Keynote Speeches

1.Advances in Industrial Electronics
Fumio Harashima
Tokyo Denki University, Japan

2.Mechatronics in the 21 Century
Okyay Kaynak
Bogazici University, Turkey

3.Intelligent Robotics and Automation
Toshio Fukuda
Nagoya University, Japan

4. Automated Manufacturing and Robotic Juggling
Matthew T. Mason
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

5. A Multi-Paradigm Approach to Industrial Automation and Intelligent Systems: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, and Wavelets
Hojjat Adeli
The Ohio State University, USA

Tutorials

1. Abrasive Micro-Machining of Electronic Components
Ioan D. Marinescu
University of Toledo, USA

2. Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Technology:
Exploiting the Application of Knowledge-Based Techniques
Mohamad Farooq
Royal Military College of Canada, Canada

Industrial Forum (Panel Discussion)

Research Direction of Robotic and Industrial Automation
1.Voratas Kachitvichyanukul, Asian Institute of Technology: Organizer
2.Brent Bargmann, Seagate Technology: Panelist
3.Dale F. Schudel, Intri-Plex Technologies: Panelist
4.Paritud Bhandhubanyong, MTEC: Panelist
5.Walter Kretschmar, Thai German Institute: Panelist
6.Ioan D. Marinescu, University of Toledo: Panelist