E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing

ISSUE No. 123, November 1, 1998.


      E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
                 ISSUE No. 123,  November 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  Type-2 fuzzy logic software on line
        3.2  Tai-Ji ID 2.35 released
        3.3  the Dahlquist prize

4.      Positions
        4.1  Industrial Mathematics, senior faculty position at Rutgers
        4.2  Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships in Nonlinear Systems
        4.3  Faculty Positions in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
        4.4  Faculty Positions CINVESTAV
        4.5  Graduate student position PET center, Groningen
        4.6  Postdoc position on Hybrid Systems Einhoven University
        4.7  Faculty positions in EE at University of California
        4.8  Faculty position control systems Concordia University
        4.9  Postdoctoral position Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech
        4.10 Postdoctoral position in model reduction, Boston University
        4.11 PhD and postdoctoral positinos at CESAME
        4.12 Research Assistant position K.Uinversity of Leuven
        4.13 Ph.D. position at Carnegie Mellon University
        4.14 Associate professor/ lecture position at Univ. of Newcastle
        4.15 Faculty position systems and control University of Toronto
        4.16 Postdoctoral positions at University of Southampton
        4.17 Professor, ETH Zurich

5.      Books
        5.1  "Open Problems in Mathematical Systems and Control Theory"
        5.2  "Fundamentals of Linear State Space Systems"
        5.3  "Detection of Abrupt Changes"

6.      Journals
        6.1  Electronic submissions to Automatica
        6.2  TOC Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing
        6.3  TOC LAA, Vol.283-285
        6.4  TOC MCSS, Vol.11, issue 3
        6.5  TOC Journal on Dynamicaland Control Systems, Vol.4, issue 3
        6.6  CFP IEEE Control Systems Magazine for special issue
        6.7  CFP IJRNC for special issue
        6.8  TOC Control Engineering Practice, Vol.6, issues 5-6
        6.9  TOC Automatica, Vol.34, issue 12

7.      Conferences
        7.1  CFP and new deadline MED 99
        7.2  CFP Information, decision and control '99, Adeleide
        7.3  CFP ICECS '99
        7.4  CFP 2nd World Manufacturing Congress '99, Sunderland
        7.5  Invitation special sessions CDC '98
        7.6  School on advances of Fuzzy Logic Control, Delft Univ.
        7.7  CFP IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium'98
        7.8  CFP IEEE CDC'98, Tampa
        7.9  CFP Workshop on adaptive and nonlinear systems, Mexico
        7.10 CFP CISS'99, Baltimore
        7.11 CFP WRTP'99 and ARTDB '99, Saarland
        7.12 International Student Olympiad on Automatic Control
        7.13 CFP CIMA'99, Rochester

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Contributed by Jerry M. Mendel (mendel@sipi.usc.edu)


ANNOUNCEMENT: Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Software is on-line


Software (freeware) is now available on-line so that you can immediately begin
using type-2 fuzzy logic.  The software has been prepared as a collection of
M-files for Matlab. You can access the software on the Internet
at: http://sipi.usc.edu/~mendel/software.

Type-2 fuzzy logic provides a measure of dispersion that captures the
effects of rule uncertainties. This seems to be as fundamental to the design
of systems that include such uncertainties as variance is to the mean.

The software is keyed into a report that is about type-2 fuzzy logic
systems.  It describes some very new ideas that will let you model
linguistic uncertainty totally within the framework of fuzzy logic.

You can get information about the report on the Internet at:
http://sipi.usc.edu/~mendel/report.

The software and report web pages are linked.

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Contributed by: Yucai Zhu , 

Tai-Ji ID version 2.35 is released. The important improvements are:

- It is Matlab 5.2 compatible.
- Control Toolbox of Matlab is NOT needed. This will save about USD 1500
for those who do not yet have Matlab.
- It is 3 (small problem) to over 10 times (large problem) faster in
computation.
- It can identify truly unstable processes with right half plane poles
(good for, e.g., mechatronics systems).

Tai-Ji ID is an MIMO identification software that carries out identification
automatically from data pre-treatment to model validation. Both open-loop
and closed-loop data can be treated. A robust PID auto-tuner is included
that is based on closed-loop identification and IMC (internal model
control) tuning rules. Current versions of Tai-Ji ID can run on Matlab 4.2
and 5.2.

Tai-Ji ID is developed for model based process control such as MPC (model
predictive control) and linear robust control. In Tai-Ji ID, special
attention is paid to deal with large scale industrial processes which have
slow dynamics, high level of disturbance and many process variables.

Universities and major companies are evaluating Tai-Ji ID; they include
ABB, Air Products, BP, Conoco, Eastman, Exxon, Shell, Toshiba,  ... Many
licenses have been ordered by Dow Chemical, Statoil and universities.

Please visit our exhibition stand at CDC98!

Literature on ASYM Approach to MIMO Process Identification:
1) Zhu, Y.C. and T. Backx (1993). Identification of Multivariable
Industrial Processes: for Simulation, Diagnosis and Control.
Springer-Verlag, London.
2) Zhu, Y.C. (1998). Multivariable process identification for MPC: the
asymptotic method and its applications. Journal of Process Control. Vol. 8
No. 2, pp 101-115.

For more information about Tai-Ji ID and Tai-Ji Control, please contact:

Dr. ir. Yucai Zhu
Tai-Ji Control
Hageheldlaan 62, 5641 GP Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Phone +31.40.2817192, fax +31.40.2813197
y.zhu@tip.nl, www.tip.nl/users/y.zhu
y.zhu@tue.nl

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     The Dahlquist Prize
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     SIAM will present the Dahlquist Prize at the Fourth International
     Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 99) in
     Edinburgh, Scotland, July 5-9, 1999.  The award honors the
     contributions of Germund Dahlquist to numerical analysis and
     scientific computing.


     Eligibility
     -----------

     The prize, established in 1995, is awarded to a young scientist
     (normally less than 45) for original contributions to fields
     associated with Germund Dahlquist, especially the numerical solution
     of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific
     computing.


     Description of the Award
     ------------------------

     The award is to include a certificate containing the citation and a
     cash prize of $1,000 plus reasonable travel costs to ICIAM 99.  The
     recipient is expected to present a talk at the conference and
     encouraged to submit a paper to an appropriate SIAM publication.


     Nominations
     -----------

     A letter of nomination, including a description of the achievements,
     should be sent by January 15, 1999, to:

                Dahlquist Prize Selection Committee
                c/o Allison Bogardo
                SIAM
                3600 University City Science Center
                Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688


     Supporting letters, or names of knowledgeable persons from whom such
     letters might be solicited, are also welcome.



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Contributed by: Eduardo Sontag (sontag@hilbert.rutgers.edu)

        Industrial Mathematics, senior faculty position at Rutgers

The Department of Mathematics of Rutgers University/New Brunswick is soliciting
applications for a full-time tenured (associate or full professor level)
faculty position in applied mathematics.

Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in mathematics or a closely related
field, an outstanding research record and commitment to excellence in teaching.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead our efforts to establish a
cooperative program with industry.

Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a list
of publications and name and addresses of at least three references.
The AMS application cover sheet should be attached.
The department will assume the responsibility of soliciting letters in
accordance with our policies governing confidentiality of letters.

To insure full consideration the application should be received by
December 1, 1998. Mail to:

  SEARCH COMMITTEE/APPLIED, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University,
  110 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway NJ 08854-8019.

Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
applications from women and minority-group members.

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Contributed by:  Raffaello D'Andrea


    Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships in Nonlinear Systems

Cornell University is pleased to announce an interdisciplinary graduate
training program in nonlinear systems, funded by the National Science
Foundation.

The subject of nonlinear systems is wonderfully broad, with important
applications in fields ranging from physics and mechanical engineering to
medicine and finance.  However, this breadth is rarely conveyed in a
traditional Ph.D. program.  A mathematics student studying dynamical
systems is unlikely to cross paths with an immunologist studying AIDS, or
an electrical engineer studying soliton propagation in an optical fiber --
yet they are all investigating nonlinear phenomena.

Students in our program will gain expertise through an integrated
two-semester course in nonlinear science (the mathematics of chaos, complex
systems, pattern formation, nonlinear PDEs, stochastic methods, and
computer simulation, interwoven with applications in a wide range of
disciplines), and through a summer internship in a laboratory, hospital,
Wall Street firm, or industrial setting, as appropriate.

Full fellowship support is provided for two years, with generous stipends.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or permanent residents.
Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.  The program is
coordinated with the  Graduate Fields at Cornell, and participating
students must complete all of the Ph.D. requirements for one of these
fields. Interested students should contact the director of the
interdisciplinary training program: Professor Steven Strogatz, Center for
Applied Mathematics, 657 Rhodes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
14853-3801.  Telephone: 607-255-4335.  E-mail: strogatz@cornell.edu

The web site for our program is under construction; for now, see
http://www.chaos.cornell.edu/ to learn about some of Cornell's faculty and
courses in nonlinear systems. For application forms and information about
the various Graduate Fields within Cornell's Graduate School, see
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/.  For more information about the NSF's
interdisciplinary training grants, see
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9860.htm

Applications must be received by early January; the exact date depends on
the Graduate Field.

