E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 114, February 1, 1998
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 114, February 1, 1998
E-mail: eletter-request@win.tue.nl
Editors: Anton A. Stoorvogel
Dept. of Mathematics & Computing Science
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
the Netherlands
Fax +31 40 246 5995
Siep Weiland
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
the Netherlands
Fax +31 40 243 4582
Contents
1. Editorial
2. Personals
3. General announcements
3.1 E-letter on nonlinear control abstracts
3.2 Short course on process monitoring and identification, Santa
Barbara
3.3 NSF combined research-curriculum development program,
Collaboratives to Integrate Research and Education
3.4 Deadline SIAM W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize
4. Positions
4.1 Faculty position Aerospace Eng., Georgia Institute of Technology
4.2 Faculty positions Aerospace and Mech. Eng., Boston University
4.3 Postdoctoral position in control, Virginia University
4.4 Ph.D. positions in control theory, Virginia University
4.5 Vacancy computer scientist, RMN, Lyon, France
4.6 Research eng. position Control & Signal Proc., SRI, Menlo Park, C
4.7 Faculty position EECS Dept. at Tulane University
4.8 Call for Fellowship applications, ERNSI project
4.9 Professor position Lund Institute of Technology
4.10 Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Polytechnic Unic., Brookly
4.11 Faculty position dept. of aerospace engr at University of Michigan
4.12 Research fellow position at Nanyang Technologiacla Univ. Singapore
4.13 Doctoral positions in ECE dept New Jersey Institute of Technology
4.14 Junior tenure track faculty position Delft University of Techn.
4.15 Research fellowship in control theory University of Western
Australia
4.16 Postdoctoral position dept. of Mathematical sciences, Univ. of
Bath
4.17 Ph.D. position Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherland
5. Books
5.1 Introduction to mathematical system theory: a behavioral approach
J.W. Polderman and J.C. Willems
5.2 Process dynamics: modeling, analysis and simulation; W. Bequette
5.3 New web page for fundamentals of signals and systems using Matlab
6. Journals
6.1 CFP European Series in Applied and Industrial Math.
6.2 TOC SIAM J on Matrix Analysis and Applications; Vol 19:1
6.3 TOC Automatica Vol 34:1
6.4 CFP special issue in Applied Mathematics and Comp. Science
6.5 TOC IJC vol 69:2
6.6 TOC SIAM Review vol.40:1
6.7 TOC SIAM J. on Control and Optimization, vol.36:2
6.8 TOC EJC Vol.4:1
6.9 TOC MCSS Vol.10:3-4
6.10 TOC SIAM J. on Optimization, vol.8:1
7. Conferences
7.1 CFP AIRTC'98
7.2 CFP 23rd IFAC Workshop on Real Time Programming
7.3 2nd European Summerschool Modeling and Control of Mech.
Systems
7.4 Workshop Control of Nonlinear Systems
7.5 Workshop transformations and equivalences of control systems
7.5 CFP 1st Conf. on Mathematics in Communications
7.6 Signal Processing Symposium
7.7 CFP 37th IEEE CDC
7.8 Workshop on Complex Variable, control and identification
7.9 CFP 5th Symp. on Method and Models in Automation and Robotics
7.10 CFP IASTED Conf. on Signal and Image Processing
7.11 CFP 2nd European DSP Education and Research Conf.
7.12 CfP Workshop on multidimensional (nd) system
7.13 CfP Int. Workshop on Intelligent Control
7.14 CfP Sixth Int. Conf. on computers in education
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Contributed by: Rodolphe Sepulchre and Eduardo Sontag
NONLINEAR CONTROL ABSTRACTS
We are pleased to announce the Nonlinear Control Abstracts (NCA) electronic
newsletter. Its frequency of publication is initially set to be monthly,
with the first issue targeted for late February 1998.
We expect NCA to become a routine method for publicizing and communicating
recent advances in the field, promoting a faster diffusion of new results and
allowing for comments and exchanges prior to the publication (or even formal
journal submission) of papers. Submissions will be numbered and dated; thus,
a "time-stamp" will be available for preprint announcements. The papers
themselves will be available through Web links, or anonymous FTP, from
authors' sites (we will not, at least for now, provide an archive site for
preprints.)
The focus of NCA is on theoretical contributions, but its scope also includes
illustrative applications of nontrivial theoretical work, in the broad field
of nonlinear control theory.
Please note that NCA is *not* an e-journal. NCA complements Eletter, in so
far as Eletter does not publish abstracts of papers.
In the long run, another role of NCA will be as a source of material for a
reference database, which will eventually be accessible via search engines and
will contain other material (such as conference abstracts) as well. We will
post updates to the database project as details are worked out.
You can subscribe to the NCA-letter by sending an e-mail message to
nca@montefiore.ulg.ac.be
with the text 'subscribe nca' in the BODY of the message.
You will be automatically subscribed and included in our mailing list.
To unsubscribe from this list, send an e-mail message to
nca@montefiore.ulg.ac.be with the text 'unsubscribe nca' in the body
of the message.
Contributions must be sent to
nca-submit@montefiore.ulg.ac.be
in the following (Ascii) format (with nonempty lines in-between; the extra
lines are shown here only for clarity):
TITLE: Complete title of the paper
AUTHOR(s): Names and affiliations of the author(s)
EMAIL: email address of the corresponding author (and optionally of coauthors)
KEYWORDS: about five keywords describing the area of contribution
(please be specific: the keyword "nonlinear control" would be superfluous, bu
"frontstepping design", or "feedback destabilization" would not!)
ABSTRACT: a short text not exceeding (approximately) 300 words, AND CONTAINING
A MINIMUM OF FORMULAS. Formulas (if any) should adopt the latex formalism
(for instance, $\dot x=f(x)+g(x)u$). However, they are discouraged, as NCA is
to be viewed on text terminals, and formulas are unsuited for searches.
Be creative - for instance, you can write dx/dt = f(x) + g(x)u instead of the
above formula, or "Hinf" or "H-infinity" instead of $H_{\infty}$. (Even
better, say in the first example "given a system affine in controls"!)
FTP/WWW ACCESS: address from which a ps file of the paper can be retrieved
by anonymous ftp and/or URL for web site making the paper available.
Note: We recognize that at some institutions, it may be not yet be possible to
provide self-service retrieval through the internet. If that is the case,
please enter the line "contact author by email for file".
In that case, the submitting author(s) make a commitment to prompt mailing of
preprints, upon emailed requests. Upon no circumstances is an abstract to be
posted unless the file is available.
In the event that an abstract is withdrawn, for instance because an error is
found, or if a major revision is done, please send a new announcement to that
effect. Obviously, we will have to figure out the best way to handle such
issues as we develop the resource. (Any suggestions are more than welcome.)
The editors of NCA-letter are:
Rodolphe Sepulchre Eduardo D. Sontag
Universite de Liege, Belgium Rutgers University, USA
sepulchre@montefiore.ulg.ac.be sontag@control.rutgers.edu
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Contributed by: Dale Seborg (seborg@engineering. ucsb.edu)
SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:
PROCESS MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION OF
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
Instructors:
Dr. Wallace E. Larimore; Adaptics, Inc,
Dr. Michael J. Piovoso, Du Pont Company
Prof. Dale E. Seborg; University of California, Santa Barbara
Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Santa Barbara Inn
901 East Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Telephone: 800-931-0431
Fax: 805-966-6584
(The latest information is available on the Web at
http://www.adaptics.com)
SYNOPSIS
Traditional process monitoring in industrial plants is based on
comparing measurements to specified limits, and on the experience of
the plant personnel. More recently, statistical quality control
techniques (SQC) methods have been widely used for product quality
control. However, the standard SQC methods are based on the
assumptions that the process dynamics are negligible and that the
process disturbances are uncorrelated. But these restrictions are
not valid for many real-time monitoring problems where the process
dynamics are important and correlated disturbances are the rule, rather
than the exception. Thus, more advanced monitoring methods are required
for these applications. The potential payoff is the early detection of
small changes in the process that can be corrected or compensated to
reduce their ultimate impact on process performance.
In this short course, the traditional methods of process monitoring and
statistical quality control will be reviewed, and several advanced
methods for handling process dynamics and autocorrelated errors will be
critically evaluated. These advanced methods include principal
component analysis (PCA), projection to latent structures (PLS), and
canonical variate analysis (CVA). They are based on mutlivariate
statistics, time series analysis, and system identification. Numerous
simulation and experimental examples are presented to illustrate key
issues and to provide comparisons.
A new automated method is presented for identifying the system dynamics
and autocorrelated error structure based on canonical variate analysis
(CVA), a generalization of the PCA and PLS methods. The CVA approach
allows for the completely automatic modeling of the process dynamics
and error structure. From a software user's viewpoint, the modeling of
the process dynamics and errors is no more difficult than fitting a
static multivariate regression model. The CVA method is statistically
optimal even in the presence of known or unknown feedback paths that
are often present in process applications.
The CVA method is applied to a number of process monitoring problems
using both simulated and industrial data, and is compared with
alternative monitoring methods.
Course Fee and Deadlines
The registration fee is $300 for reservations received before January
31,1997 and $375 for reservations received after January 31. University
students may register for $150. Full refunds will be made for cancellations
received before January 31. A $100 cancellation penalty will be charged
for cancellations received after January 31.
Course Registration
Please contact
Dr. Wallace E. Larimore, President
Adaptics, Inc
1717 Briar Ridge Road
McLean, VA 22101 USA
EMAIL: larimore@adaptics.com TEL: 703 532-0062
Web Site: http://www.adaptics.com FAX: 703 536-3319
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Contributed by: NSF
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
COMBINED RESEARCH-CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (CRCD) PROGRAM
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: March 31, 199
The Combined Research-Curriculum Development (CRCD) Program, a joint
initiative of the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), reflects core
strategies in pursuit of the goal of achieving for the Nation, engineering
and computer and information science education that is dynamic, relevant,
and connected to the changing needs of industry and society and to emerging
technology areas.
The CRCD Program contributes to achieving this goal through its support of
multidisciplinary projects that integrate new, state-of-the-art research
advances in emerging technology areas into upper level undergraduate and
introductory graduate engineering and computer and information science
curricula. Projects address a need for innovative curricula, courses,
textbooks, instructional modules and instructional laboratories by
integrating the research and education interests of faculty through
involvement in curriculum change. Thus, NSF through the CRCD program seeks
to closely engage faculty researchers, with support of academic
administration and industry, in curriculum innovation in the context that
education and research are of equal value and complementary parts of an
integrative engineering and science education enterprise.
CRCD projects should provide leadership both at the participating
institutions and nationally for creating new models of learning and teaching
environments. CRCD projects should incorporate learning theory and
cognitive sciences research that promotes student-based learning styles;
integrate their education and research roles; stress active, collaborative
learning with less dependence on lectures; utilize emerging information
technologies and network communications and develop students' capability and
motivation to engage in lifelong learning.
Each proposal submitted to the FY 1998 CRCD program competition must focus
on a particular topic which is of industrial and national importance in
research areas supported by either the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) or
the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
(CISE). The topic area should be one in which the development of educational
materials and curricula, based on newly created fundamental engineering and
computer and information science knowledge, enhance the education and
careers of future engineers and scientists by enabling them to compete in
the global environment.
The CRCD program announcement (NSF 98-38) is available on the NSF
Enginnering home page on the worldwide web.
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Collaboratives to Integrate Research and Education (CIRE)
There is a new NSF wide program--Collaboratives to Integrate Research and
Education. The objective of the CIRE Program is to enhance diversity
in the science, engineering and mathematics (SEM) research and education
enterprise by stimulating the development of formal, long-term,
collaborative research and education relationships between minority-serving
institutions and NSF-supported facilities and centers. Deadlines for the
CIRE Program are as follows: Letters of Intent: February 6, 1998 and
Proposals: April 13, 1998.
The program announcement, NSF 98-47, is available on the web at the
following address: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9847
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Contributed by: John A. Burns
REMINDER - DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING
SIAM will present the W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize at the 1998
SIAM Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, July 13-17. The
award will be given for research in, or other contributions
to, the broadly defined areas of differential equations and
control theory. The prize may be given either for a single
notable achievement or for a collection of such
achievements.
The prize is awarded to any member of the scientific
community who meets the general guidelines of the prize
description above.
The award consists of an engraved medal and a $10,000 cash
prize.
A letter of nomination, including a description of
achievement(s) should be sent BY FEBRUARY 1 to:
Professor John A. Burns
Chair, Reid Prize Selection Committee
c/o Allison Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org
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Contributed by: Wassim M. Haddad
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150
Voice: (404) 894-1078
FAX: (404) 894-2760
email: wm.haddad@aerospace.gatech.edu
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
FACULTY POSITION
The School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty
position in aerospace control and dynamics. A doctorate in engineering is
required, with a background in linear and nonlinear control, dynamics, and
optimization, including an emphasis on aerospace related applications.
