Message from the ICS 2016 General Chairs It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Chiayi, Taiwan, for the 2016 International Computer Symposium (ICS 2016), the flagship conference on computer science in Taiwan. ICS 2016, as its predecessors, provides an important platform for academics and industry from all over the world to present, demonstrate, and discuss the latest ideas about computer science and engineering, from fundamental algorithm and computation theory to new innovative applications. It is always a big challenge to organize a large international conference with so many respected and distinguished guests, speakers, and authors. We have put together 143 inspiring technical papers; three keynote talks by Prof. Chin-Chen Chang, Prof. Teofilo Gonzalez, and Prof. Gary G. Yen; one plenary lead by Prof. Der-Tsai Lee; three best paper awards, and a poster session in conjunction with Information Engineering Department of Ministry of Science and Technology. The conference venue is located at National Chung Cheng University. The social program includes a welcome reception at the conference venue, a banquet to taste the wonderful flavors of Taiwanese cuisine at the best hotel in Chaiyi. Chiayi is one of the must visit cities in Taiwan, not only of its cultural and historical interest, but also its three major national scenic areas: Alishan National Scenic Area, Southwest Coast National Scenic Area, and Siraya National Scenic Area. In addition, it is also very close to the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area. We hope you enjoy Chiayi and Taiwan as much as possible. Making ICS 2016 happening was only possible due to contributions from many volunteers. We thank Prof. Rong-Guey Chang and Prof. Pao-Ann Hsiung for leading the program committee; Prof. Russell Hsing and Prof. Tei-Wei Kuo serving the International Board Chairs; Prof. Wei-Ta Chu and Prof. Ching-Hsien Hsu for managing all publication matters; Prof. Wei-Kuo Chiang for seeking financial supports; Prof. Yu-Ling Hsueh for taking care of the financial aspects; Prof. Wei-Min Liu for handling the registrations and preparing souvenirs; Miss Yi-Ju Liu for handling all the administration works; Prof. Chih-Peng Li and Prof. ChingYao Huang for organizing two special sessions, and most importantly, many workshop chairs from 14 workshops. We also thank many anonymous reviewers and student volunteers for their enormous help. Our thanks also go to all of the sponsors, both from government and industry, include Ministry of Education (especially, the Department of Information and Technology Education), Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chiayi city government, Chiayi county government, National Center of High-Performance Computing, Academia Sinica, College of Management of National Chung Cheng University, TungHai xvii University, RingCloud, Stark Technology. Thanks to these funds, we are able to provide the conference attendee with a first-rate experience. Finally, we wish ICS 2016 be a highly stimulating, informative, and enjoyable conference. Ren-Hung Hwang and Singling Lee, National Chung Cheng University Pao-Chu Chung, National Cheng Kung University ICS 2016 General Chairs xviii.