E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 181, September, 2003
E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 182, October, 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 November eletter: October 31, 2003
Contents
0. Editorial
1. Personals
1.1 Change of Address: Alexander Leonessa
1.2 Change of Address: Hugues Garnier
1.3 Change of Address: Stephen Bates
1.4 Change of Address: Zhengtao Ding
1.5 Change of address: Ravi Rajamani
2. Awards Honors
2.1 2004 AACC Awards Nominations
2.2 Nominations Sought: The George Polya Prize
2.3 Nominations Sought: Theodore von Karman Prize
2.4 Nominations Sought: W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize
2.5 Richard C. DiPrima Prize
2.6 Submissions Sought: SIAM Student Paper Prize
2.7 Systems Theory Day in honour of Jan C. Willems
3. General Announcements
3.1 1st Workshop on flatness signal processing and state estimation
3.2 7th workshop on dynamics and computation
3.3 Academy on Hot and Cold Mill Control and Technology
3.4 Course on LMI optimization with applications in control
3.5 Paris Graduate Control School
3.6 Thesis: Multirate Statistical Signal Processing
4. Positions
4.1 Faculty: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Canada
4.2 Faculty: University of Illinois USA
4.3 Faculty: University of Sydney Australia
4.4 Faculty Position: Embry-Riddle AZ USA
4.5 PhD: Delft Center for Systems and Control NL
4.6 PhD: Delft University of Technology NL
4.7 PhD: University of Kansas USA
4.8 PhD PDF: Hamilton Institute Ireland
4.9 PhD PDF: University of Texas at Dallas USA
4.10 Post-Doc: Cornell University USA
4.11 Post-Doc: Illinois Institute of Technology USA
4.12 Research Engineer: Scientific Systems USA
4.13 Research Fellow: University of Melbourne Australia
4.14 Research Positions: NICTA Australia
4.15 Research Positions: National University of Singapore
5. Books
6. Journals
6.1 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
6.2 Contents: Automatica
6.3 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
6.4 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control - August 2003
6.5 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control July 2003
6.6 Contents: Int Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
6.7 Contents: Int Journal of Hybrid Systems
6.8 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
7. Conferences
7.1 11th IFAC Symp on Automation in Mining Mineral and Metal processing
7.2 2004 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems
7.3 8th Int Conf on Control Automation Robotics and Vision
7.4 Call for Participation: ADCHEM 2003/2004
7.5 Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2004
7.6 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
7.7 IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium
7.8 IFAC-Dycops
7.9 IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems
7.10 International Symposium in Advanced Vehicle Control
7.11 New manuscript submission policy for ACC and CDC
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Contributed by: Alexander Leonessa,
Change of Address: Alexander Leonessa
At the beginning of this fall semester I transferred to the University of
Central Florida. My new contact information are:
Alexander Leonessa
University of Central Florida
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
P.O. Box 162450
Orlando, FL 32816-2450
Ofc: 407-823-5623
Fax: 407-823-0208
email: aleo@mail.ucf.edu
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Contributed by: Hugues Garnier,
Change of Address: Hugues Garnier
I am on a sabbatival leave until 31 August 2004 at:
Centre for Integrated Dynamics and Control,
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
The University of Newcastle,
University Drive,
Callaghan, 2308, AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 49 21 7072
Fax: +61 2 49 60 1712
e-mail: garnier@ee.newcastle.edu.au
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Contributed by: Stephen Bates,
Change of Address: Stephen Bates
I have recently taken up a faculty position at the University of Alberta. My
new contact details are:
Stephen Bates
Dept.of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
The University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2V4
+1 780 492 2691
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Contributed by: Zhengtao Ding,
Change of Address: Zhengtao Ding
New contact information:
Dr Zhengtao Ding
Manchester School of Engineering
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
UK
Email: zhengtao.ding@man.ac.uk
Fax: +44 161 2753844
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Contributed by: Ravi Rajamani,
Change of address: Ravi Rajamani
New contact information for Ravi Rajamani:
Ravi Rajamani
Pratt & Whitney
400 Main St., M/S 182-95
East Hartford, CT 06108
Email: ravi.rajamani@pw.utc.com
Ph: 860-565-5945
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Awards Honors
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Contributed by: Pradeep Misra,
2004 AACC Awards Nominations
Deadline: December 1, 2003
Nominations for the five AACC (American Automatic Control Council) awards
for 2002 are now being solicited. The awards consist of a certificate and an
honorarium, and they will be presented at the Awards Luncheon during the 2004
ACC to be held in Boston, MA. Nomination packages should be prepared in
accordance with the AACC Award Nomination Form and include the following:
biographical information, a statement identifying and evaluating the
accomplishments on which the nomination is based (not to exceed two double
spaced pages), a minimum of three and a maximum of five reference letters, a
current list of publications and patents, and any additional supporting
material that could have bearing on the award. All materials should be
collected in a single package and the original together with six (6) copies
should be submitted at the same time. The nomination package is due by
December 1, 2003. It should be sent to:
Professor Pradeep Misra
Department of ELectrical Engineering
Wright State University
3640 Col. Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435
Tel: (937) 775-5062
pmisra@cs.wright.edu
****Nomination Forms may be downloaded from http://www.a2c2.org/ ****
The awards are described as follows:
Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award. For distinguished career
contributions to the theory or applications of automatic control. The nominee
is to have spent a significant part of his or her career in the United
States. Posthumous nominations are not allowed.
Donald P. Eckman Award. For outstanding accomplishments by a young engineer
in the field of automatic control. Nominees must be younger than 35 years on
January 1 of the year of award. The award is based on contributions made
while the nominee was a resident of the United States.
John R. Ragazzini Award. For outstanding contributions to automatic control
education in any form. The awardee normally is a teacher, but there is no
formal requirement that nominees be members of a university faculty.
Control Engineering Practice Award. For significant contributions to the
advancement of control practice including the application and implementation
of innovative control concepts, methodology, and technology, for the
planning, design, manufacture, and operation of control systems.
O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award. For the best two papers presented at the
previous American Control Conference. The papers must have been presented by
the author or a co-author at the conference. Selection criteria include
quality of the written and oral presentation, technical contribution,
timeliness, and practicality, with one award emphasizing contributions to
theory and the other emphasizing significant or innovative applications.
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Contributed by: Joanna Littleton,
Nominations Sought: The George Polya Prize
The Polya Prize
The award will be presented at the 2004 SIAM Annual Meeting scheduled for
July 12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
The award honors the memory of George Polya and is given in even-numbered
years for notable contributions in two alternating categories. The 2004
Prize will be given for a notable application of combinatorial theory.
Eligibility
There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to
recognize specific recent work.
Description of Award
The award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize. Travel
expenses to the award ceremony will be provided by the prize fund.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be
sent by December 31, 2003 to:
Chair, Selection Committee
George Polya Prize
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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Contributed by: Joanna Littleton,
Nominations Sought: Theodore von Karman Prize
SIAM will present the Theodore von Karman Prize at the SIAM Annual Meeting
scheduled for July 12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
Principal Guidelines-
The award will be given for a notable application of mathematics to mechanics
and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding
the award. The award may be given either for a single notable achievement or
for a collection of such achievements.
Description of Award-
The award consists of a hand-calligraphed certificate and a $1,000 cash
prize. Expenses for the winner to attend the annual meeting to receive the
award will be borne by SIAM.
Further information about the award, including past winners, may be found at
http://www.siam.org/prizes/vonkar.htm
Nominations-
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be
sent by January 30, 2004, to:
Von Karman Prize Selection Committee
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
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Contributed by: Joanna Littleton,
Nominations Sought: W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize
SIAM will present the W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize at the SIAM Annual Meeting
scheduled to be held July 12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
The award will be given for research in, or other contributions to, the
broadly defined areas of differential equations and control theory. The
prize may be given either for a single notable achievement or for a
collection of such achievements. Committee Chair John Burns wishes to
stress the breadth of the eligible fields. He welcomes nominations in
all areas of differential equations (ODEs, PDEs, etc.), both analytical
and numerical, as well as in control theory.
Eligibility
The prize is awarded to any member of the scientific community who meets the
general guidelines of the prize description above.
Description of Award
The award consists of an engraved medal and a $10,000 cash prize.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s), should be
sent to the address below. Nominations must be received in the SIAM office
by January 30, 2004.
Professor John A. Burns
Chair, Reid Prize Selection Committee
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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Contributed by: Joanna Littleton,
Richard C. DiPrima Prize
SIAM will present the award at the SIAM Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon,
July 12-16, 2004. The award honors the memory of Richard C. DiPrima,
long-time chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and past President and energetic supporter of SIAM.
The award, to be given to a young scientist, will be based on an outstanding
doctoral dissertation in applied mathematics.
Eligibility
Candidates for the prize must have completed their doctoral
dissertations and all other requirements for their doctorates during the
period running from three years prior to the award date to one year prior
to the award date (July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2003). The doctorate must have
been awarded at least eight months prior to the award date. The
requirements for the doctorate must have been equivalent to those for an
American doctorate. It is preferable but not necessary that the recipient
be a member of SIAM. Selection is based on the dissertations of the
candidates. The dissertations must represent topics of applied mathematics
(defined as those topics covered by the SIAM journals). They must be
submitted in English. An English translation is acceptable.
Nominations
Nominations, along with a copy of the dissertation (in English), should be
sent by December 31, 2003 to:
Richard C. DiPrima Prize Selection Committee
c/o Joanna Littleton
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Description of the Award
The award consists of a framed, hand-calligraphed certificate and a cash
prize of $1,000. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be paid by
the prize fund.
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Contributed by: Joanna Littleton,
Submissions Sought: SIAM Student Paper Prize
The 2004 SIAM STUDENT PAPER PRIZE will be presented at the 2004 SIAM Annual
Meeting scheduled for July 12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
Principal Guidelines-
The SIAM Student Paper Prize is awarded every year to the student author(s)
of the most outstanding papers submitted to the SIAM Student Paper
Competition. This award is based solely on the merit and content of the
student's contribution to the submitted paper. Up to three papers will be
selected for the prizes.
