University of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaConferencesFACI 2025

International Workshop on Foundations and Applications of Computational Intelligence

 

The International Workshop on Foundations and Applications of Computational Intelligence (FACI 2025) is an academic workshop focusing on the development and applications of Computational Intelligence (CI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This workshop will be held at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) from 20th to 22nd June 2025, bringing together experts from academia and industry to discuss the latest research advancements, key technologies, and future development in the fields of CI and AI. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

  • Recent advancements in computational intelligence and artificial intelligence
  • Key technologies in computational intelligence
  • Tips sharing by EiC and AEs on publishing high-quality research papers
  • Tips sharing by academician on writing good research proposals
  • Tips sharing for young researchers

FACI 2025 aims to foster academic exchange, drive the development of intelligent technologies, and provide a platform for researchers to share innovative ideas and practical insights. We look forward to your participation in exploring the future of computational intelligence at University of Nottingham Ningbo China!

 

Registration

Early bird registration (before 13 June): 

  • Full registration: 1,000 RMB (one full registration includes the attendance of an additional colleague for free)
  • Students registration: 500 RMB

Standard registration:

  • Full registration: 1,500 RMB
  • Students registration: 1,000 RMB

Registration fee includes the attendance of all the plenary / keynote talks and panel discussions, banquet, 2 lunches, and souvenirs.

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Speakers

 

Yaochu Jin

Chair Professor, Westlake University
Academician of the European Academy of Sciences
IEEE Fellow
National Distinguished Expert
Changjiang Scholar
President of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2024 -2025)
Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (2007 - 2013)
Editor-in-Chief of Complex & Intelligent System
Westlake University

Xin Yao

Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning, Lingnan University
Vice-President (Research and Innovation), Lingnan University
IEEE Fellow
President of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2014 - 2015)
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (2003-2008)
Lingnan University

Kay Chen Tan

Chair Professor (Computational Intelligence), HK PolyU
IEEE Fellow
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (2011 - 2013)
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (2015 - 2020)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yew-soon Ong

President's Chair Professor, Nanyang Technological University
IEEE Fellow
Founding Editor-In-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
Nanyang Technological University

Anna Wilbik

Professor, Maastricht University
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
Chair of The Fuzzy Systems Technical Committee (FSTC) of CIS IEEE
Maastricht University

Liang Feng

Professor, Chongqing University
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
Associate Editor of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine
Chongqing University

Huajin Tang

Professor, Zhejiang University
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
Zheijang University

Jialin Liu

Associate Professor, Lingnan University
Lingnan University

Jianyong Sun

Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xi'an Jiaotong University

Jing Liang

Professor, Zhengzhou University
Senior Editors of Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems
Zhengzhou University

Jun Wang

Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, HK CityU
IEEE Fellow
Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition
Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering
Fellow of a foreign member of Academia Europaea
City University of Hong Kong

Linlin Shen

Distinguished Professor, Shenzhen University
Pengcheng Scholar
Senior Editor of Expert Systems with Applications
Associate Editor of Pattern Recognition
Associate Editor of Scientific Data
Shenzhen University

Malu Zhang

Professor
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Min Jiang

Professor, Xiamen University
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
Xiamen University

Ran Cheng

Associate Professor, HK Poly U
Founding chair of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Shenzhen Chapter
Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Evolutionary Learning and Optimization
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

Organisation Committee

 

Prof. Jon Garibaldi

Workshop Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Prof. Guoping Qiu

Workshop Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Jianfeng Ren

Workshop Co-Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Prof. Ruibin Bai

Workshop Co-Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Prof. Xiangjian He

Organising Committee Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Boon Giin Lee

Organising Committee Co-Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Qiao Lin

Organising Committee Co-Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Prof. Dave Towey

Local Organising Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Anthony Graham Bellotti

Local Organising Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Kian Ming Lim

Publicity Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Yuan Yao

Publicity Chair
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Ying Weng

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Zheng Lu

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Heng Yu

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Tianxiang Cui

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Daokun Zhang

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Ning Xue

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr. Xinan Chen

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr Qian Zhang

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr Huan Jin

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Dr Libin Hong

Organising Committee Member
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

 

Agenda

TimeAgenda itemSpeaker / hostSession chairVenue
Arrival, 20th June, 2025
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome dinner for guests     Provost's villa
First day, 21st June, 2025
9:00 - 9:30 Registration     DHL Auditorium
9:30 - 9:35 Opening speech TBC Jon Garibaldi
9:35 - 9:40 Welcome speech Jon Garibaldi
9:40 - 10:30 Plenary talk
Title: Explaining explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)		 Xin Yao
10:30 - 10:45 Tea break  
10:45 - 11:30 Panel discussion
Topic: Tips on publishing high-quality research papers		 Chair: Jon Garibaldi
Huajin Tang, Jun Wang,
Xin Yao, Yew-soon Ong 
11:30 - 12:20 Plenary talk
Title: Data-driven optimization assisted by small surrogates and deep models		 Yaochu Jin
12:20 - 13:50 Lunch     LA Hotel
13:50 - 14:40 Plenary talk
Title: When evolutionary computation meets large language models		 KC Tan Qiu Guoping DHL Auditorium
14:40 - 15:25 Panel discussion
Topic: Tips on writing good research proposals		  Chair: Guoping Qiu
Jing Liang, KC Tan,
Ran Cheng, Yaochu Jin
15:25 - 15:40 Tea break  
15:40 - 16:30 Plenary talk
Title: Evolvable diffusion: a non-gradient evolutionary
approach to scientific discovery		 Yew-soon Ong
16:30 - 17:20 Plenary talk
Title: Vertical federated learning: how much is your data worth to me?		 Anna Wilbik
18:00 - 20:00 Banquet     New Century Hotel
Second day, 22nd June, 2025
9:00 - 9:30 Keynote talk
Title: Multimodal disentanglement by latent variable separation
with mixture-of-distributions priors		 Jianyong Sun Sean He DHL Auditorium
9:30 - 10:00 Keynote speech
Title: From general/domain specific large models to agent		 Linlin Shen
10:00 - 10:30 Tea break  
10:30 - 11:30 Panel discussion
Topic: Tips on sharing for young researchers		  Chair: Sean He
Anna Wilbik, Jialin Liu,
Liang Feng, Malu Zhang
11:30 - 12:00 Keynote talk
Title: Neural PDE solvers: from black-box approximators to
transparent scientific tools via evolution-inspired strategies		 Min Jiang
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch     LA Hotel
13:30 - 15:00 Campus tour      
15:00 - 18:00 City tour      
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner