E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 137, January 1, 2000.
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 137, JANUARY 1, 2000
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
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AND SIGNAL PROCESSING THE VERY BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR !!
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Contents
1. Editorial
2. Personals
3. General announcements
3.1 The Olbrot Memorial Fund
3.2 PID Loop Tuning software - EZYtune
4. Positions
4.1 Position in Automatic Control Research at ABB Heidelberg/Germany
4.2 Professor and chair of EE, Univ. of Ireland
4.3 Research Assistantship in Control of Vibrations, New Brunswick
(Canada)
4.4 Temporary research and teaching position Delft Univ. of Technology
4.5 Phd. Scholarship Dynamic Modelling of Drug User Populations,
Adelaide
4.6 Professor of EE (Systems and Control), UNSW, Sydney
4.7 SIAM/AAAS Mass media science and engineering fellows program
4.8 Postdoct. research assistant in control and engineering,
Univ. of Glasgow
4.9 Post-graduate RA post available, Loughborough Univ.
4.10 Fac. position in EE at Caltech
4.11 Postdoctoral Research Associate Position, University of Virginia
4.12 Post-doct. position, Norwegian University of Sc.&Technology,
Trondheim
4.13 Faculty position in control systems, Univ. of Alberta
4.14 Postdoct. Research Fellow Dyn.&Control of Smart Structures, Un.
Newcastle
5. Books
5.1 "Synergy and duality of identification and control", Veres, Wall
5.2 "Moduli of Continuity and Global Smoothness Preservation",
Anastassiou, Gal
5.3 "Process Control Modules - A Software Laboratory for Control",
Doyle
5.4 "Lectures on Course of Oscillations", Zubov, Zubov
6. Journals
6.1 Change of publisher European Journal of Control
6.2 TOC European Journal of Control, Vol 6:1
6.3 TOC J. of Dynamical and Control Systems, Vol. 6:1
6.4 TOC MCSS, Vol.12:4
6.5 TOC Automatica, Vol.36:3
6.6 Anniversary of Latin American Applied Research
6.7 New international journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical
Simulation
6.8 TOC Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence,
Vol.12:5,6
6.9 New journal on Information Fusion
6.10 TOC LAA, Vol.300:1-3 , Vol.301:1-3
6.11 TOC IFAC Journal of Control Engineering Practice, Vol.7:11,12
7. Conferences
7.1 CFP HSCC'00
7.2 CFP VOTS-2000 Workshop
7.3 CFP IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium IV-2000
7.4 CFP Workshop on Model validation for plant control and condition
monitoring
7.5 CFP IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods in
Nonlinear Control
7.6 CFP Second Nonlinear Control Network (NCN) Workshop
7.7 CFP Workshops for 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
(CDC)
7.8 CFP Conf. on Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA-2000)
7.9 CFP Seminar on Practical Experiences with Predictive Control
7.10 CFP CSL'2000 - Course on Coded Structured Light
7.11 CFP IEEE International Symposium on Bio-Informatics and
Biomedical Engineering
7.12 CFP Session on Innovative Laboratory Experiments in Engineering
Education
7.13 Documentation available of Workshop on Future Directions in S&C
Theory
7.14 CFP Conf. on High Performance Scientific Computing
7.15 Forthcoming IEE Control events in UK
7.16 CFP Seventh SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (LA00)
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Contributed by: Ed F. Deprettere
ADRESS CHANGE
Please note that from January 1, 2000, I will take the chair of
Information Technology at the Leiden Advances Institute of Computer Science,
Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. The new coordinates are:
Ed F. Deprettere
Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Leiden Institute of Advanced
Computer Science(LIACS) , Room 124-126
Niels Bohrweg 2
2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 9512
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
(+31 71) 527 5776 Phone
(+31 71) 527 6985 Fax
E-mail address edd@liacs.nl
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Contributed by: J.M. (Hans) Schumacher
ADRESS CHANGE
My new coordinates:
J.M. (Hans) Schumacher
Department of Econometrics
Tilburg University
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
the Netherlands
(in Dutch: Departement Econometrie, Katholieke Universiteit Brabant)
E-mail: jms@kub.nl
Tel. +31-13-4662050 (office)
+31-13-4662340 (secretary)
Fax +31-13-4663280
Mail Delivery Address: room B916, Warandelaan 2, Tilburg, the Netherlands
URL http://cwis.kub.nl/~few5/center/staff/schumach/index.htm
Office location: B1020
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Contributed by: Alex Smerlas
ADRESS CHANGE
As of November 1st 1999 I have taken on a new position at
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
My new contact details are as follows:
Dr. Alex Smerlas
Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
D/TA3, 81663 Munich
Germany
tel: +49-89-6000-5447
fax: +49-89-6000-9544
email: Alex.Smerlas@eurocopter.de
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Contributed by: Rodolfo A. Milito
ADRESS CHANGE
Please note my new affiliation and address:
Rodolfo A. Milito
Xstream Logic, Inc.
750 University Ave., Suite 270
Los Gatos, CA 95032-7698
rodolfo@xstreamlogic.com
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Contributed by: Rafael Fierro
ADDRESS CHANGE
Starting on December 1st, my new contact information is:
DR. RAFAEL FIERRO
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
GRASP LABORATORY - ROOM 301C
3401 WALNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
USA
TEL. (215) 898-0352
FAX (215) 898-2048
EMAIL rfierro@grip.cis.upenn.edu
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Contributed by: John Lygeros
ADDRESS CHANGE
I will be moving to Greece temporarily, between January 1, 2000 and June 31,
2000. During this time I can be reached at
John Lygeros
Papandreou 46
Nea Erythrea
GR-146 71
Greece
Tel: + (30 1) 620 6496
Fax: + (30 1) 772 3155 (c/o A. Lygeros)
I will still be reading my email at my Berkeley address (given above), albeit
not as regularly.
On July 1, 2000 I will join the Department of Engineering at University of
Cambridge, UK, as a Lecturer in Information Engineering. I will send an update
as soon as I have the new coordinates.
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Contributed by: Le Yi Wang and Michael Polis
"Olbrot Memorial Fund"
Dear Friends,
We are writing to seek your support for a commemorative sculpture to
honor the life, works and death of Professor Andrzej W. Olbrot.
The Wayne State University community was stunned by the tragic murder of
Professor Olbrot on December 10, 1998. On October 12, 1999, his Ph.D.
student was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison.
Professor Olbrot, a member of the faculty in the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, was an internationally recognized expert in the
field of control systems. To his colleagues in the control community around
the world, Prof. Olbrot was best known for his fundamental contributions to
the theory of robust stability and stabilization of time-delay systems and
his introduction of the Kharitonov theorem to the control field. He was
involved enthusiastically and actively in professional activity in the
society. He served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on
Automatic Control, on many conference organizing committees and as chair of
numerous symposium and conference sessions.
And to his colleagues, he was an innovative engineering educator who touched
and shaped the lives of all his students.
Finally, there was Andrzej Olbrot the man, who was kind, with a fine sense
of humor. He was a father dedicated to his two sons. And he was a lover of
outdoor sports, particularly skiing.
Because of these special contributions, the way he touched others, and
the extraordinary circumstances of his death, Prof. Olbrot's colleagues
and friends at Wayne State University have embarked on a special project
to honor him as well as the connection we held with him.
With help from you and others in the control community, colleagues and
friends of Professor Olbrot hope to commission a magnificent metal sculpture
bench to be placed in the College of Engineering courtyard. The sculpture
and surroundings will attempt to evoke the accomplishments and personal
characteristics of Andrzej as he was, serving as both a memorial and
inspiration for generations of students to follow.
Our goal in the Olbrot memorial fundraising campaign is to raise $50,000 by
April 1. You can help us achieve this with your contribution in any amount
you can afford. Gifts made to the WSU College of Engineering Olbrot Memorial
Fund qualify for corporate matching funds. In addition, the contribution may
qualify for a tax credit - please check with your tax advisor for additional
information.
Please make your contributions payable to "WSU College of Engineering Olbrot
Memorial Fund" and mail to Professor Le Yi Wang, ECE Department, Wayne State
University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
Sincerely,
Dr. Le Yi Wang
ECE Department
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
USA
Phone: 313-577-4715
Fax: 313-577-1101
Email: lywang@ece.eng.wayne.edu
Dr. Michael P. Polis, Dean
SECS 248 DH
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309-4401
USA
Phone: 248-370-2217
FAX: 248-370-4261
E-mail: polis@oakland.edu
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Contributed by: Sam Crisafulli
PID Loop Tuning software - EZYtune
EZYtune is a Windows PID Loop Tuning software package based on IMC tuning
formulae for assisting with manual tuning of PID loops. The user chooses
from a number of common 1st and 2nd order plant types, enters plant
parameters and chooses a closed loop response time. EZYtune presents a step
response simulation of the open loop response, setpoint response and input
disturbance response as well as providing PID parameters that are translated
for direct entry into a wide range of common industrial PID controllers, as
well as generic forms.
Another feature is the ability to translate exactly (where possible) between
a 2nd order transfer function, Ideal, Parallel and Series PID forms.
Please feel free to download this software from
http://www.cicsauto.com.au/ezytune
Some functionality will be disabled if not registered within 30 days.
Any feedback or comments will be much appreciated.
Sam Crisafulli
CICS Automation
samc@cicsauto.com.au
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Contributed by: Andreas Kroll (Andreas.Kroll@de.abb.com)
Permanent Position in Automatic Control Research
at ABB Corporate Research in Heidelberg/Germany
For our applied control and optimization group at ABB Corporate Research in
Heidelberg, Germany, we are looking for a
Control Engineer
with a very good university degree (Diploma, Masters or Doctorate) in
electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering, computer science or techno
mathematics. Experience in advanced control is a prerequisite. Appreciated
would be some knowledge regarding a subset of the following aspects:
Physical modeling, dynamic simulation, process optimization. Main
application domains are the process industries (including power generation,
pulp & paper, (petro) chemistry and food technology) and water treatment.
