E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 173, January, 2003
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 173, January, 2003
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 February eletter: January 31, 2003
Contents
0. Editorial
1. Personals
2. Awards Honors
2.1 Calls for Nominations: 2003 CSS Awards
2.2 Pasik-Duncan Wins Kansas Univ Teaching Award
3. General Announcements
3.1 Initiative for Sensors and Sensor Networks NSF USA
3.2 New Trends in Astrodynamics
3.3 Workshop: Advances in time-delay systems
3.4 Workshop on Cooperative Control
4. Positions
4.1 Aerospace Engineer SSC USA
4.2 Chair: Oakland University USA
4.3 Chair of Telecomm: Univ of Melbourne Australia
4.4 EE CS Positions: Maryland USA
4.5 EPSRC Studentships Univ of Sheffield UK
4.6 Faculty: Bilkent University Turkey
4.7 Faculty: Hamilton Institute Ireland
4.8 Faculty: Katholieke Universiteit Belgium
4.9 Faculty: National Taiwan University Taiwan
4.10 Faculty: Univ of Melbourne Australia
4.11 Faculty: Washington State University USA
4.12 PhD: Hamilton Institute Ireland
4.13 Post-Doc: ETHZ Switzerland
4.14 Post-Doc: Jozef Stefan Inst Slovenia
4.15 Res Assoc: Univ of Western Australia Australia
4.16 Research Assoc: INRIA France
5. Books
5.1 Modeling Control and Opt of Complex Systems
5.2 Modeling and Simulation for Automatic Control
6. Journals
6.1 Call for Papers:IEEE-SMC Special Issue
6.2 Call for Papers: Linear Algebra and Applications
6.3 Contents: ETNA
6.4 Contents: European Journal of Control
6.5 Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
6.6 Contents: Jour Dynamical and Control Systems
6.7 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
6.8 Contents; Automatica
7. Conferences
7.1 Call Workshop Proposals CDC 2003
7.2 Conference on Mathematical Control Theory
7.3 ETNA: Following the flows of Numerical Analysis
7.4 IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
7.5 IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems
7.6 IST 2003
7.7 Int Workshop on Operator Theory and Applications
7.8 Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems
7.9 New Technologies for Automation of Metallurgical Industry
7.10 Workshop on Signal Processing in Communications
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Awards Honors
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Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis,
Calls for Nominations: 2003 CSS Awards
CSS Technology Award
Nominations are solicited for the 2003 IEEE Control Systems Technology
Award. This annual award is given for outstanding contributions to control
systems technology, either in design and implementation or in project
management. It may be conferred on either an individual or a team. The
award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for nominations is 15 May,
2003. Please send nominations, together with supporting documentation, to
the Chair of the CSS Technology Award Committee, Dr. Suresh M. Joshi, Mail
Stop 132, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Tel: 757 864 6608, Fax: 757 864 7722, s.m.joshi@larc.nasa.gov
George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
Every year, the CSS presents up to three outstanding paper awards to authors
of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the
preceding two calendar years. This outstanding paper award is based on
originality, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of control,
importance and practical significance in applications, and clarity. The
award is named after George S. Axelby, founding editor of the Transactions.
Nominations are solicited for the 2003 award from papers published in IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control from January 2001 through December 2002
(Volumes 46 and 47). The award is presented at the annual CSS awards
ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline
for nominations is 15 May, 2003. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of
the Axelby Award Committee, Professor Abraham Haddad, ECE Dept. (L352),
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3118, USA
Tel 847 491 3641, Fax 847 491 4455, ahaddad@ece.northwestern.edu
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected among papers that appeared in IEEE Transactions
on Control Systems Technology during the previous two years, 2001-2002
(Volumes 9 and 10)., based on originality, relevance of the application,
clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems
technology. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards
ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award
consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is
15 May, 2003. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the TCST
Outstanding Paper Award Committee, Professor Mark Spong, Coordinated Science
Lab., 1308 West Main St., University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Tel: 217 333 4281, Fax: 217 244 1653, spong@lagrange.csl.uiuc.edu
IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected from articles and columns that appeared in IEEE
Control Systems Magazine during the previous two years, 2001-2002 (Volumes 21
and 22), based on the impact on and benefit to CSS members. At most one
award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque
(one for each author). The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2003.
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the CSM Outstanding Paper Award
Committee, Professor Stephen Yurkovich, Department of Electrical Engineering,
The Ohio State University, 2015 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1272, USA
Tel: 614 292 2586, Fax 614 292 7596, email: yurkovich.1@osu.edu
Further information on Control Systems Society sponsored awards can be
obtained from the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page:
http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/. Note that it is now possible to
also submit nominations using the on-line nominations forms available
on the web, which are accessible from the CSS Awards web page.
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Contributed by: Leonard Shaw,
Pasik-Duncan Wins Kansas Univ Teaching Award
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan won the 2002 Kansas University HOPE Award, or Honor
for an Outstanding Progressive Educator. The announcement was made during
halftime of the KU-Oklahoma State football game. Pasik-Duncan, Chair of the
Education Committee of the IEEE Control Systems Socity, is the first
mathematics professor to win this award, which is chosen by a vote of the
students in the senior class. Congratulatory notes may be sent to her email
address: bozenna@math.ukans.edu
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Contributed by: Kishan Baheti,
Initiative for Sensors and Sensor Networks, NSF, USA
The National Science Foundation invites multidisciplinary research proposals
to advance fundamental knowledge in new sensor technologies, including
sensors for toxic chemicals, explosives and biological agents, sensor
networking systems in a distributed environment, the integration of sensors
into engineered systems, and the interpretation and use of sensor data in
decision-making processes. It is envisioned that research will be carried
out by individual investigators, as well as by small teams and larger
interdisciplinary groups that generate new concepts and approaches
stimulated by the synergistic interaction of diverse disciplines. Proposals
providing new sensing principles and/or materials, built-in sensor
intelligence, improved performance and security, and high data-rate
management capabilities are particularly encouraged. It is important that
the research programs on advanced sensing concepts identify and address
target applications, and projects should show a clear relationship to the
requirements of the application. The community is encouraged to be
innovative in educational aspects of sensor research. Projects should
include underrepresented groups through the research and outreach.
The proposal deadline is March 6, 2003. Information is available on NSF web
site http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03512/nsf03512.htm
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Contributed by: P. S. Krishnaprasad,
New Trends in Astrodynamics
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Title: New Trends in Astrodynamics
Topics: Low energy transfers, chaos and capture, optimization,
Lagrange point dynamics, weak stability boundaries, genetic
algorithms, low thrust, high energy and new propulsion concepts,
space policy
Dates: January 20-22, 2003
Location: Univ. of Maryland Inn and Convention Center (Wash. DC metro area)
Full Information: www.math.princeton.edu/astrocon
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Contributed by: Keqin Gu,
Workshop: Advances in time-delay systems
CNRS-NSF Workshop: Advances in time-delay systems
January 22-24, 2002, La Défense, Paris
Website: http://wwwhds.utc.fr/~ifantoni/workshop_delay
The topics of the workshop include various aspects of time-delay systems,
including, but not limited to: stability, feedback control, numerical aspects
and industrial applications. The workshop is sponsored by CNRS, HeuDiaSyC
Compiègne, UT Compiègne, GDR CNRS 'Automatique', and MENRT in France, and
NSF in USA.
List of speakers:
C.T. Abdallah (USA) J.K. Hale (USA)
A.M. Annaswamy (USA) V.L. Kharitonov (Mexico)
A. Bellen (Italy) J. Louisell (USA)
J.D. Birdwell (USA) W. Michiels (Belgium)
P.A. Bliman (France) S.-I. Niculescu (France)
C. Bonnet (France) N. Olgac (USA)
J. Chen (USA) H. Ozbay (USA)
J. Chiasson (USA) R. Rabah (France)
R. Datko (USA) V. Rasvan (Romania)
L. Dugard (France) J.-P. Richard (France)
M. Fliess (France) D.Roose (Belgium)
E. Fridman (Israel) M.W. Spong (USA)
K. Gu (USA) S. Tarbouriech (France)
W. Haddad (USA) S.M. Verduyn Lunel (Netherlands)
J.-J. Loiseau (France) E.I. Verriest (USA)
R. Lozano (France) T. Wang (USA)
Registration Fee: 220 Euros for Students, 250 Euros for university
participants, and 280 Euros for industrial participants. Lunches will be
provided.
