Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, brogli@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr date: 17-21 September 2001, Grenoble, France Title "Geometric Modelling and Control of Physical Systems" Scientific Responsibility: B. M. Maschke (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France) and A.J. van der Schaft (Twente University, The Netherlands) Lecturers: M. Fliess (F), F. Allgower (D), P.C. Breedveld (NL), J.L. Deltour (F), C. Jallut (F), C. le Bris (F), J. Sau (F), F. Sanfilipo (F), R. Sepulchre (B), S. Stramigioli (NL), G. Weiss (UK), H. Hammourri (F), B.M. Maschke (F), A.J. van der Schaft (NL) Programme: 1) GEOMETRIC AND ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES ARISING FROM PHYSICAL SYSTEMS Thermodynamical approach, Hamiltonian formulation, algebro-differential systems and flatness, control of chemical processes 2) LYAPUNOV AND PASSIVITY-BASED CONTROL Control by interconnection and energy-shaping, application to robotics and telemanipulation 3) GEOMETRIC MODELLING AND CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER SYSTEMS Distributed parameter systems with boundary power flow, laser control of chemical reactions, conservative linear infinite-dimensional systems, modelling and control of canal systems, gas phase adsorption modelling. http://ecole-ete-auto.ensieg.inpg.fr fax: +33 (0) 4 76 82 63 88 tel: +33 (0) 4 76 82 62 44 Return to top of newsletter
2.2 Calls for Nominations for 2000 CSS AwardsContributed by: Harris McClamroch, nhm@engin.umich.edu Calls for Nominations for 2000 CSS Awards CSS Technology Award Nominations are solicited for the 2000 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award. This annual award is given for outstanding contributions to control systems technology, either in design and implementation or in project management. It may be conferred on either an individual or a team. The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Please send nominations, together with supporting documentation, to the Chair of the CSS Technology Award Committee, Dr. Michael K. Masten, 2309 Northcrest, Plano, TX 75075, USA, telephone: +1 972 480 4334, fax: +1 972 761 6966, email: m.masten@ieee.org. George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award Every year, the CSS presents up to three outstanding paper awards to authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the preceding two calendar years. This outstanding paper award is based on originality, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of control, importance and practical significance in applications, and clarity. The award is named after George S. Axelby, founding editor of the Transactions. Nominations are solicited for the 2001 award from papers published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control from January 1999 through December 2000 (Volumes 44 and 45). The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Axelby Award Committee, Professor Alberto Isidori, Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza," Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy, email: isidori@zach.wustl.edu. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Techology Outstanding Paper Award This annual award is selected among papers that appeared in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology during the previous two years, 1999-2000, based on originality, relevance of the application, clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems technology. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the TCST Outstanding Paper Award Committee, Professor Bruce Krogh, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA, telephone: +1 412 268 2472, fax; +1 412 268 3890, email: krogh@ece.cmu.edu. IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award This annual award is selected from articles and columns that appeared in IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the previous two years, 1999-2000, based on the impact on and benefit to CSS members. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is 15 May, 2001. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the CSM Outstanding Paper Award Committee, Professor Stephen Yurkovich, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2015 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1272, USA, telephone: +1 614 292 2586, fax: +1 614 292 7596, email: s.yurkovich@ieee.org. Additional information on Control Systems Society sponsored awards can be obtained at: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/AWARDSindex.html Return to top of newsletter
3. Positions
Contributed by: Provence Consulting, search@provenceconsulting.com SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY DEAN, FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES The Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University encompasses a broad range of academic disciplines, with representation in both the applied and social sciences. Specifically, the Faculty is comprised of the Schools of Computing Science, Engineering Science, Kinesiology, Communication, and Resource Environmental Management plus the Resource Management Program, and the Centres for Systems Science and Policy Research on Science and Technology. The Dean will provide leadership and overall strategic direction for the academic and business affairs of the Faculty. The Dean will also articulate and mobilize distinctive directions for the Faculty, building on underlying strengths and creating a culture of excitement and innovation. Already a leader in a university, in government or industry, the successful candidate will be a scholar with a strong research record in a discipline appropriate to the Faculty. A commitment to quality teaching and a demonstrated record of direct collaborative research involving universities and industry or government are vital. Experience in coordinating interdisciplinary groups would be an important asset. SFU is widely regarded as one of Canada's best and most innovative comprehensive universities, committed to excellence in teaching and research. For more information, please consult http://www.sfu.ca. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian citizens and residents of Canada. Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of the visible minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities. For more information on Simon Fraser University and the Faculty of Applied Science please visit the SFU website at www.sfu.ca and the FAS website at http://fas.sfu.ca. Should you want to learn more about this unique leadership opportunity, call Libby Dybikowski or Maureen Geldart at (604) 913-7768 or forward your CV and the names of three referees to Provence Consulting, Suite 202 - 1555 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1H9. Fax: (604) 913-8356 E-Mail: search@provenceconsulting.com. Return to top of newsletter
3.2 Faculty Position (Mechanical) in Controls/Robotics and DesignContributed by: Vikram Kapila, vkapila@poly.edu Mechanical Engineering Faculty position in Controls/Robotics and Design. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering is seeking to add tenure-track faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels. The subject areas of interest are (i) Controls and Robotics, and (ii) Design. Preference will be given to candidates with interests in emerging and/or interdisciplinary areas, and experimental research. Desire to build a significant research base and to teach is essential, as is interest in laboratory development. Significant start-up funds for establishing a research program are available. Polytechnic, previously known as "Brooklyn Poly", is a private, PhD granting, technological university with well-established programs in Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester. Information is available at http://www.poly.edu/. Send applications, including a list of four references and a teaching and research plan, to Prof. Sunil Kumar, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, or via email to skumar@poly.edu. (Previous applicants: please contact Prof. Kumar via email). Return to top of newsletter
3.3 Lecturer and Visiting Faculty PositionsContributed by: Janet Harshman, harshman@ee.ucr.edu The University of California, Riverside is seeking applicants for Lecturer and Visiting Faculty positions with teaching responsibilities in the areas of Digital Signal Processing, Computer Engineering, Control Systems, Digital and Analog Circuits and Senior Design Projects. Level of appointment will be commensurate with applicant's qualifications. A Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or the equivalent is required with appropriate teaching experience. Please send your resume to Janet Harshman, Electrical Engineering Department, A220 Bourns Hall, Riverside, CA 92521 or email to harshman@ee.ucr.edu. EOE Return to top of newsletter
3.4 Post-Doc: control of nonlinear sampled-data systemsContributed by: Dragan Nesic, d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia Research Fellow (Level A or B) Fixed Term One Year Salary: Level A $AUS 45,591-48,980 per annum; or Level B $AUS 51,518-61,176 per annum. Applications are invited for the position of Research Fellow. Successful applicant will have, or will expect soon to have, a PhD in control or related engineering/mathematical area. A strong background in control and mathematics is required. The successful applicant should have some research experience in the area of nonlinear control theory. This research experience should be demonstrated by publication in high quality international journals and/or conferences. The position involves research on an Australian Research Council supported project in the area of nonlinear sampled-data control systems under the supervision of Dr. Dragan Nesic. Salary on appointment will be either Level A or Level B according to the successful applicant's experience. The position is initially for a period of one year but there is a possibility of extension for a further year depending on the availability of funds. Further information, selection criteria and duty statement may be obtained from Dr. Dragan Nesic on +61 3 8344 5357, fax +61 2 8344 6678 or email d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au More details about The University of Melbourne and the Department can be obtained at http://www.ee.mu.oz.au/ The applications will be received until the position is filled. However, the applicants are strongly encouraged to send their applicantions in before 1 May 2001 in order to receive full consideration. Applicants should submit a written application addressing the selection criteria, including business, and private telephone numbers plus email address, a complete resume, and the names and addresses (preferably facsimile numbers) of at least three referees to: Dr Dragan Nesic Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia Alternatively, electronic versions of applications can be emailed to d.nesic@ee.mu.oz.au. Return to top of newsletter
