The topics and subject areas for ICAST 2018 are:
* Applications of Computing to Natural Sciences, Agricultural Engineering , including but not limited to:
o Bio-computing
o Biotechnology and Engineering
o Computational Biology
o Computational Chemistry
o Computational Mathematics
o Computational Physics
o E-Agriculture
o Mathematical Models and Simulations
o E-Agriculture
o other Applications of Computing to Natural Sciences related fields
* Communications, including but not limited to:
o Green communications
o Telecommunications
o Wireless and fibre networks
o Satellite communications
o Software-Defined and Cognitive Radios
o Long term evolution networks
o Computer Networking
* Computer Engineering & Computer Science, including but not limited to:
o Information Security & Computer Forensics
o Cloud, Cluster & Green Computing
o Signal & Image Processing
o Artificial Intelligence (includes pattern recognition, evolutionary computation, logic, etc.)
o Human Computer Interaction
o Mobile Technologies & Mobile Web Services
o Remote Sensing
o IP mobility protocols
o Communications software and services

o etc.

* Applied Computing, including but not limited to:
o ICTs in Industrialization & Manufacturing
o ICT aplications in Energy (Renewable, Oil, Hydro, Clean Coal & Nuclear)
o Internet applications
o Virtual environments and social networks
o ICT applications in education & training, including eLearning, Distance Education & Innovative Educational Platforms
o E-government, e-governance & e-skills for development
o eHealth & mHealth
o Remote tracking, logistics & monitoring technologies
o Wireless Sensor Networks
o ICT for creative industries & technology innovations
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering, including but not limited to:
o Electronics Design
o Smart Utility Systems
o Power line communications and their applications
o Biomedical engineering
o Consumer electronics and components
o Measurements and modeling of signal propagation . etc
* Information Systems, E-Business, Information Technology including but not limited to: Business Simulation
o Cryptocurrency
o Decision Support Systems
o E-Banking
o E-Commerce
o E-Marketing
o Enterprise Systems
o Expert Systems
o z...other Business, IS & IT related fields