Call for Paper (HKIWNDCM'94) 1994 Hong Kong International Workshop on New Directions of Control and Manufacturing (Nov. 7-9, 1994, Hong Kong) Scope Recent years have seen the rapid development of control and manufacturing. Many new theoretical and application areas are emerging. The objectives of this workshop are to provide a forum where worldwide researchers and practitioners may meet and discuss the new trends in these fields, as well as to disseminate the new ideas and technologies in these new fields in Hong Kong, China, and East Asia. Rapid economic development in Asia in recent years has provided a major market for applications of these new theories and technologies. Accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings and may be selected subsequently for inclusion in an archival monograph. General topics of interest will include but are not limited to o Discrete event system theory and application (Petri nets, logical modelling and analysis, automata theory, perturbation analysis) o System performance evaluation o Control and optimization of computer and communication networks o Robotics o Robust and optimal control o Optimization methods o Adaptive control and identification o Production planning and scheduling problems o Modeling and optimization issues in manufacturing o New approaches in the areas of control and systems Key Dates: July 5, 1994: Submission deadline August 20, 1994: Notification of decisions October 1, 1994: Submission of Camera-ready copies November 7-9, 1994: Workshop Registration fee: Before October 1 After October 1 Regular HK$2000 HK$2300 Student HK$ 300 (not including banquet) HK$300 Invited Speakers: Karl J. Astrom, Sweden Han-Fu Chen, China Yu-Chi Ho, U.S.A. Xin-Song Jiang, China Petar V. Kokotovic, U.S.A. Sanjoy K. Mitter, U.S.A. Pravin Varaiya, U.S.A. Eugene Wong, U.S.A. George Zames, Canada The Organization Chairman: Dr. Xi-Ren Cao, Co-chairman: Prof. T. J. Tarn The International Program Committee Chairman: Dr. Wing Shing Wong, Program coordinators: North America: Prof. T. J. Tarn China: Dr. Xunyu Zhou Taiwan/Japan/Southeast Asia: Dr. Houmin Yan Europe/Australia: Dr. James Lam Committee members Prof. J. Baillieul (U.S.A.) Prof. Pierre Bremaud (France) Prof. C. Cassandras (U.S.A.) Prof. Shi-Chung Chang (Taiwan) Prof. Tsu-Shuan Chang (U.S.A.) Prof. R. Evans (Australia) Prof. Weibo Gong (U.S.A.) Prof. G. Goodwin (Australia) Prof. L. Guo (China) Prof. T.C. Hsia (U.S.A.) Prof. Lin Huang (China) Dr. Y. S. Hung (Hong Kong) Prof. Hidenori Kimura (Japan) Prof. Bruce Krogh (U.S.A.) Prof. Xunjing Li (China) Dr. Zexiang Li (Hong Kong) Prof. Peter Luh (U.S.A.) Prof. T. Mita (Japan) Prof. T. S. Ng (Hong Kong) Prof. M. Tseng (Hong Kong) Prof. K. L. Teo (Australia) Prof. G. Yin (U.S.A.) The Organizing Committee: Robin Bradbeer, X. R. Cao, Peter Cheung, Daniel Ho, James Lam, Li Qiu, T. J. Tarn, Lixin Wang, Lam Yeung, Houmin Yan, Xunyu Zhou, Please submit four copies of your papers and send enquiries to Dr. Lixin Wang Depart. of EEE The Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech. Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 358-7068, Fax: (852) 358-1485 e-mail: eewang@uxmail.ust.hk Organized by IEEE Hong Kong Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong City Polytechnic of Hong Kong Sponsored by Chiang Industrial Charity Foundation LTD. K. C. Wong Education Foundation Lee Hysan Foundation Limited The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Chinese University of Hong Kong IEEE Hong Kong Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter IEEE Hong Kong Section About Hong Kong: Hong Kong: An International City. When the West Came East, this is where it settled and felt most at home. Today Hong Kong offers the highest standard of services, the sophistication of a cosmopolitan centre and the exotic feel of the Orient all rolled into one. Hong Kong, a major international city and the gateway to Asia, surprisingly accessible from North America and Europe, is located at the hub of airline operations which bring all of Asia's main cities within a few hours' flying time.