APCOSEC 2014 is one of the events sponsored by the Sector III of The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE, www.incose.org) and the INCOSE Beijing Chapter. The researchers/engineers are encouraged to participate and take advantage of this opportunity to exchange ideas, information and opinions, share their R&D findings and experiences in relative areas. APCOSEC 2014 is organized by the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems (SKL-MCCS) at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA).