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Newsletter
December 2002
1. Personals
1.1 Change of Address: Yu-Chu Tian
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Change of Address: Yu-Chu Tian
Contributed by: Yu-Chu Tian, y.tian@qut.edu.au
I have taken an academic position in QUT School of Software Eng & Data
Communications. My new contact details are as follows:
Dr. Yu-Chu Tian
School of Software Eng & Data Communications
Queensland University of Technology
GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001
Australia
E-Mail: y.tian@qut.edu.au
Phone: +61-7-3864 2240
Fax: +61-7-3864 1801
School URL: http://dc.qut.edu.au/sedc/
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2. Awards Honors
2.1 2003 SIAM Student Paper Prizes
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2003 SIAM Student Paper Prizes
Contributed by: Joanna Littleton, littleton@siam.org
2003 SIAM STUDENT PAPER PRIZES
The 2003 SIAM Student Paper Prizes will be presented at the First Joint
Meeting of CAIMS and SIAM, 24th Annual Meeting of CAIMS/SCMAI, 2003 SIAM
Annual Meeting to be held in Montreal, Canada, June 16 - 20, 2003.
-Principal Guidelines-
The SIAM Student Paper Prizes are awarded every year to the student author(s)
of the most outstanding paper(s) submitted to the SIAM Student Paper
Competition. This award is based solely on the merit and content of the
student's contribution to the submitted paper. Up to three papers will be
selected for the prizes.
The purpose of the Student Paper Prizes is to recognize outstanding
scholarship by students in applied mathematics and scientific computing.
-Selection Procedures-
Eligibility
Eligibility is restricted to students in good standing who have not received
their Ph.D. at the time of submitting their entry or who have completed their
degree within one year of submission of their entry.
Submissions may be based on co-authored papers, provided that the student's
advisor will attest that the student's work played a pivotal role in the
results. A letter from the student's advisor or department chair must
accompany each entry to verify these conditions.
To enter the competition, a student must submit: (1) an extended abstract, in
English, of a paper, and (2) a short biography. The total length of the
submitted abstract (including bibliography) may not exceed five pages. The
student also must submit (3) the complete paper, which will be used for
clarification of any questions the committee may have about the extended
abstract. In addition, the student's advisor or an interested faculty member
must submit (4) a letter describing and evaluating the paper's contribution
to the literature and the student's role in the scholarship.
For the 2003 award, all papers and accompanying documentation must be
received at the SIAM office by FEBRUARY 14, 2003.
Notification of Prize Winners
The SIAM President will notify the recipient(s) at least six weeks before the
award date. Each recipient is required to present his or her paper at the
meeting where the prizes are awarded; if attending the meeting poses a
serious hardship, an exception may be granted by the SIAM President.
Description of the Award
Each recipient of the SIAM Student Paper Prize shall receive a framed
certificate and a cash award of $1,000. Winners also receive $500 toward
travel expenses and gratis registration for the meeting.
Please direct your submission and any questions you may have to Joanna
Littleton at SIAM, 3600 University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
19104-2688; telephone (215) 382-9800; e-mail to littleton@siam.org
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2.2 Nominations for CSS Awards
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Nominations for CSS Awards
Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu
Control Systems Society sponsored IEEE Awards Deadline
Please note that JANUARY 31st, 2003 is the deadline for nominations for
the 2003 IEEE awards sponsored by the Control Systems Society:
the IEEE Control Systems Field Award,
and the IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award.
Nominations may be submitted using the web (follow the link on the Control
Systems Society website http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/).
Also note that the Deadline for the IEEE Fellow nominations is March 15.
Check the CSS awards website (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/) for the
deadlines of the AACC and the IFAC awards.
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2.3 Ralph E. Kleinman Prize SIAM
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Ralph E. Kleinman Prize, SIAM
Contributed by: Joanna Littleton, littleton@siam.org
THE RALPH E. KLEINMAN PRIZE
SIAM will present the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize at the First Joint Meeting of
CAIMS and SIAM, 24th Annual Meeting of CAIMS/SCMAI, 2003 SIAM Annual Meeting
to be held in Montreal, Canada, June 16-20, 2003. The prize is awarded to an
individual for outstanding research or other contributions that bridge the
gap between mathematics & applications. Work that uses high-level mathematics
and/or invents new mathematical tools to solve applied problems from
engineering, science, and technology is particularly appropriate. The prize
may be awarded for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such
achievements.
Eligibility
Any member of the scientific community who meets the general criteria for the
prize is eligible to receive the award.
Description of the Award
The award will consist of a hand-calligraphed, framed certificate and a cash
award of $5,000 plus travel expenses to the meeting.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a curriculum vitae and description of the
achievement(s), should be sent to the following address. You are encouraged
to send electronic files via e-mail. Supporting letters are welcome.
Nominations must be received in the SIAM office by February 14, 2003.
Ralph E. Kleinman Prize Selection Committee
Professor Robert V. Kohn, Chair
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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2.4 SIAM/ACM Prize in CS and E
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SIAM/ACM Prize in CS and E
Contributed by: Joanna Littleton, littleton@siam.org
The SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science & Engineering
The joint SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science & Engineering will be
presented at the First Joint Meeting of CAIMS and SIAM, 24th Annual Meeting
of CAIMS/SCMAI, 2003 SIAM Annual Meeting to be held in Montreal, Canada, June
16-20, 2003.
The prize, established in 2002, is awarded in the area of computational
science in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development and
use of mathematical and computational tools and methods for the solution of
science and engineering problems. The prize is intended to recognize one
individual for outstanding research contributions to the field of
computational science and engineering. The contribution(s) for which the
award is made must be publicly available and may belong to any aspect of
computational science in its broadest sense.
Eligibility
There are no restrictions on eligibility beyond those specified above.
Description of Award
The award consists of a certificate and a cash prize.
Nominations
Nominations may be made by anyone, including members of the selection
committee. It is the responsibility of the nominator to provide all relevant
information to the selection committee, including a resume and any letter(s)
of support. In case his or her nominee will be chosen, the nominator will
also be asked to provide the draft of a citation of about 100 words that can
be read at the award ceremony.
Nominations should be sent to the SIAM office at the address below.
Nominations must be received by March 14, 2003.
Professor Linda Petzold
Chair, CS&E Prize
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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2.5 W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize SIAM
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W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize, SIAM
Contributed by: Joanna Littleton, littleton@siam.org
THE W. T. and IDALIA REID PRIZE
SIAM will present the W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize at the First Joint Meeting
of CAIMS and SIAM, 24th Annual Meeting of CAIMS/SCMAI, 2003 SIAM Annual
Meeting to be held in Montreal, Canada, June 16-20, 2003. The award will be
given for research in, or other contributions to, the broadly defined areas
of differential equations and control theory. The prize may be given either
for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements.
Eligibility
The prize is awarded to any member of the scientific community who meets the
general guidelines of the prize description above.
Description of Award
The award consists of an engraved medal and a $10,000 cash prize.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s), should be
sent to the address below. Nominations must be received in the SIAM office
by January 31, 2003.
Professor John A. Burns
Chair, Reid Prize Selection Committee
c/o Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
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3. General Announcements
3.1 Applied Control Techniques Training Course
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Applied Control Techniques Training Course
Contributed by: H.H. Eder, actgmbh@compuserve.com
APPLIED CONTROL TECHNIQUES
March 17 - 21, 2002, Brussels, Belgium
This is a training course for process control and operations professionals on
practical use of basic and advanced controls and performance optimization.
Newcomers gain extensive, sound knowledge in the practical and most effective
use of standard and advanced techniques and experienced users the extra know-
how for handling complex and difficult situations and to achieve better
performance in shorter time. The course is fully practice oriented and
delivers exceptional know-how in an easy understandable way, with many
examples of successful applications but also pitfalls and their resolutions.
It covers also special, little known techniques that are simple but powerful.
Many realistic PC exercises with our award winning software TOPAS deepen the
understanding. All work is done in small groups with an exceptionally
experienced instructor.
Main topics: Process dynamics, measurements & signals, sampling & filtering,
basic control concepts. PID principles: configuration, tuning (load/
setpoint, tight/average level control), single loop vs. cascade control,
advanced PID topics, feedforward, constraint, multivariable, inferential
control, RGA, introduction to model based control, optimization, incentive
calculation, application design and implementation, performance analysis.
For more information see http://www.act-control.com
Hans H. Eder
ACT - Brussesl office,
Phone & fax (+32)-2-767-0895,
e-mail: actgmbh@compuserve.com
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3.2 Fire at the University of Twente
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Fire at the University of Twente
Contributed by: Hans Zwart, h.j.zwart@math.utwente.nl
On Wednesday November 20, a big fire destroyed half of our building.
Our group (chair A. Bagchi and A. van der Schaft) was housed in the
part of the building which was completely destroyed. This means that
basically all our papers, books, computers, etc. are lost. The back-up
of the computer system is in a fire-protected safe, but it can take
a while before it is clear how much and what survived the disaster.
We already thank all our colleagues for their warmhearted responses.
We would like to ask the applicants for Ph.D. positions, like the
projects ERACIS and ADHOC, and who did not yet receive a definite
answer from us, to apply again.
On behalf of the systems and control group,
Hans Zwart, h.j.zwart@math.utwente.nl
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3.3 IEEE-CSS Working Group on Interval Methods for Control
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IEEE-CSS Working Group on Interval Methods for Control
Contributed by: Josep Vehi, vehi@eia.udg.es
A new working group on "Interval Methods for Control" has been started. The
group is part the IEEE Control Systems Society technical committee on
Computer Aided Control System Design.
The group will be devoted to cover research and software development
activities in the field of Interval Methods and their applications to Control.
A very informative home page for this Action Group has been launch at
http://eia.udg.es/ieee_interval/ , with links to active groups, current
projects, available software and people working in this field.
The goal of this site is to provide a convenient entry point into the world
of interval methods and software for control. It provides links giving access
to the up-to-date and most important information resources related to the
topic: research projects that are underway, research groups and individuals
who are active in the field, selected papers and software. It also provides
the latest news about conferences, workshops, special issues and the like.
The current home page is still a preliminary and incomplete one. Comments,
news, suggestions and contributions are very welcome.
Josep Vehi
MICELab (http://eia.udg.es/mice)
University of Girona. Campus Montilivi. Edifici P4.
17071 Girona, Spain
Tel: +34 972 418 495
Fax: +34 972 418 976
vehi@eia.udg.es
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3.4 LS-SVMlab Toolbox Announcement
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LS-SVMlab Toolbox Announcement
Contributed by: Kristiaan Peckmans, LS-SVMlab@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
We are glad to announce LS-SVMlab:
Least Squares - Support Vector Machines Matlab/C Toolbox
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/
Toolbox:
. Matlab LS-SVMlab1.4 - Linux and Windows Matlab/C code
. Basic and advanced versions
. Functional and object oriented interface
Tutorial User's Guide (100pp.):
. Examples and demos
. Matlab functions with help
Solving and handling:
. Classification, Regression
. Tuning, cross-validation, fast loo,
receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves
. Small and unbalanced data sets
. High dimensional input data
. Bayesian framework with three levels of inference
. Probabilistic interpretations, error bars
. hyperparameter selection, automatic relevance determination (ARD)
input selection, model comparison
. Multi-class encoding/decoding
. Sparseness
. Robustness, robust weighting, robust cross-validation
. Time series prediction
. Fixed size LS-SVM, Nystrom method,
kernel principal component analayis (kPCA), ridge regression
. Unsupervised learning
. Large scale problems
Related links, publications, presentations and book:
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/
Contact: LS-SVMlab@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
LS-SVMlab is released under GNU General Public License. See website for more.
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3.5 Workshop: Design and Opt of Restricted Complexity Controllers
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Workshop: Design and Opt of Restricted Complexity Controllers
Contributed by: I.D. Landau, landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
Within the research program "Control- New domains and Challenges" sponsored
by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), an
International workshop dedicated to "Design and optimization of restricted
complexity controllers" will be held in Grenoble on January 15 and 16, 2003
in Grenoble.
The objective of the workshop is to give a view of the current state of
the art in the design and optimisation of restricted complexity controllers.
All steps of a control design problem from data acquisition, modeling and
identification, robust controller design, controller evaluation and final
tuning in relation with the objective of obtaining the simplest controller
which will achieve the desired performance will be discussed. Results on a
related real- time benchmark problem (control of an active suspension)
obtained by various contributors will also be presented.
The list of invited speakers will be made available end of October 2002.(most
of the speakers will be selected among those who submitted papers to the
European Journal of Control special issue "Design and optimisation of
restricted complexity controllers" - to appears in 2003). A round table is
scheduled as well as a demonstration of the active suspension (the benchmark).
The scientific commitee of this workshop is composed of I.D. Landau (Grenoble)
A. Karimi(Lausanne), H. Hjalmarsson (Stockholm).
Those interested in attending the workshop should contact I.D. Landau
(landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr). A dedicated web site will be opened on
November 1st, 2002( http://www-lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/landau/workshop).
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4. Positions
4.1 Chair: Elect and Syst Engineering Washington Univ St. Louis USA
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Chair: Elect and Syst Engineering, Washington Univ, St. Louis, USA
Contributed by: Chris Byrnes, chrisbyrnes@seas.wustl.edu
The School of Engineering and Applied Science of Washington University in St.
Louis announces the search for a Chair of the Department of Electrical and
Systems Engineering. The merger of one of the oldest Departments of
Electrical Engineering in the country and a unique Department of Systems
Science and Mathematics to form this department will officially occur on July
1, 2003. The Department Chair will have a great opportunity to shape the
future of this new department with a strong emphasis on research. The
candidate should be an individual of recognized intellectual attainment with
a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering or Systems Science or a related
field. He or she is expected to be able to develop a strategic plan for the
future of the new department that will be developed and implemented in
cooperation with the faculty. This plan should include: faculty development
for assisting current faculty; a proposal for identifying, hiring and
mentoring new faculty; selection of key research areas; assistance for
locating external funding sources; programs for attracting graduate and
undergraduate students; further improving the existing curriculum, and
planning for a new building. In support of this plan, the School of
Engineering and Applied Science is pledging at least four open endowed chairs
to be filled in the process of growing this important and exciting
department, half of which will be used to attract promising new faculty and
half of which will be used to retain distinguished faculty. There are also
four endowed senior professorships available to assist in the restructuring
of the merged department. In addition, there has been a leadership gift of $8
million to begin construction on a new building for the department to support
a new strategic initiative.
The candidate should have a record of outstanding scholarly research, the
development of sufficient research funding to sustain a program with high
impact, teaching ability and management skills. The two departments presently
have 18 full-time regular faculty, four senior faculty, and 10 adjunct and 21
affiliate faculty. There are 100 undergraduates, 70 full-time graduate
students, and 50 part-time graduate students. There are a number of research
and instructional laboratories in the two departments. The School of
Engineering and Applied Science is part of Washington University, a medium-
size private university of high academic standing. The U.S. News & World
Report ranks Washington University as 12th best in the nation. The University
is located in an urban location with many cultural and recreational
activities.
It is preferred that the Chair assumes the position starting July 1, 2003 but
applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The candidate
should send a curriculum vitae with a list of publications and with full
contact information for at least three referees to the chair of the search
committee:
Professor David Peters
Chair and McDonnell-Douglas Professor of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63130
E-mail: dap@me.wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-4337
Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Employer and
encourages applications from women and minorities.
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4.2 Faculty: Colorado School of Mines USA
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Faculty: Colorado School of Mines, USA
Contributed by: Tyrone Vincent, tvincent@mines.edu
The Colorado School of Mines invites applications for a tenure-track or mid-
career faculty position in the Division of Engineering. The position,
commensurate with the candidate's qualifications, is anticipated to be at the
Assistant or Associate Professor level position. Candidates for the position
must have a strong background in electrical engineering as it is applied to
telecommunications, preferably in one or more of the following areas:
communications and signal processing, wireless communications, networking,
compression, and ancillary technical areas.
The Division of Engineering offers a nontraditional, ABET accredited
undergraduate degree in Engineering, together with M.S. and Ph.D. degree
programs in Engineering Systems. Both programs are purposely
interdisciplinary. The undergraduate program offers specialties in civil,
electrical, environmental and mechanical engineering. At the graduate level,
the program seeks depth at the interfaces between the more traditional
engineering and science disciplines. Interdisciplinary collaboration across
campus is also strongly encouraged. The Denver metropolitan area is home to
numerous telecommunications firms, and the state has targeted this field for
educational growth. In response, CSM has a new initiative to build core
strength in telecommunications engineering. Several faculty in the
Engineering Division work in related areas, including an endowed chair in
telecommunications. More information about the school and the division can be
found at http://egweb.mines.edu.
Candidates must have a doctoral degree in engineering or applied science,
with at least one degree in electrical or related engineering. They must have
a clear commitment to excellence in interdisciplinary engineering education
at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preference will be given to
candidates who have an established record of scholarly accomplishments and/or
funded research. Applications including a curriculum vita, statement of
research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of three
references should be sent to:
Colorado School of Mines
Office of Human Resources
EE – Telecommunications
Search # 02-011800
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Fax 303-384-2025
For first consideration, applications should be received on or before January
15, 2003. CSM is an EE/AA employer. CSM is committed to enhancing the
diversity of its faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women,
minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities.
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4.3 Faculty: Karlstad University Sweden
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Faculty: Karlstad University, Sweden
Contributed by: Magnus Mossberg, Magnus.Mossberg@kau.se
The Electrical Engineering Department within the Division for Information
Technology at Karlstad University seeks a Professor in Automatic Control to
head a growing research group. A successful candidate is expected to have a
significant record of research activities, strong administrative and
interpersonal abilities, and a commitment to teaching excellence at both
undergraduate and graduate levels.
The professor will oversee the overall research within the department,
provide intellectual leadership to identify new research directions, support
established research strengths and maintain and establish external links.
The Electrical Engineering Department has a close relationship with local
process industry, making Industrial Control one of its main activities. Since
Automatic Control is an area in strong expansion at Karlstad University, the
Professor will be given a unique opportunity to lead and develop the
activities.
Final date for applications: January 31, 2003. For additional information,
see: http://www.kau.se/eng/vacancies/ or contact:
Dr. Magnus Mossberg
Department of Electrical Engineering
Division for Information Technology
Karlstad University
SE-651 88 Karlstad
Sweden
E-mail: Magnus.Mossberg@kau.se
Phone: +46 (0)54 700 1931
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4.4 Faculty: National Taiwan University
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Faculty: National Taiwan University
Contributed by: Min-Shin Chen, mschen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
The Mechanical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University is
seeking for 1 or 2 potential faculty candidates at all levels starting in
September 2003. Applicants with the following backgrounds are preferred:
System and Control, Bio-Engineering, Opto-Mechtronics, Nano Technology, MEMS,
Signal Processing, Communication. A PhD Degree in ME, EE, or its equivalent
is required. All applicants should provide (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a
research plan, (3) a teaching plan, (4) reprints of selected publications,
(5) undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and (6) three reference letters.
Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2003. Send all application materials to:
Prof. W. F. Wu, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National
Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Questions can be emailed to Prof. M.S.Chen at mschen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
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4.5 Faculty: University of Michigan USA
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Faculty: University of Michigan, USA
Contributed by: Jim Freudenberg, jfr@eecs.umich.edu
The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Division of the Dept. of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, invites applications for faculty
positions at all ranks in the areas of Signal Processing, Communications, and
Control. Qualifications include an outstanding academic record, significant
involvement in research, a doctorate or equivalent, and a strong commitment to
teaching and research. Please send resume, statement of teaching and research
interests, and three (for junior faculty) or five (for senior faculty)
references to Prof. Stephane Lafortune, EECS Department, 1301 Beal Avenue,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 or email to ecesearch@eecs.umich.edu.
The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory/Affirmative Action
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4.6 Faculty: University of Wisconsin USA
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Faculty: University of Wisconsin, USA
Contributed by: Dan Cobb, cobb@engr.wisc.edu
The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering invites applications for
multiple tenure-track or tenured positions in the broadly defined field of
electrical and computer engineering, beginning August 25, 2003. A Ph.D. degree
in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or
a closely related field is required. The successful candidate is expected to
establish a strong, funded research program, demonstrate excellent teaching
performance, and contribute to professional and public service. Duties
include: teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses; supervise
graduate student research; develop and direct a funded research program;
participate in faculty governance; participate in department, university,
professional and public service.
Applications are sought from outstanding candidates in a broad range of
research areas in electrical and computer engineering, including, but not
limited to, the areas of computer and communication networks; wireless and
sensor networks; advanced coding and modulation techniques; electronic design
automation; computer architecture; bioelectronics; optoelectronics; ultrafast
microelectronics; power semiconductors and integration of power electronic
modules; electric machines and advanced electromechanical energy conversion.
Applications from individuals having research and teaching interests in
interdisciplinary areas of electrical and computer engineering are
particularly encouraged.
Candidates for Associate and Full Professor will possess academic credentials
to qualify for a tenured faculty appointment at UW-Madison For further
information about department and programs see http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ece.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience with
$70,000 minimum for assistant professor title (9 months). Deadline to insure
full consideration is February 15, 2003. Send cover letter noting area(s) of
interest, resume and names and addresses of three references to Professor
Christopher L. DeMarco, ECE Chair, Search Committee, Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison WI 53706-1691.
Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the
applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
confidentiality. UW-Madison is an equal opportunity employer functioning
under an affirmative action plan. The department is strongly committed to
having a diverse faculty and student body. Applications from female and
minority candidates are strongly encouraged.
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4.7 Faculty: Washington State University USA
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Faculty: Washington State University, USA
Contributed by: Ali Saberi, saberi@eecs.wsu.edu
The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) invites
applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position in
Electrical Engineering. The position is in the general area of controls,
signal processing, and communications; candidates with research expertise
in control of communication networks will be preferred. Assistant professor
candidates are preferred, but candidates at all ranks will be considered.
Senior applicants must have a strong record of achievement in academia
and/or industry. Junior applicants must have earned a PhD in Electrical
Engineering by August 16, 2003. All candidates must have both a strong
interest in conducting publishable research and a strong commitment toward
teaching. A record of publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference
proceedings is required. The School offers junior faculty a reduced teaching
load for the first three years of their appointment. The successful candidate
will be expected to teach, effectively communicate and interact with students
and colleagues, conduct funded research, publish, and direct MS and PhD
student research programs.
The School of EECS has forty faculty with major research support from federal
agencies, industry, and two centers: The NSF Center for the Design of Analog-
Digital Integrated Circuits was established by the School and 3 other
universities and is supported by NSF and 28 industrial members. The NSF
Power Systems Engineering Research Center comprises 13 universities,
including WSU, and 37 industrial members. Two State agencies, the Washington
Technology Center and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology
Institute, provide funding for university/industry collaboration to
promote further economic growth in the State. The School's research
facilities are excellent, and dedicated laboratory space is available.
WSU is an Internet2 University. To learn more about WSU, the School,
and faculty research interests, please see http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/.
Screening of applications will begin February 1, 2003, and continue
until the position is filled. Applicants should send a cover letter
that includes a summary of their research and teaching interests, a
curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three references
qualified to comment on the applicant's research and teaching
qualifications to: Chair, Electrical Engineering Search Committee,
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington
State University, PO Box 642752, Pullman, WA 99164-2752. WSU is an
EO/AA educator and employer.
