14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, General Chairs Xiaolan Xie Ecole des Mines, St Etienne, FR Xavier Delorme Ecole des Mines, St Etienne, FR Program Chairs S. Dauzère-Pérès Ecole des Mines, St Etienne, FR Luca Ferrarini Politecnio di Milano, IT Paper submission deadline: Feb 23, 2018

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, WHY Lyon? 3rd Largest City in France Easy access to major international airports

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, WHY Lyon? Major research universities working in automation sciences

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, WHY Lyon? 2 nd French Region in industry & service including large automation users

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, WHY Lyon? Unesco World Heritage Birthplace of cinema 20+ museums Gourmet city 15 starred chiefs Bouchon Lyonnais Vibrante nightlife

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, 2018 The « Old Lyon », classified as a Unesco World Heritage site Capital of the romain Gaul

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, 2018 Saint Jean district

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Part-Dieu, the business district of Lyon

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, 2018 The new district of Lyon: Confluence

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Lyon, culinary arts capital of France The greatest number of ‘starred’ Chefs : Paul Bocuse, JP Lacombe, Guy Lassausaie, Pierre Orsi, Gérard Vignat, Mathieu Viannay... At the gate of some of France's finest vineyards (Beaujolais, Burgundy, Coteaux du Lyonnais and Côtes du Rhône) Typical « bouchon » restaurant

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, « Les Nuits de Fourvière » festival Major cultural events: often festive, always fascinating

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Venue: Lyon convention center Important events complex at the heart of Lyon 3 hotels: Marriott, Crowne Plaza, la Cité (€130- €200) Cinema, museum, shops, restaurants

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Lyon Convention Center designed by Renzo Piano, which includes on-site 2 hotels (Marriott and Crowne Plaza) and one Apartment hotel

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Lyon Convention Center facilities

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, General Chairs X. Xie Ecole des Mines de St Etienne, FR X. Delorme Ecole des Mines de St Etienne, FR Program Chairs S. Dauzère-Pérès Ecole des Mines de St Etienne, FR Luca Ferrarini Politecnico di Milano, IT Finance Chair F. Bresson (EMSE, FR) Local Arrangement Chair V. Augusto (EMSE, FR) XXX (INSA-Lyon, FR) YYY (Grenoble, FR) Organizing Committee Award Chair Spyros Reveliotis Special Sessions Chair TBD Tutorial/Workshop Chair Andrea Matta

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, The organizing team Large IEOR group (40+) with close industrial collaborations Healthcare engr : Biomerieux, Merck, HEVA, HCL, CLB Semiconductor manufacturing : ST Micro, ATMEL Manufacturing : Renault, PSA, Michelin, Total, EUROCOPTER Logistics : SNCF, Marseille Port, Casino Active contributions to CASE & TASE over 20 years Asso. editors, TC, IPC, special issues/sessions Rich experiences of scientific event organization INCOM2006 (600+), ORAHS (150+), ROADEF2011 (600+), initiation of the IWLS workshop series, MASM2016

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Main Theme Automation in future manufacturing and service Particular attention to : smart healthcare, sustainable production systems, green supply chains and smart cities.

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31, Tracks for IEEE CASE 2018 Foundation of Automation Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Life Sciences and Healthcare Automation in Meso, Micro and Nano-scale Manufacturing Automation Logistics and Supply Chain Management Networked and Control Systems Green X (production, energy systems, building) ICT in Automation (Cloud, Big Data, Industrial Informatics) Other Topics in Automation

14th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Lyon, France August 27-31,