Scholarly achievement is an essential qualification. Experience in or
having had strong interaction with industry and/or government research
facilities will be viewed as highly desirable. Candidates are expected to
have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate
levels and to the development of an externally funded research program.
Senior candidates must have well established research credentials and
demonstrated leadership in aerospace control methodologies.
Areas of interest include but are not limited to nonlinear adaptive and
robust control systems, control of aerospace vehicles, active control of
flows, active control of fluid-structure interaction, noise control, and/or
propulsion/combustion control. Candidates will be expected to teach
courses in aerospace vehicle stability and control and in spacecraft
dynamics, as well as have significant interaction with other faculty both
in teaching and research. Please send nominations and applications to:
Professor W.M. Haddad, Chairman, Faculty Search Committee, School of
Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
30332-0150. Georgia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. The School welcomes applications from qualified women and
minority candidates.
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Contributed by: Pierre Dupont (pierre@bu.edu)
Faculty Positions Available
Boston University
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Boston University
invites applications for faculty positions to be filled by persons with
backgrounds in one or more of the following areas: Fluid and Solid
Mechanics, Precision Engineering, Waves and Acoustics, Controls, Robotics
and Dynamics. We seek applicants with a thorough mastery of the
fundamental disciplines who possess flexible research interests, who
nurture an appreciation of areas other than those in which they are
currently working, and who will recognize and respond to timely
opportunities for significant contributions to technology and science. An
ideal applicant would be someone with a demonstrated potential for a
distinguished career in innovative and topical research and who shows
promise of becoming an excellent educator, both at the graduate and
undergraduate levels. Successful candidates will be expected to work
effectively with the other faculty in the continuing development of the
department curriculum and of research programs, to contribute to the
collegial atmosphere of the Department, the College of Enineering and the
University, to strengthen ties with government and industry, and to
disseminate research results through archival publications and
presestations at professional society meetings. The Department currently
has 28 full-time faculty, 8 adjunct faculty, 53 graduate students (at both
the doctoral and masters level), and 472 undergraduates. In recent years,
the University has made major investments in the College of Engineering and
is highly supportive of the College's aggressive thrust to seize national
leadership in selected key emerging areas of engineering and science. In
the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering alone, seven new
faculty have been added within the past two years. (To learn more about
Boston University Engineering, see http://eng.bu.edu.)
Women and minorities that are currently under-represented in engineering
are highly encouraged to apply. A detailed cover letter, resume (including
citizenship and/or visa status) and the names of at least three references
should be sent to Professor Raymond J. Nagem, Search Committee Chair,
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 110
Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215. Applicants are also encouraged to
include reprints or preprints of representative research articles, as well
as other samples or evidence of their abilities.
Boston University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN CONTROL THEORY
Applications are invited for one post-doctoral position starting as soon as
possible in 1998. The research project will be contacted in collaboration with
the Center for Magnetic Bearings and involves development and testing of
robust controllers for high-speed flywheels supported on magnetic bearings.
The appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of an additional
year. Prospective candidates should demonstrate a strong background in one
(any or all) of the following areas:
1) Control of Linear, Parameter-Varying (LPV) systems.
2) Model reduction.
3) Use of Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI's) in robust control.
4) Gain scheduling.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualification. The University
of Virginia is considered one of the top public institutions in the US and is
well-known for its excellent teaching and research programs. It is located in
Charlottesville, VA, approximately 100 miles SW of Washington, DC.
Interested candidates should submit an extended CV along with the names of
three references to:
Prof. Panagiotis Tsiotras
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thornton Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442
USA
Inquiries for additional information should be addressed via e-mail to
tsiotras@virginia.edu (http://watt.seas.virginia.edu/~pt6n)
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Ph.D. POSITIONS IN CONTROL THEORY
The Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virgini
has two (2) openings for students seeking a Ph.D. degree in the area of contro
systems. The research projects involve theoretical and experimental
investigation of robust and optimal controllers for nonlinear mechanical
systems, with applications to systems such as spacecraft, robotics, magnetic
bearings and milling processes. The projects are funded by NSF, NASA and local
industry.
The candidates are expected to work closely with the Laboratory
of Rotating Machinery and Controls (ROMAC) and the Center of Magnetic Bearings
The positions are available immediately. The University of Virginia is
considered one of the top public institutions in the US and is well-known for
its excellent teaching and research programs. It is located in
Charlottesville,
VA, approximately 100 miles SW of Washington, DC.
For more information and application material, interested candidates should
contact:
Prof. Panagiotis Tsiotras
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thornton Hall
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442
USA
Email: tsiotras@virginia.edu
URL: http://watt.virginia.edu/~pt6n
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Contributed by: Danielle Graveron
VACANCY: COMPUTER SCIENCE
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EU Programme TMR (Networks), FMRX- CT970160:
Advanced Signal Processing for Medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging and
Spectroscopy
Job Description:
Researcher (m/f), either Engineer/Doctoral student (preferably) or
postdoc in Computer Science with experience in Graphical User Interface
(GUI), Java/C++ and research interests. Participation in development
of a new GUI for existing MRS spectral analysis software and in
implementation/development of new algorithms for metabolite quantitation.
EU rules restrict eligibility to citizens of its 15 member states, plus
associated countries: Iceland,Israel,Liechtenstein and Norway.
Duration and Start Date: 16 months (1998-03-01)
Place of Work:
Resonance Magnetique Nucleaire (RMN), CNRS UPRESA 5012,
Universite Claude Bernard LYON I-CPE, Villeurbanne, FR.
Contact Person:
Graveron-Demilly, Danielle, Dr, RMN, CNRS UPRESA 5012,
Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I-CPE, FR.
33-4-72431049, 33-4-72448199, graveron@azur.univ-lyon1.fr
Network Homepage: http://azur.univ-lyon1.fr/TMR/tmr.html
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Contributed by: Dave Flamm
RESEARCH POSITION OPEN
SRI INTERNATIONAL
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Research Engineer/Sr. Research Engineer
Applied Control and Signal Processing Program
Job Description
- Research on the design and application of feedback control systems.
Individual must have expertise in classical and modern control
theory, knowledge of numerical analysis and real-time controller
implementation issues, and interest in cross-disciplinary
collaboration. Expertise is desired in one or more of the following
areas: hardware for control systems, nonlinear systems, electric
power systems, adaptive control, hybrid dynamical systems, industrial
process control, or control of semiconductor manufacturing
processes. Applicant must have computer skills, including scientific
programming and word processing, the potential to assume a research
leadership role, and interest in developing new business areas,
including participation in proposal development.
- A candidate must have good written and oral communication skills to
provide contributions to technical reports and proposals, and
participation in oral presentations to customers.
Experience, Education and Other Requirements
- Minimum depends on educational level: 3 years experience with control
system applications for M.S., recent graduate ok for Ph.D. Initial
level of responsibility will depend on experience.
- M.S. or Ph.D. required in engineering, mathematics or physics.
- US citizenship required.
Additional information
- Refer to PR No. 75620
- Send your resume to
SRI International
Staffing, AC108
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Fax: (650) 859-4700
Email: careers@sri.com
SRI is an equal opportunity employer.
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Contributed by: Enrique Barbieri (barbieri@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)
FACULTY POSITION
EECS DEPT - TULANE UNIVERSITY
Tulane University Tenure Track Faculty Position: The Department of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science invites applications for a
tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level.
Candidates with an earned Ph.D. degree (or satisfaction of all Ph.D. degree
requirements by inception of employment) in Electrical Engineering or in
Computer Engineering are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate
will have outstanding academic records, a strong commitment to teaching
graduate and undergraduate courses, and a keen interest to participate in
one or more of the on-going research areas of the department. We are
especially interested in Electrical Engineering candidates who are
specialized in areas related to Power Systems Engineering, however,
applications for other areas of Electrical Engineering will also be
considered. All areas of Computer Engineering will be considered.
Interested applicants may send a complete vitae and a descriptive cover
letter to Chair of Electrical Engineering (or Computer Engineering) Search
Committee, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Tulane University, New Orleans LA, 70118. Screening will begin in February
1998 and will continue until the position(s) is (are) filled. Tulane
University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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Contributed by Jan van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl)
CALL FOR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS
issued by the
European Research Network System Identification (ERNSI)
Applications are invited for fellowships at research teams of
the European Research Network System Identification.
Please show this call to potential applicants
and post it at your institute. An uptodate version of the
complete call is available on the web at the address
http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/departments/PNA2/callfships.html
FELLOWSHIPS
A research proposal titled System Identification of the
European Research Network System Identification (ERNSI) has been
selected for financial support by the European Commission through
the Program Training and Mobility of Researchers (TMR).
Subject to final approval by the Commission,
the contract makes available financial means for young
researchers at the post-doctoral and at the Ph.D. student level,
and for travel and subsistence costs of ERNSI team members
in the period April 1998 till April 2002.
ERNSI (European Research Network System Identification)
ERNSI was created in 1992 by several research groups with as aim to
stimulate cooperation between the research teams in the research area
of system identification. The network comprises nine research teams
in seven European countries. A list of all teams is presented below.
ERNSI has held annual workshops since 1992.
The research teams of the network:
(1) are leading research teams in system identification
active in Europe;
(2) span a broad spectrum of academic disciplines,
from mathematics to engineering and econometrics;
(3) have experience in training doctoral students and post-docs,
also from abroad;
(4) regularly receive visitors from other countries,
and maintain intensive international contacts;
(5) are active in the organization of the research area at
the international level, such as in editorial boards of journals
and in program committees of conferences.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Young researchers are invited to apply for a fellowship to any team of
ERNSI. Fellowships are available at the post-doctoral and at the Ph.D.
student level depending on the research team. The level of the position
per team is indicated below in the list of the teams.
It is expected that the project will start on April 1, 1998 and
will run four years till April 1, 2002 subject to final approval
by the European Commission.
For a young researcher to be financially supported by the project
he or she must meet several conditions:
(1) He or she must be a national of a member state of
the European Union or of a country regarded as an associated state:
Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
(2) He must not be a national of the state in which the university
or institute appointing him is situated and he must not have
carried out his normal activities in that state for more than 18
of the 24 months prior to his appointment.
(3) The young researcher must be a holder of a doctoral degree,
in case of a post doc, or of a degree obtained from a university
or equivalent institution of higher education which qualifies
him to embark on a doctoral degree, in case of a Ph.D. student.
(4) His or her age at the time of appointment on
the project by a team must be 35 years or less.
Applications may be submitted at any moment from the time this call
is issued till all positions have been filled.
HOW TO APPLY?
Young researchers interested in one of the positions should submit
a written application to the leader of the team they prefer to visit.
In case a potential candidate needs information about the position
he or she is suggested to contact the team leader by email prior to
submission of an application. The application should contain:
- A cover letter with information on the possible and preferred
starting date of the fellowship;
- A curriculum vitae with a list of publications;
- A copy of three recent publications in case of
a post-doc application and a copy of a project report in case of
a Ph.D. student application.
The leader of the team decides on the selection of the candidates.
The actual appointment is decided upon by the university
or the institute involved.
RESEARCH TEAMS OF ERNSI
Team CWI
Position for a Ph.D. student.
Research group at the
Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) in Amsterdam.
The team leader and project coordinator is Jan van Schuppen.
Address: CWI, P.O. Box 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
Tel. +31-20-5929333 (switch board),
Fax +31-20-5924199,
Email J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl.
Team TUWIEN
Position for a post-doctoral researcher.
Research team of the
Institut f\"{u}r \"{O}konometrie, Operations Research
und Systemtheorie,
Technische Universit\"{a}t Wien in Vienna, Austria.
Team leader is Manfred Deistler.
Address: Institut f\"{u}r \"{O}konometrie, Operations Research
und Systemtheorie, Technische Universit\"{a}t Wien,
Argentinierstrasse 8, A-1040 Wien, Austria,
Tel. +43-1-58801,
Fax +43-1-5054524,
Email m.deistler+e1191@tuwien.ac.at.
Team UCL.CESAME
Position for a post-doctoral researcher.
Research team of the research institute CESAME,
Universit\'{e} Ca\-tho\-li\-que de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve.
Team leader is Michel Gevers.
Address: CESAME, Universit\'{e} Catholique de Louvain,
4, Avenue Georges Lema\^{i}tre, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium,
Tel. +32-10-472590, +32-10-472597 (secretary),
Fax +32-10-472180,
Email gevers@auto.ucl.ac.be.
Team INRIA
Position for a Ph.D. student or a post-doctoral researcher.
Research team of the
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA),
Unit\'{e} de Recherche Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Team leader is Laurent Baratchart.
Address: INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, P.O. Box 109, Valbonne Cedex 06561,
France,
Tel. +33 4 9238 7777,
Fax +33 4 9238 7765,
Email baratcha@sophia.inria.fr.
Team URENNES
Position for a post-doctoral researcher or for a Ph.D. student.
Research team of the
Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Syst\`{e}mes Al\'{e}atoires
(IRISA), Universit\'{e} de Rennes, France.
Team leader is Jean-Jacques Fuchs.