Raffaello D'Andrea
  Assistant Professor;  218 Upson Hall; Sibley School of Mech. & Aero. Engr.
  Cornell University;  Ithaca, NY 14853-7501;
  http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/rd28/
  (607) 255-0710 (Voice)
  (607) 255-1222 (FAX)


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Contributed by:  Raffaello D'Andrea

Faculty Positions in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University
invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions in the general
area of mechanical systems and manufacturing.  Applicants must have a
demonstrated record of success in, or evidence of outstanding potential for,
building a vigorous, independent program in teaching and research.  The
positions are expected to be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor
level;  salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience.  Preference will be given to candidates with strong backgrounds in
mechanics, dynamics, or control with interest and experience in applications to
biomechanics, materials processing, or mechatronics.
Interested candidates should send a Curriculum Vita and the names of four
professional references to:
        Chair,  Faculty Search Committee
        Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
        105 Upson Hall
        Cornell University
        Ithaca, New York  14853-7501
Cornell University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer;
qualified women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled;  all applications
received by January 15, 1999 will be considered.


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Contributed by: Juan Santana (juans@marte.cinv.iteso.mx)

Faculty Positions

Applications are invited for faculty at the Department of Electronics
Engineering of CINVESTAV University in Guadalajara, Mexico. Appointments
are available for  tenure track faculty beginning in november 1998.

The tenure track positions require a Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering/Science
or closely related field. Applicants should desire to teach at the graduate
level, as well as conduct applied research. The main areas of research are
analogue and digital design of integrated circuits, layout and PCBs.

A number of facilities dedicated to Department use, include
computerized classrooms, UNIX and WindowNT general workstations, a real
time, graphics, and team software development laboratories.

General information about the University can be found on the Web at

http://www.gdl.cinvestav.mx/english/index.html

Applications, including curriculum vitae and the names of at least
three references, should be sent, preferably on e-mail, to:

Dr. Juan Santana
Electronics Department
CTS-CINVESTAV
Prol. Lopez Mateos Sur No. 590
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Postcode 45090, Mexico
Phone +523 684 15 80
Fax +523 684 17 08
e-mail: juans@marte.cinv.iteso.mx

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Contributed by: Antoon Willemsen 


GRADUATE STUDENT POSITION

At the PET Center, University Hospital Groningen and University of
Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, a graduate student position
(for 4 years) is available. The successfull applicant will work in
the methodology group on the development of new non-parametric
processing and analysis methods for (dynamic) Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) data. In particular the processing and analysis
of dynamic PET data applying principal component, wavelet and
artificial neural network techniques will be pursued.

TOPICS
- Intelligent temporal filtering of dynamic PET data.
- Automated classification and segmentation of dynamic PET data.
- "Optimal" visualisation of dynamic PET data.
- Input function extraction from output data (i.e. PET).

REQUIREMENTS
  Candidates should have an university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent)
in (applied) physics or (electrical) engineering with an interest in
data-analysis and/or image processing. Experience with one or more
of the techniques mentioned above or PET is an advantage but not
essential. This position is for 4 years and must result in a Ph.D.
thesis.

INFORMATION
  For further information or to apply for this position contact
A. Willemsen, Ph.D. (a.t.m.willemsen@pet.azg.nl) or A. Paans, Ph.D.
(a.m.j.paans@pet.azg.nl).


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Contributed by:  Paul van den Bosch 

PostDoc position for 2 year on Hybrid Systems

Eindhoven University of Technology; The Netherlands

At the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, control engineering chair, hybrid
systems are studied. Hybrid systems are considered as the combination of
time continuous systems (ODE or DAE) and discrete event dynamic systems
(finite state automata, Petri nets, ..). The hybrid system formulation is
used for the efficient description of complex dynamic systems, for
describing time-asynchronous processes and for analysing embedded
controllers. We want to analyse and possibly synthesise this area based on
system theory of time continuous systems (e.g.  VSS, Complementarity
systems) and extend knowledge in the direction of computer science (finite
state automata, Petri nets). There is a close co-operation with the
department of computer science.

For further inquiries
Prof.dr.ir. Paul P.J. van den Bosch
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.P.J.v.d.Bosch@tue.nl
(http://www.tue.nl/faculteiten/elektrotechniek)

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Contributed by: Jay Farrell

Faculty Positions in Electrical Engineering

The University of California at Riverside, Marlan and Rosemary Bourns
College of Engineering invites applications for tenure-track or tenured
faculty positions in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING starting in the 1999/00 academic
year. Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a
related field. Areas of technical interest include Circuits, Electronics,
Communications, Signal Processing, Electromagnetic systems, Embedded
systems, and Biomedical systems. Candidates for junior positions should
demonstrate evidence of outstanding potential in research and
teaching. Candidates for a senior position must have demonstrated
exceptional achievement in research and teaching.  Candidates from industry
are encouraged to apply.  Salary level will be competitive and commensurate
with appointment rank and qualifications.

UC Riverside is a major research institution and a member of the nine-campus
University of California System, widely regarded as one of the best systems
of public higher education in the world.  Currently with a student
population of 10,000, UCR is expected to have the largest growth of any UC
campus, growing to 18,000 students by 2010.  The College, one of the newest
in the country, is housed in a new, award winning, 110,000 sq. ft.  building
and has a growing student population of over 800 students. The College
currently has resource commitments to grow to 100 faculty and 2,200 total
student enrollment by 2005. Programs in computer engineering and engineering
management are under development. The college has a number of endowments
from industry and external yearly research funding over seven million
dollars.

At the edge of Los Angeles, Riverside is conveniently located with
affordable housing and easy access to beaches, mountains, cultural
activities, and attractions. Send application with resume, names and
addresses of at least three references, and a statement of research and
teaching objectives to:

          EE Search Committee Chair,
            College of Engineering,
            University of California,
             Riverside, CA 92521.

Send inquiries to: hire@engr.ucr.edu.

To receive full consideration, applications must be received by January 4,
1999. Late applications will be considered if the positions are not filled
from the original pool of applicants.

The University of California, Riverside is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative
Action Employer.

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Contributed by: K. Khorasani (kash@ece.concordia.ca)

Faculty Position in Control Systems

Concordia University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Concordia University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
invites applications for two tenure-track positions. One position is in the
area of control systems with teaching and research interests in one or more
of: real-time (embedded) systems, robotics, and neural networks. The second
is in the area of computer engineering preferably with teaching and research
interests in one or more of: real-time (embedded) systems, computer
architecture, and software engineering. Successful applicants will hold
earned doctorates and will have demonstrated their commitment to excellence
in teaching and research. An undergraduate degree in engineering and
knowledge of French are assets.

The Department's 26 faculty members participate in the offering of
Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs to some 550 undergraduate and
150 graduate students. In addition, they carry out research programs
relevant to their fields of interest.

Priority consideration is given to citizens and permanent residents of
Canada. Concordia University is committed to employment equity and
encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities
and disabled people. All things being equal, women candidates shall be given
priority.

Applications should include a resume and the names of at least three
references. They should be mailed, faxed or e-mailed before December 31st,
1998, to:

Dr. Charles Giguere
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve West
Montreal, Quebec
H3G 1M8, Canada

FAX:    (514) 848-2802
Phone:  (514) 848-3142
Email:  charlesg@ece.concordia.ca

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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras

                        POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

The School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech invites applications
from qualified individuals for a post-doctoral appointment in the area of
robust control of linear, parameter-varying systems.  Interested candidates
should have a strong, demonstrated background in robust control
(H-infinity/mu) with applications to flexible structures.  Experience with
practical implementation of multivariable robust controllers is highly
desirable, but not required. The project involves theoretical and
experimental development of robust, speed-dependent controllers for
high-speed flywheel/rotor systems supported on magnetic bearings.

The appointment will be initially for one year, with desired starting date
January 1, 1999.
Interested candidates should submit an extended resume, along with the
names of three references to :

Professor Panagiotis Tsiotras
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150

The School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech ranks among the top five
aerospace programs nationwide and enjoys a worlwide reputation. The School
has currently 30 faculty members and nearly 40 professional staff
members. Approximately 250 undergraduate and 210 graduate students are
currently enrolled in the program.  The Georgia Tech campus is located
downtown Atlanta, one of the most rapidly growing cities in the US. Atlanta,
site of the 1996 Summer Olympics, is the headquarters of many large
corporations and the financial hub of the southeastern US. Situated at an
altitude of 1,050 feet above see level, Atlanta is the second-highest major
city in the country. Its topography is responsible for a favorable climate
of moderate summers and mild winters.

Inquiries for additional information should be addressed to:
p.tsiotras@ae.gatech.edu (Tel: 404/894-9526, Fax: 404/894-2760)

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Contributed by: Pierre Dupont

    Postdoctoral Position in Model Reduction of Mechanical Systems,
Boston University

The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Boston University
is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. The research position will involve
developing model reduction techniques for the scaled shock testing of
complex mechanical systems. Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in
mechanical or electrical engineering or a closely related field. Experience
in optimal model reduction is critical; expertise in mechanical shock and
vibration is preferred. Applicants should send a CV and contact information
for three references to Prof. Pierre Dupont, pierre@bu.edu. BU is an EO/AA
employer.

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Contributed by: gevers@csam.ucl.ac.be

                VACANT POSITIONS AT CESAME (Louvain University)

The Center for Systems Engineering and Applied Mechanics (CESAME) of the
Universit\'e Catholique de Louvain (Louvain la Neuve, Belgium) has several
vacant positions for PhD students or Post-doctoral fellows.

Briefly:

- One post-doc position in System Identification, in the framework of the
European programme ERNSI (European Research Network on System
Identification). This position is available to members of the European
Union countries, with the exception of Belgians. PhD fellowships or
post-doc positions are available at all other teams of ERNSI as well. See
http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/departments/PNA2/callfships.html for more information
about these positions.
- PhD or post-doc positions within a federally funded programme of
fundamental research in Modelling, Identification and Control of Complex
Systems.
- One PhD fellowship or post-doc position for research in Mathematical
Modeling in Aerospace, funded by the European Space Agency.
- A one-year fellowship is available for a candidate who wants to start a
PhD within a research project on the modelling of eye movements, in
collaboration with the School of Medicine.

Positions are also available in the Applied Mechanics group at Cesame.

More information about all these positions can be found on the Cesame home
page: http://www.csam.ucl.ac.be/CESAME/

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Contributed by: J. Swevers.

JOB OPPORTUNITY at K.U.Leuven, Belgium

Prof. J. Swevers and Prof. F. Al-Bender recruit a research assistant
(pre or post doc) for the following research project.

Control of systems with friction

Friction in mechanical systems is a nonlinear phenomenon that has many
diverse aspects giving rise to control problems such as static errors,
limit cycles and stick-slip vibrations. The aim of this project is to
develop model-based friction compensation methods for accurate motion
control. The starting point is a new dynamical friction model structure,
developed at our division, which allows accurate modelling both in the
sliding and the presliding (stiction) regimes. The model incorporates a
hysteresis function with nonlocal memory and arbitrary transition curves.
These last aspects prove essential for modelling presliding friction that
is encountered in real physical situations.

The main parts of this projects are:
- further development of the mentioned friction model structure and
analysis of its properties
- experimental identification of friction model parameters: experiment
design and parameter estimation
- development, theoretical analysis, and implementation of model-based
friction compensation methods.

Profile of the candidates:
- a profound knowledge of control and system theory
- experience with experimental research
- interest for theoretical and experimental research
- proficiency in English


Place:  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 Division PMA (Production Machine Design and Automation)
 Celestijnenlaan 300 B
 B 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Web: http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/pma.html

If you want to apply for this scholarship, send an extended CV to
Jan.Swevers@mech.kuleuven.ac.be
This CV must include among the usual items:
- the name and address of reference persons we may contact
- list of publication if any
- short description of your master/phD thesis

Information:
Prof. J. Swevers
Tel. +32/16/322540
Email: Jan.Swevers@mech.kuleuven.ac.be

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Contributed by: Bruce H. Krogh (krogh@ece.cmu.edu)

Ph.D. Research Assistantship - Carnegie Mellon University


Seeking applicants for the Ph.D. program in electrical and computer
enginereing at Carnegie Mellon Uinversity for a project in switching control
strategies.

Candidates must have the equivalent of a master's degree (in ee, cs, or
math) with a strong background in control theory.  Experience with neural
networks and control system design for real systems is also required.

Interested candidates should send e-mail to Bruce Krogh
(krogh@ece.cmu.edu) with a brief resume AND send e-mail to apps@ece.cmu.edu
application material.

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Contributed by: Minyue Fu (eemf@ee.newcastle.edu.au)

                        FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

               DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

                    THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA

                 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / SENIOR LECTURER / LECTURER

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has an internationally
renowned research profile, strong undergraduate programs and excellent
research facilities and technical support. Our current research areas
include: systems and control, signal processing, electronic design,
machines, power systems and power engineering. Applicants for this position
may also be considered for several new positions anticipated in the near
future.

Position: The appointee will be required in either telecommunications or
computer engineering field and will support new research activities and
undergraduate courses in these areas.

Person: You will have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
or equivalent qualifications; demonstrated scholarship and research
capability with a good publication record; experience with undergraduate
teaching; good communication skills and an ability to interact and
collaborate with researchers and colleagues. Research and teaching
experience in the areas of telecommunications and/or computer engineering
are desirable, together with skills in microwave communications, wireless
communications, signal processing and radio frequency electronic design and
expertise in computer networks.

For appointment at Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer level, applicants
must possess relevant experience with postgraduate supervision and a track
record of research projects commensurate with these levels. An Associate
Professor appointee shall also have achieved academic excellence including
leadership in either field, evidenced by an outstanding contribution to
teaching, research and the profession.

Benefits: Associate Professor (Level D) $67,017 to $73,821 per annum.

Senior Lecturer (Level C) $55,658 to $64,177 per annum.

Lecturer (Level B) $45,435 to $53,955 per annum.

Plus increases of 1.5% on 1 November 1998 and 4% on 1 March 1999.
Compulsory contributory superannuation is a condition of employment, plus
generous employer contribution of 17%.

General: The position is available on a full time basis. For further
information contact Associate Professor Minyue Fu, Head,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, telephone (02)
49216087, fax (02) 49216993 or email
eemf@ee.newcastle.edu.au. A profile of the Department can be found at
the following internet address:
http://www.ee.newcastle.edu.au/

 Applications Close: 15 November 1998.

                           APPLICATION PROCEDURE

An information package that includes the selection criteria and
application form must be obtained from Mr. Dvaid Pleasance,
the Human Resource Management Branch by telephoning (02) 49217082 or
email (budwp@admin.newcastle.edu.au) before
submitting an application.

         The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a
policy of no smoking in the workplace

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Contributed by: Raymond Kwong (kwong@control.utoronto.ca)

          Faculty Position in Systems Control at University of Toronto

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University
of Toronto invites applications for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor
position in the area of systems control, especially real-time computer
control.  A Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering,
or computer science is required.

The Department consistently ranks among the top 10 departments in its field
in North America.  It attracts outstanding students, has excellent research
facilities, and is ideally located in the middle of a vibrant metropolitan
city.  Additional information can be found on the departmental web page:

http://www.ece.toronto.edu

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a list of three references to
Professor Safwat G. Zaky, Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King's College Road, Toronto,
Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada.  The search will continue until the position
is filled. To ensure consideration, please respond by January 29, 1999.

In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be
given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.  The
University of Toronto is committed to employment equity and encourages
applications from women, visible minorities, aboriginal people and
physically challenged persons.

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Contributed by: Eric Rogers

        TWO POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UK.

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feedback Control of nD Systems

This vacancy for a postdoctoral research fellow is for a period of
three years from starting on or before 1 April 1999, and is held under
the terms of an EPSRC-funded grant by Dr Eric Rogers, Reader in Control
Systems, and Dr Jeffrey Wood, Royal Society Research Fellow, both of the
University of Southampton, in collaboration with Professor David H Owens,
Head of the School of Engineering, University of Exeter.  The starting
salary will be in the range 15,159-17,606 pounds stirling per annum,
depending on age and experience.

The new research fellow will be joining a growing team of researchers
in the field of nD control systems theory.  An nD system is a system in
which the trajectories are functions of more than one parameter, eg.
those described by partial differential equations.  This project is part
of a larger initiative to develop the theory of these systems using
Willems' behavioural approach and the tools of abstract algebra.  The
project involves the establishment of a rigorous theory of control of
nD systems in the behavioural framework, and the application of the
theory to standard control problems, eg. stabilization, pole placement,
and disturbance decoupling.  Other aspects of the project are the
development of algorithms for problems such as controller design, and
the application of the general theory to special cases such as the
Fornasini-Marchesini model, and linear repetitive processes.

Applicants should have, or be completing, a PhD in control theory or
another related area.  The successful applicant will have a basic
understanding of behavioural theory, including the use of polynomial
matrix representations, and will also have a general background in
systems and control.  Familiarity with nD systems would be an advantage
but is not essential.  Familiarity with abstract algebra (modules over
polynomial rings) would also be an advantage.  Some experience of high
level programming is desirable but not essential.

Please send applications, including a full cv and the names and
contact details of two referees, by hard copy or email, to:
        Dr Eric Rogers
        ISIS Group
        Department of Electronics and Computer Science
        University of Southampton
        Southampton  SO17 1BJ
        U.K.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 19 December 1998.
Informal enquiries can be made to Eric Rogers (tel: +44 1703 592197,
fax: +44 1703 594498, email: etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk) or Jeffrey Wood
(tel: +44 1703 595776, fax as above, email: jjw@ecs.soton.ac.uk).


Postdoctoral Fellowship In Robust Control for Fluid Flow Problems

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest
in the control of boundary layers, either through the use
of eg surface suction to delay transition or passive
or active control of turbulent flows, with the aim
of reducing drag.  Also there is much interest in
the control of large scale features in the flow field,
eg in the control of vortex shedding from bluff bodies.

At Southampton, there is an extensive research programme in
a number of application areas of flow control involving
experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics and control
theory and applications.  The post on offer is a two year
postdoctorial research fellowship (in the first instance) to
undertake basic research into the application of linear and
nonlinear robust control theory to large scale vortical
disturbances in external flow.  This will involve the
construction of dynamic models  of flow fields using
Computational Fluid Dynamics techniques (already available)
and the design and evaluation of feedback control schemes for
these flows.

Applicants should have, or be completing, a PhD in a relevant
area of control theory and applications, such as robust linear
and nonlinear control theory/applications, adaptive control.
To apply please send 3 copies of your cv by hard copy or email,
together with the names of two referees, by 19 December 1998 to
Dr Eric Rogers, Dept Electronics and Computer Science,
University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Informal enquires can be made to Dr E Rogers, email
etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk, or Dr O. R. Tutty, email ort@soton.ac.uk.

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Contributed by: Manfred Morari 


The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) invites applications for a



Professor for Nonlinear Systems



The Department of Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland invites
applications for a chair in the area of analysis and control of nonlinear
systems. Candidates should have a strong mathematical background and should
have established a solid research record. Applications, including a
detailed resume and a list of publications, are to be sent before December
31, 1998 to

Prof. Dr.O. Kuebler, President ETH Zurich, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich,
Switzerland.

