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eletter
April 2005
1. Personals
2. General Announcements
2.1 1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid Systems
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1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid Systems
Contributed by: Alberto Bemporad, bemporad@dii.unisi.it
The "1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid Systems" will take place in Siena, Italy
on July 19-22, 2005. Selected researchers will lecture on different topics of
hybrid systems, including modeling, mathematical properties, stability and
stabilization, reachability analysis and verification of safety properties,
optimal and model predictive control, identification, diagnosis, stochastic
models, quantization and communication constraints, and the use of hybrid
tools in industrial automotive and process control applications.
The school is targeted at graduate students and researchers who
want to learn the main concepts of hybrid systems, as well as at
graduate students and postgraduate researchers already working in
the field of hybrid systems.
The school is supported by the European Community through the Network of
Excellence "HYCON - Hybrid Control: Taming Heterogeneity and Complexity of
Networked Embedded Systems", http://www.ist-hycon.org. The school is also
sponsored by the Technical Committee on Hybrid Systems of the IEEE Control
Systems Society.
The full program of the school and other information can be found at
http://www.dii.unisi.it/hybrid/school. The deadline for registration is June
15, 2005. Since the school can accomodate a limited number of attendees,
registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
A. Bemporad (University of Siena, Italy)
W.M.P.H. Heemels (Embedded Systems Institute, The Netherlands)
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2.2 Discrete Event Systems Newsletter Restarting
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Discrete Event Systems Newsletter Restarting
Contributed by: Ryan Leduc, leduc@mcmaster.ca
The newsletter of the IEEE Control Systems Technical
Committee Group on Discrete Event Systems is starting up again after a
hiatus. The March, 2005 edition can be found at:
http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/destc/
If you have any news or announcements relevant to DES researchers,
please send the info to: destcsubm@cas.mcmaster.ca
Examples of contributions include announcements on:
* Conferences
* Workshops
* Special sessions
* Publications
* Courses
* Personals
* Job opportunities and positions
* Web sites
The announcements should be submitted as plain text (please no HTML).
Previous versions of the newsletter can be found at
http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/destc/ and can be used as a guide on what
information to include.
To subscribe/unsubscribe to the newsletter, send your request by
e-mail to: destcsubm@cas.mcmaster.ca.
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2.3 Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems - NSF Solicitation
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Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems - NSF Solicitation
Contributed by: Mario Rotea, mrotea@nsf.gov
Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) - NSF 05-570 Solicitation
This solicitation focuses on Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems
(DDDAS), a promising concept in which the computational and measurement
aspects of a real-time computing application are dynamically integrated,
creating new capabilities for analysis and prediction in complex systems.
DDDAS is a paradigm whereby simulation models and measurements become a
symbiotic feedback control system. It entails the ability to dynamically
incorporate measured data into executing simulations, and in reverse, the
ability of the simulations to dynamically steer the measurement process.
Such capabilities promise more accurate analysis and prediction, more
precise controls, and more reliable outcomes. Areas of national importance
likely to benefit from DDDAS include: hazard prevention, mitigation and
response; critical infrastructure and communication systems; transportation
of humans and goods; energy and environment; health care.
The engineering community has the imagination and domain knowledge to help
identify applications with societal impact. Engineering investigators and
students have the domain knowledge to develop the appropriate simulation
models. This community also has experience with sophisticated measurement
systems and sensor networks, and experience with elaborate strategies for
prediction, optimization, and control. It is expected that colleagues from
engineering will partner with computer science colleagues to participate in
this new initiative.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS SOLICITATION IS AT
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13511&org=ENG&from=home
Mario Rotea
Program Director & ENG POC for DDDAS
Intelligent Civil and Mechanical Systems
ENG/CMS
National Science Foundation
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3. Awards Honors
3.1 Nominations Sought: IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
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Nominations Sought: IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, danny@labs.agilent.com
We are looking for nominations for papers for the CSM Outstanding Paper
Award.
Any paper published in the IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the years
2003 or 2004 may be nominated for the 2005 prize. More information on the
award can be found at http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/csmopa.html. The easiest
way to submit a nomination is via the nomination form further down that page.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me email at
danny@labs.agilent.com. Finally, bear in mind that the submission deadline
is May 15, 2005.
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3.2 Richard Braatz receives ASEE Curtis W. McGraw Research Award
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Richard Braatz receives ASEE Curtis W. McGraw Research Award
Contributed by: Richard C. Alkire, r-alkire@uiuc.edu
The ASEE has named Richard Braatz, a professor at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, as recipient of the 2004 ASEE Curtis W. McGraw Research
Award, which recognizes the most "outstanding engineer under 40". Braatz was
recognized for "theoretical results in the robust control of complex
systems, and their successful implementation in paper, pharmaceutical, and
other industries." His recent efforts have been in the development of
numerical algorithms for the design, simulation, and control of multiscale
systems with applications in micro- and nano-electronics.
Richard Braatz has been highly active in the IEEE Control Systems Society
including past service on its Conference Editorial Board, past and current
service on various International Program Committees of IEEE-sponsored
conferences, and as Chair of the Technical Committee on Industrial Process
Control since 2002. He is an associate editor of Automatica and the Journal
of Process Control. He received the Donald P. Eckman Award of the American
Automatic Control Council in 2000 for "outstanding theoretical contributions
to large scale systems and multivariable processes and their application,"
and is a senior member of IEEE.
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4. Books
4.1 Cellular Neural Networks Multi-Scroll Chaos and Synchronization
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Cellular Neural Networks, Multi-Scroll Chaos and Synchronization
Contributed by: Johan Suykens, johan.suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
Cellular Neural Networks, Multi-Scroll Chaos and Synchronization,
Mustak E. Yalcin, Johan A.K. Suykens and Joos P.L. Vandewalle
World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series A - Vol. 50,
World Scientific Pub. Co., Singapore, 2005 (ISBN 981-256-161-7)
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/chaoslab/
http://www.wspc.com/books/chaos/5753.html
Contents-
1. Introduction
2. Cellular Neural/Nonlinear Networks
- CNN
- CNN models
- CNN universal machine: a visual microprocessor
- New research directions in CNNs
3. Multi-scroll Chaotic and Hyperchaotic Attractors
- Chua's circuit
- Generalized Chua's circuit
- Families of scroll grid attractors
- Multi-scroll hyperchaotic attractors
- Scroll maps from n-scroll attractors
- Lur'e representations
4. Synchronization of Chaotic Lur'e Systems
- Synchronization
- Master-slave synchronization: autonomous case
- Robust synchronization
- Time-delay synchronization scheme
- Nonlinear Hinfty synchronization: non-autonomous case
- Robust nonlinear Hinfty synchronization
- Impulsive synchronization
- Controller design
- Examples
5. Engineering Applications
- Chaos in communications
- Chaotic systems in optimization
- Random number generators and cryptography
- Image/Video authentication on CNN-UM
- CNN template tuning
6. General conclusions and future work
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4.2 Matrix Mathematics: Theory Facts and Formulas
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Matrix Mathematics: Theory, Facts, and Formulas
Contributed by: Dennis Bernstein, dsbaero@umich.edu
MATRIX MATHEMATICS: Theory, Facts, and Formulas with
Application to Linear Systems Theory
By Dennis S. Bernstein
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pages: xxxviii+726
Matrix Mathematics is a reference work for users of matrices in all branches
of engineering, science, and applied mathematics. The book collects
together a vast body of results on matrix theory for easy reference and
immediate application. Each chapter begins with the development of relevant
background theory followed by a large collection of specialized results.
Hundreds of identities, inequalities, and matrix facts are stated rigorously
and clearly with cross references, citations to the literature, and
illuminating remarks.
Twelve chapters cover all of the major topics in matrix theory:
Preliminaries; Basic Matrix Properties; Matrix Classes and Transformations;
Matrix Polynomials and Rational Transfer Functions; Matrix Decompositions;
Generalized Inverses; Kronecker and Schur Algebra; Positive-Semidefinite
Matrices; Norms; Functions of Matrices and Their Derivatives; The Matrix
Exponential and Stability Theory; and Linear Systems and Control Theory.
