As a continuation of IHMSC 2009 to IHMSC 2013, which were held successfully in Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Nanchang etc., the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics (IHMSC 2014) will take place at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, between 26-27 August, 2014. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for exchanges of research results, ideas for and experience of application among researchers and practitioners involved with all aspects of Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics.