IEEE ICIA (IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation) is sponsored by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS). IEEE ICIA is the premier conference series presenting the state of the art and future perspectives of information and automation technologies, and it has been an event for researchers, industry experts, and academics to share ideas and experiences surrounding frontier technologies, breakthroughs and innovative solutions and applications. For further information, please access the website http://2013.ieee-icia.org or http://www.bioeng.nus.edu.sg/biomm/icia2013.html