SMC2014 is the flagship conference of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. It provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners to report up-to-the-minute innovation and development, summarize state-of-the-art, and exchange ideas and advances in all aspects of systems science and engineering, human machine systems, and cybernetics.

SMC 2014 is dedicated to Norbert Wiener, the “Father of Cybernetics.” In honor of the 120th anniversary of his birth, the Norbert Wiener Panel Sessions will feature 10 past recipients each the Norbert Wiener Award – the primary research award of the IEEE SMC Society – during which each panel member will present opinions on broad topics for which SMC Society members can positively change the future, and future trends for SMC technologies and applications. Prepared remarks by the panel members will be followed by an open discussion between the panel and the audience. The Norbert Wiener Panel Sessions will be held at noon on October 6 and October 7.