E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 141, May 1, 2000.
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
ISSUE No. 141, May 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
Contents
1. Editorial
2. Personals
3. General announcements
3.1 Panel on Future Directions in Control and Dynamical Systems
3.2 New release of the PARADISE Toolbox
3.3 Interactive numerical examples in ETNA
4. Positions
4.1 Lecturer in Mechatronics, University of Newcastle
4.2 David and Andrew Lewis Chair in space technology, GIT
4.3 Doctoral and Post-doctoral positions in Control Systems, Ghent
4.4 Postdoctoral position in robust control, GIT
4.5 Lockheed Martin Chair in Avionics integration, GIT
4.6 PhD program Petronics, ABB group
4.7 Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
4.8 Postdoctoral Position in Control Systems, Univ. of Alberta
5. Books
5.1 "Qualitative theory of hybrid dynamical systems", Matveev and Savkin
5.2 Book series "Concrete and Applicable Mathematics"
5.3 "Computing the zeros of analytic functions", Kravanja and van Barel
6. Journals
6.1 TOC EJC, 6:2
6.2 TOC Automatica, 36:7,8
6.3 TOC IJC, 73:6,7
6.4 TOC LAA, 308-309-310: 1-3
6.5 TOC Journal of Process Control, 10:4
6.6 TOC MCSS, 13:1
6.7 TOC CAAA, 2:1
6.8 TOC J. of the Franklin Institute, Vol 337:1
6.9 TOC Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
7. Conferences
7.1 CFP ICARCV 2000
7.2 CFP workshop on TLS and errors in variables modeling
7.3 CFP IEEE CCA and ISIC, 2001
7.4 CFP workshop on multidimensional systems, NDS-2000
7.5 CFP IFAC Conf.Techn. Transfer in Developing Countries
7.6 CFP 5th Workshop on Discrete Event Systems WODES-2000
7.7 CFP GCTAA 2000
7.8 CFP AIMSA 2000
7.9 CFP 6th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
7.10 CFP NOLCOS 2001
7.11 CFP CoIL 2000
7.12 Course Practical Applications in System Identification and Control
7.13 CFP MAMA'2000
7.14 CFP ICIP 2001
7.15 Special sessino on symbvols, symbol processing and neural networks
7.16 CFP NNA-2001, FSFS-2001 and EC-2001
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Contributed by: Roberto Tempo
ADDRESS CHANGE
The research institute IRITI has been recently established by the National
Research Council (CNR) of Italy. This institute is located within
Politecnico di Torino and is the union of the three centers CENS, CESPA
and CSTV. The research of IRITI will be focused in the areas of antennas
and propagation, computer engineering, systems and control and
telecommunication. For your convenience, please find below the address
with the new fax number.
Dr. Roberto Tempo
IRITI-CNR
Politecnico di Torino Telephone: +39 011 564-7034
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 Fax: +39 011 564-4089
10129 Torino E-mail: tempo@polito.it
Italy http://www.polito.it/~tempo
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Contributed by: Jonathan P. How
ADDRESS CHANGE
As of April 1st, I have started a new faculty position
in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
My new address is:
Jonathan P. How
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building 37, Room 391
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02319
Phone: (617) 253-3267
Fax: (617) 258-5940
Email: jhow@mit.edu
Web: http://www.mit.edu/people/jhow/home.html
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Contributed by: Henk Nijmeijer
ADDRESS CHANGE
New address per May 1, 2000:
Prof.dr. Henk Nijmeijer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology
Den Dolech 2, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Phone: +31-40-2473203/4817, Fax: +31-40-2461418
E-mail: h.nijmeijer@tue.nl
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Contributed by: Sandor Veres
ADDRESS CHANGE
My affilation and contact details have now changed to:
Dr Sandor M Veres
Reader in Digital Control
School of Engineering Sciences
(Lanchester Building - Mech Eng)
University of Southampton
Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: 44-(0)2380-597754
Fax: 44-(0)2380-593230
http://www.mech.soton.ac.uk/smv
sandy@mech.soton.ac.uk
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Contributed by: Dr Len Sciacca
Formerly: Weapons Systems Division, DSTO, Australia
ADDRESS CHANGE
Please note my new address:
Dr Len Sciacca
Senior Engineering Manager
Vision Abell Pty Ltd
Second Avenue
Technology Park
MAWSON LAKES SA
AUSTRALIA 5095
Phone: + 61 8 8300 4617
Fax: + 61 8 8349 7420
Mobile: 0408 440 252
Len.Sciacca@vsl.com.au
Research and Development Interests: Distributed decision
and tracking systems in low bandwidth constraints, tracking,
control of large antennae, radar systems.
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Contributed by: Richard Murray (murray@cds.caltech.edu)
Panel on Future Directions in Control and Dynamical Systems
Twelve years ago, a panel was formed on "Future Directions in Control
Theory", chaired by Wendell Fleming. The panel issued a report, published
by SIAM, that was used to highlight the importance of controls research to
government funding agencies and to provide recommendations for increasing
overall support to the field. This report was widely distributed within the
National Science Foundation, the US Department of Defense, and other
government, industrial, and academic institutions.
At the urging of Dr. Marc Jacobs and with the support of the Air Force
Office of Scientific Research, a new panel has been formed to take on the
task of updating the Fleming report and put forward a renewed vision of
future challenges and opportunities in the field of control and dynamical
systems. The audience for the report includes decision makers in government
and industry, program managers who are putting together new programs
involving control and dynamical systems, and the research community itself.
The report will be published by SIAM and be made available to the controls
community as well as government agencies. As with the Fleming report, the
intent of the report is to raise the overall visibility of research in
control and dynamical systems, highlight its importance in applications of
national interest, and indicate some of the key trends that are important
for continued vitality of the field.
The panel consists of Karl Astrom (Lund), Siva Banda (AFRL), Roger Brockett
(Harvard), John Burns (Virginia Tech), Munther Dahleh (MIT), John Doyle
(Caltech), John Guckenheimer (Cornell), Charles Holland (DDR&E), Pramod
Khargonekar (Michigan), P. S. Krishnaprasad (Maryland), P. R. Kumar (UIUC),
Greg McRae (MIT), Jerrold Marsden (Caltech), George Meyer (NASA), Richard
Murray (Caltech), William Powers (Ford), Gunter Stein (Honeywell) and Pravin
Varaiya (UCB). The panel is chaired by Richard Murray.
The panel is responsible for soliciting input from the broader control and
dynamical systems community. The panel will initially span the following
areas of application:
* Aerospace and transportation
* Information and networks
* Materials and processes
* Biology and medicine
* Environmental science
* Robotics and intelligent machines
Additional areas may be added as needed to build a compelling vision for
the future of control and dynamical systems research.
Members of the controls community who are interested in providing ideas and
input to the panel are encouraged to submit comments to a bulletin board
available on the panel web site:
http://cds.caltech.edu/~murray/cdspanel
More information regarding the panel is available on the web site.
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Contributed by: Michael Muhler, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen (michael.muhler@dlr.de)
New release of the PARADISE Toolbox
Version 2.0 of the Parametric Robustness Analysis and Design
Interactive Software Environment (PARADISE) for MATLAB
has just been released, and is NOW available for download.
PARADISE is a MATLAB-based toolbox for Parametric Robust Control.
The toolbox facilitates the design and analysis of control systems
for linear systems with uncertain parameters and multi-model
formulations. PARADISE can accommodate affine, bilinear, or
polynomial parameter dependencies.
PARADISE features a complete graphical user interface, which enables
user-friendly model, parameter, and closed-loop eigenvalue
specifications.
PARADISE requires only a basic knowledge of linear control theory,
which makes it an ideal tool for basic and robust control courses
or for rapid design of robust controllers.
All the user has to do is specify a model (e.g. using Simulink)
and the eigenvalue requirements of the problem (using the
PARADISE GUI). All of the computations are efficiently calculated
in the background, and the user can concentrate on the graphically
displayed results (i.e. the graphically displayed parameter set
that satisfies the eigenvalue specifications).
PARADISE combines numerical and symbolic computations using MATLAB
and the Extended Symbolic Toolbox for MATLAB, and can be used on
all platforms running MATLAB 5.3.
This is the first free release of PARADISE.
The new version may be downloaded from the website
http://www.op.dlr.de/FF-DR-RR/paradise
For more information contact paradise@dlr.de
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Contributed by: Lothar Reichel
Interactive numerical examples in ETNA
Many papers in computational mathematics contain numerical
examples that illustrate the theory discussed, or the virtues
or shortcomings of numerical methods. The examples, in general,
depend on certain parameters, whose values are chosen by the
author of the paper. A reader may be interested in studying
the examples for other parameter values, but typically this is
not straightforward. Computer programs may have to be written
or requested from the author of the paper.
The Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA) makes
it possible to publish interactive examples that allow readers
to vary parameter values. Presently, two papers
J. Baglama, D. Calvetti and L. Reichel, Fast Leja points,
ETNA 7 (1998), pp. 124-140,
R. S. Varga and A. Krautstengl, On Gersgorin-type problems
and ovals of Cassini, ETNA 8 (1999), pp. 15-20,
illustrate this feature. Click on the ``interactive supplement''
for these papers for a demonstration.
Authors of papers accepted for publication in ETNA are encouraged
to supply interactive examples. The ETNA staff will assist with
the design and Java programming of the examples.
ETNA is available at
http://etna.mcs.kent.edu
and at mirror sites. In addition volumes 1-10 of ETNA are available
on a new CDROM. The ETNA CDROM contains papers published in ETNA
1993-2000, interactive examples, a search engine and web browsers.
A limited number of CDROMs are available for $10 each. Please send
e-mail to etna@mcs.kent.edu if you would like your own portable copy
of ETNA on a CDROM.
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Contributed by: Reza Moheimani
Lecturer in Mechatronics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Newcastle, Australia.
Position No. A84/00
The Department offers undergraduate degree programs in Mechanical
Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering, the latter in partnership
with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It also
has a strong research tradition. It is now looking to strengthen and
consolidate its activities in Mechatronics.
The Position
The successful candidate will be required to teach other subject areas
within the mechanical and mechatronics programs. You will be expected
to contribute to graduate teaching, in terms of both the supervision of
graduate students and post-graduate course work. You will also be
expected to routinely apply for competitive grant funding in his or her
area of research, and to develop links with relevant local industries.