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4.8 Faculty (Aero): University of Colorado at Boulder USA
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Faculty (Aero): University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Contributed by: Lucy Pao, pao@colorado.edu
Applications for two tenure-track faculty positions from individuals
with interests in the general areas of remote sensing, unmanned
aerospace vehicles (UAV), and the Global Positioning System (GPS) are
sought. The Department anticipates hiring at the assistant professor
level; however, associate and full professor level will also be
considered for exceptional candidates, particularly if they
strengthen the Department in diversity. We are primarily interested
in candidates with expertise in airborne platform instrumentation,
avionics, flight controls, system engineering and their application
to our three aforementioned focus areas. Individuals with
interdisciplinary interests or who combine scientific applications
with the above technological areas are especially valued. Applicants
should show strong promise in undergraduate and graduate teaching,
research, and mentoring Ph.D. students. A Ph.D. degree in an
appropriate engineering or science discipline is required and some
postdoctoral or comparable industry experience is desired.
The Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has 24 faculty,
approximately 175 graduate students and 370 undergraduate students,
and is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on a beautiful
800-acre campus. Faculty research expertise includes aerodynamics and
fluid mechanics, astrodynamics and remote sensing, GPS technology and
applications, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, computational
physics, dynamics and control, bioastronautics, space flight hardware
design, and structures and materials. Research expenditures total
about $10 million each year. Please explore
http://aerospace.colorado.edu/ for details about the Department and
our program.
Applicants should send a current CV, one-page statements of research
and teaching interests, dates available, and names of four references
to Ms Patti Gassaway, AES, 429 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO 80309-0429. Review of applications begins on January 15, 2003,
continuing until the positions are filled.
The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in
education and employment.
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4.9 Faculty (ECE): University of Colorado at Boulder USA
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Faculty (ECE): University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Contributed by: Lucy Pao, pao@colorado.edu
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
University of Colorado at Boulder seeks outstanding applicants for a
tenure-track faculty position beginning August 2003 in the area of
information storage and/or computer engineering. The area of
information storage includes control systems, signal processing,
and/or magnetics. The area of computer engineering includes computer
architecture, high-performance computing, and parallel processing.
Individuals with specific backgrounds in areas including control
systems, signal processing, magnetic/optical/molecular or other
storage materials, storage networking, I/O system engineering,
computer architecture, high-performance computing, and parallel
processing will be considered.
The Department anticipates hiring at the assistant professor level.
Candidates must demonstrate exceptional ability in teaching and
research. The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to
diversity and equality in education and employment. Send resume and
names of references to Professor Robert W. Erickson, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
CO 80309-0425. Please visit http://ece.colorado.edu/ for more
information about our department.
Review of applications will begin January 15, 2003, but the search
will remain open until the position is filled.
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4.10 Masters Phd: Concordia University Canada
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Masters, Phd: Concordia University, Canada
Contributed by: C.A. Rabbath, camille-alain.rabbath@mcgill.ca
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
http://www.me.concordia.ca
We are currently seeking two highly qualified graduate students (Master’s
and/or PhD) for challenging and stimulating research projects in the areas of
multi-rate sampled-data control of nonlinear dynamic systems and flight
control using micro-actuated surfaces. Briefly, these research projects aim
at (1) controlling supersonic flight through boundary layer and vortex
manipulation instead of the conventional control surfaces while taking into
account the characteristics of the flow environment and the distributed
nature of the micro-actuators and sensors, (2) designing new robust multi-
rate sampled-data control laws for classes of uncertain nonlinear dynamic
systems.
Ideally, the graduate students should have backgrounds and interests in
several of the following areas: sampled-data/digital control of nonlinear
systems, nonlinear coupled and uncertain system identification, optimal
control, adaptive control, real-time control and implementation issues, and
multi-objective control design. The students should also have extensive
experience with Matlab/Simulink.
The expected stipend is approximately 1000\$CAN-1250\$CAN/month. Preference
will be given to Canadian citizens. Projects are expected to start in the
spring of 2003.
If you are interested, please e-mail us, indicating your research areas of
interest:
Camille Alain Rabbath
Camille-Alain.Rabbath@mcgill.ca
or
Brandon Gordon
bwgordon@me.concordia.ca
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4.11 Ph.D: City University of Hong Kong
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Ph.D: City University of Hong Kong
Contributed by: Gang (Gary) Feng, megfeng@cityu.edu.hk
A studentship for Ph.D. candidate, in areas of systems and control, or signal
processing, is available at City University of Hong Kong. The studentship is
valued at around HK\$15,000/month. A candidate with Master degree and strong
research background is preferred. Some kind of evidence of English
proficiency, such as TOEFL, is also required. Applications with complete CV
will be considered until the studentship is taken. For more information or
application, please contact
Dr. G. Feng
Dept. of MEEM
City University of Hong Kong
Tel: 852 27889032
Fax: 852 27888423
Email: megfeng@cityu.edu.hk
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4.12 PhD: Brunel University U.K.
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PhD: Brunel University, U.K.
Contributed by: Zidong Wang, Zidong.Wang@brunel.ac.uk
PhD studentship
Intelligent Data Analysis Group
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University, U.K.
(Ref: IDA) PhD Studentship in Bioinformatics
It is widely believed that gene expression data contains rich information
that could discover the higher-order structures of an organism and even
interpret its behaviour. Biologists are expecting powerful computational
tools to extract functional information from the data, which are highly
dynamic. Therefore, the key objective of this interdisciplinary project is to
apply dynamic system theory in modelling and filtering for gene expression.
Applicants must have (or hope to get) a First or Upper Second Class Degree or
Masters Degree (preferred) in the areas of computer science, mathematics,
statistics, biology, electrical engineering, or related subject area.
Practical knowledge of control theory, stochastic analysis or biology would
clearly be an asset. The successful candidate will join the Intelligent Data
Analysis (IDA) research group, see http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~csstxhl/IDA/.
Informal enquiries about the position may be made to Dr. Zidong Wang either
by e-mail (Zidong.Wang@brunel.ac.uk) or phone (0044-1895-274000x3492)
Application Details
Applications are invited for these two three-year, fully funded PhD post
(suitable for any UK/EU citizen). The studentship will be funded at the
normal rate (full home student fees + BP 9250 per year living expenses), with
the opportunity of undertaking additional paid undergraduate teaching. The
start date will be 18/2/03 but is negotiable.
Please send two copies of your CV and covering letter giving the names of two
academic referees, before the 13th of January 2003 to:
Ms. Julie Whittaker
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH
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4.13 PhD: Delft Univ of Technology Netherlands
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PhD: Delft Univ of Technology, Netherlands
Contributed by: Jacob van der Woude, j.w.vanderwoude@its.tudelft.nl
PhD position in mathematical system and control theory
Delft University of Technology (TUD)
Faculty of Information Technology and Systems (ITS)
Subgroup Mathematical System Theory (MST)
At the beginning of the year 2003 the subgroup MST of the faculty ITS
of the TUD will have a PhD position available in the following areas:
1. The use of Hilbert space methods in the analysis and design of
controllers for switching electrical networks, in particular for
pulse width modulated DC to DC converters.
2. Control design for systems subject to constraints on inputs
and/or states of the system. In particular, stabilization,
disturbance rejection, and robust control are studied in this context.
The research team of the subgroup consists of Prof. Geert Jan Olsder,
Prof. Anton Stoorvogel, Dr. Willem de Koning and Dr. Jacob van der Woude.
In the research team various aspects of system and control theory are
studied. Current topics of interest are switching networks, structured
systems, discrete event systems, financial mathematics, control of
distributed parameter systems, optimal control, systems with constraints
on inputs or states, fault detection and isolation and robust control.
Candidates who have an interest in one or both of the above topics,
or in an other topic within the research activities of the subgroup,
are requested to respond. They should have a solid background in the
mathematics of system and control theory. Interested candidates are
kindly asked to quickly send their information to the address below,
preferably by email. The application should include a curriculum vitae
(with details on qualifications, grades, experience, achievements and
so on) and should indicate if the applicant has a specific interest
for either one of these projects.
Jacob van der Woude
Faculty Information Technology and Systems
Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 4, room 06.250, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
tel. : (31)-15-2783834, fax. : (31)-15-2787255
Email: j.w.vanderwoude@its.tudelft.nl
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4.14 PhD: Technical Univ of Catalunya Spain
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PhD: Technical Univ of Catalunya, Spain
Contributed by: Jose Rodellar, jose.rodellar@upc.es
We offer a Ph-D position with the Research Group on Control Theory and
Applications at the Department of Applied Mathematics III of the Technical
University of Catalunya (UPC). The position is in the framework of a project
on modelling and control of nonlinear complex systems with uncertainties
and couplings.
The Ministry of Science and Technology offers a 4-year grant to cover this
position through a selection process whose deadline for sending proposals is
December 12, 2002. The starting date will be around June - July 2003 and the
granted should enroll in the Doctoral Program on Applied Mathematics,
studying courses on control systems and doing a research work combining both
theoretical rigour and applications within the objectives of the project.
Our group is composed by engineers and mathematicians. We are preferably
seeking for engineers with background in control systems and acceptable
matematical level or mathematicians with some background in dynamical systems
and control and motivation for applied research. A master degree is not
required but can be a merit. For further details, candidates should send
a short CV with their academic background and interests,
as soon as possible, to:
Prof. Jose Rodellar
Dept de Matematica Aplicada III
Technical University of Catalunya
Barcelona
email: jose.rodellar@upc.es
www-ma3.upc.es/users/rodellar
The web page http://www.mcyt.es/becasfpi/default.htm
gives details on the 4-year grants(submission, conditions, salary, etc.).
Deadline for submission: December 12, 2002.
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4.15 PhD Postdoc: Delft Univ of Technology Netherland
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PhD, Postdoc: Delft Univ of Technology, Netherland
Contributed by: Bart De Schutter, b.deschutter@its.tudelft.nl
The Control Systems Engineering group of Delft University of Technology in
the Netherlands has a vacancy for a PhD or postdoc position on:
"Model Predictive Control for Hybrid Systems"
This project focuses on structured control design methods for specific,
industrially relevant classes of hybrid systems. These methods will be
extensions of the model predictive control (MPC) framework for continuous
systems. Industrial partners are Shell, Heineken, IPCOS Technology, and
Siemens.
We are looking for either a PhD candidate having an MSc degree and a strong
background in mathematics (optimization) and/or systems and control theory,
or a postdoc with a solid background in model predictive control and/or
hybrid systems. Candidates are expected to be interested in fundamental
research and in working on the boundary of several research domains. A good
command of the English language is required.
For more information on this position and how to apply, see
http://lcewww.et.tudelft.nl/~deschutt/vac/vac_stw_mpc.html or contact
dr.ir. Bart De Schutter (b.deschutter@its.tudelft.nl).
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4.16 Postdoc: Lund Institute of Technology Sweden
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Postdoc: Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden
Contributed by: Anders Rantzer, rantzer@control.lth.se
The Department of Automatic Control at Lund Institute of Technology,
Lund, Sweden seeks candidates for a postdoctoral position within the
EU-supported Research Training Network
Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (NACO2) http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/naco2/
Applicants should have a recently completed PhD in control or related
area of engineering and mathematics and must satisfy the conditions
for appointment as a young researcher in a Research Training Network. See
http://www.cordis.lu/improving/networks/faq.htm#q5
The position is available for 6-12 months starting as soon as possible.
Please submit a letter of application, a detailed resume, a publication list
and the names of two references to Dept. of Automatic Control,
Attn. Anders Rantzer, Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, before Dec 31.
More information about the position can be obtained by email to
Anders Rantzer (rantzer@control.lth.se). Another source is the web
page http://www.control.lth.se
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4.17 Postdoc: UNSW - ADFA Australia
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Postdoc: UNSW - ADFA, Australia
Contributed by: Valery Ugrinovskii, valu@ee.adfa.edu.au
Postdoctoral Fellow Level A (Fixed-term for two years)
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (UNSW@ADFA)
Salary: $46,955 - $52,324 per annum
UNSW@ADFA consists of 12 Schools which form a campus of the University of
New South Wales. Located at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra,
UNSW@ADFA provides undergraduate courses to officer cadets and midshipmen
as well as postgraduate courses to civilian and defence personnel.
The School of Electrical Engineering is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral
Fellow for a fixed term of two years who, under limited supervision, will
have significant responsibility for an experimental research project
investigating chaos in semiconductor laser systems induced via
optoelectronic feedback. For more information see
http://www.ee.adfa.edu.au/staff/e-huntington/extra_info.html
The successful applicant would be expected to have a PhD in a relevant
discipline, or be close to submission for such a qualification; have an
ability to conduct experimental research investigating chaos in
semiconductor laser systems induced via optoelectronic feedback as well as
a demonstrated potential for high research achievement in this area; able
to communicate well in English, both orally and in writing and have a
knowledge and understanding of the principles of EEO, and OH&S practices
and procedures. An ability to conduct computational modelling of chaotic
semiconductor laser systems would be desirable.
Membership of an approved University superannuation scheme is a condition
of employment.
Applicants should contact Dr Elanor Huntington for further information
regarding the position on e.huntington@adfa.edu.au phone +61 2 6268 8592
or fax +61 2 6268 8443. For selection criteria contact the School
Administrator by email on j.paterson@adfa.edu.au phone +61 2 6268 8227 or
fax +61 2 6268 8443.
Applications will close on 20 December 2002. Please quote reference number
Elect29833.
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4.18 Research Assoc: University of Glasgow Scotland
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Research Assoc: University of Glasgow, Scotland
Contributed by: Henrik Gollee, h.gollee@mech.gla.ac.uk
Research Associate: Development of Vehicle Dynamics Controllers
Centre for Systems and Control
University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK,
http://www.mech.gla.ac.uk/Research/Control/.
The aim of the project is the simulation based development of vehicle
dynamics control system (such as regulated differential brake control, ABS
and traction control systems). The focus is on developing model-based
approaches for controller design and evaluation. Controllers will also be
evaluated in component test stands. The project is funded by and will be a
close collaboration with a leading German automotive company, and there will
be the opportunity for frequent visits to the company. The project will be
directed by Dr Henrik Gollee and Professor Ken Hunt.
Candidates for this post should have a MSc (or equivalent) or PhD in control
engineering or in automotive engineering with a sound background in control
systems and/or vehicle dynamics. Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink and C/C++ is
desirable.
The post is for 4 years, with the possibility to study towards a PhD
(if applicable) during the project.
Requests for further information and applications should be addressed
to Dr. Henrik Gollee (h.gollee@mech.gla.ac.uk), Department of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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4.19 Research Fellow: Univ of Sydney Australia
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Research Fellow: Univ of Sydney, Australia
Contributed by: Hugh Durrant-Whyte, hugh@acfr.usyd.edu.au
Research Fellowship Positions
The University of Sydney
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR)
Applications are invited for up to two Research Fellowships in the
Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) at The University of Sydney.
These Fellowships are intended to support fundamental research in information
modelling, sensor data fusion and autonomous systems. Individuals with broad
backgrounds in a mathematical science or engineering are encouraged to apply.
Areas of expertise may include control systems, signal processing, vision and
image processing, robotics, modelling of dynamical systems, continuum
physics, electrical engineering or mechatronics. It is intended to make one
appointment with a mathematical/computing focus and a second with more
hardware or sensing emphasis. Details of the positions can be found at
The ACFR provides a world-class research environment. The ACFR currently
consists of 50 research staff and students. The ACFR undertakes research and
development of autonomous systems operating in outdoor environments. The
group encompasses an ARC Key Centre in Teaching and Research (KCTR) in Field
Robotics, a Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) in mining technology and
equipment, and additionally undertakes substantial contract R&D for corporate
clients. The group is housed in its own building with extensive facilities
for computing, electronics and sensor fabrication. The ACFR also has a range
of autonomous air land and sub-sea platforms available for research work.
Further information on the ACFR can be found at http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/.
For further information, including application instructions can be found at
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5. Books
5.1 Control and Modeling of Complex Systems
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Control and Modeling of Complex Systems
Contributed by: Seth Barnes, barnes@birkhauser.com
Control and Modeling of Complex Systems: Cybernetics in the 21st Century
Koichi Hashimoto, Yasuaki Oishi, and Yutaka Yamamoto, Editors
368 pp., hardcover, ISBN 0-8176-4325-7
Birkhäuser Boston, December 2002
This festschrift volume pays tribute to Hidenori Kimura and his outstanding
achievements in control theory, signal processing, and modeling. The 20
invited contributions presented here are an outgrowth of a symposium held in
November 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, celebrating Kimura’s 60th birthday. Reflecting
his recent research interests, the symposium was entitled "Cybernetics in the
21st Century: Information and Complexity in Control Theory."
The chapters are classified into five main areas related to Kimura's work:
signal processing, identification, robust control, hybrid, chaotic and
nonlinear systems, and control applications. Many of the contributions
highlight real-world and industrial applications.
Graduate students and researchers will benefit from the many new results and
insights as to where control theory is heading in the 21st century.
For pricing and additional information, please visit:
http://www.birkhauser.com/detail.tpl?isbn=0817643257
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5.2 Fuzzy Model Identification for Control
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Fuzzy Model Identification for Control
Contributed by: Seth Barnes, barnes@birkhauser.com
Fuzzy Model Identification for Control
János Abonyi
288 pp., hardcover, ISBN 0-8176-4238-2
Birkhäuser Boston, January 2002
This book presents a new framework developed for fuzzy model-based control
and recent advances in fuzzy identification and control. The main features of
the techniques presented are illustrated through several simulated examples
and real-world applications from chemical and process engineering practice.
Key features:
* Introductory chapters present the applied fuzzy model and its control-
relevant properties providing the reader with the basics
* Detailed review of algorithms and approaches developed for modeling and
identification for control
* Simulated examples available on the Internet by means of MATLAB and
Simulink program code: www.fmt.vein.hu/softcomp
* Extensive references provide a good overview of the current state of
identification and control of dynamic systems and fuzzy modeling
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in electrical, control, process,
and chemical engineering, and researchers in the field of fuzzy systems will
find this book a useful and practical resource.
For pricing and additional information, please visit:
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5.3 Interaction Control of Robot Manipulators
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Interaction Control of Robot Manipulators
Contributed by: Ciro Natale, ciro.natale@unina2.it
Interaction Control of Robot Manipulators -- 6-dof Tasks
(ISBN 3-540-00159-X)
Abstract:
Robot interaction control is one of the most challenging targets for
industrial robotics, since it could provide the robotic systems with a high
degree of autonomy, but its effectiveness is limited by the complexity of the
problem and by the necessity of special sensors (six-dof force sensors). On
the other hand, the control methodologies to be adopted for addressing the
problem can be considered mature and well-assessed. All the known interaction
control strategies (impedance, direct force control) are tackled and
reshuffled in a geometrically consistent way for simplification of the task
specification and enhancement of the execution performance. This book
represents a first step towards the application of theoretical results at an
industrial level, in fact each proposed control algorithm is experimentally
tested on an industrial robotic setup.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Task space motion control
Chapter 3: Task space impedance control
Chapter 4: Task space force control
Chapter 5: Applications to a dual-robot system
Chapter 6: Conclusion and future research directions.
Appendix A: Orientation of a rigid body
Appendix B: Real-time implementation notes
Publisher Website:
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5.4 Lanczos Algorithms for Large Symmetric Eigenvalue Computations
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Lanczos Algorithms for Large Symmetric Eigenvalue Computations
Contributed by: Jane Cullum, cullumj@lanl.gov
Lanczos Algorithms for Large Symmetric Eigenvalue Computations Vol. I: Theory
Jane K. Cullum and Ralph A. Willoughby
2002 / xx + 273 / Softcover / ISBN 0-89871-523-7
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First published in 1985, this book present background material, descriptions,
and supporting theory relating to practical numerical algorithms for the
solution of huge eigenvalue problems. This book deals with "symmetric"
problems. However, in this book, "symmetric" also encompasses numerical
procedures for computing singular values and vectors of real rectangular
matrices and numerical procedures for computing eigenelements of nondefective
complex symmetric matrices.
This book continues to be useful to the mathematical, scientific, and
engineering communities as a reservoir of information detailing the
nonclassical side of Lanczos algorithms and as a presentation of what
continues to be the most efficient methods for certain types of large-scale
eigenvalue computations. An on-line version of Vol. II: Programs, which
contains the original FORTRAN code and documentation for each of the
Lanczos procedures discussed in Vol. I, can be found at the numerical analysis
community repository, www.netlib.org, under the term "lanczos."
W.r.t the codes which are mentioned in that message, we intend to submit
updated and parallel versions of some of those uni-processor codes to NetLib
for public distribution in the not too distant future.
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5.5 Least Squares Support Vector Machines
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Least Squares Support Vector Machines
Contributed by: Johan Suykens, johan.suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
Least Squares Support Vector Machines
J.A.K. Suykens, T. Van Gestel, J. De Brabanter, B. De Moor, J. Vandewalle,
World Scientific Pub. Co., Singapore, 2002
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/book.html
Info: 308pp., ISBN 981-238-151-1
This book focuses on Least Squares Support Vector Machines (LS-SVMs)
which are reformulations to standard SVMs. LS-SVMs are closely related
to regularization networks and Gaussian processes but additionally
emphasize and exploit primal-dual interpretations from optimization theory.
The authors explain the natural links between LS-SVM classifiers and kernel
Fisher discriminant analysis. Bayesian inference of LS-SVM models is
discussed, together with methods for imposing sparseness and employing
robust statistics.
The framework is further extended towards unsupervised learning by
considering PCA analysis and its kernel version as a one-class modelling
problem. This leads to new primal-dual support vector machine formulations
for kernel PCA and kernel CCA analysis. Furthermore, LS-SVM formulations
are given for recurrent networks and control. In general, support vector
machines may pose heavy computational challenges for large data sets.
For this purpose, a method of fixed size LS-SVM is proposed where the
estimation is done in the primal space in relation to a Nyström sampling
with active selection of support vectors. The methods are illustrated
with several examples.
Contents:
. Introduction
. Support vector machines
. Least squares support vector machines, links with Gaussian
processes, regularization networks, and kernel FDA
. Bayesian inference for LS-SVM models
. Weighted versions and robust statistics
. Large scale problems: Nystrom sampling, reduced set methods,
basis formation and Fixed size LS-SVM
. LS-SVM for unsupervised learning: support vector machines
formulations for kernel PCA. Related methods of kernel CCA.
. LS-SVM for recurrent networks and control
. Illustrations and applications
Readership:
Graduate students and researchers in neural networks; machine learning;
data-mining; signal processing; circuit, systems and control theory;
pattern recognition; and statistics.
Order information: World Scientific
http://www.wspc.com/books/compsci/5089.html
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/book.html
Freely available LS-SVMlab software
http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/
under GNU General Public License
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5.6 Stochastic Theory and Control
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Stochastic Theory and Control
Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, bozenna@math.ukans.edu
Stochastic Theory and Control
Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Lawrence, Kansas
564 pp., Softcover ISBN 3-540-43777-0
published 09/17/2002
Price: $124.80
http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=3540437770&email=1
The Workshop on Stochastic Theory and Control, sponsored by the NSF and KU,
with co-technical sponsorship of the CSS, was held on Oct. 18-20, 2001 at
the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. A group of leading scholars
in the field of stochastic theory and control, gathered at this event to
discuss leading-edge topics of stochastic control, which includes risk
sensitive control, adaptive control, mathematics of finance, estimation,
identification, optimal control, nonlinear filtering, stochastic differential
equations, stochastic partial differential equations, and stochastic theory
and its applications. The workshop provided an opportunity for all of
stochastic control researchers to network and discuss cutting-edge
technologies and applications, teaching, and future directions of
stochastic control. A collection of presentations from the workshop are
included in the above book.