A detailed list of symbols, a summary of notation and conventions, an
extensive bibliography with author index, and an extensive (107 page long)
index are provided for ease of use. The book will be useful for students at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as researchers and
practitioners in all branches of engineering, science, and applied
mathematics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Special Symbols xv
Conventions, Notation, and Terminology xxvii
Preface xxxiii
Acknowledgments xxxvii
Preliminaries 1
1.1 Logic and Sets 1
1.2 Relations and Functions 3
1.3 Facts on Logic, Sets, and Functions 5
1.4 Facts on Scalar Inequalities 6
1.5 Notes 12
Chapter 2 Basic Matrix Properties 13
2.1 Matrix Algebra 13
2.2 Transpose and Inner Product 20
2.3 Convex Sets, Cones, and Subspaces 25
2.4 Range and Null Space 29
2.5 Rank and Defect 32
2.6 Invertibility 34
2.7 Determinants 39
2.8 Properties of Partitioned Matrices 42
2.9 Facts on Cones, Convex Hulls, and Subspaces 47
2.10 Facts on Range, Null Space, Rank, and Defect 49
2.11 Facts on Identities 55
2.12 Facts on Determinants 57
2.13 Facts on Determinants of Partitioned Matrices 60
2.14 Facts on Adjugates and Inverses 66
2.15 Facts on Inverses of Partitioned Matrices 71
2.16 Facts on Commutators
2.17 Facts on Complex Matrices 75
2.18 Facts on Geometry 78
2.19 Notes 79
Chapter 3 Matrix Classes and Transformations 81
3.1 Matrix Classes 81
3.2 Matrix Transformations 86
3.3 Lie Algebras and Groups 87
3.4 Facts on Group-Invertible and Range-Hermitian Matrices 89
3.5 Facts on Normal, Hermitian, and Skew-Hermitian Matrices 90
3.6 Facts on the Commutator 97
3.7 Facts on Unitary Matrices 98
3.8 Facts on Idempotent Matrices 102
3.9 Facts on Projectors 108
3.10 Facts on Reflectors 112
3.11 Facts on Nilpotent Matrices 113
3.12 Facts on Hamiltonian and Symplectic Matrices 114
3.13 Facts on Groups 115
3.14 Facts on Quaternions 116
3.15 Facts on Miscellaneous Types of Matrices 117
3.16 Notes 120
Chapter 4 Matrix Polynomials and Rational Transfer Functions 121
4.1 Polynomials 121
4.2 Matrix Polynomials 124
4.3 The Smith Decomposition and Similarity Invariants 127
4.4 Eigenvalues 130
4.5 Eigenvectors 135
4.6 Minimal Polynomial 137
4.7 Rational Transfer Functions and the Smith-McMillan Decomposition
139
4.8 Facts on Polynomials 141
4.9 Facts on the Characteristic and Minimal Polynomials 148
4.10 Facts on the Spectrum 151
4.11 Facts on Nonnegative Matrices 156
4.12 Notes 160
Chapter 5 Matrix Decompositions 161
5.1 Smith Form 161
5.2 Multi-Companion Form 162
5.3 Hypercompanion Form and Jordan Form 166
5.4 Schur Decomposition 171
5.5 Eigenstructure Properties 174
5.6 Singular Value Decomposition 181
5.7 Facts on the Inertia 183
5.8 Facts on Matrix Transformations for One Matrix 186
5.9 Facts on Matrix Transformations for Two or More Matrices 189
5.10 Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values for One Matrix 194
5.11 Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values for Two or More Matrices 201
5.12 Facts on Matrix Eigenstructure 204
5.13 Facts on Companion, Vandermonde, and Circulant Matrices 209
5.14 Facts on Matrix Factorizations 215
5.15 Facts on the Polar Decomposition 221
5.16 Notes 222
Chapter 6 Generalized Inverses 223
6.1 Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse 223
6.2 Drazin Generalized Inverse 227
6.3 Facts on the Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse for One Matrix 229
6.4 Facts on the Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse for Two or More Matrices
234
6.5 Facts on the Drazin and Group Generalized Inverses 244
6.6 Notes 246
Chapter 7 Kronecker and Schur Algebra 247
7.1 Kronecker Product 247
7.2 Kronecker Sum and Linear Matrix Equations 251
7.3 Schur Product 252
7.4 Facts on the Kronecker Product 253
7.5 Facts on the Kronecker Sum 256
7.6 Facts on the Schur Product 258
7.7 Notes 261
Chapter 8 Positive-Semidefinite Matrices 263
8.1 Positive-Semidefinite and Positive-Definite Orderings 263
8.2 Submatrices 265
8.3 Simultaneous Diagonalization 268
8.4 Eigenvalue Inequalities 271
8.5 Matrix Inequalities 277
8.6 Facts on Range and Rank 288
8.7 Facts on Identities and Inequalities for One Matrix 289
8.8 Facts on Identities and Inequalities for Two or More Matrices 295
8.9 Facts on Identities and Inequalities for Partitioned Matrices 301
8.10 Facts on the Trace 306
8.11 Facts on the Determinant 311
8.12 Facts on Quadratic Forms 316
8.13 Facts on Matrix Transformations 321
8.14 Facts on Eigenvalues and Singular Values 323
8.15 Facts on Generalized Inverses 330
8.16 Facts on the Kronecker and Schur Products 333
8.17 Facts on Majorization 341
8.18 Notes 342
Chapter 9 Norms 343
9.1 Vector Norms 343
9.2 Matrix Norms 347
9.3 Compatible Norms 350
9.4 Induced Norms 353
9.5 Induced Lower Bound 358
9.6 Singular Value Inequalities 361
9.7 Facts on Vector Norms 363
9.8 Facts on Matrix Norms for One Matrix 366
9.9 Facts on Matrix Norms for Two or More Matrices 374
9.10 Facts on Matrix Norms and Eigenvalues 385
9.11 Facts on Singular Values for One Matrix 388
9.12 Facts on Singular Values for Two or More Matrices 392
9.13 Notes 399
Chapter 10 Functions of Matrices and Their Derivatives 401
10.1 Open Sets and Closed Sets 401
10.2 Limits 402
10.3 Continuity 404
10.4 Derivatives 405
10.5 Functions of a Matrix 408
10.6 Matrix Derivatives 410
10.7 Facts on Open, Closed, and Convex Sets 412
10.8 Facts on Functions and Derivatives 414
10.9 Notes 417
Chapter 11 The Matrix Exponential and Stability Theory 419
11.1 Definition of the Matrix Exponential 419
11.2 Structure of the Matrix Exponential 422
11.3 Explicit Expressions 425
11.4 Logarithms 429
11.5 Lie Groups 432
11.6 Lyapunov Stability Theory 435
11.7 Linear Stability Theory 437
11.8 The Lyapunov Equation 441
11.9 Discrete-Time Stability Theory 446
11.10 Facts on Matrix Exponential Formulas 447
11.11 Facts on the Matrix Exponential for One Matrix 451
11.12 Facts on the Matrix Exponential for Two or More Matrices 454
11.13 Facts on the Matrix Exponential and Eigenvalues, Singular Values, and
Norms for One Matrix 460
11.14 Facts on the Matrix Exponential and Eigenvalues, Singular Values, and
Norms for Two or More Matrices 461
11.15 Facts on Stable Polynomials 464
11.16 Facts on Lie Groups 466
11.17 Facts on Stable Matrices 466
11.18 Facts on Discrete-Time Stability 474
11.19 Facts on Subspace Decomposition 478
11.20 Notes 485
Chapter 12 Linear Systems and Control Theory 487
12.1 State Space and Transfer Function Models 487
12.2 Laplace Transform Analysis 490
12.3 The Unobservable Subspace and Observability 492
12.4 Observable Asymptotic Stability 496
12.5 Detectability 498
12.6 The Controllable Subspace and Controllability 499
12.7 Controllable Asymptotic Stability 506
12.8 Stabilizability 510
12.9 Realization Theory 512
12.10 System Zeros 520
12.11 H2 System Norm 522
12.12 Harmonic Steady-State Response 526
12.13 System Interconnections 527
12.14 H2 Standard Control Problem 530
12.15 Linear-Quadratic Control 533
12.16 Solutions of the Riccati Equation 536
12.17 The Stabilizing Solution of the Riccati Equation 541
12.18 The Maximal Solution of the Riccati Equation 546
12.19 Positive-Semidefinite and Positive-Definite Solutions of the Riccati
Equation 549
12.20 Facts on Stability, Observability, and Controllability 550
12.21 Facts on the Lyapunov Equation and Inertia 552
12.22 Facts on Realizations and the H2 System Norm 556
12.23 Facts on the Riccati Equation 558
12.24 Notes 561
Bibliography 563
Author Index 611
Index 619-726
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4.3 Switched Linear Systems: Control and Design
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Switched Linear Systems: Control and Design
Contributed by: S. Sam Ge, elegesz@nus.edu.sg
Switched Linear Systems: Control and Design
By Zhendong Sun and Shuzhi S. Ge
Published by Springer-Verlag, London 2005
Communications and Control Engineering Series
288pp+xvii, 52 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 1-85233-893-8
For more details, See
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,3-175-72-32982993-
0,00.html
Introduction of the book (From the back cover): Switched linear systems have
a long history in the control literature but - along with hybrid systems
more generally - they have enjoyed a particular growth in interest since the
1990s. The large amount of data and ideas thus generated have, until now,
lacked a co-ordinating framework to focus them effectively on some of the
fundamental issues such as the problems of robust stabilizing switching
design, feedback stabilization and optimal switching.
This deficiency is resolved by Switched Linear Systems which features:
nucleus of constructive design approaches based on canonical decomposition
and forming a sound basis for the systematic treatment of secondary results;
theoretical exploration and logical association of several independent but
pivotal concerns in control design as they pertain to switched linear
systems: controllability and observability, feedback stabilization,
optimization and periodic switching; a reliable foundation for further
theoretical research as well as design guidance for real life engineering
applications through the integration of novel ideas, fresh insights and
rigorous results.
Primarily intended for researchers and engineers in the systems and control
community, postgraduate students will also discover that this is perfect
complementary reading especially for those studying intelligent, adaptive or
robust control.
Table of Contents
List of Symbols
1 Introduction
1.1 Switched Dynamical Systems
1.2 Background and Examples
1.3 Elementary Analysis
1.4 Notes and References
2 Mathematical Preliminaries
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Linear Spaces
2.3 Maps and Matrices
2.4 Invariant Subspaces and Controllable Subspaces
2.5 Reachability of Linear Systems
2.6 Variety and Genericity
2.7 Stability and Lyapunov Theorems
2.8 Campbell-Baker-Hausdorff Formula and Average Systems
2.9 Differential Inclusions
2.10 Lie Product and Chow¡¯s Theorem
2.11 Language and Directed Graph
2.12 Notes and References
3 Stabilizing Switching for Autonomous Systems
3.1 Introduction
3.2 General Results
3.3 Periodic Switching
3.4 State-feedback Switching
3.5 Combined Switching
3.6 Numerical Examples
3.7 Discrete-time Switched Systems
3.8 Notes and References
4 Controllability, Observability, and Normal Forms
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Definitions and Preliminaries
4.3 Controllability and Observability in Continuous Time
4.4 Controllability and Observability in Discrete Time
4.5 Canonical Decompositions
4.6 Sampling and Digital Control
4.7 Further Issues
4.8 Notes and References
5 Feedback Stabilization
5.1 Introduction and Preliminaries
5.2 Multiple Controller and Sensor Systems
5.3 A Stabilizing Strategy with Dwell Time
5.4 General Controllable Systems
5.5 General Systems in Controllability Canonical Form
5.6 Stabilization of Discrete-time Systems
5.7 Notes and References
6 Optimization
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Optimal Convergence Rate
6.3 Infinite-time Optimal Switching
6.4 Mixed Optimal Switching and Control
6.5 Notes and References
7 Conclusions and Perspectives
7.1 Summary of the Book
7.2 Concluding Remarks
7.3 Perspectives and Open Problems
References
Index
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5. Journals
5.1 CFP: Asian Journal of Control
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CFP: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
New Trend in Automotive Powertrain Systems
A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
In the last decade, much of present excitement in the automotive
industry isgenerated by the development and introduction of new advanced
powertrain control techniques into the production vehicles. Among the new
vehicle technologies, the Electrical Vehicles (EV) and the Hybrid Electrical
Vehicles (HEV), which are motivated for the purpose of the energy
conservation and the emission reduction, are becoming feasible thanks in
great part to the advancements in electrical powertrain control. This new
trend in automotive industry provides significant opportunities for the
application of advanced control techniques and theory. Indeed, a lot of
studies and challenges have been proposed from the view of the power
electronics and the vehicle engineering. However, there is no much attention
being paid to this challenging topic from the control community.
