Introduction
The Automation and Systems Research Institute was established in 1988 in order to build the foundations in automation and systems technologies, to conduct joint research projects with industry partners, and to educate young professionals. Currently, there are 18 research laboratories and two research centers (Control and Instrumentation Technology Research Center and Perception and Intelligence Research Center). The following research projects are actively conducted at ASRI: manufacturing and distribution automation systems, CNC control systems, robotics, computer vision, intelligent control, RFID, ubiquitous computers, realtime systems, communication networks for industry, intelligent automobile systems, wireless sensor networks, and cyber-physical systems.