CONF-SPML 2026

The 2nd Neural Computing and Applications Workshop 2025

Date

December 21, 2025

Organizer

Tianjin University

Symposium Chair

Dr. Guozheng Rao

Associate Professor in Tianjin University

Personal Bio:

Guozheng Rao received the Ph.D. degree in computer application technology from Tianjin University in 2009. He is currently an associate professor at the College of Intelligence and Computing, Tianjin University. He also works for the Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cognitive Computing and Applications and School of New Media and Communication, Tianjin University. His research interests include natural language processing and knowledge engineering. He is also a member of the ACM, IEEE, and China Computer Federation (CCF).

Symposium Committee Members

Professor Li Zhang, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Zhangli2006@tust.edu.cn

Professor Xin Wang, Tianjin Universitywangx@tju.edu.cn

Associate Professor Xiaoning Ma, Civil Aviation University of Chinaxnma@cauc.edu.cn

Professor Shizhan Chen, Tianjin Universityshizhan@tju.edu.cn

Call for Papers

Background

Neural Computing has achieved breakthroughs in areas such as Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Graph, Semantic Computing, and Service Computing. Despite various computational methods proposed to tackle practical challenges, researchers encounter some bottlenecks. With the rapid progress of Neural Computing in many fields, there is a growing demand for innovative methods. Therefore, the development of novel neural computing approaches and their application in real-world scenarios to address challenges and improve human decision-making capabilities has become imperative.

Goal/Rationale

This workshop aims to gather papers focusing on neural computing and its applications, including Neural Computing, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Graph, Neural Networks, Semantic Web, and Service Computing. We anticipate that the articles presented in this workshop will help advance neural computing methodologies and offer intriguing insights and new observations.

Scope and Information for Participants

The workshop's topics include but are not limited to:

  • Neural Computing
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Knowledge Graph
  • Neural Networks
  • Semantic Web
  • Service Computing

Submission

Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full papers that include title, abstract, introduction, tables, figures, conclusion and references. It is unnecessary to submit an abstract in advance. The deadline for general submission is December 14, 2025.

Each paper should be no less than 4 pages. One regular registration can cover a paper of 6 pages, and additional pages will be charged. Please format your paper well according to the conference template below before submission.

Please prepare your paper in both .docx and .pdf format and submit your full paper by email with both formats attached directly to sympo_tianjin@confspml.org

Topics

This symposium welcomes submissions with the following topics

Machine Learning

  • Data Mining in Heterogeneous Networks
  • Deep and Reinforcement Learning
  • Distributed and Decentralized Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Human-robot Interface and Interaction
  • Network Slicing Optimization
  • User Behavior Prediction
  • Machine Learning in Knowledge-Intensive Systems
  • Machine Learning Methods and Analysis
  • Mechanism Design and Applications
  • Mobile Sensor Networks
  • Modeling and Identification
  • Multi-agent Systems
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Pattern Recognition and Classification for Networks
  • Robotic Automation and Control

Meanwhile, submissions aligned with the overall conference scope are also welcomed.

Computer Applications

  • AI Architecture and Practice
  • AI Model and Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation
  • Artificial Intelligence in Scheduling and Optimization
  • Cloud Computing Architecture
  • Computer Vision and Object Recognition
  • Concurrent and Parallel Processing
  • Coordination in Robotics
  • Data Visualization and Modern Technologies
  • Distributed Intelligent Processing
  • Intelligence and Language
  • Intelligent Wireless Communications
  • Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Internet of Things
  • Software Frameworks and Simulations

Software Engineering

  • Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
  • Computer-Supported Collaborative Work
  • Computer Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction
  • Decision Support
  • Distributed Computing
  • Knowledge-Based Systems and Formal Methods
  • Languages and Formal Methods
  • Managing Software Projects
  • Modeling Software Architecture
  • Multimedia and Visual Software Engineering
  • Quality Management
  • Search Engines and Information Retrieval
  • Software Engineering Decision Making
  • Software Engineering Practice
  • Software Maintenance and Testing
  • Web Engineering

Submission & Payment

Type Regular Submission
Paper Submission December 14, 2025
Review Process 2 weeks
Revise & Acceptance 2 weeks
Registration & Payment 2 weeks

Fees

Items Amount(VAT Included)
Registration and Publishing Fee(6 pages included) $500
Additional Page $40/extra page

Publication

Accepted papers of this symposium will be published in Applied and Computational Engineering (Print ISSN: 2755-2721), and will be submitted to Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI), Crossref, Portico, Inspec, Google Scholar, CNKI, and other databases for indexing. The situation may be affected by factors among databases like processing time, workflow, policy, etc.

The papers will be exported to production and publication on a regular basis. Early-registered papers are expected to be published online earlier.

This symposium is organized by CONF-SPML 2026 and will independently proceed the submission and publication process.

Venue

Room B217, Building 55, Peiyang Campus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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