**************************************************** * * * FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * IFAC * * INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON * * ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN REAL-TIME CONTROL * * * **************************************************** Bled, Slovenia November 29 - December 1, 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------- International Program Committee H.B. Verbruggen (Chairman, NL) K.J. Astrom (S) P. Borne (F) L. Boullart (B) H.J. Efstathiou (UK) C.J. Harris (UK) R. Isermann (D) R. Karba (Slovenia) J. Kocijan (Slovenia) H. Koivo (SF) V. Krebs (D) A.J. Krijgsman (NL) S. LeClair (USA) T.H. Lee (Singapore) R.R. Leitch (UK) H.T. Li (PRC) I.M. MacLeod (SA) A.J. Morris (UK) L. Motus (Estonia) Z. Nagy (Hungary) S. Narita (J) T.S. Ng (Hong Kong) A. Ollero (E) Y.H. Pao (USA) M.G. Rodd (UK) G. Schmidt (D) S. Strmcnik (Slovenia) S.Q. Su (PRC) S.G. Tzafestas (GR) R.A. Vingerhoeds (NL) National Organizing Committee R. Karba (Chairman, Slovenia) N. Hvala J. Kocijan S. Strmcnik P. Sega T. Urbancic M. Zidanski B. Zupancic A. Znidarsic ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Co-sponsored by: International Association for Mathematics and Computer in Simulation (IMACS) Organized by: Automatic Control Society of Slovenia Technical committee on Artificial Intelligence in Real-time control Supported by: University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jozef Stefan Institute ---------------------------------------------------------- Scope: This workshop is a continuation of a series of 5 very successful workshops and symposia in this field. The scope of this workshop includes the use of artificial intelligence in design, implementation, testing, maintenance, supervision and monitoring of real-time control systems. The objective of the workshop is to bring together control system specialists, artificial intelligence specialists and end-users. The technical program will include plenary survey papers, invited sessions and regular sessions. A small exhibition is foreseen. Topics: Expert shells embedded in real-time environment Applicable programming languages Temporal reasoning Knowledge elicitation and acquisition Intelligent control system modelling and simulation Knowledge bases and representation (Fuzzy)-neural networks for identification and control Parallel and distributed knowledge processing Fuzzy modelling and control Al-based decision making techniques Process monitoring and supervision Fault detection and emergency control Management of the use of expert systems Multi-sensor fusion and image understanding Autonomous vehicle control Intelligent control systems Distributed AI architectures and control Qualitative reasoning Intelligent supervisory control Industrial applications Benchmark problems for AI based control approaches Dynamic scheduling and planning using AI techniques Learning and adaption algorithms The National Organizing Committee and the International Program Committee are announcing a special session on benchmark problems of AI based control approaches. Authors who would like to present a paper describing problems which can be used in future as benchmark problems in the area of Artificial Intelligence in Control are cordially invited. Problems based on industrial applications are especially encouraged. ---------------------------------------------------------- Contributions: Offers of papers are welcomed from individuals and groups on topics outlined above. Five copies of paper in English (maximum eight A4 pages, double spaced print) should be received at the Workshop Secretariat not later than 15 May 1995. Please indicate the corresponding author and include e-mail and fax number. Invitations to the Workshop will be based on the assessment of papers by the International Programme Committee. The paper should clearly outline the main and new contributions to the subject of this event. ---------------------------------------------------------- Invited sessions: Proposals of invited sessions including a brief description of topics and a list of prospective authors and title of the papers should be received no later than May 15, 1995 by the secretariat address. ---------------------------------------------------------- Paper Acceptance: The final copy of each accepted contribution should reach the organizers by October 15, 1995. A letter of acceptance is sent to the authors in September 1995. Papers are to be prepared according to "Instructions for Authors" which will be sent individually. The organizers will provide all (registered workshop) participants with the preprints of the Workshop. ---------------------------------------------------------- Information Address: AIRTC 1995 Dr. Jus Kocijan Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Ljubljana Trzaska 25 61000 LJUBLJANA Slovenia E-mail: jus.kocijan@fer.uni-lj.si Fax: + 386 61 264 991 Tel.: + 386 61 1768 417 ---------------------------------------------------------- Deadlines: May 15, 1995 Submission of draft papers September 1995 Notification of acceptance October 15, 1995 Submission of final papers ---------------------------------------------------------- Venue: Just a brief look at the map of Europe is enough to locate Slovenia: at the point where Adriatic Sea cuts deeply into the heart of mainland Europe, where the snowy peaks of the Alps gradually give way to forests and then plains, lies Slovenia, Bled is located in the north-west of Slovenia (35 km from International Airport Ljubljana-Brnik) at the foothills of the Julian Alps and Karavanke Mountains. It is one of the leading tourist resorts, famous throughout Slovenia for its healthy sub- alpine climate, magnificent scenery and numerous possibilities for recreation and special interest excursions. Workshop will take place in Grand Hotel Toplice, Bled. Average temperature in Bled during the time of the Workshop is 0 degrees centigrade. Dry crisp weather can be expected, though, rainfall and snow are also possible. ---------------------------------------------------------- Copyright: The material submitted for presentation at an IFAC meeting (congress, symposium, conference, workshop) must be original, not published or being considered elsewhere. All papers accepted for presentation will appear in the Preprints of the meeting and will be distributed to the participants. Papers duly presented will be archived and offered for sale, in the form of Postprints volumes, by Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. The papers which have been presented will be further screened for possible publication in the IFAC Journals Automatica and Control Engineering Practice, or in IFAC affiliated journals, such as Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. All papers presented will be recorded in Control Engineering Practice. Copyright of material presented at an IFAC meeting is held by IFAC. Authors will be sent a copyright transfer form, Automatica, Control Engineering Practice and, after these, IFAC affiliated journals have priority access to all contributions presented. However, if the author is not contacted by an editor of these journals within three months after the meeting, the author is free to re-submit the material for publication elsewhere. In this case, the paper must carry a reference to the IFAC meeting where it was originally presented. ---------------------------------------------------------- Preregistration form: I intend to submit a paper to the 1995 IFAC International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control: Title: .......................................................... Authors: ........................................................ I intend to participate. Please send additional information when available. Surname: ...................... First Name: ..................... Title: ........................ Phone: .......................... ZIP ................City: ........... Country: .................. Electronic mail: ................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------- Preregistration forms should be sent to: AIRTC 1995 Jus Kocijan Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Ljubljana Trzaska 25 61000 LJUBLJANA S l o v e n i a