E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing

ISSUE No. 157, Septmeber 1, 2001.


      E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
                  Issue 157, September, 2001

Editor:    Pradeep Misra
           Dept. of Electrical Engineering
           Wright State University
           Dayton, OH 45435
           USA
           Tel +937 775 5062
           Fax +937 775 3936

           Submit articles at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter
           Submission deadline for October eletter: September 30, 2001

Contents

0. Editorial

1. Personals
1.1 Change of Address: A. Brinton Cooper III
1.2 Change of Address: Douglas Leith
1.3 Change of Address: Ferdinand Svaricek
1.4 Change of Address: Magnus Egerstedt

2. General Announcements
2.1 Control Systems Society BoG Election Results
2.2 Hamilton Inst Launched at Nat Univ of Ireland

3. Positions
3.1 Doctoral Fellowship: Adaptech France
3.2 Doctoral Research Position UniBW Munich Germany
3.3 EE Staff Position - Argonne National Lab
3.4 Endowed Chair in Space Tech Georgia Tech
3.5 PDF: Ohio State University USA
3.6 PDF: Sydney Australia
3.7 PhD Position Brussels Belgium
3.8 Positions: City University London UK
3.9 Post-Doc and PhD Positions Sweden
3.10 Post-doc Positions at Technion-IIT Israel
3.11 Post-doctoral Position Cambridge U.K.
3.12 Research Associate: Ireland
3.13 Research Positions Technical University Berlin Germany
3.14 Senior Research Posts Ireland

4. Books
4.1 IFAC Proceedings Recently Published
4.2 Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems

5. Journals
5.1 Call for Paper: Asian J. of Control
5.2 Call for Papers: Computers in Industry
5.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
5.4 Contents: Automatica
5.5 Contents: Jour Dynamical and Cont Syst
5.6 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
5.7 Contents: MCSS

6. Conferences
6.1 CACSD Tutorial at University of Bremen
6.2 Conf on Control Automation Robotics and Vision
6.3 Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control
6.4 Int. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
6.5 MTNS 2002
6.6 Mechatronics 2002


              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Editorial
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

Welcome to the 157-th issue of the E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and
Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. The next
issue of eletter will be mailed out at the begining of October 2001.

Please forward this eletter to your colleagues. They can subscribe to
eletter at
http://www.ieeecss.org/cgi-bin/PAB/eletter/subscribe_form.cgi
To unsubscribe, send an email to p.misra@ieee.org

A web version of this eletter with Table of Contents hyperlinked to
contents is located at:
http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter/archive/current.shtml

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
IMPORTANT: The intent of eletter is to accomodate as many announcements
of intersest to our subscribers as possible. However, please note that
in order to maintain efficiency of this media for information
dissemination, the size of eletter must remain manageable. Submission
of very lengthy articles unduly increases the length of the eletter
and forces the editorial scissors to become active. Please try and
keep your announcements to less than 100 lines of text.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Personals
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+


*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: A. Brinton Cooper III, 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: A. BRINTON COOPER III

I am leaving the Army Research Laboratory.  Effective September 1, 2001, my 
contact information will be:

A. Brinton Cooper III
Associate Research Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21218

e-mail:  abcooper@jhu.edu
phone:  410-516-7014
FAX:    410-516-5566
Web:    www.ece.jhu.edu/faculty/cooper/

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Douglas Leith, 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: DOUGLAS LEITH

Please note my new contact information:

Douglas Leith
Hamilton Institute,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Co. Kildare,
Ireland.

Web: www.hamilton.cs.may.ie
Email: doug@hamilton.cs.may.ie

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Ferdinand Svaricek, 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: FERDINAND SVARICEK

Please note my new address (valid by October 1, 2001):

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand Svaricek
Dept. of Aviation and Space Engineering
University of the German Armed Forces, Munich
85577 Neubiberg
Germany
Phone: +49 89 6004-2077
Fax: +49 89 6004-2082
Email: Ferdinand.Svaricek@UniBW-Muenchen.de

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Magnus Egerstedt, 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: MAGNUS EGERSTEDT

My new coordinates are

Magnus Egerstedt
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: (404) 894-3484
Fax: (404) 894-4641
Email: magnus@ece.gatech.edu
http://www.ece.gatech.edu/~magnus/

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          General Announcements
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Linda Bushnell, 

Control Systems Society BoG Election Results

CSS Board of Governors Election Results for the Term: 2002-2004

The following IEEE Control Systems Society members have been elected
to serve on the Board of Governors for the term Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2004:

B. Ross Barmish
Tryphon Georgiou
Miroslav Krstic
Pradeep Misra
Henk Nijmeijer
Bjorn Wittenmark

The Board of Governors is responsible for all CSS activities. It is
composed of the Executive Committee, all publication editors, eighteen
elected members (six new members elected by the society membership every
year) and six members appointed by the president for a one year term.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Douglas Leith, 

HAMILTON INSTITUTE LAUNCHED AT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH

Following the recent announcement of the first round of strategic research
awards by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the Hamilton Institute based at
NUI Maynooth has won initial funding of .8M to establish a new centre of
research excellence in information and communication technology.

The Hamilton Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute which
seeks to exploit the synergies which exist between computer science,
mathematics, physics and engineering. The SFI award will be used to support
a research programme tackling a broad range of fundamental issues relating
to systems formed from strongly interacting/co-operating software and
physical elements.

For further details, please visit www.hamilton.cs.may.ie or contact

Prof. Douglas Leith,
Hamilton Institute,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Web. www.hamilton.cs.may.ie
Email. doug@hamilton.cs.may.ie

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Positions
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: I.D. Landau, 

Marie Curie Industrial Host Doctoral Fellowship

Industrial Host: Adaptech S.A., 4 Rue de la Tour d'Eau, 38400 St. Martin 
d'Heres, France (www.adaptech.com, e-mail: info@adptech.com)
Academic Partner: Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble, ENSIEG, BP46, 38402 
St. Martin d'Heres, France (www-lag.ensieg.inpg.fr)
Ph.D. Adviser: I.D. Landau, Research Director at CNRS 
(e-mail: landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr) 

The European Community has granted to Adaptech S.A. a 3 years doctoral 
fellowship on the subject :

Integrated Control Design and Identification Applied  to Industrial System

Based on new results in the area of system identification in closed loop
(which can be used for controller tuning, validation and controller 
reduction) and in the area of robust control, the objective is to implement 
an integrated methodology for controller design and commissioning. The 
methodology will be tested on several industrial applications.

The fellow will acquire the knowledge for designing and implementing advanced 
control systems on real industrial systems. He will acquire experience on 
conducting research in a mixed industrial university environment with the 
additional features of an international collaboration. He will be registered 
within the Ph.D. program of Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble.

The candidate should have a Master or Engineering degree in Control.
The position is opened to citizens and permanent residents of E.U. countries 
except France.

More details can be found on the web sites of Adaptech and L.A.G.
(http://www.adaptech.com/adaptech/english/marie_curie-e.htm) as well as on 
the web site of the European Commission 
(http://www.cordis.lu/improving/fellowships/types.htm)

Interested persons should contact I.D. Landau

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Ferdinand Svaricek, 

DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION UNIBW MUNICH GERMANY

A research assistant position (BAT IIa) in systems and control engineering
is available at the Dept. of Aviation and Space Engineering, University of
the German Armed Forces, Munich (Lehrstuhl  fuer Steuer- und
Regelungstechnik, Prof. Ferdinand Svaricek).

The position is initially for three years, with the possibility of a two
year extension. The BAT IIa salary is approximately DM 65000 per year.
 
Possible  research  topics  include  active  noise and  vibration control,
automotive control, autonomous systems, robust and nonlinear control.

Applicants should hold a M.Sc./M.S. in Mathematics or Control Engineering
or any degree comparable to the German Diploma in Engineering.The prospective
candidate is supposed to work towards a Ph.D. in engineering. 

For further information please contact Ferdinand Svaricek,
phone +49 (0)177 215-1625, e-mail: sv@risc.uni-duisburg.de. 

Please send your applications - preferably in electronic form - to
Ferdinand Svaricek
Lehrstuhl fuer Steuer- und Regelungstechnik
Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen
D-85577 Neubiberg
Germany
email: sv@risc.uni-duisburg.de

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Humberto E. Garcia, 

Staff Position - Electrical Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory - West is seeking qualified Electrical 
Engineering or Computer Science candidates to fill a staff research and
development (R&D) position.  The successful candidate will conduct R&D
activities in quantitative assessment methods, nuclear operations modeling,
sensors/data acquisition systems, hardware development and interfaces, and
discrete event systems (DES) theory and applications.  Efforts will be
directed toward problems in the areas of modeling, monitoring, analysis,
control, optimization, and simulation, with an emphasis on nuclear industry 
applications.  The successful candidate may be involved in the development of 
advanced modeling and measurement techniques for evaluating existing/proposed 
nuclear systems and for assessing the consistency of declared information 
against modeled predictions and collected operational data.  R&D activities 
may also include the development of model-based methods for designing, 
optimizing, and integrating embedded sensory networks and analyzing system 
properties such as operability, observability, detectability, and 
diagnosability.  The problem of observability under unreliable sensory 
information corrupted by statistical elements may also be addressed. 

Potential candidates should have a Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering or 
related fields.  Expertise or experience in dynamic modeling and DES theory 
and application is desirable.  The position requires a highly motivated 
individual with the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

We are approximately 150 miles from Sun Valley, 100 miles from Jackson Hole, 
Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park, three of the worlds most sought after 
resort vacation destinations.  Argonne offers a competitive salary and 
exceptional benefits package; including health/dental/life, retirement, 
vacation, tuition reimbursement, relocation assistance and much more. 

Send resume to:
H.E. Garcia
Argonne National Laboratory-West
P.O. Box 2528
Idaho Falls, ID 83403-2528
Email: garcia@anl.gov

Argonne is an Equal Opportunity Employer

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Panagiotis Tsiotras, 

    David and Andrew Lewis Chair in Space Technology, Georgia Tech

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, scholarship 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 design of launch vehicles; orbital transfer and
reentry spacecraft;  communication satellites; and spacecraft dynamics and
control, orbital mission planning, thermal structures, control of large
flexible structures, among others.

The successful candidate for the David and Andrew Lewis Chair in Space 
Technology should 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, Committee Chairman
David and Andrew Lewis Chair Search Committee
School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150
Tel: (404) 894-3060
Fax: (404) 894-2760
Email: jeff.jagoda@aerospace.gatech.edu

The search will continue until the position is filled.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Jose B. Cruz, Jr., 

Post-doctoral Researcher Position at The Ohio State University

A post-doctoral researcher is needed to assist in a project to investigate 
applications of various game theories to hierarchical control of autonomous 
systems, in the context of military systems. The project is funded by DARPA 
under the Mixed Initiative Control of Automa-Teams (MICA). The candidate 
should have some background in cooperative and non-cooperative games, 
intelligent control, and estimation. He/She should be proficient with several 
computer simulation languages. The candidate should have an excellent command 
of the English language. The position is available immediately, and renewable 
annually subject to good performance. The MICA program is planned for four 
years.

Send your curriculum vita and names of three references by e-mail to:
Professor Jose B. Cruz, Jr.
Howard D. Winbigler Chair in Engineering
The Ohio State University
205 Dreese Laboratory
2015 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1272 USA
cruz.22@osu.edu

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Dr. Jie Bao, 

PDF: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
REF. 653EMAIL

FIXED TERM: Total Remuneration: ,268 - ,591 per year plus up to 17% 
employer superannuation plus leave loading.

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the field 
of Decentralised Process Control.  Based on the Passivity Theorem, this 
research will develop a new approach to fault-tolerant decentralised control 
schemes for both linear and control-affine nonlinear processes in a unified 
framework. The work will be supervised by Dr J Bao and Professor P L Lee.

Essential criteria:  a PhD in Engineering or Mathematics; good knowledge of 
and research experience with modern control theories; strong mathematical 
skills; ability to work independently; excellent oral and written 
communication skills as well as a knowledge of EEO/AA principles.

Desirable criteria:  knowledge of nonlinear process control, robust control 
and the Passivity Theory.

This is a fixed term position for 2.5 years, available immediately, with the 
possibility of renewal for a further six months dependent on funding.

Expression of interest should be made in writing and systematically address 
the selection criteria. Please include business and private telephone 
numbers; a complete resume, (copies of academic transcript and qualifications 
where appropriate); and the names, addresses (and preferably facsimile 
numbers) of at least two referees. Enquires and expression of interest should 
be sent to:

Dr Jie Bao
School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry
The University of New South Wales
UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 6755
Mobile phone: +61 4 2159 7964
Fax: +61 (2) 9385 5966
E-mail: J.Bao@unsw.edu.au

Applications close September 10, 2001

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Michel Kinnaert, 

PhD Position, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels)

The Department of Control Engineering and System Analysis of the Free 
University of Brussels invites applicants for a PhD position (4 year 
contract).  The topic of the research project is simulation, control and 
supervision of distributed parameter systems, with application to a specific 
chemical process.  The candidate is expected to have a strong background in 
control engineering and/or in simulation of chemical processes, as well as 
good programming skills.  He/she will collaborate with other researchers on 
the project, and he/she will have the opportunity to stay abroad in order to 
perform the experimental part of the project.

