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The following topics are dealt with: computational intelligence; simulation; neural network; evolutionary computation; computational finance; economics; data mining; games; virtual reality; visualization; intelligent system; hybrid computing; soft computing; systems intelligence; e-science; e-system; robotics; cybernetics; engineering; manufacturing; control; vehicular technology; vehicular network; discrete event system; real time system; image processing; speech processing; signal processing; industry; management; business; human factor; social issue; energy; power; transport; logistics, harbor; shipping; marine; Internet modelling; semantic Web; ontology; mobile wireless network; ad hoc wireless network; mobicast; sensor placement; target tracking; computer system; communication system; sensor node; and circuit.