3.5 Post-Doc Position in Applied Non-linear ControlContributed by: Jus Kocijan, Jus.Kocijan@ijs.si A post-doctoral position in applied non-linear control of dynamic systems is available at the Department of Computer Automation and Control, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia for a period of up to 3 years. Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) degree at the time of appointment. Candidates with background in control engineering or applied mathematics with strong interest and previous experience in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply for the position: - Applied non-linear control - Multi-model based modelling and control - Hybrid and switching control - Optimal control and dynamic programming - Model predictive control Software development skills and practical experience is desirable. The research will include theoretical studies, software development and application studies within a group of PhD students, postdocs, Master degree students and industrial collaborators. The project is funded by the European Commission under a Research Training Network. The Multi-Agent Control (MAC) network is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Maynooth, NTNU, DTU and the Jozef Stefan Insitute (participants). The University of Glasgow acts as the project coordinator. The post carry competitive stipend of up to 23000 EUR per year and offer possiblities of research related travel. The European Commission requires that the candidate is aged 35 years or less at the time of his appointment and must be a national of a Member State of the Community or of an Associated State (excluding Slovenia) or have resided in the Community for at least five year prior to the appointment. Please visit the project web site http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/ for more information. Details about the individual vacancies can be found at http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/mac/vacancies.htm If you have further questions, please contact Dr. Jus Kocijan at Jozef Stefan Institute, tel. +386 1 4773661, E-mail: jus.kocijan@ijs.si Send your inquieries which should include a CV with a publication list to: Dr. Jus Kocijan Jozef Stefan Institute Jamova 39 SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Return to top of newsletter
3.6 Post-doc in Signal Processing Dublin IrelandContributed by: Conor Heneghan, conor.heneghan@ucd.ie Postdoctoral Positions in Mobile Communications Postdoctoral Researchers (Two-Year Appointment from March 2001) Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4 IRELAND Two postdoctoral positions are available in the area of mobile communications and image processing at the Digital Signal Processing Research Group at University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. These positions are funded by Enterprise Ireland under the National Informatics Programme. Candidates with strong backgrounds in digital signal processing for communications, information theory, or video and image processing are encouraged to apply. Current areas of research in mobile communications include reconfigurable radio, multichannel communication systems, channel modelling, and novel equalisation strategies. In image processing, general topics of interest include audio-visual fusion, object tracking, level set theory, and medical image registration and analysis. The Digital Signal Processing Research Group is a research centre within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UCD. The Department has a complement of 17 permanent full-time academic staff; and is located in a modern well-equipped building on the UCD's main campus in Belfield (located approximately 3 miles south of Dublin's city centre). Extensive computing and laboratory facilities are available, including access to a super-computer facility. There are about forty-five postgraduate research students studying for the Ph.D. and M.Eng.Sc. degrees. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent research experience, together with a record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their curriculum vitae and the names of two referees to: Dr. C. Heneghan Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4 IRELAND conor.heneghan@ucd.ie FAX: (353 1) 283 0921 http://www.ucd.ie/eleceng Further information about the Digital Signal Processing Research Group can be found at the following web address http://dsp.ucd.ie Return to top of newsletter
3.7 Process Control Engineer Arizona USAContributed by: Michelle Livengood, employment@globalsolar.com Our vision at Global Solar is to become the world leader in providing solar energy integrated systems utilizing thin-film photovoltaic technology. Purpose: To design and implement a control system for dynamic control of thin film processing equipment with novel sensors. Major Responsibilities: 1. Integrate control sensors into the CIGS production machine control platform. 2. Develop CIGS process control algorithms through data analysis and process tests; incorporate algorithms into software control platform. 3. Improve robustness of software control platform. 4. Incorporate fault tolerance into the software control platform. Minimum Requirements: PhD in Controls Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or Masters degree with experience; extensive experience with Visual C++, Matlab experience desirable; five to seven years experience with implementing robust, workable control solutions in an industrial environment; experience with model-based control, hardware I/O, control system implementation and integration, system identification / adaptive control, and fault tolerance. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. If you want to join a growing and dynamic organization, please forward your resume to: Global Solar Energy Attn: Michelle Livengood 5575 S. Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747 Fax: (520) 546-6318 E-mail: employment@globalsolar.com Return to top of newsletter
3.8 Process Engineer Arizona USAContributed by: Michelle Livengood, employment@globalsolar.com Our vision at Global Solar Energy is to become the world leader in providing solar energy integrated systems utilizing thin-film photovoltaic technology. Purpose: To improve the quality of thin-film coating deposition processes. Major Responsibilities: 1. Plan and design methods to improve efficiency in production designs and plan layout for thin-film coating deposition processes. 2. Plan sequence of operations and specify coating procedures while exercising judgment in compromising between conflicting requirements, economic evaluation of methods and operator effectiveness and comfort. 3. Assure compliance with approved methods and quality standards. 4. Conduct tests and measurements throughout stages of production to determine control over such variables as temperature, power, pressure, web speed and deposition rate. 5. Establish and submit processing requirements to be met in designing and acquiring processing equipment. 6. Evaluate and verify the accuracy of process control sensors. 7. Report to the Director of Technology and Engineering and perform other tasks as assigned. Minimum Requirements: BS in Engineering or a related field; four years experience in the field or in a related area; familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices and procedures; ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals; able to perform a variety of complicated tasks. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. If you want to join a growing and dynamic organization, please forward your resume to: Global Solar Energy Attn: Michelle Livengood 5575 S. Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747 Fax: (520) 546-6318 E-mail: employment@globalsolar.com Return to top of newsletter
3.9 Professorship in Computational Science and Engr ETH ZurichContributed by: Petros Koumoutsakos, petros@inf.ethz.ch Professor of Computational Science and Engineering The Professorship is expected to play a key role in the continuing expansion of strong interdisciplinary research activities and in the further development of the educational program in Computational Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich. Applicants should have an excellent record of internationally recognized research which demonstrates a strong link of computational methodologies with application domains. The expertise of the successful candidate may encompass classical and novel computational methodologies. Interdisciplinary, innovative research bridging scientific fields such as Biology and Computer Science, Nanotechnology and Medicine, Dynamical Systems and Social Sciences is highly desirable. Please submit your application together with a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a short overview of your research and educational interests to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. Kübler, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, no later than May 31, 2001. The ETHZ specifically encourages female candidates to apply with a view towards increasing the proportion of female professors. Return to top of newsletter