It is likely that you will have a background in one or more of the
following areas: automatic control, dynamics, vibration, acoustics
or sensors or actuators, particularly related to electro-mechanical
systems. Applicants with some industrial experience of these systems
will be especially welcome.
The Person
A degree in mechanical engineering; PhD in a relevant area of research;
proven commitment to research at an international level, as demonstrated
by publications in refereed international journals; good communication
skills.
A proven ability to work as a member of a team, have industrial
experience
and previous success at winning competitive grants is desirable.
Benefits
Academic Level B $47,961 to $56,955 per annum. Subject to Enterprise
Bargaining certification a 2.5% increase will be effective 1 March,
2000,
with total increases of 12.65% (cumulative) payable by 1 February 2003.
Compulsory contributory superannuation is a condition of employment
plus generous employer contribution of 17%.
Further Information
The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis. Please
contact Professor Neil Page on telephone (02)4921 6199; fax (02)4921
6946 or email npage@mail.newcastle.edu.au
Closing Date
Applications close on Wednesday, 10 May 2000. Available to Australian
domiciled and international applicants. Six written applications must
be provided which quote the position number; address the essential
and desirable criteria as detailed in the advertisement; provide details
of qualifications and experience, and the names, addresses, phone and
fax
numbers of three referees; and be forwarded to:
Client Service Teams
Human Resource Management Branch
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
DAVID AND ANDREW LEWIS CHAIR IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY
The School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology invites applications and nominations for a senior,
distinguished, exceptionally qualified individual with a well
established reputation for research and teaching to be appointed to the
newly created chair in Space Technology.
Space systems technology, for our purposes, encompasses a variety of
disciplines including designs of launch vehicles; orbital transfer and
reentry spacecraft; communication satellites; spacecraft dynamics and
control; orbital mission planning;
thermal structures; and control of large flexible space structures,
among others.
The successful candidate for the David and Andrew Lewis is Space
Technology should have an earned doctorate in Aerospace Engineering or a
related field. Industrial and/or government agency experience is
desirable. In particular, the successful candidate is expected to (a)
establish a personal program of innovative research (b) strengthen the
curriculum and teach graduate and undergraduate courses (c) attract
external funding (d) maintain close ties with industry and government
(e) collaborate with other faculty to consolidate activities, all in the
area of space technology.
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech
was established in 1930. The graduate program at Georgia Tech ranks
among the top five aerospace programs nationwide and enjoys a worldwide
reputation.
Qualified candidates should submit (a) a complete curriculum vitae, (b)
a general statement of teaching and research interests and (c) the
names, addresses and telephone numbers of five references to:
Professor Jeff Jagoda, Chairman
David and Andrew Lewis Chair Search Committee
School of Aerospace Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 3032-0150
jeff.jagoda@aerospace.gatech.edu
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Contributed by: Rene Boel and Dirk Aeyels
Doctoral and Post-doctoral positions in Control Systems
SYSTeMS Group
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
http://systems.rug.ac.be
Our group has vacancies for two Ph.D. students (starting date as soon as
possible; initial contract until Dec. 2001; extension subject ot
availability of funds and subject to performance of the candidate) and
for one post-doctoral researcher (for a period of at least 6 months).
The exact period of the appointments is to be determined by mutual
agreement. Candidates may also be expected to be responsible for some
didactical tasks.
The candidates are expected to develop their own research topics in
cooperation with the members of the group. Our research interests are
centered around
- stability of non-linear systems and control design for non-linear
systems;
- biological, mechanical and electrical systems;
- optimal control;
- control design for discrete event and hybrid systems;
- control of communication and transportation networks.
For further information please contact Dr. Rene Boel
(rene.boel@rug.ac.be) or Prof. Dirk Aeyels (dirk.aeyels@rug.ac.be).
If interested, please immediately send your c.v. with names of 3
referees, to rene.boel@rug.ac.be or dirk.aeyels@rug.ac.be
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN ROBUST CONTROL
The School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech invites applications
from qualified individuals for a post-doctoral appointment in the area
of robust control of linear, parameter-varying systems. Interested
candidates should have a strong, demonstrated background in robust
control (H-infinity/mu/LPV) with applications to flexible structures.
Experience with practical implementation of multivariable robust
controllers is highly desirable, but not required. The project involves
theoretical and
experimental development of robust controllers for high-speed
flywheel/rotor systems supported on magnetic bearings. This project is
currently funded by NASA and private industry.
The appointment will be initially for 18 months with a possible
extension to 36 months. The desired starting date is June 1, 2000.
Interested candidates should submit an extended resume, along with the
names of three references to :
Professor Panagiotis Tsiotras
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150
Tel: 404/894-9526
Fax: 404/894-2760
p.tsiotras@ae.gatech.edu
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Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras
LOCKHEED-MARTIN CHAIR IN AVIONICS INTEGRATION
The School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track
faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment
includes a five-year term as the Lockheed Martin Chair in Avionics
Integration.
The role of avionics in aerospace has continually expanded from the
earliest radios through the first generation of bulky, unreliable
airborne radars to the mission equipment packages and vehicle management
systems of today. The key in today's hardware/software real-time
integration environment is the use of common modular integrated avionics
and open system architectures.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, digital avionics
systems modeling and simulation, object-oriented distributed software
architectures, autonomous real-time embedded systems, load limiting,
aeroelastic stabilization, and human-machine interfaces. Candidates are
expected to have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate
and graduate levels and to the development of an externally funded
research program.
The Lockheed Martin Term Chair in Avionics Integration will become part
of a major new concentration in the School of Aerospace Engineering,
expected to include seminar series and industry internship program
components. An earned doctorate in Aerospace, Electrical & Computer
Engineering, Computer Science or a related field is required.
Industrial/governmental experience in state-of-the-art avionics
integration is desired. Please submit a detailed resume and names of
three references to:
Professor Ben T. Zinn
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 3032-0150
Tel: (404) 894-3033
Fax: (404) 894-2760
Email: ben.zinn@aerospace.gatech.edu
The search will continue until the position has been filled.
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Contributed by: Dr. Morten Dalsmo, ABB Industri AS, Norway
(morten.dalsmo@no.abb.com)
Topic: PhD program PETRONICS - Joining Petroleum and Control Engineering
The ABB group, Norsk Hydro ASA and the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU) are now seeking six creative and motivated candidates holding
a B.Sc./M.Sc. or an equivalent degree for their PhD program PETRONICS. The idea
behind the program is to bring methods from cybernetics and control engineering
into the petroleum industry by forming a new scientific discipline - PETRONICS.
The educational background of the candidate could be control engineering,
cybernetics, production technology, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering,
physics or mathematics.
The candidates will be employed at NTNU as research fellows. The scholarships
will nominally last for 3 years, but it may be extended to 4 years by agreeing
on doing some additional work like assisting the teaching. The candidates will
get opportunities to stay with both ABB and Norsk Hydro as well as with
cooperating foreign research groups.
In case you have questions, please contact any of the following program
participants:
Dr. Morten Dalsmo. (Program manager.)
ABB Industri AS
e-mail: morten.dalsmo@no.abb.com
Dr. Arne Valle
Norsk Hydro ASA
e-mail: Arne.Valle@hydro.com
Prof. Bjarne A. Foss
Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU.
e-mail: Bjarne.Foss@itk.ntnu.no
Prof. Sigurd Skogestad..
Group for Process Systems Engineering, NTNU.
e-mail: skoge@chembio.ntnu.no
Prof. Ole J. Nydal
Group for Gas and Multiphase Flow,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, NTNU.
e-mail: ojn@kkt.ntnu.no
Prof. Tor Ytrehus
Group for Fluid Mechanics,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, NTNU.
e-mail: Tor.Ytrehus@mtf.ntnu.no
Prof. Michael Golan
Institute of Petroleum Technology and Applied Geophysics, NTNU.
e-mail: mgolan@ipt.ntnu.no
If you are interested in applying, please send your application to:
Dr. Morten Dalsmo
ABB Industri AS
Hasleveien 50
P.O.Box 6540 Rodelkka
N-0501 OSLO
Norway
The closing date for applications is May 15th. The application must
include CV and transcripts and a cover letter with research interests.
For more information see the home page of PETRONICS:
http://www.petronics.ntnu.no.
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Contributed by: Vikram Kapila
Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY.
The Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering at
Polytechnic University is seeking a qualified individual for a Visiting
Professor/Lecturer position. The applicant must have an earned doctorate in
Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field. The primary responsibilities
of the candidate will include undergraduate instruction in dynamic systems,
instrumentation, and automatic control courses and graduate instruction in
emerging control design methodologies. In addition, the successful candidate
will be expected to participate in and contribute to our on-going controls
related research projects. The department faculty is engaged in research
projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway
Administration, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority,
and local companies such as the Long Island Lighting Company and Brooklyn
Union. The department is currently completing the modernization of its
instrumentation and controls laboratories. Polytechnic, previously known as
"Brooklyn Poly", is a private university with well established programs and
has campuses in Brooklyn, Farmingdale, and Westchester. The University provides
competitive salary and benefits. The expected start date is September 2000.
Please send a resume, a list of three professional references, and a covering
letter to:
Prof. Sunil Kumar
Department Head
Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering
Polytechnic University
Six Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
skumar@poly.edu
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Contributed by: Tongwen Chen
Postdoctoral Position in Control Systems
University of Alberta, Canada
Applications are invited for a research position at the postdoctoral
level to work in control system analysis and design of a large industrial
facility. The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of the
project including modeling, analysis, design, and possibly control
implementation. Applicants with Ph.D. degree and expertise in one
or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply:
1) Robust control.
2) System identification and modeling, including model validation.
3) Nonlinear control.
4) Chemical process control.
The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of extension
for another year. To apply, please send, preferably via email, your
updated C.V. with names of references to either Professor H.J. Marquez
or Professor T. Chen at the following address:
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2G7
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca
(Emails: marquez@ee.ualberta.ca; tchen@ee.ualberta.ca)
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Contributed by: Andrey Savkin
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Alexey S. Matveev and Andrey V. Savkin
QUALITATIVE THEORY OF HYBRID DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
Birkhauser, Boston,
ISBN: 0-8176-4141-6, 2000, US$69.95, Hardcover, 352 pages
Hybrid dynamical systems, both continuous and discrete dynamics
and variables, have attracted considerable interest recently.