For further information please contact:
Dr. S.-I. Niculescu
Universite de Technologie de Compiegne (France), silviu@hds.utc.fr
Dr. K. Gu
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (USA), kgu@siue.edu
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Contributed by: A. S. Morse,
Workshop on Cooperative Control
The Block Island Workshop on Cooperative Control
{www.cis.upenn.edu/~kumar/wcc/}
will take place at the Spring House Hotel
{www.springhousehotel.com}
Block Island, Rhode Island
{www.blockisland.com}
on June 10 -- June 11, 2003
Theme: There is growing interest in understanding on the one hand, how
various animal aggregations such as fish schools, bird flocks, deer herds,
etc. coordinate their collective motions to perform useful tasks and on the
other, how groups of mobile autonomous agents such as AUV schools, UAV flocks,
etc., might be instructed to cooperate in a similar manner. In broad terms,
this is the issue to which this workshop is addressed. The workshop's
objective is to bring together a small number of individuals from animal
biology, robotics, automatic control, communications and sensor networks,
artificial intelligence, dynamical systems, algorithms, etc. with interests
in group coordination and cooperative control -- not primarily to present
their current work, but rather to delineate common ground and to identify
fundamental unresolved problems in the rapidly evolving, cross-disciplinary
field of cooperative control of natural and man-made groups.
Organized by V. Kumar, N. Leonard, and A. S. Morse. For further information
contact Naomi Leonard at naomi@Princeton.edu.
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Contributed by: Sanjeev Seereeram,
Aerospace Engineer, SSC, USA
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS COMPANY is a Boston-area small business, developing
advanced technologies in aerospace guidance and controls, systems
engineering, system identification, image and signal processing, pattern
recognition, and communication networks. SSC has customers in the government,
industrial and commercial sectors. SSC collaborates with recognized academic,
research institutions and large businesses to develop and apply emerging
technologies to current and future technology needs.
Please direct all correspondence, questions, etc. to
Ms. Patricia Kelly, Human Resources Coordinator Scientific Systems Company
500 West Cummings Park, Suite 3000 Woburn, MA 01801 Tel: (781) 933-5355 Fax:
(781) 938-4752 Email: info@ssci.com
Level: MSc in Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Systems, or Mechanical
Engineering; Computer Science, Applied Mathematics.
Duties: Development and implementation of advanced spacecraft guidance,
navigation and control (GNC) systems. The successful applicant will
contribute to the design, implementation, testing, flight operations and
post-flight analysis of advanced spacecraft/satellite systems.
Required Experience:
- Graduate-level coursework in systems theory, aerospace systems engineering,
advanced/intelligent controls, robotics, or similar discipline.
- Extensive experience with systems analysis/design software (MATLAB, Matrix-
X, or equivalent).
- Strong software engineering skills (C/C++ requiredd).
- Experience in implementation of computer control and instrumentation
systems - digital controllers, data acquisition, I/O, operator interfaces
and GUIs.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (technical reports,
progress briefings, and presentations).
Desirable:
- Knowledge of spacecraft/satellite systems - mission design, GNC, orbital
dynamics and trajectory analysis.
- Prior experience as a member of software development team.
Job Location: Pasadena, CA.; Job Code: SSC-0253
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Contributed by: Robert Van Til,
Chair: Oakland University, USA
The Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE) Department at Oakland University
invites applications and nominations for the position of Department Chair.
The successful candidate will maintain the strong academic and research
programs currently existing in the department, and will provide the vision
and leadership to elevate its stature. The Chair is expected to guide the
department in directions that will enhance the success of its students,
faculty and staff as well as meet state and global needs. The successful
candidate should possess a demonstrated ability for leadership, management,
administration, and effective communication with all stakeholders, as well as
a strong track record and commitment to quality teaching, research,
professional activities and overall excellence in academic scholarship.
Oakland University, a public institute of over 16,000 students, is located in
southeastern Michigan. The ESE department has 15 full-time and 5 adjunct
faculty members. It offers two B.S. degree programs in electrical engineering
and systems engineering as well as three M.S. programs in electrical and
computer engineering, systems engineering, and engineering management. The
department also participates in the school-wide Ph.D. program in systems
engineering. Current enrollment is approximately 300 undergraduate students
and 250 graduate students. More information about the department can be
found at: www.oakland.edu/secs/esedept
Qualifications for the position include an earned doctorate in electrical
engineering, systems engineering or a related field; an excellent record of
scholarly and educational accomplishments; a demonstrated ability to attract
and manage external research funding; and strong leadership skills. The
successful candidate is expected to be appointed to a rank of tenured full
professor in the department and to assume the Chair position on or about
July 1, 2003. Applications will be reviewed beginning February 7, 2003 and
will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should include
a current curriculum vitae, statement of interest and vision, administrative
and leadership experience, as well as the names and addresses of five
professional references. Nominations and applications should be submitted to:
ESE Search Committee
Office of the Dean
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Oakland University
Rochester, MI 48309-4401
or electronically to: tucker@oakland.edu
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Contributed by: Iven Mareels,
Chair of Telecommunication
Univ of Melbourne, Australia
The Position: This Chaired position is in the Department of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The University, recognised
internationally for excellence in teaching and research, is located centrally
in Melbourne, a vibrant centre of Australian intellectual and cultural life.
The Chair will be offered to an outstanding candidate with a distinguished
record in research and teaching in Telecommunications Engineering that is
consistent with the Department's research interests. The successful candidate
will have a strategic vision and will be committed to excellence in
undergraduate and graduate teaching, academic and research leadership. The
candidate will have a strong record in the management of collaborative
research projects as well as an ability to secure funding from industry and
government organizations.
The Benefits: An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated at an
appropriate level, taking account of the appointee's research record and
experience. A comprehensive range of salary packaging opportunities, such as
vehicle leasing, sports membership and childcare, is available. Assistance
with relocation expenses is available.
Employment Type: This is a full time (continuing) position.
Contact: Professor Rob Evans tel. + 61 3 8344 7208, email r.evans@ee.mu.oz.au
Further information about the position and application procedures can be
found at http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/r/ and information about the
University's terms and conditions including outside work, superannuation,
travel and removal expenses and housing assistance is available at
http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au
Applications To: Deputy Principal, Human Resources, The University of
Melbourne, Victoria, 3010; fax +61 3 8344 6080 or by email
hr-applications@unimelb.edu.au by 14 February 2003. Applicants must address
the selection criteria and provide a detailed curriculum vitae by the closing
date. Please quote position number Y0012144 and include the names, phone,
facsimile numbers and email addresses of three referees in your application.
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Contributed by: Chiman Kwan,
EE, CS Positions: Maryland, USA
Intelligent Automation Inc. in Rockville has some immediate openings for
full time jobs. The requirement are listed below.
- PhD candidates or postdoc in Electrical Engineering or Computer science
- Experience in some or all of the areas related to signal processing/image
processing, communications, pattern recognition, data fusion and
applications.
- Familiar with C, Matlab, and DSP assembly languages
- Able to work independently as well as in team environment
Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please send resume to
Dr. Chiman Kwan at ckwan@i-a-i.com.
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Contributed by: R.F. Harrison,
EPSRC Studentships, Univ of Sheffield, UK
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield is able to offer EPSRC-funded Studentships to
suitably qualified United Kingdom and European Union Students as part of the
new Masters Training Programme in Control and Systems Engineering.
The MSc in Control Systems has duration of one-year full time study. Past
Students have readily found employment in fields as diverse as international
finance, telecommunications, aerospace, ground transport and manufacturing.
The Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering was awarded the
highest possible score for teaching and research by UK Government agencies.
Studentships for 2003-2004 are as follows:
UK Nationals: Fees plus maintenance on the scale below:
1st Class Honours BP 8750
Upper 2nd Class Honours BP 8000
Lower 2nd Class Honours BP 7250
EU Nationals (not UK) Fees only
For further information or an application pack, visit our website at:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/
Or contact:
Postgraduate Admissions (ref:JACUK)
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield S1 3JD
United Kingdom
pgace-v@sheffield.ac.uk
Tele:+44 (0) 114 22 25248 Facsimile: +44 (0) 114 22 25683
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Contributed by: Levent Gurel,
Faculty: Bilkent University, Turkey
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey
The department invites applications for faculty positions at the assistant
professor level. Areas of interest include, but not limited to, electronics,
telecommunications, electromagnetics, signal processing, control, and
engineering optics. The department emphasizes both high quality research and
teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates must have a PhD
degree in related fields and demonstrate a strong potential for research.
Senior candidates with a strong record of research contributions and with
demonstrated commitment to teaching are also encouraged to apply for
appointments at associate and full professor levels.
The department currently has 23 full-time faculty, about 450 undergraduate
(BS) and about 50 graduate students (MS and PhD). The BS program offered by
the department is an ABET substantial equivalence accredited program.
Promotions are considered annually based on academic performance. University
owned on-campus apartments are allocated for faculty housing, free of rent.
More information on the department is available at
http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr.
Please send a detailed resume and the names and contact information for at
least three referees to
Prof. A. Bulent Ozguler
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department
Bilkent University, TR-06533 Ankara, Turkey.
(e-mail: ozguler@bilkent.edu.tr)
Applications for appointments beginning Sep 2003 are expected by Feb. 28,
2003, however, the search will continue until open positions are filled.
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Contributed by: Douglas Leith,
Faculty: Hamilton Institute, Ireland
FACULTY POSITIONS IN NETWORK CONGESTION CONTROL & HYBRID SYSTEMS
Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a Senior Research
position at the Hamilton Institute. The successful candidates will be
outstanding researchers who can demonstrate an exceptional research track
record or significant research potential at international level. We are
looking for leaders who will be a vital part of the future growth and
development of the Institute. A strong commitment to research excellence,
developing research partnerships, and the ability to establish a dynamic and
world class research programme are essential.
Areas of particular interest to the Institute include
* Application of dynamics systems theory to internet and related network
congestion control problems.
* Analysis and design of hybrid and switched linear systems. This includes
both computational and analytical methods and we are especially interested
in applications to adaptive/reconfigurable and heterogeneous systems.
This is a unique opportunity to join a vibrant research group which is
committed to research excellence and is currently undergoing substantial
expansion. Where appropriate, the possibility exists to fund Ph.D/
postdoctoral positions in direct support of senior posts.
Salary Scale: Associate Professor Scale (EUR 64000-87000) or Full Professor
Scale (EUR 86000- 110000)
Applications with cv and two significant papers to hamilton@may.ie. For
informal enquiries please contact Prof. D.J. Leith at doug.leith@may.ie
For further details visit www.hamilton.may.ie
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Contributed by: Joos Vandewalle,
Faculty: Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium
The Electrical Engineering Department within the Faculty of Engineering of
the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven seeks to appoint by October 1, 2003 a
Professor in the field of neural networks and data processing. A successful
candidate is expected to have a significant record of research activities,
strong administrative and interpersonal abilities, and a commitment to
teaching excellence at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He or she
should perform high quality research on the algebraic, numerical and
statistical methods of neural networks and data processing and its
applications in industry and society. Depending on the qualifications of the
candidate an appointment at all levels of professorship can be made.
More details and application information at
http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/admin/rd/niv3p/vzap6/ad-i02tw.htm
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Contributed by: Min-Shin Chen,
Faculty: National Taiwan University, Taiwan
The Mechanical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University is
seeking for 1 or 2 potential faculty candidates at all levels starting in
September 2003. Applicants with the following backgrounds are preferred:
System and Control, Bio-Engineering, Opto-Mechtronics, Nano Technology, MEMS,
Signal Processing. A PhD Degree in ME, EE, or its equivalent is required.
All applicants should provide (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a research plan,
(3) a teaching plan, (4) reprints of selected publications, (5) undergraduate
and graduate transcripts, and (6) three reference letters.
Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2003. Send all application materials to:
Prof. W. F. Wu, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National
Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Questions can be emailed to Prof. M.S.Chen at mschen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
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Contributed by: Iven Mareels,
Faculty: Univ of Melbourne, Australia
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Univ of Melbourne, Australia
The department invites applications for Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate
Professor in Telecommunications, Optical Communications, Photonics, Signal
Processing, Systems Engineering (up to six positions).
As a faculty member you will undertake teaching in the broad curriculum
offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You will make a significant
contribution to the research activities of the Department, particularly in
one or more of the areas of telecommunications, optical communications,
signal processing, systems engineering & related fields. You must hold PhD
in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering or an appropriate equivalent.
Related industry experience is desirable.
The Benefits: Salary: AUD 81,293 - 89,561 p.a. (Associate Professor Level D)
AUD 67,514 - 77,849 p.a. (Senior Lecturer Level C)
AUD 55,114 - 65,447 p.a. (Lecturer Level B), plus employer superannuation
contributions of 17 percent.
Contact Ms May Ong tel. +61 3 8344 5167, email m.ong@ee.mu.oz.au or via the
Department's website at http://www.ee.mu.oz.au for further information.
Candidates must obtain a position description (http://www.unimelb.edu.au/r/)
and address all the selection criteria in the position description and
nominate the level for which you are applying.
Applications To: Deputy Principal, Human Resources, The University of
Melbourne, Victoria, 3010; fax +61 3 8344 6080 or email
hr-applications@unimelb.edu.au by 14 February 2003. Applicants must address
the selection criteria and provide a detailed curriculum vitae by the closing
date. Please quote position number Y0012144 and include the names, phone,
facsimile numbers and email addresses of three referees in your application.
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Contributed by: Ali Saberi,
Faculty: Washington State University, USA
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) invites
applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position in
Electrical Engineering. The position is in the general area of controls,
signal processing, and communications; candidates with research expertise
in control of communication networks will be preferred. Assistant professor
candidates are preferred, but candidates at all ranks will be considered.
Senior applicants must have a strong record of achievement in academia
and/or industry. Junior applicants must have earned a PhD in Electrical
Engineering by August 16, 2003. All candidates must have both a strong
interest in conducting publishable research and a strong commitment toward
teaching. A record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference
proceedings is required. The School offers junior faculty a reduced teaching
load for the first three years of their appointment. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach, effectively communicate and interact
with students and colleagues, conduct funded research, publish, and direct
MS and PhD student research programs.
The School of EECS has forty faculty with major research support from federal
agencies, industry, and two centers: The NSF Center for the Design of Analog-
Digital Integrated Circuits was established by the School and 3 other
universities and is supported by NSF and 28 industrial members. The NSF
Power Systems Engineering Research Center comprises 13 universities,
including WSU, and 37 industrial members. Two State agencies, the Washington
Technology Center and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology
Institute, provide funding for university/industry collaboration to
promote further economic growth in the State. The School's research
facilities are excellent, and dedicated laboratory space is available.
WSU is an Internet2 University. To learn more about WSU, the School,
and faculty research interests, please see http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/.
Screening of applications will begin February 1, 2003, and continue until the
position is filled. Applicants should send a cover letter that includes a
summary of their research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, and the
names and addresses of three references qualified to comment on the
applicant's research and teaching qualifications to: Chair, Electrical
Engineering Search Committee, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, Washington State University, PO Box 642752, Pullman, WA 99164-2752.
WSU is an EO/AA educator and employer.