The purpose of the Student Paper Prize is to recognize outstanding
scholarship by students in applied mathematics and scientific computing.
Selection Procedures-
Eligibility is restricted to students in good standing who have not received
their Ph.D. as of January 1 of the year in which the prizes are awarded.
Submissions may be based on co-authored papers, provided that the student's
advisor will attest that the student's work played a pivotal role in the
results. A letter from the student's advisor or department chair must
accompany each entry to verify these conditions.
To enter the competition, a student must submit: (1) an extended abstract, in
English, of a paper, and (2) a short biography. The total length of the
submitted abstract (including bibliography) may not exceed five pages. The
student also must submit (3) the complete paper, which will be used for
clarification of any questions the committee may have about the extended
abstract. In addition, the student's advisor or an interested faculty member
must submit (4) a letter describing and evaluating the paper's contribution
to the literature and the student's role in the scholarship.
Deadline for Submissions-
All papers and accompanying documentation must be received at the SIAM office
by February 13, 2004.
Notification of Prize Winners-
The SIAM President will notify the recipient(s) at least six weeks before the
award date.
Each recipient is required to present his or her paper at the meeting where
the prize(s) are awarded. If attending the meeting poses a serious hardship,
an exception may be granted by the SIAM President.
Description of the Award-
Each recipient of the SIAM Student Paper Prize shall receive a framed
certificate and a cash award of $1,000. Winners also receive $500 toward
travel expenses and gratis registration for the meeting.
Please direct your submission and any questions you may have to:
Joanna Littleton
Student Paper Prize
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA
Telephone: (215) 382-9800 ext. 303
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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Contributed by: H.L. Trentelman,
Systems Theory Day in honour of Jan C. Willems
After having been Professor of Systems and Control in the Department of
Mathematics of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, for 30 years,
Jan C. Willems has officially retired on March 1, 2003. On the occasion of
his retirement he will give his 'Afscheidsrede' on Tuesday, January 13, at
16:00 in the Academy Building of the University of Groningen. On that day
there will also be a System Theory Day, which will be held in the
Senaatszaal of the Academy Building.
More information can be found at
http://www.math.rug.nl/~trentelman/systday.html
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General Announcements
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Contributed by: Hebertt Sira-Ramirez,
1st Workshop on flatness, signal processing and state estimation
Cinvestav-IPN, located in the northern part of México City, will host, thanks
to the kind cooperation of Conacyt-México, the celebration of the first 12
years of flatness with the First Workshop on Algebraic Methods applied to
Flatness, Signal processing and State Estimation. The meeting will take place
tuesday 18th to thursday 20th of November. The workshop will consist of a 1
day mini-course on flatness delivered by Professors Michel Fliess, Jean
Levine, Philippe Martin and Pierre Rouchon (FLMR), who are the founders of
the differential flatness concept in modern control theory (the mini-course
will include hands-on practice on a digital computer laboratory session). The
workshop also includes plenary lectures by each one of the 4 mentioned
researchers, FLMR, a round table discussion and presentation of free
contributions. The workshop is free, i.e. no admission fees will be charged.
An edited book to commemorate the occasion will be published and it will be
available at the time of the workshop. People interested in submitting
original, unpublished, works in the areas of the workshop are welcome to
write a 10 to 20 pages article in latex "book" format. Authors are requested
to send their contribution via e-mail including: (1) the latex file of the
contribution (2) the eps files of the figures and (3) a PDF file of the
completed contribution (please use zipped files if it exceeds 1Mb;
contributions larger than 2 MB are strongly discouraged). The article files
are to be sent to the following e-mail address: hsira@mail.cinvestav.mx, no
later than October 15th 2003. We hope to see you in fabulous Mexico City
next fall.
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Contributed by: Rodolphe Sepulchre,
7th workshop on dynamics and computation
(ITERATED GAMES AND COOPERATION)
Arenberg castle, Leuven, Belgium
October 27-28, 2003
http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/dynamics/
This is the seventh of a series of annual workshops held in Belgium on topics
related to dynamical systems. The goal of this series is to gather
researchers from different disciplines around the general theme of dynamical
systems in a casual and informal athmosphere, see
http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/~blondel/workshops/
The 7th workshop on dynamics and computation will focus on the dynamical
aspect of iterated games. The first day of the workshop will be an
introductory minicourse by Professor Karl Sigmund (University of Vienna,
Austria). This introductory minicourse will be based on the textbook
"Evolutionary Games and Population Dynamics", J. Hofbauer and K. Sigmund,
Cambridge University Press, 1998. The second day will consist of invited
talks. Confirmed invited speakers include K. Sigmund (University of Vienna,
Austria), J. Hofbauer (University College London) and P. Deleenheer (Rutgers
University, USA). All talks will be in tutorial format and informal
discussions between participants will be encouraged throughout the two days.
REGISTRATION
There are no registration fees. Registration is by email. If you wish to
participate in the workshop, please send your name and surname, affiliation
and email address to dynamics@inma.ucl.ac.be. The closing date for
registrations is October 15, 2003.
VENUE
The workshop will be held in Arenberg castle, on the university campus of the
beautiful city of Leuven. Leuven is less than 20 miles from Brussels and
easily reached by train from Brussels, Amsterdam, and Paris.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Vincent Blondel, University of Louvain, Belgium
Patrick Deleenheer, Rutgers University, USA
Rodolphe Sepulchre, University of Ličge, Belgium
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Contributed by: Gerrit M. van der Molen,
Academy on Hot and Cold Mill Control and Technology
Alstom Power Conversion and Industrial Systems and Control announce their
next International Rolling Mill Academy on Hot and Cold Mill Control and
Technology.
Location: Alstom, Rugby, England.
Date: 15-19 March, 2004.
* The focus of the event will be on Hot and Cold Metal Rolling Mills and how
improved control can provide benefits.
* The academy will cover the principles of control in rolling mills, advanced
control topics, case study examples and practical hands-on computer
sessions.
Very experienced industrial personnel together with leading researchers will
present the lectures.
* The academy will cover a wide range of issues in Hot and Cold Rolling and
will present a variety of control methods, from classical PID tuning to
advanced multivariable control, and model adaption.
For registration or further information please see our web-site on:
http://www.isc-ltd.com/rollingmill
Or contact us at:
Industrial Systems and Control
50 George Street
Glasgow G1 1QE
United Kingdom
Email: iscmail@isc-ltd.com
Tel: +44 141 5531111
Fax: +44 141 5531232
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Contributed by: Didier Henrion,
Course on LMI optimization with applications in control
by Didier Henrion, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/courses/lmi
Venue and dates:
The course is given at the Czech Technical University, Charles Square,
down-town Prague (Karlovo Namesti 13, 12135 Praha 2) from Monday
November 10 to Friday November 14, 2003. It consists of five two-hour
lectures (10am to 12am) and three two-hour labs (2pm to 4pm). There is
no admission fee, but please send an e-mail to henrion@laas.fr
to register.
Description:
This is a course for graduate students or researchers with a
background in linear control systems, linear algebra and convex
optimization. The focus in on semidefinite programming (SDP), or
optimization over linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), an extension of
linear programming to the cone of positive semidefinite matrices.
Outline:
In the first part of the course, historical developments of LMIs and
SDP are surveyed. Convex sets that can be represented with LMIs are
classified and studied. LMI relaxations are introduced to solve
non-convex polynomial optimization problems. Finally, interior-point
algorithms are described to solve LMI problems and latest achievements
in software and solvers are reported.
The second part of the course focuses on the application of LMI
techniques to solve several control problems traditionally deemed as
difficult, such as robustness analysis of linear and nonlinear
systems, or design of fixed-order robust controllers with H-infinity
specifications. The originality of the approach is in the simultaneous
use of algebraic or polynomial techniques (as opposed to classical
state-space methods) and modern convex optimization techniques.
For the labs we use the Polynomial Toolbox and the YALMIP interface to
define and solve LMI problems under the Matlab environment.
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Contributed by: Antonio Loria, loria@lss.supelec.fr
Paris Graduate Control School
Place: Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees de Paris,
28, rue des Saints-P??semi999res, Paris, France
Date: 26th/january-2nd/april 2004
Deadline for inscription: 15th november 2003
Inscription form: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/FAP.html
Scholarships available: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/
Cost: 450 euros. Fully covered by scholarship for all CTS fellows from
any Host Institute (see below). No cost for PhD students in France
of any nationality.
Contact: Antonio Loria (loria@lss.supelec.fr)
Intensive teaching: one 2 1hrs module per week, 7 sessions of 3hrs each,
Lectures in English.
Preliminary program:
P1 Modeling and boundary control of infinite dimensional systems
B. Maschke, A.J. van der Schaft
P2 Nonlinear control and mechanical systems
B. Bonnard
P3 Tools for analysis and control of time-varying systems
J. M. Coron, A. Loria
P4 Control of oscillating mechanical systems, synchronization and chaos
J. Levine, H. Nijmeijer
P5 Algebraic analysis of control systems defined by partial differential
equations
J-F. Pommaret
P6 Nonlinear control of electrical and electromechanical systems
A. Astolfi, R. Ortega
P7 Linear systems, algebraic theory of modules, structural properties
H. Bourles, M. Fliess
P8 Lyapunov-based control: state and output feedback
L. Praly, A. Astolfi, A. Loria
P9 Nonlinear flatness-based control of complex electromechanical systems
E. Delaleau - A.M. Stankovic
P10 Modeling and control of chemical and biotechnological processes
Jan van Impe, D. Dochain,
Scholarships are available for students following a PhD education in Europe to
do part of their graduate training and research within one of the 29 Host
Institutes, members of the Control Training Site network.
- Apply to European (and associated countries) nationals as well as to others
living in a European or associated country since 5 years ago.
- Scholarships are for research internships of 3 to 12 months in any of the 29
host institutes (see http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/)
Previous CTS fellows are welcome if their previous internship was shorter
than 9 months.
- The selected candidate receives 1200 euros per month for living expenses.
The courses and travel expenses are also covered.
