Venue

The conference is held at the College of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (est. 1949) is one of the nation’s top comprehensive universities and the largest center of higher education in the north east of Iran. It is named after the great epic poet of Persian language who composed Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). At present, FUM boasts 12 colleges, 38 research centers, 7 centers of excellence, 820 faculty members, and over 20,000 students. The university is ranked first in Iran for attracting international students, with currently over 1200 foreign students enrolled in its various academic programs.

The college of engineering was established in 1975 and includes most engineering disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. In particular, it houses the Center of Excellence on Soft Computing and Intelligent Information Processing.

Mashhad is the second large city of Iran and the capital of Khorasan-e Razavi province. It is located in the northeast of the country, near the borders with Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It was a major oasis along the ancient Silk Road connecting with Merv to the east. The city is named after the shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth Shia Imam, meaning the place of martyrdom. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the Imam Reza shrine. Mashhad is also known colloquially as the city of Ferdowsi and is the hometown of some of the most significant Iranian literary figures and artists, such as the poet Mehdi Akhavan-Sales and Mohammad-Reza Shajarian. Ferdowsi and Akhavan-Sales are both buried in Tus, an ancient city nearby that is considered to be Mashhad’s main origin.

Address: School of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran