The integration of IoT in control networks has derived various intelligent solutions, which upgrades the intelligent decision-making systems in an effective and efficient manner. Despite the hype, this research domain needs some research attention on some unexplored areas of IoT like smart sensing, high-performance computing, network modeling, security, and privacy. This International Conference on IoT based Control Networks and Intelligent Systems [ICICNIS 2020] organized by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Kottayam, Kerala, India on 10-11, December 2020 aims to gather the state-of-the-art research contributions in the evolving field of Internet of Things [IoT] in control networks and intelligent system applications.