ICONS 2003 will be a forum to bring together experts and practitioners from the major soft-computing themes (neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy systems, probabilistic reasoning), and from control systems, signal processing, optimization and statistics, both from theory and their applications in engineering, agriculture, medicine and biology. It is desired to foster cross-fertilization between conventional computing and soft-computing and to explore opportunities provided by individual soft-computing methodologies and their hybrids. While control systems methods and applications will be a dominant theme, the conference is not limited to these subjects. Rather, it aims to be a multidisciplinary forum to promote discussion and transfer of knowledge between people from different backgrounds, albeit related to the main theme. The Conference topics include, but are not limited, to: Soft computing methods in modelling, systems identification and control; stability, sensitivity and robustness issues; Search methods and decision-making: neural networks, evolutionary computing, fuzzy techniques (single or multiple objective); Emerging soft computing techniques (biological paradigms such as swarm optimisation, ant colonies, etc); Hybrids of soft computing systems (e.g neuro-fuzzy systems, neuro-genetic, etc.); Hybrid uses of conventional and soft-computing methods (e.g. role of statistics, probabilistic models); Intelligent systems and instrumentation: smart systems, sensors, actuators and distributed systems; Data fusion and data mining; Fault management and knowledge processing and representation; Use of internet technology; Intelligent agents; Real-time aspects of intelligent control; Training and adaptation algorithms, Constructive algorithms, structures for soft-computing, design methodologies ; Architectures for real-time soft-control (e.g special processors, parallel processing, FPGAs, etc.); Reconfigurable control; Applications to include transport, medical, biology, aerospace, automation, biotechnology,mechatronics, agriculture, robotics and autonomous systems;