E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 76, December 1, 1994 E-mail: eletter-request@win.tue.nl Editors: Anton A. Stoorvogel Dept. of Mathematics & Computing Science Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands Fax +31-40-465995 Siep Weiland Dept. of Electrical Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands Fax +31-40-434582 Contents 1. Editorial 2. General announcements 2.1 1995 IEEE fellow nominations 2.2 1995 SIAM student travel awards 2.3 Availability semidefinite software and survey paper 2.4 SCAD update 3. Personals 4. Positions 4.1 Fac. position wireless networks - Un. of Maryland 4.2 Chair EE department - Un. of Texas, Arlington 4.3 Industr. research chair real time SP - Un. of New Brunswick 4.4 Head department E&CE - Un. of Illinois 4.5 Tenure track pos. solid mech.& dyn. - Un. of Arizona, Tucson 4.6 Lectureship department of math. - Un. of Exeter 4.7 Chair department EEE - Un. of Melbourne 4.8 Postdoct. pos. dept. math. and stat. - Queen's University 4.9 Postdoc position - Simon Fraser Un. Burnaby 4.10 Postdoc position - Austr.Defense Force Acad. 5. Books 5.1 Adaptive control 2nd ed. -- Astrom and Wittenmark 5.2 VLSI digital signal processors -- Madisetti 5.3 Control of uncertain systems -- M.A. Dahleh 5.4 Ph.D. thesis neurocontrol -- R. Zbikowski 6. Journals 6.1 IEEE Trans.Ac. special issue on `control & systems analysis in medicine 6.2 TOC SIAM J. Matrix Analysis and Applications, vol. 16:2 6.3 TOC J. of Mathematical Systems, Estimation and Control, vol. 4:4 6.4 TOC Mechatronics, vol. 4:7 6.5 TOC Trans. ASME J. of Dynamical Systems, Measurement and Control Vol. 116:3 6.6 TOC Automatica, Vol. 31:1 6.7 Change of Editor in Chief System and Control Letters 6.8 TOC Appl. Math. and Comp. Science, Vol 4:2,3 7. Conferences 7.1 Special invited session 33rd IEEE CDC, Florida 7.2 CfP 1995 IEEE CDC, New Orleans 7.3 CfP 1996 IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics 7.4 CfP 10th IEEE Int. Symp. Intelligent Control, Monterey 7.5 CfP IEEE Signal Processing/ATHOS workshop, Spain 7.6 1996 IEEE CDC in Japan 7.7 CfP IFORS conf. OR and Engineering design, St. Louis 7.8 CfP IMACS COnf. on applications of computer algebra 7.9 1995 IEEE workshop on VLSI signal processing 7.10 Intern. conf. on advances in mechatronics 7.11 CfP int. symp. on intelligent data analysis, Baden-Baden ****************************************** * * * Editorial * * * ****************************************** Welcome to E-letter number 76 !!! We plan to send out the E-letter monthly. The next issue of E-letter will appear January 1. Please send contributions before this date. As you can see we had to cut the E-letter in two parts which is still not what we want to do! We remind you of the following. -1- Contributions have to be sent to: "eletter-request@win.tue.nl" It would be useful if articles are already sent in the format that we use, starting with a "Contributed by:..." and a title centered in the next line. Each line should be no more than 80 characters wide. 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The nomination of highly qualified individuals for Fellow status is one of the most important services one can render to the Control Systems Society. Nominations for IEEE Fellow are due at IEEE Headquarters by 15 April 1995, so that the first steps must be taken well prior to that date. Fellow nominees must be active IEEE Senior members, and have been an IEEE member for at least 5 years in any grade. A successful nomination requires a qualified candidate and a well-prepared nomination package. A key preliminary is a careful reading of the IEEE Guide for Fellow Grade Nominations, which contains the nomination forms and can be obtained from the IEEE Fellow Committee, 445 Hoes Lane, POB 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, tel. 908-562-3844, fax 908-981-9019. Five references are required for the nomination; they must be IEEE Fellows. A list of Fellows is contained in the IEEE Membership Directory and the Feb. 1987 issue of the Control Systems Magazine. More recently elected Fellows are listed in the June issues of the Magazine since then. If you plan to make an IEEE Fellow nomination, please contact Frank L. Lewis, Chairman, Control Systems Society Fellow Nomination Committee, Automation and Robotics Research Institute, The University of Texas at Arlington, 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S, Ft. Worth, Texas 76118-7115; tel 817-794-5972, fax 817-794-5952, email flewis@arrirs03.uta.edu. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: ddilisi@siam.org Student Travel Awards for SIAM Conferences and Annual Meeting During 1995, SIAM will make several awards for $300 to support student travel to the following SIAM conferences: Sixth ACM/SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, January 22-24, San Francisco, California Conference on Geosciences, February 8-10, San Antonio, Texas Seventh Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, February 15-17, San Francisco, California Third Conference on Control and Its Applications, April 27-29, St. Louis, Missouri Third Conference on Dynamical Systems, May 21-24, Snowbird, Utah Annual Meeting, October 23-26, Charlotte, North Carolina Fourth Conference on Geometric Design, November 6-9, Nashville, Tennessee Symposium on Inverse Problems and Applications: Geophysical Sciences, December 5-8, Fish Camp, California The awards are to be made from the SIAM Student Travel Fund, created in 1991 and maintained through book royalties donated by generous SIAM authors. Any full-time student in good standing is eligible to receive an award. Top priority will be given to students presenting papers at the meetings, with second priority to students who are co- authors of papers to be presented at the meetings. Only students traveling more than 100 miles to the meetings are eligible for the awards. An application for a travel award must include: (1) a letter from the student stating the meeting for which support is being requested; (2) a letter from the student's advisor or department chair stating that the applicant is a full-time student in good standing; (3) if applicable, the title(s) of the paper(s) to be presented (co-authored) by the student at the meeting. Applications should be sent to the SIAM office (Attn: SIAM Student Travel Awards), 3600 University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688. Students also may apply by e-mail to siam@siam.org or by fax to 215-386-7999, but the letter from the advisor or department chair must be an original, sent by postal mail. Complete applications must be received at the SIAM office by no later than one month before the first day of the meeting for which support is requested. Winners will be notified by no later than two weeks before the first day of the meeting. Checks for the awards will be given to the winning students when they register at the given meeting. For further information about these awards, please contact Donna DiLisi in the SIAM office. SIAM 3600 University City Science Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688 siam@siam.org (215) 382-9800 (phone) (215) 386-7999 (fax) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by : Lieven.Vandenberghe@esat.kuleuven.ac.be Semidefinite Programming Software and Survey Paper available. In semidefinite programming we minimize a linear function subject to the constraint that an affine combination of symmetric matrices is positive semidefinite. Semidefinite programming unifies several standard problems (e.g., linear and quadratic programming) and finds many applications in control, structural optimization, combinatorial optimization, and other fields. Although semidefinite programs are much more general than linear programs, they can be solved as efficiently. Most interior-point methods for linear programming have been generalized to semidefinite programs. As in linear programming, these methods have polynomial worst-case complexity, and perform very well in practice. A software package and a survey paper are now available via anonymous ftp. The software consists of C-source that calls LAPACK and also some matlab routines that work with a mex-file interface. To get the software, ftp as anonymous to isl.stanford.edu, and cd to pub/boyd/semidef_prog. Set binary mode and get the file semidef_prog.tar.Z (which includes semidef_prog.ps.Z, the corresponding survey paper), and the appropriate mex-file. Quit ftp. Uncompress and untar semidef_prog.tar.Z: your-machine> zcat semidef.tar.Z | tar xvf - You will then have a directory semidef which contains source code, postscript documentation, source for matlab mex interfaces, and example matlab files. You can get the survey paper alone in pub/boyd/reports, in the file semidef_prog.ps.Z. You may also be interested in several related papers available via anonymous ftp in pub/boyd/reports, e.g., pri_dual.ps.Z, mit-talk.ps.Z, ifac_eng_des.ps.Z. Lieven Vandenberghe (K.U. Leuven) Stephen Boyd (Stanford University) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Raimund J. Ober Xu Huang UPDATE ON SCAD DATABASE -- September 1994 #### #### ## ##### # # # # # # # #### # # # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # #### #### # # ##### Systems and Control Archive at Dallas gopher: gopher.utdallas.edu ftp address: ftp.utdallas.edu IP number: 129.110.10.14 queries: scad@utdallas.edu SCAD on gopher: =============== SCAD is now also on gopher! To access SCAD via gopher use gopher gopher.utdallas.edu Then select UT-Dallas Research Then select Systems and Control Archive at Dallas If you have a web client the URL is: gopher://gopher.utdallas.edu:70/11/research/scad New contents: ============= eletters: ========= - eletter issues: 75-1, 75-2 >>>>>> Remember to send your tech reports and other material! <<<<< How to access scad: =================== Using gopher: gopher gopher.utdallas.edu Select `UT-Dallas Research' and then `Systems and Control Archive at Dallas' Using a web client, the URL locator is: gopher://gopher.utdallas.edu:70/11/research/scad Using ftp: ftp ftp.utdallas.edu Then cd /pub/scad . More detailed instructions can be obtained by sending an email to scad@utdallas.edu After accessing SCAD you can find a README file which contains more information about SCAD. ****************************************** * * * Personals * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jim Taylor During the summer of 1994 I moved to the University of New Brunswick, and since then have been named an Industrial Research Chair in the EE Deptt., so now that I have an official title, new telephone number, etc. let me circulate my new business card: University of Industrial Research Chair in New Brunswick Instrumentation & Control PO Box 4400 Tel: (506) 453-5101 Fredericton, N.B. FAX: (506) 453-3589 CANADA E3B 5A3 Internet: jtaylor@unb.ca James H. Taylor, Ph.D. NSERC/Monenco AGRA Professor Department of Electrical Engineering (Sorry I can't reproduce the UNB Seal - but our motto is (in Latin of course) "Dare to be Wise" - why not??) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jonathan How Change of address I have completed my postdoctoral research at the Space Engineering Research Center (SERC) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and have just joined the Faculty at Stanford University. My new address is: Jonathan P. How Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Durand Building, Room 277 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4035 Tel: (415) 723-4432, Fax: (415) 725-3377 Email: howjo@sun-valley.stanford.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: townley@maths.ex.ac.uk Antonio Campos Ruiz will take up a three year EPSRC Post Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Exeter, UK. Centre for Systems and Control Engineering, from December 1st 1994. Anonio obtained his Ph.D from the Dept. Applied Mathematics, University of Twente, NL. Antonio will work with Prof. D. H. Owens (of the Centre) and S. Townley (Mathematics). Prof. Zbigniew Emirsajlow, Technical University of Szczecin will visit the Department of Mathematics and the Centre for Systems and Control Engineering, University of Exeter, UK, from 1st February to 30 March 1995. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Clarence de Silva (Change of Address) I will be on my sabbatical leave from Jan 1 - Dec 31, 1995, at the National University of Singapore, with short visits to Oxford University. The mailing address during the year will be: Dr. Clarence de Silva Visiting Professor Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent SINGAPORE 0511 Conference papers and other communications may be sent to this or to my Vancouver address. ****************************************** * * * Positions * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Adrian Papamarcou FACULTY POSITION - WIRELESS NETWORKS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK The Department of Electrical Engineering and the Institute for Systems Research (a NSF Engineering Research Center) at the University of Maryland, College Park, are inviting applications for a faculty position in the area of wireless networks. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and strong technical background in communications/networking, proven commitment to education, and research interests encompassing both theoretical and applied aspects of wireless networks. In addition to benefiting from the excellent research facilities available in the two units, the appointee will have the opportunity to pursue substantial industrial collaboration through the Center for Satellite and Hybrid Communication Networks (a NASA-sponsored facility residing within the Institute). Although priority will be given to an appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, superior candidates at all levels will be considered. Applications, including resume, list of publications, and the names of four references, should be sent to Prof. Nariman Farvardin ATTN: Search-Wireless Networks Acting Chair Department of Electrical Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, applications from minority groups and women are especially invited. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: F. L. Lewis flewis@arrirs03.uta.edu CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. The University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for the position of Chairperson, Department of Electrical Engineering. Duties will assume in summer or fall of 1995. Candidates should hold an earned doctorate in Electrical Engineering, have a commitment to educational programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and be recognized as a leader in research and education. The Chairperson will provide leadership in the ongoing growth of the department, including fostering strong relationships with government agencies and the extensive Dallas/Ft. Worth industry. UTA has 23,000 students and the largest College of Engineering in north Texas. The EE Department is situated in a new building and has 30 full time faculty, 500 undergraduate students, 300 masters students, and 100 Ph.D. students. Facilities include 67,000 sq. ft. of research and educational laboratories in: the NSF Industry/University Center for Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems, the Wave Scattering and Remote Sensing Research Center, the Energy Systems Research Center, the Human Systems and Performance Institute, the Medical Imaging Laboratory, the Applied Physical Electronics Center, the Electro-Optics Laboratory, and Telecommunications and Signal/Image Processing Laboratories. UTA's Automation and Robotics Research Institute provides 48,000 sq. ft. of additional facilities for interdisciplinary R&D in manufacturing, robotics, and controls. The EE Department has significant external funding from NSF, DoD, ARPA, and other government agencies, as well as from local Dallas/Fort Worth industry. A complete resume and the names of five references should be sent to: Professor Don Wilson, EE Chairman Search Committee, Box 19016, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019. Tel. 817-273-2603, fax. 817-794-5010, email wilson@mecad.uta.edu. UTA is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jim Taylor INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR IN REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING In anticipation of the establishment of an Industrial Research Chair in Real-Time Signal Processing, the Faculty of Engineering at the Univer- sity of New Brunswick is inviting applications from highly qualified in- dividuals. The industrial partner with the University is IOTEK, a dynamic and innovative firm with an established record in the development of real- time systems for military and commercial applications. It is anticipated that this Chair will be in place by April 1, 1995. The appointment is a tenure track position in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering. Excellence of academic qualifications, industrial ex- perience and willingness to collaborate with industry will be major factors in the Chair selection. The Electrical Engineering Department has research programs in place in the areas of real-time signal processing, adaptive algorithms for transient signal analysis, digital signal processing architectures and image recognition. In addition,cooperation will be expected with existing Industrial Research Chairs such as the Control & Instrumentation Chair. Candidates must have a PhD with a strong research record and demon- strated expertise in real-time signal processing. The emphasis of the Chair will be on the development of parameter estimation and tracking procedures, sensor data association and fusion, data base management and information visualization techniques for real-time systems. Experience in sonar signal acquisition and processing is highly desirable. Full collaboration with IOTEK and other industrial sponsors must be a commitment of the selected candidate. An important goal of the Chair will be the transfer of tech- nology to industry. The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment equity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The closing date for nominations and applications will be January 15, 1995 or until the position is filled. Nominations, applications and requests for information should be forwarded to: Dr. Wolfgang Faig, Dean Faculty of Engineering University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Fax: 506-453-4569 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bruce Hajek University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Illinois invites applications and nominations for the position of Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering conducts an outstanding educational and research program, embracing all major technical specializations of the profession. The Department currently has approximately 85 full-time faculty members, and it offers degrees at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels. The Head is a tenured Professor in the Department and must demonstrate the credentials to hold such a position. The Head is the chief executive officer of the Department and must be able to assert the type of leadership required in a first-rate academic program. Applicants should submit a full resume including a list of publications, a statement of interest and vision regarding the post, and the names and addresses of at least five references. Salary is commensurate with experience. A starting date of August 21, 1995 is desirable. To ensure full consideration applications should be received by February 3, 1995. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Interviews may take place prior to the application deadline, however no final decision will be made until after that date. Send applications and nominations to: ECE Head Search Committee, University of Illinois, 109 Engineering Hall, 1308 W. Green St., Urbana IL 61801. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: VINCENT1TL@ccit.arizona.edu Tenure track positions in Solid Mechanics and Dynamics/Controls AEROSPACE & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA Preference is for demonstrated experience in Design, Manufacturing, or Biomechanical areas. Ph.D. required. Appointments at Assistant Professor, more senior appointment possible in Solid Mechanics. Application review December 1, 1994 continuing until positions filled. Send resume, statement of purpose, references to: Professor Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Department Head-Designate, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. The University of Arizona is EEO/AA/ADA compliance employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: townley@maths.ex.ac.uk University of Exeter DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS Lectureship in Applied Mathematics Applications are invited for the above post available from 1st October 1995. Candidates in any field of applied mathematics are invited to apply, but preference may be given to candidates with research interests closely related to those of the Department. These are SYSTEMS AND CONTROL THEORY, fluid mechanics, including geophysical fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, and dynamical systems. Applications from candidates in SYSTEMS AND CONTROL THEORY are particularly welcome. Salary will be within the range 13,941 to 23,498 GB pounds, up to point 16 on the Lecturer B scale, with placement according to age and experience. Further particulars available from the Personnel Division, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QJ or by telephoning (0392) 263100 (Ansaphone), Closing date 3rd February 1995. Informal enquiries via email from persons working in areas related to systems and control theory can be made to Dr. S. Townley (townley@maths.exeter.ac.uk) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Steven R. Weller CHAIR OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE The University of Melbourne invites applications for a Chair in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, which has been established within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The Department, together with the Department of Computer Science, forms the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The Department has extensive teaching and research programs in electrical and electronic engineering. Its research activities include computer engineering, photonics, communications and signal processing, control and power systems, and biomedical engineering. The successful applicant will have a distinguished record of professional achievement and will be committed to developing the Department's undergraduate teaching program. We also expect that the successful candidate will establish an active research program consistent with the Department's interests. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will form strong research links with industry. The base salary is AUD 78,991 per annum. Further information about the position, application procedures, conditions for outside work, superannuation, travel and removal expenses, housing assistance and conditions of appointment is available from the registrar. All correspondence (marked "PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL") should be addressed to: The Registrar, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. Telephone +61 3 344 7529 (Ms Sylvia Edwards) Facsimile +61 3 344 6897 Applications close on 28 February, 1995. The Council reserves the right to make no appointment or to fill the Chair by invitation at any stage. The University of Melbourne is an equal opportunity employer and has implemented a smoke-free work-place policy. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: W.A. Cebuhar Queen's University, Kingston, Canada *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by William A. Gruver Positions Available at Simon Fraser University Qualified individual wanted to conduct postdoctoral research in the development of flexible tooling for agile manufacturing. Requires PhD in mechanical engineering and experience in assembly automation, robotics, design for assembly, mechanism design, kinematics and dynamics. Strong publication record required. Two MASc/PhD assistantships are also available on this project. Application deadline March 1, 1995. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Send resume, publication list, and list of three references to Prof. W. A. Gruver, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6. Qualified individual wanted for laboratory staff position of Mechanical Design Engineer. Duties include design, specification, and integration of robotic systems and manufacturing processes; coordination with industrial sponsors; preparation of proposals, reports, and publications. Requires BS/MS in mechanical engineering and 5 years experience involving the design and integration of automation systems. Application deadline March 1, 1995. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Send resume and list of three references to Prof. W. A. Gruver, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A1S6. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hemanshu R. Pota Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Electrical Engineering Australian Defence Force Academy University College, University of New South Wales Canberra ACT 2600 Australia Fax: +61 6 2688443 A research associate/postdoctoral fellowship is available on an Australian Research Council funded project for a fixed duration of 3 years. Title: Active Broadband Disturbance Control of Distributed Parameter Systems. Postion Opens: Beginning of 1995 Salary: A$31,000--A$35,000 per annum The aim of the project is to develop new algorithms to be implemented in real-time for broadband disturbance rejection in distributed parameter systems. At present we have active acoustic noise control as one of the main applications. The person employed will work with the theory and experimental implementation on a prototype system. For further information contact, 1. A/Prof. Ian Petersen (irp@ee.adfa.oz.au), or 2. Dr Hemanshu R. Pota (pota@adfa.oz.au) ****************************************** * * * Books * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bjorn Wittenmark NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: TITLE: Adaptive Control 2nd edition AUTHORS: Karl J. Astrom and Bjorn Wittenmark ISBN: 0-201-55866-1 PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley More information about the book can be obtained from the publisher Addison-Wesley, Att. Electrical Engineering Marketing Department, 1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA 01867, USA or through their email address: controls@aw.com. The Preface and the full Table of Contents of the book are available from anonymous FTP from: ftp.control.lth.se at the directory /pub/books/adaptive_control. This directory also contains macros for generating the examples and illustrations using Simnon as well as the solutions manual. More information on the organization of a course in adaptive control based on the book can be found via World Wide Web at http://www.control.lth.se/~kursar. There you will find course program, examples of overheads for lectures and exams. GOAL OF THE BOOK Our goal is to give an introduction and an overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of adaptive control. Since knowledge about adaptive techniques is widely scattered in the literature, it is difficult for a newcomer to get a good grasp of the field. In the book we introduce the basic ideas of adaptive control and compare different approaches. Practical aspects such as implementation and applications are presented in depth. These are very important for the understanding of the advantages and shortcomings of adaptive control. This book has evolved from many years of research and teaching in the field. In the new edition there are substantial reorganizations of most chapters and more emphasis is given to the connection between different design methods in adaptive control. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. What is adaptive control? 2. Real-time parameter estimation 3. Deterministic self-tuning regulators 4. Stochastic and predictive self-tuning regulators 5. Model-reference adaptive systems 6. Properties of adaptive systems 7. Stochastic adaptive control 8. Auto-tuning 9. Gain scheduling 10. Robust and self-oscillation systems 11. Practical issues and implementation 12. Commercial products and applications 13. Perspectives on adaptive control *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Vijay K. Madisetti (vkm@eedsp.gatech.edu) VLSI DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS: ------------------------------ An Introduction to Rapid Prototyping and Design Synthesis. by Vijay K. Madisetti Georgia Institute of Technology (http://www.ee.gatech.edu/users/215/index.html) (ISBN 7506-9406-8) Butterworth Heinemann/IEEE Press 1994 -------- "VLSI Digital Signal Processors: An Introduction to Rapid Prototyping and Design Synthesis" provides a cohesive, quantitative and clear exposition of the implementation and prototyping of digital signal processing algorithms on programmable signal processors, parallel processing systems, and application-specific ICs. Included in this book are both programmable and dedicated DSPs as well as discussions on the latest optimization methods, and computer-aided design (CAD) techniques, using a systems-based approach. This book is suitable for first/second year graduate students in signal processing, computer engineering, telecommunications or control engineering, and may also be used at the senior undergraduate level. It will also be useful for the practicing professional in the industry. The book has been class-tested for 4 years at Georgia Tech, and has been offered on NTU. Basic digital design and an introduction to digital signals and systems is a sufficient background for this book, and no knowledge of VLSI design is assumed. Exercises for five chapters and an extensive list of recent references are provided. CONTENTS Chapter 1: Digital Signal Processors Chapter 2: Classification of DSP Architectures Chapter 3: Data/Instruction Memories, Communications, I/O Chapter 4: VLSI Signal Processors: Chapter 5: Datapath Design for DSP, High-Level Synthesis Chapter 6: Rapid Prototyping of Systems Chapter 7: Digital Signal Multiprocessors (DSMP) Chapter 8: DSMP Compilers and Schedulers Chapter 9: Formal Optimization methods for Scheduling, Assignment and Allocation for DSPs, Constrained Behavioral Synthesis. Chapter 10: Examples of DSMP Prototyping Chapter 11: Video Signal Processors (VSPs). 