President of the Japan Society of Kansei, Engineering, Professor at Department of Information Design, Kogakuin 
University, Japan)


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# Conference General Chairs
Tzung-Pei Hong (National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Mineichi Kudo (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Zbigniew Ras (University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA)


# Program Chairs
Shyue-Liang Wang (National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Masahiro Inuiguchi (Osaka University, Japan)
GuiLong Liu (Beijing Language and Culture University, China)
Dominik Œlêzak (University of Warsaw & Infobright Inc., Poland)


# Organization Chair
Yasuo Kudo (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)
Bao-Rong Chang (National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)


# Steering Committee
T.Y. Lin (Chair) (San Jose State University, USA)
Xiaohua Tony Hu (Co-Chair) (Drexel University, USA)
Sadaaki Miyamoto (Tsukuba University, Japan)
Shusaku Tsumoto (Shimane University, Japan)
Jianchao Jack Han (California State University, USA)


# Special Session Chair
Been-Chian Chien (National University of Tainan, Taiwan)