A broad range of topics is proposed, following current trends of combining control/systems theory with software/communication technologies, as well as new developments in robotics and mechatronics, autonomous systems, unmanned systems, cyber physical systems, network controlled systems, with the goal of strengthening cooperation of control and automation scientists with industry.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Adaptive Control
• Aerospace Control
• Agents/Agent-based Systems
• Autonomous Systems
• Autonomy
• Biologically Inspired Systems
• Computational Intelligence
• Computer Aided Control System Design
• Computer Controlled Systems
• Communication Systems
• Cooperative Systems Control
• Cyber Physical Systems
• Decentralized Control
• Digital Control Systems
• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
• Distributed Parameter Systems
• Disturbance Rejection
• Education and Training
• Embedded Control SystemsEnergy Efficient Systems
• Event-Based Systems
• Fault-tolerant Control
• Formation Control
• Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control
• Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
• Hybrid Systems
• Image Processing
• Industrial Automation, Manufacturing
• Integrated Control and Diagnostics
• Intelligent Control
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Linear Systems
• Marine Control
• Mechatronic Systems
• Modeling and Simulation
• Network Controlled Systems
• Neural Networks
• Non-linear SystemsOptimization
• Petri Nets
• Power Systems
• Predictive control
• Process control
• Prognostics and Diagnostics
• Real-time Control
• Robotics
• Robotic Teams
• Robust Control
• Smart Grid
• Soft Computing
• Spectral Estimation
• Swarms
• System Identification
• Uncertain Systems
• Unmanned Systems
• Verification and Validation
• Virtual and Augmented Reality