The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

- Machine Learning

· Deep and Reinforcement learning
· Pattern recognition and classification for networks
· Machine learning for network slicing optimization
· Machine learning for 5G system
· Machine learning for user behavior prediction
· New innovative machine learning methods
· Optimization of machine learning methods
· Performance analysis of machine learning algorithms
· Experimental evaluations of machine learning
· Data mining in heterogeneous networks
· Machine learning for multimedia
· Machine learning for Internet of Things
· Machine learning for security and protection
· Distributed and decentralized machine learning algorithms

- Big Data

· Big Data Analytics
· Data Science Models and Approaches
· Algorithms for Big Data
· Big Data Search and Information Retrieval Techniques
· Big Data Acquisition, Integration, Cleaning, and Best Practices
· Big Data and Deep Learning
· Scalable Computing Models, Theories, and Algorithms
· In-Memory Systems and Platforms for Big Data Analytics
· Big Data and High Performance Computing
· Cyber-Infrastructure for Big Data
· Performance Evaluation Reports for Big Data Systems
· Storage Systems (including file systems, NoSQL, and RDBMS)
· Resource Management Approaches for Big Data Systems
· Many-Core Computing and Accelerators
· Big Data Applications for Internet of Things
· Mobile Applications of Big Data
· Big Data Applications for Smart City
· Data Streaming Applications
· Fault Tolerance and Reliability
· Scalability of Big Data Systems
· Big Data Privacy and Security
· Big Data Archival and Preservation
· Visual Analytics Algorithms and Foundations
· Graph and Context Models for Visualization
· Big Data Transformation, and Presentation

- Business Intelligence

· Intelligent Computing Methodologies and Applications
· Evolutionary Computing and Learning
· Swarm Intelligence and Optimization
· Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
· Image Processing and Information Security
· Virtual Reality and Human-Computer Interaction
· Business Intelligence and Multimedia Technology
· Healthcare Informatics Theory and Methods
· Natural Language Processing and Computingal Linguistics
· Intelligent Computing in Robotics
· Intelligent Control and Automation
· Intelligent Data Fusion
· Intelligent Agent and Web Applications
· Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
· Intelligent cloud-support communications
· Intelligent ressource allocation
· Intelligent energy-aware/green communications
· Intelligent software defined networks
· Intelligent positioning and navigation systems
· Intelligent wireless communications
· Intelligent wireless sensor networks