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Contributed by: Douglas Leith,
PhD: Hamilton Institute, Ireland
Applications are invited for a number of PhD positions at the Hamilton
Institute. We are committed to research excellence and the successful
candidates are likely to have demonstrated an outstanding level of academic
achievement. In return, these posts offer an exciting opportunity for
successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a
stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art
facilities and strong links to the international research community.
Areas of current interest to the Institute include
* Application of dynamics systems theory to internet and related network
congestion control problems.
* Analysis and design of hybrid and switched linear systems.
* Machine learning, particularly in the context of time series analysis,
human-computer interaction and hybrid systems.
Stipend EUR 18,000-24,000 (tax free, subject to individual approval by the
Revenue Commissioners).
For further details visit www.hamilton.may.ie. Applications with cv and
details of three referees to hamilton@may.ie
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Contributed by: Sabine Attinger,
Post-Doc: ETHZ, Switzerland
ETH Zurich considers Computational Science and Engineering as one of its key
Strategic Research Programs. A central part of the ETH initiative is the
establishment and development of a Computational Laboratory in CSE (CoLab).
The CoLab Postdoctoral program is envisioned as a core of researchers working
in areas of Computational Science relevant to the CoLab. One main focal area
of the CoLab will be Computational Cell Biology – an emerging discipline that
aims to study the organization and function of cells as well as underlying
molecular interactions using advanced numerical modeling techniques. People
with background in control are highly encouraged to apply in light of the
CoLab focus on systems biology.
The postdoctoral fellowships provide successful applicants with considerable
freedom to pursue their research work with ample resources to support their
efforts. The purpose of the fellowship is to innovative computational
concepts, to stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas and to apply
computational science to challenging problems in Science and Engineering. The
fellows are responsible for conducting their own research projects and are
encouraged to contribute to the CoLab environment of openness, interaction
and collaboration.
An applicant must have a Ph.D. or SC.D. degree granted within three years
preceding the application date. We anticipate 5 to 10 initial appointments.
The fellowships have a one to three year term. Review of applications will
continue until the positions are filled.
For further information, please look at our webpage www.colab.ethz.ch.
We encourage applications via e-mail in electronic format (PDF, Word,
postscript files). Inquiries and applications should be addressed to :
Dr. Sabine Attinger
CoLab Scientific Coordinator,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Hirschengraben 84, F 24.3
8001 Zurich, Switzerland
e-mail: sabine.attinger@inf.ethz.ch
Tel : +41 1 632 2920
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Contributed by: Jus Kocijan,
Post-Doc: Jozef Stefan Inst, Slovenia
Post Doctoral position in applied non-linear control of dynamic systems
is available at the Department of Computer Automation and Control,
Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, for a period up to 15 months.
Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) degree at the time of appointment.
Candidates with background in control engineering or applied mathematics with
strong interest and previous experience in one or more of the following areas
are encouraged to apply for the position: Applied non-linear control, Model
predictive control, Non-linear systems identification, Multi-model based,
Modelling and control, Hybrid and switching control.
Software development skills and practical experience is desirable. The
research will include theoretical studies, software development and
application studies within a group of PhD students, postdocs, Master degree
students and industrial collaborators. The project is funded by the European
Commission under a Research Training Network. The Multi-Agent Control (MAC)
network is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde,
Maynooth, NTNU, DTU and the Jozef Stefan Insitute (participants). The
University of Glasgow acts as the project coordinator. The post carry
competitive stipend of up to 22000 EUR per year and offer possiblities of
research related travel.
The European Commission requires that the candidate is aged 35 years or less
at the time of his appointment and must be a national of a Member State of
the Community or of an Associated State (excluding Slovenia) or have resided
in the Community for at least five year prior to the appointment.
Please visit the project web site http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/ for more
information. Details about the individual vacancies can be found at
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/vacancies.htm
Send your inquieries which should include a CV with a publication list to:
Dr. Jus Kocijan
Jozef Stefan Institute
Jamova 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
tel. +386 1 4773661, E-mail: jus.kocijan@ijs.si
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Contributed by: Victor Sreeram,
Res Assoc: Univ of Western Australia, Australia
School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering
University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway,
Crawley, Western Australia
This position is funded by the Australian Research Council under the
Discovery Grants Program, and will involve carrying out research in
conjunction with Dr. Victor Sreeram. The successful applicant will
be appointed for a period of two years.
Applicants should have a completed Ph.D. (or be close to completion) in
Engineering or Mathematics with specialization in Control Theory. The
successful applicant will work in the area of model and controller reduction.
Several short term (up to one year) VISITING RESEARCH FELLOW positions
are also available.
Applications should include the names, addresses, and emails of at least two
referees. Send applications to Victor Sreeram on email or fax (+61-8-9380
1065). Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Salary: AUD 47,664 - AUD 51,163 based on qualification and experience.
Further information can be obtained from Victor Sreeram on email
sreeram@ee.uwa.edu.au or phone +61-8-9380 3069. For information regarding
Victor Sreeram and his research please visit his homepage:
http://www.ee.uwa.edu.au/~sreeram
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Contributed by: Jean-Baptiste Pomet,
Research Assoc: INRIA, France
Four research positions will soon be open at INRIA.
See the official announcement (in French) on
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=RECZ0200355A
They are at the level of "Charg?semi999 de Recherche de 1?semi999re Classe"
(CR1). For these not familiar with the French systems: these are permanent
positions, for middle experienced scientist (2 years of research experience
after a PhD at least is pre requisite). Applicants can be of any citizenship.
The forms for applying will be available on the INRIA web server
(http://www.inria.fr) from December 13, 2002 to January 13, 2003.
The deadline for submitting your application is January 17, 2003.
INRIA is a national French research institution (same status as CNRS), whose
research topics include control theory and control engineering. For a review
of the different teams that are active in related topics, see in particular
http://www.inria.fr/recherche/equipes/listes/theme_4.en.html
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Contributed by: Leyuan Shi,
Modeling, Control, and Opt of Complex Systems
Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Complex Systems
Weibo Gong and Leyuan Shi, Editors
304 pp., hardcover, ISBN 1-4020-7208-2
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003
This book is a collection of contributions from leading international
researchers in the fields of dynamic systems, control theory, and modeling.
Most of the papers were presented at the Symposium on Modeling and
Optimization of Complex Systems in honor of Larry Yu-Chi Ho in June 2001.
They include research topics such as:
- Optimal representation and visualization of multivariate data and
functions in low-dimensional spaces.
- Modeling of complex systems
- Power control in ad hoc wireless networks
- Adaptive control using multiple models
- Constrained control
- Linear quadratic control
- Discrete events
- Markov decision processes and reinforcement learning
- Optimal control for discrete event and hybrid systems
Graduate students and researchers in electrical, control, process, and
dynamic systems will find this book a useful and important resource.
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Contributed by: Olav Egeland,
Modeling and Simulation for Automatic Control
Olav Egeland and Jan Tommy Gravdahl
639 pp., Paperback, ISBN 82-92356-01-0
Marine Cybernetics AS, Trondheim, Norway, December 2002
The book presents mathematical models for a wide range of physical systems
that are important in control systems. Physical properties like conservation
laws, kinematics, kinetics, passivity and energy flow are used to derive
models of linear and nonlinear systems. Energy functions are presented for
use in Lyapunov designs. Large state-space simulation models are developed
by interconnecting library modules of component models with bilateral
interconnections. Irrational transfer functions are presented for systems
described by PDEs, and the book includes material on the use of finite
elements, finite volumes and shape functions to derive simulation models
where the underlying physics are reflected. Models are developed and
analyzed using state-space, transfer functions, energy functions, and
subsystem models with bilateral inter-connections. Simulation methods are
presented with results on frequency properties and invariants. The models
are suited for control system design and analysis, and for the development
of simulation systems. The book is used as a textbook for MSc students of
Automatic Control at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The
book is written for teaching, research and industrial development.
Contents:
Part I: Modeling (Model Representation, Model Analysis Tools)
Part II: Motors and Actuators (Electromechanical Systems, Hydraulic Motors,
Friction models)
Part III: Dynamics (Rigid Body Kinematics, Newton-Euler Equations of Motion,
Analytical mechanics, Mechanical Vibrations)
Part IV: Balance Equations (Kinematics of Flow, Mass, momentum and energy
balances, Gas Dynamics, Compressor Dynamics)
Part V: Simulation
Ordering information: http://www.marinecybernetics.com/books.htm
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Contributed by: Yaochu Jin,
Call for Papers:IEEE-SMC Special Issue
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics,
Part C: Applications and Reviews
Special Issue on
Knowledge Extraction and Incorporation in Evolutionary Computation
Call for Papers
According to the No-Free-Lunch Theorems, it is necessary for search
algorithms to incorporate some knowledge of the search space in order to
perform better than random search. Incorporation of a priori knowledge, such
as expert knowledge, meta-heuristics and human preferences, and most
importantly domain knowledge discovered during evolutionary search, into
evolutionary algorithms has gained increasing interest in the recent years.
However, work on knowledge extraction and incorporation in evolutionary
computation has been carried out from a wide range of research backgrounds
and so far, few efforts have been made to put the diversified methods under
a unified framework.
This special issue attempts to put together the state-of-art and recent
advances on knowledge incorporation in evolutionary computation under
a systematic and unified framework. Topics include but are not limited to:
o Different knowledge representation schemes: fuzzy logic (computing
with words), production systems, semantic networks, tree structures,
neural networks, Bayesian networks, short-term and long-term
memories, etc.
o Knowledge extraction from history data and during evolutionary
computation, etc.
o Knowledge incorporation in genetic representation and population
initialization, reproduction and selection, fitness evaluation,
constraint handling, preference articulation, as well as knowledge
acquisition through life-time learning, cultural algorithms,
human-machine interactions and agent-based systems, etc.
Submission
Follow the instructions in Information for Authors:
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/ieee-smc/publications/information.html
Electronic submissions in Portable Document Format (PDF) format are
strongly encouraged. Send all submissions to Dr. Yaochu Jin at
yaochu.jin@de.hrdeu.com.
Important Dates
o Submission deadline: September 1, 2003
o Acceptance notification: December 1, 2003
o Final version: February 2, 2004
Guest Editor
Yaochu Jin
Honda R&D Europe
Carl-Legien-Str. 30
63073 Offenbach/Main, GERMANY
yaochu.jin@de.hrdeu.com
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Contributed by: Hans Schneider,
Call for Papers: Linear Algebra and Applications
LAA special issue
Proceedings of the 2003 conference on the
Numerical Solution of Markov Chains
LAA will publish the proceedings of "Numerical Solution of Markov Chains"
conference to be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
September 3 - 5, 2003. The special issue editors are: Winfried Grassmann,
Carl Meyer, Billy Stewart and Daniel Szyld. Papers should be submitted to
billy@csc.ncsu.edu or anlangvi@unity.ncsu.edu by March 17, 2003.
For details see the conference announcement at
http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/nsmc2003 or http://www.math.wisc.edu/~hans/laa.html
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Contributed by: Lothar Reichel,
Contents: ETNA
Table of Contents, Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA),
vol. 14, 2002.
This is a special volume on Orthogonal Polynomials, Approximation Theory,
and Harmonic Analysis. ETNA is available at http://etna.mcs.kent.edu and at
several mirror sites, as well as on CDROM.
Bernhard Beckermann and Arno B.J. Kuijlaars, Superlinear CG convergence for
special right-hand sides, pp. 1-19.
D. Calvetti, P. C. Hansen and L. Reichel, L-curve curvature bounds via Lanczos
bidiagonalization, pp. 20-35.
Franz-Juergen Delvos, Uniform approximation by minimum norm interpolation,
pp. 36-44.
Brigitte Forster, An algorithm for nonharmonic signal analysis using Dirichlet
series on convex polygons, pp. 45-55.
W. Freeden and T. Maier, On multiscale denoising of spherical functions: Basic
theory and numerical aspects, pp. 56-78.
P. Junghanns and A. Rathsfeld, A polynomial collocation method for Cauchy
singular integral equations over the interval, pp. 79-126.
F. Marcellan and H. O. Yakhlef, Recent Trends on analytic properties of
matrix-orthonormal polynomials, pp. 127-141.
G. Mastroianni, Polynomial inequalities, functional spaces and best
approximation on the real semiaxis with Laguerre weights, pp. 142-151.
Gerhard Schmeisser, Bounds for Vandermonde-type determinants of orthogonal
polynomials, 152-164.
Kathi K. Selig, Uncertainty principles revisited, pp. 165-177.
Frauke Sprengel, Comparing multilevel coarsening strategies, pp. 178-194.
Herbert Stahl, Asymptotics for quadratic Hermite-Pad'e polynomials associated
with the exponential function, pp. 195-222.
Krzysztof Stempak, On convergence and divergence of Fourier-Bessel series,
pp. 223-235.
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Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian,
Contents: European Journal of Control
Vol. 8, no. 6, 2002
Editorial
On the sensitivity of the coupled continuous-time Riccati equation
A. Czornik, A. Swierniak and A. Nawrat
Discussion contributed by O.L.V. Costa.
Infinite dimensional systems’ sliding motions
L. Levaggi
Discussion contributed by Y. Orlov.
Global asymptotic output feedback stabilization of feedforward systems
F. Mazenc and J.C. Vivalda
Discussion contributed by S. Battilotti, I. Mareels , Z.-P. Jiang.
Robust controller design for uncertain nonlinear systems via fuzzy modelling
approach with application to the stabilization of power systems
F. Zheng and P.M. Frank
Discussion contributed by L. Imstand.
A missile autopilot based on feedback linearization
E. Devaud and H. Siguerdidjane
A unified approach to model estimation and controller reduction (duality and
coherence)
I.D. Landau and A. Karimi
INFORMATION
Information on European Journal of Control is available at its home page:
http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
Address for submissions:
S. Bittanti
Editor at Large
Politecnico di Milano
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano
Italy
E-mail : bittanti@elet.polimi.it
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Contributed by: C. Stewart,
Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Volume: 47 Issue: 11 , Nov. 2002
Scanning the issue, Page(s): 1785 -1785
On the numerical computation of a structural decomposition in systems and
control
Delin Chu; Xinmin Liu; Tan, R.C.E., Page(s): 1786 -1799
Stochastic approximation in nonparametric identification of Hammerstein
systems
Greblicki, W., Page(s): 1800 -1810
Spectral analysis based on the state covariance: the maximum entropy spectrum
and linear fractional parametrization
Georgiou, T.T., Page(s): 1811 -1823
Robust continuous-time smoothers without two-sided stochastic integrals
Krishnamurthy, V.; Elliott, R., Page(s): 1824 -1841
Robustness of periodic trajectories
Jonsson, U.T.; Chung-Yao Kao; Megretski, A., Page(s): 1842 -1856
Guaranteed robust nonlinear minimax estimation
Jaulin, L.; Walter, E., Page(s): 1857 -1864
Should model-based inverse inputs be used as feedforward under plant
uncertainty?