3.10 Two Pre/Post-doc positions on Artificial Intelligence in Fault DiagnosisContributed by: Prof. Jozef Korbicz, J.Korbicz@irio.pz.zgora.pl TWO DOCTORAL AND/OR POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FAULT DIAGNOSIS in the EC RTN DAMADICS A vacancy exists (to be filled as soon as possible) for a Doctoral (Pre-doc) and/or Postdoctoral (Post-doc) Research Associate to carry out research in fault detection, isolation and identification by means of quantitative models (such as artificial neural networks or/and their connection with evolutionary computation) and qualitative methods (such as fuzzy logic or neuro-fuzzy networks). The research profile is both theoretically and practically oriented. The Pre-doc and/or Post-doc position is located at the Institute of Control and Computation Engineering at the Technical University of Zielona Gora, which has experience in several methods for fault diagnosis including: artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary algorithms and expert systems. The solutions are examined and tested using different benchmark problems, e.g. a laboratory two tank system, a computer simulator of a power plant station and real data from a sugar factory. Candidates should have the following qualifications: - M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Control Engineering or a similar field - Elementary know-how in model-based fault detection and artificial intelligence techniques (e.g. artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic) - Interest in theoretical research and practical applications of new theoretical results - Fluent in English - Ability for teamwork The salary will be fixed according to the Polish salary system for University Research Associates and is approximately 1250 Euro/month for Pre-doc and 1750 Euro/month for Post-doc. According to the rules of the EC F5 RTN Programme, candidates must be less than 35 years old at the time of appointment, or if over 35 years but under 36 and have served in national service in their own country or have spent a period of time at home nursing children. He or she must be a national of a Member state of the European Community or of an Associated State or have resided in the European Community for at least five years prior to the appointment. He or she must not be a Polish national and must not have worked in Poland for more than 12 of the 24 months prior to the appointment. Required documents: - Letter of application - Curriculum vitae - Certificates of the final university examination - Certificate of the M.Sc. or: - Certificate of the Ph.D. - Abstract of the PhD Thesis Please address your application to Prof. Jozef Korbicz Technical University of Zielona Gora Institute of Control and Computation Engineering ul. Podgorna 50 65-246 Zielona Gora POLAND Tel: (+48 64) 3282422 or (+48) 601069492 J.Korbicz@irio.pz.zgora.pl http://www.issi.pz.zgora.pl Return to top of newsletter
3.11 Visiting Research Position in Hybrid and Embedded SystemsContributed by: Bruce H. Krogh, krogh@ece.cmu.edu Visiting Research Position in Hybrid and Embedded Systems Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 USA We are looking for a qualified researcher to join the embedded computing systems research group at Carnegie Mellon University as soon as possible for at least one year. We have a number of projects related to the theory and application of methods for verification, validation, and test-case generation for control system algorithms and embedded control software. One theme of our research is to develop tools for working with models developed in the MathWorks Simulink/Stateflow environment. A strong background in discrete event systems, hybrid systems, and the theory of formal verification, and some experience with current verification tools are necessary. The candidate should be interested in research issues related to the design and implementation of new computational tools. This position is an opportunity to work with industrial sponsors as well as with faculty and graduate students in the School of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer. Salary will depend on background and experience. Interested candidates should send a resume and a list of the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references to Bruce Krogh krogh@ece.cmu.edu www.ece.cmu.edu/~krogh Return to top of newsletter
4. Books
Contributed by: Oliver Nelles, oliver.nelles@gmx.de Nonlinear System Identification - From Classical Approaches to Neural Networks and Fuzzy Models by Oliver Nelles, UC Berkeley, now: Siemens Automotive oliver.nelles@gmx.de Springer, 2001, 785 pp. 422 figs. Hardcover. 3-540-67369-5 $ 79.95 or DM 149.00 http://www.springer.de/cgi-bin/search_book.pl?isbn=3-540-67369-5 The book covers the most common and important approaches for the identification of nonlinear static and dynamic systems. Additionally, it provides the reader with the necessary background on optimization techniques making the book self-contained. The emphasis is put on modern methods based on neural networks and fuzzy systems without neglecting the classical approaches. The entire book is written from an engineering point-of-view, focusing on the intuitive understanding of the basic relationships. This is supported by many illustrative figures. Advanced mathematics is avoided. Thus, the book is suitable for last year undergraduate and graduate courses as well as research and development engineers in industries. 1. Introduction 1 Part I: Optimization 2. Introduction to Optimization 23 3. Linear Optimization 35 4. Nonlinear Local Optimization 79 5. Nonlinear Global Optimization 113 6. Unsupervised Learning Techniques 137 7. Model Complexity Optimization 157 8. Summary of Part I 203 Part II: Static Models 9. Introduction to Static Models 209 10. Linear, Polynomial, and Lock-Up Table Models 219 11. Neural Networks 239 12. Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Models 299 13. Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models: Fundamentals 341 14. Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models: Advanced Aspects 391 15. Summary of Part II 451 Part III: Dynamic Models 16. Linear Dynamic System Identification 457 17. Nonlinear Dynamic System Identification 547 18. Classical Polynomial Approaches 587 19. Dynamic Neuro and Fuzzy Models 587 20. Dynamic Local Linear Neuro-Fuzzy Models 601 21. Neural Networks with Internal Dynamics 645 Part IV: Applications 22. Applications of Static Models 655 23. Applications of Dynamic Models 677 24. Applications of Advanced Methods 709 Appendix A. Vectors and Matrices 735 B: Statistics 739 References 757 Index 779 Return to top of newsletter
4.2 Control Systems with Actuator Saturation: Analysis and DesignContributed by: Zongli Lin, zl5y@virginia.edu Authors: Tingshu Hu and Zongli Lin Publisher: Birkhauser, Boston ISBN: 0-8176-4219-6 Price: $79.95 From the backcover: Control Systems with Actuator Saturation: Analysis and Design examines the problem of actuator saturation in depth. The overall approach takes into account the saturation nonlinearities at the outset of the control design. In the case that a control law is designed a priori to meet either the performance or stability requirement, it analyzes the closed loop system under actuator saturation systematically and redesigns the controller in such a way that adverse effects of actuator saturation are minimized. It also presents some related results on systems with state saturation or sensor saturation. Features and topics include: - The results apply to general open loop systems, including exponentially unstable ones. Thus, they are widely applicable to practical systems. - The problem is treated in a systematic manner, from controllability to stabilizability, to transience performance, to disturbance rejection and to output regulation. - An analytic description of the null controllable region is first obtained. Various feedback laws are designed that work on the entire or an arbitrarily large portion of the null controllable region. - Analysis tools are developed for performance assessment of existing control systems under actuator saturation. - Examples are worked out in detail to demonstrate the usage of the results developed. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Linear Systems with Actuator Saturation 1.2 Notation, Acronyms and Terminology Chapter 2. Null Controllability -- Continuous-time Systems 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Preliminaries and Definitions 2.3 General Description of Null Controllable Region 2.4 Systems with Only Real Eigenvalues 2.5 Systems with Complex Eigenvalues 2.6 Some Remarks on the Description of Null Controllable Region for a Finite Time 2.7 Asymptotically Null Controllable Region 2.8 Conclusions Chapter 3. Null Controllability -- Discrete-time Systems 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Preliminaries and Definitions 3.3 General Description of Null Controllable Region 3.4 Systems with Only Real Eigenvalues 3.5 Systems with Complex Eigenvalues 3.6 An Example 3.7 Asymptotically Null Controllable Region 3.8 Conclusions Chapter 4. Stabilization on Null Controllable Region -- Continuous-time Systems 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Domain of Attraction -- Planar System under Saturated Linear Feedback 4.3 Semi-global Stabilization -- Planar Systems 4.4 Semi-global Stabilization -- Higher Order Systems 4.5 Conclusions Chapter 5. Stabilization on Null Controllable Region -- Discrete-time Systems 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Global Stabilization at Set of Equilibria -- Planar Systems 5.3 Global Stabilization -- Planar Systems 5.4 Semi-global Stabilization -- Planar Systems 5.5 Semi-global Stabilization -- Higher Order Systems 5.6 Conclusions Chapter 6. Practical Stabilization on Null Controllable Region 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Problem Statement and Main Results 6.3 Proof of Main Results 6.4 An Example 6.5 Conclusions Chapter 7. Estimation of the Domain of Attraction under Saturated Linear Feedback 7.1 Introduction 7.2 A Measure of Set Size 7.3 Some Facts about Convex Hulls 7.4 Continuous-time Systems Under State Feedback 7.5 Discrete-time Systems Under State Feedback 7.6 Extension to Output Feedback 7.7 Conclusions Chapter 8. On Enlarging the Domain of Attraction 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Continuous-time Systems 8.3 Discrete-time Systems 8.4 Conclusions Chapter 9. Semi-global Stabilization with Guaranteed Regional Performance 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Expansion of the Domain of Attraction 9.3 Semi-globalization -- Discrete-time Systems 9.4 Semi-globalization -- Continuous-time Systems 9.5 An Example 9.6 Conclusions Chapter 10. Disturbance Rejection with Stability 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Continuous-time Systems 10.3 Discrete-time Systems 10.4 Conclusions Chapter 11. On Maximizing the Convergence Rate 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Continuous-time Systems 11.3 Discrete-time Systems 11.4 Conclusions Chapter 12. Output Regulation -- Continuous-time Systems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Preliminaries and Problem Statement 12.3 The Regulatable Region 12.4 State Feedback Controllers 12.5 Error Feedback Controllers 12.6 An Example 12.7 Conclusions Chapter 13. Output Regulation -- Discrete-time Systems 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Preliminaries and Problem Statement 13.3 The Regulatable Region 13.4 State Feedback Controllers 13.5 Error Feedback Controllers 13.6 Conclusions Chapter 14. Linear Systems with Non-actuator Saturation 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Planar Linear Systems under State Saturation -- Continuous-time Systems 14.3 Planar Linear Systems under State Saturation -- Discrete-time Systems 14.4 Semi-global Stabilization of Linear Systems Subject to Sensor Saturation Return to top of newsletter
4.3 IFAC Proceedings Recently PublishedContributed by: Martin Ruck, m.ruck@elsevier.co.uk The following IFAC Proceedings volumes have recently been published and are available from IFAC Publications/Elsevier Science: Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes 2000 Budapest, Hungary, 14–16 June 2000 A.M. Edelmayer, Cs. Banyasz (editors) ISBN 0 08 043250 6 (3 volume set) http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080432506 Control in Transportation Systems 2000 Braunschweig, Germany, 13-15 June 2000 E. Schnieder, U. Becker (editors) ISBN 0 08 043552 1 (2 volume set) http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080435521 Modelling & Control in Agriculture, Horticulture & Post-Harvest Processing Wageningen, The Netherlands, 10-12 July 2000 G. van Straten, K.J. Keesman, J. Bontsema (editors) ISBN 0 08 043251 4 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080432514 Instability Resolution in Regions of Long Confronted Nations (Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability) Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, 22-24 May 2000 G.M. Dimirovski (editor) ISBN 0 08 043690 0 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436900 Computer Aided Control Systems Design 2000 Salford, UK, 11-13 September 2000 J.O. Gray (editor) ISBN 0 08 043660 9 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436609 To order, please visit the web pages mentioned above. For more information about IFAC Publications, including a complete list of all Proceedings volumes available, please visit the web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ifac. Return to top of newsletter
4.4 Second Ed. of Qualitative Theory of Dynamical SystemsContributed by: Anthony N. Michel, Anthony.N.Michel.1@nd.edu QUALITATIVE THEORY OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS -- The Role of Stability Preserving Mappings, 2nd Edition By: Anthony N. Michel, University of Notre Dame, Indiana Kaining Wang, HubStorm Corporation, California Bo Hu, University of Notre Dame, Indiana Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, Hardbound, ISBN: 0-8247-0526-2, 732pp This reference/text addresses the most important results of the Lyapunov and Lagrange stability theory for a general class of dynamical systems by developing topics in a metric space setting, independently of equations, inequalities, or inclusions; applies the general theory to specific classes of dynamicalsystems; and presents new and expanded material on the stability analysis of hybrid dynamical systems and dynamical systems with discontinuous dynamics. Throughout the book, stability preserving mappings are employed as the main vehicle to develop the theory on hand. Since the publication of the First Edition of this book, a great deal of progress has been made in the qualitative analysis of systems with discontinuous dynamics and hybrid dynamical systems, fueled by current interests in intelligent control systems, discrete event systems, mechanical systems with unilateral constraints, and other types of contemporary systems. Although a very general metric space setting is employed in the original version, the results presented in the First Edition are in general not applicable in the analysis of discontinuous and hybrid dynamical systems. In particular, in the case of hybrid dynamical systems, different system components may evolve simultaneously along different notions of "time", including real time, discrete time, discrete events, temporal logic commands, jump phenomena, and the like. For the first time in book form, a basic framework for the qualitative analysis of general hybrid dynamical systems is presented in the Second Edition, which involves a notion of generalized time. It turns out that the resulting model of dynamical system includes most of the hybrid dynamical systems considered in the literature. Using this model as a basis, most of the Lyapunov and Lagrange stability results are developed for hybrid and discontinuous dynamical systems, including converse theorems. Throughout the Second Edition, we analyze several important special classes of discontinuous and hybrid dynamical systems, and we present several case studies of such systems, including single- and multi-rate digital feedback control systems, pulse-width-modulated feedback control systems, variable structure systems with applications to recurrent artificial neural networks, linear systems under state saturation constraints, switched systems, systems with impulsive dynamics and others. The book is organized into ten chapters with the following titles: 1. Introduction 2. Dynamical Systems 3. Stability Preserving Mappings 4. Stability Of Motion 5. Finite Dimensional Systems 6. Infinite Dimensional Systems 7. Differential Inclusions 8. Hybrid Dynamical Systems 9. Stability Of Hybrid And Discontinuous Dynamical Systems 10. Case Studies In Hybrid And Discontinuous Dynamical Systems Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems, Second Edition, should be of interest as a reference to applied mathematicians; control theorists; electrical and electronics, mechanical, civil and aerospace engineers; mathematical physicists; and econometricians. It is also suitable as a text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines. Return to top of newsletter
5. Journals
Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak, automatica@math.utwente.nl AUTOMATICA June, 2001 Issue 37:6 Editorials P. Albertos, P. Van den Hof Obituary for Pieter Eykhoff Regular Papers K. Ezal, P. V. Kokotovic, et Disturbance attenuating output-feedback al. control of nonlinear systems with local optimality Yiguang Hong H(infinity) control, stabilization and input-output stability of nonlinear systems with homogeneous properties B. Hamzi, L. Praly Ignored input dynamics and a new characterization of control Lyapunov functions H. Ito, R. A. Freeman State-dependent scaling design for a unified approach to robust backstepping Z-P. Jiang, Y. Wang Input-to-state stability for discrete-time nonlinear systems Brief Papers V. Ramakrishna, L. R. Hunt, Parameter variations, relative degree, and G. Meyer stable inversion M. Arif, T. Ishihara, H. Incorporation of experience in iterative Inooka learning controllers using locally weighted learning L. Zou, M. H. Khammash Analysis of steady-state tracking errors in sampled-data systems with uncertainty B-S. Ko, T. F. Edgar Performance assessment of multivariable feedback control systems P. Kosmo, M. Pavon Solving optimal control problems by means of general Lagrange functionals S. Hanba, Y. Miyasato Output feedback stabilization of bilinear systems using dead-beat observers C. Belta, G. Gu, A. Sparks, Rotating stall control for axial flow S. Banda compressors J. A. Primbs The analysis of optimization based controllers J. Schoukens, R. Pintelon, Frequency response functions measurements in Y. Rolain, T. Dobrowiecki the presence of nonlinear distortions H. Wong, M. S. de Queiroz, Adaptive tracking control using synthesized V. Kapila velocity from attitude measurements Correspondence Zhu Ruijun, Pan Xuejun, Hu Comments on "Robust stabilization of MIMO Weili nonlinear time-varying mismatched uncertain systems" Book Reviews Y. Bar-Shalom Kalman filtering techniques for radar tracking, by K. V. Ramachandra B. K. Bose Fuzzy control of industrial systems - Theory and applications, by I. S. Shaw N. Cowan Mechanics and control of robots, by K. C. Gupta S. P. Bhattacharyya The art of control engineering, by K. Dutton, S. Thompson and B. Barraclough A. Karniel Control of movement for the physically disabled, by D. Popovic and T. Sinkjaer Return to top of newsletter
5.2 Contents: Control Engineering PracticeContributed by: George W Irwin, g.irwin@ee.qub.ac.uk Control Engineering Practice ISSN : 0967-0661 Volume : 9, Issue : 3, March-2001 Contents List pp 233-248 Design and implementation of a room thermostat using an agent-based approach A.J.N. van Breemen, T.J.A. de Vries pp 249-266 On modelling and control of a rotary sugar dryer S.M. Savaresi, R.R. Bitmead, R. Peirce pp 267-281 Applying the extended Kalman filter to systems described by nonlinear differential-algebraic equations V.M. Becerra, P.D. Roberts, G.W. Griffiths pp 283-295 Minimising production costs in generation and cogeneration plants F. Casella, C. Maffezzoni, L. Piroddi, F. Pretolani pp 297-311 Design of nonlinear observers for detecting faults in hydraulic sub-sea pipelines D.N. Shields, S.A. Ashton, S. Daley pp 313-328 Robust control of electrically-stimulated muscle using polynomial H"~ design K.J. Hunt, R.-P. Jaime, H. Gollee pp 329-341 Realisation of a Riccati equation-based controller using gradient-type neural networks C.-L. Lin, C.-L. Chen pp 343-349 Adaptive control of a water supply system E. Mourad, A. Lachhab, M. Limouri, B. Dahhou, A. Essaid pp 351-355 Calendar Return to top of newsletter
