SICE 2017
SICE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Advisory Committee Chair
Maeda, Akira (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan)

General Chair
Yamamoto, Shigeru (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)

Program Co-Chairs
Hiraishi, Kunihiko (JAIST, Japan)
Tanaka, Shinobu (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)

Organizing Committee(in alphabetical order)
Asano, Fumihiko (JAIST, Japan)
Chong, Nak-Young (JAIST, Japan)
Fukuhara, Satoshi (INJANET Corp., Japan)
Ikeda, Kokolo (JAIST, Japan)
Jikuya, Ichiro (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Jindai, Mitsuru (Toyama Univ., Japan)
Kanae, Shunshoku (FUT, Japan)
Kawai, Hiroyuki (K.I.T., Japan)
Kawai, Yasunori (NIT, Ishikawa College, Japan)
Murao, Toshiyuki (K.I.T., Japan)
Naito, Hisashi (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Nogawa, Masamichi (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Suhara, Ichiro (Azbil Corp., Japan)
Suzuki, Ryoichi (K.I.T., Japan)
Suzuki, Yosuke (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Tokutake, Hiroshi (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Tsuji, Tokuo (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)
Watanabe, Tetsuyou (Kanazawa Univ., Japan)

Sponsors (Tentative)

Organized by
the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers(SICE)
Technical Co-Sponsors byIEEE Control Systems Society (CSS)IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)IEEE Industrial Engineering Society (IES)
Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS)
International Society of Automation (ISA)
Technical Committee on Control Theory (TCCT),
Chinese Association of Automation (CAA)
Japan Electric Measuring Instruments
Manufactures’ Association (JEMIMA)In Association with
The Chinese Association of Automation (CAA)
China Instrument and Control Society (CIS)
Asian Control Association (ACA)
Kanazawa University
Kanazawa Institute of Technology

September 19 - 22, 2017
Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
URL: http://www.sice.or.jp/sice2017

2nd Call for Papers
The SICE Annual Conference 2017, organized by the Society of Instrument and Control
Engineers (SICE), will be held on September 19-22, 2017, at Kanazawa University, Kanazawa,
JAPAN. The SICE Annual Conference 2017 is an international conference covering a broad
range of fields from measurement and control to system analysis and design, from theory toapplication, and from software to hardware. The technical program of SICE 2017 will consistof plenary and invited talks, tutorial courses, and workshops, as well as oral and interactive
sessions.

Important Deadlines
February 15, 2017 Proposal of Workshop and Tutorials
February 28, 2017 Proposal of Organized Sessions
March 15, 2017

Regular Papers and Position Papers submission

June 1, 2017

Notification of Acceptance

July 1, 2017

Final Camera-ready submission and early registration

Venue
SICE 2017 will be held at Kakuma campus of Kanazawa University. Kakuma campus is locatedat the south-east of Kanazawa in a huge natural setting, with many orange-tan buildings
harmonized with their green surroundings.
Kanazawa City is located on the Sea of Japan in the middle area of Japan. The city boasts
many historical attractions such as Kenrokuen, one of the best landscape gardens, Nagamachi,samurai district in the old castle town, as well as modern museums such as 21st Century
Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.
It takes one hour from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Komatsu Airport by airplane and two and half
hours from Tokyo Station to Kanazawa Station by the JR Hokuriku-shinkansen. It also takes twoand half hours from Osaka Station to Kanazawa Station by JR train. It takes approximately forty
minutes from Kanazawa Station to Kakuma campus by bus (Hokuriku Railroad Bus).

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2017
SICE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

September 19 - 22, 2017
Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
URL: http://www.sice.or.jp/sice2017

Paper Submission

Organized Session Proposal

The SICE Annual Conference 2017 accepts two types of submissions for review:

The goal of organized sessions is to provide focused discussions on a newRegular paper: Full papers (6 pages in conference format) must be submittedfor review. The accepted papers will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore DigitalLibrary. Normal length for the final manuscript of the regular paper is 6 pages.
Papers exceeding 6 pages may be submitted upon payment of overlength pagecharges. A maximum of 2 extra pages above 6 pages are permitted.
Position paper: Extended abstracts (2-4 pages in conference format) must besubmitted for review. This category is provided for authors who want to present

topic or innovative applications of a new approach. Each session consists of
5-6 papers, which will be reviewed via the normal review process. Both regularand position papers can be included in a session. For session proposals, it isrecommended to include a brief statement of the session focus, together withthe submission of the individual papers. For further instruction, please visit theconference web page.

a timely review of research, a case study, and so on. This type of paper will NOT

Workshops and Tutorials

be included in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Proposals for workshops or tutorials that address technical topics related

Both types of papers should be written in English, and will be included in
the conference proceedings. The detailed submission policy is found on theconference web page.
SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration (JCMSI) will

to control, automation, and systems in general are welcome. We encouragesuch programs that will attract industrial members, and programs with highly
anticipated level of interest, impact, creativity and technical background ofpresenters. For details, please see the conference web page.

publish a special issue entitled "Special Issue on SICE Annual Conference 2017"
in 2018. Please see the details on the web site of JCMSI (http://www.sice.or.jp/JCMSI/).

The conference will be focused on, but not limited to, the following topics
Measurement

Control

System Integration

Sensors and Transducers
Signal and/or Image Processing Identification andEstimation Opto-Electronic Measurement RemoteSensing
M a s s a n d F o r c e M e a s u r e m e n t Te m p e r a t u r e
Measurement Ultra-High Precision Measurement
Analytical Measurement
Standard of Measurement
Flow Measurement and Control Networked Sensor
SystemMultivariable Control
Nonlinear Control
Robust Control
Adaptive and Optimal Control Intelligent Control
Computer Aided Design
Modeling, System Identification and Estimation
Process Control
Mechanical Systems Control Guidance and FlightControl
Power Systems Control

System and Information

Industrial Applications

Mechatronics Systems
Ro b o to c a n d A u to m a t i o n Sy s te m s H u m a nInterfaces
Virtual Reality Systems
Entertainment Systems
Medical and Welfare Systems
Safety, Environment and Eco-Systems Agriculturaland Bio-Systems
Rescue Systems
Simulation of Large Systems
Network System Integration

System Engineering Human-Machine Systems
Intelligent Systems
Autonomous Decentralized Systems Computational
Intelligence
Discrete Event Systems
Social Systems
Hypercomputics
Molecular Robotics Relationality-Oriented Systems
Science Smart Mobility Systems

Process Automation
Factory Automation
Laboratory Automation Information Management
Systems SCADA and Network Systems
Manufacturing Systems Transportation Systems
Micro and Nano Devices Components andDevices

Email: sice2017-secretariat@sice.or.jp

Life Engineering
Integrative Biophysical Engineering and Informatics
Biological and Physiological Engineering
Electrophysiology and Kinesiology Ubiquitous
Healthcare

Others

URL: http://www.sice.or.jp/sice2017