We invite previously unpublished manuscripts directly targeting the following areas sensing and processing, machine learning and pattern recognition, social and service robots, big data, biometrics and de identification The scope includes, but is not limited to Sensing Technology Audio and Speech Processing Computer Vision and Image Processing Signal Processing Data Science and Big Data Recommender Systems Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Perceptual Models Social and Service Robots Human Robot Interaction Biometrics, Soft Biometrics and De identification Privacy Protection. |