The technical program of IEEE SMC 2012 is organized along three principal tracks on systems engineering, human-machine systems, and emerging cybernetics. The conference calls for papers on the technical topics listed below. Papers on other topics within the IEEE SMC Society fields of interest will also be considered. Contributions covering theoretical developments and practical or industrial applications are welcome, especially papers related to the following conference theme: Coupling Humans and Compelx Systems in a Cyber World: Today's Principles for Tomorrow's Society. Please click here to download an electronic version of this call for papers.

Call for Contributed Papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit their full-length papers electronically through the conference website. Each paper should be concise with sufficient detail and references to allow critical review. Papers will be reviewed by at least two referees for technical merit and content. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings only if one of the authors is registered for the conference and presents the paper at the conference.

Call for Special Sessions

Proposals to organize Special Sessions are strongly encouraged. Special Sessions must be related to the Conference Theme or especially hot topics within the conference scope. All submitted papers undergo the same review process, and submission to proposed sessions is not a guarantee of acceptance.

Call for Tutorial/Workshop Sessions

The 2012 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC'2012) invite you to submit tutorial/workshop proposals for the conference. This year, the theme of the conference entitled “Coupling Humans and Complex Systems in a Cyber World: Todays’s Principle for Tomorrow’s Society. Any topics that related to the theme of the conference are welcome


Coupling Humans and Complex Systems in a Cyber World: Today's Principles for Tomorrow's Society

Steady technological progress in all spheres of human activities makes it possible for everyone to access almost limitless amounts of data and interact in countless ways with their surroundings, as well as with each other. In order for this data to become information and for interactions to become meaningful, however, we need sound principles for the design of complex systems, and ways of how to couple them efficiently to human. The SMC community has accumulated considerable expertise with such complex systems in all areas of Systems Science and Engineering, Human-Machine Systems, and Cybernetics, which we can now harness. A challenge in this endeavor will be to test the scalability of existing principles and theories to cope with the complexity of tomorrow's cyber society.



Cybernetics

Agent-Based Modeling
Artificial Intelligence
Biometrics and Bioinformatics
Brain and Cognitive Engineering
Computational Life Science
Data & Information Fusion
Granular Computing
Information Assurance
Intelligent Internet Systems
Intelligent Vehicle Systems
Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge-based Systems
Machine Learning
Machine Vision
Medical Informatics
Natural Language Processing
Neural Networks
Pattern Recognition
Semantic Web
Soft Computing

Human-Machine Systems

Adjustable Autonomy
Assistive Technology
Brain-Machine Interface Systems
Cognitive Computing
Cooperative Work in Design
Haptics and Teleoperation
Human Centered Design
Human Centered Transportation
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Systems for Design
Interactive Digital Media
Emotion Engineering
Prosthetic & Orthotic Technology
Social Robotics
Systems Safety and Security
Virtual Reality Systems
Virtual Prototyping and Training
Web Intelligence and Interaction

Systems Science & Engineering

Conflict Resolution
Cooperative Systems and Control
Decision Support Systems
Discrete Event Systems and Petri Nets
Distributed Intelligent Systems
Enterprise Information Systems
Grey Systems
Homeland Security
Industrial Applications
Infrastructure Systems and Services
Intelligent Green Production Systems
Intelligent Learning in Control System
Intelligent Power and Energy Systems
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Medical Mechatronics
Robotic and Autonomous Systems
Service Systems and Organization
System Modeling and Control
Systems Biology
Technology Assessment / Innovation