Soft Computing Research Society

What Soft Computing Research Society does

Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS) is a non-profit professional society established in 2013 in New Delhi, India, and registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It serves as a platform for institutions, researchers, scholars, students, and industry professionals engaged in soft computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, swarm intelligence, and computational intelligence. The society claims a global membership of over 10,000 individuals from academia and industry, and operates an international footprint through centers at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland) and Florida International University (USA).

SCRS's core offerings are organized around three pillars: (1) international conferences — including the ICITAI, ICST, ADCIS, ICCIS, CIS and AIC series — managed through the Microsoft CMT paper submission system and published via Springer Nature's Scopus-indexed 'Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems' (and IEEE proceedings for AIC 2026); (2) a tiered membership program spanning Annual, 3-Year, 5-Year, SCRS Fellow (capped at ~5% of members) and invitation-only Distinguished Fellow (capped at ~10% of Fellows); and (3) content assets including the SCRS Insights tech magazine, a YouTube-hosted video library, and a Students Chapter program for engineering colleges and universities. Payments are processed through Paytm.me links.

The society's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with conferences serving as primary acquisition channels and the Fellow program functioning as a prestige-based gatekeeping mechanism. Revenue is generated from recurring membership subscriptions, transaction-based conference and publication fees, and ancillary services (hackathons, sponsorship). The society has no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, no management team disclosure in the source material, and operates as an independent entity governed by an internal Governing Body.

Name

Soft Computing Research Society

Legal name

Soft Computing Research Society

Website

https://scrs.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Research Society

NAICS

Other Services (except Public Administration) (81)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Professional research society
• Academic conference management
• Technology membership organization
• Soft computing research
• Academic publication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Maidan

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual, 3-year, and 5-year membership subscriptions with different tiers including Fellow and Distinguished Fellow designations. Fellows represent approximately 5% of total members, Distinguished Fellows represent approximately 10% of Fellow members.
2. Conference Registration: Conference fees for paper presentations, poster presentations, and participation. Full papers published in Scopus-indexed Springer proceedings; short papers in SBS proceedings.
3. Publication Fees: Camera-ready paper submission fees, registration fees for accepted papers, and additional fees for co-author certificates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS) is a non-profit professional society that operates international academic conferences (ICITAI, ICST, ADCIS, ICCIS, CIS, AIC), administers a Fellow membership program (Fellow, Senior Membership, Distinguished Fellow) for distinguished researchers, publishes the SCRS Insights tech magazine, maintains a video library of conference recordings, runs student chapters at engineering colleges, and hosts hackathons to advance research in soft computing and allied areas.