The ETHZ encourages qualified women to apply for this professorship as part
of its effort to increase the percentage of women on its faculty.

For further information you may contact
_________________________________________________________________________
Prof.Manfred Morari         phone +41 1-632-7626 * fax +41 1-632-1211
Institut fuer Automatik     Mailto:Morari@aut.ee.ethz.ch
ETH-Z / ETL I 29            http://www.control.ethz.ch
CH-8092 Zurich/Switzerland  ftp://aut.ethz.ch/pub/personal/morari/PGP-KEY

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Contributed by: Vincent Blondel

          OPEN PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROL THEORY

Vincent D. Blondel, Eduardo D. Sontag, M. Vidyasagar and Jan C. Willems, Eds.

        (approx. 300 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 1-85233-044-9, 159,- DM)

                 Communication and Control Engineering Series
                        Springer Verlag, London, 1999


This book collects a discussion of more than fifty challenging open problems
in mathematical systems and control theory.

Follow-up information, comments and solutions for the problems proposed in
the book will soon be posted on the three mirror sites:

www.ulg.ac.be/mathsys/blondel/openprobs.html
www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/openprobs.html
www.cair.res.in/~sagar/openprobs.html

Problems have been contributed by:

Dirk Aeyels, Joan Peuteman

Brian D. O. Anderson

A.C. Antoulas

Andrei A. Agrachev

Er-Wei Bai, Roberto Tempo, Yinyu Ye

Venkataramanan Balakrishnan

Venkataramanan Balakrishnan

Bassam Bamieh, Munther A. Dahleh

Peter L. Bartlett

Anthony M. Bloch, Naomi Ehrich Leonard, Jerrold E. Marsden

Vincent D. Blondel, John N. Tsitsiklis

Vincent D. Blondel

R.K. Boel, G. Stremersch

Olivier Bournez, Michael Branicky

Stephen P. Boyd

Roger Brockett

Frank M. Callier, Joseph J. Winkin

F. Colonius, D. Hinrichsen, F. Wirth

Ruth F. Curtain, Olof J. Staffans

Bart De Moor

Michel Fliess, Jean Levine, Philippe Martin, Pierre Rouchon

Minyue Fu

E. Gallestey, D. Hinrichsen, A. J. Pritchard

Christiaan Heij

J. P. Hespanha, A. S. Morse

D. Hinrichsen, A. J. Pritchard

Hidenori Kimura

Roberto Lopez-Valcarce, Soura Dasgupta

Iven Mareels, Jan C. Willems

Alexandre Megretski

Henk Nijmeijer

Geert Jan Olsder, Bart De Schutter

Jonathan R. Partington

Max Plus

Jan Willem Polderman

Anders Rantzer

Joachim Rosenthal, Jan C. Willems

Joachim Rosenthal

J.M. Schumacher

Eduardo D. Sontag

Allen R. Tannenbaum

Andr\'e L. Tits, V. Balakrishnan

Onur Toker, Bram de Jager

Harry L. Trentelman

A.J. van der Schaft

Paul Van Dooren, Rodolphe Sepulchre

J.H. van Schuppen

M. Vidyasagar

George Weiss

Jan C. Willems

Yutaka Yamamoto, Shinji Hara

Yutaka Yamamoto

Hans Zwart


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Contributed by: John Bay 


                 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

        FUNDAMENTALS OF LINEAR STATE SPACE SYSTEMS
                          by

                      John S. Bay


    (571 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 0-256-24639-4, $81.00)
                     published by
                   WCB/McGraw-Hill


Fundamentals of Linear State Space Systems spans a broad range of linear
system theory concepts, but does so in a complete and sequential style.  It
is suitable for a first-year graduate or advanced undergraduate course in
any field of engineering.  State space methods are derived from first
principles while drawing on the students' previous understanding of
physical and mathematical concepts.  The text requires only a knowledge of
basic signals and systems theory, but takes the student, in a single
semester, all the way through state feedback, observers, Kalman Filters,
and elementary LQG control.

It contains:
*  A self-contained treatment of linear vector spaces and operators.
*  A geometric perspective on eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and singular values.
*  Parallel treatment of discrete-time and continuous-time systems.
*  Single and multivariable state feedback and observers.
*  Margin notes identifying applicable MATLAB commands and functions, with
a reference for command-line usage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PART I: MATHEMATICAL INTRODUCTION TO STATE SPACE

1.      Models of Linear Systems 3
2.      Vectors and Vector Spaces 45
3.      Linear Operators on Vector Spaces 93
4.      Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 147
5.      Functions of Vectors and Matrices 195

PART II: ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF STATE SPACE SYSTEMS

6.      Solutions to State Equations 229
7.      System Stability 269
8.      Controllability and Observability 311
9.      System Realizations 367
10.     State Feedback and Observers 405
11.     Introduction to  Optimal Control and Estimation 457
A.      Mathematical Tables and Identities 515
B.      MATLAB Command Summaries 529

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Contributed by: Michele Basseville 


Please apologize for possible cross-posting.


The book entitled `Detection of Abrupt Changes - Theory and Applications'
                by Michle Basseville and Igor Nikiforov,

previously published by Prentice-Hall, Inc.

may now be downloaded from the pages:

http://www.irisa.fr/sigma2/kniga
http://www-lm2s.univ-troyes.fr/~nikiforo/kniga.html

Please report any problem in downloading or printing these files
to basseville@irisa.fr.


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Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak

         Electronic submissions to AUTOMATICA

With immediate effect, papers of all categories may be submitted
for review for possible publication in Automatica by e-mail. The
documents should be sent directly to the Automatica Editors in the
form of a postscript or pdf file that is attached to an e-mail
cover message.

For details see the Automatica Editor-in-Chief's website at
http://www.math.utwente.nl/eic. The site also has an electronically
searchable and fully up-to-date cumulative table of contents of
all the papers Automatica has published since 1963, including
keywords.

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Contributed by: A.H. Zemanian (zeman@sbee.sunysb.edu)

Table of Contents for:

       CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

             (Vol. 17, No. 5, 1998)

The fundamental subspace sequences of matrix pencils:
A Toeplitz matrix unified characterization,
    Helen Eliopoulou and Nicos Karcanias

1/f filtered chaotic processes,
    Justin M. Lipton and Kishor P. Dabke

Discretization of cascaded continuous-time controllers and uncertain systems,
    Leang S. Shieh, Weimin Wang, and Guanrong Chen

On neural network design Part II: Inhibition and the output map,
    W.A. Porter and A.H. Abouli

Markov chains in Banach spaces on cycles,
    S. Kalpazidou and N. Kassimatis

Time-delay neural networks, Volterra series, and rates of approximation,
    Irwin W. Sandberg

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Contributed by: Hans Schneider  

              ContentsDirect From Elsevier Science
              =====================================

URL: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738

Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN   : 0024-3795
Volume : 283
Issue  : 1-3
Date   : 15-Oct-1998


pp 1-33
On the convergence of asynchronous iteration methods for nonlinear
paracontractions and consistent linear systems
M Pott

pp 35-60
The moore-penrose inverses of m x n block matrices and their applications
Y Tian

pp 61-73
Ergodic decomposition of markov chains*
CE Villarreal

pp 75-85
On graphs with multiple eigenvalues
P Rowlinson

pp 87-97
Chain rules for functions of matrices
AD Ziebur

pp 99-113
Inequalities for the perron root related to levinger's theorem
YA Alpin, LY Kolotilina

pp 115-150
Circular planar craphs and resistor networks
EB Curtis

pp 151-164
On the adjugate matrix
GW Stewart

pp 165-169
p-Contraction and 2x2 matrix
T Nakazi

pp 171-177
The connectivity index of a weighted graph
O Araujo, JA De La Pena

pp 179-203
On the multiple Nevanlinna-Pick matrix interpolation in the class C_p and
the Caratheodory matrix coefficient problem
GONGNING Chen

pp 205-219
Vandermonde matrices on Chebyshev points
A Eisinberg

pp 221-238
A hybrid approach to the computation of the inertia of a parametric family
of Bezoutians with application to some stability problems for bivariate
polynomials
L Gemignani

pp 239-245
Normal generalized selfdajoint operators in Krein spaces
L Rodman, SA Mccullough

pp 247-255
Bounds on the second largest eigenvalue of a tree with perfect matchings
C An

pp 257-272
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors for matrices over distributive lattices
YJ Tan

pp 273-288
Operateurs positifs sur certains espaces de formes quadratiques
M El Kadiri

pp 289-299
Generalized Pascal matrix and recurrence sequences
Z Zhang

pp 303-303
Author index to Volume 383

Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN   : 0024-3795
Volume : 284
Issue  : 1-3
Date   : 12-Nov-1998

 Special issue on the International Linear Algebra Society Symposium
 "Linear Algebra in Control Theory, Signals and Image Processing," held at
 the University of Manitoba, Canada, 6-8 June 1997.


pp 1-1
Preface

pp 3-17
Some algebraic aspects of signal processing
M Barnabei

pp 19-39
Fast fraction-free triangularization of bezoutians with applications to
sub-resultant chain computation
DA Bini, L Gemignani

pp 41-52
A fast method to diagonalize a Hankel matrix
DL Boley

pp 53-71
Sensitivity analyses for factorizations of sparse or structured matrices
XIAOWEN Chang, C Paige

pp 73-94
A direction set based algorithm for least squares problems in adaptive
signal processing
MEIQIN Chen

pp 95-124
FFT alcorithms and their adaptation to parallel processing
E Chu

pp 125-135
On-line change-point detection for state space models using multi-process
kalman filters
M Daumer

pp 137-156
Inverse toeplitz preconditioners for ill-posed problems
M Hanke

pp 157-175
DFT representations of toeplitz-plus-hankel bezoutians with application to
fast matrix-vector multiplication
G Heinig

pp 177-192
Kronecker product and SVD approximations in image restoration
J Kamm, JG Nagy

pp 193-228
Applications of second-order cone programming
M Sousa Lobo, L Vandenberghe

pp 229-237
Factorizations of Cauchy-Vandermonde matrices
JM Pena

pp 239-258
Matrices with multiple symmetry properties: Applications of Centrohermitian
and Perhermitian matrices
IS Pressman

pp 259-306
Estimation and control with bounded data uncertainties
AH Sayed

pp 307-334
Korovkin theorems and linear positive gram matrix algebra approximations of
toeplitz matrices
S Serra Capizzano

pp 335-355
A stabilized superfast solver for indefinite hankel systems*
M Van Barel

pp 357-359
Conference report

pp 361-362
Author index


Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN   : 0024-3795
Volume : 285
Issue  : 1-3
Date   : 23-Nov-1998


pp 1-6
The expression of the generalized inverse of the perturbed operator under
Type I perturbation in Hilbert spaces
GUOLIANG Chen

pp 7-31
Perturbation bounds and characterisation of the associated algebraic
Riccati equation
MM Konstantinov

pp 33-35
A note on laplacian graph eigenvalues
R Merris

pp 37-67
Eigenvector computation for almost unitary Hessenberg matrices and
inversion of Szego-Vandermonde matrices via discrete transmission lines
V Olshevsky

pp 69-80
LMI characterization of structural and robust stability
JC Geromel

pp 81-105
Where is the nearest non-regular pencil?
R Byers

pp 107-114
Gaussian variables, polynomials and permanents
J Arias De Reyna

pp 115-121
Linear conditions for a polynomial P(X,Y) to have younger mates
R Peretz

pp 123-142
Hardness results and spectral techniques for combinatorial problems on
circulant graphs
B Codenotti, S Vigna

pp 143-152
Completions of M-matrix patterns
L Hogben

pp 153-163
Nonstationary two-stage multisplitting methods with overlapping blocks
ZH Cao

pp 165-179
Preserving Diagonalisability
M Omladic, P Semrl

pp 181-188
The undirected graph and estimates of matrix singular values
LI Luoluo

pp 189-200
Compatible lattice orders and linear operators on R^n
B Lavric

pp 201-228
Limit cycles for successive projections onto hyperplanes in R^n
J Angelos, GW Grossman

pp 229-255
Solution of Troeplitz normal equations by sine transform based
preconditioning
F Di Benedetto

pp 257-276
A numerical algorithm for computing a basis for the root subspace at a
nonderogatory eigenvalue of a multiparameter system
B Plestenjak

pp 277-290
A conjecture concerning the Hadamard product of inverses of M-matrices
M Neumann

pp 291-303
Normal matrices: an update
L Elsner

pp 305-307
On the Laplacian eigenvalues of a graph
L Jiong-Sheng

pp 309-319
Symmetric multisplitting of a symmetric positive definite matrix
ZH Cao

pp 321-322
Author index


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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 11, Number 3

Er-Wei Bai, R. Tempo, and Minyue Fu,
Worst-case properties of the uniform distribution
and randomized algorithms for robustness analysis.
MCSS 11 (1998), 183-196.

K. Spindler,
Optimal control on Lie groups with applications
to attitude control.
MCSS (1998), 197-219.

A.L. Tits and V. Balakrishnan,
Small $\mu$ theorems with frequency-dependent
uncertainty bounds.
MCSS (1998), 220-243.

G.D. Halikias and I.M. Jaimoukha,
The 2-block super-optimal AAK problem.
MCSS (1998), 244-264.


INFORMATION
Information on MCSS including tables of contents is
available at its home pages:
www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
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:  Yuri L. Sachkov (sachkov@sys.botik.ru)


              JOURNAL  OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
                      Vol. 4, No. 3, July 1998

                              CONTENTS

Closures of Asymptotic Curves in a
Two-Dimensional Symplectic Map                          305--314
D. Treschev

Bifurcations of Cycles in Systems of Differential
Equations with a Finite Symmetry Group - I              315--341
E.V. Nikolaev, E.E. Shnol

Bifurcations of Cycles in Systems of Differential
Equations with a Finite Symmetry Group - II             343--363
E.V. Nikolaev, E.E. Shnol

Bijective Arithmetic Codings of Hyperbolic
Automorphisms of the 2-Torus, and Binary
Quadratic Forms                                         365--399
N. Sidorov, A. Vershik

Confluence of Several Regular Singular Points
into an Irregular Singular One                          401--424
R. Schaefke

A Necessary Condition for Small Time Local
Controllability                                         425--456
M.I. Krastanov

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Contributed by: Kevin Passino, k.passino@osu.edu

IEEE Control Systems Magazine
Call for Papers

Special Issue on The Impact of Control Technology on Society

Systems and control theory and technology have had a profound impact on a
wide variety of aspects of society.  Control systems have been developed
that improve safety (e.g., for anti-skid brakes in automotive systems),
efficiency (e.g., controls on aircraft engines that minimize fuel
consumption), and system performance (e.g., missile guidance in military
systems), that reduce harmful effects on our environment (e.g., in waste
water treatment plants), and that help us make higher quality products for
lower costs.  Ultimately, this technology has had a fundamental impact on
the economy, business, politics, the military, the enabling of other
technologies, and even the very manner in which we view complex problems in
a variety of professions.

In cooperation with the IEEE Society on the Social Implications of
Technology, we would like to invite papers, to be published as a Special
Issue of IEEE Control Systems Magazine in December, 1999, in the following
areas:

*  Historical perspectives and future projections of the impact of control
*  systems on society;

*  Case studies of how particular control technologies have had (or will
*  have) a significant effect on society;

* Discussions of professionalism, ethics, and legal issues related to
* research, education, and practice in control engineering; and

*  Explorations of the broad societal effects of the systems paradigm.

The deadline for paper submission is April 15, 1999. Final versions of
accepted papers will be due in electronic form by Aug. 15, 1999.  Please
submit papers, and full address information of the corresponding author
(including email), to the Guest Editor for the Special Issue,

Kevin M. Passino, Dept. Electrical Eng.,
The Ohio State University,
2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210-1272 USA,
(614) 292-5716, fax: -7596, k.passino@osu.edu


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Contributed by: Bram de Jager

                         Call for Papers
      International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control
                         Special Issue on
            Control of Underactuated Nonlinear Systems

Control of nonlinear systems has prospered during the last decades.  Globally
stable controllers for a class of robotic type mechanical systems have been
obtained, but under some restrictive assumptions on the systems.  Some of
these assumptions, e.g., related to the availability of measurements of both
position and velocity, have been removed.  Although slight variations in the
control of rigid robots are still being studied, this field seems quite mature.

Others assumptions, like requiring the number of actuators to be equal to the
number of degrees-of-freedom, are more difficult to remove.  The class of
underactuated systems, i.e., systems with less actuators than
degrees-of-freedom, is quite large, and includes examples like mobile robots,
a truck with trailers, the rolling Euro, the knife edge, etc.

It is known that using discontinuous control for underactuated systems, like
that used in parking a car, allows more freedom than available by continuous
control alone.  This make the problem harder, because this type of control,
and hybrid control in general, is more difficult to analyze and synthesize.

The purpose of this special issue of the International Journal of Robust and
Nonlinear Control is to bring together tutorial, fundamental, and application
papers addressing the general theme of ``Control of Underactuated Nonlinear
Systems.'' Subject areas of interest include, but are not restricted to:

 * theoretical developments in underactuated systems
    - stabilization and tracking
    - flatness of underactuated systems
 * control techniques based on
    - geometric nonlinear control
    - hybrid and switching control
    - passivity and saturation
    - compensation of nonlinearities
 * applications in
    - series, parallel, and nonholonomic robots
    - drive systems with flexible couplings
    - flexible systems with friction or backlash
    - human and robotic locomotion, e.g., balance and control of locomotion
    - vehicle steering and path planning
 * control using
    - non-colocated actuators and sensors, e.g., real-time vision

Guest editors:
Bram de Jager                         Henk Nijmeijer
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering     Faculty of Applied Mathematics
Eindhoven University of Technology    Twente University
PO Box 513                            PO Box 217
5600 MB  Eindhoven                    7500 AE  Enschede
The Netherlands                       The Netherlands
Fax: +31 40 2461418                   Fax: +31 53 4340733
Email: A.G.de.Jager@wfw.wtb.tue.nl    Email: H.Nijmeijer@math.utwente.nl

Prospective authors are requested to submit 5 copies of their
papers to one of the editors not later than March 31, 1999.
All papers will be reviewed following the standard review procedure.
The publication of the Special Issue is scheduled for Mid 2000.


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Contributed by: George W Irwin (editor-in-chief)

                IFAC Journal: Control Engineering Practice
                        Contents of Volume 6, No. 5


pp 581-591
An integrated neural-network and expert-system approach to the supervision
of reactor operating states in polyethylene terephthalate production
J Zhang, Q Yang, S Zhang, J Howell

pp 593-600
Neural-network-based water inflow forecasting
R Golob, T Stokelj, D Grgic

pp 601-613
H-infinity longitudinal control of crippled trijet aircraft with throttles
only
EA Jonckheere, GR Yu

pp 615-626
Experimental physical parameter estimation of a thyristor driven dc-motor
using the hmf-method
S Daniel-Berhe, H Unbehauen

pp 627-628
Preface to the special section on manoeuvring and control of marine craft
Z Vukic

pp 629-634
The effect of shallow water on manoeuvring derivatives using conformal
mapping
D Clarke

pp 635-642
Interative forces and moments between several ships meeting in confined
waters
KS Varyani, R Mcgregor, P Wold

pp 643-652
Requirements for standard harmonic captive manoeuvring tests
M Vantorre, K Eloot

pp 653-660
Virtual environment testbed for autonomous underwater vehicles
D Gracanin, KP Valavanis, M Matijasevic

pp 661-670
Acoustic motion estimation and control for an unmanned underwater vehicle
in a structured environment
M Caccia, G Casalino, R Christi, G Veruggio


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                IFAC Journal: Control Engineering Practice
                Volume : 6      Issue  : 6

                                CONTENTS

pp 695-706
Constrained nonlinear multivariable control of a catalytic reforming
process
RM Ansari, MO Tade

pp 707-713
Fuzzy control of a tranport/diffusion system
S Marsili-Libelli, A Colzi

pp 715-724
Preliminary modeling and control study of an asymmetric teledesic
communication satellite
MJ Balas, YJ Lee, R Robertson

pp 725-726
Preface to the special section on transportation systems
M Papageorgiou, A Pouliezos

pp 727-733
The flow management problem: recent computational algorithms
G Andreatta, L Brunetta, G Guastalla

pp 735-744
Development of semi-active road-friendly truck suspensions
M Valasek, W Kortum, Z Sika, L Magdolen, O Vaculin

pp 745-753
A convex control model of dynamic system-optimal traffic assignment
BW Wie

pp 755-761
Neuro-fuzzy techniques for traffic control
JJ Henry, JL Farges, JL Gallego

pp 763-769
Ship track-keeping: experiments with a physical tanker model
L Morawski, J Pomirski

pp 771-780
Optimal control of freeways via speed signalling and ramp metering
A Alessandri, A Di Febbraro, A Ferrara, E Punta

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Contributed by: Ryszard S. Choras 

For information about Image Processing & Communications.
An International Journal., please contact Ryszard S. Choras
at choras@mail.atr.bydgoszcz.pl

Image Processing & Communications. An International Journal,
vol.4, no 1-2, 1998.

Fourier Transform of Colour Images:the Quaternion FFT,
S.J. Sangwine, pp.3-8

High-Level Architecture Generation of Parallel-Pipeline
FFT Processors for Real-Time R-Dimensional Signal Processing,
A. Petrovsky, M. Kachinsky, pp.9-16

Modified H.263 Codec with Improved Color Reproduction
M. Bartkowiak, M. Domanski, P. Gerken, pp.17-24

Application of Multiresolution Vector Quantisation
to Scaleable Low Bitrate and Video Coding,
M. Bober, L. Cieplinski, pp. 25-36

A Hybrid Neural Network Used for the Colour
Conversion from RGB to CMY and a New Method
for Choosing a Learning Set,
A. Horzyh, pp. 37-46

A Multimodal Medical Image Processing System
S. Benarjee, D. Dutta Majumdar, pp. 47-80

Use of the Computer Program for Histopathological
Image Analysis in Assessment of AgNORs Expression,
T. Piasecki, M. Jelen, M. Kurzynski, M. Zalesska-Krecicka,
A. Jablonka, T. Krecicki, pp. 81-86

About the Authors pp. 87

Call for Paper pp.89



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Contributed by:  Huibert Kwakernaak

                                   AUTOMATICA
                               Table of contents

December, 1998                                            Issue    34:12


Survey Papers

B. D. O. Anderson             From Youla-Kucera to identification. adaptive
                              and nonlinear control


Regular Papers

M. Jansson, B. Wahlberg       On consistency of subspace methods for system
                              identification


Brief Papers

M. Shouche, M. Nikolaou, et   Simultaneous constrained model predictive
al.                           control and identification of DARX processes

M. Dalsmo, W. C. A. Maas      Singular H-infinity suboptimal control for a
                              class of nonlinear cascade systems

M. Zasadzinski, E. Richard,   Disturbance attenuation and trajectory
M. F. Khelfi, M. Darouach     tracking via a reduced- order output feedback
                              controller for robot manipulators

P. Hou, A. Saberi, Z. Lin,    Simultaneous external and internal
P. Sannutti                   stabilization for continuous and discrete-time
                               critically unstable linear systems with ....

Y. Peng, D. Vrancic, R.       Anti-windup designs for multivariable
Hanus, S. R. Weller           controllers

D. W. Berns, J. L. Moiola,    Feedback control of limit cycle amplitudes
G. Chen                       from a frequency domain approach

Geeng-Kwei Chang, Tzuen-Lih   Design automatic voltage regulator by modified
Chern                          discrete integral variable structure model
                              following control

B. Kouvaritakis, J. A.        Linear quadratic feasible predictive control
Rossiter, M. Cannon

B. D. O. Anderson, M. R.      Robust stabilization of nonlinear systems via
James, D. J. N. Limebeer      normalized coprime factor representations

E. Prempain, B. Bergeon       A multivariable two-degree-of-freedom control
                              methodology

J-W. Lee, W. H. Kwon, J.      On stability of constrained receding horizon
Choi                          control with finite terminal weighting matrix

R. S. Sreenivas               An apllication of independent, increasing,
                              free-choice petri nets to the synthesis of
                              policies that enforce liveness in ...

Hao Ying                      An analytical study on structure, stability
                              and design of general Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy
                              control systems

Technical Communiques

H. Werner                     Multimodel robust control by fast output
                              sampling - An LMI approach

C. Y. Chan                    Discrete adaptive sliding mode control of a
                              state-space system with a bounded disturbance

M. Doroslovacki, H. Fan, Lei  Wavelet-based identification of linear
 Yao                          discrete-time systems: Robustness issue

Y-Y. Cao, W-J. Mao, Y-X. Sun  Static output feedback stabilization - An LMI
                              approach

J. Calazans de Castro, C.     Frequency domain analysis of oscillatory modes
Silva de Araujo                in decentralized control systems

G. De Nicolao, G. Ferrari     Zeros of continuous-time linear periodic
Trecate                       systems

G. Wheeler, C-Y. Su, Y.       A sliding mode controller with improved
Stepanenko                    adaptation laws for the upper bounds on the
                              norm of uncertainties


Correspondence

L. zbek, F. Aliev            Comment on "Adaptive fading Kalman filter with
                               an application"

Q-L. Han, D. Mehdi            Comments on "Robust control for parameter
                              uncertain delay systems in state and control
                              input"

Wang Jin                      Comments on "Nonlinear one-step-ahead control
                              using neural networks: Control strategy and
                              stability design"



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Contributed by: Hector Rotstein, hector@ee.technion.ac.il

    >>> the deadline for submitting your contribution is November 15!  <<<

     THE 7th IEEE MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON CONTROL AND AUTOMATION

                                  (MED99)

                   June 28-30, 1999 - Haifa, Israel


       *****************************************************
       *    MED99 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS   *
       *****************************************************

Co-Sponsored by: IEEE Control Systems Society
                 The Institute for Advanced Studies in Mathematics at
                  the Technion
                 Israel Association for Automatic Control (IBA)
                 The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
                 Haifa Convention Bureau

This is the final announcement and call for papers for the 7th IEEE
Mediterranean Control Conference. The deadline for submission of
manuscripts is **November 15, 1998**

Complete information about the conference, including instruction to
perspective authors, may be found in our Home Page at:

                http://meeng.technion.ac.il/MED99.html

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Contributed by Keith Mason


                        CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                  Information, Decision and Control '99
                        February 8 - 10, 1999
                         Adelaide, Australia

http://idc99.cssip.edu.au
http://www.IDC99.gmu.edu    (USA Mirror Site)

Information, Decision and Control '99 will provide a focus for scientists,
engineers and mathematicians working across the disciplines of signal
processing and communications, decision and control, and data and
information fusion. It will be an international forum with papers
submitted from Australia, Belarus, Finland, India, Japan, Korea,
China, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, UAE, UK and USA.

The technical program will be led by three outstanding keynote speakers,
Professor Shankar Sastry from University of California, Berkeley,
Professor Brian Anderson from the Australian National University, and
Professor Jim Llinas from the State University of New York at Buffalo,
and will include lectures by three prominent plenary speakers, Professor
Graham Goodwin from the University of Newcastle, Professor Bobby Hunt
from University of Arizona, and Dr. Geoffrey McLachlan from the
University of Queensland.

The Program Committee has produced an exciting 3 day program of over 100
papers. Morning plenary sessions will address cutting edge issues
critical to our understanding of modern complex systems. These are
followed by parallel afternoon sessions focussing on key technical
challenges in the three core areas of decision and control, signal
processing and communication, and data and information fusion. A panel
session will bring together researchers and practitioners to define
major industry challenges in the design and testing of distributed
information and decision systems and to expose relevant and fertile
lines of research.

Tutorials in each of the three core disciplines are also offered as an
additional learning resource. James Llinas (SUNY Buffalo) will present
a two day tutorial on Data Fusion Concepts and Techniques, Situation
Assessment, and Information Warfare. Vikram Krishnamurthy (U Melbourne)
will present a one day tutorial on Stochastic Control and Sensor
Scheduling. Bobby Hunt (U Arizona) will present a one day tutorial
on Image Restoration, Reconstruction and Super-Resolution. Prof.
Shankar Sastry (UC Berkley) and Prof. Iven Mareels (U Melbourne)
will present a one day tutorial on Modeling, Analysis and Control
of Hybrid Systems.

