In order to try to overcome the usual borderline existing between theory and application, the two symposia are run jointly, organized in a way to have partial overlap with some joint sessions and some common plenary sessions. To give both a wide and a deep view of advances in AIT advancement offered by soft-computing technologies. To give both the industrial and academic researcher the opportunity to discuss together real problems and opportunities. Contributions are sought in areas based on the list below, which is indicative only. A special session on 'Intelligent Systems in Control and Process Optimization' including a plenary lecture is sponsored by the IFS Network and organized by Alberto Servida, Italy.
Contributions are welcome.
All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work, as well as a list of references. Symposium language is English. Invited sessions, tutorial papers, demonstrations and contributions to the special session on 'Intelligent Systems in Control and Process Optimization' are also encouraged.