Contributed by: Giorgio Picci

             MATHEMATICAL  THEORY OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS

                              MTNS 98

                Padova, Italy, July 6-11, 1998

             Call for papers and first announcement


MTNS 98 will be held from July 6 to 10, 1998, at the school of Engineering,
University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Contributed papers and invited sessions
for MTNS - 98 are hereby solicited in all traditional areas involving
mathematics of networks and systems as well as emerging fields in
engineering and mathematics with potential impact in circuits, automatic
control systems, and signal processing. Such topics include, but are not
limited to:

Adaptive Control - Algebraic Systems Theory - Applications of Algebraic and
Differential Geometry in Systems Theory - Autonomous Control Systems -
Aereospace and Avionic Systems - Coding Theory - Computational Fluid
Dynamics - Distributed and Infinite Dimensional Systems - Control of
Flexible and Distributed Parameter Systems - Dynamic System Identification -
Dynamic Aspects of Computer Vision - Image and 2D Signal Processing -
Information Theory and Information Theoretical Methods in Systems and
Networks - Intelligent Control- Mathematical Theory of Networks and Circuits
- Multivariable and Large-Scale Systems - Multiresolution Signal Processing
- Neural Networks in Modeling and Identification - Nonlinear Filtering and
Estimation and Applications - Nonlinear Systems and Control - Numerical and
Symbolic Computations in Systems Theory - Operator Theoretic Methods in
Circuits and Systems Theory - Optimization and Optimal Control - Process
Control - Robotics - Robust and H-Infinity Control and Estimation - Signal
Processing - Statistical Physics and Stochastic Mechanics - Stochastic
Modeling and Stochastic System Theory - Stochastic Control and Estimation -
Subspace Methods in Identification and Signal Processing - Visionics - VLSI
Design - Wavelets.

We also encourage contributions in the application areas of:  - Aerospace -
Biomedical Engineering Sciences - Communication - Manufacturing - Civil
Engineering - Process Control - Transportation.

Papers: Submit an extended abstract (4-5 pages) in duplicate by December 1st,
1997. The abstract should preferably contain a history and motivation of the
problem, a precise statement of results together with indications of the
techniques involved, and a representative bibliography.  Notice of acceptance
 will be given by February 28, 1998.

Submission of extended abstracts should be made to:
Prof. ALESSANDRO BEGHI
Department of Electronics and Informatics
University of Padua
via Gradenigo 6/a
35131, PADOVA,Italy
email: mtns98cb@dei.unipd.it

Special Sessions: Submit proposals for special sessions, containing the title
of the session, the names, affiliations, complete address and email of the
authors  by December 1st, 1997.  Normally a session should accomodate four
speakers, each given half an hour, but longer sessions with five speakers can
be also arranged. Notice of acceptance will be given by February 28, 1998.

Send proposals for Special Sessions to:
Prof. SANDRO ZAMPIERI
Department of Electronics and Informatics
University of Padua
via Gradenigo 6/a
35131, PADOVA,Italy
email: mtns98@dei.unipd.it

IMPORTANT:
We encourage electronic submission. To submit  extended abstracts
and proposals  for special sessions electronically,  please send either  a
LaTeX or Postscript file to  the   appropriate electronic address above.
Final hard copy version of the papers for possible inclusion in  the
proceedings of MTNS98 is due at the conference.


                            IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline             December 1st, 1997
Acceptance Notification          February 28, 1998
Early Registration               April 15,    1998
Conference                       July 6-10,   1998


MTNS-98 Conference Information: The International Symposium  on the
Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS) is organized biannually.
Previous meetings were held in College Park, Maryland, USA (1973), Montreal,
Canada (1975), Lubbock, Texas, USA (1977), Delft, Netherlands (1979), Santa
Monica, California, USA (1981), Beer Sheva, Israel (1983), Stockholm, Sweden
(1985), Phoenix, Arizona, USA (1987), Amsterdam, Netherlands (1989), Kobe,
Japan (1991),  Regensburg, Germany (1993), St. Louis, Missouri USA(1996).


For general information contact:
 Prof. GIORGIO PICCI
 email: mtns98@dei.unipd.it
 http://www.dei.unipd.it/~mtns98/