412 pp., Hardcover, ISBN 7506-9406-8 December 1994. $ 69.95. To order the book: Butterworth Heinemann (Reed Elsevier Group) Book Distribution Center 225 Wildwood Avenue Woburn, MA 01801, USA Tel: 1-800 366-2665 (toll free) Fax: +(617) 933-6333 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Munther A. Dahleh (dahleh@lids.mit.edu) A NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT Title: Control of Uncertain Systems: A Linear Programming approach. Authors: Munther A. Dahleh and Ignacio Diaz-Bobillo Publisher: Prentice-Hall ISBN 0-13-280645-2 Year: 1995 This book presents a computational theory for robust control that captures the fundamental limitations and capabilities of linear controller design in the presence of uncertainty. First, the stability and performance robustness is presented in a unified fashion for different classes of perturbations and notions of stability. Secondly, synthesis methods based on $\ell_1$, $H_2$ and $H_\infty$ are presented in details. Finally, illustrative examples are presented. The first ten chapters of this book evolved from lecture notes for a second graduate level course in control that is taught at MIT by the first author. The table of contents of the book is shown below. 1. Introduction to Robust Control. Discussion of the existing paradigms. 2. Signals and Systems. Background material including definitions of norms, induced norms. 3. Performance Constraints. Highlights the role of linear programming in representing general performance specifications. 4. Finite Dimensional LTI Systems. Includes details on the computations of norms, Hankel singular values and bounds on induced norms. The problem of best causal approximation of a noncausal system (known as Nehari's theorem) is presented. Applications to model reduction. 5. Controller Parametrization. The Youla parametrization of all stabilizing controllers is presented. A general algebraic separation structure for stabilizing controllers is shown. 6. Achievable Closed-Loop Maps. A complete discussion of the characterization of all achievable closed loop systems via interpolation and rank conditions. Computational methods for zeros based on matrix algebra are presented. 7. Stability and Performance Robustness. The problem of stability robustness is first discussed for several classes of perturbations and different notions of stability. The performance robustness problem is discussed afterwards. 8. Linear Programming. Basic results for finite dimensional problems are presented. 9. Infinite-Dimensional Optimization. Duality theory for distance problems are discussed. Questions of existence are also covered. Optimal control examples are presented. 10. SISO Model Matching Problems. The $\ell_1$, $H_2$, and $H_\infty$ SISO model matching problems are solved completely. Comparisons are conducted. 11. MIMO $\ell_1$ Model Matching Problem. Alternate formulations and representations of the $\ell_1$ model matching problem are presented. 12. Solution of the $\ell_1$ Model Matching Problem. Three solutions methods are presented to the general problem. Comparisons and examples are presented. 13. State-Space Solution to the $H_2$ and $H_\infty$ Problems. The $H_2$ problem is solved in detail. Only sketchy proofs for the $H_\infty$ problem are presented. 14. Special Problems, Design and Examples. Application of the theory on two examples: an aircraft and a flexible beam. 14. Appendices. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rafal Zbikowski PhD thesis on Neurocontrol available My PhD thesis on neurocontrol can be found on the anonymous FTP server ftp.mech.gla.ac.uk (130.209.12.14) in directory rafal as PostScript file (ca 1.2 M) zbikowski_phd.ps For details see abstract below. Rafal Zbikowski Control Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Glasgow University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK rafal@mech.gla.ac.uk TITLE: ``Recurrent Neural Networks: Some Control Aspects'' ABSTRACT: This work aims at a rigorous theoretical research on nonlinear adaptive control using recurrent neural networks. Attention is focussed on the dynamic, nonlinear parametric structures as generic models suitable for on-line use. The discussion is centred around proper mathematical formulation and analysis of the complex and abstract issues and therefore no experimental data are given. The main aim of this work is to explore the capabilities of deterministic, continuous-time recurrent neural networks as state-space, generic, parametric models in the framework of nonlinear adaptive control. The notion of *nonlinear neural adaptive control* is introduced and discussed. The continuous-time state-space approach to recurrent neural networks is used. A general formalism of genericity of control is set up and developed into the *differential approximation* as the focal point of recurrent networks theory. A comparison of approaches to neural approximation, both feedforward and recurrent, is presented within a unified framework and with emphasis on relevance for neurocontrol. Two approaches to identifiability of recurrent networks are analysed in detail: one based on the State Isomorphism Theorem and the other on the I/O equivalence. The Lie algebra associated with recurrent networks is described and difficulties in verification of (weak) controllability and observability pointed out. Learning algorithms for recurrent networks are systematically presented and interpreted as deterministic, infinite-dimensional optimisation problems. Also the continuous-time version of the Real-Time Recurrent Learning is rigorously derived. Proper links between recurrent learning and optimal control are established. Finally, the interpretation of graceful degradation as an optimal sensitivity problem is given. ****************************************** * * * Journals * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bijoy K. Ghosh IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control announces a special issue on Control and Systems Analysis in Medicine Edited by Clyde F. Martin Department of Mathematics Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 and Bijoy K. Ghosh Department of Systems Science and Mathematics Washington University Saint Louis, MO 63130 The main emphasis of this special issue would be in system and control theory and how it interacts with medicine. All applications would be considered. This includes the following areas. 1. Problems in Vision including Modelling of Eye Movement and Eye-Brain-Motor Coordination. 2. Control of Infectious Diseases. 3. System Identification with respect to automated reading of Electrocardiograms and X-rays. Identification issues in MRI. 4. Control Problems in Assisted Walking. 5. Guidance of Probes in Cardiac Surgery. Problems in Cardiac Modelling. 6. Modelling of organs (such as the kidney) as an input output model. 7. Problems in Human Genome Studies. Papers coauthored by a control theorist and experts from biology and medicine are encouraged. The papers are due by Feb. 1, 1995. Notification of acceptance will be sent by July 1, 1995. The special issue is targeted for the Summer of 1996. All papers will be refereed as per IEEE Guidelines. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: nelson@siam.org Table of Contents SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications Volume 16, Number 2, April 1995 TABLE OF CONTENTS Matrix Powers in Finite Precision Arithmetic Nicholas J. Higham and Philip A. Knight The Extended Linear Complementarity Problem O. L. Mangasarian and J. S. Pang Maximum Entrophy Elements in the Intersection of an Affine Space and the Cone of Positive Definite Matrices Mihaly Bakonyi and Hugo J. Woerdeman A Finite Procedure for the Tridiagonalization of a General Matrix A. George, K. Ikramov, A. N. Krivoshapova, and W.-P. Tang A Look-Ahead Block Schur Algorithm for Toeplitz-like Matrices Ali H. Sayed and Thomas Kailath Computing Exact Componentwise Bounds on Solutions of Linear Systems with Interval Data is NP-Hard Jiri Rohn and Vladik Kreinovich Hamilton and Jacobi Meet Again: Quaternions and the Eigenvalue Problem Niloufer Mackey On the Index of Block Upper Triangular Matrices Rafael Bru, Joan Josep Climent, and Michael Neumann Some Remarks Concerning Iterative Methods for Linear Systems Fred B. Weissler A Practical Upper Bound for Departure from Normality Steven L. Lee Forward Stability and Transmission of Shifts in the QR Algorithm David S. Watkins Linear Operations on Matrices: Preserving Spectrum and Displacement Structure Kenneth R. Driessel and Wasin So Rank M Wavelets with N Vanishing Moments Peter Niels Heller Analysis of a QR Algorithm for Computing Singular Values S. Chandrasekaran and I. C. F. Ipsen Displacement Structures of Covariance Matrices, Lossless Systems, and Numerical Algorithm Design Phillip A. Regalia and Francois Desbouvries Condition Estimation for Matrix Functions via the Schur Decomposition Roy Mathias The p-Product and Its Applications in Signal Processing Huixia Zhu and Gerhard X. Ritter Oblique Projection Methods for Large Scale Model Reduction Imad M. Jaimoukha and Ebrahim M. Kasenally Fast Transform Based Preconditioners for Toeplitz Equations E. Boman and I. Koltracht The Euclidian Distance Matrix Completion Problem Mihaly Bakonyi and Charles R. Johnson Fast Algorithms for Confluent Vandermonde Linear Systems and Generalized Trummer's Problem Hao Lu Backward Error Analysis for the Constrained and Weighted Linear Least Squares Problem When Using the Weighted QR Factorization Marten Gulliksson Approximations to Solutions to Systems of Linear Inequalities Osman Guler, Alan J. Hoffman, and Uriel G. Rothblum ****************************************** * * * Journals * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Edwin F. Beschler Journal of Mathematical Systems, Estimation, and Control Volume 4, Number 4 Table of Contents Chain-Scattering Representation, J-Lossless Factorization and H(infinity) Control Hidenori Kimura 401 Higher Order Approximate Feedback Linearization about a Manifold Zhigang Xu and John Hauser 451 Approximation and Regularity Results on Constrained Viscosity Solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations Paola Loretti and Maria Elisabetta Tessitore 467 Summary: Necessary and Sufficient Condistions for Nonlinear Worst Case (H-infinity) Control and Estimation A.J. Krener 485 Summary: A Parametrization of the Minimal Square Spectral Factors of a Nonrational Spectral Density Augusto Ferrante 489 Summary: Well-Posedness, Stabilizability, and Admissibility for Pritchard-Salamon Systems Ruth F. Curtain, Hartmut Logemann, Stuart Townley, and Hans Zwart 493 Summary: Continuous-time Gauss-Markov Processes with Fixed Reciprocal Dynamics Alessandro Beghi 497 Summary: Modeling and Control of a Multiple Component Structure Belinda B. King 501 Book Reviews Dorothy Wallace 505 Index 1994 513 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: T.H.Lee Mechatronics, Pergamon Press Vol.4, No. 7, 1994 Contents: "An improved flexible pneumatic joint for horticultural robots," by N.D. Tillett, N. Vaughan and A. Bowyer "A DDA paraboloic interpolator for computer numerical control of machine tools," by O.H. Chai, Y.S. Wong and A.N. Poo "A framework for robust neural network-based control of nonlinear servomechanisms," by T.H.Lee, Q.G. Wang and W.K. Tan "Emulation of modular manufacturing machines using CAD modelling," by C.D. Wright and K. Case "Artificial neural networks for locating eyes in facial images," by P.M. Hagelin and J.R. Hewit "Automated assembly of machine control software," by J. Taramaa, R. Lintulampi and V. Seppanen The purpose of Mechatronics journal is to provide rapid publication of topical papers featuring practical developments in mechatronics. It will cover a wide range of applications areas including consumer product design, instrumentation, manufacturing methods, computer integration and process and device control, and will attract a readership from across the industrial and academic spectrum. Particular importance will be attached to aspects of innovation in mechatronics design philosophy which will illustrate the benefits obtainable by an a priori integration of functionality with embedded microprocessor control. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: wayne.book@me.gatech.edu TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL Table of Contents for Volume 116, No. 3, September 1994 Regular Papers: A Surface Integral Approach to the Motion Planning of Nonholonomic Systems by R. Mukherjee and D.P. Anderson An Approach to Motion and Force Control of Coordinated Robot Arms in the Presence of Joint Flexibility by Y.-R. Hu and A. A. Goldenberg Force and Motion Control of a Constrained Flexible Robot Arm by F.L. Hu and A.G. Ulsoy Concurrent Design Optimization of Mechanical Structure and Control for High Speed Robots by J.-H. Park and H. Asada Normal Forms, Averaging and Resonance Control of Flexible Structures by M.A. Pinsky and B. Essary Active Versus Passive Vibration Absorbers by R. Herzog A State-Space Model for Monitoring Thermally-Induced Preload in Anti-Friction Spindle Bearings of High-Speed Machine Tools by J.L. Stein and J.F. Tu Modeling and Control of Timeshared and Scanned Torch Welding by C.C. Doumanidis An Algorithm for the Generation of an Optimum CMM Inspection Path by E. Lu, J. Ni, and S.M. Wu Dynamic Modeling and Adaptive Control of the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process by J.-B. Song and D.E. Hardt Dynamic Modelling of Gas Springs by A.A. Kornhauser Coupled Stability of Multiport Systems - Theory and Experiments by J.E. Colgate Application of Approximate I/O Linearization to Aircraft Flight Control by A.W. Lee and J.K. Hedrick Damage-Mitigating Control of Mechanical Systems: Part I - Conceptual Development and Model Formulation by A. Ray, M.-K. Wu, M. Carpino, and C.F. Lorenzo Damage-Mitigating Control of Mechanical Systems: Part II -Formulation of an Optimal Policy and Simulation by A. Ray, M.-K. Wu, M. Carpino, and C.F. Lorenzo Robust Adaptive Controllers for Interconnected Mechanical Systems: Influence of Types of Interconnections on Time-Invariant and Time-Varying Systems by S.K. Singh and L. Shi User-Adaptable Comfort Control for HVAC Systems by Federspiel by C.C. Federspiel and H. Asada A Quantitative Performance Index for Observer-Based Monitoring Systems by K. Huh and J.L. Stein Electro-Rheological Fluids: A Systematic Approach to Classifying Modes of Operation by R. Stanway and J.L. Sproston A Robust Method to Determine the Coordinates of a Wave Source for 3-D Position Sensing by F. Figueroa and A. Mahajan Specular Reflection Probability in the Certainty Grid Representation by J.H. Lim and D.W. Cho Impact of Flexibility on the Clock Controller of the Galileo Spacecraft by F.O. Eke, G. A. Macala and G.K. Man Optimal Nonlinear Estimation of Linear Stochastic Systems by M.A. Hopkins and H.F. VanLandingham Direct Adaptive Rapid Tracking of Short Complex Trajectories by C.C.H. Ma A NOVEL PID Configuration for Speed and Position Control by R.M. DeSantis Technical Briefs: Estimation of Steady-State Optimal Filter Gain from Non-Optimal Kalman Filter Residuals by C.-W. Chen and J.-K. Huang A New Look at PID-Controller Tuning by D. W. Pessen Controlling Chaos: The Example of an Impact Oscillator by J.R. Kalagnanam *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak AUTOMATICA Table of Contents Volume 31, No 1 January, 1995 REGULAR PAPERS I.Y. Wang, G.M. Yoh Continuity of Optimal Robustness and Robust Stabilization in Slowly Varying Systems T. Hirata, S. Koizumi, H-infinity Control of Railroad R. Takahashi Vehicle Active Suspension B.D.O. Anderson, F. Kraus, Easily Testable Sufficient Condi- M. Mansour, S. Dasgupta tions for the Robust Stability of Systems with Multilinear Parameter Dependence A. Voda, I.D. Landau A Method for the Auto-Calibration of PID Controllers L. Chen, G. Bastin, A Case Study of Adaptive Nonlinear V. van Breusegem Regulation of Fed-Batch Biological Reactors T.M. Chin, W.C. Karl, A Distributed and Iterative Method A.S. Willsky for Square Root Filtering in Space- Time Estimation F. Khorrami, S. Jain, A. Tzes Experimental Results on Adaptive Nonlinear Control and Input Pres- haping for Multi-Link Flexible Manipulators G. Dullerud, K. Glover Analysis of Structured LTI Un- certainty in Sampled-Data Systems S.H. Zak, W.E. Lillo, S. Hui Solving Minimum Norm Problems Using Penalty Functions and the Gradient Method A.J. Laub, M.A. Erickson An Algorithmic Test for Checking Stability of Feedback Spectral Systems BRIEF PAPERS R.J. Veillette Reliable Linear-Quadratic State- Feedback Control B. Brogliato, A. Trofino-Neto Practical Stabilization of a Class of Nonlinear Systems with Partially Known Uncertainties C.J. Mao, J.H. Yang Decentralized Output Tracking for Linear Uncertain Interconnected Systems C.E.T. Dorea, B.E.A. Milani A Computational Method for Optimal L-Q Regulation with Simultaneous Disturbance Decoupling TECHNICAL COMMUNIQUES C.A. Schwartz, A. Yan Comments on "Achieving Diagonal Interactor Matrix for Multivariable Linear Systems with Uncertain Para- meters" V.V. Patel, K.B. Datta A Counter Example for the Conjec- ture in "An Algorithm for Interpo- lation with Units in H" *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Thanos Antoulas and Iven Mareels Systems & Control Letters Announcement of Change of Editors-in-Chief ------------------------------------------ Jan C. Willems who co-founded Systems & Control Letters in 1982 together with Roger W. Brockett has served as its Editor-in-Chief continuously since then. He will now be stepping down. Starting January 1, 1995 he will be succeeded by Thanos C. Antoulas and Iven M. Y. Mareels. The editorial and review policy of SCL will remain unchanged. Timely and concise papers covering the whole area of system and control theory and engineering are solicited. Papers of a tutorial nature and papers reporting practical applications of novel control ideas are within the scope of the journal. Furthermore, submission of papers by e-mail is encouraged. E-mail submissions should comply with the instructions given below. Starting January 1, 1995, papers should be mailed by regular mail (3 copies) or e-mail (see below), to one of the Editors-in-Chief according to areas as follows: Prof. A.C. Antoulas (Area: linear systems) Systems and Control Letters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rice University Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA e-mail: scletters@rice.edu fax: +1-713-524-5237 Dr. I.M.Y. Mareels (Area: non-linear systems) Systems and Control Letters Department of Engineering Australian National University ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA e-mail: scletters@anu.edu.au fax: +61-6-249 0506 E-mail submission ----------------- The LaTeX files of papers submitted for possible publication in SCL may be sent to the Editors by e-mail. The articles should be encoded in Elsevier-LaTeX, standard LaTeX, or AMS-LaTeX (in document style ``article''). The Elsevier-LaTeX package, together with instructions on how to prepare a file, is available from the Publisher. This package can also be obtained through the Elsevier WWW home page (http://www.elsevier.nl/), or using anonymous FTP from the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). The host-names are: ftp.dante.de, ftp.tex.ac.uk, ftp.shsu.edu; the CTAN directories are: /pub/tex/macros/latex209/contrib/elsevier, /pub/archive/macros/latex209/contrib/elsevier, /tex-archive/macros/latex209/contrib/elsevier, respectively. If the file is sent by e-mail, the name Systems & Control, followed by the title should be mentioned in the ``subject field'' of the message to identify the paper. Authors should include an ASCII table (available from the Publisher) in their files to enable the detection of transmission errors. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ewaryst Rafajlowicz Contents: APPL. MATH. AND COMP. SCI., 1994, VOL.4, NO.2 Editor--in--Chief: Jozef Korbicz Department of Robotics and Software Engineering Technical University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland Special Issue: CONTROL AND MODELING OF CANCER CELL POPULATION Edited by: MAREK KIMMEL AND ANDRZEJ SWIERNIAK (GUEST EDITORS) Kimmel M. RAPID GENOME EVOLUTION, CANCER AND HERITABLE DISEASES: A MODELLING PERSPECTIVE page 163 Tepic S. and Pyk P. A MODEL OF CELL GROWTH AND POSSIBILITIES OF TUMOUR TREATMENT BY SELECTIVE PROTEIN DEPLETION page 179 Jedruch W. and Waniewski J. DISTRIBUTED MODELLING OF CELL POPULATION page 193 Klamka J. CONTROLLABILITY OF NON-LINEAR MODELS IN MODELLING POPULATION DYNAMICS page 203 Arino O. and Kimmel M. ANONDIFFERENTIABLE SEMIGROUP GENERATED BY A MODEL OF CELL POPULATION DYNAMICS page 211 Swierniak A. SOME CONTROL PROBLEMS FOR SIMPLEST DIFFERENTIAL MODELS OF PROLIFERATION CYCLE page 223 Eidukevicius R. DETERMINISTIC AND STOCHASTIC MODELLING OF TUMOUR GROWTH AND OPTIMAL CHEMOTHERAPY page 233 Anita S. and Aniculaesei G. H-infinity METHODS IN POPULATION MODELLING AND CONTROL page 239 Bertuzzi A., Gandolfi A., Sinisgalli C. and Starace G., MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR CELL CYCLE ANALYSIS FROM FLOW CYTOMETRIC DNA-BrdUrd DISTRIBUTIONS page 247 Duda Z. EVALUATION OF SOME OPTIMAL CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS BY USING A GRADIENT METHOD page 257 Swierniak A. and Polanski A. IRREGULARITY IN SCHEDULING OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY page 263 Contents: APPL. MATH. AND COMP. SCI., 1994, Volume 4 Number 3 Special Issue: NEURAL NETWORKS: THEORY AND SOME APPLICATIONS Edited by: Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Leszek Rutkowski (Guest Editors) Jozef Korbicz urada J.M. and Malinowski A. MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON NETWORKS: SELECTED ASPECTS OF TRAINING OPTIMIZATION page 281 Cichocki A. and Kaczorek T. APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL-TYPE STRUCTURED NETWORKS FOR SOLVING ALGEBRAIC MATRIX EQUATIONS AND COMPUTATION OF THE DRAZIN INVERSE page 309 Kaczorek T. AN EXTENSION OF ADAPTATION ALGORITHMS FOR 2-D FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS page 331 Zaremba M. and Porada E. LEARNING THROUGH INTEGRAL REPRESENTATIONS page 337 Mikrut Z. ESTIMATION OF THE HIDDEN LAYER SIZE BASED ON ANALYSIS OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR HANDWRITTEN DIGITS RECOGNITION page 343 Augusteijn M.F. TEXTURE SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION USING NEURAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY page 353 Swiniarski R.W. and Waagen D. A NEURAL NETWORK APPROACH TO GENOME SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT page 371 Tadeusiewicz R. and Mikrut Z. NEURAL NETWORKS APPLIED TO VISUAL PATTERN RECOGNITION --- A COMPARATIVE STUDY page 397 Rutkowski L. and Galkowski T. ON PATTERN CLASSIFICATION AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION BY PROBABILISTIC NEURAL NETWORKS page 413 Cieplinski L. and Jedrzejek C. STATISTICAL PHYSICS APPROACH TO OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS page 423 Rovithakis G.A. and Christodoulou M. A MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF UNKNOWN PLANTS USING DYNAMIC NEURAL NETWORKS page 433 Dodier R.H., Lukianow D., Ries J. and Mozer M.C. A COMPARISON OF NEURAL NET AND CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR LIGHTING CONTROL page 447 Pawlik p. and b Ublinski z. APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS TO THE ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL IMAGES page 463 Piwakowski K. and Trojanowicz M. APPLICATION OF A BOLTZMANN MACHINE TO TIMETABLE DESIGN page 475 Korzec Z. and Kacprzak T. APPLICATION OF SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUITS TO REALIZATION OF NEURON-LIKE BINARY HAMMING CLASSIFIER page 483 ****************************************** * * * Conferences * * * ****************************************** *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Linda Bushnell (bushnell@aro-emh1.army.mil) SPECIAL INVITED SESSION ``Historical and Fundamental Developments in Control Systems'' Thursday, 15 December 1994, TP-11 at the 33rd CDC Lake Buena Vista, Florida ************************************************************************ In this unique session, major contributors in the control systems field will discuss interesting historical and fundamental developments, which will acquaint researchers and engineers with the past few decades of research activities in control systems. This session was created to satisfy our thirst for history so as to better engineer for the future. ************************************************************************ Co-chairs: Linda Bushnell and Shahram Shahruz (shahruz@united.eecs.berkeley.edu) Invited speakers: (1) Petar Kokotovic, University of California at Santa Barbara ``Singular Perturbations in Control Engineering'' (2) Jan C. Willems, University of Groningen ``The History of the Concept of a Dynamical System in Control'' (3) J. Boyd Pearson, Rice University ``Linear Multivariable Control and the Development of l1 Optimal Control'' (4) Hidenori Kimura, Osaka University ``Pole Assignment by Output Feedback: A Longstanding Open Problem'' (5) Derek P. Atherton, University of Sussex ``Early Developments in Nonlinear Control'' (6) Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas ``Stochastic Adaptive Control: A Historical Perspective'' (7) George Leitmann, University of California at Berkeley ``On One Approach to the Control of Uncertain Systems'' (8) Kumpati S. Narendra, Yale University ``Parameter Adaptive Control: The End .... or the Beginning?'' *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: F. L. Lewis flewis@arrirs03.uta.edu THE 34TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers New Orleans, Louisiana December 13-15, 1995 ABBREVIATED CALL FOR PAPERS (A full CFP can be obtained by sending a blank email message to info.cs.95conf.dc@ieee.org. This autoresponse email will contain the updated CDC info (e.g. registration forms at the appropriate time) up until the CDC occurs. _________________________________________________________________ The thirty-fourth CDC will be held December 13-15, 1995, with tutorial workshops preceding the conference on Monday and Tuesday, December 11-12. The Conference General Chairman is Panos Antsaklis of the University of Notre Dame, and the Program Chairman is Edward Kamen of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The venue is the New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers, located on the Mississippi River immediately west of Canal Street. A short walk through a landscaped Riverwalk brings one to the French Quarter, scene of New Orleans nightlife and musical history. _________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS The IEEE CDC will include both contributed and invited sessions and a full Proceedings will be published. Contributed papers and invited sessions are hereby solicited in all aspects of the theory and applications of systems, including decision-making, control, adaptation, optimization, industrial automation, and manufacturing. All submissions are due 1 MARCH 1995. For complete details see the full CFP in the IEEE autoresponse message. General Chairman: Panos J. Antsaklis, 34th CDC General Chair Dept. of Electrical Engineering University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 Tel: (219) 631-5792 Fax: (219) 631-4393 Panos.J.Antsaklis@nd.edu _________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE SUMMARY: 1 Feb. 1995- Deadline for statement of intent to submit invited session proposals 1 Mar. 1995- Deadline for submission of contributed papers and invited session proposals 1 Jun. 1995- Tentative notification of invited session organizers Mid-July 1995- Notification regarding acceptance of papers and invited sessions Early Aug. 1995- Instructions for manuscript preparation sent to authors Mid-Sept. 1995- Camera-ready papers due at the printer *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dr. Kimon Valavanis" 1996 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society) The 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation will take place at Minneapolis Hilton and Towers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 22 - 28, 1996. The General Chair is Norman Caplan from the National Science Foundation, and the Program Chair is C. S. George Lee from Purdue University. The Deadline for paper submission is September 15, 1995. Six copies of each paper must be sent to: C. S. George Lee 1285 Electrical Engineering Building School of Electrical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285, U.S.A. Fax: (317) 494-6951 Phone: (317) 494-1384 E-mail: csglee@ecn.purdue.edu The official Call for Papers with the Program Committee members and all conference details is forthcoming soon. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: "Dr. Kimon Valavanis" Call for Papers 10th IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL August 27 - 29, 1995 MONTEREY MARRIOTT HOTEL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA 93940 USA SCOPE The central theme of the tenth IEEE / ISIC will be threefold: Hybrid Systems, Integrated Control and Diagnostics, and, Non-conventional Robotic Applications. Recent advances in technology and the ever increasing system complexity requires new innovative approaches to systems modeling, analysis, synthesis, and control. Hybrid systems, containing both continuous and discrete state systems interacting with each other, are essential for designing autonomous control systems. Integrated control and diagnostics is required for real-time, on-line failure detection, identification and recovery of complex systems, and requires information fusion from a diverse set of sources, i.e., sensors, controllers, databases, etc. Robotics and automation has matured to the point that robotics based applications are expanding to non-conventional fields including applications in the textiles / apparel industry, composites and the medical field. Virtual Reality and Multi-media are playing an increasing role in telerobotics (telemanipulation, teleoperation), virtual manufacturing and prototyping. Thus, the Symposium objectives are to discuss and present the most recent advances in the field. This year, emphasis will be given to enhance the European participation and encourage scientists and researchers from Europe to submit contributed papers and / or proposals for invited sessions and tutorials. TOPICS Symposium topics include, but are not limited to: adaptive control, applications / implementations (aircraft / spacecraft, automotive systems / IVHS, composites, consumer products, manufacturing systems, process control, robotics, textiles / apparel industry, underwater / land vehicles), architectures for intelligent control, autonomous control systems, CIM and FMS systems, computer control, design techniques for intelligent controllers, discrete event systems, distributed intelligent control, failure detection and identification, fuzzy systems / fuzzy control, hierarchical intelligent control, hybrid systems, knowledge-based and expert systems, linear and nonlinear systems, machine learning / adaptive systems, man-machine systems, mathematical analysis of intelligent systems, modeling of intelligent systems, multi-sensor fusion / integration, neural networks / neural control, numerical methods, planning and scheduling systems, quality control, real-time software, reconfigurable control, telerobotics, virtual prototyping, and virtual reality applications. INVITED SESSIONS / TUTORIALS Four copies of proposals for: invited sessions including all full papers and a cover letter indicating the scope of the proposed session, or, tutorials including a detailed outline of the proposed topic, must be submitted to the Invited Sessions / Tutorials Chair by MARCH 15, 1995. Invited sessions may include survey papers and possibly a panel discussion. IMPORTANT DATES March 15, 1995: Full Papers, Proposals, Due April 30, 1995: Notification of Acceptance / Rejection May 31, 1995: Final, Camera Ready Papers, Due PAPER SUBMISSION FIVE copies of the full paper in final form must be received for peer review by the Program Chair or Program Co-chair by MARCH 15, 1995. Papers should be submitted in final format with a 2-column format on 8.5 by 11 inch sheets. Each column is limited to 3 1/4 inch in width and 8 7/8 inch in length with a 3/8 inch gutter between columns. The margins are 13/16 inch on the sides, 1 1/16 inch on the top and bottom. Text is to be typed single spaced in 10 point Times Roman (or a font closely resembling this type), with 12 point inter-line spacing. The first page of the paper, centered on the top below the top margin, should include the paper title, the authors' names, and their affiliations. Six pages are allowed for each paper. Up to two additional pages will be permitted for a charge of $100 for each additional page. Illustrations are included in the page count. Papers will be reviewed by the International Program Committee. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by APRIL 30, 1995. The final, camera ready papers must be mailed no later than MAY 31, 1995. General Chair: Kimon P. Valavanis Robotics and Automation Laboratory Apparel-CIM Center & The Center for Advanced Computer Studies The University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, LA 70504, USA e-mail: kimon@cacs.usl.edu Fax: (318) 262-5401, Phone: (318) 482-5817 Program Chair: Frank L. Lewis Automation & Robotics Research Institute The University of Texas at Arlington 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S. Fort Worth, TX 76118, USA e-mail: flewis@arrirs03.uta.edu Fax: (817) 794-5952, Phone: (817) 794-5972 Program Co-Chair: Dr. K. Suzanne Barber Department of ECE, ENS 240 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712, USA e-mail: barber@emx.cc.utexas.edu Fax: (512) 471-5532, Phone: (512) 471-6152 Invited Sessions / Tutorials Chair Dr. Nick Papanikolopoulos Department of Computer Science The University of Minnesota 200 Union St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA e-mail: npapas@cs.umn.edu Fax: (612) 625-0572, Phone: (612) 625-0163 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Javier R Fonollosa FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING/ATHOS WORKSHOP ON HIGHER-ORDER STATISTICS June 12-14, 1995 Parador de Aiguablava, Begur, Girona, SPAIN Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Commission of the European Communities under the auspices of ATHOS, the ESPRIT Basic Research Working Group on High Order Statistics. Organizers and Co-Chairs: * Pierre Comon (Thomson Sintra, France) Pierre.Comon@sp1.y-net.fr * Javier R. Fonollosa (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain) fono@tsc.upc.es * Anthony G. Constantinides (Imperial College, UK) a.constantinides@ee.ic.ac.uk Technical Program Chair: Jose A.R. Fonollosa (UPC), adrian@tsc.upc.es Mailing Address: Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Apdo 30.002 08071 Barcelona SPAIN Workshop Committe: Josep Vidal (UPC), Asuncion Moreno (UPC) and Elisa Sayrol (UPC) Ananthram Swami (CS-3) Technical Committee: Miguel A. Lagunas (UPC), Enrique Masgrau (Univ. Zaragora, Spain), Athina Petropulu (Drexel Univ., USA), Jitendra Tugnait (Auburn Univ., USA), Johan F. Bohme (Ruhr Univ., Germany), Jean-Francois Cardoso (Telecom. Paris, France), Patrick Flandrin (ENS Lyon, France), Jean-Louis Lacoume (CEPHAG, France), Gaetano Scarano (CNR, Italy) This workshop is the fourth in a series of biannual meetings focussed on the new theories, techniques, implementations and applications in the area of Higher-Order Statistics. Both theoretical and application oriented contributions are encouraged. Following the successful scheme of previous meetings, the workshop will feature tutorial sessions by invited speakers and lecture and poster presentation of contributed papers. There will be no parallel sessions. Authors are invited to submit contributions in the areas of, but not limited to : linear, nonlinear and chaotic system modeling and identification, equalization, source separation, array data processing, nonstationary processes, image and sequence processing, moment theory, time-scale, time-frequency and cyclostationary analysis and processing using higher-order statistics. Contributions that include real data analysis and applications in all areas are particularly encouraged. The ``Parador de Aiguablava'' is located in a privileged site in the heart of Costa Brava. It features beaches amid pines and cliffs and panoramic views on the Mediterranean Sea. The registration fee will include lodging, all meals and a copy of the Proceedings to be distributed at the workshop. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit four copies of a two-page extended summary to the Technical Program Chair. Summaries should include author's addresses, affiliations, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses. SCHEDULE Submission of summaries: December 1, 1994 Notification of acceptance: January 15, 1995 Submission of camera-ready paper: March 15, 1995 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Kevin Passino * 1996 CDC Goes to Japan! * Even though the 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control is still some time off, it is important to start making plans for international travel now since it will be held December 11 - 13, 1996 in Kobe, Japan at the Kobe Portopia Hotel and International Conference Center. Pre-conference workshops will be held December 9 - 10. We would like to encourage you to attend the CDC for an excellent technical program and a chance to visit the modern and charming Japan. Japan as a country shows two distinct sides to its personality. One is the face of highly industrialized and modernized country. However, it has yet another face that makes a trip to Japan so attractive for almost everyone: a country that has a long history and many traditional cultural and artistic charms. From both points of view, one cannot really say that he or she visited Japan without visiting the "Kansai" area to which Kobe, the location of the CDC, belongs. This area roughly consists of three major cities - Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto - each with different charms. Kobe, the conference site, is the most modernized among them. As one of the oldest ports in Japan, it used to be the door to foreign countries; you can still witness traces of western culture of the 19th century here and there. In contrast, Osaka has been known as the city of merchandize for hundreds of years; it is still another center of the industrialized Japan. Kyoto, an old capitol for more than thousand years, is the city of historical monuments. You can visit many beautiful gardens of numerous old temples, the old imperial palace, etc. It is the city of historic charms. By visiting this Kansai area, you can experience three quite different, yet representative parts of Japan. The conference site is in the Kobe Port island, conveniently located near the Kobe Sanno-Miya Japan Railway station. The access from the new Kansai International Airport (abbr. KIX, just open September '94) is now very convenient: from the airport to the Port Island is 30 min. by a fast ship service. Visiting Japan is not necessarily that expensive as you might think. The airfare is very reasonable: for example, discount tickets of about 1,000 dollars for round trip between US and Japan are often available. Ask your travel agent for details. One single room at Kobe Portopia Hotel costs about $ 115-120/night (according to the current exchange rate as of Nov. 20, 1994, plus service charge and tax). So, do not wait and miss this chance of attending the first CDC in ASIA and visiting Japan. Why wait? While it's still some time off, start making your own plans. Publicity: Yutaka Yamamoto, Division of Applied Systems Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-01, JAPAN; Phone: +81-75-753-5902; FaX: +81-75-761-2437; Email: yy@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp Kevin M. Passino, Dept. Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University, 2015 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210-1272, USA, Phone: 614-292-5716, Fax: 614-292-7596 Email: passino@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu General Chair: Professor Hidenori Kimura, Dept. Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Machikaneyama-cho 1-3, Toyonakashi, Osaka 560, JAPAN; Phone +81 6-850-6350; Fax: +81 6-850-6341; Email: kimura@sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: massoud@rodin.wustl.edu ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) Fourth Specialized Conference OR AND ENGINEERING DESIGN Hyatt Regency Hotel, St. Louis, MO, USA October 24-27, 1995 Co-Sponsors: IEEE SMC Soc., ORSA, Institute for Oper. Res. and the Manag. Sci. , McDonnell Douglas Corp.*, St. Louis Univ., Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington Univ.* PLENARY SPEAKERS: Thomas L. Magnanti, MIT Jaroslaw Sobieszczanski-Sobieski, NASA TRACKS AND CHAIRS: OR Techniques in Aerospace Engineering Prabhat Hajela, RPI OR Techniques in Chemical Engineering Nikolaos Sahinidis, U. of Illinois OR and Civil Engineering Luis Valadares Tavares, Instituto Superior Tecnico Applications of OR in Mining Engineering Tuncel M. Yegulap, Columbia Univ. Applications of OR to Structural Design S. Adali, University of Natal Computer and Communication Network Design June Park, Univ. of Iowa Nonlinear Programming Software Leon Lasdon, Univ. of Texas Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Massoud Amin, Washington Univ. TUTORIALS: Current Advancements in Nonlinear Prog. Software Current Advancements in Structural Optim. Effective Engineering Design Through Simulation SPECIAL SESSIONS: Applications of OR to the Pipeline Industry The Role of Computer Aided Activities in Integ. Optimal Design Evolutionary Programming App. of Virtual Env. Tech. in Engineering Design and Simulation SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1. Authors are requested to submit an abstract (200 words or less) and the Information Form via email to ifors.stl@whimsy.umsl.edu or to the address below. Abstracts must be received no later than February 1, 1995. 