Product overview

Soft Computing Research Society (SCRS) is a professional membership organization established in 2013, not a product company. It operates as a platform for research collaboration through international conferences (ICITAI, ICST, ADCIS, ICCIS, CIS, AIC), the SCRS Insights tech magazine, and the SCRS Fellow membership program. The society provides a Video Library of conference recordings, operates Student Chapters at educational institutions, and organizes Hackathons. The ICITAI 2026 conference platform enables hybrid conference participation with paper submission through Microsoft CMT. Conference proceedings are published in Springer Book Series indexed in Scopus. Key services include travel grants, registration grants, and collaboration through international centers at WUST and FIU.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCRS Fellow Membership Program Prestigious membership program with annual, 3-year, and 5-year subscription terms, and recognition tiers (Fellow, Senior Membership, Distinguished Fellow) for academicians, scholars, and industry professionals demonstrating exceptional expertise in soft computing and cutting-edge technologies.
• International Conferences (ICITAI, ICST, ADCIS, ICCIS, CIS, AIC) Annual series of international conferences organized in collaboration with leading academic institutions (IIT Patna, MNIT Jaipur, BITS Goa, NIT Warangal, Lasell University), featuring paper presentations, keynote speakers, and proceedings published in Scopus-indexed Springer Book Series.
• SCRS Insights Tech Magazine Proprietary technology magazine publishing articles from SCRS Fellows and researchers on soft computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
• SCRS Video Library Online repository of video lectures and conference session recordings covering various topics of soft computing and artificial intelligence from ITAI and other SCRS conferences.
• SCRS Students Chapter Program Collaborative program for engineering colleges, polytechnics, and universities to provide support in imparting high-quality technical education and bridging the gap between academia and industry.
• SCRS Hackathon Technology competition organized to foster innovation and problem-solving among students and professionals in soft computing and related fields.
• SCRS International Centers (WUST Center and FIU Center) International centers established at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST) in Poland and Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, USA, extending SCRS's global reach for research collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 members globally from academia and industry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MNIT JaipurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2026Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (MNIT), Rajasthan, India is organizing ADCIS 2026 (5th International Conference on Advanced Data Analytics, Intelligent Systems, and Soft Computing) on October 09-10, 2026.
• BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2026BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus is organizing ICCIS 2026 (8th International Conference on Computational Intelligence) on September 26-27, 2026.
• NIT WarangalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2026National Institute of Technology Warangal and Soft Computing Research Society are jointly organizing CIS 2026 (International Conference on Computational Intelligence) on September 05-06, 2026.
• IEEEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2026AIC 2026 (IEEE 5th World Conference on Applied Intelligence and Computing) is being organized in August 2026 in Jabalpur, India under IEEE conference proceedings.
• IIT PatnacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2026Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna is organizing ICST 2026 (International Conference) scheduled for August 01-02, 2026 in collaboration with SCRS.
• Lasell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2026Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, USA is the venue partner for ITAI 2026 (2nd International Conference on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence). The conference is organized in hybrid mode with in-person and online participation. Lasell University's Cybersecurity Program also organizes the panel discussion on Responsible AI.
• Springer NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference proceedings published in Scopus-indexed Springer Book Series 'Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems', indexed in SCOPUS, DBLP, INSPEC, Norwegian Register, SCImago, WTI Frankfurt eG, and zbMATH.
• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWUST Center is an international center of SCRS located in Poland, extending the society's reach in Eastern Europe.
• Florida International University (FIU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIU Center is an international center of SCRS in the USA, located at Florida International University in Miami, extending the society's reach in North America.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology): UK-headquartered global engineering professional body with membership, journals, conferences, and Fellow designations. Comparable to SCRS in core model (membership tiers, conferences, Fellow program) but with much broader thematic scope and global footprint.
• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): Premier computing professional society with global membership, conference proceedings, and Fellow designations. Comparable to SCRS in mission (advancing computing research) and product mix (conferences, publications, Fellow program), but with much larger institutional reach.
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): The largest global technical professional organization, publishing thousands of conferences and journals annually. SCRS operates in an overlapping scholarly society space but at far smaller scale and with a narrower thematic focus.

Emerging players

• NeurIPS Foundation: Organizer of the flagship NeurIPS conference on machine learning research. Comparable to SCRS conferences as an academic AI/ML research venue, though at much larger scale and narrower scope.

Others

• Elsevier: Major academic publisher operating journals and conference proceedings across computer science. Listed as an ecosystem participant relevant to SCRS's publication strategy, not a direct membership-society competitor.
• Springer Nature: Academic publisher and SCRS's proceedings partner. Included because it is a key ecosystem enabler for SCRS's publication offering and conference indexation, rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence): Major AI research society that organizes leading AI conferences and runs a prestigious Fellow program. Closely comparable to SCRS in thematic focus on artificial intelligence and computational intelligence research communities.
• INNS (International Neural Network Society): Scholarly society dedicated to neural networks and computational intelligence, with conferences and a Fellow program. Direct peer to SCRS in the soft computing and computational intelligence research domain.

Regional players

• IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers): Indian professional society for electronics and telecommunications with membership tiers, conferences, and student forums. Comparable as an India-anchored scholarly/professional society with tiered memberships and conferences.
• CSI (Computer Society of India): India's national computing professional society with membership, conferences, and student chapters. Comparable to SCRS in offering mix and Indian geographic focus, though CSI is broader in scope across computing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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