Trends in Industrial Measurements and Automation (TIMA) is a forum constituted by Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) Centre Chennai, Madras Institute of Technology Campus of Anna University Chennai, and International Society of Automation South India Section (ISA-SOIND). The main objective of TIMA forum is to conduct international conference periodically to bring all the scientists, academicians and practicing engineers to a common platform. The previous editions TIMA-96, TIMA-98, TIMA-2001, TIMA-2004, TIMA-2007, TIMA-2009, TIMA-2011 and TIMA-2013 have attracted overwhelming participants from many countries. TIMA-2017, the 9th International Conference will be held during 6th - 8th January 2017 at Department of Instrumentation Engineering, MIT Campus, Anna University. The focal theme of TIMA-2017 is WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR AUTOMATION.