The 2017 IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing Applications (IEEE ICSIPA 2017,  http://spsocmalaysia.org/icsipa2017), organized by the IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia Chapter (twice recipient of SPS Chapter of the Year Award), provides a platform for researchers to present and discuss the latest technological advances in the fields of applied signal, image and video processing. IEEE ICSIPA 2017 will be held on 12-14 September 2017 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.  Papers presented in all previous IEEE ICSIPA conferences are indexed in IEEE Xplore, and listed in SCOPUS and ISI Web of Science. The conference is listed in IEEE SPS Conference Call for Paper Digest (http://signalprocessingsociety.org/uploads/email/cfp_digest_02_17_17.html).

IEEE ICSIPA 2017 is seeking original Special Session paper submissions addressing innovative research in upcoming fields of signal, image and video processing. Papers are solicited for the following Special Sessions:

1)  Visual Surveillance for Big Data
     (Chair: John See)

2) Deep Learning for Biomedical and Medical Applications
     (Chairs: Fabrice Meriaudeau, Tong Boon Tang, Aznul Qalid Md Sabri)

3)  Intelligent Signals for Instrumentation, Control and Automation Systems
     (Chairs: Rosdiazli Ibrahim, Vijanth S Asirvadam, Nordin Saad)

4)  Signal Processing for Humanitarian Activities
     (Chair: Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi)

5)  Big Data Image and Signal Processing
     (Chair: Rajasvaran Logeswaran)

6)  Challenges in Biosignal Analysis
     (Chair: Norliza Mohd Noor)

7)  Simulation Studies in Signal Processing
     (Chair: Syed Khaleel Ahmed)

8)  Education in Signal Analysis
     (Chair: Noraini Abd Jalil)

9)  Signal and Imaging for Neuroinformatics
     (Chair: Naufal Saad, Vijanth S Asirvadam)

10)  Human Action Recognition
       (Chair: Syed Ab Rahman)

11)  Digital Pathology
       (Chair: Mohammad Faizal Ahmad Fauzi)