Special Session: ML for Predictive Models in Eng.Applications:  

Abdallah Moubayed, Western University, Canada
Abed Al Raoof Bsoul, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Ali Bou Nassif, University of Sharjah, UAE
Auroop Ganguly, Northeastern University, USA
Ayşe Tosun, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Cagatay Catal, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey
Cuauhtemoc Lopez-Martin, Universidad De Guadalajara, Mexico
Danny Ho, NFA Estimation Inc., Canada
Efi Papatheocharous, SICS, Sweden
Fadi Salo, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Hui Li, Nankai University, China
Jasmin Ramadani, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Katarina Grolinger, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Khaled Nahar, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Konstantin Tretyakov, University of Tartu, Estonia
Lukasz Radlinski, West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Poland
Mahmoud Elmezain, Tanta University, Egypt
Mamdouh Alenezi, Prince Sultan University, KSA
Man Leung Wong, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Miriam Faied, University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Mohammad Azzeh, Applied Science University, Jordan
MohammadNoor Injadat, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Muhammad Rushdi, Cairo University, Egypt
Raed Seetan, Slippery Rock University, USA
Shadi Bani Taan, University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Sotiris Kotsiantis, University of Patras, Greece
Syed Nadeem Ahsan, KINPOE/KNPC, Pakistan
Zay Aye, Melbourne University, Australia

Special Session: Machine Learning Applications in Psychiatry:  

Fionn Murtagh, Centre for Mathematics and Data Science, Uni. of Huddersfield, UK
Richard Emsley, Dep. of Biostat. and Health Informatics, King’s College London, UK
Richard Dobson, Head of Bioinformatics at the NIHR Biomed. l Research Centre for Mental Health, and Dept. of Biostat. and Health Informatics, King’s College London
David Reeves, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, UK.
Evan Kontopantelis, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, UK.
Angus Roberts, Department of Biostatistics and Computing, King’s College London
Taposhri Ganguly, Data Science & Soft Computing Lab, UK
Erik J. Linstead, Schmid College of Science and Tech., Chapman Uni., USA.
Raquel Iniesta, Department of Biostatistics and Computing, King’s College London
Sinan Guloksuz, Dep. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, Dep. of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, USA.
Matthias Pierce, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, University of Manchester, UK.
Stephen Newhouse, Dept. of Biostat. and Computing, King’s College London

Special Session: Machine Learning Applications in Education:  

Yoshitaka NAKANISHI, Kumamoto University, Japan.
Vladyslav Pliuhin, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy, Ukraine.
Yasar Guneri ŞAHIN, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir, Turkey.
Farooq AHMAD, COMSTATS Institute of Informatio Technology, Pakistan.
Erdal IRMAK, Gazi University, Turkey.
Asistant Battal GOLDAG, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
Abdülkadir KARACI, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey

Special Session: Machine Learning in Smart Grids:  

Ilhami Colak Nisantasi University, Turkey
Subhranshu S. Dash, SRM University, India
Eklas Hossain, Oregon Institute of Technology, USA
Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey
Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Erdal Irmak, Gazi University, Turkey
Halil İbrahim Bulbul, Gazi University, Turkey
Youcef Soufi, Tebessa University, Algeria
Satish Sabharwal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Roman Senkerik, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic
Fabio Viola, Palermo University, Italy
Abdel Ghani Aissaoui, University of Bechar, Algeria
Stanimir Valtchev, University of NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Samir Moulahoum, University of Médéa, Algeria
Matsui Nobumasa, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan
Massimo Caruso, Palermo University, Italy

Special Session: ML for Complex Data Mining Applications:  

Turki Turki, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Jason T. L. Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Zhi Wei, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Y-h. Taguchi, Chuo University, Japan
Tanmoy Chakraborty, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, India
Jie Zhang, Adobe Systems Inc., USA
Yasser EL-Manzalawy, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Rajendra Prasath, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Special Session: ML in Big Data and Information Security:  

Seref SAGIROGLU, Gazi University, Turkey
Cihan VAROL, Sam Houston State University, USA
Tiago A. ALMEIDA, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
Huseyin SEKER, Northumbria University, UK
Sedat AKLEYLEK, 9 May University, Turkey
Yilmaz VURAL, California State University, Santa Barbara, USA
Esra N. YOLAÇAN, Osman Gazi University, TR
Suat ÖZDEMİR, Gazi University, TR
Gulustan DOGAN, Yildiz Technical University, TR
Yusuf OZTURK, San Diego State University, USA
İlker ÖZÇELİK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, TR
Kittichai LAVANGNANANDA, King Mongkut’s Uni. of Tech. Thonburi, Thailand.
Erdogan DOGDU, Cankaya University, TR
Taghi KHOSHGOFTAAR, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Serap SAHIN, Izmir Institute of Technology, TR
Umut DEMIREZEN, STM, TR
Robert Bridges, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Eyup Burak CEYHAN, Bartin University, TR
Murat CENK, METU, TR
Ahmet EFE, Ankara Development Agency, TR
Qian CHEN, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Khalid HAFEEZ, Abertay University, UK
Sevil SEN, Hacettepe University, TR

Special Session: Machine Learning on Big Data:  

Daniele Apiletti, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Mario A. Bochicchio, University of Salento, Italy
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy
Vincenzo De Maio , TU Wien, Austria
Edoardo Fadda, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Francesco Mercaldo, IIT-CNR, Italy
Enzo Mumolo, University of Trieste, Italy

Special Session: Machine Learning in Energy Application:  

Miguel A. Sanz-Bobi, Institute for Research in Technology, Spain
Ian Nabney, Aston University, UK
Dervis Karaboga, Erciyes University, Turkey
David Lowe, Aston University, UK
Erdal Irmak, Gazi University, Turkey
Silviu Ionita, University of Pitesti, Romania
Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey
Bakhyt Matkarimov, Kazakh-British Technical University, Kazakhstan
Halil Ibrahim Bulbul, Gazi University, Turkey
Juan Ignacio Arribas, University of Valladolid, Spain
Jaime Gomez, University of Valladolid, Spain
Jorge Guillermo Calderon, Electric Research Enstitute, Mexico
Joao Martins, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Vitor Pires, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal
Youcef Soufi, Tebessa University, Algeria

Special Session: ML Algorithms, Systems and Applications:  

Sylvie Charbonnier, Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble, France
Edwin Lughofer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Bruno Sielly Jales Costa, IFRN, Natal, Brazil
Fernando Gomide, University of Campinas, Brazil
José A. Iglesias, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Anthony Fleury, Mines-Douai, Institut Mines-Télécom, France
Teng Teck Hou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK
Igor Skrjanc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Indre Zliobaite, Aalto University, Austria
Elaine Faria, Univ. Uberlandia, Brazil
Mykola Pechenizkiy, TU Eindonvhen, Netherlands
Raquel Sebastião, Univ. Aveiro, Portugal
Imen Khamassi, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Houari Toubakh, Mines-Douai, Institut Mines-Télécom, France