Strong nonlinearity and uncertainties make the automotive powertrain
system control difficult, and the dynamics of HEV is hybrid system with
multi-actuators. From the view of practical engineering and control theory,
there are a number of fundamental and critical issues in the automotive
powertrain system control, which have remained open. Therefore, it is a
timing to set up a special issue on this topic.
The aim of proposed special issue is to give a broad perspective of the
present state-of-the-art and to provide both of automotive engineering and
control community an up-to-date account of the most recent advances.
Guest Editor
Prof. Tielong Shen
Dep. of Mechanical Engineering
Sophia University, Japan
E-mail: tetu-sin@sophia.ac.jp
Guest Co-Editors
Prof. Yuanzhang Sun Prof. Hynsoo Kim
Dept. of Electrical Engineering School of Mechanical Eng.
Tsinghua University, China Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea
Important Dates:
July 20, 2004 Call for Papers
May 30, 2005 Deadline for Paper Submission
Aug. 20, 2005 Completion of First Review
Oct. 20, 2005 Completion of Final Review
Mar. 31, 2006 Publication
Potential authors are strongly encouraged to upload the electronic file
of their manuscript (in Postscript, PDF or WORD format) through on-line
submission interface on the journal website http://www.ajc.org.tw. In case
you encounter any submission problem, you are free to contact Prof. Li-Chen
Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address:
Prof. Li-Chen Fu
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2362-2209
Fax: +886-2-23657887
Email: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
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Time-Delay Systems
A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
http://www.ajc.org.tw
Motivated by new applications and newly available computational tools,
we have witnessed a growing interest on time-delay systems in recent year,
resulting in many significant progress, as well as new critical issues
remaining to be resolved.
The issue of time delay is well known in many fields of science and
engineering, including communications network, manufacturing systems, life
science and economics. Time-delay systems have assumed prominent role in a
number of new technologies. An example of this is network-based control
system (NCS), with significant networked-induced delay effect in the control
loop. Such delays are known to significantly degrade the control performance
or even destabilize the systems. These new applications brought to the
forefront a number of new challenging theoretical and numerical problems in
this area.
One example is systems with large delay, including those that are
unstable if the delay is set to zero. Obviously, many approaches based on
more traditional delay-independent and delay-dependent concepts do not apply
to such problems. If a time-domain approach is used, a more general form of
Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional needs to be used, which requires the solution
of the corresponding numerical issues such as discretization. If the
frequency domain approach is used, this requires a careful study of the
delay switch and identification of crossing and reversal points as delay
increases. The accommodation of uncertainties in such formulation is another
interesting issue.
Another challenge is time-varying delays. This includes the analysis of
periodic systems often encountered in nonlinear vibration systems, the
handling of fast time-varying delays in stability analysis, and robust
stability analysis of time-varying deviation from large nominal delays.
In this special issue, we would like to invite authors to address the
fundamental issues in modeling, identifications, and analysis, and control
design in time-delay systems. Practical applications are strongly
encouraged. The relevant topics include, but not limited to:
Stability and performance analysis
Control design and filtering
Numerical and implementation issues
Applications
New challenges motivated by new applications (such as the NCS and
Congestion Control)
Authors intending to submit survey or tutorial papers are encouraged to
contact a guest editor before formal submission.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Keqin Gu
Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Eng.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1805, USA
Tel: +1-618-650-2803
Fax: +1-618-650-2555
E-mail: kgu@siue.edu
Dr. Qing-Long Han
Faculty of Informatics and Communication
Central Queensland University
Roakhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
Tel:+61-7-4930-9270
Fax:+61-7-4930-9729
E-mail:q.han@cqu.edu.au
Dr. Silviu-Iulian Niculescu
HEUDIASYC (UMR CNRS 6659)
Unversite de Technologie de Compiegne
BP 20529, F-60205 Compiegne, Cedex, France
Tel.: +33-3- 44 23 44 84
Fax: +33-3-44 23 44 77
E-mail: silviu@hds.utc.fr
Important Dates:
Aug. 20, 2004 Call for Papers
April 15, 2005 Deadline for Paper Submission
Aug. 15, 2005 Completion of First Review
Nov. 15, 2005 Completion of Final Review
June 30, 2006 Publication
Potential authors are strongly encouraged to upload the electronic file
of their manuscript (in Postscript, PDF or WORD format) through on-line
submission interface on the journal website http://www.ajc.org.tw . In case
you encounter any submission problem, you are free to contact Prof. Li-Chen
Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address:
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Department of Electrical Engineering, EE II-524
National Taiwan University
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5.2 CFP: International Journal of Tomography and Statistics
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Contributed by: R.K.S. Rathore, isder_ceser@yahoo.com
International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS)
ISSN 0972-9976
The International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) welcomes
submissions of articles. The IJTS is to publish refereed, well-written
original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research
and developments in computerized Tomography and Statistics. It also covers
the many potential applications and connections to other areas of Science
and technology such as the use of WAVELETS in signal and image processing &
reconstructions, MRI, PET, Telecommunication, Control, Modelling and
Simulation, Seismology, Bio-Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Engineering, Education, Databases & Knowledge Engineering, Internet and
Applications, Parallel and Distributed Computing and inter-disciplinary
nature of applications. Applications in signal and image processing with
Fourier analysis or WAVELETS are particularly welcome. IJTS is published
quarterly in March, June, September and December by "Indian Society for
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5.3 Contents: ATP International Automation Technology
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Contents: ATP International Automation Technology
Contributed by: Birgit Vogel-Heuser, vogelheu@uni-wuppertal.de
Contents : atp international automation technology
Volume: 3, Issue 1, Year: 2005
Advances in Coriolis mass flow metering research and technology
M. Henry and R. Mercado, pp 24-32
Reducing process risk with new safety tools
J. van der Geer, pp 33-36
Qualitative Diagnosis of an Automotive Air Path
J. Neidig, C. Falkenberg, J. Lunze and M. Fritz, pp 37-42
CAEX – A Neutral Data Exchange Format for Engineering Data
M. Fedai and R. Drath, pp 43-51
Usability and benefits of UML for plant automation – some research results
B. Vogel-Heuser, D. Friedrich, U. Katzke und D. Witsch, pp 52-60
Feedback Control in Image Processing
D. Ristic, I. Volosyak and A. Gräser, pp 61-70
Radiometric measurement technology using scintillator detectors
H. Damm and R. Matthaes, pp 71-76
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5.4 Contents: Automatica
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Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu
Contents: Automatica, May, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 5
To consult the cumulative table of contents 1965-present, to view the list
of recently accepted papers or to submit a paper visit
http://www.autsubmit.com
Regular papers
A. C. Cem Say and A. Kutsi Nircan
Random generation of functions for Monte Carlo solution of qualitative
differential equations
I. Markovsky, J. C. Willems, P. Rapisarda, and B. De Moor
Algorithms for deterministic balanced subspace identification
Adrian M. Thompson and William R. Cluett
Stochastic iterative dynamic programming: a Monte Carlo approach to dual
control
Murad Abu-Khalaf and Frank L. Lewis
Nearly optimal control laws for nonlinear systems with saturating
actuators using a neural network HJB approach
Torsten Söderström, Torbjörn Wigren and Emad Abd-Elrady
Periodic signal analysis by maximum likelihood modeling of orbits of
nonlinear ODEs
Brief papers
Valery Ugrinovskii
Robust controllability of linear stochastic uncertain systems
Giovanni Marro and Elena Zattoni
H_2-optimal rejection with preview in the continuous-time domain
Arie Levant
Homogeneity approach to high-order sliding mode design
B. Pluymers, L. Roobrouck, J. Buijs, J.A.K. Suykens, and B. De Moor
Constrained linear MPC with time-varying terminal cost using convex
combinations
Hhuanshui Zhang, Lihua Xie, Yeng Chai Soh, and David Zhang
H_infinity fixed-lag smoothing for discrete linear time-varying systems
Myung-Gon Yoon, Valery A. Ugrinovskii, and Ian R. Petersen
On the worst-case disturbance of minimax optimal control
E. Abd-Elrady and J. Schoukens
Least squares periodic signal modeling using orbits of nonlinear ODE's and
fully automated spectral analysis
Tohru Katayama, Hidetoshi Kawauchi, and Giorgio Picci
Subspace identification of closed loop systems by orthogonal decomposition
method
Yugang Niu, Daniel W. C. Ho, and James Lam
Robust integral sliding mode control for uncertain stochastic systems with
time-varying delay
X. Huang, W. Lin, and B. Yang
Global finite-time stabilization of a class of uncertain nonlinear
systems
Amit Ailon, Nadav Berman, and Shai Arogati
On controllability and trajectory tracking of kinematic vehicle model
Junlin Xiong, James Lam, Huijun Gao, and Daniel W.C. Ho
On robust stabilization of Markovian jump systems with uncertain switching
probabilities
Hayato Nakada, Kiyotsugu Takaba, and Tohru Katayama
Identification of piecewise affine systems based on statistical clustering
technique
Technical communiques
Michael Basin and Jesus Rodriguez-Gonzalez
A closed-form optimal control for linear systems with equal state and
input delays
Book reviews
Giuseppe Calafiore
Intelligent Control Systems. An Introduction with Examples, by K.M.
