The conference has four major tracks: original research papers on, but not limited to, the following areas are invited:

Control: Adaptive, learning and robust control; Nonlinear systems; Networked control; Sensor networks; Complex systems; Multi-agent systems; Co-operative control; Process control and instrumentation; Identification and estimation; Modelling and optimization; Intelligent systems; Discrete event systems; Hybrid and Stochastic systems; Delay systems; Neural networks; Fuzzy systems; Control of Energy systems; Control of biological systems; Motion control; Control applications; Modelling and identification; Robot control; Mobile sensor networks; Perception systems; Micro robots and micro-manipulation; Visual surveying; Search, rescue and field robotics; Robot sensing and data fusion.

Automation: Man-machine interface and interactions; Process and Industrial automation; Intelligent automation; Factory Modelling and simulation; Network-based systems; Automation in energy systems; Automation in life sciences and healthcare; Planning, scheduling and coordination; Instrumentation systems; Biomedical instrumentation and applications. Mobile robotics; Localization, navigation and mapping; Dexterous manipulation; Medical robots and bio-robotics; Human centered systems; Space and underwater robots; Tele-robotics; Mechanism design and applications.

Power: Modern Power and Smart Energy Systems - stability, operation, and control, Power system economics and electricity markets, Wide-area monitoring and system protection, Smart grid architectures, networking and models, Cyber-physical systems, Computational intelligence in power and energy systems, Renewable Energy Systems, Distributed Generation and clean energy technologies, Integration of renewables and energy storage systems, Power electronics interface and control, Active distribution networks and AC/DC microgrids, Demand side energy management, Smart Buildings, IoT and Resource Aggregation, Power Electronics and Emerging converter topologies - Modelling, simulation and control, Active Filters and harmonics, AC and DC Machines and Drives, EVs and electrification of transportation industry, EV battery storage and energy management systems, Transactive energy systems.

Signal Processing: All aspects of the protocols and processes required for the future communication systems to operate better and the applications to utilize the full potential offered by the current and the emerging networking infrastructure are also encompassed. Research with signal processing for 5G and beyond and for minimising energy use (Green Communications) are very emerging. The research dealing with image, video and audio processing for multimedia, medical and forensic applications, with the security of networks and information transmitted and stored, as well as other unconventional applications of signal processing and/or telecommunications modelling techniques are also important for society.