IV CBSF - Fourth Brazilian Conference on Fuzzy Systems

November 16 - 18, 2016, Campinas - Brazil

Information on Tutorials

Tuturials will be taught in Portuguese or English, and they will last 4 hours.

Proposals for tutorials should be sent by email to cbsf4@ime.unicamp.br following the calendar in important dates.

There is no specific format for the proposals. They, however, must include the following items:

  1. Title of mini-course.
  2. Name of the authors.
  3. Abstract.
  4. Key words.
  5. Target audience.
  6. Desirable prerequisites.
We understand that the tutorials will be taught in the language adopted in the proposal. It is recommended that the proposal has a maximum of 4 pages.

Important information on paper submission

All papers shall be submitted eletronically, in pdf format, through EasyChair. Click here to submite your paper!

  • Submitted papers may be written either in English or Portuguese, according to the template below.
  • All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Submission and notification of acceptance will follow the calendar in important dates.
  • Papers must be submitted into one of the following categories: Full papers or abstract.
  • The papers will be published on the website maintened by the Brazilian fuzzy system community. The commission is negotiating for the best works to be published in international journals.
  • The papers accepted will be included in the event program if one of the authors pay the registration fee by September 18, 2016.
  • Each registration fee will allow the presentation of a maximum of two (02) works of that author, regardless of the category.

Paper classification

Papers must be submitted into one of the following categories:

  • Full papers: Full papers with a maximum of 12 (twelve) pages including abstract, keywords, figures, tables, and references.
    In general terms, full papers must report the last achievement, innovation or interesting application on fuzzy systems and related areas.
    Full papers will probably be presented orally.
    Full papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The latter shall be available at the webpage maintained by the Brazilian fuzzy system community.

  • Extended Abstract: Short report with a maximum of 2 (two) pages including abstract, keywords, figures, tables, and references.
    Briefly, an extended abstract must report potential directions for research on fuzzy systems and related areas. Scientific initiation works should be submitted in this category.
    Extended abstracts will probably be presented as posters during the event.
    Extended abstract will be published in the book of abstract of the conference. The latter will be available at the webpage maintained by the Brazilian fuzzy system community.

The classification of the paper will be informed by the author during submission. Based on comments from reviewers, the scientific committee may eventually change the classification of a paper. In this case, the authors will be notified of the change.

Template

Papers should be submitted eletronically, using pdf format, according to the following the Lecture Notes in Computer Science template provided by Springer.

We strongly encourage authors to use Latex. Nevertheless, paper may also be written using Word or similar.

  • Latex: One should use the "llncs2e" class provided by Springer, but without page numbers. A template that can be modified to prepare your work is available in CBSF-LaTeX Template.
    Remark: Apart from not numbering the pages, the template above is the same adopted in previous editions of CBSF. To not include the page numbering, add command "\usepackage{nopageno}" in the .tex header, which uses the package nopageno.
  • Microsoft Word and Similar: Such as the Latex template, authors must follow the instructions provieded by Springer for the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCC) series, but without page numbers. A template that can be modified to prepare your work is available in CBSF-Word Template.

Authors are totally responsible by the paper formating including page, font size and style, and the references. Violations of any of the above paper specifications may result in rejection of your paper.