2025 5th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Manufacturing (AIIM 2025)

ICMC 2025

Welcome to ICMC 2025

International Conference on Membrane Computing

Chengdu, China | In-Person Conference, September 19–21, 2025


The International Conference on Membrane Computing (CMC) series originated in 2000 as the Workshop on Multiset Processing. The inaugural Workshop on Membrane Computing was held in 2001 in Curtea de Arges, Romania. In 2010, the series evolved into a formal international conference, officially designated as CMC11 (the 11th Conference on Membrane Computing).


Recent Key Conferences

  • 2021 (during the pandemic): CMC22 was organized online by Chengdu University (China) and the University of Debrecen (Hungary), with the virtual hub hosted in Debrecen, Hungary.

  • 2022: CMC23 took place in Trieste, Italy.

  • 2023: CMC24 was successfully held in Opava, Czech Republic.

  • 2024: CMC25 was hosted in Nice, France, at Amphitheater 3, Villa Arson.

  • ICMC2025 will be organized by Chengdu University of Information Technology, hosted in Chengdu, China.


The CMC series is now overseen by the Steering Committee of the International Membrane Computing Society (IMCS), ensuring academic continuity and development. Complete details of past conferences can be found at: https://webusers.i3s.unice.fr/CMC2024/.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline

July 20, 2025


Notification Deadline

August 15, 2025


Conference Dates

September 19-21, 2025

Aim and scope

Membrane computing, like artificial neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, cellular automata and DNA computing, is also a branch of nature-inspired computing initiated by Gheorghe Păun in 1998. It aims to abstract computing models, called membrane systems or P systems, from the structure and the functioning of the living cell as well as from the cooperation of cells in tissues, organs, and populations of cells. This research area has grown into a vigorous scientific discipline and has attracted a large number of researchers all over the world. For more information,please refer to the P systems Webpage and to the International Membrane Computing Society Webpage.


ICMC2025 is organised to provide an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present their recent work on membrane computing, on topics related to theory, application and implementation of membrane computing but not limited to as follows:

Topics

· Theoretical aspects of membrane computing

Various variants of computing models: cell-, tissue- and neural-like P systems.

Computing power of membrane computing models.

Computing efficiency of membrane computing models.


· Applications of membrane computing

Robot controller design.

Modeling using P systems for biosystems, biomedicine, ecological systems, etc.

Membrane-inspired optimisation algorithms for various problems.

Fault diagnosis of various systems, such as robots, power systems, etc.

Information and communication technologies.

Information security and cryptography.

Other applications.


· Implementation of membrane computing models

Software implementation.

Hardware implementation.

Biological implementation.

Biochip implementation.

Other implementation.

· Related topics

Bio-Inspired Optimisation Techniques, such as optimisation algorithms inspired by cells or DNA computing.

Other topics related to membrane computing or dealing with cellular computing, DNA computing, reaction systems, etc.

Anti-harassment policy

We believe that the advancement of research is best accomplished in an environment that is open, diverse and respectful to all participants. During the conference, we will follow the anti-harassment policy of ACM. Anyone witnessing or subject to unacceptable behaviour should notify the conference chairs.

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Committee

Steering Committee

Henry Adorna, Quezon City, Philippines

Artiom Alhazov, Chișinău, Moldova

Bogdan Aman, Iași, Romania

Matteo Cavaliere, Manchester, UK

Erzsébet Csuhaj-Varjú, Budapest, Hungary

Giuditta Franco, Verona, Italy

Rudolf Freund, Wien, Austria

Marian Gheorghe, Bradford, UK - Honorary member

Thomas Hinze, Cottbus, Germany

Florentin Ipate, Bucharest, Romania

Shankara N. Krishna, Bombay, India

Alberto Leporati, Milan, Italy

Ferrante Neri, Nottingham, UK

Taishin Y. Nishida, Toyama, Japan

Linqiang Pan, Wuhan, China – co-chair

Gheorghe Păun, Bucharest, Romania - Honorary member

Mario J. Pérez-Jiménez, Sevilla, Spain

Agustı́n Riscos-Núñez, Sevilla, Spain

Jose M. Sempere, Valencia, Spain

Petr Sosı́k, Opava, Czech Republic

Kumbakonam Govindarajan Subramanian, Chennai, India

György Vaszil, Debrecen, Hungary

Sergey Verlan, Paris, France

Claudio Zandron, Milan, Italy – co-chair

Gexiang Zhang, Chengdu, China

Program Committee

Henry Adorna, Quezon City, Philippines

Artiom Alhazov, Chișinău, Rep. of Moldova

Bogdan Aman, Iași, Romania

Péter Battyányi, Debrecen, Hungary

Francis George C. Cabarle, Quezon City, Philippines

Lucie Ciencialová, Opava, Czech Republic

Erzsébet Csuhaj-Varjú, Budapest, Hungary

Rudolf Freund, TU Wien, Austria

Giuditta Franco, Verona, Italy

Xiaoju Dong, Shanghai, China

Zsolt Gazdag, Szeged, Hungary

Marian Gheorghe, Bradford, U.K.