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6. Journals
6.1 CFP: Special Issues of Asian J. Control
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CFP: Special Issues of Asian J. Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
SPECIAL ISSUES OF ASIAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL
VARIABLE STRUCTURE SYSTEM CONTROL: NEW DESIGNS AND APPLICATIONS
(http://www.ajc.org.tw)
Guest Editor:
Prof. Xu, Jian-Xin
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
National University of Singapore
Tel +65 6874-2566, Fax +65 6779-1103
E-mail elexujx@nus.edu.sg
Important Dates
Jan. 15, 2003 Deadline for Paper Submission
April 15, 2003 Completion of First Review
August 15, 2003 Completion of Final Review
Dec. 31, 2003 Publication
ADVANCES IN NANO-TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
Guest Editor:
Prof. Mi-Ching Tsai
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University
Tel: +886-6-2757575 Ext. 62173 Fax: +886-6-235 2344
E-mail: mctsai@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Important Dates:
Feb. 15, 2003 Deadline for Paper Submission
July 1, 2003 Completion of first review
Oct. 1, 2003 Completion of final review
March., 2004 Publication
Control of Discrete Event Systems
Guest Editor
Prof. MuDer Jeng
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan Ocean University
Keelung 202, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-24622192 ext. 6210, Fax: +886-2-24627054
E-mail: jeng@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Important Dates
April 15, 2003 Deadline for Paper Submission
July 15, 2003 Completion of First Review
Nov. 15, 2003 Completion of Final Review
June 30, 2004 Publication
Electronic submissions in PDF, Postscript, or zipped Postscript format
are required. Send your manuscripts as email attachments to Prof. Li-Chen
Fu, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address
Prof. Li-Chen Fu
Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2362-2209
Fax: +886-2-23657887
E-mail: lichen@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
All submissions should include a title page containing the title of the
paper, full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic address,
phone and fax number, an abstract, and a list of keywords. The contacting
author should be clearly identified.
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6.2 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics
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Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics
Contributed by: Tamer Basar, tbasar@control.csl.uiuc.edu
Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2002, volume 1, issuse2
Zigang Pan, Eitan Altman, Tamer Basar
Robust Adaptive Flow Control in High Speed Telecommunication works
Fazal-ur-Rehman
Steering of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots by using Differential Geometric
Approach
Alexander M. Rubinov, Rafail N.Gasimov
The Nonlinear and Augmented Lagrangians for Nonconvex Optimization
Problems with a Single Constraint
Mohammed Asadzadeh
On the Stability of Characteristic Schemes for the Fermi Equation
Nisar Ahmed
Approximation of Large Scale Unstable Systems by the Implicit Restart
Techniques
Vladimir B. Larin
Algorithms of Synthesis of Controllers by Using the Producers Both LMI
and H2-optimization
Urfat Nuriyev
Optimal Location of Reserving Files in Distributed Computer Systems
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6.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
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Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Contents: Asian Journal of Control (http://www.ajc.org.tw)
Vol. 4, No. 4: Special Issue on "Advances in PID Control"
ADVANCED PID CONTROL DESIGN AND TUNING
Revisiting the Ziegler-Nichols Tuning Rules for PI Control
T. Hagglund and K.J. Astrom
A Synthesis Method for Robust PID Controllers for a Class of Uncertain Systems
S. Solyom and A. Ingrimundarson
Automated Maximum Sensitivity and Phase Margin Specification Attainment in PI
Control
J. Crowe and M.A. Johnson
PI Tuning Under Performance Constraints
QG Wang and H. Ru
Loop-shaping Design of PID Controllers with Constant Ti/Td Ratio
A. Wallen, K.J. Astrom and T. Hagglund
A Tuning Rule for PID Controller Using DMC Strategy
M. Haeri
Design of Robust PID Controllers
T.Z. Wu, Y-T. Juang and J-D Wang
PID and PID-like Controller Design by Pole Placement within D-stable Regions
Y. Wang, M. Schinkel, T. Schmitt-Hartman, K.J. Hunt
A Novel Robust PID Controllers Design by Fuzzy Neural Network
C.H. Lee, Y.H. Lee and C.C. Teng
MULTIVARIABLE PID CONTROL
Robust Controller Design and PID Tuning for Multivariable Processes
W. Tan, T. Chen, H. J. Marquez
The MIMO Predictive PID Control Design
M.H. Moradi, M.R. Katebi and M.A. Johnson
A New Adaptive Method for Identification of Critical Gain Using Saturation
Function
M. Saeki
A Design of Multiloop Predictive Self-Tuning PID Controllers
M. Katayama, T. Yamamoto, Y. Mada
APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL ISSUES
Modeling and Robust PI Control of a Fluidized Bed Combuster for Sewage Sludge
Y. Jia, J. Lunze, A. Wolf
P/PD Types of Override Control System
Y-Y. Tsai, Y-C. Cheng, C-C. Yu
PD Control for Active Vibration Damping in an Underactuated Nonlinear System
C. Aguilar-Ibanez and H. Sira-Ramirez
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6.4 Contents: Automatica
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Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak, automatica@math.utwente.nl
Contents: Automatica, January, 2003
Volume 39, Issue 1
For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions
visit http://www.autsubmit.com
Regular papers
P. M. Makila, J. R. Partington
On linear models for nonlinear systems
V. L. Kharitonov, A. P. Zhabko
Lyapunov-Krasovskii approach to robust stability of time-delay systems
S. Peeta, T-H. Yang
Stability issues for dynamic traffic assignment
Chang Zhang, Hao Deng, J. S. Baras
Run-to-run control methods based on the DHOBE algorithm
Brief papers
M.M. El-Kady, M. S. Salim, A. M. El-Sagheer
Numerical treatment of multiobjective optimal control problems
Huanshui Zhang, Lihua Xie, Yeng Chai Soh
Risk-sensitive filtering, prediction and smoothing for discrete-time
singular systems
M. A. Arteaga
Robot control and parameter estimation with only joint position
measurements
H.T. Toivonen, A. Medvedev
Damping of harmonic disturbances in sampled-data systems - parametrization
of all optimal controllers
Tielong Shen, Shengwei Mei, Qiang Lu, Wei Hu, K. Tamura
Adaptive nonlinear excitation control with L2 disturbance attenuation for
power systems
Xing-Gang Yan, Lihua Xie
Reduced-order control for a class of nonlinear similar interconnected
systems with mismatched uncertainty
Zidong Wang, Daniel W. C. Ho
Filtering on nonlinear time-delay stochastic systems
M. Galaz, R. Ortega, A. S. Bazanella, A. M. Stankovic
An energy-shaping approach to the design of excitation control of
synchronous generators
M. T. Soylemez, N. Munro, H. Baki
Fast calculation of stabilizing PID controllers
H. A. Barker, A. H. Tan, K. R. Godfrey
Wiener models of direction-dependent dynamic systems
N. Ozdemir, S. Townley
Integral-control by variable sampling based on steady state data
Ye Xudong
Universal stabilization of feedforward nonlinear systems
W. K. Ho, Y. Hong, A. Hansson, H.Hjalmarsson, J. W. Deng
Relay auto-tuning of PID controllers using iterative feedback tuning
S. Darbha
On the synthesis of controllers for continuous time LTI systems that
achieve a non-negative impulse response
A. Iggidr, G. Sallet
On the stability of nonautonumous systems
Technical communiques
K. M. Lynch
Optimal control of the thrusted skate
Book reviews
Shuzhuk Sam GE
Nonlinear identification and control - A neural network approach, by G. P.
Liu
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6.5 Contents: European Journal of Control
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Contents: European Journal of Control
Contributed by: Gabriela Stroian, ejc@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
Contents: European Journal of Control Vol. 8, no. 5, 2002
Editorial
Special section “Dissipativity of Dynamical Systems: Application in Control”
Stabilization and disturbance attenuation of nonlinear systems using
dissipativity theory
A. Astolfi, R. Ortega and R. Sepulchre
Discussion contributed by A. Rapaport.