- No deadline for applications is impossed but allow one month for scholarship
to become effective after selection is completed. Notice also that the
deadline for the FAP courses above is Nov. 15th.
- French non CTS fellows are invited at no cost and scolarships from MNRT are
available.
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Contributed by: Omid S. Jahromi, omidj@control.toronto.edu
Thesis: Multirate Statistical Signal Processing
Title: Theory of multirate statistical signal processing
Author: Omid Jahromi
Supervisors: Professors Bruce A. Francis and Raymond H. Kwong
Granting Institution: University of Toronto
Available from http://www.multirate.org
Abstract:
In many engineering applications, it is possible and often advantageous to
obtain measurement data using more than one sensor device. This thesis
presents a statistical theory for merging information about a physical
quantity obtained by a set of low-resolution measurements. More
specifically, we consider a measurement model where a continuous random
signal x(t) is being measured (observed) indirectly through several sensors.
Each sensor is allowed to have its own sampling rate and bandwidth
characteristics. The sensors’ output, thus, consists of multi-rate discrete-
time data. Through the development of a unified inference theory, we pose
and solve some important questions including the following:
Is it possible to combine the information provided by a set of low-
resolution (low-sampling-rate) sensors and estimate samples of the original
signal x(t) as could have been measured by a single high-resolution (high-
sampling-rate) sensor? Under what conditions can we emulate a high-precision
(high-sampling-rate) measurement by several low-precision (low-sampling-
rate) ones? How much information, in a multi-sensor setting, is gained by,
say, sensor A and how much by sensors B and C?
The general theory developed in this thesis consists of four sub-theories.
The scope of each sub-theory is as follows:
-Multirate Statistical Inference takes statistics of low-rate measured
signals and estimates statistics of the original non-observable signal.
-Information Theory of Multirate Systems provides a quantitative measure of
the amount of information contained in the low-rate measurements about the
original signal. This sub-theory enables one to compare different sensors in
terms of the informativity or redundancy of their data.
-Multirate Signal Estimation takes sample values of low-rate measured
signals and estimates sample values of the original non-observable signal at
a finer sampling rate.
-Scalability of Multirate Systems provides a way of comparing different
multirate measurement systems within a class of such systems. In addition,
it defines what the optimal decomposition of a signal into low-rate
components means.
Furthermore, the thesis contains an introductory chapter introducing
potential applications, a chapter providing the necessary mathematical
background and a concluding chapter which outlines the contributions along
with their possible future extensions.
Contact Info:
Omid S. Jahromi
Artificial Perception Laboratory
Bahen Centre for Information Technology
University of Toronto
40 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2E4
Canada
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Contributed by: Lahcen Saydy, lahcen.saydy@polymtl.ca
Faculty: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
The Electrical Engineering Department at École Polytechnique de Montréal
invites applications for tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant or
Associate Professor. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to,
Electrical Network and Energy Systems, VLSI Design, Microwave and Millimeter-
Wave Integrated Circuits Technology, Telecommunication and Mecatronics
(Embedded and Onboard systems).
The department seeks individuals who can assume leadership roles in teaching,
research and outreach. The new professors will be required to teach at both
the undergraduate and the graduate levels, supervise graduate students and
demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in order to favor close
collaborations with existing research groups.
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or in a
related engineering discipline. Industrial experience is desirable. The
teaching language is French. The search will continue until the positions are
filled. Candidates should send a CV, selected reprints/preprints of previous
or current research contributions, names and addresses of three references
and a brief statement outlining their research and teaching goals to:
Professor Richard Hurteau, chairman
Electrical Engineering Department
Ecole Polytechnique
P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville
Montreal (Quebec), Canada
H3C 3A7
Email: richard.hurteau@polymtl.ca
Following Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to
citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Ecole Polytechnique is committed to employment equity.
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Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, mspong@uiuc.edu
Faculty: University of Illinois, USA
Faculty Openings in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Department of General Engineering
University of Illinois
The Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, has recently established new M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Systems
and Entrepreneurial Engineering and is inviting applications for one or more
full-time, tenure track positions. The primary interest is at the assistant
professor level but candidates may also be considered at the associate
professor or full professor level depending on qualifications. Candidates
should have a Ph.D. in engineering or science. Candidates with Ph.D.s in
business with a strong quantitative emphasis are also encouraged to apply.
Candidates should be committed to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate
levels and to developing significant externally funded research programs in
one or more subjects related to the business side of engineering, which
includes product management, design for six sigma, entrepreneurship, systems
engineering and design, product planning, financial engineering, costing,
value engineering, decision theory, operations research, and operations
management. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. The proposed
starting date is August 16, 2004.
Applications should include a letter of interest outlining teaching and
research interests, curriculum vitae, complete publication list, dissertation
abstract, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and the names of four
references. They should be sent to Dr. Harry E. Cook, Department of General
Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 104 South Mathews
Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801; (217-333-2730). To assure full
consideration, applications should be received by February 15, 2004.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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Contributed by: Hugh Durrant-Whyte, hugh@acfr.usyd.edu.au
Faculty: University of Sydney, Australia
Patrick Chair in Automation and Logistics, University of Sydney
The University of Sydney School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic
Engineering is seeking to appoint a Professor in the broad area of
automation and logistics. The appointee is expected to initiate, develop and
lead research in the area of automation, logistics and related areas. The
appointee will also be expected to undertake teaching at both graduate and
undergraduate levels. Highly qualified applicants with backgrounds in one or
more of the following areas are encouraged to apply: control systems,
operations research, robotics, planning systems, or systems engineering.
The new Chair will be associated with the Austrlian Centre for Field
Robotics (ACFR). The ACFR comprises over 100 research staff and students
working in the general area of automation. The ACFR has extensive research
facilities, and close collaborative links with a large number of industry
sectors.
Detailed information on this position can be found at:
http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/acfr-info/join-us/patrick/index.html
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Contributed by: Stephen Kahne, kahne@erau.edu
Faculty Position: Embry-Riddle, AZ, USA
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ invites applications for a
tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level available
in Fall 2004. The successful candidate should have a BS in Electrical or
Computer Engineering and an earned doctorate in Computer Engineering or a
closely related field. Interest and ability to teach undergraduate
electrical and computer engineering courses and laboratories is essential.
Preferred areas of expertise include data networks, telecommunications, and
software tools. Industrial and/or teaching experience would strengthen a
candidate’s credentials. The successful candidates will be given
opportunities for professional development including the use of our
outstanding flight education center.
Embry-Riddle is a small, residential university in the mountains of Arizona
where faculty/student interaction is highly valued and is a central theme of
the campus. The department is part of the College of Engineering that also
includes a large Aerospace Engineering department and Computer Science.
There are many opportunities for inter-departmental teaching and research.
Our fully accredited undergraduate engineering programs place students in
aerospace companies and major university graduate schools. A new academic
complex is under construction and will be ready for occupancy in Fall 2004
with new office, laboratory and teaching facilities.
Prescott is rated as one of the most livable areas in the Southwest and at
5000 above sea level has a mild climate, clean air and pristine wilderness
areas close by. It is 100 miles North of Phoenix and 100 miles South of the
Grand Canyon.
Please send detailed vita information and contact information for three
professional references to Professor Stephen Kahne, Chair, Search Committee,
c/o HR Department, Embry-Riddle University, 3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott,
AZ 86503. Contact Professor Kahne at Kahne@erau.edu for further information.
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2003. ERAU is an equal
opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from women and
minorities.
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Contributed by: Peter Heuberger, p.s.c.heuberger@dcsc.tudelft.nl
PhD: Delft Center for Systems and Control, NL
In the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) at Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands, there is an open position for a
Ph.D. student
Identification and control of LPV systems using orthonormal basis functions
Group:
The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a recently installed
group, resulting from a merger of three former systems and control groups
within Delft University of Technology, i.e. the groups of Electrical
Engineering (Michel Verhaegen), Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra) and
Applied Physics (Paul Van den Hof).
Project:
The project, financed by the Dutch NSF (NWO), aims at the development and
application of a new generation of tools for identification (experimental
modeling) and control of these processes, enhancing results recently
obtained in systems and control theory, with the goal to bridge the obvious
gap between modeling and control requirements by the creation of relatively
simple models, that are both accurate in the representation of the over-all
system behavior, suited for control design. One of the approaches taken will
consist of interpolation of locally linear models. The work will comprise
both theoretical research as practical application of the research results
on a laboratory device, such as a position dependent mechanical servo system,
for instance a flight simulator platform.
Requirements:
We are looking for a candidate having a MSc. degree and a solid background in
systems and control or a related field. Candidates are expected to be
interested in fundamental research. A good command of the English language is
required.
Position:
The appointment will be for four years and starts as soon as possible. As an
employee you will receive a competitive salary (starting at approx 2000 euro
pm) as well as good secondary benefits. In the first year you will join the
graduate program of the research school DISC. You will work under the
supervision of Prof. Paul Van den Hof and in cooperation with Dr. Peter
Heuberger, Prof. Carsten Scherer and Dr. Vincent Verdult.
Information and Application:
Information on this position can be obtained from:
Prof. Paul Van den Hof, Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft
University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands, Tel:
+31-15-27 84509, Fax: +31-15-27 84263, E-mail:
p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, WWW: http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl.
Interested applicants should send their resume, including MSc course program
and the names of two professional referees, before November 1, 2003, to the
address mentioned above.
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Contributed by: Jacquelien Scherpen, j.m.a.scherpen@dcsc.tudelft.nl
PhD: Delft University of Technology, NL
Delft Center for Systems and Control
Delft University of Technology
The Netherlands
The new center for Systems and Control has a vacancy for a Ph.D. student
within the Dutch NSF (NWO) financed project entitled
"Model Reduction Algorithms for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems"
This project aims at development of structured and computationally efficient
model reduction algorithms for nonlinear systems. The developments are based
upon the so-called nonlinear balancing theory, and should result in useful
tools for dealing with classes of complex nonlinear systems. For achieving
this goal, both system theoretical and numerical developments have to be made.
