(Topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Communication
Sensors, actuators and their applications
Multi sensor information fusion technology
Physical, chemical, and biological sensors
Digital output sensor
Sensor theory, principles, effect design, standardization
Intelligent sensors and systems
Sensor instrument
Virtual Instrument Sensor Interface
Bus signal processing
Network signal processing
Sensor technology and materials
Nano sensors
Microsystems
Topic 2: Advanced Semiconductors
Magnetic semiconductor
Organic semiconductor
Advanced photoresist
Optoelectronics and photovoltaic devices
Semiconductor physics
Semiconductor quantum computing
Reliability of Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Semiconductor Manufacturing and Applications
Emerging semiconductor technologies
3D semiconductor device technology, etc
Topic Three: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Algorithm
natural language processing
fuzzy logic
Computer Vision and Image Understanding
Signal and image processing
Speech and Natural Language Processing
Computational Learning Theory
Information Retrieval and Fusion
Hybrid intelligent system
Intelligent System Architecture
knowledge representation 
Knowledge-based system
Mechatronics integration
Multimedia and Cognitive Informatics
Parallel processing of artificial neural networks
pattern recognition
Ubiquitous computing and environmental intelligence
Soft Computing Theory and Applications
Software and hardware architecture