Committees


Organizers (Organizing and Steering Committee):
Prof. Nikos Mastorakis, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (General Chair)
Prof. Valeri Mladenov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (Program Chair)
Prof. Imre Rudas, IEEE Felllow, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary (Special Session Chair)
Prof. Branimir Reljin, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia (International Liaisons)
Prof. Georgi Tsenov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (Financial Chair)
Prof. Aida Bulucea, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania (Secretariat Chair)
Prof. Olga Martin. Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania (Local Arrangements)
Prof. George Vachtsevanos, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Plenary Speakers Chair)
Prof. Kleanthis Psarris, The City University of New York, USA (Social Part Chair)



Technical Program Committee:
Prof. Panos M. Pardalos, University of Florida, USA
Prof. Dimitri Bertsekas, IEEE Fellow, MIT, USA
Prof. Ferhan M. Atici, Western KentuckyUniversity, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA
Prof. Anastassios Venetsanopoulos, IEEE Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Ravi P. Agarwal, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
Prof. Feliz Minhos, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal
Prof. Mihai Mihailescu, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
Prof. Aggelos Katsaggelos, IEEE Fellow, Northwestern University, USA
Prof. Alberto Parmeggiani, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Prof. Abraham Bers, IEEE Fellow, MIT, USA
Prof. Lucas Jodar, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Prof. Dumitru Baleanu, Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
Prof. Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Prof. Dashan Fan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Prof. Luis Castro, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Prof. Kamisetty Rao, IEEE Fellow, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, USA
Prof. Alberto Fiorenza, Universita' di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli (Naples), Italy
Prof. Patricia J. Y. Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Salvatore A. Marano, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
Prof. Martin Schechter, University of California, Irvine, USA
Prof. Ivan G. Avramidi, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Prof. Michel Chipot, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Narsingh Deo, IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, University of Central Florida, USA
Prof. Xiaodong Yan, University of Connecticut, Connecticut USA
Prof. Ravi P. Agarwal, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
Prof. Yushun Wang, Nanjing Normal university, Nanjing, China
Prof. Detlev Buchholz, Universitaet Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
Prof. Patricia J. Y. Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Andrei Korobeinikov, Centre de Recerca Matematica, Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Jim Zhu, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Prof. Ferhan M. Atici, Department of Mathematics, Western Kentucky University, USA
Prof. Meirong Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Prof. Lucio Boccardo, Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
Prof. Shanhe Wu, Longyan University, Longyan, Fujian, China
Prof. Natig M. Atakishiyev, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Prof. Jianming Zhan, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, Hubei Province, China
Prof. Narcisa C. Apreutesei, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania
Prof. Chun-Gang Zhu, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Prof. Abdelghani Bellouquid, University Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
Prof. Jinde Cao, Southeast University/ King Abdulaziz University, China
Prof. Josef Diblik, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Prof. Jianqing Chen, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Prof. Naseer Shahzad, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Sining Zheng, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Prof. Leszek Gasinski, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakowie, Poland
Prof. Satit Saejung, Khon Kaen University, Muang District, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Prof. Juan J. Trujillo, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Prof. Tiecheng Xia, Department of Mathematics, Shanghai University, China
Prof. Lucas Jodar, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Prof. Noemi Wolanski, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prof. Zhenya Yan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Prof. Juan Carlos Cortes Lopez, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Prof. Wei-Shih Du, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Prof. Kailash C. Patidar, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
 

