1. Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision 

Track Chairs:

Viorica PATRAUCEAN, Google DeepMind, UK,

Cătălin CALEANU, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning
• Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary Computing
• Computer Vision
• Medical Imaging
• Computational Photography
• Biometrics, Face Gesture and Body
• Natural Language Processing

2. Instrumentation and Measurement 

Track Chairs:

Ladislau MATEKOVITS - University Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Aldo DE SABATA, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

Andrei SILAGHI, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Instrumentation, sensors, measurement techniques and devices
• Industry 4.0 applications for smart manufacturing
• Electromagnetic Compatibility, Microwaves, Antenna and Propagation
• Biomedical Applications
• Robotic systems in enhanced perception, autonomous and intelligent integrations
• Automation solutions in dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing processes
• Real-Time applications for measurement techniques, data acquisition and processing

3. Open Education, Open Science and Emerging Technologies 

Track Chairs:

Radu VASIU, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

Silviu VERT, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Open Education and Open Science: Open Access, Open Publishing, Open Research, Open Educational resources
• MOOCs and Flipped Classrooms, Blended Learning
• OERs and MOOCs for Industry Revolution 4.0
• Digital Transformation of Higher Education
• Game Based Learning
• Blockchain Technologies
• Internet of Things

4. Power Electronics

Track Chairs:

Peter van Duijsen, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Dan LASCU, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Power Converters, Topologies and Design
• Modern Control in Power Electronics
• Renewable Energy Power Systems
• Power Quality
• Modelling and Simulation in Power Electronics
• Grids, Smart Grids
• Power Converters for Electric Vehicles

5. Signal Processing 

Track Chairs:

Corina NAFORNITA, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Adaptive and Non-linear Signal Processing
• Statistical Signal Processing
• Signal analysis, Transform, Reconstruction and Compressive sensing
• Speech and Audio Signal Processing
• RADAR, Video and 3D Signal Processing
• Watermarking
• Model-Based Deep Learning applied in Signal processing for telecommunications

            6. Telecommunications 

            Track Chairs: 

           Alexandru ISAR, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

• Security
• Antennas and propagation
• Network and Service Management
• Telecom Software, Network Virtualization, and Software Defined Networks
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Communications
• Internet of Things and Sensor Networks
• 3G, 4G and 5G Communication Networks

7. Industry Workshop 

Track Chairs:

Raul IONEL, Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania

Florin CIOCAN, Ecosystem & Innovation Garage Manager, Nokia, Romania

• Communication Technologies & IoT
• Automotive Trends
• Smart Manufacturing
• Others

Workshop sessions include presentations of technical innovations and applicative research solutions coming from important industry actors

8. Special Session -  Open Science for PhD Students in Electronics

Track Chairs:

Mihai IVANOVICI, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Corneliu RUSU, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

• Signal and data acquisition,
• Transmission and representation,
• Signal processing, image processing and analysis,
• Remote sensing data analysis,
• Big Data, including approached based on hot topics like Deep Learning

                             (But not limited to. )

This special session encourages early-stage researchers, especially PhD students, to share preliminary research results and experimental data with the scientific community as soon as possible in their research endeavor. The proposed special sessions cand be the first stage for discussion and defense of original new ideas and early contributions to the field of electronics.