The integration of artificial intelligence and robotic technologies has become a topic of increasing interest for both researchers and developers from academic fields and industries worldwide. It is foreseeable that artificial intelligence will be the main approach of the next generation of robotic research. The explosive number of artificial intelligence algorithms and increasing computational power of computers has significantly extended the number of potential applications for robotic technologies. It has also brought new challenges to the artificial intelligence community. The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform to share up-to-date scientific achievements in this field. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Multimedia:
•Audio Multimedia Learning
•Cross Multimedia Learning
•Computational Imaging
•Cloud Multimedia Processing for Robotics
•Deep Learning for Robot Vision
•HPC GPU for Deep Learning
•Multimedia for Robot Manipulation
•Multimedia for Robot Control
•Multimedia for Robot Navigation
•Multimedia Fusion for Robotics
•Multimedia Communications for Robots
•Multimedia Compression for Robots
•Object Retrieval
•Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia Learning
•User Experience for Big Multimedia Systems
•Wireless Multimedia Robots

Computer Vision:
•Theoretical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
•3D Scene Reconstruction
•RGB-D Vision
•Pattern Recognition and Machine Vision
•Computational Imaging
•Object Tracking
•Deep Learning for Computer Vision
•Big Data Analysis for Computer Vision
•Computer Vision for Ocean Observing
•Robot Calibration
•Vision-based Robotic Manipulation

Control:
•System Modeling and Simulation, Dynamics and Control
•Intelligent and Learning Control
•Robotics and Mechatronics
•Robust and Nonlinear Control
•Biomedical Systems and Control

Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be reviewed by Program Committee members and other experts active in the field to ensure high quality and relevance to the conference. Submissions should include author information, abstract, 5-10 keywords, and be in PDF format. Each submission must not exceed 10 pages in the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format with 10 point font, including tables, figures and references. Template formatting is located at http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html. The final version will be limited to 4 pages in IEEE proceeding format for conference papers. Up to 2 extra pages may be purchased.

Each submission should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the submission be accepted, at least one of the authors must register the paper and attend the conference to present the work in order for the accepted paper to be included into the IEEE digital library. Submission site (With EasyChair): https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=air2016. All of the selected high quality papers will be remommend to special issues in sustainability-related EI or SCI indexed journals.
• Computers & Electrical Engineering (SCI, IF=1.084),Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
• Multimedia Tools and Applications (SCI, IF=1.331),Special Issue on Big Multimedia Data in Robotics Applications
• Journal of Healthcare Engineering (SCI, IF=0.925),Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Engineering
• Journal of Network & Systems Management (SCI, IF=1.078, pending)
• International Journal of Embedded Systems (EI),Special Issue on Learning for Robotics
• International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (EI),Regular Paper

Important Dates
•Deadline for paper submissions: August 30, 2016 (any time zone)
•Notification of paper acceptance: September 15, 2016
•Deadline of camera-ready version: October 01, 2016