We are looking for a candidate having an M.Sc. degree and a background in
numerical analysis and/or systems and control. Candidates are expected to be
interested in fundamental research and in working on the boundary of several
research domains. A good command of the English language is required.
The appointment will be for four years and as an employee you will receive a
competitive salary as well as good secondary benefits. In the first year you
will join the excellent graduate program of the research school DISC (Dutch
Institute for Systems and Control), possibly in combination with courses in
the field of numerical analysis. You will work under the supervision of
Dr. ir. J.M.A. Scherpen and Prof. dr. ir. M.H. Verhaegen.
If you are interested in this position, send a detailed curriculum vitae,
your course programme and corresponding grades, references and all other
information that might be relevant to your application to
Dr. ir. Jacquelien Scherpen
Delft Center for Systems and Control
Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-15-27 86152
Fax: +31-15-27 86679
E-mail: j.m.a.scherpen@dcsc.tudelft.nl
WWW: http://www.dcsc.tudelft.nl/~jscherpen
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Contributed by: Richard Colgren, rcolgren@ku.edu
PhD: University of Kansas, USA
Graduate positions are available in UAV and autonomous control research at
the University of Kansas. Positions are open beginning January 2004. For
its 60th anniversary the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the
University of Kansas is undergoing a major upgrade to its flight research
program and its Flight Test Facility in Lawrence, Kansas. Research is being
conducted on both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. Doctoral students with
experience with the Matlab/Simulink/StateFlow/Real-time Workshop product
line, remote control (RC) aircraft operation, and/or real-time control
systems algorithms and software are especially desired. Students with
interest in being a part of this exciting educational and research
opportunity are encouraged to send their Curriculum Vita and/or their Resume
along with a description of their research interests and three references to:
Prof. Richard Colgren
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Kansas
2119C Learned Hall
1530 West 15th Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Phone: 785-864-2904
FAX: 785-864-3597
E-mail: rcolgren@ku.edu
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Contributed by: Douglas Leith, doug.leith@may.ie
PhD, PDF: Hamilton Institute, Ireland
Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a number of
postgraduate/postdoctoral positions at the Hamilton Institute. The
successful candidates will be work on the application of dynamic systems
theory to internet and related network congestion control problems. Areas of
interest include
(i) Inference of network properties from time series data. This will include
both off-line analysis to estimate end-to-end properties such as the number
and type of bottleneck links and cross-traffic, and the study of algorithms
for real-time inference as an enabling technology for new tcp congestion
control algorithms. Candidates should have a strong background in system
identification and time-series analysis. Research will involve collaboration
with international partners in the US and Europe.
(ii) The application of dynamics systems theory to congestion control
analysis/design for TCP, including the study of stability, convergence,
efficiency and fairness issues and the development of novel protocols for
high-speed and heterogeneous networks. Candidates will require a strong
mathematical/dynamics background coupled, ideally, with experience of tcp and
computer networks.
The Hamilton Institute is committed to research excellence. 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.
To apply, please send a cv (together with copies of two significant papers if
applying for a postdoctoral post) to Professor Douglas Leith,
doug.leith@may.ie
For further details visit www.hamilton.ie
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Contributed by: Raimund Ober, ober@utdallas.edu
PhD, PDF: University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Ph.D. positions are available to work on bioengineering problems
in joint NIH funded projects with Prof. E.S. Ward at UT Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas.
For exceptionally well qualified candidates also post-doctoral positions
are available.
The projects aim to develop novel image processing and data analysis
methods for fluorescence microscopy live cell experiments (including
single molecule detection) and surface plasmon resonance experiments
for the analysis of protein-protein interactions. No prior knowledge
of these techniques is required. However, a strong technical background in
engineering or mathematics is desirable and a keen interest in getting
involved in bioengineering related research is necessary. A number of the
proposed techniques make use of advanced system theoretic ideas.
The positions will provide the opportunity to not only work on projects
of significant technical interest but also to become familiar with the
fundamental biological questions that are being addressed in the laboratory.
Please send inquiries (resume, names of referees etc.) to
Prof. Raimund J. Ober
Department of Electrical Engineering EC33
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX 75083
USA
email: ober@utdallas.edu
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Contributed by: Hod Lipson, hod.lipson@cornell.edu
Post-Doc: Cornell University, USA
POSTDOC POSITION at CORNELL UNIVERSITY: The Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace engineering at Cornell is seeking a researcher interested in the
area of biologically-inspired robotics. The postdoc is expected to lead
research and development of a new, biologically-inspired autonomous multi-
legged robot. This robot platform will be used to study new ideas such as
decentralized neuro-control, utilization of smart materials as passive and
active intersegmental body joints, adaptive morphology, evolutionary
adaptation, and optical flow sensing.
Applicants should be able to build upon a solid PhD in engineering, physics
or computer science. Interested applicants should contact
hod.lipson@cornell.edu with a detailed statement of interest, names and
contact information of three references, and a URL linking to a current CV
and list of downloadable publications. U.S. citizenship required due to
federal funding constraints. Applications will be accepted until the position
is filled. For more information visit
http://www.mae.cornell.edu/lipson/postdoc.htm
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Contributed by: Ali Cinar, cinar@iit.edu
Post-Doc: Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
A postdoctoral research associate position is available to work on change
detection in dynamic multivariable process behavior and fault diagnosis. The
methods developed will be embedded in an agent-based process supervision and
control system. Expertise in signal processing, modeling (state space and
nonlinear), statistical and machine learning theory and techniques such as
support vector machines, and multivariable statistical methods for pattern
recognition and classification is expected. Advanced programming skill in
Matlab is required, good command of C, C++, or Java is desirable. The
initial appointment will be for one year, and the position is renewable upon
satisfactory performance for additional years. The position is available
immediately. Work will be conducted at Illinois Institute of Technology, an
urban university located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Interested parties
should send their resumes and contact information for three references to
cinar@iit.edu.
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Contributed by: Sanjeev Seereeram, ssc-0332@ssci.com
Research Engineer: Scientific Systems, USA
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS is a Boston-area company active in applied research and
development of emerging technologies in the areas of advanced guidance
and controls, system identification, image and signal processing, pattern
recognition, and communication networks.
Requirements: MSc in Electrical, Computer, Systems, Mechanical or Aerospace
Engineering.
Duties: Research, Development, Implementation and Support of Advanced
Control/System Identification Systems. The successful applicant will
contribute to projects in the areas of advanced nonlinear systems and
controls analysis/design for aerospace, industrial and manufacturing
applications.
Experience: 1. Master's thesis/project in Controls/Systems Engineering.
Industrial project experience may be considered in lieu of this 2. Inro to
advanced controls and linear system theory, analysis and design (graduate
level) 3. Experience with systems analysis/design software: MATLAB, Matrix-X,
or equivalent 4. Strong software engineering skills (C, C++ preferred) in
Unix or DOS/Windows environments 5. Excellent written and oral communication
skills: technical proposals for contracts, progress reports, and presentations
This position requires existing employment authorization for USA Employment.
Please direct all correspondence, questions, etc. to
Ms. Patricia Kelly (Job code: SSC-0332)
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
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Contributed by: Iven Mareels, I.mareels@unimelb.edu.au
Research Fellow: University of Melbourne, Australia
The Research Fellow will form part of a team comprising other researchers,
academic staff and postgraduate students. The incumbent will work in the area
of nonlinear control systems analysis and design, and will conduct high
quality research into the development and activation of asymptotic based
methods such as singular perturbations, averaging and other slowly varying
techniques for the robust stabilization of nonlinear systems affected by
disturbances.
Requirements:
- A PhD in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Maths or an
equivalent qualification.
- A quality research record as evidenced by research publications in good
international conferences and journals and/or patents.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills
and an ability to interact with University staff at all levels. The ability
to present research results in a comprehensive and timely manner, both
through verbal and written means.
- Very good knowledge and experience in nonlinear systems and control theory,
with specialization in Lyapunov techniques, singular perturbations,
averaging and optimization tools.
- Skills in implementing numerical algorithms in C, C++ and Matlab under Unix.
- Potential to achieve excellent levels of scholarship in service to the
Department (including teaching in the undergraduate and postgraduate
programs).
For more information and a copy of the position description access The
Univeristy of Melbourne Positions Vacant web site:
http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/jobs/
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Contributed by: Stephanie Lam, jobs@nicta.com.au
Research Positions: NICTA, Australia
National ICT Australia Limited (NICTA) is seeking applicants from high
performing and entrepreneurial researchers in specific programs of
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) disciplines for a continuing
appointment as Senior Researcher (Levels D/ E). This position is to work
within the Systems Engineering and Complex Systems Program (SEACS). At this
time positions are available for:
Researcher Level B (Fixed Term 1 yr)
Researcher Level B (Fixed Term 3 yrs)
Researcher Level D/E
Candidates will be expected to have an international reputation for research
along with a vision of how their research can lead to technology with a
potential for application in an Australian or international context.
Experience with commercialisation of technology and generation of
Intellectual Property is also desirable. Researchers with a proven track-
record in any area within SEACS are encouraged to apply.
These position will offer a high level of independence to pursue a research
agenda of your choice within the framework and research vision of SEACS
(http://nicta.edu.au/programs.html)
We expect the position to be highly competitive and excellence of research
record and potential to contribute to the mission of NICTA will be key
factors in selecting applicants.
Remuneration will be internationally competitive, and funds will be available
also for research support and infrastructure, and international conference
travel support.
Further information, which details the information required from all
applicants, is available on the NICTA website (http://www.nicta.com.au).
Applications should be sent to jobs@nicta.com.au, and should include a full
CV, list of publications, and a vision statement of one or two pages
outlining the candidate’s research interests and their role in a
technological society.
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Contributed by: Peter Chen, engchenp@nus.edu.sg
Research Positions: National University of Singapore
We have several open positions (postdoc, PhD/Masters, lab technician,
research engineers) to work on a project of a Skin Flap Planner for
Reconstructive Surgery. This is a collaborative project between the National
University of Singapore, Johns Hopkins Singapore and the National University
Hospital, Singapore.