Address: IRISA, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex,
France,
Tel. +33-2 99847223,
Fax +33-2 99847171,
Email fuchs@irisa.fr.
Team UCAM
Position for a post-doctoral researcher or a Ph.D. student.
Research team of the
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Great Bri\-tain.
Team leader is Jan Maciejowski.
Address: Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge,
Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom,
Tel. +44-1223-332732,
Fax +44-1223-332662,
Email jmm@eng.cam.ac.uk.
Team LADSEB
Position for a post-doctoral researcher or a Ph.D. student.
Research team of the
Istituto per Ricerche di Dinamica dei Sistemi e di Bioingegneria,
of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Padova, Italy.
Team leader is Giorgio Picci.
Address: LADSEB-CNR, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy.
Tel. +39-49-8295702,
Fax +39-49-8295763,
Email picci@dei.unipd.it.
Team KTH
Position for a post-doctoral researcher.
Research team of the
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Team leader is Anders Lindquist.
Address: Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology,
S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden,
Tel. +46-8-7907311,
Fax +46-8-225320,
Email alq@math.kth.se.
Team ULIN
Position for a post-doctoral researcher.
Research team of the
Institutionen fuer Systemteknik,
University of Lin\-k\"{o}\-ping, Link\"{o}ping, Sweden.
Team leader is Lennart Ljung.
Address: Department of Electrical Engineering, Linkoeping University,
S-581 83 Linkoeping, Sweden,
Tel. +46-13-281000,
Fax +46-13-139282,
Email ljung@isy.liu.se.
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Contributed by: Bjorn Wittenmark
Professor Position Available
Lund Institute of Technology
Department of Automatic Control
The Department of Automatic Control, Lund Institute of Technology,
invites applications for a full-time faculty position as professor.
Candidates are sought who have a strong interest in
control engineering research and teaching. The candidate must be
committed to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as
developing a high quality, externally supported program of research.
The proposed starting date is July 1, 1999.
The position is a replacement for professor Karl J. strm, who will retire
from his position as a professor in Automatic Control at December 31, 1999.
We can offer
o An inspiring scientific atmosphere
o A well functioning department with respect to research and teaching
o A nice social atmosphere at the department and in Lund
More information about the position and the application procedure can
be found at http://www.control.lth.se/~bjorn/prof1.html
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Contributed by: Vikram Kapila
The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering at
Polytechnic University is seeking a qualified individual for a Visiting
Professor/Lecturer position. The applicant must have an earned doctorate in
Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field. The primary
responsibilities of the candidate will include undergraduate instruction in
dynamic systems, instrumentation, and automatic control courses and graduate
instruction in emerging control design methodologies. Furthermore, the
successful candidate will be expected to participate in and contribute to
our on-going controls related research projects. The department faculty is
engaged in research projects funded by the National Science Foundation,
Federal Highway Administration, New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority, and local companies such as the Long Island Lighting
Company and Brooklyn Union. The department is currently modernizing its
instrumentation and controls laboratories.
Polytechnic, previously known as "Brooklyn Poly", is a private university
with well established programs and has campuses in Brooklyn, Farmingdale,
and Westchester. The University provides competitive salary and benefits.
The expected start date is September 1998. Please send a resume and
covering letter to:
Prof. Sunil Kumar
Department Head
Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering
Polytechnic University
Six Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
skumar@poly.edu
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Contributed by: N. Harris McClamroch (nhm@engin.umich.edu):
Faculty Position Announcement
The University of Michigan
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Applications are sought from exceptionally qualified individuals to join the
Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
A tenure track position at the level of assistant professor is available,
although an appointment at other levels is possible depending on experience
and qualifications. Areas of special interest include: flight dynamics,
orbital mechanics, aircraft control, spacecraft control, and related
aerospace fields. Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. in aerospace
engineering or a closely related field. Applicants must have demonstrated
ability for strong teaching and educational leadership and for development of
a creative, independent research program. All applicants should send a
curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and
experiences, and the names of four references to:
Professor David Hyland, Chair
3064 FXB
Department of Aerospace Engineering
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2140.
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer seeking to
increase representation of women and underrepresented minorities on its
faculty. Information about the Department of Aerospace Engineering can be
found at the following website: http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero
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Contributed by: Peter C. Y. Chen (cychen@gintic.gov.sg)
Research Fellow Position Available
The Modular Robot and Reconfigurable Workcell Group
in the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,
invites applications for a Research Fellow position.
Currently our group has several joint projects with
Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology ranging
from rapidly reconfigurable modular workcell, robot
calibration, robot simulation, to underwater robot
locomotion. Some description on this project can
be found at
Successful applicant is expected to conduct analytical
investigation concerning supervisory control of discrete
event system, with application to manufacturing workcell
management.
Applicant must possess an earned Ph.D. degree in
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or
Computer Science, and expertise in one or more
technical areas stated below.
* Automata Theory
* Discrete event system modeling, analysis,
and control synthesis, with specific
reference to the Ramadge-Wonham framework
* Real-time system and scheduling theory
* Manufacturing automation technology (PLCs,
real-time control network, workcell
management and control architecture)
Computer-related knowledge in the following
areas is also desirable.
* Component-based software development
(COM, ActiveX, etc.)
* Windows 95/NT and networking
* C/C++, Java, and HTML
The appointment is on two-year renewable contract.
The commencing salary will depend on the candidate's
qualification and experience.
Applicant please send (preferably by email):
1. a detail CV, with a list of publications
2. a copy of a published paper which the
applicant considers to be the most
relevant to the technical areas stated
above
3. a detail statement of research experience
and interests
to
Dr. Peter Chen
c/o School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Nanyang Technology University
Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
Email: cychen@gintic.gov.sg
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Contributed by Nirwan Ansari, ECE, NJIT
Announcing two new
ENDOWED FELLOWSHIPS FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES in
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING at
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
* The Hashimoto Fellowship: intended primarily for students who
have completed undergraduate studies in the United States.
* The Ross Fellowship: intended primarily for students who have
completed undergraduate studies in Europe.
Each fellowship is renewable for up to three years, depending
on performance in the doctoral program. Each offers a stipend
of up to US$20,000 (depending on qualifications) in addition to
tuition remission. Outstanding students in all branches of
Electrical and Computer Engineering are invited to apply.
Prospective applicants should send a letter of interest,
summarizing their research objectives, accompanied by their
professional resume and a recent academic transcript to:
Professor Richard Haddad, Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ 07102
USA
Applications should be received by March 31, 1998.
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Contributed by: Jacquelien Scherpen (j.m.a.scherpen@et.tudelft.nl)
Junior tenure-track faculty position
The Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Information
Technology and Systems, Laboratory for Control Engineering
invites applications for
a junior tenure-track faculty position (Universitair Docent)
in the area of control engineering which will enhance the
Laboratory's current research programs and educational
activities.
An outstanding individual is being sought who will participate
in a number of current research projects and will establish an
independent research program which should be related to the
existing programs of the Laboratory which include: Modeling and
Control of Non-linear Systems, Predictive Control, Intelligent
Modeling and Control (using fuzzy logic, neural nets and
genetic algorithms), Mechatronics and Control in Traffic and
Transport systems. The permanent staff of the Laboratory
consists of 2 full professors, 3 associate professors and 4
assistant professors. Yearly 25 students finish their M.Sc.
thesis at the Laboratory and 15 Ph.D. students are involved in
the many national and international research projects of the
Laboratory.
An earned doctorate is required as well as demonstrated
experience in research and the potential for significant
contributions to the research and teaching mission of the
laboratory within the Faculty of Information Technology and
Systems.
Applicants should submit their resumes (CV and list of
publications) before March 1, 1998, to
Professor Henk B. Verbruggen
Mail address:
Mekelweg 4
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands
phone: +31-15 278 5113
fax: +31-15 278 6679
e-mail: h.b.verbruggen@et.tudelft.nl
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Contributed by: savkin@ee.uwa.edu.au (Andrey V. Savkin)
RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION IN CONTROL THEORY
RESEARCH FELLOW LEVEL A or B
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Western Australia
Perth, AUSTRALIA
This position is funded by the Australian Research Council and will
involve carrying out research in conjunction
with Dr Andrey Savkin. The successful applicant will
be appointed for a period of two years with the possibility
of extension to three years.
Applicants should have a Ph.D in Engineering or Mathematics with a
specialisation in Control Theory. They should also have a demonstrated
ability to carry out research in one or more of the following areas:
Robust Control and Filtering; Hybrid Control Systems; Control of Networks;
Stochastic Control; Computer Control; Nonlinear Systems.
Salary: In the range $Aust 39,996 - $Aust 42,933 (level A)
or $Aust 45,194 - $Aust 53,669 (level B) depending on qualification
and experience (1$Aust ~= $US 0.7).
Further information can be obtained from Andrey Savkin on email
savkin@ee.uwa.edu.au or FAX 61 8 9380 1065 or phone 61 8 9380 1621.
Applications close 12 March 1998.
Written applications should be sent to
Dr. A.Savkin
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Western Australia
Nedlands, Perth, WA 6907, AUSTRALIA
Alternatively, applications can be sent to Andrey Savkin via email
or FAX.
Applications should include the names, addresses, and email or FAX numbers
of at least two referees.
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Contributed by: H. Logemann & E.P. Ryan
Postdoctoral Position
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
As part of a research project on "Integral-invariance principles &
universal adaptive control", a 3 year Postdoctoral Research Assistantship
will shortly become available within the Department of Mathematical
Sciences at the University of Bath. The project is funded by the
UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The anticipated
start date is September 1998. Candidates should have expertise in one
of the following areas: control theory, differential equations, dynamical
systems, nonlinear analysis. For further information, informal enquiries
should be addressed to:
H. Logemann (hl@maths.bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44-1225-82-6008)
E.P. Ryan (epr@maths.bath.ac.uk, Tel. +44-1225-82-6010)
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Contributed by: Gerrit van Straten
Ph.D. POSITIONS
AT WAGENINGEN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
The Systems and Control Group is looking for candidates for two 4 year
Ph.D. projects on the following subjects:
1. Design of optimal control strategies in a future solar greenhouse
without fossil fuel input.
2. Time-optimal path planning and control of robot manipulators for
automatic fruit picking.
More information about these projects is due to appear on our home page:
http://www.aenf.wau.nl/aenf/mrs. You can also send an e-mail.
Requirements:
- An academic degree in the technical or natural sciences
- A firm systems and control background
- Proficient in English
- Good references
Offered:
Ph.D. students normally receive a 4 year contract (with a 1 year probation
period). The salary starts at Dfl 2135 per month in the first year,
increasing to Dfl 3812 per month in the last year (before tax
deduction). Students may negotiate a levelling over the years to better
match with the cost of living.
Applications to be addressed to:
Prof. G. van Straten, Wageningen Agricultural University
Systems and Control Group
Bomenweg 4, 6703 HD Wageningen, The Netherlands
fax. +31.317.484819
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Contributed by: J.W. Polderman
New book:
Introduction to mathematical systems theory: a behavioral approach.
Authors: Jan Willem Polderman (Twente) and J.C. Willems (Groningen)
Publisher: Springer
Series: Texts in Applied Mathematics 26.
Price: US $ 54.95, DM 98, UK: 37.50, Lit. 108.230, sFr 89.50,
FF370.
Chaptertitles: 1. Dynamical Systems
2. Systems Defined by Linear Differential Equations
3. Time Domain Description of Linear Systems
4. State Space Models
5. Controllability and Observability
6. Elimination of Latent Variables and State
Space Representations
7. Stability Theory
8. Time- and Frequency-Domain Characteristics
of Linear Time-Invariant Systems
9. Pole Placement by State Feedback
10. Observers and Dynamic Compensators
11. Simulation Exercises
12. Background Material (Appendix)
Number of pages: appr. 450 (with 89 illustrations)
More info, including table of contents and ordering information,
may be obtained through
www.math.utwente.nl/~twpolder/Tam26
>From the backcover: An Introduction to Mathematical Systems Theory: A
Behavioral Approach is a book about modelling, analysis, and control of
linear time-invariant systems. The book uses what is called the behavioral
approach towards mathematical modelling. Thus a system is viewed as a
dynamical relation between manifest and latent variables. The emphasis is on
dynamical systems that are represented by systems of linear constant
coefficient differential equations.
In the first part of the book the structure of the set of trajectories that
such dynamical systems generate is analyzed. Conditions are obtained for two
systems of differential equations to be equivalent in the sense that they
define the same behavior. It is further shown that the trajectories of such
linear differential systems can be partitioned in free inputs and bound
outputs. In addition the memory structure of the system is analyzed through
state space models.
The second part of the book is devoted to a number of important system
properties, notably controllability, observability, and stability. An
essential feature of using the behavioral approach is that it allows these
and similar concepts to be introduced in a representation free manner. In
the third part control problems are considered, more specifically
stabilization and pole placement questions.
The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate
students in mathematics and engineering. It contains numerous exercises,
including simulation problems, and examples, notably of mechanical systems
and electrical circuits.