ABB is a global operating technology and engineering group and a world
leader in industrial Automation. Strong positions in research & development
are a prerequisite for ABB's business success. Essential contributions grow
out of the collaboration of our Corporate Research Centers with ABB's global
Business Areas and local companies. Our Corporate Research Center is located
in downtown Heidelberg in Germany. It is one of 8 ABB Corporate Research
Centers worldwide.
With your innovative ideas, you can contribute to the understanding of
complex processes and systems. It is important that you are able to quickly
learn and apply new technologies - we give you the opportunity. We offer
independant project work and support you in your personal career path. Our
team enjoys a positive, collaborative atmosphere.We look forward to your
application!
Interested? For further information about this position, call Dr. Andreas
Kroll, Tel. +49 6221 596252, e-mail: Andreas.Kroll@de.abb.com.
Please sent applications by mail, fax or e-mail (ASCII, MS Word, ps or pdf)
to
Dr. Friedrich Harbach
ABB Corporate Research
Manager Automation and Information Technology Dept.
Speyerer Str. 4
D-69115 Heidelberg / Germany
Fax: +49-6221-596253
E-mail: Friedrich.Harbach@de.abb.com
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Contributed by Professor D. M. Heffernan
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH
MAYNOOTH, CO. KILDARE,
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
National University of Ireland, Maynooth invites application for
appointment to a newly established post of Professor of Electronic
Engineering, within the Faculty of Engineering. The Department of
Electronic Engineering has recently been established as part of the
university's development and expansion programme.
Applicants, with a background in electrical or electronic engineering,
should have a proven record of scholarship, supported by significant
publications in major journals, and be in possession of good administrative
and organisational skills. The person appointed will establish, lead and
develop the Department, and will participate in the university's ongoing
programme of development.
Salary Scale (new entrants): 48,897 - 63,183 pounds (6 points).
Prior to application, further details of the post may be obtained by writing
to the Personnel Officer, National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. (Confidential Fax: + 353 1 7083940).
Applications with full Curriculum Vitae, together with the names, addresses,
telephone and fax numbers of three referees should be forwarded to the
Personnel Officer, so as to arrive not later than Monday, 17 January, 2000.
Further information on the Department of Electronic Engineering is available
at http://www.engineering.nuim.ie/. Inquiries may be made to Professor James
Slevin, Secretary, Search Committee, Chair of Electronic Engineering,
preferably by e-mail at james.slevin@may.ie or alternatively by telephoning
+ 353 1 7083772.
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Contributed by: Jim Taylor (jtaylor@unb.ca)
Graduate Research Assistantship in Control of Vibrations
University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng'g
A Graduate Research Assistantship has been funded by a British Helicopter
manufacturer (GKN Westland Helicopters) to investigate the connections
between helicopter vibration regimes and chaos, and to develop advanced
control schemes to reduce their adverse effects. We will be supplied with
flight-test data to analyze and models for the helicopter dynamics, and
there will be opportunity for on-site test of techniques and algorithms.
The assistantship may begin at the convenience of the successful candidate,
hopefully no later than May-June 2000. Please submit the usual graduate
application materials (see the UNB ECE web site,
http://www.ee.unb.ca/Courses/Gradpage.htm ) highlighting specific
qualifications and interests in pursuing this research topic (e.g.,
nonlinear dynamics and coontrol, bifurcations, chaos), attention to Dr.
Taylor, at your earliest convenience.
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Contributed by: Robert Babuska
temporary research and teaching position available
at the Delft University of Technology
A temporary teaching and research position is available at the Control
Laboratory, Faculty of Information Technology and Systems, Delft University
of Technology, the Netherlands.
topic: intelligent control (fuzzy and neural control systems)
qualification: PhD degree in control, knowledge of intelligent control
period: one year
start: immediately
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Support in teaching and supervision of PhD and MSc students, research in
the field of intelligent modeling and control.
Salary
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The salary depends on the qualification and experience of the candidate, it
starts at NLG 4950 per month gross (class 10.4 at the TU Delft scale).
Contact
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Dr. Robert Babuska, tel. +31 15 278 5117, r.babuska@its.tudelft.nl
Dr. Jacquelien Scherpen, tel. +31 15 278 6152,
j.m.a.scherpen@its.tudelft.nlAddress:
Delft University of Technology, Faculty Information Technology and
Systems, PO-box 5031, NL-2600 GA Delft
fax: +31 15 278 6679
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Contributed by: Yalcin Kaya
PHD SCHOLARSHIP
Dynamic Modelling of Drug User Populations
The Centre for Industrial and Applicable Mathematics at the University
of South Australia, Adelaide, invites applications from outstanding
honours and masters students in Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
(with significant mathematical training) who have the ability, interest
and ambition to become involved in state of the art, multidisciplinary
research on modelling of drug user population. The research project
will be based on collaboration with the Drug and Alcohol Services
Council of South Australia and a prominent research group at the
Technical University of Vienna, Austria.
Across the world drug use and associated problems have exacted significant
social and financial costs. The drug problem has been high on the national
agenda in Australia, as well as elsewhere in the world. This research
project aims at developing mathematical models for the dynamics of the drug
user populations. Once these are understood, it will be possible to design
"control strategies" by means of an appropriate mixture of prevention and
treatment, with the objective of mitigating social and financial costs.
The scholarship represents an exciting opportunity to work towards a PhD
degree in a scientifically stimulating environment that includes frequent
interactions with internationally recognised experts, travel support to
national and international conferences and excellent computing facilities.
Benefits and Eligibility:
To be eligible you must hold an honours degree (2A or higher) or an
equivalent qualification, in a relevant discipline. The scholarship
includes a stipend of $21,000 pa, plus travel expenses to approved
conferences. Tuition fee for the PhD is covered by the University for
those students who are Australian residents.
For further information: please contact Dr Yalcin Kaya
Email: y.kaya@unisa.edu.au
Applications forms available from: Dr Robert Lawrence,
Scholarships Officer, Research Services, University of South Australia,
Tel: +61-8-8302 3615, Fax: +61-8-8302 3921, Email:
robert.lawrence@unisa.edu.au
Applications should be forwarded to: Dr Yalcin Kaya, CIAM, University of
South Australia, Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095,
Australia.
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Contributed by: David Clements
PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (SYSTEMS & CONTROL)
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
REF 548
The School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications wishes to
appoint a Professor of Electrical Engineering (Systems & Control) with
specialist interests in Control Engineering and Real Time Systems. The
School has an active group in these areas which is led by Professor
Neville Rees who retires at the end of the year. The current research
group has 8 academic staff whose research interests include: systems
analysis, optimisation, robust control, fuzzy control, biomedical
engineering and neural networks. The group has strong links with
industry, especially the power, chemical, medical electronics and
health industries.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
A PhD of equivalent qualification; strong theoretical expertise and a
distinguished record of scholarship and leadership in the field; a
record of excellent achievement in teaching at both an undergraduate
and postgraduate level; an outstanding record in attracting grants and
financial support from industry; a strong record of successful
interaction and ability to expand links with industry; able to take a
major role in developing and strengthening the field within the
Faculty; and experience in implementing equity and diversity policies
and programs.
The position is full time (continuing) and the salary is Aust$94,337
per year. Subject to consent by the University, a Professor may
undertake a limited amount of consultative work.
The University reserves the right to fill the position by invitation,
or not to fill the position. Suitably qualified women and people from
EEO groups are encouraged to apply. Membership of a
University-approved superannuation scheme is a condition of
employment.
Enquiries may be directed to Professor Branko Celler, Head, School of
Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications on telephone
+61 2 9385 4009, email: B.Celler@unsw.edu.au or facsimile +61 2 9385
6743.
Details of the position, together with conditions of appointment and
the application procedure are available from Louise Harding,
Recruitment Officer, Human Resources Department, UNSW, Sydney 2052,
Australia, or telephone +61 2 9385 1161, email: L.Harding@unsw.edu.au
or facsimile +61 2 9662 2832.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 28 JANUARY 2000
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Contributed by: littleton@siam.org
SIAM/AAAS MASS MEDIA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWS PROGRAM
This program supports a fellowship in the AAAS Mass Media Science
and Engineering Fellows Program.
For a 10-week period in the summer, the AAAS Mass Media Science and
Engineering Fellows Program places advanced students in the natural
and social sciences and engineering at radio stations, television
stations, newspapers, and magazines throughout the United States.
The goal of the program is to strengthen the connections between
science and the media. The fellowship provides scientists and
engineers opportunities to: (1) observe and participate in the process
by which events and ideas become news; (2) improve their communication
skills by learning to describe complex technical subjects in a manner
comprehensible to nonspecialists; and (3) increase their understanding
of editorial decision making and the way in which information is
effectively disseminated. This program is for students pursuing
degrees in the natural and social sciences and engineering. Students
majoring in English, journalism, science journalism, or other
nontechnical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.
SIAM WILL SPONSOR ONE STUDENT FOR A AAAS MASS MEDIA SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP FOR THE SUMMER OF 2000.
SIAM invites applications from advanced undergraduate and graduate
students and postdocs in applied mathematics and computational
science.
An application form is available at the SIAM Website, www.siam.org, or
upon request from . An application also includes
writing samples, resume, letters of recommendation, and academic
transcripts.
The deadline for receipt of application is JANUARY 21, 2000.
Please contact Joanna Littleton (littleton@siam.org or 215-382-9800
ext. 303) if you have any questions about this program.
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Contributed by: Ken Hunt
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN CONTROL AND REHABILITATION
ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
CENTRE FOR SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
RA1A 18,185 - 24,479 per annum
You will work in a research project funded by EPSRC on the development of
feedback control strategies for integration of human and electric-motor
power in paraplegic cycling. An instrumented recumbent tricycle is being
developed. Cycling is achieved in paraplegic persons by electrical
stimulation of the paralysed muscles. In addition, an electric motor on the
tricycle will compensate for weak muscles and fatigue: the aim of the
project is to develop control strategies for this complex task. Ideally you
will have a strong system identification and control engineering background.
The work will involve algorithm development, implementation and experimental
evaluation. The appointment is from 1 April 2000, or soon thereafter, and is
for up to 2 years.