Skin reconstruction involves identification of a donor site, flap design and
cut, and placement on the recipient site. Flap design is complex because the
cut flap changes its shape, cannot rereturn to original size without blood
problems, has anisotropic and non-linear elasticity, and must fit a new three-
dimensional shape. Poor design results in third site grafts, and in extra
scarring, donor site trauma, surgery time and hospital stay. Third site
grafts occur in a majority of cases, some unavoidable. Our flap simulator
will provide surgeons with systematic decision support through the use of
patient-specific skin measurement data and virtual manipulation tools to
design the flap. We are interested in motivated individuals who will bring
appropriate knowledge in mechatronics and system design and/or computational
(bio)mechanics. They will be able to collaborate with the members of our
group working on biomedical engineering
(http://guppy.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~eburdet/), and to enjoy living in South East
Asia with excellent conditions for life and work (http://www.newasia-
singapore.com/).
Salary commensurate with applicantˇŻs skills and experience. Applicants
should email a detailed CV and the names and addresses of three referees.
Send your application or ask for further information at e.burdet@ieee.org.
Etienne BURDET (e.burdet@ieee.org),
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore,
119260 Singapore
http://www.mpe.nus.edu.sg/~eburdet
Fax: +65-6779-1459
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Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Vol. 5, Nol. 4, December, 2003
Regular:
1.Title: Output Feedback Control of Container Cranes: A Comparative
Analysis
Author: Giorgio Bartolini, Alessandro Pisano and Elio Usai
2.Title: Robust Vibration Control for Flexible Arms by Using Sliding
Mode Method
Author: Xinkai Chen, Chun-Yi Su and Toshio Fukuda
3.Title: Implicit Triangular Observer Form Dedicated to a Sliding
Mode Observer for Systems with Unknown Inputs
Author: T. Boukhobza, M. Djemai and j. P. Barbot
4.Title: Sliding Mode Control Synthesis of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems
Author: Y. Orlow, W. Perruquetti and J. P. Richard
5.Title: Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control with Piecewise linear Switching Manifold
Author: Mariagrazia Dotoli
6.Title: Universal Output-Feedback SISO Controllers
Author: Arie Levant
7.Title: Model-Reference Output-Feedback Sliding Mode Controller for a
Class of Multivariable Nonlinear Systems
Author: Liu Hsu, Ramon R. Costa and jose Paulo Vilela Soares da Cunha
8.Title: An Asymptotic Second-Order Smooth Sliding Mode Control
Author: Yuri B. Shtessel, Ilya A. Shkolnikov and Mark D. J. Brown
9.Title: Sliding Modes, ˇµ-Modulators, and Generalized Proportional Integral
Control of Linear Systems
Author: Hebertt Sira-Ramirez
10.Title: Frequency Domain Analysis of Fast and Slow Motions in Sliding Modes
Author: Igor Boiko
11.Title: Robustness Analysis on Sliding Mode Control of Induction Motor
Author: H. Chekireb, M. Tadjine and m. Djemai
Brief:
12.Title: Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine
Author: M. Khalid Khan, Keng Boon Goh and Sarah K. Spurgeon
13.Title: A Combined Sliding Mode-Generalized PI Control Scheme for
Swinging up and Balancing the Inertia Wheel Pendulum
Author: Victor M. Hernandez
14.Title: Second-Order nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Decomposed Control
of Uncertain Multivariable System
Author: Yong Feng, Xuemei Zheng and Xinghuo Yu
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Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak, automatica@autsubmit.com
Contents: Automatica
Volume 39, Issue 10, October, 2003
For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions
visit http://www.autsubmit.com
Survey papers
J-P. Richard
Time delay systems: An overview of some recent advances and open problems
Regular papers
Fu-Shiung Hsieh
Robustness of deadlock avoidance algorithms for sequential processes
A. Lanzon, M. Cantoni
On the formulation and solution of robust performance problems
R. Pintelon, J. Schoukens, Y. Rolain
Uncertainty of transfer function modeling using prior estimated noise
models
Brief papers
J. D. Wolfe, J. L. Speyer
The periodic optimality of LQ controllers satisfying strong stabilization
L. Mirkin, N. Raskin
Every stabilizing dead-time controller has an observer-predictor-based
structure
R. Marino, G. L. Santosuosso, P. Tomei
Robust adaptive compensation of biased sinusoidal disturbances with
unknown frequency
Zhihua Qu, C. M. Ihlefeld, Yufang Jin, A. Saengdeejing
Robust fault-tolerant self-recovering control of nonlinear uncertain
systems
F. Dabbene, P. Gay, B. T. Polyak
Recursive algorithms for inner ellipsoidal approximation of convex
polytopes
S. Mijanovic, G. E. Stewart, G. A. Dumont, M. S. Davies
A controller perturbation technique for transferring closed-loop stability
between systems
H. Ishii, B. A. Francis
Quadratic stabilization of sampled-data systems with quantization
D. R. Lewin, A. Parag
A constrained genetic algorithm for decentralized control
system structure selection and optimization
F. Tjärnström
Variance analysis of L_2 model reduction when undermodeling - the output
error case
R. Antonelli, A. Astolfi
Continuous stirred tank reactors: Easy to stabilise?
C. M. Lagoa
A convex parameterization of risk-adjusted stabilizing controllers
L. A. Montestruque, P. J. Antsaklis
On the Model-Based Control of Networked Systems
Errata
A. Bemporad, M. Morari, V. Dua, E. N. Pistikopoulos
Correction Note - The explicit linear quadratic regulator for constrained
systems
(Published January 2002, Vol.38, Issue 1, pages 3-20)
R. Gorez
Erratum for "New design relations for 2-DOF PID-like control systems"
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Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch
Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Volume 11, Issue 11, Pages 1229-1348 (November 2003)
Modelling and optimisation of a refining process for fibre board production,
Pages 1229-1241
T. A. Runkler, E. Gerstorfer, M. Schlang, E. Junnemann and J. Hollatz
Launcher attitude control: discrete-time robust design and gain-scheduling,
Pages 1243-1252
Olivier Voinot, Daniel Alazard, Pierre Apkarian, Sophie Mauffrey and Benoit
Clement
Hybrid automata for linearizing the model of high-pressure thawing, Pages
1253-1262
H. Fibrianto, L. Boillereaux and J. M. Flaus
Using hypothesis testing theory to evaluate principles for leakage diagnosis
of automotive engines, Pages 1263-1272
Mattias Nyberg
Minimax LQG optimal control of a flexible beam, Pages 1273-1287
Ian R. Petersen and Himanshu R. Pota
Diagnosis of process valve actuator faults using a multilayer neural network,
Pages 1289-1299
M. Karpenko, N. Sepehri and D. Scuse
Maximum allowable delay bounds of networked control systems, Pages 1301-1313
Dong-Sung Kim, Young Sam Lee, Wook Hyun Kwon and Hong Seong Park
Implementation of neural network predictive control to a multivariable
chemical reactor, Pages 1315-1323
D. L. Yu and J. B. Gomm
A hybrid approach for supervisory control of furnace temperature, Pages 1325-
1334
Wei Wang, Han-Xiong Li and Jingtao Zhang
Multirate control implementation for an integrated communication and control
system, Pages 1335-1348
Vicente Casanova and Julian Salt
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Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control - August, 2003
Volume: 48, Issue: 8, Aug. 2003
Guest editorial new developments and applications in performance limitation
of feedback control
Jie Chen; Middleton, R.H., Page(s): 1297- 1297
Performance limitations in the robust servomechanism problem for discrete-
time LTI systems
Jemaa, L.B.; Davison, E.J., Page(s): 1299- 1311
Performance limitations for linear feedback systems in the presence of plant
uncertainty
Goodwin, G.C.; Salgado, M.E.; Yuz, J.I., Page(s): 1312- 1319
Best tracking and regulation performance under control energy constraint
Jie Chen; Hara, S.; Gang Chen, Page(s): 1320- 1336
Dynamical system design from a control perspective: finite frequency
positive-realness approach
Iwasaki, T.; Hara, S.; Yamauchi, H., Page(s): 1337- 1354
Fundamental design limitations of the general control configuration
Freudenberg, J.S.; Hollot, C.V.; Middleton, R.H.; Toochinda, V.
Page(s): 1355- 1370
Fundamental performance limitations in tracking sinusoidal signals
Weizhou Su; Li Qiu; Jie Chen, Page(s): 1371- 1380
Performance degradation in feedback control due to constraints
Perez, T.; Goodwin, G.C.; Seron, M.M., Page(s): 1381- 1385
Performance limitations of nonlinear periodic sampled-data controllers for
L/sub p/ disturbance rejection
Schmid, R.; Cishen Zhang, Page(s): 1385- 1388
Undershoot and settling time tradeoffs for nonminimum phase systems
Lau, K.; Middleton, R.H.; Braslavsky, J.H., Page(s): 1389- 1393
Selection of variables for stabilizing control using pole vectors
Havre, K.; Skogestad, S., Page(s): 1393- 1398
Notions of controllability for bilinear multilevel quantum systems
Albertini, F.; D'Alessandro, D., Page(s): 1399- 1403
PID controller design for robust performance
Ming-Tzu Ho; Chia-Yi Lin, Page(s): 1404- 1409
Solution bounds of the continuous Riccati matrix equation
Chien-Hua Lee, Page(s): 1409- 1413
Alternative proofs for improved LMI representations for the analysis and
the design of continuous-time systems with polytopic type uncertainty: a
predictive approach
Yingmin Jia, Page(s): 1413- 1416
Semiglobal regulation of linear systems in presence of measurement constraint
Marconi, L., Page(s): 1417- 1421
On the stability of coupled delay differential and continuous time difference
equations
Pepe, P.; Verriest, E.I., Page(s): 1422- 1427
Dissipative Hamiltonian realization and energy-based L/sub 2/-disturbance
attenuation control of multimachine power systems
Yuzhen Wang; Daizhan Cheng; Chunwen Li; You Ge, Page(s): 1428- 1433
A queueing model for call blending in call centers
Bhulai, S.; Koole, G., Page(s): 1434- 1438
>From nonlinear to Hamiltonian via feedback
Tabuada, P.; Pappas, G.J., Page(s): 1439- 1442
Constrained control of SISO bilinear systems
Bacic, M.; Cannon, M.; Kouvaritakis, B., Page(s): 1443- 1447
Extended invariance principle for nonautonomous switched systems
Orlov, Y., Page(s): 1448- 1452
Stability of discrete-time systems with quantized input and state measurements
Richter, H.; Misawa, E.A., Page(s): 1453- 1458
Convergence of simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for
nondifferentiable optimization
Ying He; Fu, M.C.; Marcus, S.I., Page(s): 1459- 1463
Robust adaptive tracking for time-varying uncertain nonlinear systems with
unknown control coefficients
Ge, S.S.; Wang, J., Page(s): 1463- 1469
Robust H/spl infin/ control for linear discrete-time systems with
norm-bounded nonlinear uncertainties
Yoonsun Kim; Youngjin Park, Page(s): 1469- 1470
Comments on "Nonlinear repetitive control"
Lucibello, P., Page(s): 1470- 1471
Author's reply [to comments on "Nonlinear repetitive control"]
Ghosh, J.; Paden, B., Page(s): 1471
Book Review
Page(s): 1472- 1474
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Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Volume: 48, Issue: 7, Year: July 2003
Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, July 2003
A separation principle for a class of non-UCO systems
Maggiore, M.; Passino, K.M., Page(s): 1122- 1133
Finite-time behavior of inner systems
Ludlage, J.H.A.; Weiland, S.; Stoorvogel, A.A.; Backx, T.A.C.P.M.