Ping Guo, Chongqi, China

Juanjuan He, Wuhan, China

Thomas Hinze, Jena, Germany

Florentin Ipate, Bucharest, Romania

Shankara N. Krishna, Bombay, India

Tseren-Onolt Ishdorj, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Savas Konur, Bradford, UK

Alberto Leporati, Milano, Italy

Jia Li, Chongqing, China

Xiangrong Liu, Xiamen, China

Xiyu Liu, Jinan, China

Ravie Chandren Muniyandi, Bangi, Malaysia

Ferrante Neri, Nottingham, UK

Radu Nicolescu, Auckland, New Zealand

Taishin Nishida, Toyama, Japan

David Orellana-Martín, Sevilla, Spain

Yunyun Niu, Beijing, China

Linqiang Pan, Wuhan, China,

Andrei Păun, Bucharest, Romania

Gheorghe Păun, Bucharest, Romania

Hong Peng, Chengdu, China

Mario Pérez-Jiménez, Sevilla, Spain

Antonio E. Porreca, Marseille, France

Agustín Riscos-Núñez, Sevilla, Spain

Haina Rong, Chengdu, China

Jose M. Sempere, Valencia, Spain

Bosheng Song, Changsha, China

Tao Song, Qingdao, China

Petr Sosík, Opava, Czech Republic

K.G. Subramanian, Chennai, India

D.G. Thomas, Chennai, India

György Vaszil, Debrecen, Hungary, co-chair

Sergey Verlan, Paris, France

Jun Wang, Chengdu, China

Tingfang Wu, Suzhou, China

 Jianhua Xiao, Tianjing, China

Jie Xue, Jinan, China

Hsu-Chun Yen, Taiwan, R.O.C

Jianying Yuan, Chengdu, China

Claudio Zandron, Milano, Italy, co-chair

Xiangxiang Zeng, Xiamen University

Gexiang Zhang, Chengdu, China, co-chair

Xingyi Zhang, Anhui, China

Xue Zhang, Boston, USA

Xuncai Zhang, Zhengzhou, China

Ming Zhu, Chengdu, China


Submission

· Authors Guidelines

Original research contributions (including significant work-in-progress) on membrane computing, its applications and related subjects are sought. Contributions reporting in-vivo or in-silico experimental results are particularly encouraged.

Submitted papers must describe work not previously published, and they must neither be accepted nor under review at a journal or at another conference with refereed proceedings. Authors are required to submit their manuscripts electronically in PDF using the LNCS style.


· Paper preparation

Authors are required to submit their manuscripts electronically in PDF using the LNCS style. Authors using LaTeX can download the needed macros at Springer-Verlag site.

The submission process is managed by EasyChair. Use this URL to submit your paper.


· Preparing the final version for the (pre)-proceedings

The final versions of accepted papers must be formatted in LaTeX using Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes style. Please also consult the Instructions for Authors provided by Springer. The final version should be uploaded on the Easychair website in zipped format containing the following

  • The final source files, including bib files, images, non-standard LaTeX packages, etc.

  • A final PDF file corresponding exactly to the final source files.

  • A license-to-publish agreement, signed by hand by the corresponding author on behalf of all of the authors of the paper. (It will be available soon)


Moreover, if appropriate, please also give us a suggestion for an abbreviated running head, and information about the correct representation of authors’ names, where necessary.


Please make sure that you follow the standards set out in Springer's code of conduct.


· Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=icmc20250


Special issue

Authors of a selection of accepted papers will be invited to submit to a special issue of Journal of Membrane Computing. Papers appearing in the special issue must be significantly extended and improved versions of the conference papers. The submissions to the special issue will undergo a further review process.


Registration

Registration is now open! (see below)

· Registration fees

 FullStudentICMC+AIIM fullOnline"+1" Social dinner

Early

(before 30/05/2024)

320.00€250.00€540.00€100.00€65.00€

Late

(after 30/05/2024)

400.00€320.00€640.00€150.00€75.00€


The in-person registration includes:

- Lunches (September 20, 2025) and coffee breaks

- Social dinner

- Access to all conference sessions

- Access to online proceedings

The online registration includes:

- Access to all conference sessions

- Access to online proceedings


The "+1" social dinner:

It is a ticket that attendees of the conference can buy if they want to desire an accompanying person to the social dinner.

ICMC 2025+AIIM 2025 full:

Pay here for both conferences at discount price. This is regular registration. If you need student registration for both conferences, please ask us.

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