The appointment is to begin November 2001. A letter of application including 
a detailed curriculum vitae should be sent to:

Michel Kinnaert
CP 165/55, ULB, 50 Av. F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Peter D. Roberts, 

CITY UNIVERSITY, LONDON, UK, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Engineering

These are continuing appointments and will be on the L/SL scale
between =A322,000 and =A339,976 inclusive of London Allowance.

As part of the University's on-going programme of investment in the
School of Engineering, we are looking to make a number of appointments
to
maintain excellence in research and teaching in the key areas of
electrical, electronic and information engineering. (including Control
Engineering).

Applicants should have good research backgrounds consistent with
their career records to date, demonstrate the ability to attract
funding for research and provide teaching expertise in IT-based
subjects. (including Engineering Mathematics).

For further information email m.j.watkins@city,ac.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 17th August.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Erik Elmroth, 

              POST-DOC and PHD POSITIONS IN
     PARALLEL COMPUTING AND NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA

Department of Computing Science and High Performance Computing
Center North (HPC2N) seek outstanding candidate(s) for one
post-dotoral position and new PhD position(s) in parallel computing
and numerical linear algebra with applications.

The research in numerical linear algebra and parallel computing
has a long tradition at the department and is internationally
well-established, and contributes, e.g., to international
software libraries such as (Sca)LAPACK and the SLICOT library
(within the Numerics in Control Network (NICONET)).
In parallel computing, the research focuses on algorithms, tools,
and applications for scalable high-performance computer systems,
as well as web and grid computing environments.
The research in numerical linear algebra comprises the whole
spectrum of problems including perturbation theory and estimation
of the conditioning of the problem, development of algorithms
and computable error bounds and their robust and efficient
implementation in state-of-the-art software modules. Large-scale
problems are of special interest.

The PostDoc and PhD position(s) are open in the following projects:

1. HIGH PERFORMANCE LINEAR ALGEBRA ALGORITHMS AND KERNELS
2. CANONICAL FORMS AND EIGENSPACE COMPUTATIONS FOR MATRICES
   AND MATRIX PENCILS WITH APPLICATIONS TO CONTROL THEORY
3. NETWORK-BASED TOOLS AND ENVIRONMENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

The PostDoc position is for 1-2 years. The PhD position(s) include
salary for 4 years full time studies and research within the
projects outlined above.

For more information about application (dead-line Sep 10,2001)
etc see www.cs.umu/~bokg/positions.html or contact
Prof. Bo Kagstrom (bokg@cs.umu.se) or Dr. Erik Elmroth
(elmroth@cs.umu.se).

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Leonid Mirkin, 

POST-DOC POSITIONS AT TECHNION-IIT ISRAEL

Two postdoctoral positions are available in control and estimation at the
Faculty of Mechanical Eng., Technion for a period up to 3 years starting in
October 2001. Applicants should have a recently completed PhD in control or
related area of engineering or applied mathematics and should demonstrate a
strong background in at least one of the following areas:

 * time-delay systems
 * sampled-data control
 * passivity-based control
 * optimal estimation
 * H-infty optimization
 * digital signal processing

Applications (CV + names of two referees) and enquiries can be addressed to:
 Dr. Leonid Mirkin 
 Faculty of Mechanical Eng.
 Technion - IIT
 Haifa 32000, Israel
 Tel: +972-4-8293149
 Email: mirkin@tx.technion.ac.il

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: John Lygeros, 

Post-doctoral Position, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research position at the
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, U.K. The post is
for a period of 15 months and is funded by the EPSRC. Earliest
starting date is October 1, 2001.

The aim of the project is to develop methods for the design and
analysis of controllers for hybrid systems, using techniques from
viability theory and differential games. A strong background in optimal
control, differential games, viability theory, non-smooth analysis or
hybrid systems is desirable.

Interested applicants should contact
        Dr John Lygeros
        Department of Engineering
        University of Cambridge
        Cambridge, CB2 1PZ
        U.K.
        Email: jl290@eng.cam.ac.uk
providing their resume (including list of publications) and the names
and contact information of at least three referees.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Douglas Leith, 

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSTS, HAMILTON INSTITUTE, IRELAND

Following the recent award of a .8M grant by Science Foundation Ireland,
applications are invited for a number of postgraduate and postdoctoral
research positions at the Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland
Maynooth.

The Hamilton Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute which
seeks to exploit the synergies which exist between computer science,
mathematics, physics and engineering. The research programme will involve
techniques from stability and control theory for hybrid and nonlinear
dynamics, machine learning and probabilistic modelling/reasoning in
data-intensive environments, safety-critical communication/networking and
related areas. These posts offer a unique opportunity for successful
candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a stimulating
research environment.

The appointments are for an initial period of three years, extendable to
five.  The positions are available beginning October 2001, with highly
competitive salary and benefits.  Interested candidates should submit a
resume to Prof. Douglas Leith or Dr. Robert Shorten at

Hamilton Institute,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Co. Kildare,
Ireland
Web. www.hamilton.cs.may.ie
Email. doug@hamilton.cs.may.ie, rshorten@hamilton.cs.may.ie

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Martin Buss, 

RESEARCH POSITIONS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BERLIN GERMANY

Research assistant positions to be filled with PhD candidates or
postdocs are available in the Control Systems Group, Faculty of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Technical University
Berlin (Fachgebiet Regelungssysteme, headed by Prof. Martin Buss). The
initially 3 year termed positions are mainly for research but also
involve some student supervision duties in seminars and student
laboratories. Salary depend on age and marital status, approximately
DM 65,000 (32,500 Euros) p.a. See http://www.rs.tu-berlin.de for an
overview of the Control Systems Group; http://www.tu-berlin.de for the
Technical University Berlin; http://www.berlin.de for information
about the Germany capital city.

Possible research directions are hybrid discrete-continuous dynamical
systems, nonlinear control systems, mechatronic systems, communication
control, telepresence/teleoperation, tele-embodiment, legged
locomotion, upper body humanoid robotics.

Requirements: MSc or equivalent or Ph.D. in Engineering with a solid
control or mechatronics background; Computer Science with a strong
practical background may also be considered. Successful candidates are
expected to be fluent in English and will have to be prepared to study
German.

Please send your application and further inquiries to:

Prof. Dr. Martin Buss
Professor and Head of the Control Systems Group
Institute of Energy and Automation Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Technical University of Berlin
Sekr. EN 11, Einsteinufer 17
D-10587 Berlin, Germany
Email: Martin.Buss@tu-berlin.de   (or M.Buss@ieee.org)
Tel: +49-30-314-22945
Fax: +49-30-314-21137
http://www.rs.tu-berlin.de

Closing date for applications is October 1st, 2001, although
exceptionally strong candidates will be considered at any time.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Douglas Leith, 

SENIOR RESEARCH POSTS, HAMILTON INSTITUTE, IRELAND

Applications are invited for four senior research positions in the broad
area of hybrid/nonlinear dynamics and control.  The successful candidates
will be outstanding researchers who can demonstrate either a strong research
track record or significant research potential at international level.  This
is a unique opportunity to join a vibrant research group which is currently
undergoing substantial expansion.