5.3 Contents: Engr Applications of Artificial IntelligenceContributed by: Clarence de Silva, Regional Editor (desilva@mech.ubc.ca), desilva@mech.ubc.ca Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (International Journal of Intelligent Real-Time Automation) ISSN : 0952-1976 Volume : 14 Issue : 2 Date : Apr-2001 Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/00975 Please note that abstracts are freely accessible by all, full text is restricted to subscribers only. pp 105-113 On the modelling of nonlinear dynamic systems using support vector neural networks W.C. Chan, C.W. Chan, K.C. Cheung, C.J. Harris http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000695 pp 115-124 Neural-network-based self-organized fuzzy logic control for arc welding L. Di, T. Srikanthan, R.S. Chandel, I. Katsunori http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000579 pp 125-137 Perception network for the team of indoor mobile robots: concept, architecture, implementation A. Kasinski, P. Skrzypczynski http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000701 pp 139-154 PNNARMA model: an alternative to phenomenological models in chemical reactors I.M. Galvan, P. Isasi, J.M. Zaldvar http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000671 pp 155-166 Inductive learning of decision trees: application to fault isolation of an induction motor D. Pomorski, P.B. Perche http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000786 pp 167-181 Evolutionary algorithms, simulated annealing and tabu search: a comparative study H. Youssef, S. M. Sait, H. Adiche http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000658 pp 183-188 Design and analysis of fuzzy schedulers using fuzzy Lyapunov synthesis M. Margaliot, G. Langholz http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S095219760000066X pp 189-201 Fuzzy logic-based forecasting model T. Frantti, P. Mahonen http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000762 pp 203-216 CAD for fault tree-based diagnosis of industrial processes M. Kavcic, D. Juricic http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000683 pp 217-227 A strategy for diagnosing complex multiple-fault situations with a higher accuracy/cost ratio D. Rozier http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000749 pp 229-238 The use of a heuristic search technique for the optimization of quality of steel billets produced by continuous casting N. Cheung, A. Garcia http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000750 pp 239-254 Knowledge-based approach and system for assembly-oriented design, Part II: the system implementation X.F. Zha, H.J. Du, J.H. Qiu http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000610 pp 255-263 A preliminary study on qualitative and imprecise solid modelling for conceptual shape modelling H. Shu, J. Liu, Y. Zhong http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197600000798 pp I-IV Calendar http://www.elsevier.nl/PII/S0952197601000021 Return to top of newsletter
5.4 Contents: European Journal of ControlContributed by: Gabriela Stroian, ejc@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr Contents European Journal of Control Vol.6, no. 5, 2000 Special Issue "Anti-Windup" Editorial A benchmark example for anti-windup synthesis in active vibration isolation tasks and an L_2 anti-windup solution L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel “Feedback” and “Feedforward” conditioning techniques R. Hanus and Ph. Bogaerts Stability properties and effects of measurement disturbances on anti-windup PI- and PID-control A.H. Glattfelder, J. Todtli and W. Schaufelberger A performance criterion for Anti-Windup compensators A. Rantzer Discussions on the paper by E.F. Mulder and M.V. Kothare and L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel. Multivariable Anti-Windup controller synthesis using bilinear matrix inequalities E.F. Mulder, M.V. Kothare and M. Morari Discussion on the paper by L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel. Anti-Windup and model predictive control: Reflections and connections J.A. De Dona, G.C. Goodwin and M.M. Seron Discussions on the paper by E.F. Mulder and M.V. Kothare and L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel. INFORMATION Information on European Journal of Control is available at its home page: http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr Address for submissions: I.D. Landau European Journal of Control Laboratoire d'Automatique ENSIEG, BP 46 38402 Saint Martin d'Hères France E-mail : Ioan-Dore.Landau@inpg.fr Return to top of newsletter
5.5 Contents: International Journal of ControlContributed by: Sharron Lawrence, SharronL@tandf.co.uk International Journal of Control Volume 74, Number 5, March 2001 On aperiodicity theorems 425 - 431 A. T. Fuller; E. I. Jury Adaptive stabilization of non-linear oscillators using direct adaptive control 432 - 444 Jeongho Hong; Dennis S. Bernstein Stationary bifurcation control of systems with uncontrollable linearization 445 - 452 Taihyun Kim; Eyad H. Abed Decoupling and tracking control using eigenstructure assignment for linear time-varying systems 453 - 464 Jae Weon Choi; Ho Chul Lee; J. Jim Zhu Stabilization of Hamiltonian systems with dissipation 465 - 473 Daizhan Cheng; Sarah Spurgeon Passivity-based robust control of systems with redundant sensors and actuators 474 - 481 S. M. Joshi; A. G. Kelkar Model-based predictive control for Hammerstein-Wiener systems 482 - 495 H. H. J. Bloemen; T. J. J. Van Den Boom; H. B. Verbruggen A solution technique for almost perfect tracking of non-minimum-phase, discrete-time linear systems 496 - 506 Lorenzo Marconi; Giovanni Marro; Claudio Melchiorri Adaptive and non-adaptive 'pole-placement' control of multivariable linear time-varying plants 507 - 523 Suttipan Limanond; Kostas S. Tsakalis On-line discontinuities identification in noisy signals: application to Kalman filtering 524 - 536 C. Bruni; A. De Santis; D. Iacoviello http://www.tandf.co.uk/sara Return to top of newsletter
5.6 Contents: Journal of Dynamics and Control SystemsContributed by: Yuri Sachkov, sachkov@sissa.it JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMS Vol. 7, No. 2 April 2001 CONTENTS Philippe Jouan C^infty and L^infty Observability of Single-Input C^infty-Systems pp. 151--169 M.A. Hammami On the Stability of Nonlinear Control Systems with Uncertainty pp. 171--179 Zhonghai Ding Optimal Boundary Controls of Linear Elastostatics on Lipschitz Domains with Point Observations pp. 181--207 Ugo Boscain and Benedetto Piccoli Extremal Synthesis for Generic Planar Systems pp. 209--258 A.A. Arzhanov Small Oscillations of Viscous Capillary Fluid: The WKB Approximation pp. 259--275 M. Lemasurier Singularities of Second-Order Implicit Differential Equations: A Geometrical Approach pp. 277--298 Return to top of newsletter
5.7 Contents: Linear Algebra and its ApplicationsContributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu Journal: Linear Algebra and its Applications ISSN : 0024-3795 Volume : 327 Issue : 1-3 Date : 15-Apr-2001 Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07738 pp 1-15 Analysis on eigenvalues for preconditioning cubic spline collocation method of elliptic equations S. Dong Kim, Y. HunLee pp 17-26 A variant of the Hausdorff theorem for multi-index matrices II S. Keska pp 27-40 Matrix groups with independent spectra G. Cigler pp 41-51 Square nearly nonpositive sign pattern matrices Y. Hou, J. Li pp 53-60 Possible line sums for a qualitative matrix C.R. Johnson, S.A. Lewis, D.Y. Yau pp 61-68 On the potential stability of star sign pattern matrices Y. Gao, J. Li pp 69-83 Corrigendum/addendum to: Sets of matrices all infinite products of which converge I. Daubechies, J.C. Lagarias pp 85-94 On Perron complements of totally nonnegative matrices S.M. Fallat, M. Neumann pp 95-104 On invertibility and positive invertibility of matrices M.I. Gil' pp 105-114 Pattern correlation matrices and their properties A. Rukhin pp 115-119 A generalization of Saad's theorem on Rayleigh-Ritz approximations G.W. Stewart pp 121-130 Complete positivity of matrices of special form J. Drew, C. Johnson, F. Lam pp 131-149 Approximating commuting operators J. Holbrook, M. Omladic pp 151-180 Products of transvections in one conjugacy class of the symplectic group over the p-adic numbers E.W. Ellers, H. Lausch pp 181-196 Chebyshev-Hankel matrices and the splitting approach for centrosymmetric Toeplitz-plus-Hankel matrices G. Heinig pp 197-206 Additive mappings on operator algebras preserving absolute values M. Radjabalipour, K. Seddighi, Y. Taghavi pp 207-223 Generalized controlled and conditioned invariances for linear @w-periodic discrete-time systems N. Otsuka pp 225 Author Index Return to top of newsletter
5.8 Contents: Trans of Inst. of Measurement & ControlContributed by: Kathryn Cousins, kathryn.cousins@hodder.co.uk Transactions of the Institute of Measurement & Control Vol. 3, No. 2, 2001 D-type learning control for nonlinear time-varying systems with unknown initial states and inputs XG Yan, IM Chen and J Lam Pages 69-82 Comparative study of a sliding mode speed and position control of a vector controlled induction machine X Yu, MW Dunnigan and BW Williams Pages 83-101 Decentralized tracking for a class of interconnected nonlinear systems using variable structure control with application to a drill and dry jet mixing machine XY Cheng TP Leung Pages 102-126 Design of a state feedback controller to achieve minimum eigenvalue differential sensitivity H Jin and D McLean Pages 127-138 For further information, please visit the following URL: http://www.transinstmc.com/ Return to top of newsletter
6. Conferences
