7th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetic Intelligent Systems 2008 September 9-10, 2008 Middlesex University, London United Kingdom http://www.cybernetic.org.uk/cis2008 Aims and objectives This is the seventh in a series of successful international conferences organised by IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Chapter. These conferences provide an interdisciplinary forum for research and application of various aspects of cybernetics and systems. The theme of the 2008 conference is Cybernetic Intelligent Systems. Theme and scope The programme committee solicits high quality papers containing original contributions in all areas of experimental, theoretical and application-oriented aspects of cybernetic intelligent systems. This will include papers describing Relevant techniques for intelligent systems including, but not limited to, neural networks, evolutionary methods, fuzzy systems, knowledge and agent based approaches Systems using cybernetic intelligent approaches, such as robotics, control, modelling, instrumentation, communications, machine vision, audiological systems, safety and security systems and frameworks Industrial applications of cybernetic intelligent systems Paper Submission Prospective authors are strongly encouraged to submit a full six page paper (A4 size) by the due date electronically in PDF or Postscript format. Proceedings Printed proceedings will be distributed during the conference. For reference the designated ISSN numbers are 1744-9170 (printed) and 1744-9189 (CD-ROM) Contacts Xiaochun Cheng (x.cheng@mdx.ac.uk) - organisational enquiries Bala Amavasai (b.p.amavasai@ieee.org) - general enquiries and web Nazmul Siddique (nh.siddique@ulster.ac.uk) - submissions and proceedings Richard Mitchell (richardjmitchell@ieee.org) - workshops and tutorials Website http://www.cybernetic.org.uk/cis2008 Important Dates Feb 1, 2008 Deadline for special session, workshop and tutorial proposals May 5, 2008 6-page paper due. New final deadline! June 2, 2008 Notification of acceptance June 29, 2008 Final Camera-ready papers due. No extensions! July 14, 2008 Early registration for contributors Sept 1, 2008 Late registration date for participants Sept 9-10, 2008 Conference