Hangos, R. Lakner and M. Gerzson
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5.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
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Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch
Control Engineering Practice
Volume 13, No. 5 (May 2005)
Table of Contents:
On-line parameter estimator of an induction motor at standstill
C.-H. Fang, S.-K. Lin, S.-J. Wang
pp 535-540
A control-engineering approach to integrated congestion control and scheduling
in wireless local area networks
F. Delli Priscoli, A. Isidori
pp 541-558
Digital closed-loop nanopositioning using rectilinear flexure stage and laser
interferometry
H-C. Yeh, W.-T. Ni, S.-s. Pan
pp 559-566
Design and implementation of a linear jerk filter for a computerized numerical
controller
Y.-F. Chang
pp 567-576
Robust linear control of an active suspension on a quarter car test-rig
C. Lauwerys, J. Swevers, P. Sas
pp 577-586
Fault detection and isolation in the presence of process uncertainties
Z. Han, W. Li, S.L. Shah
pp 587-599
Control and simulation of arbitrary flight trajectory-tracking
T.S. No, B.M. Min, R.H. Stone, K.C. Wong
pp 601-612
Greenhouse climate hierarchical fuzzy modelling
P. Salgado, J.B. Cunha
pp 613-628
Stability of the frequency adaptive control technique and its application to
compact disk drives
J.-J. Liu, Y.-P. Yang
pp 629-639
Modelling valve stiction
M.A.A. Shoukat Choudhury, N.F. Thornhill, S.L. Shah
pp 641-658
An improved linear fractional model for robustness analysis of a winding system
E. Laroche, D. Knittel
pp 659-666
Book Review: "Neural networks and intellect-using model based concepts". L.I.
Perlovsky (Ed.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000
by P. Stewart
pp 667-668
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5.6 Contents: European Journal of Control
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Contents: European Journal of Control
Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, ejc@elet.polimi.it
Table of contents issue n.6-2004
A Spectral Quadratic-SDP Method with Applications to Fixed-Order H2 and Hinf
Synthesis
by P. Apkarian, D. Noll, JB. Thevenet, HD. Tuan
Finite Dimensional Representation of Distributed Delay Systems
by Yawvi A. Fiagbedzi, A. Boucherif
Estimating Regions of Absolute Stability with the Use of Piecewise Linear
Lyapunov Functions
by Z. Starosolski, J. Polanska, M. Groen, A. Polanski
Multivariable Control of Noise in an Acoustic Duct
by I.R. Peterson
Discussion on "Multivariable Control of Noise in an Acoustic Duct" by H.
Akcay
Reply by the author
An Algorithm for Solving a Perturbed Algebraic Riccati Equation
by E.F. Costa and J.B.R. do Val
Discussion on "An Algorithm for Solving a Perturbed Algebraic Riccati
Equation" by G. Freiling
Discussion on "An Algorithm for Solving a Perturbed Algebraic Riccati
Equation" by H. Mukaidani
Discussion on "An Algorithm for Solving a Perturbed Algebraic Riccati
Equation" by Z. Gajic
UDU Factored Discrete-Time Lyapunov Recursions Solve Optimal Reduced-Order
LQG Problems
by L.G. Van Willigenburg, W.L. De Koning
Discussion on "UDU Factored Discrete-Time Lyapunov Recursions Solve Optimal
Reduced-Order LQG Problems" by M. F. Selekwa
Discussion on "UDU Factored Discrete-Time Lyapunov Recursions Solve Optimal
Reduced-Order LQG Problems" by E. G. Collins
Discussion on "UDU Factored Discrete-Time Lyapunov Recursions Solve Optimal
Reduced-Order LQG Problems" by Y. Halevi
Discussion on "UDU Factored Discrete-Time Lyapunov Recursions Solve Optimal
Reduced-Order LQG Problems" by D. C. Hyland
Reply by the authors
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5.7 Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
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Contents: IEEE Trans on Automatic Control
Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Year: Feb. 2005
Finite-State Machine Embeddings for Nonconcurrent Error Detection and
Identification
Hadjicostis, C.N., Page(s): 142- 153
Nonlinear Norm-Observability Notions and Stability of Switched Systems
Hespanha, J.P.; Liberzon, D.; Angeli, D.; Sontag, E.D., Page(s): 154- 168
Stability of Multiagent Systems With Time-Dependent Communication Links
Moreau, L., Page(s): 169- 182
A Nested Matrosov Theorem and Persistency of Excitation for Uniform
Convergence in Stable Nonautonomous Systems
Loria, A.; Panteley, E.; Popovic, D.; Teel, A.R., Page(s): 183- 198
$H^infty $Control of Systems With Multiple I/O Delays via Decomposition to
Adobe Problems
Meinsma, G.; Mirkin, L., Page(s): 199- 211
Unknown Input Proportional Multiple-Integral Observer Design for Linear
Descriptor Systems: Application to State and Fault Estimation
Koenig, D., Page(s): 212- 217
Delay-Dependent Exponential Stability of Stochastic Systems With Time-Varying
Delay, Nonlinearity, and Markovian Switching
Yue, D.; Han, Q.-L., Page(s): 217- 222
Robust Output Regulation of Singular Nonlinear Systems via a Nonlinear
Internal Model
Pang, S.; Huang, J.; Bai, Y., Page(s): 222- 228
Linear Functional Observers for Systems With Delays in State Variables: The
Discrete-Time Case
Darouach, M., Page(s): 228- 233
Path-Following for Nonminimum Phase Systems Removes Performance Limitations
Aguiar, A.P.; Hespanha, J.P.; Kokotovic, P.V., Page(s): 234- 239
Fault Detection of Linear Discrete-Time Periodic Systems
Zhang, P.; Ding, S.X.; Wang, G.Z.; Zhou, D.H., Page(s): 239- 244
Spacecraft Thruster Control Allocation Problems
Servidia, P.A.; Pena, R., Page(s): 245- 249
Static Output Feedback Stabilization With$cal H_infty$Performance for Linear
Discrete-Time Systems
Bara, G.I.; Boutayeb, M., Page(s): 250- 254
Global Exponential Stabilization of a Class of Nonlinear Systems by Output
Feedback
Choi, H.-L.; Lim, J.-T., Page(s): 255- 257
Constrained MPC Algorithm for Uncertain Time-Varying Systems With State-Delay
Jeong, S.C.; Park, P., Page(s): 257- 263
Computationally Tractable Stochastic Power Control Laws in Wireless
Communications
Huang, M.; Malhame, R.P.; Caines, P.E., Page(s): 263- 268
Exponential Estimates for Retarded Time-Delay Systems: An LMI Approach
Mondie, S.; Kharitonov, V.L., Page(s): 268- 273
Comments on “On Routh–Pade Model Reduction of Interval Systems”
Yang, S.-F., Page(s): 273- 274
Author's Reply
Dolgin, Y., Page(s): 274- 275
Comments on “Quadratic Stability and Stabilization of Dynamic Interval
Systems”
Yang, G.-H.; Lum, K.-Y., Page(s): 276- 277
Singular Trajectories and Their Role in Control Theory
Page(s): 278- 279
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5.8 Contents: IJICIC
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Contents: IJICIC
Contributed by: Peng Shi, pshi@glam.ac.uk
International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control
Volume 1, Number 1, March 2005
http://www.ktokai-u.ac.jp/~shi/ijicic.htm
A New Proof of Mccann's Theorem and the Generalization of Lyapunov's
Equation to Nonlinear systems 1-16
Steve P. Banks and Claudia Navarro Hernandez
Recursive 4SID-based Identification Algorithm with Fixed Input-Output Data
Size 17-34
Kentaro Kameyama, Akira Ohsumi, Yuji Matsuura and Katsumine Sawada
Equal-average Equal-variance Equal-norm Nearest Neighbor Codeword Search
Algorithm Based on Ordered Hadamard Transform 35-42
Zhe-Ming Lu, Shu-Chuan Chu and Kuang-Chih Huang
A Mining Method for Computer Vulnerability Correlation 43-52
Yong-Zheng Zhang, Xiao-Chun Yun, Bin-Xing Fang and Tao Zhang
The Linear Quadratic Optimization Problem for a Class of Singularly
Perturbed Stochastic Systems 53-64
Vasile Dragan
A Heuristic Approach to SP2 Term Allocation for FIR Filter Based on Least
Mean Square Criteria 65-72
Rika Ito and Kenji Suyama
The Dp-Metric Space of Set-Valued Random Variables and Its Application to
Covariances 73-82
Xuhua Yang and Shoumei Li
Formulations of Fuzzy Clustering for Categorical Data 83-94
Kazutaka Umayahara, Sadaaki Miyamoto and Yoshiteru Nakamori
Parallel Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Genetic Parameters Tuned by Fuzzy
Reasoning 95-108
Yoichiro Maeda and Qiang Li
A Kind of Lorenz Attractor Behavior and Its Application in Association
Memory 109-130
Shengzhi Du, Zengqiang Chen, Zhuzhi Yuan and Xinghui Zhang
Stabilization of Stochastic Nonlinear Hybrid Systems 131-141
El Kebir Boukas
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5.9 Contents: International Journal of Control
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Contents: International Journal of Control
Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
Volume 78, Issue 1
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp
Controllability and point-to-point control of 3-DOF planar horizontal
underactuated manipulators
A. D. Mahindrakar, R. N. Banavar and M. Reyhanoglu
A new method for the computation of all stabilizing controllers of a given
order
K. Saadaaoui and A. B. Ozguler
An instrumental variable approach to non-linear model-based adaptive control
of engine speed
J. W. Anders and M. A. Franchek
Universal adaptive control of satellite formation flying
P. Pongvthithum, S. M. Veres, S. B. Gabriel and E. Rogers
H PID controller design for Lur’e systems and its application to a ball and
wheel apparatus
M-T. Ho and J-M. Lu
Practical frequency response analysis of non-linear time-delayed differential
or difference equation models
J. C. Peyton Jones
For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor:
Professor Eric Rogers
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk
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5.10 Contents: International Journal of General Systems
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Contents: International Journal of General Systems
Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
Volume 34, Issue 1
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp
Aggregation operators with annihilator
M. Mas, R. Mesiar, M. Monserrat and J. Torrens
Systems movement; Autobiographical retrospectives
Y. Takahara
Measuring contradiction in fuzzy logic
S. Cubillo and E. Castineria
Finite fuzzy sets
V. Murali and B. Makamba
An uncertainty measure in partition-based fuzzy rough sets
J-Sheng Mi, Y. Leung and W-Z. Wu
For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor:
Dr George Klir
gensyst@binghamton.edu
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
State University of New York
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5.11 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science
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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science
Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
Volume 36, Issue 4
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp
A new variable structure multiple-model algorithm for maneuvering target
tracking
H.M. Sun
Center-manifold-based Sliding Mode Output Tracking for Non-minimum Nonlinear
Systems
X. Wang, Z. Chen and Z. Yuan
Discrete Fuzzy Covariance Control for Specified Decay Rate
W.-J. Chang and C.-C. Shing
A Shock Model with Two-Type Failures and Optimal Replacement Policy
G.J. Wang and Y.L. Zhang
Fault Accommodation for Nonlinear Systems using Fuzzy Adaptive Sliding Control
Y. Zhang, F. Wang, T. Hesketh, D.J. Clements and R. Eaton
Iterative Learning Controllers for Discrete-Time Large-Scale Systems to Track
Trajectories with Distinct Magnitudes
X. Ruan, Z. Bien and K.-H. Park
Optimal Supervisory Control under Partial Observation
M.-S. Lee and J.-T. Lim
For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor:
Professor Peter Fleming
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
University of Sheffield
ijss@sheffield.ac.uk
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5.12 Contents: International Journal of Tomography and Statistics
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Contents: International Journal of Tomography and Statistics
Contributed by: R.K.S. Rathore, isder_ceser@yahoo.com
International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS)
ISSN 0972-9976
http://www.geocities.com/isder_ceser/ijts1.html
Volume 2 N0. D04, December 2004
Deformation of the Aegean Slab in the Mantle Transition Zone
S. Widiyantoro, R. D. van der Hilst and F. Wenzel, 1
A Frequency Decomposition Time Domain Model of Broadband Frequency-Dependent
Absorption
W. Chen, S. Holm, A. Bounaim, Å. Ødegård and A. Tveito, 15
Complexity of Parallel Merging in VLSI Model
P. K. Mishra, 27
Characterization of Image by Order of Error
Tanuja Srivastava and R.K.S. Rathore, 41
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5.13 Contents: JDCS
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Contents: JDCS
Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, sachkov@sys.botik.ru
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL AND CONTROL SYSTEMSIncorporating Dynamics and Control
http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1079-2724
Vol 11, No. 2 April 2005
Attainable Set of a Nonlinear Controlled Microeconomic Model
E. V. Grigorieva and E. N. Khailov, 157--176
Stabilization of Generic Trees of Strings
K. Ammari, M. Jellouli, and M. Khenissi, 177--193
Nilpotency of Zinbiel algebras
A. S. Dzhumadil'daev and K. M. Tulenbaev, 195--213
On the One-Step-Bracket-Generating Motion Planning Problem
J.-P. Gauthier and V. Zakalyukin, 215--235
Haar Wavelet-Based Approach for Optimal Control of Second-Order
Linear Systems in Time Domain
H. R. Karimi, B. Moshiri, B. Lohmann, and P. Jabehdar Maralani, 237--252
Hypergeometric Functions and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations
S. Malek, 253--262
Output Feedback Robust H_infty Control with D-Stability
and Variance Constraints: Parametrization Approach
Z. Wang and Daniel W.C. Ho, 263--280
Number of Singularities of a Generic Web on the Complex Projective Plane
J. N. A. Yartey, 281--296
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5.14 Contents: MCSS
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Contents: MCSS
Contributed by: J.H. van Schuppen, mcss@cwi.nl
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 17 (2005), Number 1
Francesca Albertini and Domenico D'Alessandro,
Input-output equivalence of spin networks under multiple measurements.
MCSS 17 (2005), 1-13.
Jason A. Zimmerman,
Optimal control of the sphere Sn problem on En.
MCSS (2005), 14-37.
Zvi Artstein and Gera Weiss,
State nullification by memoryless output feedback.
MCSS (2005), 38-56.
Bernard Brogliato and Daniel Goeleven,
The Krakovskii-LaSalle invariance principle for a class of unilateral
dynamical systems.
MCSS 17 (2005), 57-76.
INFORMATION
The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files
of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at:
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm
Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages:
www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html
Address for submissions by email or regular mail:
J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email mcss@cwi.nl
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6. Conferences
6.1 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting
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2005 SIAM Annual Meeting
Contributed by: Connie Young, cyoung@siam.org
Conference Name: 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting
Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Dates: July 11-15, 2005
The program schedule for the 2005 SIAM Annual Meeting is now available at
http://www.siam.org/meetings/an05/.
At the same location, on July 10, 2005, the SIAM Short Course on Computer
Architecture for Mathematicians and Numerical Analysts is scheduled to take
place. Visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/an05/shortcourse.htm for more
information.
The Sixth SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications is being run
jointly with the 2005 SIAM Annual meeting. Visit
http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct05/ for more information.
For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.
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6.2 2006 ICAMIRN
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2006 ICAMIRN
Contributed by: Wei Kang, wkang@nps.edu
The 2006 International Conference on Applied Mathematics and
Interdisciplinary Research-Nankai (2006ICAMIRN) will be held at Nankai
University in Tianjin, China, on June 12-15, 2006. The themes of the
conference include: Analytic methods, Numerical methods, Modeling and
computation of soft matter materials and complex fluids, Biological and
medical application, Control theory and applications. The conference
features a group of distinguished, invited speakers with expertise in an
area of the conference themes and solicits contributed papers as well to
provide a scientifically stimulating environment for participants to
showcase their state-of-the-arts research achievements in applied
mathematics and interdisciplinary research areas. For more information,
please check the conference website: www.isam.nankai.edu.cn.
Contributed papers are accepted. The deadline for submission is Jan. 31,
2006. Submission can be done online at www.isam.nankai.edu.cn or send
through email to: wang@math.fsu.edu; wkang@nps.edu; majing@nankai.edu.cn
(conference secretary: Jane Ma).
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6.3 2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
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2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
Contributed by: Gary Yen, gyen@okstate.edu
Sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, 2006 IEEE World
Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2006), to be held in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada from July 16-21, 2006, is the best known academic
Olympic event in computational intelligence community. Joined by three
premier international events, International Joint Conference on Neural
Networks (IJCNN), IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-
IEEE), and IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), WCCI 2006 will
provide a venue to foster technical exchanges, renew everlasting friendship,
and establish new connections. The Congress will bring together researchers
and practitioners in the area of theory, design, implementation, and
applications of computational intelligence. The Congress will feature world-
renowned plenary and invited speeches, state-of-the-art special sessions,
themed tutorial workshops, moderated panel discussions, regular technical
sessions, poster interactions, and last but not least, exciting social
functions that include welcoming reception, award banquet, student
reception, and farewell reception.
Call for Contributed Papers
The annual International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2006)
solicits papers from all topics in neural networks, including, but not
limited to:
supervised, unsupervised & reinforcement learning; neuroinformatics;
computational neuroscience; neural dynamics & complex systems;
connectionist cognitive science; neural optimization & dynamic programming;
kernel methods; graphic models; embedded neural systems; autonomous mental
development; neural control & cognitive robotics; hybrid intelligent
systems; data analysis & pattern recognition; image & signal processing;
hardware implementation; and real-world applications.
The annual IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2006)
solicits papers from all topics in fuzzy systems, including, but not limited
to:
fuzzy logics & fuzzy set theory; fuzzy-neuro-evolutionary hybrids; fuzzy
optimization & design; fuzzy system architectures & hardware; fuzzy pattern
recognition & image processing; fuzzy control & robotics; fuzzy data mining
& forecasting; fuzzy information retrieval; fuzzy human interface; fuzzy
internet & multimedia; fuzzy computing with words; granular computing; and
real-world applications.
The annual IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2006) solicits
papers from all topics in evolutionary computation, including, but not
limited to:
theory of evolutionary computation; representation and operators;
combinatorial & numerical optimization; coevolution & collective behavior;
multiobjective evolutionary algorithms; evolutionary design; evolvable
hardware; evolvable software; evolving neural networks & fuzzy systems;
evolving learning systems; evolutionary intelligent agents; developmental
systems; molecular & quantum computing; bioinformatics & bioengineering;
ant colonies & immune systems; particle swarm & differential evolution; and
real-world applications.
Cross-fertilization of the three technical disciplines and newly emerging
technologies is strongly encouraged. All papers are to be submitted
electronically through the Congress website. Look for more details at
http://www.wcci2006.org
For general inquiries, please contact General Chair Gary Yen at
gyen@okstate.edu. For program inquiries, contact IJCNN Program Chair Lipo
Wang at elpwang@ntu.edu.sg, FUZZ-IEEE Program Chair Piero Bonissone at
bonissone@research.ge.com, or CEC Program Chair Simon M. Lucas at
sml@essex.ac.uk.
