Introduction

This year we are celebrating the 12th International Conference, and the eighth edition in which its organization includes the participation of three academic departments at CINVESTAV: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Automatic Control. The conference remains as a specialized forum where local research groups can present their recent results and proposals, interact with each other, and have the opportunity to become aware of the recent research and developments from leading institutions abroad, too. Also, the interaction with technological industry managers and government officers, keeps a special place in the activities of the conference.