1st IOCFF "Fractional Calculus in Machine Learning: Applications and Challenges"

April 20, 2026

The 1st International Online Conference on Fractal and Fractional (IOCFF) (S5:  "Fractional Calculus in Machine Learning: Applications and Challenges") was successfully held on 4/15/2025. 

  • S5 "Fractional Calculus in Machine Learning: Applications and Challenges" Program [Abstracts]

  • 15:15–15:25

    Welcome from the session chair—Prof. Dr. Yangquan Chen [opening talk slides pptx]

    15:25–15:45

    Invited Speaker
    Prof. Dr. George Anastassiou

    Fractional Case of Composition of Activation Functions and the Reduction to Finite Domain

    15:45–16:05

    Invited Speaker
    Prof. Dr. Jesus Manuel Muñoz-Pacheco

    Fractional-Order Memristive and Nonmemristive Hopfield Neural Networks: From Model to Circuit Implementation

    16:05–16:20

    Selected Speaker
    Yaroslav Olegovich Tsvira

    Practical PINN Implementation for a Fractional-Order Damped Oscillator with CppAD-Computed Gradients

    16:20–16:35

    Selected Speaker
    Alexandra Maria Borș

    Understanding the Black Box of Fractional Machine Learning Models

    16:35–16:50

    Selected Speaker
    Yuxuan Yang

    Solving Fractional Squeeze-Film Flow in the Knee Joint with Physics-Informed Neural Networks

    16:50–17:05

    Selected Speaker
    Oluwaseun Olumide Okundalaye

    Beyond Integer-Order Learning: The Role of Fractional Calculus in Next-Generation Machine Learning

    17:05–17:20

    Selected Speaker
    Mohammad Partohaghighi (UC MERCED)

    Fractional-Order Differential Privacy [slides PDF]

    Created and last updated on 4/20/2026 by Prof. YangQuan Chen. Updated 4/23