Page(s): 1134- 1149
Max-plus eigenvector representations for solution of nonlinear H_inf
problems: basic concepts
McEneaney, W.M., Page(s): 1150- 1163
Analysis and design of oscillatory control systems
Martinez, S.; Cortes, J.; Bullo, F., Page(s): 1164- 1177
Positive polynomials and robust stabilization with fixed-order controllers
Henrion, D.; Sebek, M.; Kucera, V., Page(s): 1178- 1186
Reduced supervisors for timed discrete-event systems
Gohari, P.; Wonham, W.M., Page(s): 1187- 1198
Fault diagnosis in discrete-event systems: framework and model reduction
Zad, S.H.; Kwong, R.H.; Wonham, W.M., Page(s): 1199- 1212
A decentralized model reference adaptive variable structure controller for
large-scale time-varying delay systems
Chien-Hsin Chou; Chih-Chiang Cheng, Page(s): 1213- 1217
Robustness of global asymptotic stability in indirect field-oriented control
of induction motors
Reginatto, R.; Bazanella, A.S., Page(s): 1218- 1222
Universal disturbance rejection for nonlinear systems in output feedback form
Zhengtao Ding, Page(s): 1222- 1226
An algebraic model for performance evaluation of timed event multigraphs
Huaping Dai; Youxian Sun, Page(s): 1227- 1230
Controlled Markov chains with safety upper bound
Arapostathis, A.; Kumar, R.; Tangirala, S., Page(s): 1230- 1234
A sufficient condition for instability of buffer priority policies in
re-entrant lines
Chuang Lin; Mingwei Xu; Marinescu, D.C.; Fengyuan Ren; Zhiguang Shan
Page(s): 1235- 1238
Stability of data networks under an optimization-based bandwidth allocation
Heng-Qing Ye, Page(s): 1238- 1242
On p-normal forms of nonlinear systems
Daizhan Cheng; Wei Lin, Page(s): 1242- 1248
On maximizing the convergence rate for linear systems with input saturation
Tingshu Hu; Zongli Lin; Shamash, Y., Page(s): 1249- 1253
Variance-constrained filtering for uncertain stochastic systems with missing
measurements
Zidong Wang; Ho, D.W.C.; Xiaohui Liu, Page(s): 1254- 1258
Subspace identification with guaranteed stability using constrained
optimization
Lacy, S.L.; Bernstein, D.S., Page(s): 1259- 1263
A separation principle for non-UCO systems: the jet engine stall and surge
example
Maggiore, M.; Passino, K.M., Page(s): 1264- 1269
Contractibility of dynamic LTI controllers using complementary matrices
Bakule, L.; Rodellar, J.; Rossell, J.M., Page(s): 1269- 1274
Semiglobal stabilization and output regulation of singular linear systems
with input saturation
Weiyao Lan; Jie Huang, Page(s): 1274- 1280
Controllability of nonstandard singularly perturbed systems with small state
delay
Glizer, V.Y., Page(s): 1280- 1285
Closed-form unbiased frequency estimation of a noisy sinusoid using notch
filters
Savaresi, S.M.; Bittanti, S.; So, H.C., Page(s): 1285- 1292
Comments on "A robust state observer scheme"
Boutayeb, M.; Darouach, M., Page(s): 1292- 1293
Authors' reply [Comment on "A robust state observer scheme"]
Da-Wei Gu; Fu Wah Poon, Page(s): 1293- 1294
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Contributed by: Jozef Korbicz, J.Korbicz@issi.uz.zgora.pl
Contents: Int Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Vol. 13, No. 3
Special Issue: Cancer Growth and Progression, Mathematical Problems
and Computer Simulation
Edited by: Marek KIMMEL, Mirosław LACHOWICZ, Andrzej ŚWIERNIAK
1. Kimmel M. and Gorlova O.Y. Stochastic models of progression of
cancer and their use in controlling cancer-related mortality, pp. 279-287
2. Kolev M. Mathematical modeling of the competition between acquired
immunity and cancer, pp. 289-296
3. Śmieja J. and Świerniak A. Different models of chemotherapy taking into
account drug resistance stemming from gene amplification, pp. 297-305
4. Zhivkov P. and Waniewski J. Modelling tumour-immunity interactions with
different stimulation functions, pp. 307-315
5. Foryś U. and Marciniak-Czochra A. Logistic equations in tumour growth
modelling, pp. 317-325
6. Fujarewicz K. and Wiench M. Selecting differentially expressed genes
for colon tumor classification, pp. 327-335
7. Simek K. Properties of a singular value decomposition based dynamical
model of gene expression data, pp. 337-345
8. Polański A. and Kimmel M. Population genetics models for the statistics
of DNA samples under different demographic scenarios-maximum likelihood
versus approximate methods, pp. 347-355
9. Świerniak A., Ledzewicz U. and Schättler H. Optimal control for a
class of compartmental models in cancer chemotherapy, pp. 357-368
10. Lukac R. and Smołka B. Application of the adaptive center-weighted
vector median framework for the enhancement of cDNA microarray images,
pp. 369-383
11. Renwick A., Bonnen P.E., Trikka D., Nelson D.L., Chakraborty R. and
Kimmel M. Sampling properties of estimators of nucleotide diversity
at discovered SNP sites, pp. 385-394
12. Gałach M. Dynamics of the tumor-immune system competition the effect
of time delay, pp. 395-406
13. Szymańska Z. Analysis of immunotherapy models in the context
of cancer dynamics, pp. 407-418
14. Polańska J. The EM algorithm and its implementation for the estimation
of frequencies of SNP-haplotypes, pp. 419-429
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Contributed by: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, vatsala@louisiana.edu
Contents: Int Journal of Hybrid Systems
Volume 2, Number 4, December 2002
Stephane Blouin, Martin Guay and Karen Rudie, pp. 297
Discrete Abstractions for Nearly Integrable Continuous Systems: The
Two-Dimensional Case
Boris M. Miller and Karen V. Stepanyan, pp. 337
Observation Control for Discrete-Continuous (Hybrid) Stochastic
Systems with the Estimate Dependent Noise
Renming Wang, Xinzhi Liu and Zhihong Guan, pp. 369
Stability Analysis in Terms of Two Measures for Impulsive Hybrid Systems
Amar Khoukhi and Adlene Moualek, pp. 383
Genetic Agents: A New Class of Quasi-Biologic Algorithms
Address for submissions and subscriptions:
Professor A. S. Vatsala
Department of Mathematics
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70504, U. S. A
E-Mail: vatsala@louisiana.edu
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~asv5357/journal.html
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Contributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu
Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Volume 374, Pages 1-328 (15 November 2003)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/5653-2003-996259999-457894
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Accurate ordering of eigenvectors and singular vectors without eigenvalues
and singular values, Pages 1-17
K. V. Fernando
Total dilations II, Pages 19-29
Jean-Christophe Bourin
The isometries and the G-invariance of certain seminorms, Pages 31-40
Boris Lavri
Commutative algebras of rational function matrices as endomorphisms of
Kronecker modules I, Pages 41-62
Frank Okoh and Frank Zorzitto
Commutative algebras of rational function matrices as endomorphisms of
Kronecker modules II, Pages 63-85
Frank Okoh and Frank Zorzitto
On the eigenproblem of matrices over distributive lattices, Pages 87-106
Yijia Tan
On vector spaces with distinguished subspaces and redundant base, Pages 107-
126
Francesco Barioli, Clorinda De Vivo and Claudia Metelli
Index of parabolic and seaweed subalgebras of , Pages 127-142
Alexander Dvorsky
On the sensitivity of multiple eigenvalues of nonsymmetric matrix pencils,
Pages 143-158
Huiqing Xie and Hua Dai
Characterizations of classes of stable matrices, Pages 159-174
A. Bhaya, E. Kaszkurewicz and R. Santos
D-optimal weighing designs for n[equiv]-1 mod4 objects and a large number of
weighings, Pages 175-218
Bernardo M. Abrego, Silvia Fernandez-Merchant, Michael G. Neubauer and
William Watkins
Low rank perturbations and the spectrum of a tridiagonal sign pattern, Pages
219-230
L. Elsner, D. D. Olesky and P. van den Driessche
The polynomial numerical hulls of Jordan blocks and related matrices, Pages
231-246
Vance Faber, Anne Greenbaum and Donald E. Marshall
Equivalence constants for certain matrix norms, Pages 247-253
Bao Qi Feng
Elementary divisors of tensor products and p-ranks of binomial matrices,
Pages 255-274
Xiang-Dong Hou
Relative volumes and minors in monomial subrings, Pages 275-290
Cesar A. Escobar, Jose Martinez-Bernal and Rafael H. Villarreal
Finite linear spaces admitting a projective group PSU(3,q) with q even, Pages
291-305
Weijun Liu
On spectral integral variations of mixed graphs, Pages 307-316
Yi-Zheng Fan
Simple criteria for nonsingular H-matrices, Pages 317-326
Tai-Bin Gan and Ting-Zhu Huang
Author index, Pages 327-328
Editorial board, Pages ii-iii
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11th IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing
MMM 2004
Nancy, France - September 8-10, 2004
http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/
contacts: mmm2004@cran.uhp-nancy.fr
Sponsored by:
IFAC TC on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing
IFAC Technical Committee on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of
Technical Processes
IFAC Technical Committee on Control of Biotechnological Systems
Please notice the following deadlines:
December 1, 2003 Submission of proposals for invited Sessions
December 15, 2003 Submission deadline
March 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance
June 15, 2004 Final manuscripts
After Sun City (South Africa, 1995), Dusseldorf (Germany, 1998) and Tokyo
(Japan, 2001), the 11th IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining, Mineral and
Metal processing (MMM 2004) in held in Nancy (France). The organizing
committee of the IFAC symposium MMM 2004 heartily invite all interested
researchers to submit regular papers or to organize invited sessions.