Call for Special Sessions
IJCNN/FUZZ-IEEE/CEC Program Committees also solicits proposals for special
sessions within the technical scopes of the three conferences. Special
sessions are organized by internationally recognized experts and aimed to
bring together researchers in a focused topic. Special sessions have become
both a tradition and an important component of each conference. Papers
submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same
criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in
organizing a special session are invited to submit a formal proposal to
IJCNN Special Sessions Chair Jun Wang at jwang@acae.cuhk.edu.hk, FUZZ-IEEE
Special Sessions Chair Tsu-Tian Lee at president@ntut.edu.tw, or CEC Special
Sessions Chair Carlos A. Coello Coello at ccoello@cs.cinvestav.mx. Special
session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of
the scope and motivation, names, contact information and brief CV of the
organizers.
Call for Tutorials
WCCI 2006 will feature a number of pre-congress tutorials covering
fundamental and advanced computational intelligence topics. Tutorial
proposals, submitted to Tutorials Chair via emails, are solicited and should
include title, outline, expected enrollment, and presenter biography. Any
inquires regarding the tutorials should address to Tutorial Chair DeLiang
Wang at dwang@cse.ohio-state.edu.
Important Due Dates
Special Session Proposal: December 31, 2005
Paper Submission: January 31, 2006
Tutorial Proposal: January 31, 2006
Decision Notification: March 15, 2006
Camera-Ready Submission: April 15, 2006
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6.4 43rd Annual Allerton Conference
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43rd Annual Allerton Conference
Contributed by: Frances Bridges, fbridges@uiuc.edu
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL ALLERTON CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION, CONTROL, AND
COMPUTING
September 28 – 30, 2005
The Forty-Third Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and
Computing will be held from Wednesday, September 28 through Friday morning,
September 30, 2005, at the Allerton House, the conference center of the
University of Illinois. Allerton House is located twenty-six miles southwest
of the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University, in a wooded area on the
Sangamon River. It is part of the fifteen-hundred acre Robert Allerton Park,
a complex of natural and man-made beauty designated as a National natural
landmark. The Allerton Park has twenty miles of well-maintained trails and a
living gallery of formal gardens, studded with sculptures collected from
around the world.
Papers presenting original research are solicited in the areas of
communication systems, communication and computer networks, detection and
estimation theory, information theory, error control coding, source coding
and data compression, queueing networks, control systems, robust and
nonlinear control, adaptive control, optimization, dynamic games, large
scale systems, robotics and automation, manufacturing systems, discrete
event systems, intelligent control, multivariable control, computer vision
based control, learning theory, neural networks, VLSI architectures for
communications and signal processing, and automated highway systems. Also
solicited are organized sessions for the Conference; prospective organizers
should discuss their plans with the Conference co-chairs before sending a
formal proposal.
This year the plenary lecture will be delivered by Professor Jacob Ziv,
Electrical Engineering, Technion Institute. It is scheduled for Friday,
September 30, and is entitled "What is Hidden in an Individual Sequence."
Manuscripts must be submitted by Friday, July 1, 2005 following the
instructions at the Conference website:
http://www.comm.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton.
Conference Co-Chairs: Geir Dullerud and Andrew Singer
Email: allerton@csl.uiuc.edu
URL: http://www.comm.csl.uiuc.edu/allerton
COORDINATED SCIENCE LABORATORY AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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6.5 9th Int Conf on Stability Control and Rigid Bodies Dynamics
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9th Int Conf on Stability, Control, and Rigid Bodies Dynamics
Contributed by: Alexander Zuyev, al_zv@mail.ru
Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine (IAMM NASU) together with Donetsk National University
(DonNU) organizes the 9th International Conference "Stability, Control, and
Rigid Bodies Dynamics" in Donetsk, September 1 – 6, 2005. Chairman of the
Organizing Committee of the Conference is Alexander M. Kovalev.
The Conference will take place in the boarding-house "Nauka" of Donetsk
National University on the Azov sea coast.
Plenary Lectures:
A. Andreev (Russia), J. Awrejcewicz (Poland), V. Beletsky (Russia),
A. Borisov, I. Mamaev (Russia), A. Bruno (Russia), J.-M. Coron (France),
E. Galperin (Canada), M. Kawski (USA), I. Kalyaev, A. Gaiduk, S. Kapustyan
(Russia), M. Kharlamov (Russia), P. Krasilnikov (Russia), V. Kuntsevich
(Ukraine), S. Kuznetsov (Russia), A. Lindquist (Sweden), A. Maciejewski
(Poland), A. Malikov (Russia), A. Martynyuk (Ukraine), F. Pfeiffer
(Germany), D. Pogorelov (Russia), V. Sokolov (Russia), H. Yehia (Egypt), V.
Zhuravlev, D. Klimov (Russia).
Conference Topics:
Stability theory;
Control in dynamical systems;
Dynamics of rigid body and of multibody systems;
Methods of rigid body dynamics in the theory of elasticity.
Important Dates:
April 30, 2005 (Submission of abstracts);
September 1, 2005 (Arrival to the Conference).
Address: B.I. Konosevich,
Institute of Applied Mathematics & Mechanics of NASU,
R. Luxembourg 74, 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine
E-mail: icscd@iamm.ac.donetsk.ua
URL: http://www.iamm.ac.donetsk.ua/conf2005.html
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6.6 Int Conf on Industrial Electronics and Control Applications
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Int Conf on Industrial Electronics and Control Applications
Contributed by: Alberto Sanchez, asanchez@mailfie.epn.edu.ec
Dates: 29,30 November,1 and 2 December
The International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control
applications is organized by Escuela Politenica Nacional, co-sponsored by
IEEE Ecuador section, and by the following Ecuadorian institutions:
FUNDACYT, CONESUP, and CIEEPI. It is also technically co-sponsored by the
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
The conference has the purpose of providing a forum for the presentation,
discussion and demonstration of the state-of-the art in electronics, control
systems and related areas applied to industrial systems. The conference will
include regular sessions,plenary sessions, tutorials, invited sessions and
workshops. It is expected that authors will propose tutorials,invited
sessions and workshops on related areas of interest. A special feature of
this conference will be inclusion of demonstrations of software or devices
prepared by authors. Special arrangements on-site or in university
laboratories will be arranged if required.
The conference will be held in Quito, Ecuador in the Swissôtel, located in
"La Floresta," a neighbourhood which is famous for its night life, and
restaurants, and it is also near the city centre and the north of the city.
The topics within the scope of the conference will include, but will not be
limited to:
1. Control Systems and Applications
2. Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
3. Sensors, Actuators and Systems Integration
4. Signal and Image Processing
5. Computational Intelligence and Applications
6. Robotics and Mechatronics:
Authors are invited to submit original contributions in PDF or Word format
(PDF prefered), according to IEEE Xplore guidelines. Instructions for
authors are available at the conference website:
http://wwwfie.epn.edu.ec/automatizacion/icieca2005/index.htm
Further inquiries can be submitted to the conference secretariat:
icieca2005@mailfie.epn.edu.ec
Important dates:
20 May Proposal for invited session
20 July Submission of full length papers
30 August Notification to authors of paper acceptance
30 October Submission of final full-lenght paper
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6.7 PELINCEC 2005
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PELINCEC 2005
Contributed by: Bartlomiej Ufnalski, ufnalskb@isep.pw.edu.pl
International Conference on
POWER ELECTRONICS AND INTELLIGENT CONTROL FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION
Warsaw, 17-19 October, 2005
The PELINCEC Conference is focused on promotion of research and dissemination
of knowledge on multi-disciplinary areas of power electronic semiconductor
devices, converter topologies and control systems with special emphasis on
novel intelligent control and information technology issues for energy
conservation.
The main topics of the conference are:
1. Power quality
2. Components and converters
3. Intelligent control and signal processing
4. Industrial information technology
5. Renewable energy
6. Hybrid energy
For more information please take a look at the PELINCEC 2005 home page:
http://pelincec2005.isep.pw.edu.pl/
If you have any general questions, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail
to pelincec2005@isep.pw.edu.pl.
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6.8 Seventh IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Signal Processing
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Seventh IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Signal Processing
Contributed by: Edward K. Wong, wong@poly.edu
The Seventh IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Signal Processing
(MMSP 05) will be held from Oct 30 to Nov 2, 2005 at the Park Hotel in
Shanghai, China. Papers in the following and other areas of multimedia are
solicited:
- Multimedia Processing
- Multimedia Databases
- Human-Machine Interface
- Multimedia Assurance
- Multimedia Networking
- Multimedia Systems: Design, Implementation and Applications
- Human Perception
- Standards
In addition, there will be invited speakers, special sessions and tutorials
on many current topics in multimedia. More details can be found at
www.mmsp05.missouri.edu
== IMPORTANT DEADLINES ==
Special Sessions and Tutorials (Contact the respective chair by): March 8,
2005
Demos (Contact the respective chair by): April 8, 2005
Papers (Four page full paper to be received by): April 8, 2005
Notification of acceptance by: July 8, 2005
Camera-ready paper submission by: August 8, 2005
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7. Workshops
7.1 Engineering Applications in Genomics
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Engineering Applications in Genomics
Contributed by: Aniruddha Datta, datta@ee.tamu.edu
ACC Workshop on Engineering Applications in Genomics
Title: Engineering Applications in Genomics
Workshop Dates: June 6 & 7, 2005 (Monday & Tuesday)
Instructor: Aniruddha Datta, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-3128.
Description
Genomics concerns the study of large sets of genes with the goal of
understanding collective function, rather than that of individual genes. Such
a study is important since cellular control and its failure in disease result
from multivariate activity among cohorts of genes. Very recent research
indicates that engineering approaches for prediction, signal processing and
control are quite well suited for studying this kind of multivariate
interaction. The aim of this workshop will be to provide the attendees with a
state of the art account of the research that has been accomplished in this
field thus far and to make them aware of some of the open research challenges.