2. Three hard copies of the full paper (in English) should be sent to the address below and must be received no later than April 3, 1995. A check or money order for $50 (US), made payable to `IFORS SPC on OR and Engin. Design' must accompany full papers. This will be applied toward registration if the paper is accepted and returned if the paper is not accepted. Send Information Forms, abstracts, and papers to: IFORS SPC-4 Prof. James Campbell School of Business Administration University of Missouri - St. Louis 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4499 USA e-mail: ifors.stl@whimsy.umsl.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Stanly Steinberg FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IMACS Conference on Applications of Computer Algebra May, 16-20, 1995 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA Conference Rationale: In the past several years there has been a dramatic increase in the use of computer algebra in engineering, science, and education. The computer-algebra research community has made significant progress in developing applicable algorithms, particularly in the areas of ordinary and partial differential equations and systems of algebraic equations. There are now textbooks for many engineering, science and mathematics courses that use a computer algebra approach. This international conference will bring together these diverse groups for an exchange of their latest ideas. Topics included: o Solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations, including symmetry methods. o The use of symbolic techniques for numerical computations. o Applications of Grobner basis algorithms. o The use of quantifier elimination algorithms to solve problems in engineering. o The use of computer algebra in education, including precollege, college, and graduate education. o Application of computer algebra to problems in engineering and science. The conference will be run in the standard IMACS format where individuals are invited to organize a special session. Requests for proposals for special session will also be issued. For more detailed information, please refer to the WWW (mosaic) page with URL: http://math.unm.edu/aca.html This information is also available by anonymous FTP: ftp math.unm.edu Name: anonymous Password: cd pub/aca ls get You can also send email to: aca@math.unm.edu As a last resort, FAX: 1-505-277-5505 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Program Committee Member 1995 IEEE WORKSHOP ON VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING An annual activity of the IEEE ASSP Society's Technical Committee on VLSI CALL FOR PAPERS Rihga Royal Hotel, Sakai, Osaka, Japan October 16-18,1995 The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of new theoretical and applied developments in signal processing for very large scale integrated circuits. A hard-bound record of the Workshop will be published. Papers are solicited in the following areas, specifically as they relate to integrated circuits used for digital signal processing: Integrated Circuit Technology Analog/digital circuits & Design methodologies Automatic generation & Low power Digital Signal Processing Technology Algorithms & Functional mapping Languages & Architectures Simulation & Performance analysis Fault torelance & Testing Applications Speech and Music & Image Radar & Coding Video & Communications Sonar & Wireless HDTV & Digital Audio Multimedia Consumer Electronics and Video Games will be selected as the major theme of the workshop and will be highlighted in invited talks and panel discussions. Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of an extended summary (1000 words) or a complete paper to: Ms. Akiko Hiramatsu Information Technology Research Lab., NEC Corporation. 4-1-1, Miyazaki, Miyamae-ku, VLSI-SP@DSP.CL.NEC.CO.JP The workshop will be held in Sakai City which overlooks Osaka Bay to the west and lies south of Osaka City. The workshop site is located 10 minutes from the Kansai International Airport, the world's first large-scale airport built on an artificial island in the bay. It is convenient to visit Nara and Kyoto, the old capitals of Japan. April 1, 1995 Submission of summary of paper June 5, 1995 Notification of authors August 1, 1995 Receipt of photo-ready paper Oct 16-18, 1995 Workshop GENERAL CHAIR: Takao Nishitani U.S. LIASION: Keshab Parhi EUROPE LIASION: Ed Deprettere *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics 14-16 August 1995, Istanbul, Turkey Organized by : Bogazici University, UNESCO Chair on Mechatronics In Technical Cooperation with : ASME IEEE Industrial Electronics Society IEEE Robotics&Automation Society IEEJ IFAC JSME RSJ SICE (JAPAN) General Chair : Okyay KAYNAK (Bogazici University, Turkey) Program Chairs : Ahmet DENKER (Bogazici University, Turkey) H. KAZEROONI (UC Berkeley, USA) Toshio FUKUDA (Nagoya University, Japan) Special Sessions Chairs : Hideki HASHIMOTO (University of Tokyo, Japan) Yoichi HORI (University of Tokyo, Japan) Plenary Speakers : Jim HEWIT (Loughborough University of Technology, UK) Rolf ISERMANN (Tech. Univ. of Darmstadt, Germany) Masayoshi TOMIZUKA (UC Berkeley, USA) Invited Sepakers : Paul DREWS (Eurepean Center for Mechatronics, Germany) Abdulkadir ERDEN (Middle East Tech. Univ., Turkey) Kouhei OHNISHI (Keio University, Japan) Friedrich PFEIFFER (Tech. Univ. of Munich, Germany) Kamal YOUCEF-TOUMI (MIT, USA) Goal of the Meeting: The purpose of this conference is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of knowledge and experience on research,education and training in the field of mechatronics. The papers to be presented are expected to address not only the recent advances but also the future perspectives. During the conference, special lectures will be delivered by a number of leading experts of mechatronics, as was indicated above. General Topics: The topics that will be covered during the conference will include (but not be limited to) the following: Development of Mechatronic Machines Production Automation Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Robotics and Motion Control Education and Training in Mechatronics Submission of Papers: Prospective authors are invited to submit four copies of a 400-500 word summary, including their names, affiliations, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone and telefax numbers. The final program will adhere to the high standards of the prestigious institutions that are extending their technical cooperations to the meeting. Information available on World Wide Web - WWW: The latest news of the conference will always be available on the World Wide Web Server of the Electrical and Electronic Eng. Dept. at the address: URL=http://maxwell.ee.boun.edu.tr/ ________________________________________________________________________________ DEADLINES ABSTRACTS DUE by: Feb. 3, 1995 NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: Apr. 14, 1995 PAPERS DUE by: June 9, 1995 ________________________________________________________________________________ FOR FURTHER INFORMATTION CONTACT General Chair: Dr. Okyay KAYNAK UNESCO Chair on Mechatronics Bogazici University Bebek 80815 Istanbul, Turkey Phone/Fax: 90-212-287 2475 e-mail: kaynak@boun.edu.tr *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** contributed by: Xiaohui Liu 1st CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA-95) Baden-Baden, Germany 17th-19th August 1995 Objective --------- The gap between data generation and data comprehension is widening. Efficient computational methods for analysing data effectively are required to narrow this gap. There have been a variety of computationally intelligent techniques developed, which are beginning to provide such capability. However, many questions need to be properly addressed before these techniques can be most effectively employed to perform various data analysis tasks. It is the purpose of IDA-95 to provide an international forum for the discussion of these questions, some of which are listed below: a) How important is it to understand the data characteristics and to pre-process data accordingly before using the data for tasks such as classification and forecasting? [Exploratory data analysis, incompleteness and uncertainty, noise filters, outliers] b) With so many modern techniques, which technique should I use for my application? [Bayesian networks, fuzzy logic, decision trees, genetic algorithms, neural nets, statistical pattern recognition] c) What is the impact of modern visualisation techniques on data analysis? [Computer graphics, computational geometry, image processing, user interface] d) What is the role of domain knowledge in data analysis? Does it help analyse data more effectively or simply introduce "biases" into the analysis procedure? e) How do we evaluate the performance of intelligent data analysis systems? What should we do when "golden standards" do not exist? f) How can one integrate a variety of related techniques to develop the most effective system for a given application? Submissions ----------- Participants who wish to present a paper are requested to submit a 1000 word extended abstract as soon as possible, but not later than February 1, 1995. (E-mail submissions are preferred.) Notification of acceptance will be sent to authors by March 15, 1995. Full camera-ready papers, not exceeding 5 single-spaced pages, will be required by May 1, 1995 for publication in the Symposium Proceedings. In addition to paper presentations, panel sessions on one or more of the above-mentioned topics are planned. If you would like to organise a panel discussion in these or other related topics, please submit your proposals with a one-page description of the subject matter and a list of proposed panelists by April 1, 1995. Correspondence -------------- Submissions for IDA-95 should be addressed to: Dr X Liu, Department of Computer Science, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK. E-mail: ida-95@dcs.bbk.ac.uk Tel: (+44) 171 631 6711 Fax: (+44) 171 631 6727 Latest information regarding IDA-95 will be available on the World Wide Web Server of the Department of Computer Science at Birkbeck College, London: http://web.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/CS/Research/IDA/cfp.html ****************************************** * * * THE END * * * ******************************************