Washington, D.C., USA
August 23-26, 2008

The IEEE CASE 2008 Conference includes:

• Plenary Speeches by prominent researchers/practitioners in automation fields.
• Oral presentations of papers in parallel organized sessions.
• Panel discussions by leaders in automation research and applications.
• Workshops on fields of interest to the automation community.

Technical Program will consist of 21 technical tracks featuring:

• Automation/Assembly for Micro/Nano Technologies
• Automation in Life Sciences & Laboratory Automation
• Construction Automation
• Distributed Control Systems
• Health Care Delivery Engineering
• Hybrid and Discrete-Event Systems
• Information-Based Manufacturing
• Internet Analytics and Automation
• Manufacturing Systems
• Networked Industrial Automation
• Planning, Scheduling, and Coordination
• Reconfigurable Automation Systems
• RFID Application
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Sensors, Instrumentation, and Measurement
• Sensor Networks and Fusion
• Service/Home Automation
• Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation
• System Modeling and Simulation
• Vision in Automation
• Wireless Automation

Author(s) should submit full papers electronically in double column IEEE-compliant PDF format. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will have a choice for oral and/or poster presentations, and published in CD-ROM.  Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and Poster Sessions will be scheduled for author/audience interaction. Six pages are allowed per paper, and detailed instructions for paper preparation and submission will be available on the conference web site: http://www.ieee-case.org.

AWARDS

IEEE CASE 2008 is proud to support awards for Best Conference Paper, Best Application Paper, and Best Student Paper.

In 2008 the Best Conference Paper is sponsored by Spansion, Inc., the world largest NOR Flash memory provider with its headquarters in Silicon Valley. QSI's Intelligent Software Solutions enable OEMs and Service and Maintenance organizations to reduce the design, development, support time and costs associated with complex, and critical equipment and systems.

IEEE CASE 2008 is proud to annouce a 5 year sponsorship from Qualtech Systems Inc. (QSI) for the Best Application Paper. The QSI Best Application Paper Award will be awarded each year to the paper that best represents applied advances in engineering science toward high-impact applications. QSI's Intelligent Software Solutions empower and enable OEMs and Service and Maintenance organizations to provide the highest quality of service economically by significantly reducing troubleshooting time and increasing the level of equipment availability.  QSI Equipment Health Management and QSI Integrated Diagnostics solutions are proven, mature and deployed worldwide. Some of QSI customers include NASA, Boeing (BA), FEI Company (FEIC), Honeywell (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC), Orbotech Ltd. (ORBK), and United Technologies (UTX).  The company's quality management system is certified to ISO9001:2000 standards. Founded in 1993, QSI is a privately owned company, based in Wethersfield, CT with representatives in China and Israel. QSI has received awards from NASA and Aviation Week and Space Technology.  For more information visit http://www.teamqsi.com.

IEEE CASE 2007 Spansion, Inc. Best Conference Paper (Co-winners)

IEEE CASE 2007 Google, Inc., Best Student Papers (Co-winners)

IEEE CASE 2008 Sponsorship (For Sponsorship Levels Click Here)

The 4th annual IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering offers a unique opportunity for sponsor to support a nexus venue for engineering science.  This unique venue brings together the full spectrum of disciplines that comprise the application of automation as a ubiquitous tool that enables and in many ways regulates and runs modern societal life.  Sponsors enjoy privileged access to a spectrum of the most talented interdisciplinary engineers.  Benefits to sponsors include access to these experts, recruitment of talented graduates, and exposure to a broad audience through conference proceedings and being featured on the Conference website.

IEEE CASE is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society