CALL FOR PAPERS
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THE 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSCS-12
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May 26-29, 1999
Bucharest, Romania
Organized by:
Romanian Society of Control Engineering and Technical Informatics
Faculty of Control and Computers
In cooperation with:
National IFAC Committee and
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IEEE)
Sponsored by:
The Ministry of Research and Technology


Chairman: Prof. I. Dumitrache, Romania
Co-chairmen: Prof. Pierre Borne, France; Prof. Niculae Cupcea, Romania

The organizers of CSCS12 would like to invite contributions at this by now
traditional event (every two years). It is believed that virtual world and
reality, however well simulated, cannot and will not replace direct contact and
exchange of ideas among humans. The aim of CSCS12 is to cover hot areas in
control system, and computer science, concentrating on the specific topics
listed below:

1. ADVANCED CONTROL
- adaptive and optimal control,
- robust control,
- advanced control algorithms,
- intelligent control,
- neural systems,
- modeling and simulation,
- cognitive and learning systems.
2. APPLICATIONS OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- distributed and multiprocessor control systems,
- computer networks.
3. ADVANCES IN MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING
- control of industrial robots,
- flexible manufacturing cells,
- computer integrated manufacturing.
4. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS
- parallel systems,
- VLSI structure design.
5. ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE
- artificial vision and AI techniques,
- programming languages and environments,
- software engineering and applications,
- advanced operating systems,
- computer aided software design (CASE),
- natural languages,
- evolutionary computation.

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
The Program Committee will select the contributions. Please send your
paper(s) in four copies, printed on A-4 sheets, double-spaced, font size 12.
The paper(s) size should not exceed 6 pages. Each paper must be accompanied by
an abstract of 150 words and a list of keywords (which should bear relevance to
CSCS12 scope of topics). Details about author(s) must be provided: first name,
last name, affiliation, position, mailing address, phone and fax numbers,
e-mail address. For papers with multiple authors the contact person must be
indicated.
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
The conference site will be approximately 5 km away from the town center, at
the beautiful university campus therefore free transportation between a number
of hotels and the conference site will be provided by the conference
organization, during the conference days. The weather is nice in May: sunny and
warm. Coffee breaks and lunch meals will be provided at the conference site,
for Conference participants. If necessary, you may contact the CSCS12'99
secretariat using the e-mail: cscs12@lnx.cib.pub.ro.
REGISTRATION FEE - 300$ which includes participation, volumes, cocktail,
dinner. Information on the exact location and accommodation in Bucharest
(Romania) will be provided as soon as available in a forthcoming call. The
students' fee is 50$. Please also check out the CSCS12-99 Web site often for
up-to-date info; that will be http://cscs12.cib.pub.ro.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
February 15, 1999: submission of papers
March 30, 1999: notification of acceptance
April 30, 1999: submission of camera ready text of accepted papers

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12th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science
CSCS 12
May 26-29, 1999
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CSCS 12, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest
Faculty of Control and Computers
313, Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest 77206, Romania
Fax: +40-1-311.3242
E-mail: cscs12@lnx.cib.pub.ro, mdobre@apolo.cs.pub.ro
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