The appointments are for an initial period of three years, extendable to
five with the potential to be become permanent.  The positions are available
beginning October 2001, with highly competitive salary and benefits.  Where
appropriate, the possibility exists to fund postgraduate positions in direct
support of these senior posts.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, with publications list and
copies of two key publications to Prof. Douglas Leith or Dr. Robert Shorten
at

Hamilton Institute,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
Co. Kildare,
Ireland
Web. www.hamilton.cs.may.ie
Email. doug@hamilton.cs.may.ie, rshorten@hamilton.cs.may.ie

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Books
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Martin Ruck, 

IFAC PROCEEDINGS RECENTLY PUBLISHED

The following IFAC Proceedings volumes have recently been published and are 
available from IFAC Publications/Elsevier Science:

Bio-Robotics, Information Technology & Intelligent Control for Bio-Production 
Systems 
Osaka, Japan, 25-26 November 2000
Edited by S. Shibusawa, M. Monta, H. Murase
ISBN: 0 08 043555 6
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435556

Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Craft 2000
Aalborg, Denmark, 23-25 August 2000
Edited by M. Blanke, M.M.A. Porzanjani, Z. Vukic
ISBN: 0 08 043659 5
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436595

Mechatronic Systems 2000
Darmstadt, Germany, 18-20 September 2000
Edited by R. Isermann
ISBN: 0 08 0435521 3
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435513

Robot Control 2000
Vienna, Austria, 21-23 September 2000
Edited by P. Kopacek
ISBN: 0 08 043561 0
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435610

Advances in Control Education 2000
Gold Coast, Australia, 17-19 December 2000 
Edited by L. Vlacic & M. Brisk
ISBN 0 08 043245 X
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/008043245X

Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control 2000
Budapest, Hungary, 2-4 October 2000
Edited by I.J. Rudas & J. Tar
ISBN 0 08 043562 9
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435629

To order, please visit the web pages mentioned above.

For more information about IFAC Publications, including a complete list of 
all Proceedings volumes available, please visit the web page: 
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Michael J. Pont, 

PATTERNS FOR TIME-TRIGGERED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Embedded software is ubiquitous.  It forms a core component of an enormous 
range of systems, from aircraft, passenger cars and medical equipment, to 
mobile 'phones, childrens' toys, video recorders and microwave ovens.  This 
book describes techniques for the development of such systems, using 'design 
patterns'. 

Current work on design patterns was inspired by the work of Christopher 
Alexander and his colleagues.  Alexander is an architect who first described 
what he called 'a pattern language' relating various architectural problems 
(in buildings) to good design solutions.  He defines patterns as "a three-
part rule, which expresses a relation between a certain context, a problem, 
and a solution" ["The Timeless Way of Building", OUP, 1979, p.247].

"Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems" applies similar ideas to the 
field of software engineering.  Specifically, the book describes the first 
comprehensive set of 'design patterns' to support the development of embedded 
systems based on the 8051 family of microcontrollers. In total, details of 
more than seventy patterns are provided, complete with guidelines to help 
readers apply these techniques in their own projects.

All of the patterns are designed for applications with a 'time-triggered' 
architecture.  Time-triggered architectures are in widespread use in safety-
related applications, such as drive-by-wire passenger cars, aerospace systems 
or monitoring systems for industrial robots.  For the first time, the 
techniques presented in this book allow time-triggered architectures to be 
simply and cost-effectively applied in virtually any embedded project.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Journals
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, 


                       CALL FOR PAPERS
                   Advances in PID Control
            A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control

PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL-DERIVATIVE (PID) is a familiar term of high 
significance to many engineers, technicians and other practitioners involved 
in automatic control systems. Controllers of the PID type have existed for 
more than fifty years. Today, PID controllers can be found in virtually all 
control systems, with applications ranging from process conditions regulation 
to precision motion control for assembly and process automation. This is not 
surprising since the reliability of the PID controllers has been field proven 
by decades of successful applications. The wide acceptance and massive 
support from control engineers all over the world ensure they have remained 
the single most important tool in the control toolbox. 

    The research and development efforts for the evergreen PID controllers 
have been undergoing a resurgence in recent years. A lot of effort has been 
devoted to capitalizing on the advances in mathematical control theory while 
still essentially retaining the decades-old classical control structure. New 
generation PID controllers are able to demonstrate very good control 
characteristics such as higher performance robustness, tighter control 
performance, and a higher level of intelligence and autonomy in their 
operations with a correspondingly reduced reliance on manual operations. The 
application base of PID controllers has also been further expanded, with 
these controllers now being applied effectively to systems and processes 
never before possible under traditional PID control. 

    The importance of PID controllers cannot be undermined as they provide 
the engines to millions of control systems operating around the world. This 
special issue on Advances in PID Control will help to serve as a forum to 
consolidate the latest advances and trends in this field. Priority will be 
given to original contributions which attempt to link the advances in control 
theory and artificial intelligence to obtain better performing PID 
controllers, with applications to complex systems including vaguely modeled, 
nonlinear, multivariable and time-delay systems. Papers should preferably 
include an application section, where the results from a practical 
application/case study are documented.

Guest Editor:
          Dr. K. K. Tan
          Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
          National University of Singapore
          Tel: +65-8742110, Fax +65-7791103
          E-mail: eletankk@nus.edu.sg

Important Dates:
          April  1, 2001           Call for Papers
          Sep. 15, 2001            Deadline for Paper Submission
          Feb. 1, 2002             Completion of first review
          May 1, 2002              Completion of final review
          Sep., 2002            Publication

    Potential authors can either submit four copies of manuscripts or send 
its electronic file in Postscript, PDF or WORD format to Prof. Li-Chen Fu, 
Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address:

          Prof. Li-Chen Fu
          Department of Electrical Engineering
          National Taiwan University
          Taipei 106, Taiwan
          Tel: +886-2-2362-2209    Fax: +886-2-2365-7887
          Email: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw

    All submissions should include a title page containing the title of the 
paper, full names and affiliation, complete postal and electronic address, 
phone and fax number, an abstract, and a list of keywords. The contact author 
should be clearly identified.

