WORKSHOP-Call  For  Papers

            ANALYSIS  AND  DESIGN  OF  EVENT-DRIVEN  OPERATIONS
                         IN  PROCESS  SYSTEMS
         Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College,
                   London, U.K., 10-11 April, 1995


OBJECTIVES
Over the last decade, a number of researchers in the process
systems community have  approached the problem of modelling, analysis,
verification and synthesis of event-driven or hybrid operations.
Typical problems of this nature arise in plant start-up/shut-down,
emergency operating procedures, and batch operations. These are key
aspects in the development of plant automation systems. However, there
is no well established theoretical framework comparable to that
existing for the design and analysis of continuous feedback control
systems.

     The main difficulty with these systems is their event-driven
characteristics, which complicate their  modelling and analysis.
Researchers have therefore explored the use of a number of different
methods and tools, such as logic-based planning, Petri-Nets, Mixed
Integer Optimization and Automata Theory. Some of these approaches
are mainly theoretical, while others are oriented to specific
applications. The similarities and differences between the
approaches adopted and their applicability to practical problems are
often difficult to establish.

     The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers and
practitioners interested in the control and operation of event-driven
chemical industrial processes so as to establish the current state of
the field and future trends. Furthermore, it is a goal to identify
successful applications in the process industry as well as relevant
benchmark case studies. Special efforts will be made to link research
in the process systems area with recent developments in the Discrete
Event Systems field.

FORMAT
In order to encourage interaction and discussions, the number of
participants will be limited to 60. Mornings will be dedicated to a
small number of invited presentations and broad reviews. Afternoons
will be structured as poster sessions, initiating  with  brief
oral  presentations  and closing with  panel  discussions. Industrial
participation is specially encouraged. Proceedings will be published
in the Journal of Process Controlas a special journal issue, after
the workshop.

DEADLINES
January 15, 1995 deadline for extended abstracts (3 pages).
February 1, 1995  notification of acceptance.
March 31, 1995   submission of full paper.

Abstract selection will be based on relevance to the  workshop
subject and  technical quality. Selected  contributions  will
appear, after peered review, in the Journal of Process
Control. Keeping with the informal spirit of the workshop,
there will be no formal proceedings of the conference. Collected
copies of the papers will be distributed at the workshop.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

DAY 1
     Session  1. Industrial  Challenges
Presentation 1 Bill Daly, Unilever Research
Presentation 2 (to be confirmed)
Presentation 3 (to be confirmed)

     Session  2. Modelling  and  Simulation
Presentation 1 Hassane Alla, LAG - ENSIEG (to be confirmed)
Presentation 2 Costas Pantelides, Imperial College

     Session  3. Contributions  on  Modelling  and  Simulation
Brief presentations.
Poster session and demonstrations
Panel discussion

DAY 2
     Session  4. Specification,  Verification  and  Safety  Analysis
Presentation 1 Robert Valette, LAAS (to be confirmed)
Presentation 2 Gary Powers, CMU (confirmed)

     Session  5. Controller  Design
Presentation 1 Murray Wonham, University of Toronto
Presentation 2 Jeff Kantor, Notre Dame University

     Session  6. Contributions  on  Verification  and  Controller  Design
Brief presentations.
Poster session and demonstrations
Panel discussion


REGISTRATION FEES
The registration fees is 200 sterling, and includes VAT, lunches, coffee
breaks, the workshop dinner and copies of the papers.
Participants to the workshop should complete the enclosed registration
form and return it together with the registration fee to the workshop
secretariat. In view of the limited places, early registration  is
recommended. A refund of fees for selected bona fide students
may be possible, depending on the sponsorship attracted. Please,
indicate if you wish to apply.


ACCOMODATION
List available from the Secretariat.

WORKSHOP SECRETARIAT

Mrs Diana Goreham
Centre for Process Systems Engineering
Imperial College
London SW7 2BY
Tel:  +44 (71) 694-6609
FAX: +44 (71) 594-6606
Email: d.goreham@ic.ac.uk