Contributed by: Michael Athans, athans@isr.ist.utl.pt CALL FOR PAPERS 10th MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON CONTROL AND AUTOMATION (MED2002) Campus of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal July 9-12, 2002 We solicit regular papers and proposals for invited sessions in all aspects of the theory, algorithms, and applications of systems, control, automation, robotics, operations research, intelligent systems, signal processing, communication networks and related disciplines. Papers and Proposals for Invited Sessions due: eb. 1, 2002 Author Notification: pril 15, 2002 Final Manuscript due: May 7, 2002 Conference Starts: July 9, 2002 REGISTRATION FEES (includes proceedings, coffee breaks, cocktail party and banquet) Before May 10, 2002: 400 EUROS After May 10, 2002: 450 EUROS Students: 75 EUROS (excluding banquet and cocktail party) INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS: We already have commitments from the following eight international experts including their tentative plenary lecture topic. 1. Prof. John C. Doyle, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., USA - Complex Systems 2. Prof. Pravin P. Varaiya, Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif., USA - Hierarchical Control of Autonomous Systems 3. Prof. David G. Luenberger, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., USA - Systems Theory and Financial Engineering Systems 4. Prof. Edward R. Crawley, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA - Control of Precision Optical Systems 5. Prof. Henrik I. Christensen, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SWEDEN - Advances in Robotic Systems 6. Prof. Olivier Faugeras, INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE and MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA - Advances in Image Processing and Computer Vision 7. Prof. Munther A. Dahleh, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA - Robust Control for Linear and Nonlinear Systems 8. Prof. P.R. Kumar, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA - Control Issues in Wireless Networks Updates and details can be found at: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/med2002/ Contact us at: med2002@isr.ist.utl.pt Return to top of newsletter
6.2 1st Int ICSC-NAISO Congress on Neuro-Fuzzy TechnologiesContributed by: Pedro A. González Lanza, pedro@cidet.icmf.inf.cu FIRST INTERNATIONAL ICSC-NAISO CONGRESS ON NEURO-FUZZY TECHNOLOGIES NF'2002. Capitolio de La Habana, Cuba January 16 - 19, 2002 Introduction During the past decade, paradigms and benefits from neuro fuzzy systems (NF) have been growing tremendously. Today, not only does NF solve scientific problems, but its applications are also appearing in our daily lives. In order to discuss the state of the art in NF and the future of these exciting topics; we are honored to invite you to Neuro-Fuzzy 2002. We believe it will be an excellent opportunity to share our knowledge on NF and contribute to its development in this century. This major international conference will be held in a very enjoyable location: Havana, the Capital of Cuba, where we hope you will experience the famous Cuban hospitality. Organizing Committee Honorary Chair: Prof. Hans-Juergen Zimmermann, Germany. General Chair : Hans-Heinrich Bothe, Denmark Special Scientific Events Chair: Alberto Ochoa,Cuba Scientific Program Chair : Hans Hellendoorn, The Netherlands Scientific Program Co-Chair: Pedro González Lanza,Cuba Local Committee Chair: Orestes Llanes-Santiago, Cuba Local Committee Co-Chair: Abelardo del Pozo Quintero, Cuba Publication Chair: Antonio Di Nola, Italy Publication Committee Co-Chair: Vincenzo Loia,Italy Administration and Finance:ITS Transnational. Sponsored/supported by: IFSA: International Fuzzy Systems Association Technical University of Denmark ISPJAE: Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría ICIMAF: Instituto de Cibernética, Matemática y Física UCLV: Universidad de Las Villas UO: Universidad de Oriente RAC: Red de Automática de Cuba Ministerio de Educación Superior de la República de Cuba Ministerio de la Informática y las Comunicaciones de la República de Cuba Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente de la República de Cuba. ICSC/NAISO Canada/The Netherlands Topics suggested (not limited to): 1.Advanced Neuro and Fuzzy Paradigms 2.Data Granulation and Fuzzy Rule Extraction 3.Advanced Training Algorithms 4.Evolutionary Computation (GA, GP, ET) and Graphical Models 5.Chaotic Behavior and Fractals 6.Applications in signal processing, control, robotics, etc. Of particular interest are applications from the following fields: Sound and image processing, pattern recognition, image understanding, feature binding, perception, sensor fusion, controller design, state observation, motor control, mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, deliberation and planning, active anchoring, gain-scheduling, fault detection, hardware solutions, data mining, financing, e-commerce. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors are requested to send an extended abstract, or the full paper of minimum 4 and maximum 7 pages for review, by the International Program Committee. All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work. Regular papers, as well as poster presentations, tutorial papers and invited sessions are encouraged. IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline: May 31, 2001 Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2001 Delivery of Final Manuscripts: October 31, 2001 Conference NF'2002: January 16/19, 2002 Please visit the conference web site for more details. http://www.icsc-naiso.org/nf2002/nf2002.html Return to top of newsletter
6.3 2001 Int Symp on Adaptive & Intelligent Systems & ControlContributed by: Gang Tao, gt9s@virginia.edu Call for Submission and Participation in the 2001 International Symposium on Adaptive and Intelligent Systems and Control University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Thursday, June 28, 2001 PURPOSE As researches in adaptive systems and control and that in intelligent systems and control have experienced tremendous successes in both theory and applications and are developing rapidly with emergence of new encouraging solutions to open challenging problems, this symposium is aimed at acting as an international forum for researchers in these areas to present recent results, discuss new ideas, and expand future directions. The symposium is to take place on the day after the 2001 American Control Conference to be held on Monday, June 25 - Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in Arlington, Virginia, USA. SCOPE Any topics in theory and applications of adaptive system and control, and of intelligent systems and control will be welcome, including but not limited to: Adaptive control, adaptive filtering, adaptive signal processing and communications systems, artificial neural networks, computational intelligence, control education, control of distributed parameter systems, control software, dynamic systems modeling, estimation, fault tolerance and detection, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, hybrid systems, intelligent automation, intelligent control, intelligent telerobotics, knowledge-based systems, learning systems and control, magnetic bearing systems, modeling and adaptive control of biosystems, multi-agent systems, multi-mode control, neural systems, network theory, nonlinear systems and control, pattern recognition, PID tuning, real-time systems modeling and control, self-organizing systems, sensor and actuator failure compensation, smart material and structures, stability and robustness analysis, switching control, system identification, system simulations. SCHEDULE Submission of extended abstracts (2 pages): before April 20, 2001 (please send your aubmission to gt9s@virginia.edu) Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2001 Conference time: June 28, 2001 (Thursday, the next day after ACC2001) A proceedings of abstracts for all presentations will be distributed. Selected full papers are to be published as a monograph if interested. CONTACT Organizer and Chair: Professor Gang Tao Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA Tel: 804-924-4586 Fax: 804-924-8818 Email: gt9s@virginia.edu LOCATION City of Charlottesville, where the 1981 Joint Automatic Control Conference was held on University of Virginia's campus, is located in Central Virginia, approximately 100 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. (Arlington, Virginia) and 70 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia. It is situated at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and near the Shenandoah National Park, with a local area population 150,000. It is a unique place in the United States that combines a picturesque and cultivated countryside so rich in historical associations with the proximity of a national park and a wide array of cultural opportunities, as named by the Money Magazine in 1998 as a top beautiful and livable city in the US, with many attractions including. For more information about University of Virginia and City of Charlottesville, go to http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~gt9s/che.html http://www.virginia.edu/wlcm.html Return to top of newsletter
6.4 3rd IFAC Workshop on Time Delay SystemsContributed by: Silviu-Iulian NICULESCU, silviu@hds.utc.fr 3rd IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems December 8-10, 2001 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Please visit the conference web site: http://www.siue.edu/ifacdelay CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT The growing interest of the scientific community in the control of time delay systems and its applications motivated the first two workshops on Linear Time Delay Systems in July 1998 (Grenoble, France), and in September 2000 (Ancona, Italy). This third workshop follows the same tradition. SPONSORS: IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems, EECE Department University of New Mexico, Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium. TOPICS: modeling and identification, stability and stabilization, robustness issues, filtering and estimation, infinite dimensional systems, 2D and nD systems, approximation techniques and numerical methods, control schemes, applications (communication, bioengineering, economics). INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: M. Ariola (Italy), B.A. Leon de la Barra (Chile), A. Bellen (Italy), R. Byrne (USA), J. Chiasson (USA), J. Chen (USA), R. Datko (USA), J.-M. Dion (France), L. Dugard (France), M. Fliess (France), W. Haddad (USA), J.K. Hale (USA), M. Jamshidi (USA), V. Kapila (USA), V. Kharitonov (Mexico), V.B. Kolmanovskii (Russia), J.-F. Lafay (France), J. Louisell (USA), A. Matasov (Russia), S.-I. Niculescu (France, chairman), Z.J. Palmor (Israel), V. Rasvan (Romania), J.-P. Richard (France), M. Sorine (France), C.E. de Souza (Brazil), K. Uchida (Japan), S.M. Verduyn Lunel (The Netherlands), E.I. Verriest (USA), G. Weiss (UK). NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: C.T. Abdallah (chairman), K. Gu (program editor), M. Jamshidi (local arrangements). DEADLINES May 1st, 2001: Expression of intention for invited session due May 15, 2001: Submission of contributed papers and invited sessions proposal due July 15, 2001: Notification of acceptance Sept 15, 2001: Final camera ready manuscript due Sept 15, 2001: Advanced registration December 8-10: Workshop CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Five (5) copies of full papers (maximum 6 double column pages) should be sent to: Prof. Keqin GU IFAC TDS2001 Workshop Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Engineering Building, Room 2044 EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62026, USA Phone: 618-650-2803 Fax: 618-650-2555 E-mail: kgu@siue.edu by May 15, 2001. Electronic submissions in Postscript form as e-mail attachments are also accepted. No other format will be accepted. CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS Proposal for invited sessions within the scope of the workshop are welcome. Those interested in organizing an invited session should contact: Dr. Silviu-Iulian NICULESCU IFAC TDS 2001 HEUDIASYC (UMR CNRS 6599) Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, Centre de Recherche de Royallieu, BP 20529, 60205, COMPIEGNE, FRANCE. Phone: +33-3-44-23-44-84 Fax: +33-3-44-23-44-77 E-mail: silviu@hds.utc.fr as soon as possible but no later by May 1st, 2001. Five (5) copies of invited session proposal are due on May 15, 2001. Electronic submissions in Postscript form as e-mail attachments are also accepted. No other format will be accepted. Return to top of newsletter