    For more detailed information about manuscript preparation, please visit 
the web site of Asian Journal of Control at http://www.ajc.org.tw

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Prof. Stefan Preitl, 

Call for Papers: Computers in Industry, Elsevier Science journal
Special Issue on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications

Guest Editors
Prof. Stefan Preitl, "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
Prof. Laurent Foulloy, Universite de Savoie, Annecy Cedex, France

Scope
The last three decades have witnessed a trenemdous progress in soft computing 
(SC) including fuzzy logic, neural networks and genetic algorithms / 
evolutionary computation. SC has been successfully applied in industry in the 
areas of automatic control, pattern recognition, clustering and function 
approximation. The main challenges for modern industrial production systems
imply the linking of broad fields as business processes, golbal process
operations and integrated design and redesign of processes. This is the
place where SC methods can prove their potential.

The main objective of this special issue of the Computers in Industry journal 
is to channel the ideas of SC to the industry applications involving one or 
more elements of the computation, control and communication.
Authors are encouraged to submit original papers dealing with theoretical and 
applied issues regarding SC in industry applications.
A wide range of topics is sought such as intelligent CIM and CAD systems, 
intelligent control and measurement systems, production planning and 
scheduling, intelligent robots, simulation and optimization methods, new 
software tools and their validation.

Important deadlines
Submission: 1 January 2002
Preliminary acceptance:         31 March 2002
Acceptance decision: 31 May 2002
Final paper due: 31 July 2002
Publication date: September 2002

Submissions
The final submission date is 1 January 2002. Authors are required to send the 
complete manuscript as attached MS Word file, following the guide for authors 
from the publisher, see www.elsevier.nl/locate/compind, by e-mail to the 
Guest Editors at the following address:

spreitl@aut.utt.ro  or  rprecup@aut.utt.ro

The file length should be less than 1 MB. If no, a compressed file (*.zip
or *.rar) is required. Please include keywords highlighting the main
topic / topics of your paper.

Authors are also required to send, by airmail, one printed copy of the 
manuscript together with a signed cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief at the 
following address (with the indication that the paper is sent for 
the "Special Issue on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications").

Prof.dr.ir. Hans Wortmann
C/O dr. Nick Szirbik (CiI editorial manager)
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O.Box 513, Paviljoen D13
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, 

                     Asian Journal of Control 
                   Vol.3, No.3 (September 2001)
                       Table of Contents
Regular Paper 
1. Title:  Stability of Linear Systems with Time-Varying Delay: A 
           Generalized Discretized Lyapunov Functional Approach
   Author: Qing-Long Han and Keqin Gu
2. Title:  Structured Operation Environment and Perceived Complexity in 
           Human Supervisory Control
   Author: GK. Li and P.A. Wieringa
3. Title:  On Maximum Stability Margin Design of Nonlinear Uncertain 
           Systems: Fuzzy Control Approach
   Author: Chung-Shi Tseng, Bor-Sen Chen, and Huey-Jian Uang
4. Title:  Design of an Optimal Unknown Input Observer for Load Compensation 
           in Motion Systems
   Author: Pau-Lo Hsu, Yow-Choung Houng, and Syh-Shiuh Yeh

Brief Paper
5. Title:  Fine Tuning of Membership Functions for Fuzzy Neural Systems
   Author: Ching-Hung Lee and Ching-Cheng Teng
6. Title:  An LMI Approach to Non-fragile Guaranteed Cost Control of    
           Uncertain Discrete Time-Delay Systems
   Author: Jiong-Sang Yee, Jian Liang Wang, and Guang-Hong Yang
7. Title:  A New Approach to Optimal and Self-Tuning Filtering, Smoothing 
           and Prediction for Discrete-Time Systems
   Author: Huanshui Zhang, Lihua Xie, and Yeng Chai Soh
8. Title:  Performance Analysis of Periodic Control for l1 and l-
           infinity Disturbance Rejection
   Author: Robert Schmid and Cishen Zhang
9. Title:  Application of Fuzzy Modified Potential Gradients for Vehicle 
           Maneuvering Problems
   Author: N. Nagarajan
10. Title: Using the Sliding-Mode PWM Method in an Anti-Lock Braking 
           System
   Author: Ming-Chin Wu and Ming-Chang Shih

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak, 

      Automatica  Table of contents
November, 2001        Volume 37, Issue 11

Regular papers

I. D. Landau, A. Karimi, A. Constantinescu
Direct controller reduction by identification in closed loop

M. Simandl, J. Královec, P. Tichavský
Filtering, predictive, and smoothing Cramér-Rao bounds for discrete-time
nonlinear dynamic systems

A. R. Woodyatt, J. S. Freundenberg, R. H. Middleton
An integral constraint for single input two output feedback systems

J. W. Howse, L. O. Ticknor, K. R. Muske
Least squares estimation techniques for position tracking of radioactive
sources

Antonio A. Alonso, B. Erik Ydstie
Stabilization of distributed systems using irreversible thermodynamics

Peter D. Roberts, Victor M. Becerra
Optimal control of a class of discrete-continuous non-linear systems -
Decomposition and hierarchical structure

Brief papers

U. Kotta, A. S. I. Zinober, P. Liu
Transfer equivalence and realization of nonlinear higher order
input-output difference equations

D. J. Clements, H. K. Wimmer
Monotonicity of the optimal cost in the discrete-time regulator problem
and Schur complements

D. W. Berns, J. L. Moiola, G. Chen
Detecting period-doubling bifurcation: An approximate monodromy matrix
approach

Chee-Fai Yung, He-Sheng Wang
H(infinity) controller reduction for nonlinear systems

K. Hamamoto, T. Sugie
An iterative learning control algorithm within prescribed input-output
subspace

A. S. Bazanella, R. Reginatto
Robust tuning of the speed loop in indirect field oriented control of
induction motors

S. S. Ge, Zhendong Sun, T. H. Lee
Nonregular feedback linearization for a class of second-order nonlinear
systems

M. Moallem, R. V. Patel, K. Khorasani
Nonlinear tip-position tracking control of a flexible-link manipulator:
Theory and experiments

Jostein Vada, Olav Slupphaug, Tor A. Johansen, Bjarne A. Foss
Linear MPC with optimal prioritized infeasibility handling: Application,
computational issues and stability

Mark W. Spong, Peter Corke, Rogelio Lozano
Nonlinear control of the Reaction Wheel Pendulum

H. Akcay
A generalization of a standard inequality for Hardy space H1

Technical communiques

Zoran Gajic, Muhidin Lelic
Improvement of system order reduction via balancing using the method of
singular perturbations

Chi-Jo Wang, Ho-En Liao
Impulse observability and impulse controllability of linear time-varying
singular systems

Jiang Wei, Song Wenzhong
The controllability of the singular systems with control delay

Book reviews

Naim A. Kheir
Control system design, by Graham C. Goodwin, Stefan F. Graebe and Mario E.
Salgado

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Yuri Sachkov, 

          CONTENTS: JOURNAL  OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
                      Vol. 7, No. 3  July 2001

