Contributed by: Albert D. Baker (bert.baker@uc.edu) The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications Sheraton Hartford Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut October 5-7, 1997 CALL FOR PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS The Sixth IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA) is being sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society in cooperation with the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, to emphasize recent developments in advanced control technology. For this event we are highlighting a major cross-disciplinary area that has gained prominence recently, ACTIVE CONTROL. We have picked a time and place where you may combine the technical excitement of state-of-the-art control applications with New England's historical, cultural and scenic opportunities -- in particular, its spectacular Fall Foliage season. The program committee solicits papers presenting original work in all aspects of the application of control techniques such as Adaptive Control Artificial Intelligence Control & Modeling Decentralized Control Diagnostics Estimation Methods Expert Systems Fault Tolerance Logic/Neural Control Man-Machine Interface Optimization Robust Control Sensor Data Fusion Simulation System Identification In accordance with the ACTIVE CONTROL theme of the 1997 CCA, we encourage submissions in topical areas of interest including but not necessarily limited to the following: ACTIVE CONTROL OF - Flows (compressor stall, duct noise, nacelle drag, ...), - Structures (active magnetic bearings, active chatter control, active helicopter rotors, ...), and - Combustion processes (stability, NOx active control, ...) emphasizing applications of control as an enabling, as opposed to supporting, technology. To establish a greater degree of continuity from one CCA to the next, we are also particularly encouraging papers and invited sessions in - Automotive Control Systems (1996 CCA) -- engine & emissions control, transmission & drive-train control, active suspensions, intelligent vehicles and highways, ... - Power and Energy Systems (1995 CCA) -- power system stability, turbine/generator control, protection systems, alternative energy systems, combined cycle/Cogen, distribution, environmental impact, energy management, ... The Sixth IEEE CCA Program Committee invites authors to submit 5 copies of complete manuscripts for regular papers or 5 copies of extended summaries for brief papers. The first page of each manuscript must contain the title of the paper, authors' names and affiliations, and four keywords/phrases. In addition, please identify the corresponding author with full contact information, including fax and email if available. Your manuscripts should be sent to the Program Chair, Michael Fan School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0250, USA Tel: (404) 894-9828 Fax: (770) 939-8365 email: fan@ee.gatech.edu The Sixth IEEE CCA is featuring Best Student Paper Award. To qualify, the student must be the FIRST author of a REGULAR paper. Also, a letter from the student's advisor indicating the percentage of the student's contribution should be sent along with the manuscript to the Program Chair. The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for invited sessions, particularly in one of the above theme areas. Prospective organizers should contact the Program Chair to obtain the forms for invited sessions, by January 24, 1997. Five copies of the completed forms should then be mailed to the Program Chair. Persons interested in organizing or participating in a pre-conference workshop should contact the Workshop Chair, Nejat Olgac University of Connecticut Department of Mechanical Engineering, U-139 191 Auditorium Road Storrs, CT 06269, USA Tel: (203) 486-2382 Fax: (203) 486-5088 email: olgac@uconnvm.uconn.edu IMPORTANT DATES: Obtain forms for invited sessions by JANUARY 24, 1997 Manuscripts and session proposals due by FEBRUARY 15, 1997 Workshop proposals due by APRIL 15, 1997 Notification of acceptance MAY 15, 1997 Camera-ready manuscripts due by JUNE 30, 1997 For further information, contact the General Chair: James H. Taylor Department of Electrical Engineering University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB, CANADA E3B 5A3 Tel: (506) 435-5101 Fax: (506) 453-3589 email: jtaylor@unb.ca