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The purpose of the International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and Robotics. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering Intelligent Control Systems, Optimization, Robotics, Automation, Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modelling and Control, and Industrial Informatics.

Authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology (IT) in these areas. Ideas on how to solve problems using IT, both in R&D and industrial applications, are welcome. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICINCO, with an ISBN. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial, workshop or special session are invited to contact the conference secretariat or visit the conference website.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION
2. ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
3. SIGNAL PROCESSING, SENSORS, SYSTEMS MODELLING AND CONTROL
4. INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS

AREA 1: INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION

    Data Based Control
    Decision Support Systems
    Distributed Control Systems
    Engineering Applications on Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
    Evolutionary Computation and Control
    Fuzzy Control
    Genetic Algorithms
    Hybrid Systems
    Intelligent Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Prognostics
    Knowledge-Based Systems Applications
    Mechatronics Systems
    Machine Learning in Control Applications
    Networked Control
    Neural Networks Based Control Systems
    Optimization Algorithms
    Planning and Scheduling
    Soft Computing
    Software Agents for Intelligent Control Systems

AREA 2: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

    Autonomous Agents
    Cognitive Approach for Robotics
    Collective and Social Robots
    Control and Supervision Systems
    Engineering Applications on Robotics and Automation
    Guidance, Navigation and Control
    Human-Machine Interfaces
    Humanoid Robots
    Human-Robots Interfaces
    Image Processing
    Intelligent Transportation Technologies and Systems
    Mobile Robots and Intelligent Autonomous Systems
    Modelling, Simulation and Architecture
    Perception and Awareness
    Robot Design, Development and Control
    Space and Underwater Robots
    Soft Robotics
    Surveillance, Fault Detection and Diagnosis
    Telerobotics and Teleoperation
    Vehicle Control Applications
    Virtual Environment, Virtual and Augmented Reality
    Vision, Recognition and Reconstruction
    Wearable Robotics for Assistance and Rehabilitation
    Robots in the Internet of Things

AREA 3: SIGNAL PROCESSING, SENSORS, SYSTEMS MODELLING AND CONTROL

    Adaptive Signal Processing and Control
    Biologically Inspired Sensors and Controllers
    Defect and Change Detection and Identification
    Engineering Applications
    Information-Based Models for Control
    Intelligent Components for Control
    Mechanical, Force and Tactile Sensors
    Modelling, Analysis and Control of Discrete-Event Systems
    Modelling, Analysis and Control of Hybrid Dynamical Systems
    Nonlinear Signals and Systems
    Optimization Problems in Signal Processing
    Processing Biological Signals
    Real-Time Systems Control
    Sensors Fusion
    Signal Reconstruction
    System Identification
    System Modelling
    Time-Frequency Analysis

AREA 4: INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS

    Digital Twins
    Energy Efficiency and Green Manufacturing
    Human Factors & Human-System Interface
    Industrial Networks, Automation and Robotics
    Industrial Internet of Things and Sensor Networks
    Intelligent Design and Manufacturing
    Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    Performance Evaluation and Optimization
    Precision Engineering
    Production Planning, Management and Control
    Quality Control and Management
    Resources and Knowledge Management in Industry
    Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering
    Systems Modelling and Simulation