Additional Reviewers:
Prof. Abelha Antonio, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Prof. Alejandro Fuentes-Penna, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico
Prof. Ana Maria Tavares Martins, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Prof. Andrey Dmitriev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Prof. Angel F. Tenorio, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain
Prof. Athanassios Stavrakoudis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Prof. Audenaert Amaryllis, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Prof. Bazil Taha Ahmed, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Bruno Marsigalia, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
Prof. Carla Falugi, University of Genova, Italy
Prof. Carlos Gonzalez, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Prof. Carlos Manuel Travieso-Gonzalez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Prof. Catarina Luísa Camarinhas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
Prof. Chris Stout, University of Illinois, IL, USA
Prof. Dana Anderson, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA
Prof. Deolinda Rasteiro, Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Portugal
Prof. Dmitrijs Serdjuks, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Prof. Edy Portmann, University of Bern, Switzerland
Prof. Eleazar Jimenez Serrano, Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. F. G. Lupianez, University Complutense, Spain
Prof. Fabio Nappo, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
Prof. Francesco Rotondo, Polytechnic of Bari University, Italy
Prof. Francesco Zirilli, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy
Prof. Francisco Moya, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Prof. Frederic Kuznik, National Institute of Applied Sciences, Lyon, France
Prof. Garyfallos Arabatzis, University of Thrace, Greece
Prof. Genqi Xu Tianjin, University, China
Prof. George Barreto Pontificia, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Prof. Guido Izuta, Yonezawa Women's College, Japan
Prof. Guoxiang Liu, University of North Dakota, ND, USA
Prof. Heimo Walter, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Prof. Hessam Ghasemnejad, Kingston University London, UK
Prof. Hirofumi Nagashino, University of Tokushima, Japan
Prof. Hongjun Liu, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA
Prof. Hugo Rodrigues, Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal
Prof. Valeri Mladenov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Prof. James Vance, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, VA, USA
Prof. João Bastos, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Prof. John Cater, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Jon Burley, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Prof. José Carlos Metrôlho, Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Prof. Jose Flores, The University of South Dakota, SD, USA
Prof. Kakuro Amasaka, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Prof. Karel Allegaert, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Kazuhiko Natori, Toho University, Japan
Prof. Kei Eguchi, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Prof. Konstantin Volkov, Kingston University London, UK
Prof. Kun Luo, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Kyandoghere Kyamakya, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Prof. Lapo Governi, University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Lesley Farmer, California State University Long Beach, CA, USA
Prof. Luigi Pomante, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Italy
Prof. M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University, AL, USA
Prof. Maling Ebrahimpour, University of South Florida St Petersburg, FL, USA
Prof. Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA
Prof. Maria Ilaria Lunesu, University of Cagliari, Italy
Prof. Mario Pestarino, University of Genova, Italy
Prof. Masaji Tanaka, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Prof. Mathieu Pétrissans, University of Lorraine, France
Prof. Matteo Nunziati, University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Matteo Palai, University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Matthias Buyle, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen, Belgium
Prof. Merzik Kamel, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Prof. Miguel Carriegos, Universidad de Leon, Spain
Prof. Minhui Yan, Shanghai Maritime University, China
Prof. Mokhtari Fouad, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Canada
Prof. Moran Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Najib Altawell, University of Dundee, UK
Prof. Nicola Simola, University of Cagliari, Italy
Prof. Nikola Vlahovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. Ole Christian Boe, Norwegian Military Academy, Norway
Prof. Ottavia Corbi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Pablo Fernandez de Arroyabe, University of Cantabria, Spain
Prof. Pan Agathoklis, University of Victoria, Canada
Prof. Pedro Lorca, University of Oviedo, Spain
Prof. Philippe Dondon, Institut polytechnique de Bordeaux, France
Prof. Philippe Fournier-Viger, University of Moncton, France
Prof. Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Prof. Rocco Furferi, University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Rosa Lombardi, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
Prof. Santoso Wibowo, CQ University, Australia
Prof. Shinji Osada Gifu, University School of Medicine, Japan
Prof. Sorinel Oprisan College of Charleston, SC, USA
Prof. Stavros Ponis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Sumanth Yenduri, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA
Prof. Takuya Yamano, Kanagawa University, Japan
Prof. Tetsuya Shimamura, Saitama University, Japan
Prof. Tetsuya Yoshida, Hokkaido University, Japan
Prof. Thomas Panagopoulos, University of Algarve, Portugal
Prof. Tohru Kawabe, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Prof. Vincenzo Niola, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Prof. Xiang Bai Huazhong, University of Science and Technology, China
Prof. Xiaoguang Yue, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Prof. Yamagishi Hiromitsu, Ehime University, Japan
Prof. Yary Volpe, University of Florence, Italy
Prof. Yi Liang, Wuhan University, China
Prof. Yuqing Zhou, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Prof. Zhenbi Su, University of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA
Prof. Zhong-Jie, Han Tianjin University, China

