Contributed by Fakhri Karray (karray@uwaterloo.ca)


                            FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

                  1999 - 14th IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
                           ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL

                           September 15-17, 1999
                      Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA




The 14th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC'99)
will be held from September 15-17, 1999 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Intelligent control refers to a collection of analysis and synthesis
methods dealing with systems for which traditional control theoretic
assumptions do not hold. In recent years, there has been considerable
research into the integration of high-level logical supervisors and
low-level controllers.  The main idea is to specify the controller in a
declarative way, i.e., to provide only high level requirements and leave
the procedural specification and design to the intelligent autonomous
system. ISIC'99 is particularly interested in receiving papers concerned
with this topic. Papers of special interest to this conference will deal
with control systems that are able to synthesize plant models, control
laws and local control goals based upon declarative specifications of
high-level control goals. Specific topics of interest include hybrid
control systems, timed automata and Petri nets, real-time logics and
software engineering methods and tools for specification and verification,
dynamics of switched systems, supervisory control synthesis and analysis,
and applications illustrating novel approaches to the integration of
supervision and control.

In addition to the special topics itemized above, ISIC'99 will be
interested in intelligent control papers relating to hierarchical
control architectures and methods, knowledge based systems, temporal logic
for control, path planning systems, reactive multi-agent systems,
mathematical modeling and analysis of complex systems, distributed and
decentralized control methods, machine learning and learning control
systems, adaptive control systems, discrete event systems and
supervisory control, neural networks for control, fuzzy logic and fuzzy
control, genetic algorithms, and hybrid dynamical systems. The program
committee is also interested in real-life implementations of intelligent
controllers arising out of applications in networking, communications,
robotics, manufacturing, process control, industrial systems, automotive,
aircraft, and spacecraft control systems.

The ISIC'99 organizing committee solicits proposals for half-day
tutorials/workshops related to the symposium themes. All of
those interested in providing one, should send (mail, fax, or e-
mail) a brief description or summary of their intended tutorial to:

                 Prof. Fakhri Karray,
                 Dept. of Systems Design Eng.
                 University of Waterloo
                 Waterloo, Ontario,
                 Canada N2L 3G1
                 Tel: (519)-885-1211 (5584)
                 Fax: (519) 746 4791
                 e-mail: karray@uwaterloo.ca


Researchers who desire to submit a contributed paper for
consideration by the program committee should send 5 copies to
the program chair by February 16, 1999. Clearly indicate who
will serve as the corresponding author and include the title, name
of the author(s), affiliation, address, telephone number, fax, and
e-mail address. Please indicate to which topic the paper is being
submitted. Notification of acceptance and the author's kit will be
mailed by April 30th, 1999. The full paper typed in camera-ready
form must be received by June 11, 1999. Final instructions for
camera-ready copy submission will be in the author's kit. Papers
will be limited to 6 pages including abstract, figures, and tables.
Please mail your submission by regular post to:

                Prof. Michael Lemmon
                Dept. of Electrical Eng.
                University of Notre Dame
                Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
                Tel: (219)-631-8309
                Fax: (219)-631-4393
                lemmon@maddog.ee.nd.edu