Topics

Control Systems and Automation

Modeling, identification, and simulation of dynamic systems; control design: linear, nonlinear, and hybrid approaches; data-driven and learning-based control methods; fault detection, isolation, and fault-tolerant design; real-time control in distributed, embedded, and networked systems; intelligent decision support systems; modeling and control for biomedical applications; control applications in automotive, aerospace, energy, and industrial processes.

Quality Assurance, Reliability & Testing

Dependability in IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems; automated test generation and verification; design- for-testability and built-in self-test/repair; security- aware testing and verification for CPS and AI systems; software QA methodologies and system- level testing; machine learning for test planning and optimization; field trials, deployment studies, and experimental design; testing, reliability, and security in emerging technologies.

Robotics and Intelligent Systems

Autonomous control of robotic systems; human-robot interaction and shared autonomy; control of parallel robotic architectures and high-performance robotic systems; sensor fusion and computer vision in robotics; AI-driven navigation, perception, and control.

Applications and Emerging Technologies

Advanced Cyber-Physical Systems; Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing; software and networked sensor applications; image processing and real-time data analysis; Edge AI and real-time analytics in cyber- physical systems; quantum computing in control and decision-making; digital innovations in eHealth, eLearning, Smart Cities, and eCitizen services.

Special sessions

A Special Session must include a minimum of five papers that address a well-defined topic. Each session may have up to three co-organizers, preferably affiliated with different institutions. Each (co-)organizer may appear as a (co-)author on no more than one paper within their session.

Special Session proposals should clearly explain the session’s motivation and relevance, and must include a preliminary list of six proposed contributions, specifying the manuscript titles and prospective authors. All submissions to Special Sessions will undergo the same peer-review process as regular manuscripts.

If fewer than five papers are ultimately accepted for a Special Session, those papers will be incorporated into the regular program.

Special session proposals are welcome and can be submitted to the Special Sessions Chair. Several benefits are offered to the special session organizers. Please direct your queries and special sessions proposals via email to: Cristina.Muresan@aut.utcluj.ro.

Current Special sessions:

SS1 Advances in Intelligent and Cyber-Enabled Systems for Industrial and Healthcare Transformation: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
Organized by Miruna-Elena Iliuță, Ioana-Corina Bogdan, and Roxana Rusu-Both.

SS2 Technology for Education
Organized by Iulia Stefan and Lia Pop.

SS3 Intelligent Systems and Advanced Control Strategies in Biomedical Engineering
Organized by Marcian MIHAI, Alexandru-George BERCIU, and Erhan YUMUK.

SS4 AI Based Robotics and Control
Organized by Florin Stoican, András Majdik, Dan Selişteanu, Doina Pîslă, Lucian Bușoniu, and Levente Tamás.

SS5 Bridging Research and Industry in Hydrogen Technologies
Organized by Petru Dobra and Dorin Petreuș.

SS6 Intelligent Signals and Resilient Systems
Organized by Inès Chihi, Ghada Bouattour, and MOUNA BERQUEDICH.

Student forum

A dedicated platform for students to present their research, ideas, and prototypes related to the above topics. This session is addressed to undergraduate and master students.