The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Control: Adaptive control; Robust control; Process control; Complex systems; Co-operative control;
Identification and estimation; Nonlinear systems; Intelligent systems; Discrete event systems; Hybrid
systems; Networked control systems; Sensor networks; Multi-agent systems; Delay systems; Neural
networks; Fuzzy systems; Control of biological systems; Precision motion control; Control applications;
Control engineering education; Marine systems; Data analytics.
Automation: Man-machine interactions; Process automation; Intelligent automation; Factory modeling and
simulation; Home, laboratory and service automation; Network-based systems; Planning, scheduling and
coordination; Nano-scale automation and assembly; Instrumentation systems; Biomedical instrumentation
and applications; Building energy efficiency.
Robotics: Modeling and identification; multi-robot systems; Robot control; Mobile robotics; Mobile sensor
networks; Perception systems; Micro robots and micro-manipulation; Visual servoing; Search, rescue and
field robotics; Robot sensing and data fusion; Localization, navigation and mapping; Dexterous
manipulation; Medical robots and bio-robotics; Human centered systems; Space and underwater robots;
Tele-robotics; Mechanism design and applications.
Vision: Image/video analysis; Image-based modeling; Stereo and Structure from motion; Feature
extraction, grouping and segmentation; Scene analysis; Object recognition; Learning and Statistical
methods; Human-computer interaction; Tracking and surveillance; Biometrics; Vision for robots;
Activity/behavior recognition; Medical Image Analysis; Face and Gesture.
Emerging Technologies: Internet of things; Cyber-physical systems; Smart buildings, Smart grid; Energy
management systems; Big data; Electric vehicles and intelligent transportation.