The topics include but are not limited to:

• Control System Engineering: Process modeling, Predictive and adaptive control, Robust control, Variable structure control, Nonlinear systems, Fault tolerant control, Condition monitoring, Embedded systems, Fractional order systems, Soft computational algorithms in control.

• Automation, Instrumentation and Large scale integration: Large scale systems, Process automation, Industrial process control, DCS, SCADA, Robotics systems, Software engineering in automation, Environmental monitoring and control, Water distribution networks, Intelligent transportation, Mechatronics systems, Urban traffic management.

• Renewable Energy: Bioenergy engineering, Photovoltaic technology conversion, Solar thermal applications, Wind energy, Solar and low energy systems, Desalination, Smart energy grids, Energy storage and management.

• Networking and Communications: Signal processing for communications, Digital audio/video broadcasting, Ad Hoc and wireless sensor networks, Optical Networks, Watermarking and cryptography, Network security, Multimedia computing, Mobile Ad-hoc networks, Vanet, Network mobility management, Wireless technologies, Communication Software Techniques.

• Signal and image Processing: Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Analysis, Computer Vision, Biometry, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Inspired Sensors, Speech Processing, Image and video coding, Forensic science, Soft Computing, Emerging Technologies.