This emerging area is found at the interface of
control theory and computer engineering, focusing on the analogue
and digital aspects of systems and devices. They are essential
for advances in modern digital-controller technology.
Qualitative Theory of Hybrid Dynamical Systems provides a thorough
development and systematic presentation of the foundations and framework
for hybrid dynamical systems. The presentation offers an accessible,
but precise development of the mathematical models, conditions for
existence of limit cycles and criteria of their stability. The
book largely concentrates on the case of discretely controlled
continuous-time systems and their relevance for modeling
aspects of flexible manufacturing systems and dynamically routed
queuing networks.
Features and Topics:
Differential automata
Development and use of the concept "cyclic linear
differential automata" (CLDA)
Switched single-server flow networks coverage
Application to specific models of manufacturing systems
and queuing networks
Select collection of open problems for the subject
Self-contained presentation of topics, with the
necessary background.
This new book is an excellent resource for the study and analysis
of hybrid dynamical systems used in systems and control engineering.
Researchers, postgraduates and professionals in
control engineering and computer engineering will find the book an
up-to-date development of the relevant new concepts and tools.
Series: Control Engineering
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Qualitative Analysis of Some Simple Hybrid Dynamical Systems
3. General Theory of Differential Automata
4. Two-Dimensional Hybrid Dynamical Systems
5. Limit Cycles in Hybrid Dynamical Systems with Constant
Derivatives--General Theory
6. Limit Cycles in Hybrid Dynamical Systems with Constant
Derivatives-Examples
7. Globally Periodic Behavior of Switched Single-Server Flow
Networks
8. Regularizability of Switched Multiple-Server Flow Networks
9. Open Problems
References
Index
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You can also contact Caroline Graf (E-mail: CGRAF@spinger-ny.com)
for ordering information.
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Dear colleagues,
I'm pleased to announce that the following book has appeared:
Peter Kravanja and Marc Van Barel
COMPUTING THE ZEROS OF ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS
Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol. 1727, Springer, 2000.
ISBN 3-540-67162-5
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Editorial Assistant, European Journal of Control
TABLE OF CONTENTS EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL
Vol.6, no. 2, 2000
Editorial
Dynamic Wavelet and Equivalent Models
O.M. Boaghe and S.A. Billings
Discussions on the paper by A. Benveniste.
Nonlinear Estimator Design of Automotive Alternator utilising Battery
Current and Speed Measurements
V.I. Utkin, D.-S. Chen, S. Zarei and J. Miller
Discussions on the paper by L. Hsu and S. Drakunov.
Nonlinear Missile Autopilot Design Based on Angle of Attack
H. Siguerdidjane and E. Devaud
Discussions on the paper by M. Lovera and H. Sira-Ramirez.
Multiobjective L1/H-inf Controller Design for Systems with Frequency
and Time Domain Constrains
W.H. Haddad, V. Chellaboina and R. Kumar
Discussion on the paper by B.T. Polyak.
Stability and tracking of Linear System Control in presence of
magnitude and rate constraints
F.Z. Chaoui, F. Giri and M. M'Saad
Discussion on the paper by S. Tarbouriech.
Stabilisation of Linear Discrete-Time Systems Using Singular Values
K. Reif
Discussion on the paper by G. Basile.
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AUTOMATICA
Table of contents
July, 2000 Issue 36:7
Regular Papers
G. Morel, K. Iagnemma, S. The precise control of manipulators with high
Dubowsky joint-friction using base force/torque sensing
Brief Papers
M. Cannon, B. Kouvaritakis Infinite horizon predictive control of
constrained continuous-time linear systems
J. Bu, M. Sznaier A linear matrix inequality approach to
synthesizing low order suboptimal mixed l1/Hp
controllers
V. Nevistic, J. A. Primbs Feasibility and stability of constrained
finite receding horizon control
P. Caravani, E. De Santis A polytopic game
R. Pintelon, J. Schoukens, Box-Jenkins continuous-time modeling
Y. Rolain
L. Marconi, A. Isidori Mixed internal model-based and feedforward
control for robust tracking in nonlinear
systems
Er-Wei Bai, Y-F. Huang Variable gain parameter estimation algorithms
for fast tracking and smooth steady-state
R. Lozano, D. Identification of linear time-varying systems
Dimogianopoulos, R. Mahony using a modified least squares algorithm
H-F. Raynaud, A. Zerganoh State-space representation for fractional
order controllers
S. O. Reza Moheimani Minimizing the effect of out of bandwidth
dynamics in the models of reverberant systems
that arise in modal analysis: Implications on
spatial H(infinity) control
A. El Bouhtouri, D. Stability radii of discrete-time stochastic
Hinrichsen, A. J. Pritchard systems with respect to blockdiagonal
perturbations
K-S. Kim, S-H. Oh, Y. Park Designing robust sliding hyperplanes for
parmametric uncertain systems: A Riccati
approach
H. G. Sage, M. F. de Canonical H(infinity) state-space
Mathelin parametrization
Technical Communiques
M. Makoudi, L. Radouane A robust model reference adaptive control for
non minimum phase systems with unknown or time
varying delay
S-H. Lee, J-T. Lim Switching control of H(infinity) gain
scheduled controllers in uncertain nonlinear
systems
A. A. Kale, A. L. Tits On Kharitonov's theorem without invariant
degree assumption
A. L. Tits, Y-S. Chou On mixed-(mu) synthesis
Book Reviews
M. Papageorgiou P. Kachroo, K. Izbay: Feedback control theory
for dynamic traffic assignment
A. van der Schaft E. D. Sontag: MATHEMATICAL CONTROL THEORY
Deterministic finite dimensional systems, 2nd
edition
J. Dayan D. M. Dawson, M. M. Bridges, Z. Qu: Nonlinear
control of robotic systems for environmental
waste and restoration
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Table of contents
August, 2000 Issue 36:8
Regular Papers
M. C. Turner, D. J. Walker Linear quadratic bumpless transfer
Z. Lin, B. M. Chen Solutions to general H(infinity) almost
disturbance decoupling problem with
measurement feedback and internal stability
for discrete-time systems
K. Fujimoto, T. Sugie Characterization of all nonlinear stabilizing
controllers via observer based Kernel
representations
J. Montmain, S. Gentil Dynamic causal model diagnostic reasoning for
online technical process supervision
P. Tsiotras, J. Luo Control of underactuated spacecraft with
bounded inputs
Brief Papers
T. Hagglund, K. J. Astrom Supervision of adaptive control algorithms
E. Fridman, U. Shaked Robust H(infinity) minimum entropy static
output-feedback control of singularly
perturbed systems
W. W. Tan, A. L. Dexter A self-learning fuzzy controller for embedded
applications
A. Joensen, H. Madsen, H. Tracking time-varying parameters with local
Aa. Nielsen, T. S. Nielsen regression
C-C. Cheng, M-H. Lin, J-M. Sliding mode controllers design for linear
Hsiao discrete-time systems with matching
perturbations
L. Moreau, D. Aeyels Asymptotic methods in the stability analysis
of parametrized homogeneous flows
R. K. Prasanth, K. M. Nagpal State space approach to control design under
partial statistical information for exogenous
signals
Z. Kowalczuk, J. Kozlowski Continuous-time approaches to identification
of continuous-time systems
Technical Communiques
Y. Zhu, P. P. J. van den Optimal closed-loop identification test design
Bosch for internal model control
Correspondence
D. Mehdi Author's reply
M-L. Ni, M. J. Er, Y. C. Soh Comments and corrections to "Robustness and
optimality of linear quadratic controller for
uncertain systems"
Book Reviews
C. W. Scherer B. M. Chen: H(infinity) control and its
applications
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Volume 73, Number 6 of:
International Journal of Control a journal from Taylor and Francis
is now available online via the Catchword service, and contains the following
articles:
Obituary: Tom Fuller: a memoir (pg. 457)
Non-linear state dynamics: computational methods and manufacturing application
(pg. 464)
J. J. Westman; F. B. Hanson
Linear parameter-varying discrete time-delay systems: stability and l2-gain
controllers (pg. 481)
Magdi S. Mahmoud
On strict system equivalence for multidimensional systems (pg. 495)
Eva Zerz
A new approach to synthesis problems in timed discrete-event systems (pg. 505)
Tan-Jan Ho
Fixed-structure controller design for systems with actuator amplitude and rate
non-linearities (pg. 520)
Vikram Kapila; Wassim M. Haddad
Model-free controller design for a single-link flexible smart materials robot
(pg. 531)
S. S. Ge; T. H. Lee; J. Q. Gong; Z. P. Wang
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International Journal of Control a journal from Taylor and Francis
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The method of piecewise constant control of the solidification temperature
field (pg. 545)
Ji Sun
Exact, almost and optimal input decoupled (delayed) observers (pg. 552)
Ali Saberi; Anton A. Stoorvogel; Peddapullaiah Sannuti
An algebraic approach to decoupling in linear multivariable systems (pg. 582)
Guillermo I. Gomez; Graham C. Goodwin
On the control of dynamic systems with unknown operating point (pg. 600)
Alexandre S. Bazanella; Petar V. Kokotovic; Aguinaldo S. E Silva
Continuous-time linear predictive control and flatness: a module-theoretic
setting with examples (pg. 606)
Michel Fliess; Richard Marquez
Linear robust control of a synchronous motor, experimental comparison with
non-linear control (pg. 624)
Matei Kelemen; Ouassima Akhrif; Azeddine Kaddouri
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ContentsDirect from Elsevier Science
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Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 308
Issue : 1-3
Date : 13-Apr-2000
pp 1-29
Normal forms of generic triangular band matrices and Jordan forms of
nilpotent completions
MI Gekthman, L Rodman
pp 31-64
Generalized-confluent Cauchy and Cauchy-Vandermonde matrices
ZHENGHONG Yang
pp 65-75
Pascal k-eliminated functional matrix and it's property
M Bayat
pp 77-84
Matrix young inequalities for the Hilbert-Schmidt norm
O Hirzallah, F Kittaneh
pp 85-107
Representation and approximation of the outer inverse A_T,S^(2) of a