M. Boulanouar
Study of the Streaming Operator with  General Maxwell's
Boundary Conditions
pp. 299--326

G. Grammel
Exponential Stability via the Averaged System
pp. 327--338

A. Agafonov
Gimbal Suspension Gyro: Stability, Bifurcation, and Chaos 
pp. 339--351

Alejandro M. Meson and Fernando Vericat
Estimates for the Ghys--Langevin--Walczak Entropy
pp. 353--365

J. Bracho, L. Montejano, and D. Oliveros
A Classification Theorem for Zindler Carrousels
pp. 367--384

Ugo Boscain and Benedetto Piccoli
Morse Properties for the Minimum Time Function
on 2-D Manifolds
pp. 385--423

Hubertus Th. Jongen and Oliver Stein
Nonconvex Optimization: Gradient Flows and Deformation
pp. 425--446

A detailed information about JDCS may be found at www pages:
http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/1079-2724
http://www.botik.ru/~sachkov/JDCS/jdcs.html
http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~yakov/public_html/JDCS/jdcs.html

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Hans Schneider, 

Journal: Linear Algebra and its Applications
ISSN   : 0024-3795
Volume : 335
Issue  : 1-3
Date   : 15-Sep-2001

Please note: The access restrictions on articles/abstracts vary. Many journals
have free access to abstracts, but in general access to full text PDFs is
restricted to subscribers.

Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738

pp 1-54
Matrix algebras in optimal preconditioning
C. Di Fiore, P. Zellini
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500001373

pp 55-61
The c-numerical range of tridiagonal matrices
M.-T. Chien, H. Nakazato
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500002408

pp 63-80
The factorability of symmetric matrices and some implications for
statistical linear models
S.P. Smith
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S002437950000238X

pp 81-93
On similarity invariants of matrix commutators
S. Furtado, E.A. Martins, F.C. Silva
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379500003347

pp 95-100
A matrix formulation of Gruss inequality
P.F. Renaud
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002786

pp 101-117
Rank equalities for idempotent and involutary matrices
Y. Tian, G.P.H. Styan
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S002437950100297X

pp 119-135
Quasi-filiform lie algebras of maximum length
J.R. Gomez, A. Jimenez-Merchan, J. Reyes
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002798

pp 137-150
Comparison of perturbation bounds for the stationary distribution of
a Markov chain
G.E. Cho, C.D. Meyer
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501003202

pp 151-156
Equilibrated anti-Monge matrices
M. Fiedler
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S002437950100283X

pp 157-166
Characteristic polynomials and controlability of partially prescribed
matrices
G. Cravo, J.A. Dias da Silva, F.C. Silva
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002853

pp 167-181
Obtuse cones and Gram matrices with nonnegative inverse
A. Cegielski
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002841

pp 183-188
A characterization of the drazin inverse
L. Zhang
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002749

pp 189-204
DGMRES: A GMRES-type algorithm for Drazin-inverse solution of
singular non-symmetric linear systems
A. Sidi
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501002890

pp 205
Author index
http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0024379501003883

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: J.H.van Schuppen, 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 14 (2001), Number 3

K. Moizumi and G. Cybenko,
The travelling agent problem.
MCSS 14 (2001), 213-232.

P. Kunkel and V. Mehrmann,
Analyses of over- and underdetermined nonlinear
differential-algebraic systems with application 
to nonlinear control problems.
MCSS 14 (2001), 233-256.

D. Nesic and A.R. Teel,
Input-to-state stability for nonlinear time-varying 
systems via averaging.
MCSS (2001), 257-280.

P. Zaris, J. Wood and E. Rogers,
Controllable and uncontrollable poles 
and zeros of nD systems.
MCSS 14 (2001), 281-298.

INFORMATION
Information on MCSS including tables of contents is
available at its home pages:
www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html

Address for submissions by email or regular mail:
J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email mcss@cwi.nl

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          Conferences
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Peter Benner, 

               Second announcement and call for posters 
                       Workshop and training course 

 ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN 
        September 27-29, 2001,  University of Bremen, Germany

AIMS AND TOPIC:
With the ever-increasing complexity of control systems, efficient
computational methods for their analysis and design are becoming more and
more important. These computational methods need to be based on reliable
and robust numerical software provided by well-tested and user-friendly
software libraries.   

This workshop and training course is intended as a tutorial on the use
of the freeware Subroutine Library in Systems and Control Theory (SLICOT)
for solving practical control engineering problems within computer-aided
control systems design (CACSD) environments.  SLICOT-based software
usually has improved reliability and efficiency as well as extended 
functionality compared to the computational methods implemented in other 
CACSD software packages.  

Some of the world's leading experts in the field of computational methods
in CACSD will introduce SLICOT-based software to be used either within
Matlab and the Matlab Control Toolbox or the CACSD package Scilab. 

The course includes hands-on training during which participants will
solve practical problems in control systems design using this software.
Major topics of the course are 
 * basic control software
 * system identification
 * model reduction
 * robust control design using H-infinity techniques
During the poster session participants will have the opportunity to
present their own projects and to discuss current problems or open
questions.  

SPEAKERS:
 * Peter Benner (University of Bremen, Germany) 
 * Joris de Cuyper (Leuven Measurement Systems Intl. (LMS), Belgium) 
 * Da-Wei Gu (Leicester University, UK) 
 * Sven Hammarling (NAG - The Numerical Algorithms Group, Oxford, UK) 
 * Petko Petkov (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria) 
 * Vasile Sima (Research Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania) 
 * Paul Van Dooren (Universite Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium) 
 * Sabine Van Huffel (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) 
 * Andras Varga (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) 
 * Vincent Verdult (University of Twente, Netherlands) 

PROGRAM:
For a preliminary program see
  http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/cacsd_prg.html

ORGANIZERS:
 * Peter Benner               Zentrum fuer Technomathematik/AG Numerik    
 * Angelika Bunse-Gerstner    University of Bremen, Germany
  
   in cooperation with the 

 * Numerics in Control Network (NICONET) 
   funded by the European Community BRITE-EURAM III Thematic Networks
   Programme   

FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
Further information on SLICOT, NICONET and examples for the
application of SLICOT-based software to some control-engineering
problems can be found at  
  http://www.win.tue.nl/niconet
For more information on the workshop please visit
  http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd
or contact
  Dr. Ronald Stoever
  Phone:  +49 (0) 421 218-9502
  Fax:    +49 (0) 421 218-4863
  E-Mail: stoever@math.uni-bremen.de

You may register electronically at 
  http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/anmeldung.html
Deadline for registration is September 10, 2001.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Danwei Wang, 

                  CALL FOR PAPERS
    SEVENTH  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL, 
    AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND VISION (ICARCV2002)
              3 - 6 December 2002, Singapore

The conference will provide a forum for Control and Automation professionals,
manufacturing engineers and academic researchers to exchange up-to-date
technical knowledge and experiences. The conference will focus on both theory
and applications. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be
plenary, invited and tutorial sessions. 

