between academics and industry. Theconference is organized by engineers and for engineers and hosted by National University. Thelarge number of submitted papers is a clear indication of enthusiastic cooperation and responsefrom the community. Out of the 90+ submissions, 57 full papers and 21 posters were acceptedbased on the reviewers’ comments and recommendations. Each submission was reviewed carefullytwice (abstract first followed by full paper) by two to four reviewers. These reviewers not onlyreviewed papers, but also provided their help and support to many authors in order to prepare theirfinal manuscripts. The program committee made their best efforts to accommodate all submissionswith academic merit and scholarship.Many recognized speakers