All submitted papers will be reviewed and selected based on their originality, significance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be eligible for submission to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and indexing services. Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in special issues/columns of international journals.

--- Confirmed journal special issues/columns（updated dynamically）:
Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (Elsevier, SCI)
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (IOS, SCI)
Note: Authors of SDPC 2017 are encouraged to submit an extended version to a special issue of Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (JIFS). All the submissions will be evaluated following the guidelines set by JIFS. Only those which satisfy all the criteria will be accepted for publication.
Special Issue of JIFS: Advances in intelligent computing in sensing, diagnostics, prognostics, and control
Open for submission: May 10, 2017 (Submit the extended version to one of the guest editors)
Manuscript deadline: September 1, 2017
First round of reviews: October 1, 2017
Online available: February 1, 2018
Papers published (estimated): April 30, 2018
Please prepare your extended version using either the LaTeX (recommended) or the Ms Word template. Please limit the size of your paper to 12 pages in the JIFS journal format.
Guest Editors: Chuan Li (chuanli@21cn.com), José Valente de Oliveira (jvo.ualg.pt@gmail.com)

--- Publication Policy

All submitted papers will be reviewed for merit and content. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in special issues/columns of international journals.