matrix A
YONGLIN Chen
pp 109-119
Metric projection and stratification of the Grassmannian
M Finzel
pp 121-137
Spectrally arbitrary patterns
JH Drew, P Van Den Driessche
pp 139-152
Decomposable numerical ranges on orthonormal tensors
CK Li
pp 153-161
Estimates for the spectrum near algebraic elements
Y Chen, T Ransford
pp 163-181
An extension problem for discrete- time almost periodically
correlated stochastic processes
D Alpay
pp 183-202
Pade approximation for the exponential of a block triangular matrix
L Diece
pp 203-211
Notes on matrix arithmetic- geometric mean inequalities
R Bhatia
pp 217-217
Author index
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Journal: Linear Algebra and Its Applications
ISSN : 0024-3795
Volume : 309
Issue : 1-3
Date : 20-Apr-2000
Proceedings of the international worskhop on accurate solutions of eigenvalue
problems
Special editors: Jesse L. Barlow, Beresford N. Parlett, Kresimir Veslic
pp 1-2
Preface: The Accurate solution of Eigenvalue Problems
JL Barlow
pp 3-18
Weyl-type relative perturbation bounds for eigenvalues of Hermitian
matrices
FM Dopico, JM Molera
pp 19-43
Optimal perturbation bounds for the Hermitian eigenvalue problem
JL Barlow
pp 45-56
Absolute and relative perturbation bounds for invariant subspaces of
matrices
ICF Ipsen
pp 57-72
Relative perturbation theory for hyperbolic eigenvalue problem
I Slapnicar
pp 73-83
Accuracy assessment for eigencomputations: variety of backward errors
and pseudospectra
F Chaitin-Chatelin, E Traviesas
pp 85-102
Perturbation theory for the eigenvalues of factorised symmetric
matrices
K Veselic
pp 103-119
Rounding-error and perturbation bounds for the indefinite QR
factorization
S Singer
pp 121-151
Relatively robust representations of symmetric tridiagonals
BN Parlett
pp 153-174
QR factorization with complete pivoting and accurate computation of
the SVD
NJ Higham
pp 175-190
Exponential splittings of products of matrices and accurately
computing singular values of long products
S Oliveira, DE Stewart
pp 191-215
Approximate eigenvectors as preconditioner
Z Drmac
pp 217-259
An implementation of dqds algorithm (positive case)
BN Parlett
pp 261-287
Balancing sparse matrices for computing eigenvalues
TY Chen, J Demmel
pp 289-306
Large sparse symmetric eigenvalue problems with homogeneous linear
constraints: the Lanczos process with inner-outer iterations
GH Golub, H Zha
pp 307-323
The influence of orthogonality on the Arnoldi method
T Braconnier
pp 325-337
The relative error in the Pruess method for Sturm-Liouville problems
P Kosowski
pp 339-361
Backward error and condition of polynomial eigenvalue problems
F Tisseur
pp 363-363
Author index
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Volume : 310
Issue : 1-3
Date : May 2000
pp 1-4
Introduction to a group of articles in tribute to Vlastimil Ptak
H. Schneider
pp 5-7
A remark on the Jordan normal form of matrices
V. Ptak,
pp 9-10
On Ptak's derivation of the Jordan normal form
C.d. Boor
pp 11-17
Applications of the duality method to generalizations of the Jordan
canonical form
O. Holtz
pp 19-20
Circumstances of the submission of my paper in 1956
V. Ptak
pp 21-22
Vlastimil Ptak (8 November 1925 - 9 May 1999)
M. Fiedler
pp 23-24
List of publications of Vlastimil Ptak, 1995-1999
M. Fiedler
pp 25-42
A modified Gram-Schmidt algorithm with iterative orthogonalization
and column pivoting
A. Dax
pp 43-47
On an operator inequality
J. Singh Aujla
pp 49-71
Canonical forms for positive discrete-time linear control systems
R. Bru, S. Romero, E. Sanchez
pp 73-82
Linear preservers of minimal rank
L. Rodman, P. Semrl
pp 83-108
Superfast algorithms for Cauchy-like matrix computations and
extensions
V.Y. Pan, A. Zheng
pp 109-122
On the sequence of powers of a stochastic matrix with large exponent
S. Kirkland
pp 123-128
A note on unsolvable systems of max-min (fuzzy) equations
K. Cechlarova
pp 129-138
On maximal entries in the principal eigenvector of graphs
B. Papendieck, P. Recht
pp 139-148
Commuting pairs and triples of matrices and related varieties
R.M. Guralnick, B.A. Sethuraman
pp 149-165
Graph rigidity via Euclidean distance matrices
A. Alfakih
pp 167-181
Numerical approximation of the product of the square root of a matrix
with a vector
E.J. Allen, J. Baglama, S.K. Boyd
pp 183-194
Poincare series of semi-invariants of 2x2 matrices
M. Domokos
pp 195
Index
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Journal of Process Control
Contents of Volume 10 Issue 4
pp 291-300
An approach to the selection of optimal sensor configurations for
distributed parameter systems.
A Vande Wouwer, N Point, S Porteman, M Remy
pp 301-315
Gray-box identification of block-oriented nonlinear models
RK Pearson, M Pottmann
pp 317-332
Model-based quality monitoring of batch and semi-batch processes
SA Russell, DG Robertson, JH Lee, BA Ogunnaike
pp 333-340
Experimental investigation of conventional control strategies for a
heterogeneous azeotropic distillation column
IL Chien, CJ Wang, DSH Wong, CH Lee, SH Cheng, RF Shih, WT Liu, CS
Tsai
pp 341-350
Intelligent process monitoring by interfacing knowledge-based systems
and multivariate statistical monitoring
A Norvilas, A Negiz, J Decicco, A Cinar
pp 351-362
Productivity optimization of an industrial semi-batch polymerization
reactor under safety constraints.
O Abel, W Marquardt, A Helbig, H Zwick, T Daszkowski
pp 363-385
A tutorial on linear and bilinear matrix inequalities
JG Vanantwerp, RD Braatz
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 13 (2000), Number 1
G. Lafferriere, G.J. Pappas and S. Sastry,
O-minimal hybrid systems.
MCSS 13 (2000), 1-21.
H. Gluesing-Luerssen,
A convolution algebra of delay-differential operators and
a related problem of finite spectrum assignability.
MCSS 13 (2000), 22-40.
F. Le Gland and L. Mevel,
Basic properties of the projective product with application to
products of column-allowable nonnegative matrices.
MCSS 13 (2000), 41-62.
F. Le Gland and L. Mevel,
Exponential forgetting and geometric ergodicity in hidden
Markov models.
MCSS 13 (2000), 63-93.
INFORMATION
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The Netherlands
Bradley Dickinson, Eduardo Sontag, Jan van Schuppen (Editors)
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Table of Contents:JoCAAA,Vol.2,No.1,2000
1)"Degree of Approximation to Functions in a Normed Space",M.L.Mittal
and B.E.Rhoades,......................................................1
2)"The e-regularized Mean Curvature Flow in one dimension Space",
Dumont Yves,.........................................................11
3)"Density and Approximation properties of Markov
Systems",A.L.Gonzalez and R.A.Zalik,..................................49
4)"Truncation Error on Wavelet Sampling Expansions",N.Atreas and
C.Karanikas,..........................................................89
5)"Global Behavior of Rational Sequences involving piecewise Power
Function",R.M.Abu-Sarris,............................................103.
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Managing Editor, J. Franklin Institute
For information about submitting papers to The Journal of The Franklin
Institute, please contact Tricia Manning at tmanning@fi.edu or see
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jfranklin
Journal of The Franklin Institute
Volume 337, Issue 1, March 2000
pp 1-9
Stability analysis for neutral delay-differential systems
J.H. Park, S. Won
pp 11-20
Robust triangular decoupling via output feedback
F.N. Koumboulis, M.G. Skarpetis
pp 21-42
Pseudo-bond graph model and simulation of a continuous stirred tank
reactor
C. Heny, D. Simanca, M. Delgado
pp 43-56
Nonminimum phase tracking in MIMO systems with square input-output
dynamics via dynamic sliding manifolds
I.A. Shkolnikov, Y.B. Shtessel
pp 57-71
Principle and applications of asymmetric crosstalk-resistant adaptive
noise canceler
S.M. Kuo, W.M. Peng
pp 73-83
Suboptimal control and stability of nonlinear discrete-time systems
S. Hennequin, R. Bouyekhf
pp 85-96
Robust fixed-structure controller synthesis using the implicit
small-gain bound
W.M. Haddad, V. Chellaboina, J.R. Corrado, D.S. Bernstein
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Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
(International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation)
ISSN : 0952-1976
Volume : 13
Issue : 3
Date : Jun 2000
pp 215-236
Integrated real-time vision system for vehicle control in
non-structured environments
J. Ferruz, A. Ollero
pp 237-247
Stability analysis and development of a class of fuzzy control
systems
R.-E. Precup, S. Doboli, S. Preitl
pp 249-261
Multi-sensor integration for on-line tool wear estimation through
artificial neural networks and fuzzy neural network
R.J. Kuo
pp 263-278
A modular approach to generating fuzzy rules with reduced attributes
for the monitoring of complex systems
Q. Shen, A. Chouchoulas
pp 279-292
Design of a human-error-tolerant interface using fuzzy logic
M. Beka Be Nguema, C. Kolski, N. Malvache, D. Waroux
pp 293-302
Application of a system for the automatic generation of fuzzy neural
networks
J. Liao, M.J. Er, J. Lin
pp 303-310
A fuzzy-based genetic approach to the diagnosis of manufacturing
systems
L.P. Khoo, C.L. Ang, J. Zhang
pp 311-322
Development of an intelligent technique for traffic network incident
detection
D. Srinivasan, R.L. Cheu, Y.P. Poh, A.K.C. Ng
pp 323-343
Multithresholding of mixed-type documents
C. Strouthopoulos, N. Papamarkos
pp 345-356
Neural network based fault diagnosis using unmeasurable inputs
S.H. Yang, B.H. Chen, X.Z. Wang
pp 357-369
Hydroelectric power plant management relying on neural networks and
expert system integration
J.M. Molina, P. Isasi, A. Berlanga, A. Sanchis
pp 371-377
Application of expert systems and neural networks for the design of
hydro-carbon structures
M.R. Sohrabi, A.R. Mirzai, A. Massoumi
pp 379
Global stability analysis of fuzzy path tracking using frequency
response [Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 13
(2000) 109-119]
J. Aracil, G. Heredia, A. Ollero
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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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Email submission is now accepted. Please see below for more details
The Sixth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and
Vision, ICARCV 2000, will be held in Singapore on 5 - 8 December 2000.