 



Topics


Topics:
Mathematical Methods, Numerical Methods, Algorithms, Computational techniques in various branches of Industrial Engineering and Technology


 

 

Location


CONFERENCE GUIDE

About Varna
Vàrna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the third largest city in Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous province and Varna Municipality and the tenth-largest city in the Balkans.
Commonly referred to as the marine (or summer) capital of Bulgaria, Varna is a major tourist destination, a starting point for all the resorts in the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, encompassing the so called Bulgarian Las Vegas - Golden Sands, business and university centre, seaport, and headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine.
Source and More Details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varna

Travelling Documents
Travelling to Bulgaria is very easy. The documentation required varies, depending on your nationality. A valid passport is required for a stay of up to 90 days for all bonafide tourists except citizens of European Union countries, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Serbia, F.Y.R.O.M. and Norway who may enter Bulgaria with their national identity card provided it bears a photo. Some non-EU third country nationals require a visa.
The Internet site of the Republic of Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs for attendants, requiring visas, embassy information and etc. is: http://www.mfa.bg/setlang/en

Letter of Invitation
Delegates requiring a letter of invitation in order to attend the conference may write to the Conference Secretariat
specifying the necessary details. Please note that this procedure aims at assisting the delegates who need to obtain
a visa or permission to attend the conference. It is not an official invitation covering fees and other expenses and does
not imply any financial support.

Climate
Bulgaria enjoys a Mediterranean climate.

Language
Bulgarian is the official language. English and Russian are widely spoken. French and German are also spoken within the tourism Industry, especially in Albena.

Currency / Banking Hours / Credit Cards
The currency of the Republic of Bulgaria is the Leva (BGN) with fixed rate with Euro (€) 1,95BGN for 1€. Banking hours for the public: Monday-Friday 09:00 - 16:30. There are many Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) outside most branches of banks in all towns and in the main tourist resorts. Hotels, large shops and restaurants normally accept credit cards and traveller's cheques. Banknotes of major foreign currencies are also acceptable. Rates of exchange are published daily in the local press and are broadcasted via the media.

Insurance
It is recommended that participants arrange insurance for medical expenses, loss and accidents occurring during the conference. The organizers cannot be held responsible for any losses, damages or injuries.

Electric Current - Voltage
The supply in Bulgaria is 220 volts, a.c. 50Hz. Sockets are usually 13 amp, round pin in most buildings.

Chemist Pharmacies / Drug Stores
They stay open during shopping hours. Late night chemists are listed in the daily papers.

Emergency phone
In Bulgaria the emergency phone is 112 as is on all the other EU countries. It's toll free from any phone.


 

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Registration



Excursion: with boat in Danube, Guide etc... 30 EUR / ticket
Silistra – Danube romance:
One day trip by bus through the fertile Danube plain.
A visit to an old Bulgarian house in the town of Alfatar, where guests are welcome in an old Slavonic tradition with bread and salt. Ethnographic exhibition, authentic folklor? and apricot rakiya (strong Bulgarian alcoholic drink) tasting. A visit to Holy Trinity church, where icons of famous Bulgarian Tryavna school are preserved.
A boat trip along the Danube river – soft drinks and champagne are served and popular music is played on the accordion.
Lunch in a national Bulgarian restaurant A rich folk programme is shown.
Return to the resort at about 19:30. The excursion price includes: transport – an air-conditioned bus, lunch, entrance tickets, a boat trip, a tour-guide The price is 40 euro per person
Paid registrants (non-authors) who cannot attend, and do not send a substitute, will be refunded with a cancellation fee of 100 EUR if a request is received in writing one month before the conference. Registrants are liable for their full fees after that date (i.e., NO refund will be made).

