The 2013 Chinese Intelligent Automation Conference (CIAC2013) will be hold in Yangzhou during August 23 – 25, 2013, which is Organized by Intelligent Automation Committee of Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), Yangzhou University, Robot Competition Working Committee(CAA), Intelligent Control and Intelligent Management Committee(CAAI) and Jiangsu Association of Automation. The aim objective of CIAC2013 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals to present their research results and development activities in intelligent automation. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find partners for future collaboration. All accepted papers (only for English-written ones) will be published by Springer-Verlag, which will be sent to EI Compendex indexing. All Chinese-written accepted papers will be published on either supplementary issue of Journal of Southeast University (EI-indexed sources) or supplementary issue of Journal of Central South University (EI-indexed sources).