IAENG Transactions on Engineering Sciences Special Issue of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2013 and World Congress on Engineering 2013

Two large international conferences on Advances in Engineering Sciences were held in Hong Kong, March 13-15, 2013, under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2013), and in London, U.K., 3-5 July, 2013, under the World Congress on Engineering 2013 (WCE 2013) respectively. IMECS 2013 and WCE 2013 were organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). IAENG is a non-profit international association for engineers and computer scientists, which was founded in 1968.

This volume contains 46 revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conferences. Topics covered include engineering mathematics, computer science, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, and industrial applications. The book offers the state of art of tremendous advances in engineering sciences and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering sciences.

Dr. Sio-Iong Ao finished his doctoral research in The University of Hong Kong and postdoctoral researches in the University of Oxford and Harvard University. Dr. Ao has been a visiting professor in Cranfield University, U.K. and University of Wyoming, USA.

Prof. Alan Hoi-shou Chan is with the Department of SEEM and MBE, City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Chan is a fellow of Hong Kong Ergonomics Society, Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.

Prof. Hideki Katagiri is with the Department of Systems Cybernetics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan.

Prof. Li Xu is with College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China.