The aim of this symposium is to review the state of the art and to look at
innovations in the field of automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal
processing. In common with any other engineering fields, environmentals
problems including Recycling, Safety and Reliability considerations as well,
will be highlighted in the Symposium. However, the organizing committee
maintains the view that developments in the basic control methologies and
technologies such as measurement, instrumentation , networking, etc … are
essential to the solution of global problems. The emphasis is placed on
practice of those technologies, but such theoritical researches as
accompanied with practical experience/consideration will be also welcome.
TOPICS:
modelling identification and estimation fault diagnosis advanced control
fault tolerant control signal processing quality monitoring communication and
data management maintenance scheduling production planning, process
optimisation AI methods: expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy control
APPLICATIONS
metal processing hot/cold rolling steel making and continuous casting blast
furnaces and furnaces electro refining hydro metallurgy environment and
recycling waste water treatment mining and mineral processing grinding and
flotation measurement and instrumentation supervision new sensor technologies
For more details, consult the Symposium website at
http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/
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Contributed by: Vladimir S. Jotsov, jotsov@ieee.org
2004 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems
June 22 to 24, 2004
Bulgarian Council of Ministers Holiday Complex,
St. St. Constantine and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria
http://www.fnts-bg.org/is
DEADLINE (for all submissions): December 15, 2003
The IEEE IM/CS/SMC Joint Chapter of Bulgaria will hold the "2004 IEEE
International Conference on Intelligent Systems" Monday through Wednesday,
June 22 to June 24, 2004 at the Bulgarian Council of Ministers Holiday
Complex at the Black Sea resort near Varna, Bulgaria. The conference is
sponsored by the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, IEEE Section
Bulgaria, IEEE IM/CS/SMC Joint Chapter of Bulgaria and co-sponsored by IEEE
Control Systems Society and IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
The topics for the conference cover all aspects of intelligent control
engineering, soft computing, artificial intelligence, decision support,
knowledge discovery and data mining, data fusion, intelligent measurement and
applications and span the scope of the following Societies of IEEE: CS, SMC,
IM, IT, Computer, IE.
Papers are solicited in the form of draft manuscripts (6 proceeding pages).
The conference also calls for proposals for invited sessions or tutorial
sessions.
Further information: Please consult the conference web site
http://www.fnts-bg.org/is
or contact the following conference organizers:
General Coordinator
Vladimir Jotsov
Intelligent Systems Department
Intstitute of Information Technologies,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
P.O.Box 161, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Tel: (359 2) 970-8592
Email: jotsov@ieee.org
Secretary
Petia Koprinkova
Institute of Control Systems
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
P.O.Box 161, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Tel: (359 2) 970-0337
Email: pkoprinkova@icsr.bas.bg
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Contributed by: Han Wang,
8th Int Conf on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision
The Eighth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and
Vision, ICARCV 2004, will be held in December 2004 in Kuming, China. The
conference will be co-organised by the School of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Nanyang Technological University and Nanjing University of
Science and Technology. 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. The topics of interest
are: Control, Automation, Robotics, Computer Vision, and Emerging
Technologies. Papers must be written in English and should describe original
work in details. Please submit full papers to the website address
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/icarcv) by l March, 2004. For enquiries, please
email to icarcv@ntu.edu.sg.
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Contributed by: Frank Allgower,
Call for Participation: ADCHEM 2003/2004
International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes
ADCHEM 2003/2004
January 11 - 14, 2004
Hong Kong
http://www.ust.hk/adchem2003
The ADCHEM 2003/2004 conference will be held on January 11-14, 2004 in
Hong Kong SAR, China. The conference was originally planned for June 18-20,
2003 and then postponed to the new date due to the outbreak of the SARS
virus in Hong Kong.
Organized under the auspices of IFAC, ADCHEM is a continuing series of
international conferences held most recently in Pisa, Italy (2000), Banff,
Canada (1997), Kyoto, Japan (1994), and Toulouse, France (1991). These
meetings focus on advances in methods for control and modeling for all types
of chemical processes.
Conference topics include modeling and identification, model based control,
real-time optimization and scheduling, process and control monitoring, batch
process modeling and control and process control applications.
Plenary speakers:
M. Vidyasagar, Tata Consultancy Services
F. Doyle, UC Santa Barbara
P. Terwiesch, ABB
Semi-plenary speakers:
Richard Braatz, Mayuresh Kothare, Michel Perrier, Denis Dochain,
Jan Richard Sagli, Sunwon Park, Yi Cao, John MacGregor,
Jesus Alvarez, Elaine Martin, Yucai Zhu, Moses Tade, Dominique
Bonvin.
In addition to the plenary and semi-plenary talks there will be about
120 oral and 70 poster presentations. See the above webpage for the
preliminary program.
The registration process is now open. Please note that the deadline
for early registration is on October 10, 2003.
Hong Kong - the City of Life, is a fascinating place to visit.
Hong Kong is coined as the shoppers' paradise and heaven of foods
and offers a large number of tourist attractions. The Hong Kong
Government has developed a number of actions to welcome back
visitors. The city has become even more attractive, safer and
cleaner. The number of tourists traveling has increased to the
pre-SARS level. Therefore conference attendees are adviced to
book their hotels early.
Organizing Committee Chair:
Furong GAO
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
International Program Committee Chair:
Frank ALLGOWER
Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering
University of Stuttgart
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Contributed by: George J. Pappas,
Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2004
7th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HYBRID SYSTEMS:
COMPUTATION AND CONTROL (HSCC 2004)
MARCH 25-27, 2004
Hilton Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, USA
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/hybrid/HSCC04/
The Seventh International Workshop on Hybrid Systems : Computation
and Control (HSCC 2004), will be held at the Hilton Inn at Penn
on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, from March 25-27,
2004. The annual workshop on hybrid systems attracts researchers from
academia and industry interested in modeling, analysis, and
implementation of dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete
and continuous behaviors.
Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to the design,
analysis, implementation, and applications of hybrid systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Modeling and representations
* Computability and complexity issues
* Tools for analysis and verification
* Tools for synthesis and design
* Programming language support and implementation
* Control and optimization
* Hybrid models in biology and other sciences
* Engineering applications such as automotive control, avionics,
energy systems, transportation networks, manufacturing, and robotics
PAPER SUBMISSION
The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes
in Computer Science series. Selected papers will be invited after the meeting
to submit an extended version to a special issue of the journal Formal
Methods in System Design (Kluwer Academic Publishers). Submitted papers must
present original, unpublished research that has not been submitted
elsewhere. Papers should be prepared using Springer's LNCS style, and must
be at most 15 pages including abstract, figures, and bibliography.
Instructions for submitting the papers electronically will be available on
the conference homepage in September 2003.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 10, 2003: Submission deadline
December 1, 2003: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
January 15,2004: Final Papers Due
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Contributed by: Maja Matijasevic,
IEEE ICRA 2004 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2004)
April 26 - May 1, 2004
New Orleans Riverside Hilton & Towers
New Orleans, LA 70140, USA
http://www.icra2004.org
The IEEE ICRA 2004 will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, from April
26 to May 1. This event is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation
Society. The Program Committee is soliciting papers, videos, special sessions,
tutorials and workshops to be presented in the conference program. Technical
topics of the conference include all areas of robotics and automation.
The special theme of the 2004 conference is "Environmental Robotics: Technical
Innovations and Cutting Edge Technologies for Environment Clean up and
Ecosystem Management". Areas of application include but are not limited to
waste management, hazardous area activities, industrial applications in the
oil and gas industry, for marine cable route surveys, near shore nautical
charting and military surveys, pipeline inspection and monitoring of sensitive
coastal environments.
DEADLINE (for all submissions): November 7, 2003
SUBMISSION DETAILS: http://www.icra2004.org
There will also be an exhibition at the conference. Exhibitors are encouraged
to display state-of-the-art products and services in all areas of robotics and
automation.
CONTACTS
General Chairs
Tzyh-Jong Tarn
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
tarn@wurobot.wustl.edu
Toshio Fukuda
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
fukuda@mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Program Chair
Kimon Valavanis
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
k.valavanis@ieee.org
Conference Secretariat
icra2004@csee.usf.edu
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Contributed by: Anton Cervin,
IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium - RTAS 2004
May 26-May 28, 2004, Le Royal Meidien, King Edward, Toronto, Canada
WWW: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/rtas04
Submission deadline: January 12, 2004
RTAS 2004 has a new and expanded focus, including an explicit track on
real-time control. This particular track will cover the role of feedback
control in real-time computing, and the interaction between computing and
control systems. Topics include the use of real-time control methods
within infrastructures as well as end-user applications, including, but not
limited to, the interaction of feedback control and scheduling, nonlinear and
uncertain real-time systems, modeling and simulation of performance control,
computational models and languages for control applications,
resource-constrained control or resource-aware control, temporal robustness,
robotics, embedded and hybrid systems, and hybrid control.
