The 3rd International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications 2010 (USYS’10) is organized by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). This conference marks the successful continuation of the 1st and 2nd Underwater System Technology conference (USYS’06 and USYS’ 08) held in 2006 and 2008. The main aim of USYS’10 is to provide a platform to researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians, as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to disseminate their current research results and development activities relating to underwater system technology, relevant theories as well as applications.

USYS'10 covers a broad spectrum of research areas of underwater system technology. The topic of interest are, but not limited to:

Underwater Vehicle Technology
- Underwater Vehicle Platform - ROV, AUVs & Hybrid Platforms
- AUVs Docking and Retrieval System
- Design of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Shallow Water
- Design of Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Deep Water

Artificial Intelligent Subsea System
- Vision System for Underwater Application
- Adaptive Path Planning and Navigation for AUV
- Advanced Underwater Sending for Object Ranging and Tracking
- Intelligent Navigation Guidance and Obstacle Avoidance

Control Systems
- Underwater Robotic Arm Control
- Intelligent Task-Oriented Control Architecture
- Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)

Software Engineering and Simulation
- Virtual Collaborative Simulation Software
- Predictive Virtual Environment
- Seabed Mapping Techniques

Ocean Science and Engineering
- Ocean Structure
- Marine Biology
- Fishery Technology
- Climate Change

Subsea Applications
- Underwater Communication System
- Sensors for Marine Environment
- Power System
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Electric Propulsion System
- Battery Storage System

Underwater Acoustics
- Imaging Techniques
- Sensors and Instrumentation
- Acoustics-based Communication
- MEMS-based system