Devasia, S., Page(s): 1865 -1871
Rational multiplier iqcs for uncertain time-delays and LMI stability
conditions
Myungsoo Jun; Safonov, M.G., Page(s): 1871 -1875
Complete characterization of the spherical spectral set
Chesi, G., Page(s): 1875 -1879
Estimation under unknown correlation: covariance intersection revisited
Lingji Chen; Arambel, P.O.; Mehra, R.K., Page(s): 1879 -1882
Stability analysis and control synthesis for switched systems: a switched
lyapunov function approach
Daafouz, J.; Riedinger, P.; Iung, C., Page(s): 1883 -1887
Limitations of the describing function for limit cycle prediction
Engelberg, S., Page(s): 1887 -1890
Control of systems with i/o delay via reduction to a one-block problem
Meinsma, G.; Mirkin, L.; Qing-Chang Zhong, Page(s): 1890 -1895
BIBO stability of linear switching systems
Michaletzky, G.; Gerencser, L., Page(s): 1895 -1898
Algebraic properties of singular systems subject to decentralized output
feedback
Runyi Yu; Dianhui Wang, Page(s): 1898 -1903
Quasi-deadbeat minimax filters for deterministic state space models
Soo Hee Han; Wook Hyun Kwon; Pyung Soo Kim, Page(s): 1904 -1908
Optimal control of discrete-time uncertain systems with imperfect measurement
Moitic, R.; Quincampoix, M.; Veliov, V.M., Page(s): 1909 -1914
Inner outer factorization for strictly proper transfer matrices
Guoxiang Gu, Page(s): 1915 -1919
H_infin Control for nonlinear descriptor systems
He-Sheng Wang; Chee-Fai Yung; Fan-Ren Chang, Page(s): 1919 -1925
On the lyapunov theorem for singular systems
Ishihara, J.Y.; Terra, M.H., Page(s): 1926 -1930
An improved stabilization method for linear time-delay systems
Fridman, E.; Shaked, U., Page(s): 1931 -1937
Ultimate periodicity of orbits for min-max systems
Yiping Cheng; Da-Zhong Zheng, Page(s): 1937 -1940
A composite energy function-based learning control approach for nonlinear
systems with time-varying parametric uncertainties
Jian-Xin Xu; Ying Tan, Page(s): 1940 -1945
Existence and uniqueness of risk-sensitive estimates
Lo, J.T.; Wanner, T., Page(s): 1945 -1948
Global configuration stabilization for the vtol aircraft with
strong input coupling
Olfati-Saber, R., Page(s): 1949 -1952
Comment on "order-recursive factorization of the pseudoinverse
of a covariance matrix"
Jie Zhou; Yunmin Zhu, Page(s): 1952 -1953
Author's reply
Larimore, W.E., Page(s): 1953 -1957
Correction to "a new parameterization of stable polynomials"
Djaferis, T.E.; Pepyne, D.L.; Cushing, D.M., Page(s): 1957 -1957
Book Review
Page(s): 1958 -1958
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Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov,
Contents: Jour Dynamical and Control Systems
Vol. 9, No. 1 January 2003
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1079-2724
Groups of Germs of Analytic Diffeomorphisms in (C^2,0)
1--32, Fabio Enrique Brochero Martinez
Generation Theorem for the Streaming Operator in Slab Geometry
33--51, M. Boulanouar
The Asymptotic Behavior for the Streaming Operator in Slab Geometry
53--71, M. Boulanouar
Bounds for the Vanishing Order for Solutions of Linear Differential Problems
73--88, C. Moura
Gibbs Measures on Negatively Curved Manifolds
89--101, Yves Goudene
Singular Trajectories in Multi-Input Time-Optimal Problems: Application to
Controlled Mechanical Systems
103--129, M. Chyba, N.E. Leonard, and E.D. Sontag
Second Order Necessary Conditions for Optimal Impulsive Control Problems
131--153, A. Arutyunov, V. Jacimovic, and F. Pereira
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Contributed by: Hans Schneider,
Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Linear Algebra and its Applications
Volume 361, Pages 1-279 (1 March 2003)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Ninth Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, Haifa,
Israel 2001, Page 1
Special editors: A.Berman, L.Elsner, M.Goldberg, R.Loewy.
A characterization of the Euclidean space, Pages 3-6
M. Zippin
An upper bound on the Perron value of an almost regular tournament matrix,
Pages 7-22
S. Kirkland
Report on the educational activities during the 9th ILAS Conference at Haifa,
June 2001, Pages 23-39
Tommy Dreyfus, Ted Eisenberg and Frank Uhlig
The adventures of a simple algorithm, Pages 41-61
Achiya Dax
Properties of the Brualdi-Li tournament matrix, Pages 63-73
Rohan Hemasinha, James R. Weaver, Stephen J. Kirkland and Jeffrey L. Stuart
Majorization-constrained doubly stochastic matrices, Pages 75-97
Richard A. Brualdi and Geir Dahl
Twoapplicationsofthetheoryofprimarymatrix functions, Pages 99-106
Roger A. Horn and Gregory G. Piepmeyer
Outer inverses: Jacobi type identities and nullities of submatrices, Pages
107-120
R. B. Bapat
Set-systems with signed solutions, Pages 121-132
Bryan L. Shader
Applying numerical linear algebra techniques to analyzing algorithms in
signal processing, Pages 133-146
J. R. Bunch, R. C. Le Borne and I. K. Proudler
A new unified, balanced, and conceptual approach to teaching linear algebra,
Pages 147-159
Frank Uhlig
Hua's fundamental theorems of the geometry of matrices and related results,
Pages 161-179
Peter emrl
Miniversal deformations of marked matrices, Pages 181-201
Albert Compta, Josep Ferrer and Ferran Puerta
Complexity of matrix problems, Pages 203-222
Genrich R. Belitskii and Vladimir V. Sergeichuk
Parameterization by polytopes of intersections of orbits by conjugation,
Pages 223-243
R. S. Leite and C. Tomei
2-widths of the Holder unit balls, Pages 245-255
Rosa Amelia Martins and Joao Filipe Queiro
On the Perron roots of principal submatrices of co-order one of irreducible
nonnegative matrices, Pages 257-277
S. V. Savchenko
Author index, Page 279
Lists of Editors, Pages ii-iii
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Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak,
Contents: Automatica, February, 2003
Volume 39, Issue 2
For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions
visit http://www.autsubmit.com
Regular papers
H. Perez, S. Devasia
Optimal output-transitions for linear systems
J. Reinschke, M. C. Smith
Designing robustly stabilising controllers for LTI spatially distributed
systems using coprime factor synthesis
G. Ferrari-Trecate, M. Muselli, D. Liberati, M. Morari
A clustering technique for the identification of piecewise affine systems
Yun-Chung Chu, K. Glover, A. P. Dowling
Control of combustion oscillations via H(infinity) loop-shaping,
(mu)-analysis and integral quadratic constraints
Brief papers
Xinmin Lu, Ben M. Chen, Zongli Lin
On the problem of general structural assignments of linear systems through
sensor/actuator selection
Rong-Yao Ruan, Chang-Li Yang, Huixin Chen, Bin Li
On-line order estimation and parameter identification for linear
stochastic feedback control systems (CARMA model)
D. Ivanescu, S-I. Niculescu, L. Dugard, J-M.Dion, E. I. Verriest
On delay dependent stability for linear neutral systems
J.P. Hespanha, D. Liberzon, A. S. Morse
Hysteresis-based switching algorithms for supervisory control of uncertain
systems
M. Innocenti, L. Greco, L. Pollini
Sliding mode control for two-time scale systems: Stability issues
R. Guidorzi, R. Diversi, U. Soverini
Optimal errors-in-variables filtering
Chan-Tang Hsu, Shyh-Leh Chen
Nonlinear control of a 3-pole active magnetic bearing system
Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Sang-Wook Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Dong-Chul Han
Frequency domain control-relevant identification of MIMO AMB rigid rotor
G. H. M. de Arruda, P. R. Barros
Relay based closed loop transfer function frequency response points
estimation
A. G. Aghdam, E. J. Davison
Pseudo-decentralized switching control
S. G. Douma, P. M. J. Van den Hof, O. H. Bosgra
Controller tuning freedom under plant identification uncertainty: double
Youla
beats gap in robust stability
M. Larsen, M. Jankovic, P. V. Kokotovic
Coordinated passivation designs
N. Marchand, M. Alamir
Discontinuous exponential stabilization of chained form systems
F. Mazenc
Strict Lyapunov functions for time-varying systems
Technical communiques
W.A. van den Broek, J.C. Engwerda, J.M. Schumacher
An equivalence result in linear-quadratic theory
Qing-Chang Zhong
H-infinity control of dead-time systems based on a transformation
Book reviews
Yoshito Ohta
Positive linear systems - Theory and applications, by L. Farina and S.
