Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Advanced Research and Technology in Industry (WARTIA 2018)

The 2018 4th Workshop on Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications (WARTIA 2018), held on September 28-29, 2018, provides two days' focus on the science and technology that are the basis for Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications. The theme of the plenary session is “Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications” featuring invited speakers who will further explore this topic that is so significant for Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications. Concurrent sessions and a poster session will cover a wide range of topics and issues, including both contributed papers and special sessions developed on specific themes, all with a central focus of Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications.

We would like to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to all the members of the WARTIA 2018 Conference Technical Program Committee for their tremendous efforts. They are indebted to the referees for their constructive comments on the papers. Without their dedication, it was impossible to have a successful WARTIA 2018 and a high quality volume of the conference proceedings. Thanks are also given to Atlantis Press for producing this volume. Finally, we would like to thank all the authors for their contributions to this valuable volume.

We wish all attendees of WARTIA 2018 an enjoyable scientific gathering in Dalian, China. We look forward to seeing all of you next year at the conference.

Conference Publication Chairs
Wenqiang Sun and Xianguo Zheng