The workshop will provide a tutorial introduction to the current engineering
research in genomics. The necessary Molecular Biology background will be
presented and techniques from signal processing and control will be used to
(i) unearth intergene relationships (ii) carry out gene based classification
of disease (iii) model genetic regulatory networks and (iv) alter (i.e.
control) their dynamic behavior. The workshop will be divided into two parts.
On the first day, we will focus on building up the necessary molecular
biology background. NO PRIOR EXPOSURE TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY WILL BE ASSUMED.
On the second day, we will discuss the application of engineering approaches
for attacking some of the challenging research problems that arise in
genomics related research. A more detailed description of the material to be
covered on each day is available at
http://www.ee.washington.edu/conf/acc2005/
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7.2 FDA 06
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FDA 06
Contributed by: J. A. Tenreiro Machado, jtm@dee.isep.ipp.pt
Call for Papers
FDA’06 - Second IFAC Workshop on Fractional Differentiation and its
Applications
19 - 21 July, 2006, Porto, Portugal
Workshop Scope: This workshop will joint experts and researchers in the
field of fractional differentiation and its applications, both from
universities and industry. The event will allow the discussion of new ideas
and results, making the point on the state of the art and on current
research lines in theory, methodology, applications and tools.
List of Topics: The following areas will be covered by the workshop:
representation tools, analysis and synthesis methods, system modeling and
simulation, identification and control algorithms, vibration insulation,
filtering, pattern recognition and edge detection. The following disciplines
are thus mainly concerned:
Physics, Electrical engineering, Electronics, Economy, Electromagnetism,
Electrochemistry, Robotics, Thermal engineering, Mechanics, mechatronics,
Telecommunications, Rheology, Automatic control, Biology, biophysics, Image
processing, Signal processing
The first application of fractional differentiation in industrial
engineering appeared two decades ago. Important industrial groups have shown
growing interest and some are now developing products in the context of
university-industry relations. This workshop will be the opportunity to
present the latest industrial application and technological transfers
achieved. Besides the presentation of theoretical works and applications,
this workshop can also give rise to benchmark, testing bench and software
presentations.
Call for Papers: Authors should send the draft paper (4 to 6 pages) to the
IFAC’06 secretariat, up to November 15, 2005, preferably through electronic
submission ( .ps or .pdf file). If electronic submission is not possible
send your draft by mail to: J. A. Tenreiro Machado, ISEP - Institute of
Engineering of Porto, Dept. of Electrotechnical Engineering, R. Dr. António
Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Sessions focusing on particular topics are also invited. A special session
should comprise 4 to 6 contributions. The proposal should contain a draft
paper of each contribution. Papers submitted for special sessions are
subject to the same review procedures as regular papers.
General Informations
Organized by: Institute of Engineering of Porto, Dept. of Electrotechnical
Engineering, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Tel: 351 22 8340500, Fax: 351 22 8321159, URL: http://www.dee.isep.ipp.pt
Sponsors:
IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems (main sponsor)
IFAC Technical Committee on Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing
(co-sponsor)
Chair: Stefan Samko (Portugal), Co-Chair: Blas M. Vinagre (Spain)
National Organizing Committee: J. Tenreiro Machado (Portugal), Manuel Silva
(Portugal), Lino Figueiredo (Portugal), Ramiro Barbosa (Portugal)
Editor: Alain Oustaloup (France)
Venue for the Workshop: Conference will take place at the Institute of
Engineering of Porto, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto,
Portugal. For further information on the conference site, see:
http://www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt/FDA06/
Important Dates:
Deadline for draft papers and special sessions submission: 15 November 2005
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2006
Final manuscript and registration: 15 March 2006
Workshop: 19 - 21 July 2006
Email: fda06@dee.isep.ipp.pt
Website: http://www.gecad.isep.ipp.pt/FDA06/
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7.3 GENSIPS 2005
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GENSIPS 2005
Contributed by: Aniruddha Datta, datta@ee.tamu.edu
IEEE International Workshop on Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics, 2005
Sunday, 22nd, May 2005 - Tuesday, 24th, May 2005
Hyatt Regent, 1 Goat Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Call for Participation
SUNDAY, 22 May 05
10:00 - 17:00 Registration
13:00 -- 15:00, TUTORIAL I
"Predicting Protein Structures and Structural Features on a Genomic Scale"
Pierre Baldi, School of Information and Computer Sciences and Department of
Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine University of California, Irvine
15:30 -- 17:30, TUTORIAL II
"Nonlinear Modeling of Synthetic Gene Regulatory Networks"
Jeff Hasty, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego
19:00 - Welcome Reception
MONDAY, 23 May 05
8:30-9:30: Plenary session I
"How biological regulation obscures control mechanisms"
Mike Bittner, Translational Genomics Research Institute
10:00-11:00: Special session I
"Dissecting cancer invasion and metastasis through genomics",
Wei Zhang, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Using Genomic Data to Find Biological Mechanisms in Cancer: Beyond
Expression Profiling",, Paul Meltzer, National Human Genome Research
Institute, NIH
11:00-12:00 Oral session I (3 papers)
13:30-14:30: Plenary session II
"Biological complexity and robustness", John Doyle, Cal Tech
14:30-15:30: Oral session II (3 papers)
16:00-18:00: Poster session I (24 posters)
18:30-20:00 Banquet
20:00-22:00 Panel Discussion
"The role of mathematical models in biology"
Chair: Ed Dougherty (Texas A&M)
Panel Members: John Doyle (Cal Tech), Mike Bittner (Translational Genomics
Research Institute), John Goutsias (Johns Hopkins University), and Stuart
Kauffman (University of Calgary).
TUESDAY, 24 May 05
8:30-9:30: Plenary session III
"Research issues in genomic signal processing", Ed Dougherty (Texas A&M)
10:00-11:00: Special session II
"Complex oscillations and chaos in an electronic model of a genetic network"
Leon Glass, McGill University
"Understanding Genetic Regulatory Networks"
Stuart Kauffman, University of Calgary
11:00-12:00: Oral session III (3 papers)
13:00-14:00: Oral session IV (3 papers)
14:00-16:00: Poster session II (23 posters)
16:00 - : farewell coffee break
For detailed technical program, please visit the workshop web page at
http://dsplab.eng.umd.edu/gensips/
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7.4 HCMDSS Workshop on Medical Devices
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HCMDSS Workshop on Medical Devices
Contributed by: George J. Pappas, pappasg@ee.upenn.edu
Workshop On
High Confidence Medical Device Software And Systems (HCMDSS)
Research And Roadmap
June 2 - 3, 2005
Philadelphia, Pa
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/hcmdss/
Call for Position Papers
Submission deadline: April 4, 2005
On behalf of the Program Committee and Workshop Organizers of the High
Confidence Medical Device Software and Systems (HCMDSS) Workshop scheduled
for June 2-3, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA, you are invited to submit responses
to a call for position papers (CFPP). Responses will be used to help identify
the research needs, challenges, and a roadmap for HCMDSS as focus areas for
the workshop as well help determine the final list of invitees and their
roles at the workshop. The CFPP is available at
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/hcmdss/
All responses should be submitted at on above site by COB Monday, April 4,
2005. Please direct questions regarding this CFPP to hcmdss@cis.upenn.edu
Insup Lee University of Pennsylvania (Chair)
George J. Pappas University of Pennsylvania
Janos Sztipanovits Vanderbilt University
Doug Schmidt Vanderbilt University
Shankar Sastry University of California-Berkeley
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7.5 IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
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IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
Contributed by: Greg Stewart, greg.stewart@honeywell.com
IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
May 9-11, 2005
Vancouver, Canada
http://ieee-ias.org/apc2005/
The workshop is a meeting of those interested in Advanced Process Control
technology to improve performance of the process industries. Practical
installation experience and results in addition to theoretical developments
are presented for discussion.
Plant operations today are faced with ever-increasing pressure to improve
efficiency, quality and productivity. Without making fundamental changes to
their production processes, improvement can usually be made with the
application of advanced control technology. Using modern computer hardware,
software and innovative techniques, application engineers are able to
collect real time and historical data on their processes. Data analysis,
modeling and simulation provide a better understanding of the dynamics of
process behavior. Once the process characteristics are accurately
identified, the options for applying suitable control methodology are no
longer limited to conventional control techniques.
TUTORIAL SPEAKERS
Nina Thornhill "Detection and Diagnosis of Plant-wide Disturbances"
Maarten Steinbuck "Advanced Motion Control"
Jean Levine "Flatness Based Control of Some Classes of Mechanical Systems
and Chemical Processes
Visit http://ieee-ias.org/apc2005/ for further information.
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7.6 IEE Seminar on Control Loop Assessment and Diagnosis
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IEE Seminar on Control Loop Assessment and Diagnosis
Contributed by: Alison Hardy, ahardy@iee.org.uk
16 June 2005
University College London, UK
A typical manufacturing site may use more than a thousand control loops
(feedback controllers) for the regulation of process variables. Keeping
control loops at optimal settings can save an industrial complex hundreds of
thousands of pounds a year, and even more can be saved if maintenance is
prioritized using technology that locates and diagnoses poor performance in
the control system.
The challenge is to detect, isolate and diagnose faults in the hardware and
software of control loops in a simple and straightforward manner. Topics of
the meeting include valve diagnosis, equipment health monitoring and
discovery of the root causes of plant-wide disturbances. The event will have
an emphasis on case studies and technology transfer. It will highlight the
benefits to UK companies that are already available now and includes an open
discussion on new directions for research.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to get up to speed with the latest
developments in control loop diagnosis, the new technologies and their
applications. This is your chance to shape the direction of future research
and network with researchers, vendors and industrial practitioners.