Three leading researchers will present the following keynote speeches:
Keynote 1:
``Estimation and Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing"
by Professor Pramod P. Khargonekar, Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Keynote 2:
``Robotics: Renewed Opportunities and Approaches"
by Professor Takeo Kanade, Director, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Keynote 3:
A Talk in the Area of Mechatronics and Robotics (The exact title will be
announced later)
by Professor Dr.-Ing Gerd Hirzinger, DLR (German Aerospace Center),
Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Wessling, Germany.
You are invited to attend the conference and submit papers describing
original work in the following technical areas:
CONTROL : Modelling of Complex Systems* Control Methodologies and
Applications* Estimation, Identification and Fault Detection* Adaptive and
Learning Systems* Robust Control* Nonlinear Control* Intelligent Control*
Process Control * Motion Control
AUTOMATION : Instrumentation Systems* Flexible Manufacturing Systems*
Process Automation* Man-machine Interactions* Computer Integrated
Manufacturing* Factory Modelling and Automation* Petri Nets and
Applications
ROBOTICS : Robot Control* Mobile Robots and Navigation* Task Planning*
Intelligent Sensors and Actuators* Kinematics and Simulation* Dexterous
and Redundant Manipulation* Medical Robots* Human-like Robots* Service
Robots* Telerobotics* Undersea Robotics* Mechatronics* Mechanism Design
and Applications
COMPUTER VISION : Image Processing and Interpretation* 2-D and 3-D Scene
Analysis* Motion Analysis and Tracking* Pattern Recognition and
Applications* Learning in Computer Vision* Parallel Algorithms for
Computer Vision* Applications of Computer Vision
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES : Neural Networks & Fuzzy Systems* Genetic
Algorithms* Real-time Systems* Micro-electromechanical Systems* Electric
Vehicle Technology
Submission Procedure:
Papers must be written in English and should describe original work in
detail.
Please submit the following to the Technical Programme Chairman by 31 May
2000:
1. Title page which includes name, title, address, affiliation,
telephone/fax numbers and email of the
author to whom all correspondence will be sent.
2. A second page with paper title, author(s), affiliations, four keywords
to indicate the area of the paper, and a 100-word abstract.
3. Four copies of full paper.
Alternatively you can submit papers in Postscript, PDF, or MS Word format
by email to:
icarcv2000@ntu.edu.sg
The length of the final paper in the Proceedings will be limited to a
maximum of 5 pages (A4 size, single space, Times Roman of font size 10,
two columns format), including figures, tables and references.
Upon acceptance, authors will be required to register and present their
papers. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings only if at
least one of the authors is officially registered.
For more information about the Conference, please visit the web site given
above.
Please forward your submission to :
Dr Jianliang Wang
Technical Chairman ICARCV 2000
c/o Intelligent Machines Research Laboratory
School of Electrical and Electronic Engg, S1
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
Republic of Singapore
Tel: (65) 790-5470 / 790-4174
Fax: (65) 790-5868 / 791-2687
or by Email Submission to: icarcv2000@ntu.edu.sg
Author's Schedule:
31 May 2000 Receipt of Full Papers
31 July 2000 Notification of Acceptance
15 September 2000 Receipt of Camera Ready Manuscripts
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Contributed by: Sabine van Huffel
3rd International Workshop on
TLS and ERRORS-IN-VARIABLES MODELING
August 27--29, 2001
Arenberg castle, Leuven, Belgium
Announcement and Call for Papers
This interdisciplinary workshop is a continuation of 2 previous workshops
which were held in Leuven, Belgium, August 1991 and 1996, and aims to
bring together numerical analysts, statisticians, engineers, economists,
chemists, etc. in order to discuss recent advances in Total Least Squares
(TLS) techniques and errors-in-variables modeling.
Papers are solicited for technical sessions on the following and related
topics:
TLS Concepts and Properties: structured and constrained TLS, other norms,
misfit versus latency errors, nonlinear measurement error models,
dynamic errors-in-variables, curve fitting, statistical, numerical,
robustness and optimization aspects;
TLS Algorithms: real-time, adaptive, recursive, neural, iterative algorithms,
based on SVD or related decompositions, architectures, complexity,
accuracy, regularization, convergence;
TLS Applications: array signal and image processing, model identification,
computer vision, document retrieval, spectral analysis, harmonic
retrieval, direction finding, geology, chemistry, biomedicine.
In particular, overview papers describing recent advances on any of the
above-mentioned topics are invited. Other topics related to TLS,
errors-in-variables modeling, and their applications are also welcome.
Authors are invited to submit four copies of an extended summary (2--4 pages)
to the workshop secretariat for review. Fax number and email should be
provided if possible. Overview papers will be presented as lecture, the
other ones in poster form. Authors of accepted contributions will be asked
to prepare a version for publication in the conference proceedings.
Submission of summary: February 15,2001
Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2001
Submission of camera-ready paper: July 1, 2001
Conference committee: Sabine Van Huffel and Philippe Lemmerling
(chairpersons), Bart De Moor, Yasuo Amemiya, Leon Gleser,
Gene Golub, Bjorn Ottersten, Rik Pintelon,
G. W. (Pete) Stewart and Paul Van Dooren.
Workshop secretariat: Ida Tassens
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SISTA/COSIC,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Kardinaal Mercierlaan 94, B-3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
tel : 32/16/32.17.09 fax : 32/16/32.19.70
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Contributed by: Fathi Ghorbel (ghorbel@rice.edu)
2001 IEEE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL APPLICATIONS (CCA)
and the
2001 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL (ISIC)
5-7 September 2001
Presidente Inter-Continental Hotel
Campos Eliseos 218
Mexico City, Mexico
http://www.control.rice.edu
SCOPE AND TOPICS
Both conferences will be held in Mexico City at the famed Presidente
Intercontinental Hotel which is in the Polanco district across from the
famous Chapultepec Park, close to lakes and gardens, renowned museums,
and historical sites. This is a prime area and provides a safe and pleasant
venue to have a conference location. The meeting will highlight the
exciting and multidisciplinary areas of control systems applications
as well as Intelligent Control. The general theme of the conference is:
Eclectic Applications and Intelligent Control In The New Millennium
The program committee solicits papers presenting original contributions
in all areas of control applications and Intelligent Control including,
but not limited to:
CCA
. Applications of adaptive and robust control sensor based control
nonlinear control sliding mode control modeling and system identification
fuzzy logic control expert systems distributed systems
manufacturing systems mechatronics motion control robotics
vibration control structure control fault detection and fault
tolerant control
man/machine interface aeronautical, aerospace and space systems
automotive systems vehicle control traffic and network control
chemical and steel process control systems biomedical systems
data fusion power electronics systems computed aided design.
ISIC
. Intelligent Control architectures and methods knowledge based systems
and learning control temporal logic for control path planning systems
reactive multi-agent systems machine learning neural networks
fuzzy logic genetic algorithms and evolutionary computing
hybrid dynamical systems pattern discovery distributed or decentralized
control methods discrete event systems supervisory control
probabilistic approaches knowledge-based sensor fusion
neuro-fuzzy approaches neural-adaptive control systems
intelligent sensors intelligent machines.
FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE
Both conferences will run in parallel. The sessions will be held Wednesday,
5 September - Friday, 7 September, 2001 with workshops on Tuesday,
September 4. There will be only one registration fee for both conferences
and all attendees will receive proceedings from both conferences.
IMPORTANT DATES
January 31, 2000: Papers, Session and Workshop Proposals Due
March 20, 2001: Notification of Acceptation/Rejection
May 4, 2001: Final Camera-Ready Papers Due
PAPER SUBMISSION
The Program Committee invites authors to submit five (5) copies of complete
manuscripts for papers by 31 January, 2000. The first page of each manuscript
must contain the title of the paper, the names and affiliations of
the authors, and
four keywords,/phrases. In addition, please identify the corresponding author
with full contact information, including fax and e-mail, if available. Your
manuscripts should be sent to one of the Technical Program Chairs:
D. W. Repperger (for CCA Submission).
Dan Repperger
Building 33, AFRL/HECP
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
Email: D.Repperger@IEEE.ORG
Phone: (937)-255-8765
Fax: (937)-255-8752
T. Parisini (for ISIC submission).
Thomas Parisini
Department of Electronic Engineering
and Information Sciences
Politecnico di Milano
P.za Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano, Italy
Phone: +39-02-23993539
Fax: +39 02 23993412
Email: parisini@elet.polimi.it
INVITED SESSIONS
The Program Committee also solicits proposals for invited sessions in the
above areas of applications. Each proposal for an invited session should
describe the theme and scope of the proposed session and should include
extended summaries (at least four pages in length) of six papers.
In addition, the proposal should contain the name, affiliation , and complete
address of the session organizer)(s) and of the authors of all included papers.
Five (5) copies of the invited session proposals should be sent to the
Chair of Invited Sessions Linda G. Bushnell.
Linda G. Bushnell
Army Research Office
P. O. Box 12211
RTP, NC 27709-2211
Phone: (919)-549-4319
Fax: (919)-549-4354
Email: bushnell@ieee.org
WORKSHOPS
The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for workshops related
to the theme of the conference. Persons interested in organizing a
pre-conference
workshop should contact the Workshop Chair: Eduardo A. Misawa
Eduardo A. Misawa
Oklahoma State University
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng.
218 Engineering North
Stillwater, OK 74078-5016
Phone: (405)-744-5900
Fax: (405)-744-7873
Email: misawa@master.ceat.okstate.edu
For more information, visit http://www.control.rice.edu
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Contributed by: Krzysztof Galkowski
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
MULTIDIMENSIONAL (ND) SYSTEMS
(NDS-2000)
June 27-30, 2000, Czocha Castle, Lower Silesia, POLAND
organised by Institute of Robotics and Software Engineering, Technical
University of Zielona Gora, Poland,
As you can read beneath in this info, the workshop promises to be
extremely interesting from the scientific, as well, as tourist point of
view. The group of the best world-wide known scientists will provide
their lectures and regular talks in the semi-medieval picturesque
castle located in hilly mountains region at the Polish-German-
Czech Republic border. Colleagues who have not submitted
papers, young adepts are welcome too. It gives the opportunity to
meet famous persons, to listen interesting lectures, to make
innovating discussions and to rest in the nice place.