There will be no refunds to authors of papers.

For the Registration, you can use your Credit Card (VISA or MASTER) or you can make Bank Deposit.

Accompanying person fee: 100 EUR

All bank transfer fees must be paid by participants.
Registration does not include the hotel booking.

If you want to receive signed invoice for payment of your registration fee before the conference (via e-mail), please specify the name and/or institution to which invoice should be addressed including VAT number.



Conference Venue


Riviera Holiday Club Varna

http://www.rivierabulgaria.com/hconf.php?lang=en&hid=1

Contact Person: Mrs. Valia Valcheva, Riviera Holiday Club
9007 Varna, Bulgaria

Mobile: +359 885 301 315
tel: +359 52 386704
fax: +359 52 386 709

e-mail: marketing@rivierabulgaria.com
web: www.rivierabulgaria.bg




Tutorials


Tutorials:

To be announced


 

Special Sessions - Workshops


Special Sessions
 

Special Session 1: Exploring the Potential of Eye Tracking in Medical and Biomedical Applications





Conferences



Travel Grants


Student Travel Grants
 

The MCSI 2014 will offer up to 12 student travel awards of 400 Euro each, for students presenting papers at the 2014 International Conference on Mathematics and Computers in the Sciences and Industry

Only papers that have been considered positively by at least two reviewers can be considered. The selection will concern only papers that have been accepted and is based following the ranking established by the referees during the procedure of paper evaluation.

The deadline for sending the Travel Grant application is March 1, 2014.

 



Accommodation


 

Riviera Holiday Club Varna
http://www.rivierabulgaria.com/hconf.php?lang=en&hid=1

Contact Person: Mrs. Valia Valcheva, Riviera Holiday Club
9007 Varna, Bulgaria
Mobile: +359 885 301 315
tel: +359 52 386704
fax: +359 52 386 709
e-mail: marketing@rivierabulgaria.com
web: www.rivierabulgaria.bg

 

More Details for accommodation

will be sent by email to attendees

 

How to get


How to get to Varna

By plane
Varna Airport: 8 km west of the city centre. Easy bus and taxi connection to city centre and resorts. There is a free shuttle bus between Varna Airport, Varna city centre and Burgas Airport.

By train
The central train station is located within walking distance from city centre and cruise terminal, there is a bus and taxi connection to airport, bus stations, and resorts. Daily services are available from Sofia, Plovdiv, and Rousse.
There is one direct international train always available. Night train #059 departs Kiev daily, journey time is just under 35 hours. On its way to Varna, this train also stops in Lviv (25 h) and Bucharest (8 h). During the summer seasons several more destinations are added. Which cities have a direct connection varies from year to year but expect Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Minsk from the east and Prague and Warsaw amongst others to be on the list.

By car
Varna can be reached by Haemus Motorway (A2) from Sofia, E70 from Rousse (and Bucharest), E87 from Constanta, Romania, and Cherno More Motorway (A3)/E87 from Istanbul, Turkey.

By bus
There are two bus stations in Varna, one serving the local area and one for longer connections to Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Burgas, Plovdiv, Istanbul, Greece, Romania, Central and Western Europe. They aren't that easy to find, so take a taxi. As you approach them from the city centre, the station to the left is the local one, to the right is the long distance one.

By boat
Varna is Bulgaria's only cruise destination. Cruise terminal is located near city centre, close to train station, walking distance to Sea Garden and beaches. Bus and taxi connection to city centre, bus stations, airport, and resorts. There are ferry lines (buses only) to Ukraine and Georgia.

Source and More Details: http://wikitravel.org/en/Varna


Sponsors and Exhibitors


Sponsors and Exhibitors
Commercial Sponsors can contribute to the success of our conference with the following fees:

Gold Sponsor: 3000 EUR

Silver Sponsor: 2000 EUR

Bronze Sponsor: 1000 EUR


 

Contact us


Contact us
Official Email of the Conference: mcsi14.org@gmail.com