Leadership and Advisory Board

Founders and Executive Board

Prof. Kaoru Hirota

Prof. Kaoru Hirota

Role: Founder; Chairman

Affiliation: Tokyo Institute of Technology

Previous Affiliation: Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Kaoru Hirota is an internationally recognized scholar in computational intelligence, fuzzy systems, intelligent robotics, and soft computing. He has made long-standing contributions to fuzzy theory, intelligent systems, human-centered robotics, and international academic collaboration.

Prof. Yaping Dai

Prof. Yaping Dai

Role: Founder; Vice-Chairman; Secretary General

Affiliation: International Association for Computational Intelligence

Prof. Yaping Dai plays an important role in the organization and development of IACI's academic activities. Her work supports international academic exchange, conference coordination, research collaboration, and the institutional development of computational intelligence communities.

Senior Advisors

Prof. Toshio Fukuda

Prof. Toshio Fukuda

Role: Chief Advisor

Country: Japan

Affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University

Prof. Toshio Fukuda is a world-leading scholar in robotics, intelligent systems, micro-nano robotics, and systems engineering. He served as IEEE President in 2020 and has made major contributions to intelligent robotic systems, engineering education, and international professional communities.

Prof. Witold Pedrycz

Prof. Witold Pedrycz

Role: Expert Advisor

Country: Canada

Affiliation: University of Alberta

Prof. Witold Pedrycz is a leading scholar in computational intelligence, fuzzy modelling, granular computing, data science, and human-centric intelligent systems. His research has strongly influenced the theory and application of intelligent information processing and soft computing.

Prof. Qinglin Wang

Prof. Qinglin Wang

Role: Expert Advisor

Country: China

Affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Computing

Prof. Qinglin Wang works in areas related to high-performance computing, parallel and distributed computing, intelligent computing, and machine learning applications. He provides academic guidance for IACI in interdisciplinary research and computational intelligence-related activities.

Prof. Peter Sincak

Prof. Peter Sincak

Role: Expert Advisor

Country: Slovakia

Affiliation: Technical University of Košice

Prof. Peter Sincak is associated with artificial intelligence, cybernetics, intelligent technologies, robotics, and AI education. He has contributed to academic training, international collaboration, and the development of intelligent systems research in Europe and beyond.

Prof. Abdullah M. Iliyasu

Prof. Abdullah M. Iliyasu

Role: Expert Advisor

Country: Saudi Arabia

Affiliation: Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Prof. Abdullah M. Iliyasu works in computational intelligence, quantum image processing, quantum-inspired computing, machine learning, intelligent information processing, and information security. His interdisciplinary work supports emerging applications of intelligent systems and advanced computational technologies.