Accompanying persons are welcome. Fee is very moderated.
Objectives
The past two to three decades, in particular, have seen a
continually growing interest in so-called two-dimensional (2D) or,
more generally, multidimensional (nD) systems. This is clearly
related to the wide variety of applications of both practical and/or
theoretical interest. The key unique feature of an nD system is that
the plant or process dynamics (input, output and state variables)
depend on more than one indeterminate and hence information is
propagated in many independent directions. Many physical
processes have a clear nD structure. Also the nD approach is
frequently used as an analysis tool to assist, or in some cases
enable, the solution of a wide variety of problems.
Contributed papers and invited sessions for NDS-2000 are hereby
solicited in all areas mathematics of nD systems as well as
emerging fields in engineering with potential impact in circuits,
automatic control systems and signal processing.
NDS 2000 strives
? to bring together people in the control, the circuits, the signal
processing, the computer societies and, last but not least,
application oriented mathematicians and to offer a forum for
interaction,
? to give an overview of some key 2D (nD) systems theory topics,
including current progress/results, open research problems, and
the links with general areas such as control, circuit analysis/design
and signal processing,
? to illustrate that existing theory offers strong analytical tools for
solving key problems in numerous industrial applications areas.
Special sessions
Domanski M., Poland, Applications to multidimensional signal
processing
Longman R., USA, Applications to iterative learning control
Wood J., UK, The behavioural approach to nD systems
Venue
Czocha - the picturesque castle having the roots in medieval times,
surrounded by huge forests and lakes, is the tourist pearl of Lower
Silesia, the southwest part of Poland. This provides an excellent
atmosphere for scientific, as well as, informal contacts and having
the rest. The excursion to hilly part of Lower Silesia, so-called
Karkonosze mountains with extremely interesting towns, palaces,
castles, churches, as well as nice country views, waterfalls etc.
are planned during the meeting.
Registration fee
Fee, 320 USD include the proceedings, the full accommodation
and the social programme, cost for accompanying person is
250USD. Please remit the fee to our account:
Kredyt BankS.A O/ZG no. 15001810-521-121810011326
Please add necessary sub-account number: 700-1414-20
With annotation: NDS-2000
Secretariat of NDS 2000
Technical University of Zielona Gora, Institute of Robotics and
Software Engineering, Podgorna Str. 50, 65-246, Zielona Gora,
Poland,
Fax: (+48 68) 3254615,
email:a.janczak@irio.pz.zgora.pl
UPDATES in
http://www.irio.pz.zgora.pl/nds-2000/
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Contributed by: Fernando Camisani
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM AND CALL FOR REGISTRATION
IFAC Conference on Technology Transfer in Developing
Countries-Automation in Infrastructure Creation
This is the first conference of its kind, given its focus on developing
countries. We have been fortunate to receive many excellent
papers, which have enabled us to put together a very interesting and
stimulating technical program. In addition, high quality
keynote and plenary addresses will be presented, giving an authoritative
overview of technology transfer with a focus on automation
infrastructure creation and development.
The Conference will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, on 5-7 July 2000.
The early regular registration fee (before 24 May 2000) is
390 US$ (R2450). Student and day registrations are also available.
Foreign, and perhaps also local delegates will hopefully also be able to
spend some time enjoying the diversity and splendour that our
beautiful country has to offer, by making use of specially arranged pre
and post conference tours to various attractive destinations
within Southern Africa. The middle afternoon of the conference has also
been set aside for those who want to explore Pretoria and
surroundings on arranged half-day tours.
More information can be obtained from:
http://www.ee.up.ac.za/decom/ (please refresh the site to obtain the
latest information)
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Contributed by: Rene Boel
The preliminary programme and registration forms for the
5th Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
(WODES2000)
August 21-23, 2000
Ghent, Belgium
are now available at the web site http://systems.rug.ac.be/wodes2000
The conference programme includes:
* 3 plenary talks by E. Lee (U.C. Berkeley), A. Deshpande (Teja Inc.)
and B. Brandin(Siemens Research),
* 2 mini courses (C. Cassandras and Y. Wardi on "Hybrid Dynamical
Systems:
Modeling and Optimal Control",
and F. Vazquez-Abad on "Sensitivity Analysis for Gradient
Estimation of
DES Performance Measures"),
* 47 contributed papers (with sessions on supervisory control, control
of Petri nets, (max,+)-theory, formal methods for PLCs, automata theory
and Petri net theory, timed Petri nets, scheduling and optimization,
stochastic systems, and applications),
* a discussion session,
* a tool demonstration session.
Venue
The conference and the conference dinner will be held in "Het Pand", a
historical building in the center of Ghent.
Ghent is one of the oldest cities in Flanders, the Dutch speaking
northern part of Belgium. It is a place rich in history, architecture,
culture and gastronomy. It is also very close (less than 60 km) to other
interesting historical cities, such as Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels.
Invitation
All students and researchers from industry and from academia interested
in the interdisciplinary field of Discrete Event Systems are cordially
invited to participate in this conference. The conference programme
provides a nice balance between theory and applications. The topics
treated in the conference integrate methodologies from control and from
computer science.
Please note that the deadline for early registration at a reduced rate
is June 20, 2000.
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Contributed by:fmp@hp9000a1.uam.mx
GEOMETRIC CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
GCTAA-2000
Mexico City, UAM-Azcapotzalco
September 4, 5 and 6, Year 2000
GCTAA-2000 is the second edition of an international conference
on new trends and the state of the art in
*Geometric Control Theory
*Optimal control theory on Lie Groups
*Sub-Riemannian Geometry
*Applications and related topics.
The conference shall take place on September 4, 5 and 6, of year
2000, in the campus Azcapotzalco of the Universidad Autonoma
Metropolitana (UAM-A), the second largest University of Mexico.
In this ocassion the conference shall celebrate the 60th.
Anniversary of
VELIMIR JURDJEVIC.
As in our previous conference (CMS, Proc. Series Vol 25, 1998),
we plan to make proceedings, and we are asking all the
contributors to participate in the conference with his/her
paper ready for submission.
DEADLINES:
For titles and abstracts: May 31, year 2000.
For papers: September 4, year 2000.
We expect to cover partially the local expenses of the speakers.
Further information please contact
Felipe Monroy-Perez fmp@hp9000a1.uam.mx
control@hp9000a1.uam.mx
Web site: http://petite.uam.mx/congreso/
We are looking forward to seeing you in Mexico City in September.
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Contributed by: its@IRO.UMontreal.CA
The Ninth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence:
Methodology, Systems, Applications
AIMSA 2000
September 20-23, 2000 Varna, Bulgaria
http://www.iinf.bas.bg/AIMSA2000
Important Dates
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Submission deadline: May 6, 2000
Notification of acceptance: June 3, 2000
Deadline for final papers: June 19, 2000
Conference: September 20-23, 2000
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The AIMSA conference series has provided a biennial forum for the
presentation of AI research and development since 1984. The conference,
which is held in Bulgaria, covers the full range of topics in
Artificial Intelligence and related disciplines and provides an ideal
forum for international scientific exchange between Central/ Eastern
Europe and the rest of the world. AIMSA 2000 is sponsored by
ECCAI, European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence.
Topics
The Ninth Edition of AIMSA is focussed on Web processing, in particular:
Knowledge construction from the Web, Agents and communication languages,
Web-based documents and interfaces, Distance learning and electronic
commerce.
The conjectures to be debated at the AIMSA 2000 Conference are two:
* For each of the problems that Web processing poses in order to be
effective, some AI Method, System or Application may be used.
* The availability of the Web offers challenging opportunities to
developments in Artificial Intelligence.
The AIMSA'2000 topics of interest also include: Knowledge
Representation, Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Based Systems, Machine
Learning, Data Mining, Natural Language Processing, Reasoning Systems,
Distributed AI, Robotics, Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations, AI
Applications. This is not an exhaustive list, and papers from other AI
areas are also encouraged.
Programme Committee Chair
Stefano A. Cerri
Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microelectronique de
Montpellier (LIRMM)
161, Rue Ada; 34392 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
E-mail: cerri@lirmm.fr
Voice: +33 (0) 467 41 86 62
Submissions
Submissions should describe original research. Papers should be
submitted electronically to aimsa2000@lml.bas.bg as an attached PDF or
compressed postscript file. Papers should be written in English and
should be no more than 10 pages in LNCS/LNAI format
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/autors.html - which is the format
required for the final camera ready copy). The body of message must
include: name(s) of the author(s), title of the paper, a set of
keywords, name, address, fax number and e-mail address of the contact
person. The Proceedings of AIMSA 2000 will be published by Springer in
the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series and will be
available at the conference.
Author Registration Policy
In order for an accepted paper to appear in the proceedings, at least
one of the authors must register for the conference by the deadline for
the camera-ready copy (19th June, 2000).
Selection of Papers
Each paper will be reviewed by at least two members of the program
committee. Selection criteria include accuracy and originality of
ideas, clarity and significance of results, quality of presentation.
The program committee will select one paper of high quality among the
accepted papers. The author(s) will receive the best paper award during
the conference.
Conference Location
AIMSA 2000 will be held at the oldest Bulgarian Black see resort - St.
Constantine. It is located in a beautiful natural park with a wonderful
combination of see coast, woods and hot mineral springs. The resort is
only 8 km from the town of Varna. Varna has an international and
domestic airport with flights to and from Sofia (the capital city of
Bulgaria). There are also direct flights connecting the major European
cities with Sofia and Varna. AIMSA'2000 will take place in the
International home of scientists "F. Joliot-Curie" standing in the
middle of the resort.
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Contributed by: Xinghuo Yu
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
6th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
7-9 December 2000, Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia
Sponsored by
IEEE Control Systems Society
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japan
Central Queensland University
VSS'2000 is the 6th in a series of biannual international workshops on
Variable Structure Systems (VSS). Previous workshops were held in
Sarajevo Bosnia 1990, Sheffield UK 1992, Benevento Italy 1994,
Tokyo Japan 1996 and Florida USA 1998, respectively.
For the past forty years Variable Structure Systems have been studied
extensively and applied in many fields. Variable Structure Systems
theory nowadays has become one of the distinct control methodologies.
