Vitoantonio Bevilacqua & De-Shuang Huang 
Intelligent Computing Theories and Application 
16th International Conference, ICIC 2020, Bari, Italy, October 2-5, 2020, Proceedings, Part I

This two-volume set of LNCS 12463 and LNCS 12464 constitutes – in conjunction with the volume LNAI 12465 – the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2020, held in Bari, Italy, in October 2020. The 162 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 457 submissions.The ICIC theme unifies the picture of contemporary intelligent computing techniques as an integral concept that highlights the trends in advanced computational intelligence and bridges theoretical research with applications. The theme for this conference is Advanced Intelligent Computing Methodologies and Applications. Papers related to this theme are especially solicited, addressing theories, methodologies, and applications in science and technology.