For full details on the event, including the programme and online
registration, visit www.iee.org/events/clad.cfm
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7.7 NMPC05: Int. Workshop Assessment and Future Directions of NMPC
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NMPC05: Int. Workshop Assessment and Future Directions of NMPC
Contributed by: Rolf Findeisen, findeise@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
International Workshop On Assessment And Future Directions of
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
August 26-30, 2005
Waldhotel Zollernblick, Freudenstadt-Lauterbad, Germany
http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/NMPC05/
SCOPE:
Over the recent years significant progress in the field of nonlinear model
predictive control has be achieved. Considering these achievements the
objective of this international workshop is to bring together a diverse
group of internationally well recognized researchers and industrial
practitioners in the area of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), to
critically assess and discuss the current status as well as future
directions and needs. Our goal is that this symposium will lead to an open
and critical exchange of ideas and that the foundation for new research
directions and future international collaborations is laid, thus
facilitating the practical and theoretical advancement of NMPC technologies.
The workshop will cover four main topical areas:
- NMPC theory
- Computational aspects of NMPC
- NMPC applications and applicational aspects
- Future research directions.
Further informations on the workshop, including the list of keynote speakers
and invited main speakers can be found at:
http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/NMPC05/
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION:
Authors should submit 1 page abstract using the style file provided on the
workshop webpage the latest by April 8, 2005 (deadline has been expanded due
to numerous requests). After review authors will be
notified about the acceptance by April 30, 2005. Papers for inclusion in the
conference preprints must be submitted by August 7, 2005. After the workshop
all contributors are invited to contribute a chapter for a book volume in
the Springer Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences series. The
contributions will be peer-reviewed and we expect the book volume to be
published mid 2006.
WORKSHOP VENUE:
The workshop takes place at the Waldhotel Zollernblick which is beautifully
situated in the black forest region in Freudenstadt-Lauterbad, Germany.
Germany. Participants are expected to arrive on Friday, August 26, 2005 in
the afternoon. The workshop will end on Tuesday 30, 2005 after breakfast.
The participants will stay at the hotel during the workshop and will have
all meals there together. The workshop venue can be conveniently reached by
train or car. The closest airports are Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Note the expanded deadline for submissions of abstracts due
to numerous requests
Submission of abstracts: April 8, 2005
Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2005
Registration deadline: June 5, 2005
Papers for preprint volume/CD-ROM due: August 7, 2005
Conference: August 26-30, 2005
ORGANIZERS and CONTACT:
In case of additional questions or comments feel free to contact any
of the conference organizers:
Rolf Findeisen
IST, University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel: ++49 711/685-7748
Fax: ++49 711/685-7735
Email: findeise@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Frank Allgöwer
IST, University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel: ++49 711/685-7733
Fax: ++49 711/685-7735
Email: allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de
Larry Biegler
Department of Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Doherty Hall 4210B
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA
Phone: ++1 412/268-2232
Fax: ++1 412/268-7139
Email: lb01@andrew.cmu.edu
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7.8 Optimal Control And Dynamic Games: Workshop in Honor of Suresh Sethi
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Optimal Control And Dynamic Games: Workshop in Honor of Suresh Sethi
Contributed by: Richard F. Hartl, Richard.Hartl@univie.ac.at
Optimal Control And Dynamic Games: Workshop in Honor of Suresh Sethi
June 2-5, 2005
http://www.univie.ac.at/bwl/prod/EVENTS/Sethi60/
Suresh Sethi, Ashbel Smith Professor and Director of Center for Intelligent
Supply Networks at University of Texas at Dallas, has made fundamental
contributions in a number of disciplines including operations management,
finance, marketing, operations research, industrial engineering, and optimal
control.
Suresh Sethi will celebrate his 60th birthday in 2005. To duly celebrate this
event, we are organizing a workshop in Aix en Provence, France, June 2-6,
2005. All friends and colleagues of Professor Sethi are cordially invited to
participate. There will be an interesting social and scientific program with
presentations from some of his former students and co-workers on various
topics of optimal control, dynamic games, and more generally operations
research with applications in operations management, finance, marketing,
industrial engineering, etc.
The organizers: Richard F. Hartl and Christophe Deissenberg
GENERAL INFORMATION
Please download the PDF-file for more information on conference location,
conference fees, hotel information, special rates, Aix spa, etc.:
http://www.univie.ac.at/bwl/prod/EVENTS/Sethi60/SureshInfoAquabella.PDF
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFO
Please download the FAX-Form for registration and credit card payment:
http://www.univie.ac.at/bwl/prod/EVENTS/Sethi60/FAX-Form.pdf
Also, please send an e-mail to the organizers containing title and abstract
of your presentation, if you want to submit a paper:
Christophe Deissenberg deissenb@univ-aix.fr and
Richard Hartl Richard.Hartl@UniVie.ac.at
In case you want to contribute or participate please contact the organizers
ASAP.
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7.9 Symposium in Honor of Pravin Varaiya
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Symposium in Honor of Pravin Varaiya
Contributed by: Eyad Abed, abed@umd.edu
Symposium on Systems, Control and Networks in Honor of Professor
Pravin Varaiya on his 65th Birthday - June 5-7, 2005 (Sun-Tues).
This meeting will take place in Berkeley, California, and will include plenary
lectures and invited talks on the subjects of stochastic systems, networks,
communications, nonlinear systems, transportation, economics, hybrid systems
and sensor networks. There will also be panel discussions on Prof. Varaiya's
influence focusing on his contributions from the late 1960s to today. The
banquet will include talks on societal issues by Beatriz Manz of UC Berkeley
and Nick McKeown of Stanford.
The symposium will be held at the Claremont Resort and Spa, Berkeley, and
Sibley Auditorium, the College of Engineering, University of California at
Berkeley. See the web page
http://www.isr.umd.edu/varaiya_symposium/
for further details on the schedule, on registering for the meeting and
reserving a hotel room. A block of rooms has been arranged with the Claremont
at a special rate for a limited time; attendees are requested to reserve their
rooms early.
Organizing Committee:
Eyad H. Abed, University of Maryland, College Park
Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University
Roberto Horowitz, University of California, Berkeley
P.R. Kumar, University of Illinois
Shankar Sastry, University of California, Berkeley
Outreach Committee:
René Boel, University of Gent, Belgium
Mustafa Ergen, University of California, Berkeley
Sonia R. Sachs, IBM Almaden Research Center
Confirmed Speakers:
Karl Astrom, Lund Institute of Technology
John S. Baras, University of Maryland, College Park
Vivek Borkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mark H.A. Davis, Imperial College (Plenary)
Akash Deshpande, CTO, Teja Technologies
Michael Gastpar, University of California, Berkeley
Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford
Roberto Horowitz, University of California, Berkeley
Sri Kumar, DARPA
Alexander Kurzhanski, UC Berkeley and Moscow State University
Edward Lee, University of California, Berkeley (Plenary)
Hani Mahmassani, University of Maryland, College Park (Plenary)
Bud Mishra, New York University
Sanjoy K. Mitter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Plenary)
Markos Papageorgiou, Technical University of Crete
Shankar Sastry, University of California, Berkeley (Plenary)
Steve Shladover, University of California, Berkeley
Joseph Sifakis, VERIMAG Laboratory, Grenoble
Demos Teneketzis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Plenary)
Claire Tomlin, Stanford University
John Tsitsiklis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hal Varian , University of California, Berkeley
Martin Wachs, University of California, Berkeley
Jean Walrand, University of California, Berkeley
Felix Wu , Hong Kong University and University of California, Berkeley
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7.10 The IEE Seminar on Autonomous Agents in Control
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The IEE Seminar on Autonomous Agents in Control
Contributed by: Alison Hardy, ahardy@iee.org.uk
10 May 2005
Middle Aston House, Bicester, UK
If your work involves research, modelling or implementation of control
systems in the automotive, aerospace industrial, power and water utilities
pharmaceutical or food and beverage industries, then this seminar is for
you. You will discover that there are autonomous system implementations
already in place, and the research is real and already delivering step-
change improvements in the systems they control, or they are solving
problems which were considered impossible using conventional solutions.
This conference will be the first of an annual forum for researchers and
industrialists to exchange experience to further the exploitation of the
benefits which will be gained through successful implementation of
intelligent systems.
For full details on the event, including the programme and online
registration, visit www.iee.org/events/agents.cfm
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8. Positions
8.1 Faculty: Cleveland State University USA
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Faculty: Cleveland State University, USA
Contributed by: Hanz Richter, h.richter@csuohio.edu
Position Description:
Applications are invited for a tenure-track/tenured Associate Professor
position in the Electrical and Computer, Mechanical, or the Chemical and
Biomedical Engineering Department at Cleveland State University in the area
of sensors. The candidate will be expected to develop and teach
undergraduate and graduate courses, and establish a leadership research
position in the area of designing, developing, and implementing novel sensor
devices and materials with special focus on biotechnology/biomedical
applications.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical,
or biomedical engineering or in a related field. In addition, the
applicants must have either a bachelor?s degree or a doctoral degree in
electrical, mechanical, chemical, or biomedical engineering. It is desired
that they demonstrate their teaching ability by prior relevant teaching
experience, and an established record of applied research in the area of
novel sensor devices and materials. Evidence of sustained scholarly
research as demonstrated by publications/patents and ability to attract
sponsored research from government/industry sources is required. Excellent
communication skills and prior participation in interdisciplinary research
is desired.
Cleveland State University has a strong collaboration with the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, and has put major emphasis on research and education in
the biomedical/ biotechnology area. Several interdepartmental and
interdisciplinary programs across the university are currently supporting
that vision, one example being the Doctorate in Applied Biomedical
Engineering program within the engineering college. The
biomedical/biotechnology sensor faculty member is expected to provide
leadership in promoting such interdisciplinary research efforts. The
individual will have an opportunity to play an important role in Ohio ICE, a
research consortium with Case Western Reserve University and the University
of Akron in the area of instruments, controls, electronics, and sensors.
Please send a letter of application, a description of teaching and research
plans, a current resume, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses of at least three references to: Sensor Faculty Search Committee,
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