This workshop will not only summarise the state of art in VSS theory
and applications, but also identify new directions perceived as
being important for the 21st Century.
One of the highlights of the workshop will be the keynote speech entitled
"VSS of XX Century: Evidences of a Witness" by Professor Vadim I. Utkin.
Professor Utkin will talk about the development of basic ideas of VSS
and underline the exceptional role of sliding modes for VSS theory. He
will also deal with all aspects of VSS: mathematical methods, design
principles and implementation issues. Assessment of the current
arsenal will be given along with discussion on the future prospective
research areas.
ABOUT THE VENUE: VSS'2000 will take place at the Greenmount Beach Resort,
at Coolangatta on the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia. Greenmount Beach
Resort provides access to some of the most glorious scenery in the
Australia, with amazing beaches and tranquil rainforests. Whether
you're set to work, relax or be adventurous, the Gold Coast has it all,
from fishing to fashion, dining to driving and golfing to glitter.
RELATED CONFERENCES IN AUSTRALIA:
CDC'2000, 12-15 December Sydney Australia.
ACE'2000, 17-19 December Gold Coast Australia.
TOPICS (include but are not limited to): Theories and Applications of
Variable Structure Systems; Integration of VSS with other control
methodologies such as Hinf, Adaptive Control, Robust Control, Nonlinear
Control; Intelligent Systems with Variable Structure including Neural
Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Modelling and Optimisation.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Full paper submissions, in English, are solicited.
Electronic submissions in pdf or postscript format are strongly
encouraged. Guidelines for submission are available on the VSS'2000
homepage given below. Manuscripts must be received by the
General Chair/Co-Chair by the submission due date: JUNE 1, 2000.
All papers will be reviewed and accepted papers will be published in
the Conference Proceedings by World Scientific Publishing, Singapore.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: Please visit VSS'2000 homepage
http://vss2000.cqu.edu.au for latest information.
or send an email or your submission to
vss2000@cqu.edu.au.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission of Full Papers: JUNE 1, 2000
Notification of Acceptance: JULY 5, 2000
Submission of Camera-Ready Papers: AUGUST 1, 2000
For further information, contact
General Chair:
Prof. Xinghuo Yu
Faculty of Informatics and Communication
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton QLD 4702 Australia
Phone: +61 7 49309865
Fax: +61 7 49309729
E-mail: X.Yu@cqu.edu.au
Co-Chair:
Prof. Jian-Xin Xu
Dept of Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore
Phone: +65 8742566
Fax: +65 7791103
Email: elexujx@leonis.nus.sg
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Contributed by: V.O. Nikiforov nikifor@ait.beam.ifmo.ru
International Federation of Automatic Control
5th IFAC SYMPOSIUM
"NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS" (NOLCOS 2001)
Saint-Petersburg, RUSSIA, July 4-6, 2001
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
SCOPE:
In 2001 the control community will celebrate the 100th birthday
of A.I.Lur'e and 50th anniversary of the first publishing of his seminal
book "Some nonlinear problems of automatic control". During the last
half of XX century nonlinear control theory has become a mature field
with wide range of application areas. St.Petersburg where A.I.Lur'e
lived and worked is just the right place to summarize and discuss
developments in nonlinear control during half a century.
The Symposium will present state-of-the-art in the design of
nonlinear control systems. It will explore current theoretical
developments as well as their latest applications to engineering
problems. The Symposium will provide a forum for the presentation
and discussion of papers which describe new design methodologies
for the control of nonlinear plants and will feature novel
applications of these methods. The program will include invited
papers by leading international experts and encourage wide range
discussions by all participants on basic problems and future
directions. Special session will be devoted to A.I.Lur'e and his
impact on the development of mechanics and control theory.
The range of topics to be discussed includes amongst others:
- Algebraic and geometric theories of nonlinear systems;
- Stabilization and tracking for nonlinear systems;
- Nonlinear observers, identification and filtering of
nonlinear systems;
- Optimal, robust and adaptive control of nonlinear systems;
- Hybrid nonlinear systems;
- Nonlinear dynamics and control of stochastic and chaotic systems;
- Intelligent control of nonlinear systems;
- Computational methods of system analysis and design;
- Applications of nonlinear control.
SUBMISSION:
The Organizing Committee invites the prospective authors to submit
Please submit four copies of the full papers (up to 6 double column
pages including figures) by November 15, 2000 to the Organizing
Committee. The title should be followed by the authors' full names,
affiliations, addresses (including FAX and E-mail address) and
four keyword to indicate the area of the paper.
IMPORTANT DATES:
November 15, 2000 Deadline for submission of the papers
and invited sessions proposals
March 1, 2001 Notification of acceptance
May 1, 2001 Camera ready copy
July 4-6, 2001 Conference
WORKING LANGUAGE:
English will be the official language of the Conference.
No simultaneous translation will be provided.
LOCATION:
St.Petersburg is located in the mouth of Neva river near the Finnish
Gulf of the Baltic Sea. There are daily flights of major international
carriers to the International airport "Pulkovo" of St.Petersburg.
It also can be reached from Helsinki, Finland by plane (0.5 hours)
or by train (4 hours).
ADDRESS OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Prof.A.L.Fradkov
The Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering
61 Bolshoy ave. V.O.
199178, St.Petersburg, RUSSIA
Tel: +7(812)321-4766, Fax: +7(812)321-4771
E-mail: nolcos@ccs.ipme.ru
http://www.ipme.ru/nolcos.html
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Contributed by: sh@mitgmbh.de
Invitation to CoIL 2000:
19-21 June 2000
European Best Practice Workshops
22-23 June 2000
Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Learning
Chios, Greece
CoIL is a European funded partnership of the four Networks of Excellence
ERUDIT, EvoNet, MLNet, and NeuroNet. Its aim is to promote co-operation
between the respective fields of fuzzy logic, evolutionary computing, machine
learning and neural networks.
One of the activities to emphasise the potential synergies of combining the
different paradigms is CoIL 2000, which consists of
the European Best Practice Workshops from 19-21 June 2000 and
the Symposium on Computational Intelligence from 22-23 June 2000.
It will offer a complete perspective on computational intelligence and learning
and address research and applications in the different fields. Special focus
will be on hybrid systems combining the different approaches.
CoIL 2000 will take place on Chios, Greece. This North-eastern Aegean island
will be an ideal location for having motivating discussions, exchanging
experiences, and combining business with leisure in a relaxed atmosphere!
A short introduction to CoIL 2000 can be found below. The invitation programme
as well as registration information and details about the conference site can
be found at the CoiL 2000 website:
http://www.erudit.de/coil2000
We are looking forward to meeting you on Chios! Please visit the above
mentioned website for your registration or send an email to sf@mitgmbh.de
if you would like to receive the programme by ordinary mail!
Best regards,
Sabina Faust
CoIL 2000 Conference Secretariat
c/o ELITE Foundation
Promenade 9
52076 Aachen
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)2408 6969
Fax: +49 (0)2408 94582
Email: sf@mitgmbh.de
http://www.erudit.de/coil2000
INTRODUCTION TO CoIL 2000
CoIL 2000 will take place from 19-23 June 2000 on Chios, Greece. It is
organised by CoIL - the Cluster of the four European Networks of Excellence
ERUDIT, EvoNet, MLNet and NeuroNet. It combines Best Practice Workshops and
a Symposium on Computational Intelligence to offer participants a complete
perspective on computational intelligence and learning. The event will address
issues and applications of evolutionary computing, fuzzy logic, machine learning
and neural networks - as well as hybrid systems combining a number of different
approaches.
EUROPEAN BEST PRACTICE WORKSHOPS, 19-21 June 2000
CoIL 2000 will open with the European Best Practice Workshops on 19 June.
Over three days, experienced researchers will present the main soft computing
and machine learning methodologies, together with successful hybrid approaches.
Participants will be introduced to a number of example applications and will have
an opportunity to complete several practical exercises in the hands-on sessions
afterwards. The schedule and content of the Workshops can be found on
http://www.erudit.de/coil2000:
SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEARNING, 22-23 June 2000
The Workshops will be immediately followed by a Symposium on Computational
Intelligence and Learning. The focus of the Symposium will be on applications
'of hybrid approaches. Acknowledged experts in the fields covered by the event
will present the latest research findings and applications, and address some of
the issues that arise from combining different techniques. A debate and a keynote
lecture given by Prof. Dr. James Christian Bezdek will complete the programme.
Please visit http://www.erudit.de/coil2000 for more information!
CoIL 2000 is aimed at
- practitioners who want to investigate new and better ways of solving their problems
with special focus on hybrid systems and combinations of intelligent techniques
- experienced researchers who require a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas,
- individuals who want to keep up to date with recent developments in the field.
Why attend?
CoIL 2000 provides you with the opportunity to:
- Take part in the European forum for computational intelligence and learning
- Learn about different methodologies and example applications
- Discover how these technologies are being exploited in different sectors
and gain a new perspective on their relevance to commerce and industry
- Exchange experiences and ideas with other practitioners, discuss possible
applications and pinpoint future research problems
- Establish business or research relations and find partners for future
collaboration.
CoIL 2000 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
c/o ELITE Foundation
Promenade 9
52076 Aachen
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)2408 6969
Fax: +49 (0)2408 94582
Email: sf@mitgmbh.de
http://www.erudit.de/coil2000
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Contributed by: Dr. Jim Henry, P.E., Univ. Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA
SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT -
Practical Applications in System Identification and Control Design
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA June 26-27, 2000
The course will present, in a structured way, the methodologies and
tools
for the process identification and control design. For that purpose,
the required basic concepts will be reviewed.
The first day will focus on practical, industrial process identification
and controller design. A strong point of the course will be actual
process system experiments to measure and analyze the system
characteristics. Further, controller design will be applied by example
to the hands-on systems to demonstrate the aspects of controller
performance. Examples and analysis with MATLAB will be included.
The second day will focus on modern digital control systems and their
characteristics. Methods of collecting process data remotely, such as by
Internet or Intranet will be described and demonstrated.
The course will be of interest for different populations
working in the control area at an academic, research and/or a
professional
level, having either a theoretical or practical point of view, in
particular
operations personnel which work in the control area.