Email: icarcv2002@ntu.edu.sg
Web: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/icarcv

Important Dates:
Dead line for full paper submission:     30-4-2002
Notification of Acceptance:              31-7-2002
Submission of Camera Ready Manuscripts:  15-9-2002

Conference topics include but are not limited to the following
areas: CONTROL, AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS, COMPUTER VISION, and
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.

Submission  Procedure: 
Please submit full papers, in .pdf or .ps files, to the website address
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/icarcv  by  April  30,  2002.  

Invited Sessions: The Technical Programme Committee is
soliciting proposals for invited sessions focusing on topics
of ICARCV 2002. Prospective organisers should submit
proposals to the Technical Programme Co-Chairman 
by 30 April 2002. 

Best Paper Award: Selection of the best paper will be made at the
Conference based on both the technical contents and
presentation.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Claire Tomlin, 

                        CALL FOR PAPERS
        HYBRID SYSTEMS:  COMPUTATION AND CONTROL  (HSCC 2002)

 Fifth International Workshop
 Stanford, California USA
 http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/

Important Dates
 Submission deadline: October 15, 2001
 Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2001
 Final versions due: January 15, 2002
 Workshop: March 25-27 (Mon-Wed), 2002

Aims and Scope
 The Workshop on Hybrid Systems attracts researchers from industry and
 academe interested in modeling, analysis, and implementation of
 dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete (integer,
 logical, symbolic) and continuous behaviors.  It is a forum for the
 latest developments in all aspects of hybrid systems, including
 formal models and computational representations, algorithms and
 heuristics, computational tools, and new challenging applications.
 The Fifth HSCC International Workshop continues the series of
 workshops held in Grenoble, France (HART'97), Berkeley, California,
 USA (HSCC'98), Nijmegen, The Netherlands (HSCC'99), Pittsburgh,
 Pennsylvania, USA (HSCC 2000), and Rome, Italy (HSCC2001).  
 Accepted papers will be allotted 14 pages each in a volume to be published
 in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

Scientific Program and Topics
 Sessions will include presentations of contributed papers and a
 small number of invited talks.  In keeping with the tradition of
 previous workshops, there will be ample time and space for informal
 discussions.  Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to
 the design, analysis and implementation of hybrid systems.
 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  - modeling and representations,
  - control methods and algorithms,
  - optimization,
  - formal methods for analysis, synthesis and verification,
  - numerical aspects of modeling, simulating, and verifying hybrid systems,
  - computer-aided design,
  - hybrid models in biology and other sciences,
  - engineering applications

 Reports on case studies and tool development are particularly
 encouraged.

 A strong representation of multiple disciplines, including formal methods, 
 symbolic computation, control theory, artificial intelligence, and
 numerical methods, assures a lively and productive workshop. 

Venue
The workshop will be held at Stanford University, Stanford, California
in the new Science and Engineering Quad Teaching Center (TCSeq), designed
by renowned architect James Ingo Freed.  For a virtual tour of the facilities,
please visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/tcseq/tour.html.  

Submissions
 Researchers are invited to submit either a postscript or pdf file 
 of an extended abstract using the electronic-submission procedure which will
 be provided through the web-page http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/.   
 The abstract should not exceed 10 pages. 
 The first page should contain: 
  - the title of the paper, 
  - each author's name and affiliation, 
  - complete contact information for the corresponding author (postal
    and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers), and a
  - one-paragraph summary of the contribution.
 Full versions of the accepted submissions will be published in the
 Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. The proceedings
 will be available at the workshop.

Workshop Co-chairs
 Claire J. Tomlin
 Mark R. Greenstreet

Steering Committee

Panos Antsaklis, Maria Domenica Di Benedetto, Bruce H. Krogh, 
Mark Greenstreet, Nancy A. Lynch, Oded Maler, Manfred Morari, Amir Pnueli,  
Anders Ravn, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Claire Tomlin, Frits W.
Vaandrager.

Organizing Committee
 Sherann Ellsworth, Ronojoy Ghosh, Mark Greenstreet, Ian Mitchell, 
 Dana Parga, Claire Tomlin

Additional Information
 To stay informed about HSCC 2002, register for e-mail announcements
 by sending e-mail to hscc2002@lucifer.stanford.edu. Also, please refer
 to the workshop web-page at http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/.

 Claire J. Tomlin                        Mark R. Greenstreet
 Department of Aeronautics               Department of Computer Science
   and Astronautics                      University of British Columbia
 Department of Electrical Engineering    201-2366 Main Mall 
 250 Durand Building MC4035              Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 CANADA
 Stanford University                     
 Stanford CA 94305-4035
 voice:  (650) 723-5164                  voice:  (604) 822-3065
 FAX:    (650) 723-3738                  FAX:    (604) 822-5485
 email:  tomlin@stanford.edu             email:  mrg@cs.ubc.ca

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Alessandro Giua, 

 6th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems  (WODES'02)

          http://www.cps.unizar.es/deps/DIIS/WODES2002/
                Email: wodes02@posta.unizar.es
              Zaragoza, Spain, 2-4 October, 2002

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES
15  December, 2001: Deadline for submission of special session 
                    and tutorial proposals 
22  January,  2002: Deadline for submission of contributed 
                    papers 
20  March,    2002: Deadline for submission of tool 
                    demonstrations
20  April,    2002: Notification of acceptance of papers and 
                    preliminary programme 
17  May,      2002: Deadline for submission of final version of 
                    papers 
15  July,     2002: Deadline for early registration
 1  October,  2002: Tutorials day
2-4 October,  2002: WORKSHOP ON DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS (WODES'02)

AIMS AND SCOPES
The interdisciplinary field of Discrete Event Systems combines 
different formalisms, methodologies and tools from control and 
computer science. 

The Workshop on Discrete Event Systems will be organised for the 
6th time in Zaragoza, Spain, following earlier successful 
meetings in Prague (1992), Antibes (1994), Edinburgh (1996), 
Cagliari (1998) and Ghent (2000). It aims to provide researchers 
from different fields (control theoreticians and control 
engineers, software engineers and computer scientists, operations 
research specialists) with an opportunity to exchange information 
and new ideas, and to discuss new developments in the field of 
DES. Both theory and applications will be discussed.  

TOPICS
The Workshop will focus on all topics in the field of Discrete 
Event Systems analysis and control, including amongst others: 
- formalisms and modelling methodologies (Petri nets, process 
  algebras, max/plus-algebra,... ), 
- analysis techniques and computer tools (such as perturbation 
  analysis, logical and probablilistic verification,...), 
- control (with emphasis on supervisory control and on real 
  time control), 
- performance evaluation, optimisation and scheduling, 
- special emphasis on hybrid and reactive systems, 
- applications (including manufacturing systems, transportation 
  systems, process control, software engineering, office 
  automation, work-flow, protocols,...). 