IDC-99 is an exciting opportunity for practitioners and researchers
to meet and advance understanding and knowledge in an important
emerging area. The IDC-99 Organising Committee invites you to
participate in this innovative event.

For registration details and more information see our web sites at
http://idc99.cssip.edu.au and http://www.IDC99.gmu.edu (USA Mirror Site).

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Contributed by: ICECS 99 


         Sixth ICECS: The IEEE CAS Society Region-8 Conference

             THE SIXTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
                ELECTRONICS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
                          (ICECS '99)

                     September 5 - 8, 1999
                         Pafos, CYPRUS
             http://www.vlsi.ee.upatras.gr/~icecs99

                       CALL FOR PAPERS

The 6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems
will be held in Pafos, Cyprus, September 5-8, 1999. It is IEEE CAS Society
Region-8 conference and hosted by the University of Patras, Greece.

The conference will include regular sessions on the topics listed below;
special sessions on emerging electronics, circuits and systems topics;
plenary sessions on selected advanced aspects of the theory, design, and
applications of electronics, circuits and systems and short courses given
by experts in the specific state-of the art subject areas.

Prospective authors are invited to submit their papers reporting original
work as tutorial overviews in all areas of electronics, circuits and systems.

AUTHORS SCHEDULE
Deadline for Submission of Draft Papers:           January 15, 1999
Notification of Acceptance:                        March 30, 1999
Deadline for Submission of Camera-ready Paper:     April 30, 1999


Prospective authors should submit 5 copies of their draft paper
by postal mail to the Conference Secretariat:

ICECS'99 Secretariat
Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
University of Patras
Patras 26500
Greece
Tel: +30 61 997283
Fax: +30 61 994798

Submissions should include:
1) A cover sheet containing:
  (i)   Title of proposed paper, authors' names and affiliations;
  (ii)  Postal address, phone and FAX numbers, and e-mail address
        of the contact author;
  (iii) Paper category numbers (from the above list) that best
        describe the paper;
  (iv)  Choice of presentation (lecture or poster); and
  (v)   Name of the presenter author.

2) The complete draft of the paper:
  (i)   Paper title, authors; names, affiliations, and addresses; and
  (ii)  Paper category numbers (from the above list).

The draft paper should not exceed 12 pages (double spaced A4 or
equivalent, fontsize 12). The international review panel will give
high preference to papers that excluding references, figures and
tables, do not exceed 3000 words to clearly present the work,
methods, results, originality, significance, superiority and
applications of the techniques discussed.

The submitted manuscript should closely reflect the final paper as
it will appear in the Proceedings, which will be maximum 4 pages,
double column format.

Proposal for Special Sessions, Plenary Sessions, and half or full-day
Short Courses may be submitted to the respective chair by January 30,
1999. Please contact them directly for further information.

Check the symposium web site for up to date information:
http://www.vlsi.ee.upatras.gr/~icecs99

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Contributed by:   pascal@icsc.ab.ca

ANNOUNCEMENT / CALL FOR PAPERS

SECOND WORLD MANUFACTURING CONGRESS (WMC'99)
http//www.icsc.ab.ca/wmc99.htm

September 27-30, 1999
at the Universities at Sunderland and Durham, U.K.

WMC'99 is organized in conjunction with the
NORTHERN MANUFACTURING EXHIBITION 1999

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Extended Abstracts or Draft Papers should be sent to
 by January 31, 1999

PURPOSE OF THE CONGRESS

Manufacturing for the Millennium The emphasis of this congress is on
bringing researchers and industry closer together and endeavor to highlight
the importance of both theoretical and applied research in the light of new
shifts in the global economy. The continuous exchange of scientific and
technical information is of particular importance in a time of worldwide
challenges in the manufacturing industry. The impact of other rapidly
changing industries such as microelectronics, automation,
computer/information engineering and environmental protection is evolving
new philosophies in manufacturing. The congress, to be held every second
year, is meant to be a forum for academia and industry for research and the
transfer of research to practice. The previous congress held in New Zealand
(WMC'97) attracted participants from 35 countries around the world.


WMC'99 WEB SITE

Full updated information is always available from

http//www.icsc.ab.ca/wmc99.htm


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Contributed by: Vincent Blondel

Invitation to two CDC 1998 special sessions on

          OPEN PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROL THEORY


You are invited to attend two special sessions on open problems in
mathematical systems and control theory at the 1998 IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control (December 16-18, 1998, Tampa, Florida).

The sessions (sessions WM01-1 and WP01-1) are scheduled on Wednesday
December 16th, at the beginning of the conference, so as to allow ample time
for discussing the problems during the conference.

Presentations during the session will be 10 minutes long, including
questions. They will each feature one particular mathematical problem that
is both relevant from a control viewpoint and that is mathematically
well-defined. It is expected that the problems presented will be a source of
challenging unsolved mathematical problems. The goal of the session is to
generate interest in new directions of research with a session that is
inspiring, interactive, lively and open-ended.

We look forward meeting you in Tampa for what we hope to be an exciting
event.

Vincent D. Blondel, Eduardo D. Sontag, M. Vidyasagar and Jan C. Willems.

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Contributed by: Robert Babuska 



          International School on Fuzzy Logic Control
                  Advances in Applications

          Faculty of Information Technology and Systems
                 Delft University of Technology
                     Delft, The Netherlands
                       April 20-24, 1999

        WWW: http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/summerschool.html

An International School on the advances in applications of fuzzy logic
control will be held on April 20-24, 1999, at the Delft University of
Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Systems, in Delft, the
Netherlands. This is the second of two coordinated events, devoted to
the dissemination of state of the art knowledge in methodology and
applications of fuzzy logic. The first event was held in Ferrara, Italy
on June 16-20, 1998 and was devoted to the advances in the theory and
methodology of fuzzy logic control. This successful event was attended
by 50 doctorate students and researchers (the maximum possible number of
participants). The Summer School is sponsored by the TMR programme of
the European Commission and organized by the Department of Electronics,
Computers and Systems, University of Bologna, in collaboration with the
Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara and the Faculty of
Information Technology and Systems, Delft University of Technology.

The aim of the school is twofold:
* provide doctorate students and professionals with the basic as well as
  advanced material on fuzzy control and to stimulate discussion of
  problems and future research directions;

* bring together young researchers both from academia and industry that
  work in systems and control engineering and give them the opportunity
  to exchange experience and knowledge.

The number of participants is limited to 50, and registration before
January 31, 1999 is mandatory. The participants' registration will be
considered in the order of reception. A limited number of grants are
available upon request for young researchers (born after May 1, 1964),
with the European Community or associated Countries citizenship to
partially cover their travel, lodging and fee costs. Contact the
organizers for the eligibility conditions and application forms.

Venue

The event will be held at the Faculty of Information Technology and
Systems, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands. Delft
is a historical city, situated in the neighborhood of The Hague
(governmental seat) and Rotterdam (among the largest harbors of the
world). The 17th century center of the city if well preserved, with
beautiful churches, buildings and musea.

Contact Address and registration

Mr. Peter Emons
Control Laboratory
Faculty of Information Technology & Systems
Delft University of Technology
P.O. Box 5031/Mekelweg 4 2600 GA Delft/2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands, tel: +31 (0)15 278 3358, fax: +31 (0)15 278 6679
e-mail: peter_e@harding.et.tudelft.nl

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Contributed by: Rich Gerber

THE 19TH IEEE REAL-TIME SYSTEMS SYMPOSIUM (RTSS'98)
Madrid, Spain
December 2-4, 1998

RTSS '98 will bring together a wide body of researchers and developers,
to advance the science and practice of real-time computing. The RTSS program
includes many aspects of real-time and embedded systems, including modeling
and design methods, operating systems, scheduling algorithms, databases, file
systems, networks and communications, programming languages, formal methods,
architecture, middleware and APIs, instrumentation, fault tolerance, software
engineering, performance analysis, embedded systems,signal processing,
multimedia applications, process control, tool support - and a lot more.

In 1998, RTSS received a record number of submitted papers. There were 182
papers in all, 80 more than last year, 50 more than any RTSS ever held. Of
these, 45 were chosen to appear on the program, which follows below.


REGISTRATION FOR RTSS '98:

Due to the large number of papers submitted, the technical program was
expanded to include 50% more papers than usual, and the scope of the
conference was broadened.  Due to the large attendance expected, you should
consider registering early, and reserving your hotel room well in advance.

Registration for RTSS '98 includes admission to the symposium, admissions
to the exhibition, a copy of symposium proceedings, complimentary lunch every
day, 2 coffee-breaks per day, and a gala banquet on Wednesday night.
Students are welcome to attend all functions. Registration for PLRTIA '98
includes admission to the workshop, pre-prints of the symposium proceedings,
lunch, and 2 coffee-breaks.

To register for RTSS, see the the RTSS Registrataion Page

          http://http://www.cs.umd.edu/~rich/rtss98/register.html

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Contributed by: David A. Schoenwald (schoenwaldda@ornl.gov)


                37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

                Hyatt Regency Westshore, Tampa, Florida, USA
                            December 16-18, 1998

                       http://www.lit.net/ieee/cdc98

INVITATION

On behalf of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) in
cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM),
the Program and Operating Committees invite you to participate in the
thirty-seventh IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).
The CDC will be held December 16-18, 1998 at the Hyatt Regency Westshore,
Tampa, Florida, with tutorial workshops preceding the conference
on Monday and Tuesday, December 14-15 and after the conference
on Saturday, December 19.  For more information on the conference, please
visit the conference web site:

http://www.lit.net/ieee/cdc98

The conference registration form and hotel reservation form are
available at the CDC'98 web site. The deadline for advance
registration is November 16, 1998.  Hotel reservation requests received
after November 23, 1998 will be accepted subject to availability.
Please make your reservations early.  For those who do not have access
to the web, you may request conference and hotel registration materials by
contacting the publicity chair:

David A. Schoenwald
Oak Ridge National Lab
P. O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6003  USA
(Tel) 423-574-0343
E-mail: schoenwaldda@ornl.gov

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Contributed by:

V WORKSHOP ON NONLINEAR, ADAPTIVE AND NONLINEAR SYSTEMS
      Mexico City, Mexico, December 11-12, 1998.

The V Workshop on Nonlinear, Adaptive and Linear Systems
will be held at the facilities of CINVESTAV, Mexico City,
December 11-12, 1998. The main objective of the Workshop
is to bring together researchers for motivating discussions
on subjects within the scope of the Workshop. The areas
of the workshop include Adaptive Control, Linear and Non-
linear Systems, Robotics and related subjects. Speakers
are selected among researchers who had significantly contri-
buted to the field.

The Workshop is also organized in conjunction with the 37rd
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, which this year will
take place in Tampa, Florida,on December 16-18. So,those who
are planning to attend the CDC can also use the opportunity to
partipate in the Workshop.

The full registration fee to attend the Workshop is 30 USD
(approximately 300.00 mexican pesos) and includes free entrance
to the conferences, coffeee breaks and two lunches. The reduced
registration fee is 10 USD (approximately 100.00 mexican pesos)
and includes free entrance to the conferences and coffee breaks.

More information about the Workshop as well as information
about CINVESTAV and lodging in Mexico City can be found at the
Web site address "http://www.cinvestav.mx/eventos/taller98.html".
Any message in relation to the Workshop can also be sent to

V Workshop on Nonlinear, Adaptive and Linear Systems
CINVESTAV, Dept. of Electrical Eng., Automatic Control Section
Apdo. Postal 14-740, 07300 Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
Tels: +52-5-7477000, Extensions 3287, 3211 and 3220
Fax: +52-5-7477089
Email: taller98@ctrl.cinvestav.mx

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Contributed by: Trac D. Tran (ttran@ece.jhu.edu)


                           CISS '99

                        CALL FOR PAPERS

The 33rd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems
(CISS '99) will be held on March 17-19, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland.
The conference is sponsored by the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University.

Authors are invited to submit previously unpublished papers describing
new advances, applications, and ideas in the fields of signal, image,
and video processing, systems and control, communications, pattern
recognition, statistical inference, and computer engineering.

Two kinds of contributed papers are solicited. (1) Regular papers
requiring approximately thirty minutes for presentation; these will be
reproduced in full (up to six pages) in the conference proceedings.
(2) Short papers suitable for presentation in 15 minutes or less; one
page summaries of these papers will be published in the proceedings.

Three copies of a summary together with a regular or short designation
are to be submitted by January 15, 1999. Summaries should be of
sufficient detail and length to permit careful reviewing.  Authors will
be notified of acceptance by February 17, 1999.  Instructions for the
preparation of accepted papers for the proceedings will be sent to each
author.  All manuscripts are to be submitted to:

1999 CISS
105 Barton Hall
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218

Conference Office:
  1999 CISS
  105 Barton Hall
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  The Johns Hopkins University
  Baltimore, MD 21218

  email: ciss99@ece.jhu.edu
  URL:   http://www.ece.jhu.edu/ciss99/

Program Directors:
  Jerry L. Prince
  Trac D. Tran

Important Dates:
  Submission deadline: January 15, 1999
  Notification of acceptance: February 17, 1999
  Advance Registration: Before March 10, 1999
  Conference Dates: March 17-19, 1999

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Contributed by: 

                             WRTP'99 & ARTDB-99

                             First Announcement
                                     and
                           2nd  CALL  FOR  PAPERS

                                    Joint
              24th IFAC/IFIP Workshop on Real-Time Programming
                                     and
  The Third International Workshop on Active and Real-Time Database Systems

                    Schloss Dagstuhl, Saarland, Germany

                          May 31st - June 2nd, 1999
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
     and real-time database management. It is intended to promote
     interaction among researchers and practitioners and to evaluate
     the maturity of new directions in real-time software and real-time
     database systems.

Submission Details:
     The submission of full 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. These
     papers should outline the contribution that the authors intend to
     make at the Workshop. The papers are to be submitted through our
     WWW server, or directly sent to the workshop chair by electronic
     mail.

Correspondence:

     All correspondence should be addressed to the Workshop chairman

          Alceu Heinke Frigeri
          FernUniversitaet
          FB Elektrotechnik (LG IT)
          D-58084 Hagen, Germany
          Phone: +49(2331)987 4527
          Fax: +49(2331)987 375
          Email: Alceu.Frigeri@FernUni-Hagen.de

Important Dates:

      Submissions due by:         December 18th, 1998
      Notification of acceptance: March 1st, 1999
      Registration:               March 15th, 1999
      Full papers due by:         March 31st, 1999
      Workshop:                   May 31st - June 2nd, 1999

For more detailed information see the WWW-Servers:
     http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/IT/wrtp99/
     http://www.ifac-control.org

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Contributed by: Alexander Fradkov (alf@ccs.ipme.ru)

         SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OLYMPIAD ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL
                     (BALTIC OLYMPIAD) - BOAC'99
                       26th - 28th May, 1999


SCOPE OF THE OLYMPIAD
The aims of the Olympiad are to promote human and professional contacts
of  students  from  different  countries  and  to support gifted young
researchers in the field of Automatic Control.
The program of the Olympiad includes:
- tasks solving contest (Educational Section);
- student papers contest (Research Section);
- tutorial lecture for participants;
- cultural events including sightseeing tours and evening parties.

REGULATIONS
The  Olympiad  is open for all students  undertaking an  undergraduate
or  postgraduate  course  in  Automatic  Control  and  related  fields
(Electrical/Electronics    Engineering,   Computer   Science,   Signal
Processing and so on) as well as to young researchers (younger than 30
in 1999).

Educational Section is open for undergraduate students only. The parti-
cipants of the section will receive a set of tasks from the fields:
- Control Theory;
- Digital and Analog Electronics;
- Information Theory.
The  results  will be evaluated by a jury and winners will be awarded.
The official languages of the Section are English and Russian.

Research  Section  is  open  for  both  undergraduate and postgraduate
students  as  well  as  for young researchers. The participants of the
section  will be invited to give an oral presentation  (15-20 min)  of
their  research   results.  Significance of the results and quality of
presentation will be evaluated by a jury and the winners will be awar-
ded. The official language of the Section is English.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS and REGISTRATION FORMS
To participate in the Olympiad, please send a registration form (enclo-
sed below) to the BOAC'99 Secretariat before February 1, 1999.

To participate in the Research Section a one-page abstract or the draft
version  of  the paper  should  be submitted to the BOAC'99 Secretariat
before February 1, 1999. E-mail submission is encouraged.

After notification of acceptance the camera-ready copy of the full paper
(up to five double spaced pages typed within the frame 240x165mm,   font
size  not  less  than 10 points, one column) should be also submitted to
the  BOAC'99 Secretariat  before April 10, 1999 (e-mail paper submission
in LATEX or Word 6.0 formats is acceptable). The Proceedings volume will
be distributed while registration on May 25-26, 1999.

PAYMENT
The  registration  fee  of the Olympiad  (partially covering the costs of
Olympiad Proceedings, participation in the social program, breakfasts and
lunches during the Olympiad and accommodation in the University hostels)
will  not  exceed US$ 100. It can be paid in cash while on site registra-
tion on May 25-26, 1999.

WHERE TO SUBMIT
Submission of papers, applications for participation and further
information, please send to:

Dr. V. Nikiforov, BOAC'99 Secretariat
Dept. of Automatics and Remote Control
St.Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics
Sablinskaya str. 14
197101 St.Petersburg, RUSSIA

E-mail of the Organizing Committee: olymp99@ait.beam.ifmo.ru

More information can be found on the WEB:
http://www.rus.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/EDCOM.html#Olympiad

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Contributed by: pascal@icsc.ab.ca


Submission deadline (extended abstracts or draft papers): October 15, 1998

CIMA'99
International Congress on
Computational Intelligence: Methods and Applications
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/cima99.htm

June 22-25, 1999
at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., USA

CIMA'99 features the following Symposia:

ISFL'99
Third International ICSC Symposium on Fuzzy Logic and Applications
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/isfl99.htm
Chair: Hans Bothe, Switzerland/Germany

AIDA'99
International ICSC Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/aida99.htm
Chair: Erkki Oja, Finland

SCB'99
International ICSC Symposium on Soft Computing in Biomedicine
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/scb99.htm
Chair: Eduardo Massad, Brazil

SCFM'99
International ICSC Symposium on Soft Computing in Financial Markets
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/scfm99.htm
Chair: Seth A. Greenblatt, USA


Please consult the websites for details or request the detailed Call
for Papers for a specific Symposium from the organizer

ICSC
International Computer Science Conventions
P.O. Box 279
Millet, Alberta T0C 1Z0
Canada

EMAIL: mailto:operating@icsc.ab.ca
URL: http://www.icsc.ab.ca
FAX: +1-403-387-4329 (after January 25, 1999: +1-780-387-4329)
PHONE: +1-403-387-3546 (after January 25, 1999: +1-780-387-3546)


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