For a course outline and schedule, please visit
http://chem.engr.utc.edu/pdh
To apply for course attendance, please Email mailto:jim-henry@utc.edu
asking for
details.
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Contributed by:ICSC Canada planning@icsc.ab.ca
International ICSC Symposium on Multi-Agents
and Mobile Agents in Virtual Organizations
and E-Commerce (MAMA'2000)
December 11-13, 2000
http://mama-2000.tripod.com
CALL FOR PAPERS OF MAMA2000
International ICSC Symposium on Multi-Agents
and Mobile Agents in Virtual Organizations
and E-Commerce (MAMA'2000)
December 11-13, 2000, Wollongong, Australia
To be co-located with
International ICSC Congress on Intelligent Systems and Applications
(ISA'2000), December 12-15, 2000, at the University of Wollongong (near
Sydney), Australia
1. Purpose
Agent technology is currently one of the most vibrant and active areas of
research and development in information technology. Multi-agents and
mobile agents technologies are making significant impacts upon almost all
aspects of computing discipline. Boldly speaking, they are underpinning
the profound changes taking place in our information society. One of the
admittedly most successful applications is in globalized business
partnerships, directly due to the nature of the problem. In fact, virtual
organizations and e-commerce have become fashionable practices of toadys
globalized businesses. At the right time, agents act as key components in
the Internet-wide information and e-commerce systems that are currently
being developed across the globe, and multi-agents and mobile agents
provide most feasible and effective computational frameworks for
contemporary business practices.
In answer to such a trend at the beginning of this exciting new
millennium, MAMA 2000 aims to establishing a responsive, active and
valuable world-class academic forum for executives, managers,
practitioners and academicians from multi-agents, mobiles agents, virtual
organizations and e-commerce, in particular their crisscrosses.
2. Symposium Topics (MAMA 2000)
Topics of interests include, indicatively:
Agents:
- agent architectures
- information agents
- middle agents (e.g., match-makers, brokers, routers)
- mobile agents
- modeling the behavior of other agents
- network agents
- privacy and agents
- standards
- user modeling
Multi-Agents
- agent-based software engineering
- agent platform
- agent social communication mechanisms and languages
- agent societies and ensembles
- communication, collaboration and interaction of humans and agents
- economics principles for multi-agents
- fault tolerance
- languages (syntax, linguistics and pragmatics), domain ontology
- multi-agent communication, coordination, and collaboration
- multi-agent design patterns and paradigms
- multi-agent simulation, verification, and validation
- multi-agent systems organization (macro versus micro centralization and
decentralization)
- nesting of multi-agents
- organization of agent societies
- organizational principles for multi-agents
- scalability
Computer Supported Cooperative/Collaborative Work (CSCW)
- applications of agent-based/mediated CSCW
- architectures and modes of CSCW
- CSCW systems organisation
- decision support in CSCW
- groupware
- intelligent agents in CSCW
- security aspects of agent-based CSCW systems
- mobility of agents in CSCW
- multi-agent architectures for CSCW
- multi-agent cooperation and coordination in social group work
- multi-agent macroscopic modeling of group work
- multi-agent mechanisms for task decomposition, dispatch and synthesis
in group work
- multi-agent team work
- user agents in CSCW systems
- virtual office
Business partnerships and Virtual Organisations
- multi-agent cooperation and coordination mechanisms for the operation
of enterprise federation and virtual organizations
- multi-agent platform construction for enterprise federation and virtual
organizations
- multi-agent model for the configuration of enterprise federation and
virtual organizations
- multi-agent modeling of enterprise federation and virtual
organizations
- multi-agents in process re-engineering
- requirements analysis and life-cycle analysis of enterprise federation
and virtual organizations
E-Commerce
- applications in active networks
- applications in electronic markets and commerce
- artificial market systems and e-commerce
- e-commerce animation, simulation
- e-commerce development tools, programming
- e-commerce interface, virtual reality
- e-commerce interface agents
- e-commerce security
- ergonomics in e-commerce and electronic marketplaces
- market-based control
- mobile agents for order processing, selling, transactions processing
- mobile agents for payment, financial processing
- requirements analysis and computational modeling of e-commerce,
business on Internet, electronic marketplaces
- resource management
- security analysis, model and implementation on both clients and
hosts of e-commerce
- world wide web integration
3. Symposium Chair (MAMA2000)
Huaglory Tianfield, Ph.D.
School of Multimedia & Computing
Gloucestershire Business School
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
P O Box 220, The Park, Cheltenham
GL 50 2QF, England, UK
Tel: +44 1242 54 4066
Fax: +44 1242 54 3327
E-mail: htianfield@chelt.ac.uk
5. Symposium Organizer
ICSC International Computer Science Conventions
5101C - 50 Street
Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 1K1 / Canada
Email: operating@icsc.ab.ca (Operating Division)
planning@icsc.ab.ca (Planning Division)
Phone: +1-780-352-1912
Fax: +1-780-352-1913
www.icsc.ab.ca
International ICSC Symposium on Multi-Agents and Mobile Agents in
Virtual Organizations and E-Commerce (MAMA'2000) is organized as an
integrative part of
the International ICSC Congress on Intelligent Systems and Applications
(ISA'2000), December 12-15, 2000, at the University of Wollongong (near
Sydney), Australia
www.icsc.ab.ca/isa2000.htm
6. Important Dates
Arrival of submission deadline June 12, 2000
Notification of Acceptance July 10,2000
Final Camera Ready PapersSeptember 01,
2000
MAMA'2000December 11-13, 2000
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Contributed by:
ICIP 2001 ADVANCE CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Signal Processing Society
October 7-10, 2001
2001 International Conference
on Image Processing
Thessaloniki, Greece.
The International Conference on Image Processing, sponsored by the IEEE Signal
Processing Society, is the premier forum for the presentation of technological
advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and
applied image and video processing. ICIP-2001, the eighth in the series that
has been held annually since 1994, will bring together leading engineers and
scientists in image processing from around the world. Research frontiers in the
fields ranging from traditional image processing applications to evolving
multimedi and video technologies are regularly advanced by results first
reported in ICIP's technical sessions.
SCOPE:
1.IMAGE/VIDEO CODING AND TRANSMISSION
Still Image Coding, Video Coding, Model-Based Coding, Synthetic-Natural Hybrid
Coding, Source/Channel Coding, Stereoscopic and 3D Coding, Coding Standards,
Image and Video Networks, Error Resilience, Video Streaming.
2.IMAGE/VIDEO PROCESSING
Linear Filtering and Enhancement, Non linear Filtering and Enhancement,
Restoration, Multiframe Image Restoration, Segmentation, Wavelets and
Multiresolution Processing, orphological Processing, Color and Multispectral
Processing, Stereoscopic and 3D Processing, Modeling, Analysis, Interpolation
and Spatial Transformations, Motion Detection and Estimation, Image Sequence
Processing, Noise Modeling, Architectures and Software, Neural, Adaptive, and
Fuzzy Processing.
3.IMAGE FORMATION
Acoustic Imaging, Radar Imaging, Tomographic Imaging, Nuclear and X-Ray Imaging,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Geophysical and Seismic Imaging, Radio Astronomy
and Speckle Imaging, Optical Imaging, Synthetic-Natural Hybrid Image Systems.
4.IMAGE SCANNING, DISPLAY, AND PRINTING
Scanning and Sampling, Quantization and Halftoning, Color Reproduction, Image
Representation and Rendering, Display and Printing Systems, Image Quality
Assessment.
5.IMAGE/VIDEO STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND MULTIMEDIA
Image and Video Databases, Image Search and Sorting, Video Indexing and Editing,
Integration of Image and Video with Other Media, Content-Based Multimedia,
Multimedia applications, Authentication and Watermarking.
6.APPLICATIONS
Application of image processing technology to any field, including the
biomedical sciences, astronomy, geosciences, environment, humanities and
document processing.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Prospective authors are invited to propose papers for presentation in any of
the technical areas listed above. To submit a proposal, prepare a 2-3 page
summary of the paper including figures and references.
Details on the submission procedure and deadlines will be announced in due
time.
Each selected paper(four-pagelimit) will be published in the Proceedings of
ICIP-2001, using high-quality paper for good image reproduction. Presentations
will be assigned to a lecture or poster session by the technical committee.
Style files in LaTeX will be provided for the convenience of the authors.
Additional information can be obtained at our website:
http://icip01.ics.forth.gr
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Contributed by: planning@icsc.ab.ca
SPECIAL SESSION ON SYMBOLS, SYMBOL PROCESSING and NEURAL NETWORKS
Organizer: Bernadette M. Garner
Bernadette.Garner@infotech.monash.edu.au
Topics to be covered in the special session include: symbol processing and the
nature of symbols. Not specifically language processing but
- how the biological brain handles symbols
- how symbols can be stored
- how symbols can be manipulated
- the definition of symbols
- how artifical neural networks can be trained using symbols
However, any topic relevant to symbols and symbol processing will
be considered for discussion.
Interested researchers should submit manuscripts of up to 5,000 words.
Submission by electronic mail is strongly recommended.
Or fax 2 copies to
B. M. Garner
CSSE
Monash University
Clayton, 3168,
Australia.
Fax: +61 3 9905 5146
symbol_processing_session@csse.monash.edu.au
PROCEEDINGS AND PUBLICATIONS
All accepted and invited papers will be included in the congress proceedings,
published in print and on CD-ROM by ICSC Academic Press, Canada/Switzerland.
A selected number of papers will be expanded and revised for possible
inclusion in special issues of some prestigious journals.
IMPORTANT DATES
May 15, 2000: Submission deadline
June 15, 2000: Notification of acceptance
July 30, 2000: Delivery of full papers
December 12-15, 2000: ISA'2000 congress
This session is part of the International Congress on
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS (ISA'2000)
University of Wollongong (near Sydney), Australia
December 12-15, 2000
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/isa2000.htm
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Contributed by:Francisco Levinson
2001 WSES International Conference on:
Neural Networks and Applications (NNA '01)
http://www.worldses.org/wses/nna
2001 WSES International Conference on:
Fuzzy Sets & Fuzzy Systems (FSFS '01)
http://www.worldses.org/wses/fsfs
2001 WSES International Conference on:
Evolutionary Computations (EC '01)
http://www.worldses.org/wses/ec
DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION: OCTOBER 30, 2000
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION: NOVEMBER 30, 2000
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