Rinaldi
D. Liberzon
Qualitative theory of hybrid dynamical systems, by A. S. Matveev and A. V.
Savkin
J. M. Berg
Optimal control of singularly perturbed linear systems and applications,
by Zoran Gajic and Myo-Taeg Lim
B. Van Roy
Self-learning control of finite markov chains, by A.S. Poznyak, K. Najim
and E. Gomez-Ramirez
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Contributed by: Mark W. Spong,
Call Workshop Proposals, CDC 2003
Call for Tutorial Workshop Proposals
The 42nd IEEE CDC
December 9-12, 2003
Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, USA
The CDC is the annual meeting of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS),
conducted in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics (SIAM) and the Institute For Operations Research and the
Management Sciences(INFORMS). CDC 2003 is jointly sponsored with the Japanese
Society of Instrument a Control Engineers (SICE) and the European Union
Control Association (EUCA).
The 42nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will begin on Tuesday and
run through Friday, 9-12 December 2003. The Tutorial Workshops Committee
Chair Mark W. Spong invites your submission of tutorial workshop proposals.
Tutorial workshops focusing on new and emerging topics in all aspects of the
theory and applications of systems, including decision-making, control,
adaptation, optimization, industrial automation, and manufacturing are
strongly encouraged. Tutorial workshops organizers should provide a brief
(one to two page) description of the proposed tutorial workshop topic and a
list of potential contributors as soon as possible, but no later than April
15, 2003. These brief tutorial workshop descriptions will be reviewed to
determine their suitability in meeting the tutorial workshop criteria. The
results of the review will be communicated to the tutorial workshop
organizers no later than May 15, 2003. The tutorial workshop description must
include:
1. a clear statement of the topic and purpose of the tutorial workshop;
2. a description of how the lectures form a cohesive, well-integrated
exploration of the workshop topic; and
3. a workshop schedule (either half day-four hours, or full day).
The first lecture in the workshop should be an introduction or a survey to
the proposed workshop topic. Detailed instructions for submission of lecture
materials for a tutorial workshop will be available on this site at a later
date.
VENUE: The Tutorial Workshop will be held at the Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii,
USA before the 42nd IEEE CDC (9-12 December, 2003).
Proposals should be sent via email to:
Prof. Mark W. Spong
42nd CDC Workshops Chair
Coordinated Science Lab
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217)-333-4281
Fax: (217)-333-5705
e-mail:m-spong@uiuc.edu
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Contributed by: Michael A. Malisoff and Peter R. Wolenski,
Conference on Mathematical Control Theory
LOUISIANA CONFERENCE ON MATHEMATICAL CONTROL THEORY (MCT'03)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
April 10-13, 2003
http://www.math.lsu.edu/~malisoff/LCMCT/
Scope of Conference
This interdisciplinary conference will include talks by more than 40 leading
researchers in control engineering and mathematical control theory. Topics
will include nonsmooth analysis, Hamilton-Jacobi equations, numerical methods
in control, stabilization, and engineering applications. The conference is
designed to promote interdisciplinary contact between engineering and
mathematical control researchers, and will be an ideal forum for young
researchers and graduate students interested in applied controls and
optimization to meet and interact with the established control community.
Organizers
Michael A. Malisoff, MCT'03 Conference Co-Chair (malisoff@lsu.edu)
Peter R. Wolenski, MCT'03 Conference Chair (wolenski@math.lsu.edu)
Sponsors
Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund.
Limited funding is available to cover the expenses for conference participants
Program and Submissions
See conference web page for program and deadlines for contributed papers.
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Contributed by: Lothar Reichel,
ETNA: Following the flows of Numerical Analysis
Kent, OH,
May 29-31, 2003
On the occasion of the 10th birthday of the Electronic Journal on Numerical
Analysis (ETNA), a conference will be held in Kent, OH, May 29-31, 2003. The
meeting, in the tradition of past Kent numerical analysis conferences, will
give participants an opportunity to present their work and to interact in a
friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
A web site for the conference, including a list of participants, is under
construction. It can be found at
http://lanczos.cwru.edu/~etna10
Please send e-mail to dxc57@po.cwru.edu or reichel@math.kent.edu if you
are interested in participating in the conference.
ETNA is available at http://etna.mcs.kent.edu as well as on CDROM.
Daniela Calvetti & Lothar Reichel
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Contributed by: Patrizio Colaneri,
IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
Robust Control Design 2003 - IFAC Symposium
Milano, Italy
June 25-27, 2003
Following the suggestion of many potential participants, the deadline
for the paper submission for the IFAC Symposium on ROBUST CONTROL DESIGN
(ROCOND2003) to be held in Milano (Italy) June 25-27, 2003, has been
postponed to DECEMBER 29, 2003.
All interested researchers are cordially invited to submit a paper or to
organize a session. Both theoretical and application-oriented contributions
are most welcome.
Details on the Symposium can be found at
http://www.elet.polimi.it/rocond2003
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Contributed by: Pierre-Alexandre Bliman,
IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems
CALL FOR PAPERS
IFAC WORKSHOP ON TIME-DELAY SYSTEMS
INRIA, Rocquencourt, France
September 8-10, 2003
http://www.inria.fr/tds03.html
contacts: tds03@inria.fr
This IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems is the fourth of the series, after
Grenoble (France, 1998), Ancona (Italy, 2000) and Santa Fe (USA, 2001).
The present meeting will be held in Rocquencourt, 20km from Paris (France).
SCOPE
The objective of the organizers to bring together specialists of the field,
considered in the most extensive sense. High-level contributions on the many
aspects of control of delay systems, ranging from theroretical to
applications, are solicited. Contributions on related domains (including e.g.
2-D and n-D systems, control of uncertain systems, etc) will be considered
with great interest, provided they present explicitly their relations with
delay systems. Industrial participations are welcome.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: March 30, 2003
Notification of Acceptance: June 15, 2003
Final Manuscripts: July 20, 2003
SPONSORS
Sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems
Co-sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Nonlinear Systems
Co-sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Robust Control
Local sponsors: SEE and INRIA
With the support of: CNRS
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Contributed by: Dr. M.T.H.Beheshti,
IST 2003
Dialogue Of Civilizations Through Telecommunications
Scope:
This symposium is designed to provide opportunity for academicians and
specialists from the international telecommunication community to meet their
peers in Iran and discuss under its theme latest developments in emerging
technologies, progress in standards, services and their applications in
telecommunication and information systems. Theory and application paper
deadling with all aspects of telecommunication are solicited.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
February 1, 2003 Last Day of Submission of Abstract
April 15, 2003 Notification of Acceptance of Abstract
June 1, 2003 Last Date for Submission of Final/Camera ready paper
June 1, 2003 Deadline for Submission of Tutorials Proposals, Early
Registration
SUBMISSIONS
Paper Proposals:
Authors are requested to submit extended summary (abstract) of original work
by February 1, 2003. All papers should be submitted electronically in MS
Word, PDF or PS format. Arrival of proposals will be acknowledged by e-mail.
Each paper will be subject to review by the Technical Program Committee and
the result will be informed by the assigned deadline. The final paper
submission should be typed single-spaced in two-column format using Times
New Roman font size 10 with 3cm margin on all sides. Length is limited to 4
pages. Submissions should include: title, author(s), affiliation(s),
abstract, and list of keywords. Identify the author responsible for
correspondence, including the author's name, position, mailing address,
telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. An accepted paper must be
presented by one of the authors and all presenting authors must register in
the Symposium.
Tutorial Proposals:
Tutorial proposals on subjects describing new developments in systems,
technologies or applications are welcomed. Length should be tailored for
half-day or full-day presentation using power-point or overhead projector
slides. Supplementary handouts or brochures are encouraged.
Exhibition Proposals:
There will be limited exhibition space for exhibitors of latest innovations
in industry or software. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of their
practicality, relevance and priority.