6.5 5th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS'01)Contributed by: Alexander Fradkov, a.l.fradkov@ieee.org 5th IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS (NOLCOS'01) Saint-Petersburg, RUSSIA, July 4-6, 2001 http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/ FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The preliminary program of NOLCOS'01 is now completed. About 330 papers representing 47 countries were selected from more than 400 submissions. The number of papers and number of submissions are twice more than those for previous NOLCOS'98. Alexander Kurzhanski, IPC Chairman Alexander Fradkov, NOC Chairman GENERAL INFORMATION: Language: English will be the official language. No simultaneous translation will be provided. Proceedings: Symposium preprints on CD-ROM and program with abstracts volume will be distributed among the participants at the Registration desk. Additionally, hard copy of the preprints (3 volumes) can be ordered see Registration form at http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm Registration: Advance registration (before April 15) is recommended. The Registration form should be completed and returned, together with the payment, to the Organizing Committee of NOLCOS'01. The form is located at: http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm Accomodation: Hotel reservation information also appears on registration form. NOLCOS'01 PROGRAM: Advance Program can be found on the web: http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/ The list of Plenary/Semiplenary speakers includes (tentatively): R.Brockett (USA) C.J.Byrnes (USA) E.A.Fedosov (Russia) R.Gabasov and F.M.Kirillova (Belarus) A.Isidori (Italy) P.V.Kokotovic (USA) N.N.Krasovski (Russia) V.M.Kuntsevich (Ukraine) O.Maler (France) A.S.Morse (USA) D.A.Ovsyannikov (Russia) S.Sastry (USA) E.Sontag (USA) P.Varaiya (USA) One of NOLCOS'01 highlights will be the special session dedicated to centenary of A.I.Lur'e, one of the founders of nonlinear control, who lived and worked in St.Petersburg. Among speakers of this special session will be I.I.Blekhman, M.R.Liberzon, K.A.Lurie, V.A.Yakubovich, P.A.Zhilin, L.M.Zubov. SOCIAL PROGRAM: St.Petersburg (the former capital of Russia) with about 5 millions inhabitants is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Various guided tours over St.Petersburg and suburbs including visits to Tsars' palaces and museums will be organized. Spectacular season of "White Nights" will grant you with life-time impressions. Symposium banquet will take place in one of the historical buildings. St.Petersburg is a historical scientific center of Russia, where the 1st Russian University and Russian Academy of Sciences were founded 275 years ago. Among first professors of St.Petersburg University were Leonhard Euler (who lived in St.Petersburg for 30 years and wrote about 500 of his 865 papers there) and Daniil Bernoulli. In addition to sightseeing tours we are planning to organize historical scientific tours including visits to historical buildings of St.Petersburg University and Russian Academy of Sciences. You will have unique possibility to see houses where L.Euler, P.Chebyshev, A.M.Lyapunov, A.A.Markov lived and worked and even the L.Euler's tomb. LOCATION: St.Petersburg is located in the mouth of Neva river near the Finnish Gulf of the Baltic Sea. There are daily flights of major international carriers to the International airport "Pulkovo" of St.Petersburg. It also can be reached from Helsinki, Finland by plane (0.5 hours) or by train (4 hours). VISA: Please note that the entrance visa for visiting Russia is required for most countries. For issuing the visa please send us your registration data using the registration form at: http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/Ncsregf.htm by e-mail and PHOTOCOPIES OF YOUR PASSPORT AND PASSPORTS OF ACCOMPANYING PERSONS by FAX +7-812-321-4771 as soon as possible, preferably not later than on April 15, 2001. Then we will arrange the formal visa support letter which should be submitted to the appropriate Russian Consulate along with your application for Russian visa. All further information including Advance Program will be posted on NOLCOS'01 web-site: http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/ ADDRESS OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Prof.A.L.Fradkov The Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering 61 Bolshoy ave. V.O. 199178, St.Petersburg, RUSSIA Tel: +7(812)321-4766, +7(812)321-4778, Fax: +7(812)321-4771 E-mail: nolcos@ipme.ru nolcos@nm.ru http://www.rusycon.ru/confs/nolcos/ Return to top of newsletter
6.6 CACSD Tutorial in BremenContributed by: Peter Benner, benner@math.uni-bremen.de First announcement of a workshop and training course ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN September 27-29, 2001, University of Bremen, Germany AIMS AND TOPIC: With the ever-increasing complexity of control systems, efficient computational methods for their analysis and design are becoming more and more important. These computational methods need to be based on reliable and robust numerical software provided by well-tested and user-friendly software libraries. This workshop and training course is intended as a tutorial on the use of the freeware Subroutine Library in Systems and Control Theory (SLICOT) for solving practical control engineering problems within computer-aided control systems design (CACSD) environments. SLICOT-based software usually has improved reliability and efficiency as well as extended functionality compared to the computational methods implemented in other CACSD software packages. Some of the world's leading experts in the field of computational methods in CACSD will introduce SLICOT-based software to be used either within Matlab and the Matlab Control Toolbox or the CACSD package Scilab. The course includes hands-on training during which participants will solve practical problems in control systems design using this software. Major topics of the course are * basic control software * system identification * model reduction * robust control design using H-infinity techniques During the poster session participants will have the opportunity to present their own projects and to discuss current problems or open questions. SPEAKERS: * Peter Benner (University of Bremen, Germany) * Joris de Cuyper (Leuven Measurement Systems Intl. (LMS), Belgium) * Da-Wei Gu (Leicester University, UK) * Sven Hammarling (NAG - The Numerical Algorithms Group, Oxford, UK) * Petko Petkov (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria) * Vasile Sima (Research Institute for Informatics, Bucharest, Romania) * Paul Van Dooren (Universite Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium) * Sabine Van Huffel (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) * Andras Varga (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany) * Michel Verhaegen (University of Twente, Netherlands) PROGRAM: For a preliminary program see http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/cacsd_prg.html ORGANIZERS: * Peter Benner Zentrum fuer Technomathematik/AG Numerik * Angelika Bunse-Gerstner University of Bremen, Germany in cooperation with the * Numerics in Control Network (NICONET) funded by the European Community BRITE-EURAM III Thematic Networks Programme FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: Further information on SLICOT, NICONET and examples for the application of SLICOT-based software to some control-engineering problems can be found at http://www.win.tue.nl/niconet For more information on the workshop please visit http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd or contact Dr. Ronald Stoever Phone: +49 (0) 421 218-9502 Fax: +49 (0) 421 218-4863 E-Mail: stoever@math.uni-bremen.de You may register electronically at http://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/workshops/cacsd/anmeldung.html Deadline for registration is September 1, 2001. Return to top of newsletter
