Due to the pandemic and keeping in mind the health issue of the research fraternity, the Organizing Committee has decided to host the SoCTA2020 conference in Virtual Format.

SoCTA (Soft Computing: Theories and Applications) is now four year young International conference. Previous SoCTA series were successfully organized at the following venues:

	Prof. Sankar Kumar Pal Padma Shri Awardee INSA Distinguished Professor Chair Distinguished Scientist and former Director Center for Soft Computing Research Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata
	Prof. P. N. Suganthan Nanyang Technology University Singapore
	Prof. B.K.Panigrahi Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
	Prof. Ajit K. Verma Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Norway
	Prof. Montaz Ali University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg
	Dr. Saman Hassanzadeh Amin Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ryerson University Toronto, ON, Canada
	Prof. Valentina E. Balas Automation and Applied Informatics Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad Romania
	Mr. Aninda Bose Senior Editor Springer New Delhi