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Contributed by: B. Wayne Bequette
Textbook Announcement:
Process Dynamics: Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, 1/e
B. Wayne Bequette, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY, USA
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
(see http://www.phptr.com)
Copyright 1998, 640 pp. Cloth
ISBN 0-13-206889-3
$85.00
KEY BENEFIT:Modeling, analysis and simulation of chemical processes is
increasingly central to the work of chemical engineers -- but it is rarely
covered in depth in process control or design books. This book is a
comprehensive introduction to process modeling and dynamics using the
powerful MATLAB and SIMULINK analysis and simulation tools.
COURSES WHERE THIS TEXT CAN BE USED
This textbook is based on a required course that I have taught to chemical
and environmental engineering juniors at Rensselaer since 1991. This
dynamic systems course (originally titled lumped parameter systems) is a
prerequisite to a required course on chemical process control, normally
taken in the second semester of the junior year. This textbook can be used
for the first term of a two-term sequence in dynamics and control. I have
not treated process control in this text because I feel that there is a
need for more in-depth coverage of process dynamics than is covered in most
process control textbooks. I am currently completing an undergraduate
textbook focused on model-based approaches to process control; the planned
publication date is 1999.
This textbook can also be used in courses such as process modeling or
numerical methods for chemical engineers. Although directed towards
undergraduates, this text can also be used in a first-year graduate course
on process modeling or process dynamics; in this case, much of the focus
would be on section V (nonlinear analysis) and in-depth studies of the
modules.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PROCESS MODELING.
II. NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES.
III. LINEAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.
IV. NONLINEAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.
V. REVIEW AND LEARNING MODULES.
Index.
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Contributed by Bonnie Heck
New Web Page for Fundamentals of Signals and Systems Using MATLAB
FUNDAMENTALS OF SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS USING MATLAB by Edward W. Kamen and
Bonnie S. Heck, 1997 By Prentice-Hall, Inc. has a new Web page located at:
http://www.ece.gatech.edu/users/bonnie/book/book.html
This Web page contains the errata, all m-files used in the text, and an
on-line MATLAB tutorial that is geared towards the commands used in the text.
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Contributed by: ESAIM: COCV
Announcement and Call for Papers - ESAIM: COCV
The French "Societe de Mathematiques Appliquees et Industrielles"
is pleased to announce a new series of electronic journals, the
European Series in Applied and Industrial Mathematics (ESAIM).
The first journal in the series, ESAIM: COCV (Control, Optimisation
and Calculus of Variations) was created in January 1995. The purpose
of ESAIM: COCV is to publish papers in the areas of control,
optimization and the calculus of variations, including both theory
and applications, as well as numerical and computational results.
ESAIM: COCV has an editorial board and follows usual
editorial practices (including external refereeing).
ESAIM: COCV is primarily an electronic journal with URL
http://www.emath.fr/cocv/
In particular, articles are made available at the
above Web address as soon as they are ready for publication. In addition to
this, a single paper volume containing all the articles of a given year is
published at the end of the year in question. The electronic version of the
journal will remain free of charge until the end of 1998,
whereas paper volumes will be sold.
Authors of high-quality research articles, or, on occasion, of survey
articles falling within the scope of the journal are highly encouraged
to submit their texts for publication in ESAIM: COCV. Guidelines for submissio
are available on the above Web site. Long papers are very welcome. As of
today, more than 23 articles are published and already available on the server
Persons wishing to be informed in a timely manner of the publication of
new articles in the journal are kindly asked to fill out the form provided
on the Web site to that effect (see under "subscription").
EDITORIAL BOARD AND CONTACT FOR ESAIM: COCV:
Editor in Chief: Jean-Michel Coron
Associate editors in chief: Jacques Blum, Jean-Pierre Quadrat, Enrique Zuazua
Editors: A. Agrachev, J.M. Ball, H.T. Banks, G. Bastin, P. Bernhard,
B. Bonnard, E. Casas, G. Chavent, G. Cohen, F. Colonius, G. Dal Maso,
W. Dayawansa, F. Delebecque, L. El Ghaoui, R. Glowinski, N. El Karoui,
M. Fliess, F. Helein, K. Kunisch, J. Lagnese, C. Lemarechal, J.-M. Morel,
R. Murray, O. Pironneau, P. Rouchon, F. Santosa, E. Sontag, M. Sorine,
D. Tataru, A. Teel, J. Tsinias
Editorial secretary of the journal:
Colette Perrigault
ESAIM: COCV
SMAI - Institut Henri Poincare
11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75231 Paris Cedex 05
France
Fax: +33 1 44 07 03 64
e-mail: cocv@esaim.emath.fr
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Contributed by: Deidre Wunderlich, Production Editor
SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications
Volume 19, Number 1, JANUARY 1998
CONTENTS
On the Least Squares Approximation of Symmetric-Definite Pencils
Subject to Generalized Spectral Constraints
Moody T. Chu and Quanlin Guo
Regularization of Singular Systems by Derivative and Proportional
Output Feedback
D. L. Chu, H. C. Chan, and D. W. C. Ho
Perturbation Theory for Algebraic Riccati Equations
Ji-Guang Sun
Inequalities for the Hadamard Product of Matrices
B. Mond and J. E. Pecaric
Primitivity of Positive Matrix Pairs: Algebraic Characterization,
Graph Theoretic Description, and 2D Systems Interpretation
Ettore Fornasini and Maria Elena Valcher
Bruhat Decomposition and Numerical Stability
O. H. Odeh, D. D. Olesky, and P. van den Driessche
Generalizations of Ky Fan's Dominance Theorem
Chi-Kwong Li and Roy Mathias
A Fast Stable Solver for Nonsymmetric Toeplitz and Quasi-Toeplitz
Systems of Linear Equations
S. Chandrasekaran and Ali H. Sayed
Generalized Reflexive Matrices: Special Properties and Applications
Hsin-Chu Chen
Efficient Solution of Constrained Least Squares Problems with
Kronecker Product Structure
Anders Barrlund
Computing a Factor of a Polynomial by Means of Multishift LR
Algorithms
Luca Gemignani
Eigenvector Slicing of the Nonnegative Matrices
D. J. Hartfiel
Euclidean Norm Minimization of the SOR Operators
Apostolos Hadjidimos and Michael Neumann
Using the Matrix Sign Function to Compute Invariant Subspaces
Zhaojun Bai and James Demmel
The M-Matrix Group Generalized Inverse Problem for Weighted Trees
Stephen J. Kirkland and Michael Neumann
Parameter Estimation in the Presence of Bounded Data Uncertainties
S. Chandrasekaran, G. H. Golub, M. Gu, and A. H. Sayed
A Generalized Hilbert Matrix Problem and Confluent
Chebyshev-Vandermonde Systems
Hao Lu
Note On "Further Study and Generalization of Kahan's Matrix Extension
Theorem"
Dao-Sheng Zheng
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Contributed by Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
Table of contents
January, 1998 Issue 34:1
Editorials
V. Anantharam, J. Walrand Call for papers - Special issue on control
methods for communication networks
Regular Papers
A. Ray, S. Tangirala, M. Life-extending control of mechanical
Holmes, M. Carpino structures: Experimental verification of the
concept
A. M. Annaswamy, F. P. Adaptive control of continuous-time systems
Skantze, Ai-Poh Loh with convex/ concave parametrization
L. Chisci, A. Garulli, A. Block recursive parallelotopic bounding in set
Vicino, G. Zappa membership identification
C. Bunse, M. Verlage, P. Improved software quality through improved
Giese development process descriptions
Brief Papers
Y. Tang Terminal sliding mode control for rigid robots
J. Nilsson, B. Bernhardsson, Stochastic analysis and control of real-time
B. Wittenmark systems with random time delays
J. A Rossiter, M. J. Rice, A numerically robust state-space approach to
B. Kouvaritakis stable predictive control strategies
A. Datta, J. Ochoa Adaptive internal model control: H2
optimization for stable plants
L. C. Kammer, R. R. Bitmead, Optimal controller properties from closed-loop
P. L. Bartlett experiments
C. Xiao, V. Sreeram, W. Q. Identification and model reduction of 2-D
Liu, A. N. Venetanopoulos systems via the extended impulse response
gramians
C. W. Frei, L. Y. Pao Alternatives to Monte Carlo simulation
evaluations of two multisensor fusion
algorithms
Ben M. Chen, S. R. Weller Mappings of the finite and infinite zero
structures and invertibility structures of
general linear multivariable systems.....
Technical Communiques
G. Escobar, R. Ortega, M. Regulation and tracking of the nonholonomic
Reyhanoglu double integrator: A field-oriented control
approach
L. U. Goekdere, M. A. Global asymptotic stability of indirect
Simaan, C. W. Brice field-oriented speed control of current-fed
induction motors
S-H. Song, J-K. Kim H(infinity) control of discrete-time linear
systems with norm- bounded uncertainty and
time delay in state
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Contributed by: Zdzislaw Kowalczuk
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on
" Predictive Methods for Adaptive Control "
in the Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
The Editorial Board of the quarterly journal "Applied Mathematics and Computer
Science" have decided to publish a special issue on "Predictive Methods for
Adaptive Control". Papers directly relating their contribution to the session
subject are particularly encouraged. Nevertheless, we also invite all the
original and innovative contributions clearly connected with this topic,
including
- predictive design methods and algorithms,
- predictive-based identification and control,
- adaptive and self-tuning predictive control,
- discrete-time design methodology,
- continuous-time approach to the design.
Papers having practical relevance and dealing with the application of ideas
can also be proposed. As well as regular papers, tutorials and review papers
on the topic are welcome.
The papers will be subject to a regular qualification procedure, and the
publication decision will be made based on reviewer's comments.
In order to accelerate editing and printing, the authors of the accepted
manuscripts will be required to provide its final version on a computer MS-DOS
formatted disc along with one paper copy. Most word processing formats are
accepted but LATEX is preferred.
Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted by 1st March 1998 to
the guest editor:
Zdzislaw Kowalczuk
Department of Automatic Control (W.E.T.I)
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK
Narutowicza 11/12, P.O. Box 612
80-952 Gdansk, POLAND
E-mail: kova@pg.gda.pl fax (4858) 3416132 tel. (4858) 3472018
More information about the "Applied Mathematics and Computer Science" and
instructions for authors can be found at:
http://www.irio.pz.zgora.pl/amcs/index.html
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Contributed by: Taylor & Francis Table of Contents Service
22 January, 1998
International Journal of Control
Volume:- 69 Issue:- 2
Publication Date (Expected): 26th January 1998
Contents:-
Title: Individual channel anaylsis of a turbogenerator with a power system
stabiliser
Authors: Z. Fadlalmoula, S. S. Robertson, J. O'Reilly, W. E. Leithead.
Pages 175-202.
Title: Perdictive Optimal Iterative Learning Control
Authors: N. Amann, D.H. Owens, E. Rogers.
Pages 203-226.
Title: On the exponential stability of an initial-boundary equation arising
from strain feedback control of flexible robot arms with rigid offset
Authors: B. Guo, Z. Luo.
Pages 227-238.
Title: Nonlinear optimal control of a triple link inverted pedulum with
single control input
Authors: K. G. Eltohamy, C.-Y. Kuo.
Pages 239-256.
Title: Internal model-based controller design using measured costs and gradien
Authors: A. F. Lynch, S. Salcudean.
Pages 257-270.
Title: Exploiting ellipsoidal parameter set estimates in H(infinity) robust
control design
Authors: S. DeVilbiss, S. Yurkovich.
Pages 271-284.
Title: Feedback stabilization of Timoshenko beam with an end mass
Authors: D. Shi, S.H. Hou, D. Feng.
Pages 285-300.
Title: A link between H(infinity) control of a nonlinear system and its
linearization
Authors: W. Lin, Lihua Xie.
Pages 301-314.
Title: Reliable nonlinear control system design by using strictly redundant
control elements
Authors: G. Yang, J. Wang, C. B. Soh.
Pages 315-328.
Title: Model Error Compensation for Observer Design
Authors: J. F. Tu, J. L. Stein.
Pages 329-345.
Title: Worst-case errors of linear algorithms for identification in H(infinity
Authors: J. R. Partington.
Pages 347-352.
Title: Remarks on stability results for the solutions of certain
fourth-order autonomous differential equations
Authors: X. Wu, K. Xiong.
Pages 353-360.
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Contributed by: Deborah Poulson, Production Editor
SIAM Review
Volume 40, Number 1, MARCH 1998
CONTENTS
Articles
Inverse Eigenvalue Problems
Moody T. Chu
From Semidiscrete to Fully Discrete: Stability of Runge-Kutta Schemes
by the Energy Method
Doron Levy and Eitan Tadmor
Classroom Notes
Solution to an Inverse Problem in Diffusion
Yves Nievergelt
Introducing Computational Science Methods Using Parallax
D. E. Stevenson
Games to Teach Mathematical Modelling
James A. Powell, James S. Cangelosi, and Ann Marie Harris
Similarity Transformations for Partial Differential Equations
Mehmet Pakdemirli and Muhammet Yurusoy
Fractal Basins of Attraction Associated with a Damped Newton's Method
Bogdan I. Epureanu and Henry S. Greenside
Using Complex Variables to Estimate Derivatives of Real Functions
William Squire and George Trapp
Estimating the Rate of Natural Bioattenuation of Ground Water
Contaminants by a Mass Conservation Approach
James W. Weaver and Freda Porter-Locklear
Problems and Solutions
Book Reviews
Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting (Peter J. Brockwell and
Richard A. Davis), Collin C. Carbno
Probabilistic and Analytical Aspects of the Umbral Calculus (A. Di
Bucchianico), Philip Feinsilver
Linear Programming 1: Introduction (George B. Dantzig and Mukund N.
Thapa), Saul I. Gass
Global Methods in Optimal Control Theory (Vadim F. Krotov), Mostafa
Ghandehari
Rigorous Global Search: Continuous Problems (R. Baker Kearfott),
Eldon Hansen
Geometric Control Theory (Velimir Jurdevic), Robert Hermann
Elements of Pattern Theory (U. Grenander), Daniel Keenan
Introduction to Stochastic Processes (Gregory F. Lawler), Eric S. Key
Numerical Approximation of Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws
(Edwige Godlewski and Pierre-Arnaud Raviart), Randall J. LeVeque
Oscillations in Planar Dynamic Systems (Ronald E. Mickens), Mark Levi
Thinking About Ordinary Differential Equations (Robert E. O'Malley,
Jr.), J. David Logan
Global Aspects of Classical Integrable Systems (Richard H. Cushman and
Larry M. Bates), Richard Montgomery
The Exponential Distribution: Theory, Methods and Applications (N.
Balakrishnan and A. P. Basu, Eds.), H. N. Nagaraja
The Theory of Singular Perturbations (E. M. de Jager and Jiang Furu),
Robert E. O'Malley, Jr.
Domain Decomposition: Parallel Multilevel Methods for Elliptic
Partial Differential Equations (Barry F. Smith, Petter E. Bjorstad,
and William D. Gropp), Joseph E. Pasciak
Numerical Algorithms with C and Numerical Algorithms with Fortran
(Gisela Engeln-Mullges and Frank Uhlig), John D. Pryce
Limit Analysis of Solids and Structures (Jacov A. Kamenjarzh), B. Daya
Reddy
Complete Second Order Linear Differential Equations in Hilbert Spaces
(Alexander Ya Shklyar), Michael Renardy
Ordinary Differential Equations in Theory and Practice (R. M. M.
Mattheij and J. Molenaar), Lawrence F. Shampine
Optimization in Solving Elliptic Problems (Eugene G. D'yakonov),
Jinchao Xu
Selected Collections
Later Editions
Chronicle
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Contributed by: Ira D. Smiley, Production Editor,
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
Volume 36, Number 2, MARCH 1998
CONTENTS
Local Exact Boundary Controllability of the Boussinesq Equation
A. V. Fursikov and O. Yu. Imanuvilov
Discretized Maximum Likelihood and Almost Optimal Adaptive Control of
Ergodic Markov Models
T. E. Duncan, B. Pasik-Duncan, and L. Stettner
Dynamics of Time-Varying Discrete-Time Linear Systems: Spectral Theory
and the Projected System
Fabian Wirth
An Optimal Control Theory for Discrete Event Systems
Raja Sengupta and Stphane Lafortune
Classes of Nonlinear Partially Observable Stochastic Optimal Control
Problems with Explicit Optimal Control Laws
Charalambos D. Charalambous and Robert J. Elliott
A Free Boundary Problem in Rd with Both Smooth and Nonsmooth Fit
J. R. Dorroh and Guillermo Ferreyra
Positive Linear Observers for Linear Compartmental Systems
J. M. van den Hof
Existence of Markov Controls and Characterization of Optimal Markov
Controls
Thomas G. Kurtz and Richard H. Stockbridge
A Construction of Rational Wavelets and Frames in Hardy--Sobolev
Spaces with Applications to System Modeling
Nicholas F. Dudley Ward and Jonathan R. Partington
Sliding Modes in Solving Convex Programming Problems
Michael P. Glazos, Stefen Hui, and Stanislaw H. Zak
Lipschitzian Stability for State Constrained Nonlinear Optimal Control
A. L. Dontchev and W. W. Hager
Rates of Convergence for Approximation Schemes in Optimal Control
Paul Dupuis and Matthew R. James
A New Value Iteration Method for the Average Cost Dynamic Programming
Problem
Dimitri P. Bertsekas
Multidimensional Systems with Finite Support Behaviors: Signal
Structure, Generation, and Detection
Ettore Fornasini and Maria Elena Valcher
Stability and Euler Approximation of One-Sided Lipschitz Differential
Inclusions
Tzanko Donchev and Elza Farkhi
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Contributed by: Leslie HOLLETT
Please find below the contents of EJC vol 4, nb 1, 1998:
Editorial
Fault Detection and Isolation for State Affine Systems
H. Hammouri, M. Kinnaert, E.H. El Yaagoubi
Discussion on the paper by H. Hammouri et al., coordinated by A.S. Morse
and contributed by X. Ding, P.M. Frank, R. Seliger, F.M. Pait and the
authors.
Static Output Feedback Controllers for Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time
Systems with Input Nonlinearities
W.M. Haddad, V. Kapila
A Min-max Approach to Set Point Stabilization for a Class of Drift Free
Systems
H. Michalska
Discontinuous Control of Brockett Integrator
A. Astolfi
Enhancing the Robustness of GPC via a Simple Choice of the Youla Parameter
P. Ansay, M. Gevers, V. Wertz
Two H? Control Strategies for a Very Flexible Structure
S. Le Ballois, G. Duc
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Contributed by Jan H. van Schuppen (J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 10, Number 3
B.R. Barmish and C.M. Lagoa,
The uniform distribution: A rigorous justification
for its use in robustness analysis,
MCSS 10 (1997), 103-222.
A. Fischer,
Stability radii of infinite-dimensional positive systems,
MCSS 10 (1997), 223-236.
M. Cohen de Lara,
Characterization of a subclass of finite-dimensional
estimation algebras with maximal rank. Application to
filtering,
MCSS 10 (1997), 237-246.
P. Kunkel and V. Mehrmann,
The linear quadratic optimal control problem for linear
descriptor systems with variable coefficients,
MCSS 10 (1997), 247-264.
N. Cohen and I. Lewkowicz,
Convex invertible cones of state space systems,
MCSS 10 (1997), 265-286.
Volume 10, Number 4
M. Weiss and G. Weiss,
Optimal control of stable weakly regular linear systems,
MCSS 10 (1997, 287-330.
K.L. Blackmore, R.C. Williamson, I.M.Y. Mareels,
and W.A. Sethares,
Online learning via congregational gradient descent,
MCSS 10 (1997), 331-363.
L. Farina and L. Benvenuti,
Polyhedral reachable set with positive controls,
MCSS 10 (1997), 364-380.
J.N. Tsitsiklis and V.D. Blondel,
Lyapunov exponents of pairs of matrices, a correction,
MCSS 10 (1997), 381.
INFORMATION
Information on MCSS including tables of contents is
available at its home pages:
- - http://www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
- - http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html
Address for submissions:
J.H. van Schuppen (Co-Editor MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Bradley Dickinson, Eduardo Sontag, Jan van Schuppen (Editors)
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Contributed by: Deidre Wunderlich, Production Editor
SIAM Journal on Optimization
Volume 8, Number 1, FEBRUARY 1998
CONTENTS
On Effectively Computing the Analytic Center of the Solution Set by
Primal-Dual Interior-Point Methods
Maria D. Gonzalez-Lima, Richard A. Tapia, and Florian A. Potra
Global Convergence of the Affine Scaling Algorithm for Convex
Quadratic Programming
Renato D. C. Monteiro and Takashi Tsuchiya
Superlinear Convergence of a Symmetric Primal-Dual Path Following
Algorithm for Semidefinite Programming
Zhi-Quan Luo, Jos F. Sturm, and Shuzhong Zhang
Reconstruction with Noisy Data: An Approach via Eigenvalue
Optimization
Dominikus Noll
On Some Properties of Quadratic Programs with a Convex Quadratic
Constraint
Stefano Lucidi, Laura Palagi, and Massimo Roma
Global Linear and Local Quadratic Convergence of a Long-Step
Adaptive-Mode Interior Point Method for Some Monotone Variational
Inequality Problems
Jie Sun and Gongyun Zhao
A Trust Region Method for Solving Generalized Complementarity Problems
Houyuan Jiang, Masao Fukushima, Liqun Qi, and Defeng Sun
An Active Set Newton Algorithm for Large-Scale Nonlinear Programs with
Box Constraints
Francisco Facchinei, Joaquim Judice, and Joao Soares
On the Convergence of Constrained Parallel Variable Distribution
Algorithms
Michael V. Solodov
A Generalized Proximal Point Algorithm for the Variational Inequality
Problem in a Hilbert Space
Regina S. Burachik and Alfredo N. Iusem
Budget-Dependent Convergence Rate of Stochastic Approximation
Pierre L'Ecuyer and George Yin
The Sequential Knapsack Polytope
Y. Pochet and R. Weismantel
An Algorithm for the Inequality-Constrained Discrete Min-Max Problem
Berc Rustem and Quoc Nguyen
Erratum: An SQP Algorithm for Finely Discretized Continuous Minimax
Problems and Other Minimax Problems with Many Objective Functions
Jian L. Zhou and Andre Tits
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Contributed by: Howard Jay Chizeck
Dept. of Systems, Control & Industrial Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7070
(216) 368-3836 fax (216) 368-3123 hjc2@po.cwru.edu
ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS/AIRTC'98
International IFAC Symposium on
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN REAL TIME CONTROL / AIRTC'98
To be held at the GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA, USA
October 5-8, 1998
CALL FOR PAPERS
This symposium represents the continuation of a series of six very
successful symposia and workshops in this field. The scope includes the
use of artificial intelligence in design, implementation, testing,
maintenance, supervision and monitoring of real time control systems.
The objective is to bring together control systems specialists,
artificial intelligence specialists and end-users.
Topics of Interest
Topic 1: Papers are solicited which can illuminate the foundations of
the practice of AI methodologies in the task of control. The existing,
essentially linear, feedback, bottom-up approach is well accepted and
utilized. However, there is ample evidence that some traditional
approaches can be supplemented and enhanced significantly with the use
of modern nonlinear, parallel processing, adaptive AI (computational
intelligence) methodologies. Papers which can articulate the
relationships between the two types of paradigms and the issues
involving their combined use would be of interest to the community.
Topic 2: The current linear and feedback approach for real time control
has been established to address matters of stability, observability,
controllability, and in the aggregate - robust control. Papers which
address these issues in the context of AI for real time control are
welcome.
Topic 3: In both traditional and AI approaches, there are basic lower
level tasks of signal and image processing, sensor data interpretation,
model building and so on. AI methods are particularly strong in such
matters and papers reporting on progress in these areas would be
appropriate.
Topic 4: It seems that the real strength of the AI methods comes about
through their ability to adapt, quickly and appropriately, to changes in
the task domain. This ability to adapt involves at least two types of
control functionalities, one being the ability to detect and repair
disruptions associated with the sensor input system, and another being
the ability to understand that the control paradigm previously supplied
to the controller is no longer valid and a new one needs to be learned
adaptively. Papers addressing these matters are also welcome.
Submission of Extended Abstract: 31 March 1998
Paper Acceptance: 31 May 1998
Delivery of Full Papers: 31 July 1998
Paper Presenter Registration: 31 July 1998
Tutorials: 5 October 1998
AIRTC98 Symposium: 5 - 8 October 1998
Extended abstracts are to be limited to two pages, single spaced,
12 point font. All accepted papers must be received prior to
15 August 1998 for publication of proceedings preprint
book and/or CD.
IFAC Conference Coordinator
Attn: Ms. Sandy Miller
PO Box 340345
Beavercreek, OH 45434-0345
email: millersm@ml.wpafb.af.mil
Phone: 937-255-8787 / Fax: 937-656-7995
The symposium publication will be a bound hardback preprint book and/or
a CD that will contain an introduction to AI in real-time control and
therein be organized into chapters based upon the symposium sessions.
If a preprint is produced, it will also contain software provided by
presenters which exercise aspects of their work. Each chapter will
commence with a short introduction to establish scope and to discuss the
relationships between the papers. Yoh-Han Pao and Steven R. LeClair
will serve as editors. Copyright will be assigned to IFAC, and/or
designated publisher. Also, individual papers will be made available
for selection to be published in 1) Automatica, 2) the IFAC
Journal Control Engineering Practice, or in 3) the Engineering
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Journal.
Registration
Symposium registration will be $400 US dollars. Presenter registration
will be $350 US dollars and must be accompanied with accepted paper.
Registration includes proceedings preprint book, continental breakfast,
coffee breaks, and banquet. Student registration will be $150 US
dollars. Credit Cards will not be accepted for registration.
For more information, please visit our home page at:
http://sys36174.ml.wpafb.af.mil/airtc98/airtc98.html
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Contributed by: Prof. Lichen Zhang
23rd IFAC/IFIP Workshop on
REAL TIME PROGRAMMING
WRTP'98
Shantou, Guandong Province, P.R. China, 23 -- 25 June 1998
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
SCOPE
The workshop will consist of formal presentations, discussions and
informal meetings covering recent advances and current issues in
theory, applications, and technology of real time programming. It
is to promote interaction among researchers and practitioners and
to evaluate the maturity of new directions in real time software.
The topics to be covered include, but are not restricted to:
* Advances in real time programming languages
* Requirements engineering methods for real time systems
* Software design methods for predictable behaviour
* Object orientation in real time environments
* Real time scheduling and resource management
* Real time operating systems
* Real time communication architectures, incl. MAP and Fieldbus
* Verification and validation, esp. of timing properties
* Dependability issues and quality assurance
* Industrial applications and experience
* Evaluation of current real time systems
* Real time (control) systems coping with challenging time constraints
SUBMISSIONS
The submission of draft papers with up to 6 pages is invited. They
should address the topics outlined above and focus on insights and
lessons gained from recent research and practical experience. Position
papers describing new ideas, promising approaches, and work in progress
are considered particularly appropriate. The abstracts should outline
the contribution that the author intends to make at the Workshop. The
submitted texts are to be sent to the IPC co-chair by electronic mail in
the form of plain ASCII files, i.e., without any mark-up. If e-mail is
not available, plain ASCII files may be mailed on MS-DOS diskettes.
FINAL PAPERS
The final papers have to be prepared according to the instructions
(using a certain LaTeX style and electronic submission) that will
be sent to the authors together with the notification of acceptance.
Accepted papers must be presented in person at the Workshop.
PARTICIPATION
Attendance will be limited to approx. 60 active workers in the field.
Participants are requested to register in advance not later than
8 May 1998.
LOCATION
Shantou is a harbour city located on the scenic coastline of South China
with a population of 3.9 million. The weather in Shantou is mild. The
annual average temperature is 22 deg. C. With its new transportation
services, it is now convenient to commute to the neighbouring cities of
Hong Kong and Macau (40 minutes by air and 4 hours by car).
Shantou University is located at the foot of Sangpushan Hill in the
outskirts of the City of Shantou. The building complex of 280,000 square
meters, built on an area of one square kilometer with the advice of
horticulturists and artists, is not only magnificent and original, but
also elegant and unique in style. The campus is an education and
research centre in the Eastern Guangdong Province.
For overseas participants arrangements will be made to travel jointly
from Hong Kong airport to Shantou and back using a bus and a group
visa.
LANGUAGE
English will be the working language of the workshop and will
be used for the proceedings, the presentations and discussions.
No simultaneous translation will be provided.
CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence should be addressed to the IPC chairman
Prof. Lichen Zhang, the IPC co-chair Prof. W.A. Halang or to
Dr. Chen Li, Institute of AI & PR, Science Center, Shantou University,
515063 Shantou, Guangdong, P.R. of China,
Tel: +86-754-2510000 ext. 33284, Fax: +86-754-2510654.
Email: lchen@mailserv.stu.edu.cn
Electronic mail should be used whenever possible.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions due by ........................... 15 March 1998
Notification of acceptance ................... 27 April 1998
Registration ................................. 8 May 1998
Full papers due by ........................... 29 May 1998
Workshop ..................................... 23--25 June 1998
WWW-Servers: http://www.ifac-control.org/
http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/IT/wrtp98/
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Contributed by: Steering Commitee of the European Summer Schools on Modelling
and Control of Mechanical Systems (A. Astolfi, C. Bonivento, B. Brogliato, A.
Kecskemethy, B. Maschke, C. Melchiorri, A. Tornambe).
SECOND EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON MODELLING AND CONTROL OF MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS: Second announcement
location: Alghero, Sardegna, Italy
dates: 02- 06 June 1998
**SUMMARY**
This is the second event of a series of 4 summer schools on modeling and
control of mechanical systems, organized by A. Tornambe (Univ. Roma Tre), A.
Kecskemethy (Univ. Graz), C. Melchiorri, C. Bonivento (Univ. Bologna), B.
Maschke (CNAM, Paris), B. Brogliato (LAG, Grenoble) and A. Astolfi
(Imperial College).
Each summer school intends to present a selection of advanced topics on the
modelling and control of mechanical systems and robots, in didactical form,
covering the areas of theoretical developements in: 1) dynamical modelling
2) Control 3) Design and control of mechanical systems and advanced
experimental setups and technology. The summer school has also the aim of
bringing together young researches active in these fields and give them the
opportunity to know each other. In order to promote interaction between tha
ttendees and with the instructors, the last session will be devoted to a
selection of short presentations of attendees.
The proceedings of the summer school will be published as a book by
Hermes-Paris, available to the participants before the event.
**REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATION**
The Alghero summer school will be coupled to the
IEEE Mediteranean Control Conference to be held at the same place during the
second week of June 1998 (General Chairman: A. Tornambe, web address:
http://www.disp.utovrm.it/~med98/). The hotel of the conference is
Hotel Carlos V, Lungomare Valencia, 24, 07041 Alghero (SS), Italy.
tel: 39-79979501
fax: 39-79980298
The fees have been fixed as follows:
Students: 80 Ecus
Academics: 170 Ecus
Non-Academics: 370 Ecus
Those fees include the summer school book, the summer school registration and
a banquet. They do not include the hotel reservation which has to be done
independently by the participants. Please notice that registrations
with reduced price in the IEEE Mediterranean Conference hotel (see
address above) must be made before April 19, 1998.
Registrations for the summer school have to be made at the
Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble, B. Brogliato, Domaine universitaire,
ENSIEG-INPG, UMR CNRS 5528, BP 46, 38402 Saint Martin d'Heres, France.
Registrations will be received until April 2, 1998. The maximum number of
participants is 50. Registered participants will be asked to make their
payment (IN FRENCH FRANCS) before this dead-line to the following bank
address:
T.G. de l'Isere
8 rue de Belgrade
38022 Grenoble cedex
France
Institut National Polytechnique
Agent Comptable
46 avenue Felix Viallet
38031 Grenoble cedex
France
Count number: 00003000141
bank code: 10071
domiciliation: TPGRENOBLE
mentioning that this is for the SECOND EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON MODELLING AND
CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble, UMR
CNRS-INPG 5528 (Mme Alfara)
!! Please recall to send the fees in FRENCH FRANCS (1 Ecu= 6.5 french francs)
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Contributed by: L. Praly
Workshop on Control of Non Linear Systems (2nd announcement)
Paris, January 26-30, 1998
The Institut Henri Poincare in Paris organizes semesters or quarters on
dedicated themes of mathematics and theoretical physics. In 1998, from
january 5 to April 3, the theme is
Control theory and Applications
The workshop mentioned above is one of the events which will occur during this
period. Other events will take. For more information, please contact:
controle@ihp.jussieu.fr
The program of the workshop and the summaries of the talks can be obtained at:
http://cas.ensmp.fr/~praly/workshop_prog
The expected attendance is very wide from graduate students to senior
researchers and industrials. No charge will be required to attend the workshop
However for the sake of a better organization, each participant must register
by sending (preferably by email) the completed form below.
Information about accommodation in Paris can be obtained from
controle@ihp.jussieu.fr
Registration form for the Workshop on Control of non linear systems to be sent
to: controle@ihp.jussieu.fr
Madame Juliette DOROY - Secretariat du Centre Emile Borel
Institut Henri Poincare, Centre Emile Borel
11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75231 Paris Cedex 05
Tel : +33 1 44 27 67 75, Fax : +33 1 44 07 09 37
E-mail: controle@ihp.jussieu.fr
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Contributed by: P. Martin, J.-B. Pomet, W. Respondek.
(martin@cas.ensmp.fr, pomet@sophia.inria.fr, wresp@lmi.insa-rouen.fr)
Three days on:
TRANSFORMATIONS AND EQUIVALENCES OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
March 16, 17 and 18, 1998
Institut Henri Poincar, Centre Emile Borel
Paris
This is one of the activities of the trimester on
Control Theory and Applications held from January 5, 1998, to April 3, 1998
at Institut Henri Poincare (IHP).
For general informations on this trimester, contact: controle@ihp.jussieu.fr.
Organisers of the trimester: C. Bardos, J.-M. Coron, G. Lebeau,
and J.-P. Puel.
Sponsored by CNRS and UPMC.
These three days also financially supported by INRIA.
Scope :
The aim of these three days is to present various classes of
transformations used in control theory and mathematical problems raised by
the study of the corresponding equivalence relations and their invariants.
Equivalence under static feedback, dynamic feedback (and its links
with absolute equivalence), equivalence by diffeomorphisms, equivalence of
subriemannian metrics, and others, will be covered by the speakers.
There will be some talks presenting new results, and also some more
didactic talks aiming at an introduction to the subject for mathematicians
willing to get aquainted to the equivalence problems arising in nonlinear
control theory.
Almost final list of speakers, besides the organisers:
R. Abib (Rouen)
A. Agrachev (Moscow)
B. Bonnard (Dijon)
R. Bryant (Durham)
Y. Chitour (Orsay)
M. Fliess (Gif-sur-Yvette)
J.-P. Gauthier (Dijon)
B. Jakubczyk (Warsaw)
C. Moog (Nantes)
P. Mormul (Warsaw)
R. Montgommery (San Diego)
F. Ollivier (Paris)
J.-F. Pommaret (Marne-la-Vallee)
P. Rouchon (Paris)
A. J. van der Schaft (Enschede)
You may read soon the updated program at:
http://www.inria.fr/miaou/tesc-eng.html
Registration: No charge is required to attend the workshop.
However, if you intend to come, please register at controle@ihp.jussieu.fr.
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Contributed by: Ian Proudler
THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR PAPERS
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
MATHEMATICS IN COMMUNICATIONS
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY 15th -17th December 1998
Communications is one of the most active areas in electronic technology
driven by the development of mobile communications, broadband fixed networks
and advanced multimedia services. Mathematics is of fundamental importance
to this technology providing the theoretical basis for estimation theory,
coding and cryptography, queuing theory etc.. This is the first such
conference to be run by the IMA devoted to mathematics in communications and
follows the success of four previous conferences sponsored by the IMA on
Mathematics in Signal Processing and will take a similar format. The aim of
the conference is to bring together mathematicians and engineers to explore
recent developments in the field and identify likely themes for future
research within this challenging application area.
The conference will comprise a keynote address and a number of invited
lectures which will lead into six non-overlapping sessions each featuring:
* papers specially selected for their tutorial content,
* spoken papers specially selected for their research content,
* a related poster session for more research specific papers.
Keynote Speaker: Prof. DV McCaughan, Nortel Satellite, Dallas
Invited Speakers:
* Prof PG Farrell (University of Manchester)
* Prof. F Piper (RHBNC, London)
* Prof M.G. Bellanger, CNAM, Paris
Contributed papers are invited on all aspects of mathematics in
communications and will be accepted on the basis of extended summaries of 4
pages of A4 which would form the basis of the conference record, (to be
available to all delegates at the conference). Proposals should be submitted
by 30th April 1998 and authors will be advised of acceptance by 31 July
1998. The majority of contributed papers will be presented in poster
sessions.
Suitable topics for presentation include:
Source and Channel coding Radio propagation models
Blind system identification Channel equalisation
Echo cancellation Speech coding
Image coding Adaptive filtering
Digital filter design Parameter estimation
Non-linear filters Cryptography
Network traffic modelling Queuing theory
Network switching Oversampling
Error correcting codes
Papers dealing with the application of these techniques are also sought.
Examples of such application areas are:
Packet networks ATM networks
Network security Multimedia
Wireless access Traffic management
Personal communications systems Digital TV
Broadcasting Dynamic pricing
Optimal resource allocation Voice/data services
Software radios
These topics are not exclusive and prospective authors are encouraged to
submit contributions on all aspects relating to applications in
communications systems.
WWW Site
Up-to-date information about the programme, accommodation and travel can be
found on our conference Web site:
http://www.ee.qub.ac.uk./ima
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Contributed by: Marc Moonen
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IEEE BENELUX SIGNAL PROCESSING CHAPTER
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SIGNAL PROCESSING SYMPOSIUM
March 26-27, 1998, Leuven, Belgium
The first IEEE Benelux Signal Processing Symposium, sponsored by the
IEEE Benelux Signal Processing Chapter, will be held March 26-27, 1998
in the K.U.Leuven Faculty Club, Leuven, Belgium.
The program consists of invited tutorial presentations by
Prof. Peter Grant (University of Edinburgh, U.K.),
*IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturer*
CDMA array processing
Prof. Steve Young (Cambridge University, U.K.),
Large vocabulary continuous speech recognition
Prof. Charles Therrien (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, U.S.A.),
*IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecturer*
History of the Statistical Theory of Communication: The Lee-Wiener Legacy
Prof. Pierre Duhamel (ENST Paris, France) and
Signal processing in source compression : is PR compulsory ?
Can we reduce artifacts due to DCT coding based on DCT properties?
Prof. Inald Lagendijk (TU Delft, The Netherlands),
Watermarking signal processing techniques for video copy protection
as well as selected oral presentations and informal poster sessions.
A complete program, as well as registration and hotel information,
is available at
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~moonen/SPS.html
Workshop Secretariat:
Mrs. Ida Tassens
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Kath. Universiteit Leuven
K. Mercierlaan 94
B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
tel : +32-16-32 17 09,
fax : +32-16-32 19 70
Ida.Tassens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
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Contributed by: David A. Schoenwald (schoenwaldda@ornl.gov)
Call for Papers -- 37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Hyatt Regency Westshore, Tampa, Florida, USA, December 16-18, 1998
The IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Conference on Decision and Control (CDC
is the annual meeting of the IEEE Control Systems Society, conducted in
cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Th
thirty-seventh CDC will be held December 16-18, 1998, with tutorial workshops
preceding the conference on Monday and Tuesday, December 14-15. The Conference
General Chairman is J. Douglas Birdwell of the University of Tennessee (e-mail
birdwell@utk.edu), and the program chairman is David Castaon of Boston
University (e-mail: dac@bu.edu). The venue is the Hyatt Regency Westshore Tamp
Florida. Tampa offers a multicultural spectrum of dining, arts, and
entertainment, as well as the beaches of Clearwater and St. Petersburg on the
Western side of Tampa Bay. Cultural attractions include the new Tampa Aquarium
Busch Gardens, and the shops, nightclubs, and restaurants of Ybor City. The
Westshore is located on Tampa Bay and is one of Hyatt's top-rated hotels with
grounds that are a wetland sanctuary for wildlife.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND INVITED SESSIONS
The IEEE CDC will include both contributed and invited sessions, and a full
Proceedings will be published. Contributed papers are solicited in all aspects
of the theory and applications of systems, including decision-making, control,
adaptation, optimization, industrial automation, and manufacturing. Invited
sessions are also solicited in new developments in these and related areas. Al
submissions are due 3 MARCH 1998.
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: The Program Committee is soliciting both Regular and Short
contributed papers for presentation at the conference and publication in the
Proceedings. Regular papers describe completed work in some detail. Short pape
describe important recent or preliminary results that require limited length.
Short papers may be submitted for review as a 4-6 page detailed summary, with
references.
INVITED SESSIONS: The Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited
sessions. Cohesive sessions focusing on new or emerging topics in the
above-listed areas are particularly encouraged, and will have priority over
those of a classical or mainstream flavor. Session organizers should submit fi
(5) copies of proposals for invited sessions for review to the Program
Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions at the address on the opposite side. All
invited session proposals must be accompanied by all the information for all t
proposed papers and mailed together as a group. Organizers must contact the
Vice-Chair for Invited Sessions by 3 FEBRUARY 1998 stating their intent to
submit a proposal and the accompanying papers.
Proposals for invited sessions should contain the names, affiliations, and
complete mailing addresses of the session organizer(s), chairperson,
co-chairperson, and all authors (with corresponding authors identified) along
with a list of paper titles. The organizers must include in the proposal: (1)
clear statement of the topic and purpose of the session and (2) a description
how the papers form a cohesive, well-integrated exploration of the session
topic. Detailed extended summaries, following the submission guidelines below
and consisting of a minimum of 2000 words, covering all contributions of the
paper in sufficient depth to permit an informed review, must be included for
each paper. The initial paper may be a tutorial or survey that can be allotted
twice the usual time for presentation. The usual number of papers in a session
is six. Organizers will be contacted near 1 June 1998 concerning the tentativ
disposition of their session.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION
Each submitted regular paper, short paper extended summary, or invited session
proposal must be accompanied by the Manuscript Submission Form. This form is o
the reverse side of the Call for Papers form and can also be obtained by e-mai
request to the publicity chairman, David A. Schoenwald of Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (e-mail: schoenwaldda@ornl.gov). Addresses, deadlines, an
other submission requirements may be found on that form. Incomplete submission
or submissions by fax or electronic mail cannot be accepted. A web site for t
1998 CDC is now up at the address, http://www.lit.net/ieee/cdc98, which
will contain the submission form as well as other information about the
conference.
Final selection of papers and invited sessions will be announced in July 1998.
Authors of all accepted papers will be provided instructions for preparation o
manuscripts for the Proceedings. Authors should limit their manuscripts to six
Proceedings pages (approx. 6000 words) for regular papers or two proceedings
pages (approx. 2000 words) for short papers. There will be a mandatory page
charge for each additional page. Manuscripts must arrive at the Printer by 18
AUGUST 1998. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the CDC to
present their work.
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Contributed by:
COMPLEX VARIABLE, CONTROL, AND IDENTIFICATION
Institut Henri Poincar, Centre Emile Borel Paris
February 9-11, 1998
Organizer: L. Baratchart
List of speakers :
D. ALPAY, L. BARATCHART, C. BONNET, L. ELGHAOUI, J.D. FOURNIER, A. GOMBANI,
J. LEBLOND, P. LOUBATON, G. MEINSMA, N. NIKOLSKII, M .OLIVI, G. OPPENHEIM,
J.R. PARTINGTON, Y. PERETZ, P. REGALIA, G. WEISS, Z. XU, N. YOUNG.
http://www.inria.fr/miaou/cvci-eng.html for information
http://www.inria.fr/cgi-bin/CVCI-form.pl for inscription
http://www.inria.fr/miaou/prog-cvci.html for daily prog.
Registration:
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- No charge is required to attend the workshop.
- However, if you plan to attend, it will help us if you return the
registration form below by regular or electronic mail.
- Information about accommodation in Paris can be obtained from
controle@ihp.jussieu.fr .
- for other informations, you may contact directly France Limouzis
the secretary of the workshop:
limouzis@sophia.inria.fr
or the organizer Laurent Baratchart:
baratcha@sophia.inria.fr
To be returned before February 1st.
To the attention of: Madame Juliette DOROY - Secretariat du Centre Emile
Borel
E-mail: controle@ihp.jussieu.fr
Tel : (33 1) 01 44 27 67 75, Fax : (33 1) 01 44 07 09 37
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Contributed by:Dr Leon Tarasiejski
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
5th International Symposium on "Methods and Models in Automation and
Robotics"
25-29 August 1998, Miedzyzdroje, Poland
ORGANIZED BY
Institute of Control Engineering, Technical University of Szczecin,
Szczecin, Poland
MAIN TOPICS
Control theory
- infinite dimensional, 2-D and nonlinear systems
- stabilization and optimization methods
- H-inf and robust control
Control engineering
- adaptive and predictive control
- neural networks and learning systems
- hybrid system control
Robotics
- robot design, control and applications
- assembly and task planning
- intelligent sensors and actuators
Identification and measurements
- identification methods and algorithms
- measurement systems
- signal and image processing
Modelling and simulation
- mathematical modelling
- model representation and quality
- robot simulation
Integration in manufacturing
- computer aided control system design
- production scheduling, control and management
- discrete event system control
Industrial safety
- fault detection and diagnosis
- fault tolerant systems
- supervision and maintenance systems
Marine automation
- collision avoidance
- autopilots
- satellite navigation
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME
The Symposium programme will include plenary-survey lectures delivered
by invited speakers, invited sessions and regular sessions.
The plenary lectures will be given by:
F. M. Callier (B), P. M. Frank (D), G. Hirzinger (D), I. Lasiecka (USA),
B. Siciliano (I)
INVITED SESSIONS
It is planned that invited sessions related to the main symposium topics
will be held. Persons wishing to organize an invited session should submit
a proposal including the topic and a brief justification and description
of the scope of the session.
TIME AND LOCATION
The Symposium will be held in Miedzyzdroje, a popular seaside resort
situated on the Wolin Island, easily accessible by air, rail, road and ferry.
The meeting will take place in a hotel complex located a few meters from
the Baltic beach and at walking distance from the Wolin National Park.
The hotel complex has conference facilities and can accommodate all
participants at reasonable prices. Accommodation will be provided
in single and double rooms, as well as in suites.
Participants may also reserve accommodation in the hotel after the Symposium.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Symposium is English.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Two copies of a draft paper should be submitted to the Symposium Secretariat
by the deadline shown. Submissions should be equivalent to maximum 6 pages:
single-spaced, two columns of A4 paper, with top margin equals 2.0 cm,
left, right and bottom margins equal to 2.5 cm, using Times New Roman 10
font.
The title page should include title, names and affiliations of authors.
Postal and e-mail addresses, fax and telephone numbers should be included.
Contributions will be judged for inclusion in the programme on the basis
of these draft papers.
The presented papers will be further screened for possible publication of
their expanded versions in the quarterlies "Applied Mathematics and Computer
Science" or "Metrology and Measuring Systems".
All papers chosen for presentation will appear in the Preprints which will be
distributed to the participants at the beginning of the Symposium and also
offered for sale.
Detailed instructions on preparation of camera-ready manuscripts will be
sent to authors whose papers are accepted for publication.
MMAR'98 SECRETARIAT ADDRESS
All correspondence should be sent to:
MMAR'98 Symposium Secretariat
Institute of Control Engineering
Technical University of Szczecin
ul. Sikorskiego 37
70-313 Szczecin
Poland
Phone: (+48 91) 4494737, 4494704
Fax: (+48 91) 4340932
E-mail: mmar@we.tuniv.szczecin.pl, mmar@amber.tuniv.szczecin.pl
Updated information about MMAR'98 may be found on the Internet at:
http://www.tuniv.szczecin.pl/konfer.html
DEADLINES
16 March 1998 - IPC final decision on acceptance of submitted papers
31 March 1998 - Notification of acceptance of contributed papers
15 May 1998 - Submission of camera-ready manuscripts
PAYMENT
The registration fee of the Symposium covering the costs of Symposium
Proceedings, reception and access to social events is expected not to
exceed 180 ECU (approx. 210 USD).
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Contributed by: Nadia Hamza, iasted@cadvision.com
CALL FOR PAPERS
IASTED International Conference
Signal and Image Processing (SIP'98)
October 28-31, 1998
Las Vegas, USA
Location:
Prepare to enter the surreal and brightly lit world of Las Vegas.
Founded in 1905, Las Vegas has grown into a city of over 400,000
citizens with 30 million people visiting annually. Visitors are
treated to an average temperature of 66.3F (19C). Life may have
few guarantees, but be assured that regardless of your interests, Las
Vegas has something for you!
Purpose:
The International Conference on Signal and Image Processing (SIP'98),
sponsored by IASTED, is a major annual forum for scientists, engineers,
and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest research
results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of signal and
image processing. The 1998 conference will have plenary sessions, keynote
speakers, tutorials and contributed papers.
Scope:
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Image Processing
* Image coding and compression
* Filtering, enhancement and restoration
* Segmentation and representation
* Multi-resolution and multi-spectral processing
* Motion detection and estimation
* Image sequence processing
* Computed imaging
* Acoustic and radar imaging
* Tomography, holography and MRI
* Geophysical and seismic imaging
* Quantization, half-toning and color reproduction
* Image display and printing
* Image quantity and visualization
* Neural networks and fuzzy logic in image processing
* Video technology, multimedia, HDTV and video communications
* Vision
* Remote Sensing
* Applications of image processing to all fields including
geoscience, medicine, astronomy, ocean engineering,
manufacturing and environmental science
* Others
Signal Processing
* Detection and estimation of signal parameters
* Filter design and structures
* Fast algorithms
* Time-frequency signal analysis
* Multiple filtering and filter banks
* Signal reconstruction
* Adaptive filters
* Nonlinear signals and systems
* DSP applications including
communications, medical, radar and others
* Spectral analysis
* Higher-order statistical analysis
* Speech processing
* Neural networks for signal processing
* Fuzzy logic
* Wavelets
* Multi-dimensional signal processing
* Others
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors are invited to submit five copies of their paper
proposal by April 15, 1998. The proposal should be limited to
2-3 pages (including figures); should include the title,
technical area(s), contact author, address, telephone number, fax
number and electronic mail address; and should be submitted to:
Professor Nader M. Namazi, Conference Chairman
Attn: SIP-98
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC 20064 USA.
Anyone interested in organizing a special session should submit a proposal
including the topic and a brief justification and description of the scope
of the session to the Conference Chairman by April 15, 1998.
SUBMISSION OF TUTORIALS
Proposals for half-day tutorials should be received by the Conference Chairman
by April 15, 1998. The tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the
objectives of the course, the time allocation for the topics covered and
the background knowledge expected of the participants. The qualifications
of the instructor(s) must also be included.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper summaries due April 15, 1998
Notification of acceptance July 1, 1998
Preregistration and final manuscripts August 15, 1998
To be placed on the mailing list, please contact:
IASTED Secretariat
1811 W. Katella Avenue #101
Anaheim, CA
USA 92804
Tel: 1-800-995-2161 or 714-778-3230
Fax: 714-778-5463
Email: iasted@iasted.com
URL: http://www.iasted.com
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Contributed by:
THE SECOND EUROPEAN DSP EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CONFERENCE
23rd & 24th of September 1998
Noisy le Grand, near Paris, France
The feedback from Texas Instruments' First European DSP Education and Research
Conference was outstanding! More than 130 delegates from 23 countries strongly
recommended TI should repeat the event. Therefore, we are proud to announce th
dates for the Second European DSP Education and Research Conference. It will b
held at the ESIEE, Noisy le Grand, Paris, on the 23rd and 24th of September
1998.
This Conference is absolutely unique, being the only international
DSP event that puts equal emphasis on both DSP teaching and DSP research.
To maximise the constructive interaction between fellow delegates and TI
experts, 4 workshops will be held, including the first workshop using the new
floating-point 'C3x "Teaching Kit". Papers from DSP Educators and Researchers
and TI experts will be presented in either poster or formal sessions, and the
event will be completed by an exhibition of TI and Third Party products.
The research papers will focus on the following topics:
Digital Control, Motor Control, Telecommunications, Modems, Parallel
Processing, Multimedia, Image and Graphic Processing, Development Tools, Speec
Processing and Recognition, Neural Networks and Noise Cancellation.
Admission to the Conference is free to all members of the academic community
worlwide. Furthermore, flights to Paris are readily available, and with
reasonably priced hotels within walking distance of the ESIEE, delegates from
outside France can attend at very modest cost!
For further information, please contact Stephan Degos :
Tel: +44 (0)1604 663 148
Fax: +44 (0)1604 663 106
E-mail: s-degos@ti.com
URL: http://www.ti.com/europe/docs/univ/docs/callfor.htm
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Contributed by: Krzysztof Galkowski
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATION
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
MULTIDIMENSIONAL (ND) SYSTEMS (NDS-98)
July 12-14, 1998, Lagow near Zielona Gora, POLAND
Call for papers and second announcement
YOU ARE INVITED to participate in the first Workshop on
Multidimensional (nD) Systems,
organised by
Technical University of Zielona Gora, Institute of Robotics
and Software Engineering, Zielona Gora, Poland
in co-operation with
Image Speech and Intelligent Systems Research Group,
Department of Electronics and Computer Science,
University of Southampton, UK
Sponsored by:
Polish State Committee for Scientific Research,
The Automatics and Robotics Committee
of The Polish Academy of Science
Chairmen
Galkowski (Poland - Zielona Gora), E. Rogers (UK - Southampton)
Local Organising Committee
A. Pieczynski, A. Janczak, J. Gramacki, A. Gramacki
International Program Committee:
Bose N.K. (USA), Fornasini E. (Italy), Gregor J. (Czech Rep.),
Kaczorek T. (Poland), Klamka J. (Poland), Kurek J. (Poland),
Kummert A. (Germany), Owens D.H. (UK), Rocha P. (Portugal)
Tzafestas S. (Greece), Xu Li (Japan)
The following invited keynote talks are planned
Bose N.K., USA, Two decades of multidimensional systems Research and
future trends,
Basu S., USA, Multidimensional filter banks and wavelets - a system
theoretic perspective,
Fettweis A., Germany,
Fornasini E., Italy, nD positive systems: theoretical aspects, open
problems and perspectives
Owens D.H., Rogers E., UK, Two decades of research on linear
repetitve processes,
Xu Li, Saito O., Japan, Control of nD discrete systems in a practical
sense,
Zhiping Lin, Singapore, Output feedback stabilizability and
stabilisation of linear n-D systems,
At this moment one special session is confirmed:
A. Kummert, Germany, Applications of multidimensional circuits
The past two to three decades, in particular, have seen a continually
growing interest in so-called two-dimensional (2D) or, more generally,
multidimensional (nD) systems. This is clearly related to the wide
variety of applications of both practical and/or theoretical interest.
The key unique feature of an nD system is that the plant or process
dynamics (input, output and state variables) depend on more than one
indeterminate and hence information is propagated in many independent
directions. Many physical processes have a clear nD structure.
Also the nD approach is frequently used as an analysis tool to assist,
or in some cases enable, the solution of a wide variety of problems.
Contributed papers and invited sessions for NDS-98 are hereby solicited
in all areas mathematics of nD systems as well as emerging fields in
engineering with potential impact in circuits, automatic control
systems and signal processing.
NDS 98 strives:
to bring together people in the control society, the circuits
society, the signal processing society and the computer society and to
offer a forum for interaction.
to give an overview of some key 2D (nD) systems theory topics,
including current progress/results, open research problems, and the
links with general areas such as control, circuit analysis/design and
signal processing.
to illustrate that existing theory offers strong analytical tools for
solving key problems in numerous industrial applications areas.
PAPERS: Submit an extended abstract (2-3) pages in duplicate by
February 28th 1998.
The abstract should preferably contain motivation of the problem, a
precise statement of results together with indications techniques
involved, and a representative bibliography. Notice of acceptance
will be given by March 15, 1998. The oral, as well, as poster
sessions are expected.
SPECIAL SESSIONS: Submit proposals for special sessions, containing
the title of the session, the names, affiliations, complete address
and e-mail of the authors by February 28th 1998. Normally a session
should accommodate four, five speakers.
Some financial support for colleagues from Eastern and Central
Europe is hoped.
SUBMISSION OF EXTENDED ABSTRACTS FOR REGULAR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO:
Dr. A. Pieczynski
Technical University of Zielona Gora
Institute of Robotics and Software Engineering
Podgorna Str. 50, 65-246 Zielona Gora, Poland
Fax: 48 68 253944, email:apiecz@irio.pz.zgora.pl
VENUE: Lagow the little, picturesque town famous from its medieval
castle, surrounded by huge forests and lakes is the tourist pearl
of Ziemia Lubuska, the mid-west part of Poland. This provides an
excellent atmosphere for scientific, as well as, informal contacts
and having the rest. The excursion to Wielkopolska /Great Poland/
- the historic heart of Poland, with extremely interesting towns,
palaces, castles, churches ect. and the reach social programme are
planned during the meeting.
TRANSPORT: Lagow is placed near Zielona Gora easily accessible by
train from Berlin /e.g. 2 hours by IC/, or from Warsaw /5 hours/.
Buses from Zielona Gora to the conference place will be provided.
Expected fee which cover the accommodation and the social programme
is 250 USD.
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Contributed by: Paul P.Wang
Second International Workshop on Intelligent Control ---CFP
Purpose:
Soft computing is a new,emerging discipline rooted in a group of technologi
---such as knowledge-based systems,neural networks,fuzzy set theory,fuzzy logi
probabilistic and evidential approaches,and genetic algorithms ---that have th
common characteristic of mimicking the remarkable human ability to make decisi
During the past decade,tremendous progress has been observed in cognitive
science as well as adaptive & self-organizable research coming out from Santa
Fe Institute.Hybrid control research has been six years old now.The time has c
for a big push for intelligent control!
The Second International Workshop on Intelligent Control is intended for
providing a forum for control engineering researchers to discuss intelligent
control system integration issues.It is one of the seven tracks under JCIS'98
---Joint Conference on Information Science.Last conference---JCIS'97
attracted 350 researchers!
Visit our Website
www.ee.duke.edu/JCIS98/ for information about paper submission
and full schedule
IC'98 Chair: JOHN BAILLIEUL
Program Chair: Paul P.Wang, ppw@ee.duke.edu
Keynote & Plenary Speakers include:
James Anderson Panos J.Antsaklis John Baillieul
David Fogel Walter Freeman Stephen Grossberg
Yu Chi Ho Thomas Huang George Klir
Teuvo Kohonen John Koza Richard G.Palmer
Zdzislaw Pawlak Azriel Rosenfeld Julius T.Tou
I.Burhan Turksen Paul J.Werbos A.K.C.Wong
Lotfi A.Zadeh
ORGANIZED TECHNICAL SESSIONS ARE WELCOME! Organizers please submit
one page summary to:
Professor Paul P.Wang
Box 90291
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Duke University
Durham,N.C. 27708-0291 , USA
Voice: 919-660-5259
Fax: 919-660-5293
e-mail: ppw@ee.duke.edu
Venue of JCIS'98:
October 23-28 ,1998
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Research Triangle Park
North Carolina, U.S.A.
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Contributed by: chan@src.ncu.edu.tw
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Call for Participation
ICCE98
THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
Theme: "GLOBAL EDUCATION ON THE NET"
Beijing, China 14-17 October, 1998
http://www.njtu.edu.cn/icce98/
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NEW in this call:
Keynote Speakers, Invited Speakers
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Organized by Asia-Pacific Chapter of AACE
http://www.apc.src.ncu.edu.tw/
http://www.aace.org
Hosted by Northern JiaoTong University
Co-Sponsored by:
Peking University
Tsinghua University
Beijing Normal University
Chinese Computer Federation
Chinese CBE Academic Society
National Research Center of Computers in Education
of Primary and Secondary Schools
The Association of Audio and Video Techniques
Papers which address the theory, research and applications
as well as describe innovative projects are especially encouraged.
TOPICS OF INTEREST (not limited to):
Architectures for Educational Technology Systems
Artificial Intelligence and Networked Learning
Authoring
Collaboration (university/school/industry)
Computer Support for Collaborative Learning
Computer Mediated Communication
Country Specific Developments
Educational Simulation and Gaming
Global Education
Improving Classroom Teaching
Interactive Learning Environments
Intelligent Educational Agents
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Language Learning
Motivation
Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia and Distance Learning
Network and Hypermedia Navigation
Networked Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Networked Social Learning Models
Pedagogical Foundations
Policy, Ethics, Standards, and Legal Issues
Rural, Developing, and Remote Areas of the World
Social and Cultural Issues
System Design and Development Methodologies
System Evaluation
Teaching/Learning Strategies
Teleconferencing (audio, audiographics, computer, video)
User/Student Modeling
Virtual Reality
ICCE 98 is the sixth of the ICCE conference series which is
organized by the Asia-Pacific Chapter of AACE. The first three
conferences (1989, 1991, 1993) were held in Taipei,
the fourth (1993) in Singapore, and the fifth (1995) in Kuching,
Malaysia. The conference serves to foster the creation
and dissemination of knowledge about
the use of information technology in education in Asia-Pacific region.
China is the most populated country in the world. Currently
more than 100 universities are connected through Internet.
Besides stimulating more local research, the conference will set a
milestone for China in employing information technology in education
in the next century.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
* Keynote Speakers * Invited Speakers * Tutorials
* Workshops * Papers * Panels * Posters
* Examples in Practice * Exhibition * Social Program
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ICCE 98 Deadlines
Paper Submission: April 15, 1998
Acceptance Notification: July 1, 1998
Proceedings Submission: August, 1, 1998
Pre-registration Deadline: August, 15, 1998
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WORKSHOPS:
Chair:
Lewis Johnson, University of Southern California
http://www.isi.edu/isd/icce98/workshop-call.html
johnson@isi.edu
PANELS:
Chair:
Yam-San Chee, National Singapore University
cheeys@iscs.nus.edu.sg
TUTORIALS:
To be announced.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
John Bransford, Vanderbilt University
John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation & Palo Alto Research Center
David C.L. Liu, National Tsing Hau University
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Boris Berenfled, Concord Consortium
Alfred Hubler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lewis Johnson, University of Southern California
Toshio Okamoto, University of Electro-Communications
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS:
1. A full paper should be 5 - 8 pages, including title
(minus author details) 200-word abstracts, diagrams and bibliography.
2. A short paper should contain an extended abstract of 2-3 pages,
including title (minus author details), diagrams, and bibliography.
3. Submission must be in English.
4. Submission should be sized on A4 or 8 1/2" X 11" paper,
preferably double-sided using single-spacing, single column
and 10 point Times font.
5. Each copy of the submission must include a separate
Cover Page which contains details of the authors.
6. Electronic submission of papers is preferred, either
in ASCII, MS-Word, RTF, postcript format with GIF
format photos. Electronic submission must be accompanied
by one hard/print copy by normal post. If electronic
submission is not possible, please post four (4) hard/print
copies.
7. All papers will be reviewed by referees who will not know
the identities of the authors. Authors are thus required to exercise
care as not to reveal their identities and affiliations in their papers.
Identities will only be noted in the Cover Page.
8. All communication will be with the primary contact person
named who is responsible for communicating with co-authors.
9. All presenters must register and pay the registration fee,
that will also ensure the accepted paper will be published
in the conference proceedings.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
see http://www.njtu.edu.cn/icce98/
FOR INQUIRY,
contact: ICCE98 Secretariat
Computer Center
Northern Jiaotong University
Beijing, 100044
P.R.China
or
Email: icce98@center.njtu.edu.cn
Tel: +(010)62256622-4298 or 63240466
Fax: +(010)63240466
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