For further details about the project please see
www.mech.gla.ac.uk/Control/Opportunities.html
Please send a letter of application and c.v. to Professor Ken Hunt
(k.hunt@mech.gla.ac.uk), Centre for Systems and Control,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow,
Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Contributed by: P. Angelov
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING
Research Opportunity in Building HVAC Systems Simulation
The Building Services Research Group has 18 months post-graduate RA post
available from 1st March 2000.
Starting salary (RA1B scale) approx. 16k GBP per annum
Research is sponsored by EPSRC
APPLICATION OF RULE-BASED MODELS TO BUILDING HVAC SYSTEMS SIMULATION
Background:
The project concernes development and implementation of a methodology for
automatic generation of fuzzy rule-based (FRB) models of heating ventilating
and air-conditioning (HVAC) component models using genetic algorithms (GA).
Aims of the research:
* To develop and implement a methodology for automatic generation of
FRB HVAC component models from the data using GA
* To produce a library of generic FRB component models
* To test and validate the models
The Role:
The multidisciplinary research will involve study on FRB models,
GA-based modelling, simulations of components and simple HVAC systems
using specialised simulation programs (SPATS, TRNSYS) and Matlab.
The successful candidate will join a group with an established track record
in simulation and optimisation research, in a Department rated 5 in the 1996
RAE.
Candidate for the positions should have a degree in a relevant science or
engineering discipline. A practical experience in programming (on C++) and
working with Matlab will be necessary. Familiarity with building HVAC
systems would be an advantage. Some prior knowledge on fuzzy systems or GA
would be an advantage too.
Application forms and further details are available from
Mrs H M S Weaver
Secretary to the Head of Department
Department of Civil and Building Engineering
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leics LE11 3TU UK
Tel +44 (0)1509 223771
H.M.Weaver@Lboro.ac.uk
Informal enquiries should be addressed to
Dr P. Angelov +44 (0)1509 223774 P.P.Angelov@Lboro.ac.uk
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Contributed by: Bob McEliece
FACULTY POSITION IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The Electrical Engineering Department at Caltech invites applications for a
tenure-track faculty position. We are seeking candidates committed to a
career in research and teaching, and are especially interested in applicants
with expertise in networks and systems, with priority given to the area of
wireless communications.
Preference will be given to applicants at the assistant professor level with
an initial appointment of four years. Exceptionally well-qualified
candidiates at the associate or full professor level will also be
considered. All faculty appointments are contingent upon the completion of
all the requirements for the Ph.D degree.
Interested applicants should submit a resume with a list of publications and
copies of several recent papers. All applicants should also arrange for
three letters of recommendation to be sent under separate cover.
Applications materials should be sent to the address given below:
Professor Robert J. McEliece
Electrical Engineering Search Committee
Mail Code 136-93
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California 91125
Caltech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women,
minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
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Contributed by: Zongli Lin (zl5y@virginia.edu)
Postdoctoral Research Associate Position
The Department of Electrical Engineering at University of Virginia
is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to participate in the
development of analysis and design tools for systems with saturation
nonlinearities. Candidates should have a doctorate in a systems and
control related discipline with research backgrounds in nonlinear
control and/or robust control.
Interested persons please contact:
Professor Zongli Lin
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Tel: 804-924-6342
Fax: 804-924-8818
E-mail: zl5y@virginia.edu
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Contributed by: Tor.Arne.Johansen@itk.ntnu.no Fri Dec 31 10:13:58 1999
POSTDOC POSITION
IN
OPTIMAL HYBRID CONTROL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS WITH CONSTRAINTS
at
Department of Engineering Cybernetics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ref. no. ET-444/99
The postdoc position in optimal hybrid control of dynamic systems with
constraints is available at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics
for a period of 2.5 years with starting point in summer/fall 2000.
Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) degree at the time of
appointment. Candidates with background in control engineering or
applied mathematics with strong interest and previous experience in
one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply for the
position:
Hybrid and switching control
Optimal control and dynamic programming
Model predictive control
Multi-model based control
Optimization methods, especially:
- Parametric Programming
- Linear Matrix Inequalities
- Mixed integer programming
- Quadratic and Nonlinear programming
Software development skills and practical experience is desirable.
The research will include theoretical studies, software development
and application studies within a group of PhD students, postdocs,
Master degree students and industrial collaborators. The project is
funded by the European Commission under a Research Training Network.
The European Commission requires that the candidate is aged 35 years
or less at the time of his appointment and must be a national of a
Member State of the Community or of an Associated State (excuding
Norway) or have resided in the Community for at least five year
prior to the appointment.
If you have further questions, please contact Associate Professor
Tor Arne Johansen at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics,
tel. +47 73590395, E-mail: Tor.Arne.Johansen@itk.ntnu.no.
See also http://www.itk.ntnu.no
The application deadline is 20th January 2000.
NTNU would like to increase the percentage of females in academic
positions and women are especially invited to apply.
The position post doctorate code 1352: is remunerated according
to wage levels 45-59 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with
gross salary from NOK 298.131 to NOK 383.831,- a year, according
to qualifications. The position is normally remunerated at wage
level 49 (NOK 320.131,- a year). From the amount a deduction of
2% is to be paid to the public pension fund.
Applications should include a CV with a publication list as well
as certified copies of certificates and testimonials. Each applicant
for the position must submit 3 copies of their application, marked
with ref.no. ET-444/99 to:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications,
N-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Contributed by: Tongwen Chen
FACULTY POSITION IN CONTROL SYSTEMS
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position
in the area of control systems. Applicants who have solid
theoretical backgrounds with an emphasis on experimental
applications in one or more of the following areas, Nonlinear
Control, Robust Control, Hybrid Systems, are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Applicants must have (or expect to have) a doctorate degree
and a strong commitment to teaching and research. Industrial
experience will be considered an asset. Salary and rank will
be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Presently the department has 38 faculty members and it is
undergoing a major expansion. More information can be found at
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca.
To apply, send a curriculum vitae including employment history,
a statement concerning research and teaching interests, reprints
of at least two representative research papers and the names of
at least three referees to:
Dr. C.E. Capjack, Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2G7
The search will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Alberta is committed to the principle of equity in
employment. As an employer we welcome diversity in the workplace
and encourage applications from all qualified women and men,
including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members
of visible minorities.
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Contributed by: Reza Moheimani
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dynamics and Control of Smart Structures
Applicants in relevant areas of engineering are invited to apply for
this position. Familiarity with modern and robust control design
methodologies as well as some exposure to the smart materials such
as piezoelectric actuators and sensors, shape memory alloys,
electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids are requirements of
this position. Of particular interest are the applications in active
control of vibration and noise. The successful applicant will have
access to our newly established Laboratory for Dynamics and Control
of Smart Structures and is expected to work closely with Dr. Reza
Moheimani and his students.
This position is funded by the Centre for Integrated Dynamics and
Control and some outside industrial funding. The post is available
for one year but may be extended subject to availability of funds.
For selection criteria and details of how to apply contact Ms Piefke
at eedep@cc.newcastle.edu.au. Technical questions should be directed
to Dr. Moheimani at reza@ee.newcastle.edu.au. Salary range, Level A:
$36,134-$49,036, Level B: $51,618-$61,298.
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Contributed by: S M Veres
NEW BOOK:
SYNERGY AND DUALITY OF IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL"
By
S M Veres & D S Wall
Published by Taylor & Francis, London
ISBN: 0-7484-0773-1
Price: USD 70, GBP 55,
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The book examines the relationship between modelling and control of dynamic
systems. Both stochastic and worst-case design approaches are presented.
System identification is introduced in stochastic and worst-case frameworks.
Interaction of modelling and control is studied at four levels: separate
identification and control design, iterative identification and control
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The last part of the book focuses on fast learning control systems via
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Chapter 2: STOCHASTIC MODELLING AND CONTROL
Chapter 3: ITERATIVE IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL
Chapter 4: STOCHASTIC DUAL CONTROL
PART II: INTEGRATED MODELLING & CONTROL UNDER BOUNDING ASSUMPTIONS
Chapter 5: A SET THEORETIC FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 6: $\ell _1$ IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 7: PARAMETRIC MODELS AND UNMODELLED DYNAMICS
Chapter 8: CONTROL UNDER $\ell _1$ UNCERTAINTY
Chapter 9: PERFORMANCE OF $\ell _1$ IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 10: $H_{\infty }$ IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 11: ITERATIVE UNFALSIFICATION AND CONTROL
Chapter 12: WORST-CASE DUAL CONTROL
PART III: FAST LEARNING UNDER CONTROL
Chapter 13: INTRODUCTION TO FAST TUNING
Chapter 14: WORST-CASE TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE
Chapter 15: WORST-CASE SYNERGY
Appendix A: BASICS OF PROBABILITY THEORY
Appendix B: SIGNAL SPACES AND OPERATORS
Appendix C: GEOMETRICAL CONCEPTS FOR BOUNDING
Appendix D: GEOMETRIC COMPUTATION
Appendix E: NOMENCLATURE AND ACRONYMS
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NEW BOOK-MONOGRAPH with BIRKHAUSER Publ.Co.
APPROXIMATION THEORY (New)
Moduli of Continuity and Global Smoothness Preservation
by
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This monograph in two parts,is an intensive and comprehensive study of
the computational aspects of the moduli of smoothness and the Global
Smoothness Preservation Property (GSPP).It introduces substantial
motivation and examples for key results,and includes a systematic and
extensive study of the computation of moduli of continuity and
GSPP,presented for the first time in the book literature.Furthermore,the
book discusses extensive applications of moduli of smoothness and GSPP
concepts to approximation theory,probability theory,numerical and
functional analysis,and presents GSPP methods to benefit engineers in
computer-aided geometric design.
2000 535pp.Hardcover ISBN 0-8176-4151-3
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Contributed by: F.J. Doyle III (fdoyle@udel.edu):
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Process Control Modules - A Software Laboratory for Control
Francis J. Doyle III, University of Delaware.
