The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Control theory and engineering: Intelligent control, computation and optimization; Fault diagnosis and self-healing control; Pattern recognition and deep learning; Analysis and synthesis of Cyber-Physical Systems; Signal processing and information fusion; Optimal control and optimization; Complex networks and systems; Theory and application of linear system; Identification and estimation; Theory and application of nonlinear systems; Hybrid systems and discrete event systems; Space vehicle control; Stochastic systems; Distributed parameter systems control; Network cluster and networked control; Multi-agent systems and co-operative control; Sensor networks and Internet of things; Robust control; Process control and predictive control; Expert system, fuzzy system and fuzzy control; Motion control; Control engineering education; Data-driven control; Nano-scale automation and assembly; Adaptive control and learning control; Variable structure control; Advanced sensing technology and instrument; Information security of control systems; Modeling, control and simulations of biological systems; Automatic control of unmanned systems; Micro-electromechanical systems.
Decision theory and system: Decision-making theory and method; Production planning and scheduling; Management-control Integration systems; Management information systems and enterprises informatization; Supply chain and logistics management; Knowledge engineering and data mining; Big data and knowledge automation; Economic cybernetics and social economic systems; Game theory and social network; Intelligent manufacturing and industrial intelligence; Electric vehicles and intelligent transportation; New energy management and energy-saving technologies on control system; Smart grids.
Robotic Systems: Robot control; Mobile robotics; Micro robots and micro-manipulation; Industrial robots; Image processing and robot vision; Multi-legged robot systems; Search, rescue and field robotics; Robot sensing and data fusion; Medical robots and bio-robotics; Space and underwater robots; Tele-robotics.