<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">8th IEEE International
Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS), and Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">19-21 November, 2017, Ningbo, China<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">It is our great honor
and pleasure to have the 8th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and
Intelligent Systems (CIS) and the 8th IEEE International Conference on
Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), which will be held from 19 to 21
November, 2017, in Pan Pacific Hotel, Ningbo, China.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">About
CIS-RAM : </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">The IEEE International Conferences on CIS & RAM have always
been held together, to exploit the synergistic relationship between both areas.
CIS-RAM was first held in Singapore in 2004, followed by Thailand in 2006,
Chengdu (China) in 2008, Singapore in 2010, Qingdao (China) in 2011, Manila
(Philippines) in 2013, and Angkor Wat (Cambodia) in 2015. CIS-RAM 2017 will be
held in Ningbo which is located in the middle part of China's mainland
coastline and in the south of Yangtze River delta. Ningbo is recognized as one
of the China’s most beautiful harbor and multicultural cities. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Programs
and Topics on CIS: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Cybernetics, Automation and Control; Cooperative Systems and
Control; Multi-Agent Systems; Discrete Event Systems; Supervisory Control;
Hybrid Systems; Networked Dynamical Systems; Computational Intelligence; Swarm
Intelligence; Soft Computing; Fuzzy Systems; Neural Networks; Genetic
Algorithms; Evolutionary Computation; Image Processing; Systems Modeling &
Control; Smart Sensor Networks; Environmental Systems; Bio-inspired Systems;
Cyber-physical Systems; Human/Machine Systems; Transportation Systems;
Manufacturing Systems; Decision Support Systems; System of Systems; Big Data;
Internet of Things; Energy Efficiency.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Programs
and Topics on RAM: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Robotics and Automation in Unstructured Environment; Personal and
Service Robotics; Underwater Robotics; Medical Robots and Systems; Social
Robotics; Industrial Robotics; Manufacturing Automation; Servo Motors and
Actuators; Sensor Design, Integration, and Fusion; Robot Vision, Human-Robot
Interfaces; Haptics, Tele-robotics, and Network Robotics; Micro/Nano Robotics;
Distributed, Cellular, and Multi-robot Systems; Biologically-Inspired Robots
and Systems; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Modeling, Planning and
Control; Kinematics, Mechanics, and Mechanism Design; Legged Robots; Wheeled
Mobile Robots; Aerial Robotics; Robot Dynamics; Motion Control; Force/Impedance
Control; Robot Programming; Methodologies for Robotics and Automation; Virtual
Reality; Localization and Tracking.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Best
Paper Awards: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">The conference will provide two awards: best conference paper
award and best student paper.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Paper
Submission:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Papers must be written
in English and should describe original work. The length of the paper is
limited to a maximum of 6 pages (A4 size, single spacing, Times Roman of font
size 10, double columns format, in pdf form), including figures, tables and
references. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings only if at
least one of the authors is officially registered. All the papers in the
conference proceedings will be indexed in the <b>IEEE Library, ISI Proceedings,
and EI Compendex database</b>. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Important
Dates:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black"> <span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Paper Submission Deadline: 30 Jun
2017 <br>
Notification of Acceptance: 15 Aug 2017 <br>
Final Camera-Ready Manuscript: 15 Sep 2017 <br>
Registration: 15 Sep 2017 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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