SPONSORSHIP
The workshop is the technically co-sponsored by the IEEE 
Control System Society.
              
STEERING COMMITTEE
Rene Boel, Belgium (Chair)
Christos Cassandras, USA
Guy Cohen, France
Alessandro Giua, Italy
Michael Spathopoulos, Scotland, UK
Rein Smedinga, The Netherlands

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Manuel Silva and José-Manuel Colom
   Depto Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas
   Universidad de Zaragoza
   c/María de luna, 3
   50015 ZARAGOZA (Spain)   e-mail: wodes02@posta.unizar.es
   Phone: +34-976-76(1952) or (2351)
   Fax: +34-976-761914   

CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributed papers containing original, unpublished research 
results are solicited for the conference. Electronic submissions 
via e-mail are strongly encouraged. Please send a self-contained 
PostScript file or PDF file to wodes02@posta.unizar.es. 

STYLE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Style files and instructions for preparation of camera-ready copy 
will be available soon from the organizers. Papers must be in 
English. The length of the paper cannot exceed 20 double-spaced 
pages (font size 11). 

SESSION PROPOSALS
Proposals for contributed sessions concerning topics of special 
interest for the DES community are also being solicited. Each 
session should contain between 4 and 6 papers. Papers belonging 
to a contributed session will be individually reviewed. 

TUTORIALS
The Tuesday preceding the conference introductory and advanced 
Tutorials will be offered to participants.  Finally, it will be 
possible to arrange meetings for different groups, e.g., 
participants in international DES projects. Submissions for such 
activities must be received by Manuel Silva before December 15, 
2001. 

PROCEEDINGS
Full versions of the accepted contributions will appear in the 
Proceedings of the Workshop. These Proceedings will be published 
prior to the workshop. 

WORKSHOP ADDRESS
All submissions must be sent to the address below.
  WODES'02 Secretariat
  Att. Manuel Silva
  Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas
  Centro Politécnico Superior de Ingenieros
  Universidad de Zaragoza
  c/María de Luna No. 3 (Pol. Actur) 
  50015 Zaragoza, Spain

  Tel: +34-976-761952, 
  Fax: +34-976-761914
  Email: wodes02@posta.unizar.es
  WWW: http://www.cps.unizar.es/deps/DIIS/WODES2002/

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Joachim Rosenthal, 

                     MTNS 2002
          Fifteenth International Symposium on
      MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
              http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/

MTNS 2002 will be held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame from
Monday August 12 through Friday August 16, 2002.  The symposium program
will include plenary lectures, special topic invited lectures, mini-symposia,
mini-courses, special topic sessions and contributed papers. MTNS is usually
organized every two years and traditionally covers areas involving a wide
range of research directions in mathematical systems, networks and
control theory.

CALL FOR PAPERS:
Previously unpublished papers will be reviewed on the basis of an extended
summary (not exceeding six pages) of sufficient detail to permit reasonable
evaluation. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit electronic version
of their summaries.

CALL FOR SPECIAL TOPIC SESSIONS
A session consists of four papers covering different aspects of some research
area. A proposal for a session consists of a four page description of the
session and a one-page description for each paper to be presented.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission for contributed:     October 15, 2001 (for paper submission)
papers and session proposals:   December 1, 2001 (for electronic submission) 
                                
Acceptance notification:        February 15, 2002 
Full paper (electronic mail):   May 1, 2002 
Conference dates:               August 12-16, 2002 

Electronic submissions will be possible via a web-interface
on the conference site:  http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/

PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Anthony Bloch (University of Michigan), 
Bill Helton (University of California), 
Bruce Hajek (University of Illinois), 
Gilbert Strang (MIT), 
Eduardo Sontag (Rutgers University).

During MTNS 2002 there will be several Mini-symposia which
consist of a sequence of sessions and mini-courses. 
Mini-symposia will be in the areas:

1. Biological systems        (organized by Mark Alber, Raimund Ober)
2. Communication systems     (organized by Dave Forney, Brian Marcus)
3. Control and Computation   (organized by Paul van Dooeren, 
                              Uwe Helmke, Volker Mehrmann)
4. Financial systems         (organized by Hans Schumacher, Michael Taksar)
5. Multi-dimensional systems (organized by Krzysztof Galkowski, 
                              Eric Rogers, Victor Vinnikov)

STEERING COMMITTEE OF MTNS:
V. Blondel (Belgium), C.I. Byrnes (USA), R. Curtain (the Netherlands),
B.N. Datta (USA), P. Dewilde (the Netherlands), P. van Dooren (Belgium),
H. Dym (Israel), A. El Jay (France), M. Fliess (France), P. Fuhrmann
(Israel), I. Gohberg (Israel), U. Helmke (Germany), J.W. Helton (USA),
A. Isidori (Italy), M.A. Kaashoek (the Netherlands), H. Kimura (Japan),
A.J. Krener (USA), A.B. Kurzhansky (Russia), A. Lindquist (Sweden),
C.F. Martin (USA), G. Picci (Italy), A.C.M. Ran (the Netherlands),
A. Rantzer (Sweden), J. Rosenthal (USA), J.H. van Schuppen (the
Netherlands), Y. Yamamoto (Japan).

Honory Members:
C.A. Desoer (USA), R.W. Newcomb (USA), A.H. Zemanian (USA).

Symposium Chair: Joachim Rosenthal,
Publications Chair: Dave Gilliam.

*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.**
Contributed by: Peter C. Breedveld, 

     The 8th Mechatronics Forum International Conference:
                   Mechatronics 2002

                24th - 26th June 2002
       University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Organizers 
 General Chair: Prof. Job van Amerongen
 Drebbel Institute, University of Twente, Netherlands 
 Co-chair: Prof. Geoff Roberts
 on behalf of the Mechatronics Forum Mechatronics Research Centre
 University of Wales College, Newport, UK 

Contact information: 
 Web address: 
 http://www.rt.el.utwente.nl/mechatronics2002 
 E-mail: 
 mechatronics2002@rt.el.utwente.nl 
 Mailing address: 
 Mechatronics2002 
 c/o Control Laboratory 
 Faculty of Electrical Engineering
 P.O. Box 217 
 7500 AE  Enschede, The Netherlands 
 tel. +31 (0)53 489 2606 
 fax. +31 (0)53 489 2223 

Important dates 
 Submission of extended abstract: 15 October 2001 
 Notification of acceptance: 15 December 2001 
 Full paper due: 1 March 2002 

Abstracts may be submitted by e-mail or post  e-mail is preferred.

              +----------------------------------------+
              |                                        |
                          End of Eletter 157
              |                                        |
              +----------------------------------------+