To enhance the technical program and focus on specific topics and areas, INDIN2020 will include special sessions, in addition to the regular tracks. Special sessions can cover subjects or cross-subjects belonging to the topics of interest, or novel topics related with the ones identified within the topics of interest. Special sessions can also have the drive from specific Research & Innovation projects or clusters of projects.

Authors intending to publish their results in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (I.F.=7.377) should consider the fast track to transactions opportunity.

SS01- Emerging Technologies-driven Cloud Manufacturing

Organized by: Yongkui Liu, Xidian University, China; Lin Zhang, Beihang University, China; Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Xun Xu, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Lei Ren, Beihang University, China;

SS02- Digital Holography for Industrial Applications

Organized by: Peter Wai Ming, Tsang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; T.-C. Poon, Virginia Tech, USA; Yaping Zhang, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China;

SS03- Sustainable and Intelligent Precision Agriculture

Organized by: Lei Shu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China/University of Lincoln, UK; Gerhard Petrus Hancke, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa; Ye Liu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China;

SS04- Informatics Methods in Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Healthcare

Organized by: Po Yang, University of Sheffield, UK; Vasileios Megalooikonomou, University of Patras, Greece; Yun Yang, Yunnan University, China;

SS05- Deep Learning and the Applications in Medical Imaging Analysis (DLAMA)

Organized by: Yinghuan Shi, Nanjing University, China; Changqing Zhang, Tianjin University, China; Luping Zhou, Sydney University, Australia; Daoqiang Zhang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China;

SS06- Human, Mechatronics and Interaction

Organized by: Jinhua She, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan; Mihoko Niitsuma, Chuo University, Japan; Daisuke Chugo, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan; Chengdong Wu, Northeastern University, China

SS07- Concurrency in the Design, Modeling and Analysis of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems

Organized by: Remigiusz Wisniewski, University of Zielona Gora, Poland; Luis Gomes, University NOVA Lisbon, Portugal; Anikó Costa, University NOVA Lisbon, Portugal; Grzegorz Bazydlo, University of Zielona Gora, Poland; Dariusz Kania, Silesian University of Technology, Poland;

SS08- Engineering of Software Products for Industry

Organized by: Anirban Sarkar, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India; Narayan Debnath, Eastern International University, Vietnam;

SS09- Information Systems for Distributed Energy Storage Systems

Organized by: Yu Wang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Benfei Wang, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Binyu Xiong, Wuhan University of Technology, China; Zhongbao Wei, Beijing Institute of Technology, China; Yang Li, Wuhan University of Technology, China;

SS10- Resilience, Reliability, and Security of Smart Mobility of Connected Automated Vehicles

Organized by: Bohui Wang, Xidian University, China; Bin Zhang, University of South Carolina, United States; Yu Zhao, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China; Ali Zemouche, University of Lorraine, France;

SS11- Diagnosis, Prognosis and Resilient Control for Industrial Systems

Organized by: Zhiwei Gao, University of Northumbria, UK; Shen Yin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China;

SS12- Intelligent Power-assisted Robots and Exoskeletons

Organized by: Tao Liu, Zhejiang University, China; Long He, Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China; Xinrui Wang, Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China; Wei Dong, Harbin Institute of Technology, China; Xiaorong Guan, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China; Joao P. Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal;

SS13- Vibration Suppression Control for Underactuated Systems

Organized by: Le Anh Tuan, Vietnam Maritime University, Vietnam; Huimin Ouyang, Nanjing Tech University, China;

SS14- Efficient Multimedia Sensing and Computing for Smart City

Organized by: Mingbo Zhao, Donghua University, China; Jingjing Cao, Wuhan University of Technology, China; Choujun Zhan, South China Normal University, China; Tommy W. S. Chow, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;

SS15- Big Data Opportunities: System Health Monitoring and Management

Organized by: Dong Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Weiwen Peng, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Changqing Shen, Soochow University, China; Yang Zhao, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;

SS16- Artificial Intelligence Based Distributed Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis in Industrial Applications

Organized by: Ming Yu, Hefei University of Technology, China; Yongping Pan, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Ming Li, Ocean University of China, China; Bin Zhang, University of South Carolina, United States;

SS17- Intelligent Information Technology and the Applications on Autonomous Marine Systems

Organized by: Zhiyu Zhu, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China; Gino J. Lim, University of Houston, USA; Yulong Wang, Shanghai University, China; Hao Shen, Anhui University of Technology, China; Yufeng Lin, Central Queensland University, Australia; Xiaofei Yang, Jiangsu University of science and technology, China; Jian Shi, University of Houston, USA;

SS18- Sensing-Communication-Control Orchestrated Technologies for Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems

Organized by: Cailian Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China; Zhezhuang Xu, Fuzhou University, China; Armando Colombo, University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany; Shiyan Hu, University of Southampton, United Kingdom;

SS19- Emerging communication and computing technologies for the Industrial Cyber Physical Systems

Organized by: He CHEN, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Kan Yu, La Trobe University, Australia; Federico Tramarin, University of Padova, Italy; Meng Zheng, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Inaki Val, Ikerlan, Spain; Zhibo Pang, ABB AB, Corporate Research, Sweden;

If you are interested in organizing a special session, please use this template for Special Session proposals. Rename the file as follows:
CfP_SS_INDIN2020_YOUR SESSION_ABBREVIATION.docx and send your proposal to ss@indin2020.com.

An individual can be (co‐)organizer of up to two Special Sessions.

Once approved, it is the duty of the organizers to publicize the Special Session among researchers and practitioners in the field and attract a sufficient number of papers. Papers submitted to special sessions will undergo the same review process as regular papers. The special session chairs of the respective special session are responsible for organizing the review process, assuring at least three reviews per paper. This includes selection of reviewers from their peers.

Before starting the review process, SS organizers must explicitly declare papers which present a conflict of interest for them. A conflict of interest arises where the judgement of a paper quality can be influenced by the organizers being authors or knowing some of the authors. To ensure independent reviews, this conflict must be marked as such in the submission system and the SS chairs notified so that they can arrange the review process. During the review process, organizers must take into account that:

• An individual cannot be (co‐)author of more than two papers submitted to the same Special Session.
• Papers from organizers cannot exceed 60% of the contents of the Special Session.

A minimum of 5 accepted papers with authors from at least 3 independent institutions (other than the organizers institutions) and two different countries is required for each session. If a session has too few papers, accepted papers will be allocated to regular sessions wherever possible. In case of indication of weakly organized special sessions, the conference organizers will support the organizers with advice but reserve measures including cancellation of the respective special session.

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