The Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation, and Robotics (ICINCO 2007)

The Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation, and Robotics (ICINCO 2007) was held at the University of Angers from 9 through 12 May 2007. This conference sought to bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to control, automation, and robotics, with an emphasis on intelligent systems and various AI technologies, such as expert systems, evolutionary computing, neural networks, and others, in connection to signal processing, systems modeling, and control. Beside the presentation of papers addressing these general topics, several specific themes were discussed during the conference in specialized forums, including special sessions, panels, and workshops, as described in this report. The conference was coorganized by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control, and Communication (INSTICC) and the University of Angers, through the Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes AI Magazine Volume 28 Number 4 (2007) ( AAAI) The conference was also held in cooperation with the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The ICINCO 2007 conference program included oral presentations (full papers and short papers), as well as posters, organized in three simultaneous tracks: "Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization," "Robotics and Automation," and "Systems Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control."