6.7 Call for Papers: ICPP-HPSECA01 SpainContributed by: Laurence T. Yang, lyang@stfx.ca CALL FOR PAPER The 3rd Workshop on High Performance Scientific and Engineering Computing with Applications (HPSECA-01) Valencia, Spain, September 03-07, 2001 in conjunction with 2001 International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP-2001) Scope and Interests: Parallel and distributed scientific and engineering computing has become a key technology which will play an important part in determining, or at least shaping, future research and development activities in many academic and industrial branches. This special workshop is to bring together computer scientists, applied mathematicians and researchers to present, discuss and exchange idea, results, work in progress and experience of research in the area of parallel and distributed computing for problems in science and engineering applications. Among the main topics (but not limited to) are: * development of advanced parallel and distributed methods, * parallel and distributed computing techniques and codes, * practical experiences using various supercomputers with software such as MPI, PVM, and High Performance Fortran, OpenMP, etc. * applications to numerical fluid mechanics and material sciences, * applications to signal and image processing, dynamic systems, semiconductor technology, and electronic circuits and system design etc. Submission Information: Authors should send one copy of paper in either PS or PDF format at most 15 pages to the workshop organizers (lyang@stfx.ca or pan@cs.gsu.edu) via electronic mail or three copies via postal mail. Contributions will be reviewed by at least three reviewers from both Program Committee and external reviewers for relevance and technical contents on basis of papers. Accepted papers with at most 8 pages will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press as proceedings of the ICPP 2001 workshops. A special issue of International Journal of Supercomputer Applications and High Performance Computing is scheduled. Further information about the conference proceedings and registration fee can be found by web sites: http://www.stfx.ca/people/lyang/activities/icpp01-hpseca.html http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~panda/icpp01/workshops.html Important Deadlines: Paper submission Due (April 15, 2001) Notification of Acceptance May 1, 2001 Final camera-ready paper June 1, 2001 Workshop Organizers: Prof. Laurence T. Yang (chair) Department of Computer Science PO Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish, B2G 2W5, Nova Scotia, Canada lyang@stfx.ca Prof. Yi Pan (Co-Chair) Department of Computer Science Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA pan@cs.gsu.edu Technical Committee: (see conference page) Return to top of newsletter
6.8 Call for Papers: SCODES'2001 FranceContributed by: Dr. Benoit Caillaud, Benoit.Caillaud@irisa.fr SCODES'2001 Symposium on the Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems 23 July 2001, Campus "Jussieu", Paris, France http://www.irisa.fr/pampa/scodes2001/ Call for Papers Abstracts or full papers of contributed talks are requested for the symposium. The deadline for submission of contributions is Tuesday 1st May 2001. Aims and Scope The French joint research project "MARS" on control synthesis of discrete event systems using Petri nets has allowed researchers from several laboratories to develop original controller synthesis methods, tools and applications. The aim of the symposium is to gather a larger community of researchers interested in supervisory control of discrete event systems and outline new trends and problems in the field. Programme The symposium programme will consist of both contributed talks (30 minutes) and invited lectures (one hour), covering different topics on the supervisory control of discrete event systems. Proceedings will be published and distributed to participants. Venue The symposium will be held at Campus "Jussieu", Paris, France. Topics Supervisory control of discrete event systems; Hierarchic, decentralised and distributed control; Graph/language theoretic approaches to controller synthesis; Algorithms and methods for synthesising discrete event controllers; Symbolic and linear programming methods for controller synthesis; Monitoring of Petri net systems; Applications of supervisory control to: automated manufacturing systems, process control, workflow management, autonomous transportation vehicles, software engineering. Contributions 6 pages abstracts or 12 pages full papers in English may be submitted before Tuesday 1st May 2001. Submissions should be sent by email in postscript or PDF formats to: scodes2001@irisa.fr. In case submission by email is not feasible, contributions should be sent by post to the organiser. Programme committee - Pr. X. Xie, INRIA Lorraine, Metz, France, programme chair, - Pr. A. Arnold, Labri, univ. Bordeaux 1, France, - Pr. R. Boel, Universiteit Gent, Belgium, - Pr. A. Giua, Universita' di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, - Pr. S. Lafortune, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, - Dr. H. Marchand, IRISA, Rennes, France Organisation Dr. Benoit Caillaud IRISA Campus universitaire de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes cedex France email: Benoit.Caillaud@irisa.fr telephone: +33 2 99 84 74 07 fax: +33 2 99 84 25 32 Important dates - 1 May : Deadline for abstract/paper submission, - 1 June : Notification of acceptation/rejection of contributions - 1 July : Deadline for final versions of accepted papers, - 6 July : Deadline for registration, - 23 July : SCODES'2001 Symposium. The symposium is sponsored by INRIA and is affiliated to the CAV'01 conference (18-23 July 2001) Links Home page of the joint research project "MARS": http://www.loria.fr/~xie/marsE.html SCODES'2001 home page: http://www.irisa.fr/pampa/scodes2001/ CAV'01 home page: http://www.lsv.ens-cachan.fr/cav01/ Campus "Jussieu" home page: http://www.jussieu.fr/ Return to top of newsletter
6.9 Fourth Asian Control ConferenceContributed by: Qing-Guo Wang, elewqg@nus.edu.sg FOURTH ASIAN CONTROL CONFERENCE Singapore September 25-27, 2002, CALL FOR PAPERS The Asian Control Conference (ASCC) is now a bi-annual event and a major control event held in Asia. The 4th ASCC (ASCC'02) provides researchers, engineers and professionals worldwide with excellent opportunities to get together and exchange their findings and views. All the submissions will be reviewed and accepted ones included in the conference proceedings. Topics of interest are in the broad area of control and automation, and include, but are not limited to: System Theory, PID Control, Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Control and Tuning, Multivariable Control, Predictive Control, Fuzzy and Neural Systems, Hybrid and Supervisory Systems, GA and Evolutionary Computing, Information Technology' Mechatronics, Guidance and Navigation, Process and Chemical Systems, Measurement and Sensing, Business and Management, Real-Time Systems, Aerospace, Automotive Control, Identification and Estimation, Linear Control, Robust Control, Optimal Control and Optimization, Intelligent and Learning Control, Fault Detection, Discrete Event Systems, Simulation and Control CAD, Signal Processing, Robotics and Motion Control, Manufacturing Systems, Power Systems, Environmental and Bio-engineering, Large Scale Systems, Human-Machine Systems, Control Education, Transportation Systems, AI and Expert systems SUBMISSION INFORMATION Prospective authors are invited to submit 3 copies of an extended summary of about 1000 words to:Professor Qing-Guo WangProgram Chair, ASCC' 02 c/o Center for Intelligent ControlDept of Computer & Electrical Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117576 Email:elewqg@nus.edu.sg Proposals for special sessions are also solicited and should be submitted to Professor Iven Mareel Special Session Chair c/o Center for Intelligent Control Dept of Computer & Electrical Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117576 Email: elemimy@nus.edu.sg AWARDS Shimemura Young Author Prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award of US$500. The contributions with the first author under age 35 on 25 September 2002 are eligible. The criteria are high technical quality and a good presentation of the papers. The finalists are informed with notification of acceptance. The winners are decided by a selection committee and awarded at the closing ceremony. Eligible authors wishing to be considered for this prize should indicate it when they submit contributions. Best Poster Paper Prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award of US$300. The criteria are high technical quality and a good presentation of the poster papers. The winners are decided by a selection committee and awarded at the closing ceremony. ORGANISER Professional Activities Center National University of Singapore In cooperation with IFAC ADVISORY PANEL C.C. Hang, Singapore H. Kimura, Japan W.H. Kwon, Korea GENERAL CHAIR T.H. Lee, Singapore CO-CHAIR: A.M. Fong, Singapore PROGRAM CHAIR Q.-G. Wang, Singapore CO-CHAIRS: M. Araki, Japan Z. Bien, Korea R. Evans, Australia Y.G. Xi, China SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIR I. Mareels, Australia CONTACT The Secretariat, ASCC'02 Professional Activities Center Faculty of Engineering National Univ. of Singapore Singapore 117576 Fax:(65)-7773847 Tel: (65)-7782314 Email: ascc2002@nus.edu.sg IMPORTANT DATES: Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2002 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2002 Submission of Final Papers: May 31, 2002 Conference Schedule: September 25-27, 2002 http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/ascc2002 Return to top of newsletter
6.10 Special Symposium on Optimization and ControlsContributed by: Julius Kusuma, kusuma@eecs.berkeley.edu SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROLS In the honor of LAURENT EL GHAOUI University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA August 22, 2001 Recent advances in linear matrix inequality and convex optimization have lent novel insights into problems in optimization, controls, communications and signal processing. This special symposium will celebrate contributions of Laurent El Ghaoui, and highlight the recent trends and results, presented by leading researchers in diverse areas such as optimization, hybrid controls, information theory, and others. In this special symposium we invite the leading experts in optimization and controls for a one-day seminar at UC Berkeley. Invited speakers include: - Prof. Shankar Sastry, U.C. Berkeley - Prof. Stephen Boyd, Stanford University - Prof. Eric Feron, MIT - Prof. Kannan Ramchandran, U.C. Berkeley The complete schedule is available at http://basics.eecs.berkeley.edu/opt. For conference registration, please send a check for $70 ($30 for students) made to "The Regents of the University of California", addressed to: U.C. Berkeley EECS Department attn: Julius Kusuma 307-1 Cory Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 kusuma@eecs.berkeley.edu Return to top of newsletter
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