Edward P. Gatzke, University of Delaware
Robert S. Parker, University of Delaware
PRENTICE HALL,Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
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ISBN: 0-13-021107-9
Control specialists have been leaders in recognizing the
remarkable problem-solving power of MATLAB and similar tools. With
this book, engineering professionals and students each have a
comprehensive, MATLAB-based lab manual for process control. Together,
the 13 MATLAB/Simulink Process Control Modules presented in this book
deliver a thorough introduction to real-world process control, built
around two critical chemical engineering operations: binary
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models (not low-order linear approximations), readers will master
all these key concepts and techniques:
- Steady state analysis and feedback control
- First-order and second-order dynamic system analysis
- Frequency domain and transient response analysis
- Controller tuning, feedforward control, and IMC and
multivariable control
- Discrete time system modeling and control
The models are sufficiently complex to expose users to all the
complexities of real-world process data, including nonlinearity,
high order dynamics, and noisy measurements. Modules are arranged
to provide detailed objectives, before-and-after exercises that
highlight key issues, detailed step-by-step procedures, and clear
summaries. Process Control Modules can serve as an ideal self-paced
study guide, an excellent companion to a formal process control
course, and a perfect review and refresher for practicing
process engineers.
CD-ROM INCLUDED
CD-ROM includes all MATLAB/Simulink files used throughout the book.
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Contributed by: Sergei V. Zubov (zubov@dc2.ff.phys.spbu.ru)
I am a distributor of a book by Vladimir I. Zubov, Sergei V. Zubov
"Lectures on Course of Oscillations", published by Stock Corporati-
on Mobilnost Plus, Russia, St.-Petersburg, 1999/for individual book
orders price is $29.00 (US dollars, plus postage), for corporate
book orders (for organizations) price is $87.00 (US dollars, plus
postage) / 400 pages / softcover / ISBN 5-85766-014-9 (in English).
If you want to order this book, please, let me know.
Price is subject to change.
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Vladimir I. Zubov
Sergei V. Zubov
"Lectures on Course of Oscillations",
published by Stock Corporation Mobilnost Plus,
Russia, St.-Petersburg, 1999
400 pages / softcover / ISBN 5-85766-014-9
(in English)
LECTURES ON COURSE OF OSCILLATIONS
VLADIMIR I. ZUBOV
SERGEI V. ZUBOV
Stock Corporation Mobilnost Plus,
St.-Petersburg, 1999
THE MAIN AUTHOR: Professor Vladimir I. Zubov is a Doctor of
Science (Physics and Mathematics), famous Russian mathematician,
well-known specialist in a field of control theory, theory of ordi-
nary differential equations, theory of oscillations, nonlinear me-
chanics and other branches of science.
CONTENTS: The book consists of introduction, six chapters, bib-
liography and index.
Chapter 1. Preliminary Representations and Investigation of Motion
Family Behavior
Chapter 2. On Behavior of Paths in the Vicinity of Periodic Motion
Chapter 3. Proper and Constrained Oscillations in Systems with Many
Degrees of Freedom
Chapter 4. Technique for Analyses and Construction of Stationary
Motions
Chapter 5. Oscillations in Nonlinear and Control Systems
Chapter 6. Rated Stability
READERSHIP: The book is addressed to University graduate and
postgraduate students, researchers in dynamical systems, ordinary
differential equations and stability theory.
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Contributed by: Ioan-Dore.Landau@inpg.fr
European Journal of Control
Change of publisher
European Journal of Control has been published by Springer Verlag since
1995. Starting January 2000, European Journal of Control will be published
by Hermes Oxford.
You can find information upon the journal and subscriptions by consulting
the web site : http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
European Journal of Control is present in the ISI Citation Index.
Ioan D. Landau Ph : + (33) (0)4 76826391
Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble Fax: + (33)(0)4 76826388
ENSIEG, BP 42
38402 Saint Martin d'Heres, France
Consult : http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
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Contributed by: Ioan-Dore.Landau@inpg.fr
European Journal of Control
vol. 6, no. 1, 2000
Table of Contents
Limitation on Control System Performance
K.J. Astrom
Discusssions by O.H. Bosgra, S. Engell and R.H. Middlelton
>From PDEs with boundary control to the abstract state equation with an
unbounded input operator : a tutorial
Z. Emirsjlow, S.Townley
Discussion by L. Lefevre and D. Georges
Analysis of closed lop identification with tailor-made parametrization
E.T. Van Donkelaar, P.M.J. Van den Hof
Discussion by I.D. Landau, A. Karimi and F. de Bruyne
Suboptimal LQG discrete-time control with amplitude-constrained input: dual
versus non dual approach
A. Krolikovski
Discussion by Y. Bar-Shalom
Trade-off between mean-square and worst-case performances in adaptive
filtering
P. Bolzern, P.Colanieri, G. de Nicolao
Discussion by A.H. Sayed
Numerical algorithms and issues concerning the discrete time optimal
projection equations
L.G. Van Willienburg, W.L. de Koning
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Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Vol. 6, No. 1 January 2000
CONTENTS
I.I. Makarov
Dynamical Entropy for Markov Operators
pp. 1--11
E.V. Zhuzhoma and V.S. Medvedev
Mappings with Three Homeomorphism Intervals that Change
the Orientation of One of Them
pp. 13--19
V.A. Kaimanovich
Ergodic Properties of the Horocycle Flow and Classification
of Fuchsian Groups
pp. 21--56
A.A. Bolibruch
On Orders of Movable Poles of the Schlesinger Equation
pp. 57--73
G.S. Chakvetadze
Stochastic Stability in a Model of Drilling
pp. 75--95
V.Z. Grines
On Topological Classification of A-Diffeomorphisms of Surfaces
pp. 97--126
S.Kh. Aranson
Qualitative Properties of Foliations on Closed Surfaces
pp. 127--157
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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 12 (1999), Number 4
J.A. Ball, M.V. Day and P. Kachroo,
Robust feedback control of a single server queueing system.
MCSS 12 (1999), 307-345.
J.M.C. Clark, D.L. Ocone and C. Coumarbatch,
Relative entropy and error bounds for filtering
of Markov processes.
MCSS 12 (1999), 346-360.
Y. Ohta,
Hankel singular values and vectors of a class of
infinite dimensional systems: Exact Hamiltonian
formulas for control and approximation problems.
MCSS 12 (1999), 361-375.
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: Huibert Kwakernaak
AUTOMATICA
Table of contents
March, 2000 Issue 36:3
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Regular Papers
J. C. Oostveen, R. F. Robustly stabilizing controllers for
Curtain dissipative infinte-dimensional systems with
collocated actuators and sensors
J. J. Winkin, D. Douchain, Dynamical analysis of distributed parameter
P. Ligarius tubular reactors
K. J. Astrom, R. D. Bell Drum-boiler dynamics
J. Mari, A. Dahlin, A. A covariance extension approach to
Lindquist identification of time series
Brief Papers
V. T. Sunil Elanayar, Yung State estimation of continuous time radial
C. Shin basis function networks
D. B. Doman, M. R. Anderson A fixed order optimal control of human
operator response
Y-H. Moon, B-K. Choi, T-H. Estimating the domain of attraction for power
Roh systems via a group of damping-reflected
energy functions
F. Madeira, A. Rios-Neto Guidance and control of a launch vehicle using
a stochastic gradient projection method
R. Zanasi, C. Guarino Lo Nonlinear filters for the generation of smooth
Bianco, A. Tonielli trajectories
C. T. Lawrence, A. L. Tits, A fast algorithm for the computation of an
P. Van Dooren upper bound on the (mu)-norm
C. Canudas de Wit, A. D. Nonlinear control for a convoy-like vehicle
NDouki-Likoho
B. L. Cooley, J. H. Lee Min-max predictive control techniques for a
linear state-space system with a bounded set
of input matrices
Technical Communiques
L. Naimark, E. Zeheb, J. Stabilizability considerations and design of
Kogan rational controllers for a class of time-delay
systems
Book Reviews
G. Olsson I. Lasiecka, B. Morton: Control problems in
industry
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Contributed by: Eduardo Paolini (iepaolin@criba.edu.ar)
LATIN AMERICAN APPLIED RESEARCH JOURNAL'S ANNIVERSARY
With the publication of Vol. 30, issue 1, Latin American Applied Research
completes its first 30 years in circulation. The Journal was the result of
the merging of the Latin American Journal of Chemical Engineering and
Applied Chemistry ("Revista Latinoamericana de Ingeniera Qumica y Qumica
Aplicada") and the Latin American Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer in
1988. Besides this merging there were other important modifications in
1988, mainly the adoption of the English language as the official language
(before the articles could be written in Spanish, English or Portuguese).
Moreover, the Editorial Staff, in cooperation with the Organizers of two
main conferences in Chemical Engineering and Process Control, edited
several supplementary numbers in the past years. The Conferences are
ENPROMER (Process Engineering of the MERCOSUR, every two years since 1997)
and RPIC (Processing Information and Control Conference, every two years
since 1985) which reflect the current trend in research in Latin America
regarding two of the main lines of the scope of the Journal. Actually, the
Editorial Board is processing at least two special issues of ENPROMER'99
and RPIC'99, and they expect to publish them during this year.
The Editorial Board has some plans to cooperate in editing the Journal with
a Brazilian university, the Universidade Federal do Santa Catarina, to have
more impact in the Latin American region in the near future. The
collaboration is now launched through a complete and up-to-date WEB page
(http://www.ingelec.uns.edu.ar/laar) to inform the authors and readers
about the current and past issues of the Journal as well as other important
information (camera-ready format, subscription, scope of the Journal, types
of articles, and so on).
In the future, it is expected that this collaboration will make several
changes in order to shorten the waiting list of articles to be published,
improve the quality and standards of publication, and reflect more vividly
the current trends of scientific research in Latin America.
Very recently, the Journal has been included in the following databases of
the ISI (Institute for Scientific Information): Research Alert, Science
Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch and part of the Web of Science), Current
Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology, and
Engineering Citation Index (new product slated for release in 2000).
Furthermore, the Journal is currently noted in UNCOVER and DECHEMA.
LATIN AMERICAN APPLIED RESEARCH
An International Journal
ISSN: 0327-0793
Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Heat & Mass Transfer,
Applied Mechanics, Process Control
For more information, please visit our web page,
http://www.ingelec.uns.edu.ar/laar
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Contributed by: Wen Chen
Dear colleagues:
A new "international journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation"
will being launched very soon. This journal will publish original papers on
all subjects relevant to nonlinear sciences and
numerical simulation. The highest priority will be given to those
contributions concerned with a discussion of the background of a practical
problem, the establishment of an appropriate nonlinear model, the
determination of a solution, approximate or exact, analytical or numerical,
and a discussion of the relevance of the results when applied to the
real-life problem. For more information, please visit the journal homepage:
http://www.cs.uky.edu/~jzhang/nsns.html
The submissions are now solicited for publication in this journal. Also
please recommend your library to subscribe the journal. The annual
subscription price is $250, and the ISSN number is: 1565-1339.
The interested people may contact the editor-in-chief Ji-Huan He
for more details.
Yours sincerely,
Wen CHEN
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
500 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
Email: chenw@homer.shinshu-u.ac.jp
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Contributed By: Clarence de Silva, Regional Editor (desilva@mech.ubc.ca)
Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
(International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation)
ISSN : 0952-1976
Volume : 12
Issue : 5
Date : 13-Dec-1999
pp 555-567
Transferable belief model in fault diagnosis
A Rakar, D Juricic, P Balle
pp 569-584
Neural networks applied to fault detection of a biotechnological
process
MJ Fuente, P Vega
pp 585-597
Signal understanding and tool condition monitoring
R Du
pp 599-611
Railway track possession assignment using constraint satisfaction
BSN Cheung, KP Chow, LCK Hui, AMK Yong
pp 613-628
ADCS: an automatic design system for kinematic devices
CL Li, KW Chan, ST Tan
pp 629-638
An algorithm for the labeling problem in the case of an origami world
DP Koreas
pp 639-654
A comparison of various optimization algorithms on a multilevel
problem.
M El-Beltagy, AJ Keane
pp 655-659
Godel pro and contra AI: dismissal of the case
CJB Jongeneel, H Koppelaar
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Volume : 12
Issue : 6
Date : 15-Dec-1999
pp 661-663
Preface to the special issue on case-based reasoning
R Bergmann
pp 665-680
The development and utilization of the case-based help-desk support
system HOMER
MH Goker, T Roth-Berghofer
pp 681-690
ICARUS: design and deployment of a case-based reasoning system for
locomotive diagnostics
A Varma, N Roddy
pp 691-703
Integrating case-based reasoning and hypermedia documentation: an
application for the diagnosis of a welding robot at Odense steel
shipyard
E Auriol, RM Crowder, R Mckendrick, R Rowe, T Knudsen
pp 705-716
Integrating diverse information resources in a case-based design
environment
D Leake, L Birnbaum, K Hammond, C Marlow, H Yang
pp 717-731
Case-based reasoning techniques to support reusability in a
requirement engineering and system design tool
H Praehofer, J Kerschbaummayr
pp 733-747
CBR for the management and reuse of image-processing expertise: a
conversational system
V Cauchard, C Porquet, M Revenu
pp 749-759
An architecture for a CBR image segmentation system
P Perner
pp IX-XIII
Subject Index
pp XV-XVI
Author Index
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Contributed by: Fa-Long Luo, Ph.D
Call for Papers of a new journal
INFORMATION FUSION
An International Journal on Multi-Sensor, Multi-Source Information Fusion
Editor-in-Chief: Dr.Belur V. Dasarathy
We are delighted to announce the launch of this new journal dedicated to the
coverage of the field of multi-sensor, multi-source information fusion.
The journal is currently scheduled to be launched by Elsevier Science in the
very near future. It is expected that it will be a valuable source of
information to all scientists in industry, academia and government engaged
in research and development in the design of multi-sensor, multi-source
information based decision systems in the context of the wide range of
application areas.
International, interdisciplinary and innovative, Information Fusion will be
an important publication forum and I now actively encourage your
submissions. Please read the Aims and Scope for detailed information about
the subject coverage of the journal.
The journal will adopt an international, independent approach reflected by
an Editorial Board composed of eminent researchers from many different
regions around the globe.
The international editorial team will ensure thorough peer reviewing of
submitted articles by a panel of experts. All papers are sent to a minimum
of two referees who will advise on acceptance in accordance with the high
scientific standards required.
We look forward to your contributions and support for this exciting new
research publication outlet. Early responses will have the opportunity of
being considered for the premier issue.
AIMS AND SCOPE
The journal is intended to present within a single forum all of the
developments in the field of multi-sensor, multi-source information fusion
and thereby promote the synergism among the many disciplines that are
contributing to its growth.
The journal is being groomed as the premier vehicle for disseminating
information on all aspects of research and development in the field of
information fusion. Articles are expected to emphasize one or more of the
three facets: architectures, algorithms, and applications. Papers dealing
with fundamental theoretical analyses as well as those demonstrating their
application to real-world problems will be welcome. The journal will
regularly publish original papers, letters to the Editors and from time to
time invited review articles, in all areas related to the sensor fusion
arena including, but not limited to, the following suggested topics:
* data, feature, decision, and multilevel fusion
* multi-look temporal fusion
* multi-sensor, multi-source fusion system architectures
* adaptive and self-improving fusion system architectures
* neurophysiologically-motivated architectures and applications
* active, passive, and mixed sensor suites
* multi-sensor and distributed sensor system design
* fusion learning in imperfect, imprecise and incomplete environments
* intelligent techniques for fusion processing
* system design and algorithmic issues
* computational resources optimization
* special purpose hardware dedicated to fusion applications
* mining remotely sensed multi-spectral/hyper-spectral image data bases
* applications such as robotics, space, medicine, economics, management
information systems
* real-world issues, such as computational demands, real-time constraints.
Information Fusion publishes original papers, letters to the Editor and from
time to time invited review articles, in all areas related to information
fusion.
Manuscripts may be submitted in the following ways, listed in order of
strong preference: (1) As PDF (Portable Document Format) or PS (PostScript)
by e-mail with concurrent top hard copies by mail; (2) by mail as hard copy.
Authors should submit four copies of their manuscripts (double spaced,
single column for review), one complete set of original illustrations and
three copies to the Editor.
All manuscripts should be submitted to:
Dr Belur V. Dasarathy
Editor-in-Chief, Information Fusion
Dynetics, Inc.
P. O. Box 5500
Huntsville, AL 35814-5500, USA
(Express mail Packages address: 1000 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, AL.
35806, USA)
Email: ifjournal@yahoo.com for all Journal correspondence
E-mail: belur.d@dynetics.com only for mail with enclosures of more than
500K.
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Contributed by: Hans Schneider
ContentsDirect from Elsevier Science
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URL: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738
Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 300
Issue : 1-3
Date : 10-Dec-1999
pp 1-2
>From the Editor-in-Chief
RA Brualdi
pp 9-20
Author index to volumes 281--300
pp 33-91
Author index to volumes 201--300
- Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 07738, Vol 301 Iss 1 - 3
ContentsDirect from Elsevier Science
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URL: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738
Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 301
Issue : 1-3
Date : 10-Dec-1999
pp 1-13
Some multiplicative preservers on B(H)
L Molnar
pp 15-49
Stable subspaces of matrix pairs
FE Velasco
pp 51-62
On transformations of elliptic spaces
IM Idris
pp 63-80
(A,B)-cyclic submodules
J Brewer, W Schmale
pp 81-97
Some characterizations of graphs by star complements
D Cvetkovic, P Rowlinson
pp 99-112
Linear operators preserving the sign-real spectral radius
B Zalar
pp 113-119
Invariant subspaces of two Hermitian structures on a Euclidean space
P Coulton
pp 121-136
Strong duality for a trust-region type relaxations of the quadratic
assignment problem
K Anstreicher, H Wolkowicz
pp 137-144
When is NEPS of graphs connected?
D Stevanovic
pp 145-152
A symmetric algorithm for Toeplitz systems
A Melman
pp 153-170
On invertibility preserving linear mappings, simultaneous
triangularization and property L
E Christensen
pp 171-185
Relative perturbation bound for invariant subspaces of graded
indefinite hermitian matrices
N Truhar, I Slapnicar
pp 187-194
Normal forms and joint numerical ranges of doubly commuting matrices
V Bolotnikov, L Rodman
pp 195-201
Sign-nonsingular matrices and matrices with unbalanced determinant in
symmetrised semirings
P Butkovic
pp 203-203
Author index
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Contributed by: George W Irwin, Editor-in-Chief
IFAC Journal of Control Engineering Practice
Volume : 7, Issue 11, November 1999
Editorial
pp 1319-1319
Control engineering practice prizes
R Goodall
pp 1321-1331
Delta approach robust controller for constant turning force
regulation. FJ Carrillo, F Rotella, M Zadshakoyan
pp 1333-1341
H-controller design for a vibrations isolating platform.
J Anthonis, J Swevers, D Moshou, H Ramon
pp 1343-1356
An investigation into the use of hardware-in-the-loop simulation
testing for automotive electronic control systems IR Kendall, RP
Jones
pp 1357-1368
Monitoring the performance of the paper making process.
Y Bissessur, EB Martin, AJ Morris
pp 1369-1377
Load sharing in a multivariable temperature control system.
E Eitelberg
SPECIAL SECTION ON ANALYSIS,DESIGN AND EVALUATION
OF MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
pp 1379-1379
Preface S Nishida
pp 1381-1394
Virtual reality technology and its industrial applications
J Nomura, K Sawada
pp 1395-1403
APRECIH: a human unreliability analysis method - Application to
railway system F Vanderhaegen
pp 1405-1411
Advanced automation for power-generation plants - past, present
and
future - K Kawai, Y Takizawa, S Watanabe
pp 1413-1419
Designing methods of human interface for supervisory control
systems.
SHINICHIRO Hori, YUJIRO Shimizu
pp 1421-1428
Pilot's perception in the control of aircraft motions
RJAW Hosman, H Stassen
pp 1429-1431
IFAC Meeting Papers
pp 1433-1439
Index of IFAC meeting papers 1993/4/5/6/7/8
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Control Engineering Practice,
Vol 7 No 12
Contents List
pp 1449-1466
Monitoring of flexible production systems using high-level petri net
specifications K Feldmann, W Colombo
pp 1467-1482
Asynchronous measurement and control: a case study on motor
synchronization.
WPMH Heemels, RJA Gorter, A Van Zijl, PPJ Van Den Bosch, S
Weiland,
WHA Hendrix, Et Al
pp 1483-1488
A practical control strategy for servo pneumatic actuator systems. J
Wang, J Pu, P Moore
pp 1489-1504
Identification of the rainfall-runoff relationship in urban drainage
networks. F Previdi, M Lovera, S Mambretti
pp 1505-1511
Automatic detection of sluggish control loops.
T Hagglund
SPECIAL SECTION
pp 1513-1514
Preface
WA Halang, AH Frigeri, L Zhang
pp 1515-1523
Scheduling hard and soft real-time communication in a controller
area
network MA Livani, J Kaiser, W Jia
pp 1525-1532
Efficient adaptive connection admission control algorithms for
real-time ATM LANs W Zhao, W Jia
pp 1533-1539
Performance evaluation of a multithreaded runtime system using a
synchronous reactive model
A Valderruten, VM Gulias, J Mosquera, JS Jorge
pp 1541-1542
IFAC Meeting Papers: IFAC workshop on linear time delay systems
No Author
pp 1543-1549
Index of IFAC meeting papers 1993/4/5/6/7/8
No Author
pp XII-XV
Keyword index
pp XVI-XVIII
Author index
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* Conferences *
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Contributed by: Bruce H. Krogh (krogh@ece.cmu.edu)
HYBRID SYSTEMS: COMPUTATION AND CONTROL (HSCC00)
Third International Workshop
Pittsburgh, PA USA
March 23-25 (Thur-Sat), 2000
PLEASE VISIT THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION
http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~hs00
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Contributed by: Jean-Pierre Martens
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR VOTS-2000 WORKSHOP
On May 11-12, 2000, a workshop entitled
VOICE OPERATED TELECOM SERVICES: DO THEY HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE?
is organized in Gent (Belgium). The workshop is initiated by COST
action COST249, and is intended to be THE event of the year 2000
where speech technology providers, telecom service providers,
telecom operators and academic speech scientists meet to discuss
the important issues related to the deployment of voice operated
telecom services.
Keynote addresses will be given by the following renowned scientists
- Roger Moore (DERA, UK)
- Sadaoki Furui (Titech, Japan)
- Denis Johnston (BT, UK)
- Fred Lundin (Telia, Sweden)
- Petri Haavisto (Nokia, Finland)
- Volker Steinbiss (Philips, Germany)
- Christian Dugast (Nuance, France)
- Hugh Cameron (L&H, Canada)
Everybody in the domain of speech recognition and understanding is
invited to submit a full paper to the workshop secretariat.
The deadline for submission is FEBRUARY 1, 2000!!!
Please consult the web page for detailed information on workshop aims
and objectives, important dates, registration fee, hotel accommodations,
etc. The www-address is:
http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/cost249/workshop
We are looking forward to your contribution, and we hope to wellcome
you at the workshop.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Jean-Pierre MARTENS
(workshop chair)
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Contributed by: Alessandra Fascioli
C A L L F O R P A P E R S
IV 2000
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, MI, USA
October 4-5, 2000
The IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Council (ITSC) is sponsoring a
professional-level conference on basic research and present and future
applications for Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Infrastructures.
Papers dealing with vehicle-centered intelligent systems are solicited.
This symposium is characterized by a single session format so that all the
attendees remain in a single room for multilateral communications in an
informal atmosphere. As another tradition, the meetings have enthusiastic
participation from industry, as well as research centers and universities.
The IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) will be
held at the same location on Oct. 2-3, 2000, and a single -reduced rate-
registration option will be available for both Conferences, as well as
individual registrations.
* TOPICS
Driver Assistance Systems System Architectures Sensors
Navigation/Guidance Systems Imaging and Vision Enhancement Vehicle Control
Information Systems Human-machine Interfaces Active Safety
Traffic Monitoring and Control Communications and Networks CAN
* PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit a paper in electronic form
(Postscript) by March 1st, 2000 for peer review, following the submission
guidelines available at http://www.ce.unipr.it/iv2000.
Submitted papers must be no longer than six (6) pages in IEEE two-column
format, including figures and references. Papers exceeding this length
limit may be rejected without review. The first page should include (1) the
title of the paper, (2) the names of the authors, (3) the technical
categories, and (4) the name, mailing address, telephone and fax number,
and e-mail address of the contact author. Same papers may not be submitted
to both IV and ITSC conferences.
* SPECIAL SESSIONS
Military Applications and Current Research
Theme:
This session will provide an opportunity to explore research and
development activities for autonomous and semi-autonomous ground vehicle
systems. It examines the technology requirements and operational
capabilities of robotic vehicle programs for military, and commercial
applications. The session brings together technologists to discuss
needs, opportunities and approaches for adapting commercial automotive
intelligent systems to meet military off-road autonomous applications.
The conference provides a unique opportunity to identify commercial
research projects and leverage the results to meet crucial military
requirements.
Topics:
Government and Commercial programs: technical and performance challenges,
system performance, test results, lessons learned; Machine perception for
navigation and mission execution; Vehicle mobility and motion control;
Operator interface and human-robot interactions.
Organizer:
Bruce Brendle
U.S. Army Tank-automotive & Armaments Command
brendleb@tacom.army.mil
Autonomous Driving on Extreme Courses
Theme:
This session is concerned with research and advanced development for
autonomous vehicle guidance in extreme driving environment. Coping with
such conditions is a prerequisite for the introduction of advanced driver
assistance functions. Hence, a discussion of the requirements and
approaches to meet with these challenging conditions is expected to
enhance insight into future developments, reveal missing links between
current research and realization and provide impetus for new activities.
The session will gather experts from various disciplines to shed light on
the topic from different views.
Topics:
System architecture, Multisensor systems, Advanced vehicle control,
Driving strategy formation, Self-assessment, Reliability and Safety,
Driving robot.
Organizer:
Christoph Stiller
Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
christoph.stiller@de.bosch.com
User Interfaces for On-Board Systems
Theme:
This session will focus on user interfaces issues in vehicle-centered
intelligent systems and will feature experiences from the usability
engineering perspective. Issues include, for instance, feedback,
integration, synchronization, context, and how to make the most value
from devices within vehicles: many of these are also issues for
stand-alone systems, but mobility adds extra problems and opportunities.
Those attending the session will be able to learn from and establish
contacts with researchers who are innovators in developing human-computer
interfaces.
Topics:
Feedback, Feedthrough, Integration, Synchronization, Context,
Multimodality, Design, Prototyping, Evaluation, Empirical studies.
Organizer:
Mauro Mosconi
University of Pavia, Italy
mauro@mosconi.it
To propose other Special Sessions, please contact the Program Chair at
broggi@ce.unipr.it
* DEADLINES
Papers due for peer review . . . . . . . . . . . . March 1, 2000
Notification of acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2000
Camera-ready copy for proceedings due . . . . . . July 1, 2000
* UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
Please refer frequently to the following websites for the most up-to-date
information or contact the General Chair (Jim Rillings, jrilling@notes.gmr.com)
or the Program Chair (Alberto Broggi, broggi@ce.unipr.it):
IV-2000 Home Page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.ce.unipr.it/iv2000
ITSC-2000 Home Page: . . http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/its/cfp-itsc-2000.html
IEEE ITS Council Home Page: . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.ieee.org/its
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Contributed by: S M Veres
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Workshop on
MODEL VALIDATION FOR PLANT CONTROL
AND CONDITION MONITORING
28 March 2000, London
(Organised by the IEE in cooperation with the IEEE)
The aim of the workshop is to provide methodological support to the
simulation and modelling software tools available today. The following
questions are to be answered for practitioners:
How can a model be constructed from the data?
Does the model explain the available data?
Can it make accurate predictions in other circumstances?
Can it be used to design a satisfactory controller?
Is it able to produce information for effective condition monitoring?
Satisfactory answers can lead to considerable improvements in system
performance and reliability.
The objective of the Workshop is to provide delegates with an opportunity to
hear key professionals, participate in discussion and share experiences in
these important areas. Topics covered are expected to include:
introductory tutorial material
reviews of methods and best practice
information on new development and recent research
illustrative case studies
The Workshop will consist of a number of invited and submitted
contributions. Prospective Speakers are asked to submit an abstract of
approximately 300 words, outlining the material they propose to present, to
Miss Sophie Curwen, IEE Control, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL, Fax: +44
(0)20 7497 3633, Email: scurwen@iee.org.uk by no later than Monday, 7
January 2000, quoting ref: 28marcfp.
Authors will be notified of their acceptance by 14 January 2000 at which
point full instructions for submitting papers of approximately 3 pages will
be issued. Proceedings of the Seminar will be published by the IEE.
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Contributed by: Naomi Leonard
Second Announcement
International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
Workshop on LAGRANGIAN AND HAMILTONIAN METHODS FOR
NONLINEAR CONTROL
March 16-18, 2000, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Co-Chairs: Naomi Ehrich Leonard (Princeton University, USA)
Romeo Ortega (LSS-SUPELEC, France)
WORKSHOP ADDRESS:
Ms. Arla Dittrick
IFAC Workshop Secretariat
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-5263 USA
Tel: 1 609 258-5127; Fax: 1 609 258-2404
http://graham.princeton.edu/~auvlab/workshop.html
Important Dates:
Abstract Deadline: Past
Full Paper Deadline: January 7, 2000
Hotel Reservation Deadline: February 14, 2000
Workshop Advance Registration: March 2, 2000
Confirmed invited speakers include
A. Astolfi (UK), J. Baillieul (USA), E. Belbruno (USA), A. Bicchi (Italy),
A. Bloch (USA), R. Brockett (USA), P. Crouch (USA), A.L. Fradkov (Russia),
A. Galper (Israel), P.S. Krishnaprasad (USA), A. Lewis (Canada), J. Marsden
(USA), B. Maschke (France), R. Murray (USA), N.H. McClamroch (USA), K.
Schlacher (Austria), T. Sugie (Japan), A.J. van der Schaft (The
Netherlands).
There will also be a mini invited session on Quantum Control
featuring: R. Brockett (Harvard), M. Dahleh (UCSB), and H. Rabitz
(Princeton).
For further information on registration, hotels, travel, etc. see
the workshop web page http://graham.princeton.edu/~auvlab/workshop.html
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Contributed by: Francoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue
CALL FOR PAPERS (reminder)
Second Nonlinear Control Network (NCN) Workshop
http://www.supelec.fr/lss/NCN
June 5 - 9, 2000
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3 rue Michel-Ange - 75794 Paris cedex 16, France
Topics:
- Adaptive and robust control
- Applications in physical systems
- Classification and equivalence
- Distributed parameter systems
- Disturbance attenuation
- Dynamic feedback
- Identification and estimation
- Observers
- Optimal control
- Sliding mode control
- Stabilization
- Sub-Riemannian geometry
- Systems with constraints
- Tracking and motion planning
Deadlines:
- Papers for regular sessions: March 1, 2000
- Proposals for invited sessions: February 1, 2000
- Proposals for academic and industrial exhibitions: February 1, 2000
- Registration form (NCN members or not): before 15 April, 2000
Invited speakers: Besides numerous lectures given by NCN members, the
following scientists have been invited:
Alessandro ASTOLFI, Imperial College Sci., England
John S. BARAS, Univ. of Maryland, USA
Christopher I. BYRNES, Washington Univ., USA
Bronislaw JAKUBCZYK, Academy of Sciences Poland
Anders RANTZER, Lund Inst. of Tech., Sweden
Kurt SCHLACHER, Inst. Automatic Control, Austria
Eduardo D. SONTAG, Rutgers Univ., USA
Hector J. SUSSMANN, Rutgers Univ., USA
Mailing address:
Dr. F. LAMNABHI-LAGARRIGUE
Nonlinear Control Network coordinator
Laboratoire des signaux et systmes
SUPELEC
91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Phone: +33 1 69 85 17 27
Fax: +33 1 69 41 30 60
Conference fees: Registration is free of charge for NCN members and young
researchers working with them. It will amount to 200 EUR for non members.
Payment should be made in cash at the Workshop location.
Registration form and hotel accommodation is available on the NCN web page.
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Contributed by: Ian Petersen
CALL FOR TUTORIAL WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
Sydney, Australia, December 2000
The 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will begin on Tuesday
and run through Friday, 12-15 December 2000, with tutorial workshops
preceding the conference on Sunday, 10 and Monday, 11 December.
Further information about the conference is available on the world
wide web at URL:
http://www-mae.ucsd.edu/cdc2000/.
On behalf of the 39th CDC Operating Committee, we would like to invite
proposals for tutorial workshops to be given at the 2000 CDC. If you are
interested in doing this, a brief description of the proposed workshop is
required so that your input can be considered in making our
selections. Both the ACC and the CDC programs for previous years are
good examples that you may refer in preparing a workshop proposal. The
format of the proposal and necessary details that are needed in
order to consider your workshop for possible selection is shown
below:
List of presenters and affiliations of each presenter.
Brief synopsis description.
The first sentence should describe the purpose/goal of the
workshop, and the remaining material should describe the
workshop: the subjects to be covered, how the techniques work,
how they are designed/built/tested, why the field is important,
typical applications of the techniques, benefits, special
instructional features (if any) to be used in the workshop,
etc. Please restrict the description to not more than 2-3
paragraphs (although typical write-ups may be only one).
Outline for the workshop.
This includes the list of the topics (and time duration) for
the major points of the workshop (typically 4-6 items per
day). That is, if you have more than one speaker in the
workshop, it would be helpful for us to know your itemized
schedule with names of expected speakers. Will it be a one-day
or two-day workshop?
If we select your proposal as one of the workshops for 2000 CDC, then
we will also require a biographical sketch and photograph of the
presenters for publicity.
Please send your workshop proposal electronically as a text file by
March 1st 2000 to
Prof. Ian R. Petersen
irp@ee.adfa.edu.au
CDC2000 Workshops Chair
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Contributed by: Pascal Ryffel
First Call for Papers
International Congress on
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS (ISA'2000)
to be held at the University of Wollongong
(near Sydney), Australia
from December 12-15, 2000
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/isa2000.htm
The ISA-2000 Congress aims to provide researchers and practitioners from
academia and industry with a forum to report on the latest developments in
intelligent systems and their applications within the four major areas of
computational intelligence, interactive and collaborative computing,
industrial systems, and biologically inspired systems. The Congress will
also provide a unique opportunity for dialogue and synergy between
scientists and engineers from different backgrounds with the common interest
in intelligent systems.
The congress consists of the following four Symposia:
1. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE (CI'2000)
2. INTERACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING (ICC'2000)
3. INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS (IS'2000)
4. BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED SYSTEMS (BIS'2000)
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
ISA'2000 will include invited plenary talks, contributed
sessions, invited sessions, workshops and tutorials.
CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS
The organization of invited sessions is encouraged. Prospective
organizers are requested to send a session proposal (consisting
of 4-5 invited papers, the recommended session-chair and
co-chair, as well as a short statement describing the title and
the purpose of the session) to the respective symposium chair
or the congress organizer. Invited sessions should preferably
start with a tutorial paper. The registration fee of the session
organizer will be waived, if at least 4 authors of invited
papers register to the conference.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Poster presentations are encouraged for people who wish to
receive peer feedback, and practical examples of applied research
are particularly welcome. Poster sessions will allow the
presentation and discussion of respective papers, which will
also be included in the conference proceedings.
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Several workshops/tutorials are planned for ISA'2000. Each
workshop/tutorial will focus on a particular topic, and consist
of several presentations and open discussions. The proposal for
a workshop/tutorial should include the title, topics covered,
proposed speakers, targeted audiences, and estimated length
(hours) of the workshop/tutorial. The proposal should be
submitted either to the congress chair, the corresponding
symposium chair or the congress organizer by March 31, 2000.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Prospective authors are requested to either send a draft paper
(maximum 7 pages) or an extended abstract for review by the
International Program Committee. All submissions must be
written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the
problem, the results achieved, their significance and a
comparison with previous work.
Submissions must be received by March 31, 2000.
The submission should also include
- Title of symposium (CI'2000, ICC'2000, IS'2000, BIS'2000)
- Type of paper (regular, poster, tutorial or invited)
- Authors names, affiliations, addresses
- Name of author to contact for correspondence
- E-mail address and fax # of contact author
- Topics which best describe the paper (max. 5 keywords)
- Short CV of authors (recommended)
Submission by electronic mail is strongly recommended to
operating@icsc.ab.ca
or else by fax or mail (2 copies) to the following address:
ICSC
International Computer Science Conventions
P.O. Box 279
Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 / Canada
Fax: +1-780-387-4329
Phone: +1-780-387-3546
Email Operating Division: operating@icsc.ab.ca
PROCEEDINGS AND PUBLICATIONS
All accepted and invited papers will be included in the
congress proceedings. Selected papers will also be included
in special issues of some prestigious journals.
IMPORTANT DATES
March 31, 2000: Submission deadline
May 31, 2000: Notification of acceptance
July 30, 2000: Delivery of full papers
December 12-15, 2000: ISA'2000 congress
CONGRESS GENERAL CHAIR
Prof. Fazel Naghdy
School of Electrical, Computer, and
Telecommunications Engineering
University of Wollongong
NSW 2522 / Australia
Email: f.naghdy@uow.edu.au
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Contributed by: Sophie Curwen, IEE Control
IEE Seminar on "Practical Experiences with Predictive Control"
16 February 2000 - TAD Centre Middlesbrough, UK
Model predictive control, probably more than any other advanced control
technique has rapidly found significant application in the process
control industry. This Seminar will describe the various techniques that
are available and describe examples of industrial applications. For more
information on the programme and registration see:
http://www.iee.org.uk/Events/b16feb00.htm
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Contributed by: Joaquim Salvi (qsalvi@eia.udg.es)
CSL'2000 - COURSE ON CODED STRUCTURED LIGHT
http://eia.udg.es/csl2000/
February 2 - 4, 2000
Computer Vision and Robotics
University of Girona
17071 GIRONA (SPAIN
The proposal of the course is to meet researchers and PhD students
interested in 3D-computer vision offering the opportunity to receive
knowledge about the technique of coded structured light.
In the last few years, coded structured light has been considered one of
the most interesting techniques for 3D-scene reconstruction. The technique
is based on the projection of a known pattern of light onto the measuring
scene. A camera captures an image and 3D reconstruction of the scene is
obtained from the relationship between captured and projected patterns.
Some applications concern the visual inspection in industrial applications
where the production has to be supervised without touching the product. In
addition to quality control, structured light is also widely used in
robotics. The reconstruction of 3D objects for visual servoing of robotic
arms and the measuring of the surrounding of a mobile robot for map
building and obstacle avoidance are some of the challenges of structured
light.
SPEAKERS:
Nahum Kiryati,El Mustapha Mouaddib, Joaquim Salvi
ORGANISATION
The assistance at the course is free. Please, confirm the assistance for
organisation affairs sending e-mail to qsalvi@eia.udg.es. More
information about the course at http://eia.udg.es/csl2000/
Dr. Joaquim SALVI
qsalvi@eia.udg.es
Computer Vision and Robotics
University of Girona
17071 GIRONA (SPAIN)
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Contributed by: ?
Call for Papers
IEEE International Symposium on Bio-Informatics
and Biomedical Engineering
November 5-8, 2000
Washington, DC area
(tours to TIGR Research Institute and NIH Research Labs)
http://www.cs.unr.edu/~bebis/BIBE
Scope of the BIBE Symposium
The Bio-Informatic and Biomedical Engineering are very important and very
active research areas that offer promising solutions to complex medical
and biological problems as well as practical applications to other
professions in industry and government. These areas have rapidly increasing
impact on our society (important health issues) and commercial applications
(drugs development, prosthetics, etc). In response to this demand, a number
of related periodicals have been published worldwide. Not one of these,
however, deals exclusively with the biomedical engineering and
bio-computational evolution and biological analysis of living systems and
the interaction between artificial and living systems. Both Bio-Informatic
and Biomedical Engineering advance fundamental concepts, create knowledge
from molecular to the organ and living organism levels, and develop
innovative biologics, materials, processes, implants, devices,
software-hardware tools and methods for prevention, detection, monitoring,
signaling, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases; for patients
rehabilitation; for improving health; for development of new bio-computing
systems, genome research for developing of new drugs and the
interpretation of complex biological processes.
The BIBE Symposium provides a unique opportunity to researchers, scientists
and practitioners to shape knowledge and scientific achievements by
bridging two very important research fields, Bio-Informatic and Biomedical
Engineering, into an interactive and attractive forum.
A list of topics (but not limited) are presented bellow:
FUSING ARTIFICIAL DEVICES IN BIOLOGICAL AND LIVING SYSTEMS
NATURAL LANGUAGES UNDERSTANDING IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
LEARNING IN ARTIFICIAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
PERCEPTION IN ARTIFICIAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING MODELS IN BIOMEDICINE
BIOLOGICAL MODELS AND SYSTEMS
ROBOTICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
COMPUTING IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
GENETIC AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING
DNA AND GENOME DATABASES
BIO-INFORMATIC AND BIOMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND SIGNALING
BODY'S AND CELLS BIOSIGNATURES
TISSUE ENGINEERING
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline May 15, 2000
Notification of Acceptance June 30, 2000
Camera-Ready Paper August 15, 2000
BIBE Symposium November 5-8, 2000
Paper Submission
Please, submit 5 copies of a full paper by May 15, 2000 to either one of
the program chairs:
Program Chair:
Nikolaos Bourbakis
ECE Dept, BIBE Research Lab
School of Engineering
Binghamton University (SUNY)
Binghamton, NY 13902
Phone:(607) 777-2165 or (607) 771-4033
Fax:(607) 777-4464
Email:nbourbakis@stny.rr.com
Program co-Chair:
George Bebis
Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557
Phone:(775) 784-6463
Fax:(775) 784-1877
Email:bebis@cs.unr.edu
Special Sessions
Proposals are invited for special sessions on any topic relevant to the
symposium. If you are interested in organizing an special session please
follow the procedure outlined below:
1. Submit a proposal (topic area) to either one of the program chairs.
2. Upon approval, recruit authors for the session (2 hours, 4/5 papers).
3. Review papers for appropriate topic/contents.
4. Submit *package* of papers to one of the program chairs by May 30.
5. Comments and official acceptance of the session will be made by the
program chairs by June 30.
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Contributed by: Ronald PEREZ
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
An Invited Session on
Innovative Laboratory Experiments
in Engineering Education
International Mechanical Engineering
Congress and Exposition (IMECE)
The Winter Annual Meeting of ASME
November 5-10, 2000
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Hotel
Orlando, Florida
The Education Panel of the Dynamic Systems and Control
Division (DSCD) is soliciting papers for an invited
session on "Innovative Laboratory Experiments in Engineering
Education" at the 2000 IMECE.
We encourage the submission of papers describing creative
and innovative laboratory experiments especially those
highlighting principles of dynamics and controls in mechanical
engineering or related fields, including any of the following d
isciplines:
* instrumentation and measurement
* machine vision
* system dynamics
* automatic controls
* mechatronics
* vibrations
* structures
* processes
* fluid/pneumatics
An important objective of the session is to cross fertilize
disciplines. We are hoping to attract papers that illustrate
captivating experiments that could be incorporated into
existing courses to improve their pedagogical objectives.
Authors wishing to submit papers should send six copies of
full-length manuscripts (equivalent to eight two-column
proceedings pages) to one of the two addresses listed below
by February 15, 2000. Electronics submissions in PDF or
Postscript formats are also accepted. All submissions will
be peer-reviewed. Additionally, if possible, please e-mail
an "intent to submit" message to either of the co-organizers.
The authors will be notified of the acceptance of their
papers by May 10, 2000. The final manuscripts will be due
June 25, 2000. Send submissions and/or requests for additional
information to:
Prof. Ronald Perez Prof. Mark Nagurka
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Marquette University
Mechanical Engineering Department Department of Mechanical and
3200 North Cramer Street Industrial Engineering
Milwaukee, WI 53211 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Tel: (414) 229-6543 Tel: (414) 288-3513
Fax: (414) 229-6958 Fax: (414) 288-7082
Email: perez@csd.uwm.edu Email: nagurka@marquette.edu
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Contributed by: "Michael Athans"
Workshop on
FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN SYSTEMS AND CONTROL THEORY
The above workshop was held in Cascais, Portugal on June 22-27, 1999. The
co-organizers were Michael Athans, Joao J.S. Sentieiro, and Munther A.
Dahleh.
Documentation is presently available at the following web page:
http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/cascaisworkshop/
The webpage includes: (1) a final report summarizing the findings of the
workshop, (2) copies of the viewgraph presentations of each of the fifteen
invited speakers, (3) position papers contributed by workshop participants,
and (4) a forum for future comments by the systems and control community.
The fifteen invited speakers were:
Brian D.O. Anderson, Australian National University, Australia
Michael Athans, MIT and Instituto Superior Tecnico, USA and Portugal
Sebastiao F. de Azevedo, Univ. of Porto, Portugal
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, MIT, USA
Roger W. Brockett, Harvard Univ., USA
Munther A. Dahleh, MIT, USA
Petar Kokotovic, Univ. of Calif. at Santa Barbara, USA
Ioan D. Landau, Lab. Automatique de Grenoble, France
Fatima S. Leite, Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal
Manfred Morari, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Antonio M. Pascoal, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
S. Shankar Sastry, Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley, USA
Joao J.S. Sentieiro, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Robert R. Tenney, ALPHATECH Inc., USA
Jan C. Willems, Univ. of Groningen, Netherlands
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Contributed by: Georg Bock, Heidelberg
CONFERENCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
March 27-31, 2000
Hanoi, Vietnam
CALL FOR PAPERS AND
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/HPSCHanoi2000
High Performance Scientific Computing (HPSC) is an interdisciplinary
area that combines many fields such as mathematics, computer science
and scientific and engineering applications. It is a key high-technology
for competitiveness in industrialized countries as well as for speeding
up development in emerging countries.
HPSC develops methods for computer aided simulation and optimization for
systems and processes. In practical applications in industry and commerce,
science and engineering, it helps to save resources, to avoid pollution,
to reduce risks and costs, to improve product quality, to shorten
development times or simply to operate systems better.
High performance in HPSC can mean highly efficient algorithms and software
as well as high computing power of the hardware, e.g. parallel systems.
TOPICS
include, but are not limited to...
- mathematical modelling
- numerical simulation
- methods for optimization and control
- parallel architectures
- parallel programming
- symbolic computing
- software development
- applications of Scientific Computing in
environmental and hydrology problems
physics, mechanics and chemistry
transport, logistics and site location
communication networks, production scheduling
energy management, investment strategies
industrial and commercial problems
MINISYMPOSIA
A number of minisymposia will be organized, among these are the topics:
- Advanced problems in computational mechanics
- Groundwater contamination
- Parallel computer architecture
- Parallel computing
- Solution methods for ODEs and DAEs
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> Participants are encouraged to submit
> further minisymposia to HPSC topics of their choice.
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Minisymposia should have at least 3 talks. If you have questions, please
contact the organizers.
LOCATION
The conference will take place at
Institute of Mathematics,
National Centre for Natural Sciences and Technology (NCST),
Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE
The conference will provide invited lectures (45 minutes including discussion)
and contributed presentations (30 minutes including discussion). Each
contributor must submit a title and an abstract not to exceed one A4-page.
Abstracts should be prepared in LaTeX format. Only in exceptional cases,
MS-Word format can be accepted. Please follow the instructions and use
the macros for LaTeX or MS-Word which can be downloaded from our Web site,
or they will be sent to you by e-mail on request. Submissions must be
transmitted electronically to scicom@thevinh.ac.vn or sent as files
in diskettes to our contact address.
Only abstracts satisfying the above conditions be printed in the
abstracts volume. Some contributions will be selected for publication
in a proceedings volume of Springer-Verlag.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Deadline for registration and submission of abstracts: December 31, 1999
Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2000
CONTACT
Conference information is available on the Web at
http://www.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/HPSCHanoi2000
http://www.hcmut.edu.vn/dit/HPSCHanoi2000
Registration and requests should be sent to
Dr. Ta Duy Phuong
Institute of Mathematics
P.O.Box 631 Bo Ho
Hanoi
Vietnam
Phone: +84-4-8361317
Fax: +84-4-8343303
e-mail: scicom@thevinh.ac.vn
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Contributed by: Sophie Curwen, IEE Control, UK
Forthcoming IEE Control events in UK
IEE Seminar on "Practical experiences with predictive control"
To be held at TAD Centre Middlesbrough, 16 February 2000.
http://www.iee.org.uk/Events/b16feb00.htm
IEE Seminar on "Tools for modelling and simulation"
To be held at Savoy Place, London, 27 March 2000
http://www.iee.org.uk/Events/b27mar00.htm
IEE Seminar on "Model validation for plant control and condition
monitoring"
To be held at Savoy Place, London, 28 March 2000
http://www.iee.org.uk/Events/b28mar00.htm
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Contributed by: Darrell Ross
Greetings,
I'm writing to inform your electronic publication that the Seventh
SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (LA00) call for papers is
now on the web at:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/la00/
The deadline for submission of contributed abstracts for a poster
presentation or lecture presentation is May 1, 2000.
Electronic submission are welcome using the new Conference Management
System at:
http://www.siam.org/meetings/la00/part.htm
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Regards, Darrell Ross
Darrell Ross, Conference Program Manager
Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics
3600 Market St
University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
ross@siam.org Phone:(215) 382-9800 Fax: (215) 386-7999
http://www.siam.org/meetings/
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