Other special tracks at RTAS 2004 are: Real-Time Infrastructure and
Development, Embedded Applications, and QoS in Open Systems.
As usual, RTAS 2004 also seeks papers describing significant contributions to
the broad field of embedded and real-time computing, control, and
communication, that cover QoS issues in computation and networking, systems
integration, scheduling, operating systems, middleware, software engineering,
dependability, databases, programming languages, system development tools,
performance modeling, and performance control. Special focus is on embedded
and real-time applications ranging from industrial embedded applications such
as aeronautics and automotive systems to multimedia, telecommunication and
mobile computing systems. Of particular interest are papers detailing
experiments, implementations, and experiences in application domains that
present new model problems or identify significant temporal constraints.
The best papers of RTAS 2004 will be published in an upcoming special issue of
the Journal of Real-Time Systems.
Important Dates:
* Submission Deadline: Monday, January 12, 2004
* Acceptance Decisions: Monday, March 1, 2004
* Final Manuscript: Friday, March 19, 2004
* Conference: May 25 - May 28, 2004
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Contributed by: Sirish Shah,
IFAC DYCOPS-7
5-7 July, 2004
Boston
www.dycops.org
The DYCOPS-7 Symposium will bring together engineers and scientists from
universities, R & D laboratories and the process industries to focus
attention on new methodologies and challenging applications in the following
areas of DYnamics and COntrol of Process Systems (DYCOPS). The DYCOPS 2004
conference will be held on July 5-7, 2004 in Boston. Organized under the
auspices of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), the
DYCOPS Symposium Series is a continuing series of international conferences
held most recently in Korea (2001) and Greece (1998). These meetings focus
on advances in methods for control and modeling for all types of chemical
processes and are part of a three-year rotation of IFAC meetings in process
control, which also include the IFAC ADCHEM series. The main topics for the
meeting include, but are not limited, to the following:
Particulate and Polymer Processes
BioProcesses
Control and Optimization Applied to Scheduling and Production Management
Modeling and Identification
Monitoring, Fault-Detection, Data reconciliation and Signal Processing
Advances in Control and Emerging New Approaches to Dynamics and Control
New Sensor Technologies and their Potential Impact on Control
Industrial Applications
Process Control Education
Modeling and Control of Batch and Semi-batch Processes
Interaction Between Design and Control
The scientific program will consist of three plenary and several invited
keynote lectures plus 2 to 3 parallel sessions each morning and afternoon
over the three day period. The conference will also feature panel discussions
on topical areas and poster sessions.
Deadlines
Submission of draft papers 28 November 2003
Notification of acceptance 14 February 2004
Submission of final papers 1 April 2004
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Contributed by: Frank Allgower,
IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS 2004)
September 1-3, 2004
Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.nolcos2004.uni-stuttgart.de
The NOLCOS 2004 symposium will be held on September 1-3, 2004 in Stuttgart,
Germany. NOLCOS is a continuing series of conferences specialized to the
area of nonlinear control systems which so far took place in Capri (I) 1988,
Bordeaux (F) 1992, Lake Tahoe (USA) 1995, Enschede (NL) 1998, and
Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 2001.
For the upcoming NOLCOS conference, contributed papers and invited sessions
are solicited in all areas of nonlinear systems and control including the
following areas:
1. Advanced Nonlinear Control Methods -- Chair: A. Isidori (I)
2. Mathematical Systems Theory -- Chair: L. Grune (D)
3. Nonlinear Control Applications and Tools -- Chair: K. Schlacher (A)
4. Nonlinear System Identification & State Estimation -- Chair: L. Ljung (S)
5. Stability of I/O Systems -- Chair: D. Nesic (AU)
6. Nonlinear Model Predictive Control -- Chair: J.B. Rawlings (USA)
7. Flatness-based Methods -- Chair: J. Rudolph (D)
8. Nonlinear Control of Automotive Systems -- Chair: L. Guzzella (CH)
Important Deadlines:
Deadline for full paper submission: January 15, 2003
Proposals for invited sessions: January 15, 2003
Contributed papers in postscript- or pdf-format should be
submitted electronically through the conference website.
Further information about the NOLCOS conference can be
found at the conference web page at:
www.nolcos2004.uni-stuttgart.de
or by contacting the conference organizers listed below.
National Organizing Committee Chair:
Michael Zeitz
Institute for Systems Dynamics and Control Engineering
University of Stuttgart
70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Email: zeitz@isr.uni-stuttgart.de
Tel: +49-711-685-6313
Fax: +49-711-685-6371
International Program Committee Chair:
Prof. Frank ALLGOWER
Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering
University of Stuttgart
70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Email: allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
or: nolcos2004@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Tel: +49-711-685-7733
Fax: +49-711-685-7735
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Contributed by: Joop P. Pauwelussen,
International Symposium in Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC ’04).
23 – 27 August 2004
HAN University, Arnhem, The Netherlands
http://www.avec04.han.nl
In association with IEEE-CSS, IAVSD, JSME, ASME DSMC, JSAE, FISITA, ImechE,
SIA, SICE, ATA, KIVI and NIRIA
This seventh AVEC conference, successfully held earlier in Ann-Arbor,
Hiroshima, Aachen-Germany, Nagoya, will focus on the improvement of vehicle
performance using advanced vehicle control technologies. The development of
such intelligent and embedded vehicle control systems is progressing rapidly.
There is a growing need to improve our understanding on the integration of
these systems, within the framework of the functions for the vehicle and
driver to fulfill, as part of a safe and efficient traffic environment. To
achieve scientific progress, it is essential that the highly multi-
disciplinary field of Advanced Vehicle Control is covered in all its aspects,
with the interface between separate areas challenged during the conference.
For that reason, the technical sessions will cover the following areas:
A. Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Steering assistance, suspension control, cruise assistance, traction and
brake control, tire-road interface.
B. Control of Vehicle Propulsion
Intelligent speed control, powertrain/drivetrain control and management,
electric and hybrid propulsion control
C. Embedded Control and System Integratioon
Integrated motion control, embedded automotive, active safety
D. Advanced Driver Assistance
Driver-vehicle interface, human workload, perception and control, driver
assist systems
E. The Vehicle as Part of and Advanced Traffic System.
Intelligent transport systems, automated vehicle highway systems, advanced
concept vehicles, collision avoidance and pre-crash management
F. General Topics
Modelling and simulation technology, monitoring, data acquisition and
procession, sensors and actuators, vehicle diagnostics.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstracts: November 1, 2003.
Notification of acceptance January 5, 2004.
Deadline manuscripts May 1, 2004
After the symposium, some selected papers will be published in the JSAE
Review and in a special issue of Vehicle Systems Dynamics
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Authors intending to present a paper at the AVEC ’04 are invited to submit an
extended abstract. The extended abstracts should be two pages (between 500
and 800 words, and including figures), in English and should clearly reflect
the contents of the paper including the objectives, state of the art, the
scientific results and a discussion of the added value of its contribution.
Electronic submission is highly recommended. The easiest way, which allows
the author to keep track of the reviewing process, is to use the AVEC ’04
website. Abstracts in PDF format should be submitted through
http://www.avec04.han.nl
In case of problems with access to the website, it is possible to submit 4
copies of the abstract (accompanied with personal contactinformation) to:
AVEC ’04 secretariat
Attn of Mrs. Marian van den Berg
HAN University
P.O. Box 2217
6802 CE Arnhem
The Netherlands
Telefax: +31 (0) 26 365 82 93
Email: avec04@ft.han.nl
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Contributed by: Roberto Tempo,
New manuscript submission policy for ACC and CDC
**** STARTING CDC 2004 & 2005 ACC ****
In the recent past, the length of papers submitted to the ACC and CDC
increased dramatically. This creates various problems during the review
process. Hence, the Executive Committee of the CSS and the Board of
Directors of the AACC, decided to enforce strict limits regarding the
number of pages for CDC and ACC papers at the time of submission for
review. This new policy will be in effect for all CDCs and ACCs
starting with CDC 2004 and ACC 2005. These limits and submission policy
are given below:
- FORMAT FOR REVIEW AND PUBLICATION: ALL papers submitted to the CDC
and ACC at the time of review and at the time of final submission
after acceptance, must be in the standard 2 Column Proceedings format.
Word and LaTeX style files will be available on the paper submission
site and/or on the conference web site.
- PAGE LIMITS FOR "REVIEW" WHEN SUBMITTING A PAPER: For the purpose of
review only, Regular and Invited papers will be limited to 8
proceedings pages, short papers will be limited to 3 proceedings pages.
Papers longer than these limits will not be forwarded for review.
- PAGE LIMITS FOR "PUBLICATION" IN PROCEEDINGS: Regular and Invited
papers will be limited to 6 proceedings pages, short papers will be
limited to 2 proceedings pages. Manuscripts longer than these limits
will be published only upon payment of overlength page charges.
Details regarding the payment and the specific amount will be
provided for each conference.
Additional motivations for this new CDC and ACC policy are now
summarized:
1. No extra work for authors: The format and page constraints authors
must conform to upon acceptance is simply transferred to the
submission phase of the process.
2. Better reviewing: In recent years, reviewers have been burdened
with many long papers to evaluate in a very limited time period.
3. Fairness: Some authors submit long papers, some submit shorter
ones. Reviewers occasionally favor longer ones because more
technical details are supplied, while other times reviewers favor
more concise, easier-to-read shorter papers. Establishing a uniform
format will promote a fairer and more uniform evaluation process.
4. In most cases, the page limit will not affect authors: 8
Proceedings pages is approximately equal to 20 "normal" pages.
5. The need to impose a uniform format is also justified by the
variety of submitted manuscript styles currently adopted by authors
(different font sizes, margins, line spacings, etc.).
6. Additional material related to a submission may be placed in a web
site referenced in the submitted paper.
This new policy will be effective for the CDC 2004, ACC 2005 and
subsequent CDC and ACC conferences.
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