This book presents the proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Soft Computing Applications, SOFA 2018, held on 13–15 September 2018 in Arad, Romania. The workshop was organized by Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, in conjunction with the Institute of Computer Science, Iasi Branch of the Romanian Academy, IEEE Romanian Section, Romanian Society of Control Engineering and Technical Informatics  – Arad Section, General Association of Engineers in Romania – Arad Section and BTM Resources Arad.

The papers included in these proceedings, published post-conference, cover the research including Knowledge-Based Technologies for Web Applications, Cloud Computing, Security Algorithms and Computer Networks, Business Process Management, Computational Intelligence in Education and  Modelling and Applications in Textiles and many other areas related to the Soft Computing.

The book is directed to professors, researchers, and graduate students in area of soft computing techniques and applications.