VII International Conference on Electrical Engineering June 23-27 2014 First call The Faculty of Electrical Engineering (in Spanish: Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica, FIE) at Universidad de Oriente (UO) invites you to participate in the seventh edition of the International Conference on Electrical Engineering, bi-annual scientific event that fosters the exchange of knowledge and experiences on scientific and technological issues related to Electrical, Automation, Computation, Biomedical, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering, as well as Education in the field of Engineering. VII International Conference on Electrical Engineering, FIE 2014, will be held in the city of Santiago de Cuba and will include the following topics: Production, transportation and use of electrical energy Protection, monitoring and control of machines and electrical systems. Design and operation of electrical machines. Management of Electrical systems. Impact of distributed generation on power systems. Using of renewable energy sources in the processes. Artificial intelligence applied to electrical engineering. Coordinator: Dunia Barrero Formigo, PhD, dunia@fie.uo.edu.cu Industrial automation applications Knowledge and model based control. Control theory and methods. Mechatronics and robotics. Industrial measurements and measurement systems. Industrial automation: distribution control systems and real-time systems. Detection and fault isolation. Fault-tolerant systems. Industrial computing. Artificial intelligence, neural networks and pattern recognition in the industry. Coordinator: Reinel Beltrán Aguedo, PhD, rbeltran@fie.uo.edu.cu Information technologies Applications and services technologies. Database management. Multimedia systems. Distribution systems development. Technologies for mobile devices and computer graphics. Networks: administration and security. Internet services. Industrial Computing. Applications of artificial intelligence in informatics. Coordinator: Miguel A. Torres Alberto, MS, mtorres@fie.uo.edu.cu Electronics and telecommunications technologies Microelectronics. Sensors and circuits. Programmable logic devices and DSP. RadioCommunication Network Systems Telematics engineering. Technologies and infrastructure. Telecommunication networks: new access and transport technologies. Fixed and mobile wireless technologies: new ways. Digital Signal Processing. Communications using Optical devices. Coordinator: Arturo Infante Rielo, PhD, ainfante@fie.uo.edu.cu Technologies and applications of biomedical engineering Bioimpedance, Biomaterials, Biosensors, Biomechanics, Bioelectromagnetic and Electromagnetic Compatibility. Medical Informatics. Instrumentation for monitoring and diagnostics. Biomedical imaging and Image Processing. Modelling and Simulation. Health Technology Assessment. Clinical Engineering. Rehabilitation Engineering. Technologies for Disability Assistance. Optics and Lasers in Medicine. Radiobiology and Radiotherapy. Medical Robotics. Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering. Bio signal Processing and voice. Telemetry and Telemedicine. Coordinator: Enrique J. Marañón Reyes, PhD, enriquem@fie.uo.edu.cu Engineering education New trends in engineering education. Teaching of specific basic science and engineering careers. Value formation in engineering careers. Curriculum design in engineering careers. Computer Education Challenges, perspectives and impact of scientific and technical information in engineering education. Pedagogical and technological models. Distance education. Virtual Labs. Criteria, standards and quality of educational processes. Coordinator: Paula Tallart Fabré, PhD, paula@fie.uo.edu.cu Official languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Important dates: Paper submission (closing at 23:59h, EST): January 31, 2014. Notification of paper acceptance or rejection: February 28, 2014. Submission of final version of the paper: March 21, 2014. Entries must be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese or English according to the template and presentation standards that can be downloaded from the official website of the event: http://www.uo.edu.cu/fie2014 Participation: Each paper submitted must be registered individually. The conference proceedings will be published in a CD with ISBN. Registration fees established for different types of participant are as follows: Category Speaker/Delegate Professional Companion Speaker/Delegate Graduate Student Price 250 CUC 150 CUC 100 CUC Participating Speakers and Delegates will receive certificate of participation, lunch, cocktail reception and CD version of the Proceedings of FIE 2014. Graduate students must be accredited by their respective studies centers, in coordination with the organizing committee. Otherwise they must register as a professional. Organizing Committee: President: Julio García Garay, PhD, jgaray@fie.uo.edu.cu Executive Secretary: Fernando E. Valdés Pérez, PhD, fvaldes@fie.uo.edu.cu Secretary of Assurances Committee: Alexander Barbán Montero, MS, abarban@fie.uo.edu.cu Secretary of Documentation and Advertising Commission: Roberto Acosta González, MS, raglz@fie.uo.edu.cu Scientific Committee: President: Carlos R. Vázquez Seisdedos, PhD, cvazquez@fie.uo.edu.cu Vice-president: Annia Lussón Cervantes, PhD, alusson@fie.uo.edu.cu Members: Coordinators of the FIE 2014 topics, members of the Faculty Scientific Council, UO personalities and national and foreign personalities.