Signal, Image, Audio, Video Processing, Analysis and Applications 

Pattern Recognition 

Biomedical Signal Processing and Analysis 

Signal Filtering, Detection and Estimation 

Statistical Signal Processing and Modeling 

Ambient Intelligence 

Computer Vision and Audition

II. Optical Communications And Networking 

Design and Management of Optical Networks 

Optical Networks Performance Modeling 

Optical Networks Control and Management 

Optical Modulation and Signal Processing 

Reliable Optical Networks 

Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) 

New Architectures for Optical Routers and Switches 

New Optical Fiber Technologies 

Lasers and Photonic Components 

High Speed optical LANs and Gigabit Ethernet 

QoS. Optical Networks for Future Networks 

Energy Efficiency in Optical Networks 

Convergence of Optical and other Network Technologies 

Optical Networks to Support Cloud Computing 

Radio-over-Fiber 

Free Space and Fiber-Optic Communications

III. Microwave Engineering

Microwave Devices/Components Design and Techniques 

Passive, Active Devices 

MEMS 

Integration Techniques 

Nano-Scale Devices 

Millimeter-Wave and THz Components etc. 

Antenna Design and Applications 

Wideband 

Multiband 

Smart Antennas 

Antenna Modeling and Measurements 

RF 

Microwave and Milimeterwave Systems and Applications 

Ⅳ.Communications Networks And Systems

Networking: Future Internet/Future Networks 

QoS/QoE and Resource Management 

Optical Networks 

Wireless, Mobile, Adhoc and Sensor Networks 

Ubiquitous Networks 

Network Security 

Multimedia Networking etc. 

Communication Systems 

Coding and Information Theory 

Wireless, UWB, Ultrasonic Communications 

Satellite Communications 

Other Emerging Technologies: Network Coding, Software Defined Radio, Cognitive Radio etc.

V.Smart Grid 

Smart Sensors and Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Power and Energy System Applications 

(generation, transmission, distribution, markets, operations, planning)

Impact of Smart Grid on Distributed Energy Resources 

(electric cars, demand response, distributed generation, storage)

Energy Management Systems 

(with applications to smart buildings and home automation)

Wide Area Protection, Communication, and Control in Energy Systems

Cyber Security Systems 

(intelligent monitoring and outage management)

Smart Grid Interoperability and Standards

Critical infrastructure resiliency 

(natural disasters, geomagnetic disturbances, etc.)

Deployable microgrids

Smart grid deployment and demonstration projects 

Ⅵ.Other Related Topics