(Topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Biotechnology
biomedical imaging 
Image processing and visualization
Biological instruments and biosensors
Health monitoring system and wearable system
Biomedical signal detection and acquisition
Spectral analysis of biomedical signals
Biomedical signal compression technology
Medical signal and image transmission
Biomedical and Health Informatics
Treatment and diagnostic systems and technologies
Micro/Nano Bioengineering
nanobiotechnology
Cell/tissue engineering
biological materials
molecular biology
microbiology
Microbial technology
Marine and algal biotechnology
Biocatalysis, Organic Catalysis
Biomedical computing 
Gene expression database
gene regulation 
Structure, Function, and Sequence Analysis of DNA and RNA
Protein structure, function, and sequence analysis
Cell Biology
Biophysics
virology 
Organ regeneration and transplantation
Intracellular transport
Computational Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
immunology
systems biology
Population Genetics and Modeling
Topic 2: Energy Materials
Energy saving technology
Coal Mining Engineering and Technology
Energy storage technology
renewable energy
Thermal and Power Engineering
Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Renewable energy technologies and systems
Energy Security and Clean Utilization
Mineral Resources and Mining Engineering
Wind power generation
Greenhouse gas treatment
Clean energy development
Thermal Engineering and Thermodynamics
Traditional Energy Engineering
Environmental materials
Materials Science and Engineering
nanometer material
New energy materials
Biomaterials and biological devices
optics
Electronic and magnetic materials
Composite, hybrid, and multifunctional materials
Metals and alloys
Environmentally friendly green materials
Nano porous materials
Polymer materials
Green catalytic chemistry
Photovoltaic materials
Silicon material
Material synthesis and processing technology
Material surface and interface
Material Failure and Protection
Metallurgical Engineering
Electrical materials
Topic Three: Intelligent Computing
Intelligent planning
Neural computing
Visual/Language Perception
Evolution and Swarm Algorithms
Non derivative optimization algorithm
Fuzzy Set and Fuzzy Logic
Hybrid of intelligent models/algorithms
Intelligent search
Evolutionary computation
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Intelligent computing
Social computing
heuristic algorithm
Ant colony
Artificial fish swarm algorithm
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Immune algorithm
Rough set theory
artificial intelligence
artificial neural network
machine learning
Biocomputing
Quantum computing
knowledge discovery 
data mining 
information safety
medical diagnosis 
mathematical analysis 
Logical Mathematics
applied mathematics
genetic algorithm
Simulated Annealing Algorithm
Complex computational geometry
The Application of Computing Technology and High Performance Computing Science
Development of numerical calculation software
Fuzzy Mathematics and Mathematical Logic
Graph Theory and Combinatorial Algorithms