Submission/Contact Address
Secretariat IST2003,
Iran Telecom Research Center,
P. O. Box 14155-3961,
Tehran 14399,Iran.
Tel: +98 21 8009885
Fax: +98 21 8009885
Email: ist2003@itrc.ac.ir
For Answers to Questions
Dr. Mohammad Hakkak
IST2003 Chairman
Iran Telecom Research Center
Tel: +98 21 8005515
Fax: +98 21 8009885
Email: m.hakkak@itrc.ac.ir
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Contributed by: Alessandro Giua,
Int. Work. on Operator Theory and Applications (IWOTA03)
Cagliari, Italy, 24-27 June 2003
http://bugs.unica.it/iwota2003
The next International Workshop on Operator Theory and Applications
(IWOTA) will be organized at the University of Cagliari, Sardinia,
from Tuesday, June 24 to Friday, June 27, 2003. Since the meeting
is organized in an "odd number" year, there will be NO MTNS
(Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems) to accompany it as a
conference held on the same continent in the week before or after.
This IWOTA meeting will be the fourteenth in a series of highly
succesful IWOTA meetings. The previous IWOTA meetings were held in
Santa Monica (1981), Rehovot (1983), Amsterdam (1985), Mesa AZ
(1987), Rotterdam (1989), Sapporo (1991), Vienna (1993), Regensburg
(1995), Bloomington (1995), Groningen (1998), Bordeaux (2000), Faro
(2000), and Blacksburg (2002). The organizers of the present
meeting hope to be able to adhere to the high standards of the
previous meetings.
The purpose of IWOTA 2003 is to bring together mathematicians and
engineers interested in operator theory and applications. Adhering
to a tradition started at the Faro and Blacksburg meetings, the
meeting will be focussed on a few special themes, without losing
sight of the general IWOTA mission. Our special interest areas,
suggested by research existing at the University of Cagliari and at
other Italian universities, are
(a) structured matrices, (b) inverse scattering, (c) control theory.
Apart from that, we will welcome proposals on special sessions
involving other traditional IWOTA areas, such as interpolation.
If you are interested in participating and in giving a talk on
relevant results, or in receiving further announcements, please
let us know by sending an e-mail to the following address:
iwota2003@bugs.unica.it
Further information, including deadlines, registration information,
travel and hotel information, etc., will be available from the
following conference site:
http://bugs.unica.it/iwota2003
At present, we plan for a second announcement in the second half of
January and for a (provisional) DEADLINE for submitting title and
one page abstract of the talk of March 15, 2003.
For those not familiar with the IWOTA tradition, the proceedings
are organized AFTER the conference, as one or two volumes of the
Birkhäuser series on Operator Theory and Applications, using the
refereeing policies of the Birkhäuser journal Integral Equations
and Operator Theory. Before the conference, any participant's
"obligations" consist of registering (including paying for any
registration fees) and submitting a title and abstract of a talk,
all within certain deadlines. There is no formal approval of
abstracts.
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Contributed by: Mitch Kokar,
International Conference
Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems: KIMAS'03:
Modeling, Exploration, and Engineering
http://www.ieee-boston.org/kimas03.htm
Sponsored by IEEE Boston Section in cooperation with IEEE NN Society
and IEEE SMC Society, AAAI, INNS, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy and DARPA
SCOPE:
1. Integrated Knowledge Intensive Systems
2. Multiagent Intelligent Systems
3. Computations Pertained to Intellect
4. A Formidable Resemblance
5. Focal themes. The following fundamental ideas will be the focal
themes at this conference:
1. Models and Similarity Measures for Image Recognition, Natural
Language Processing, Situation Analysis
2. Multiagent Calculus: Theoretical Fundamentals for Analysis of
Knowledge Intensive Systems
3. Multiresolutional Systems for Knowledge Representation
4. Mechanisms of Integration: Algorithms and Processes of
Generalization/Instantiation
5. Architectures of Intellect-like Computational Processes
6. Search for Exploring Bodies of Data, Information, and Knowledge
7. Hypotheses Generation and Disambiguation in Knowledge Intensive
Systems
Researchers from academia, commerce, and defense research centers will
exchange ideas. Program managers will inform on the directions of research
and development. The conference will include invited and contributed
sessions, plenary lectures and discussions, and tutorials.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
A 1 - 2 page abstract must be submitted by 1 February 2003 to:
Electronic submissions: alex@impact.drexel.edu
Hard copy submissions:
Alex Meystel
KIMAS '03 Technical Program Chair
ECE Dept., Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA 19104
Dates and places
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge MA 1-3 October 2003
Proposals for tutorials and sessions 1 December 2002
Abstract due 1 February 2003
Notification of acceptance 1 March, 2003
Paper due 1 July, 2003
General Chair L. Perlovsky, US AF
Program Chair A. Meystel, Drexel University
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Contributed by: Wei Wang,
IFAC Workshop on
New Technologies for Automation of Metallurgical Industry
Shanghai, China, October 11-13, 2003
www.baosight.com/ifac03
Organized by
Dalian University of Technology, China
Shanghai Baosight Software Company, Ltd, China
Sponsored by
IFAC - International Federation of Automatic Control
Technical Committee on Automation in Mining Mineral and Metal Processing
International Program Committee Chair and Vice-Chair
Chair: S-L Jamsa-Jounela (Finland)
Vice-Chair: Wei Wang (China)
Vice-Chair: Sang-Chul Won (Korea)
National Organizing Committee
Chair: Le-Jiang Xu
Vice-Chair: Jian-Xin Hua
Vice-Chair: Cheng Shao
Call for Papers
The workshop aims at providing researchers and practitioners with a forum to
report on recent developments in the technologies and method and their
applications for automation of metallurgical industry in order to face the
challenge of complex industrial process measurement, modeling, control,
scheduling, management and optimization. The emphasis is placed on practical
use of those technologies and method, but such theoretical researches as
accompanied with appropriate practical experience / consideration are also
welcome.
Three (3) copies of the full draft paper should be sent to the address of the
workshop IPC secretariat not later than 28 Feb., 2003. The cover page should
give the title, affiliation, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail
address of the corresponding author and each author.
Paper submitted electronically are also accepted. For electronic submission,
paper must comply with the IFAC format and should not exceed 6 two-column
pages. For detailed formatting instructions, see the IFAC publications web
site: www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac
Call for Invited Sessions
Each invited session may include four to six papers with a well-defined
cohesive focus on a topic relevant to the workshop. The proposal should
contain the title and aim of the session and list of papers together with
abstracts, the names, affiliations, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and
e-mail addresses of authors. Three (3) copies of the proposal should be
sent to the IPC secretariat not later than 28 Feb., 2003.
IPC Secretariat Address
Prof. Wei Wang
Dalain University of Technology
Research Center of Information and Control
Dalain, 116024 P.R.China
Phone: +86-411-4707580, Fax: +86-4114707579
E-mail: wangwei@dlut.edu.cn
Due dates
28 Feb., 2003 Submission of draft papers and session proposals
31 May, 2003 Notification of acceptance
31 July, 2003 Submission of camera-ready papers
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Contributed by: Carlos Mosquera,
Workshop on Signal Processing in Communications
Sixth Baiona Workshop on Signal Processing in Communications
This workshop will be held in Baiona, a nice old town on the Galician
coast, very close to the city of Vigo, on September 8-10, 2003.
The workshop site will be the Parador Conde de Gondomar, a Middle Age
Castle transformed into a nice hotel.
Confirmed guest speakers for this year are:
- David Falconer, Carleton University.
- Giorgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota.
- Marco Luise, University of Pisa.
- Fernando Pereira, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa.
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in a Special
Issue of the journal Signal Processing-EURASIP.
Information regarding paper preparation and submission, symposium,
plenary talks, registration, hotel reservation, etc. can be found in
http://www.baionaworkshop.org
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of extended summaries April 27th, 2003
Notification of acceptance May 26th, 2003
Camera-ready paper due July 13th, 2003
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