Dissipative adaptive control for strict feedback form systems
P. Seiler and A. Alleyne
Optimal dissipativity control of a class of discrete-time nonlinear
stochastic systems with general criteria
E.E. Yaz and Y.I. Yaz
Regular papers
Properties of MPC for max-plus-linear systems
T. van den Boom and B. De Schutter
Discussion contributed by W.-H. Chen
Continuous-discrete observers for global stabilization of nonlinear systems
with applications to bioreactors
M. Pengov, E. Richard and J.C. Vivalda
Structural decentralised control of concurrent discrete-event systems
S.H. Lee and K.C. Wong
INFORMATION
Information on European Journal of Control is available at its home page:
http://www-ejc.ensieg.inpg.fr
Address for new submissions:
S. Bittanti
Editor at Large
Politecnico di Milano
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano
Italy
E-mail : bittanti@elet.polimi.it
Address for re-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
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6.6 Contents: IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology
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Contents: IEEE Trans on Control Systems Technology
Contributed by: Mikhail Skliar, mikhail.skliar@utah.edu
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Nov. 2002, Vol. 10, No. 6
PAPERS
Closed-Loop Compensation of Kinematic Error in Harmonic Drives for Precision
Control Applications / P. S. Gandhi and F. H. Ghorbel
Nonlinear Fuzzy H-infinity Guidance Law With Saturation of Actuators Against
Maneuvering Targets / B.-S. Chen, Y.-Y. Chen, and C.–L. Lin
Tracking and Maneuver Regulation Control for Nonlinear Non-Minimum Phase
Systems: Application to Flight Control / S. A. Al-Hiddabi and N. H. McClamroch
Linear Parameter Varying Controller for Automated Lane Guidence: Experimental
Study on Tractor-Trailers / P. Hingwe, H.-S. Tan, A. K. Packard, and M.
Tomizuka
Multiobjective Optimal Suspension Control to Achieve Integrated Ride and
Handling Performance / J. Lu, and M. Depoyster
Application of Iterative Learning Control to an Exothermic Semibatch Chemical
Reactor / M. Mezghani, G. Roux, M. Cabassud, M. V. L. Lann, B. Dahhou, G.
Casamatta
WMR Control Via Dynamic Feedback Linearization: Design, Implementation, and
Experimental Validation / G. Oriolo, A. De Luca, and M. Vendittelli
BRIEF PAPERS
Design and Implementation of the Control System for an Inverter-Fed
Synchronous Motor Drive / K. Alice Maty, A. Patra, N. K. De, and S. Sengupta
Dynamic Second-Order Sliding Mode Control of the Hovercraft Vessel / H. Sira-
Ramírez
Multiobjective Control of a Four-Link Flexible Manipulator: A Robust H-
infinity Approach / Z. Wang, H. Zeng, D. W. C. Ho, and H. Unbehauen
Experimental Evaluation of Position Control Methods for Hydraulic Systems/ A.
Bonchis, P. I. Corlce, and D. C. Rye
LPV Control of a 6-DOF Vehicle / A. S. Ghersin and R. S. Sanchez Pena
A Robust Velocity Field Control / I. Cervantes, R. Kelly, J. Alvarez-Ramirez
and J. Moreno
Experimental Evaluation of Adaptive Predictive Control for Rotor Vibration
Suppression / M. R. Bai and K.-Y. Ou
Roundness Error Compensation in Lathe Turning Through 2-D ARMAX Model Based
FCC / E. H. K. Fung and S. K. S. Leung
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6.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Volume: 47 Issue: 10 , Oct. 2002
Scanning the issue
Page(s): 1589 -1589
Stabilization of continuous-time jump linear systems
Yuguang Fang; Loparo, K.A., Page(s): 1590 -1603
Exponential stability of stochastic delay interval systems with Markovian
switching
Xuerong Mao, Page(s): 1604 -1612
Optimal control laws for lot-sizing and timing of jobs on a single production
facility
Di Febbraro, A.; Minciardi, R.; Sacone, S., Page(s): 1613 -1623
Kernel-based reinforcement learning in average-cost problems
Ormoneit, D.; Glynn, P., Page(s): 1624 -1636
Stability of pull production control methods for systems with significant
setups
Seidman, T.I.; Holloway, L.E., Page(s): 1637 -1647
Synthesis of mechanical networks: the inerter
Smith, M.C., Page(s): 1648 -1662
Moving horizon estimation for hybrid systems
Ferrari-Trecate, G.; Mignone, D.; Morari, M., Page(s): 1663 -1676
A state-dependent boundary layer design for sliding mode control
Min-Shin Chen; Yean-Ren Hwang; Tomizuka, M., Page(s): 1677 -1681
Optimality, approximation, and complexity in set membership H_inf
identification
Milanese, M.; Taragna, M., Page(s): 1682 -1690
Computation of the frequency response of multilinear affine systems
Tan, N., Page(s): 1691 -1696
Incremental sliding mode control of the ball and beam
Hirschorn, R.M., Page(s): 1696 -1700
LQR optimization of linear system switching
Lincoln, B.; Bernhardsson, B., Page(s): 1701 -1705
Impact of finite buffers on the optimal scheduling of a single-machine
two-part-type manufacturing system
Martinelli, F.; Valigi, P., Page(s): 1705 -1710
Output feedback control of a class of nonlinear systems: a nonseparation
principle paradigm
Chunjiang Qian; Wei Lin, Page(s): 1710 -1715
Well posedness of piecewise-linear systems with multiple modes and multiple
criteria
Xia, X., Page(s): 1716 -1720
Estimation of symmetric positive-definite matrices from imperfect measurements
Yixin Chen; McInroy, J.E., Page(s): 1721 -1725
Linear filtering for bilinear stochastic differential systems with unknown
inputs
Germani, A.; Manes, C.; Palumbo, P., Page(s): 1726 -1730
Observer linearization by output-dependent time-scale transformations
Guay, M., Page(s): 1730 -1735
An improved forward algorithm for optimal control of a class of hybrid systems
Ping Zhang; Cassandras, C.G., Page(s): 1735 -1739
An LMI-based controller synthesis for periodic trajectories in a class of
nonlinear systems
Basso, M.; Genesio, R.; Tesi, A., Page(s): 1740 -1744
Decentralized adaptive robust control for a class of large-scale systems
including delayed state perturbations in the interconnections
Hansheng Wu, Page(s): 1745 -1751
A note on observers for Lipschitz nonlinear systems
Fanglai Zhu; Zhengzhi Han, Page(s): 1751 -1754
Risk-sensitive adaptive trackers for strict-feedback systems with output
measurements
Arslan, G.; Basar, T., Page(s): 1754 -1758
Global uniform asymptotic stabilization of an underactuated surface vessel
Mazenc, F.; Pettersen, K.; Nijmeijer, H., Page(s): 1759 -1762
Parameterization of stabilizing controllers with either right- or left-coprime
factorization
Mori, K., Page(s): 1763 -1767
On solution bounds for three types of Lyapunov matrix equations: continuous,
discrete and unified equations
Mori, T.; Kokame, H., Page(s): 1767 -1770
Optimal tracking performance for SIMO systems
Gang Chen; Jie Chen; Middleton, R., Page(s): 1770 -1775
A new LMI condition for robust stability of polynomial matrix polytopes
de Oliveira, P.J.; Oliveira, R.C.L.F.; Peres, P.L.D., Page(s): 1775 -1779
Existence characterizations of temporal-safety supervisors
Kiam Tian Seow, Page(s): 1779 -1783
Comments on "Exponential stability of constrained receding horizon control
with terminal ellipsoid constraints"
Ki Baek Kim, Page(s): 1784
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6.8 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
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Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications
Contributed by: Hans Schneider, hans@math.wisc.edu
Contents Linear Algebra and its Applications
Volume: 359, Issue : 1-3, Date: 15-Jan-2003
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jnlnr/07738
List of Editors
pp ii-iii
Caratheodory-Fejer interpolation in the ball
D. Alpay, C. Dubi, pp 1-19
Necessary conditions of Hurwitz polynomials
X. Yang, pp 21-27
Two-dimensional representations of the free group with two generators
over a finite field
Z. Yan, H. You, pp 29-36
Continued fraction expansion of the geometric matrix mean and applications
M. Rassouli, F. Leazizi, pp 37-57
Some norm inequalities for completely monotone functions-II
J.S. Aujla, pp 59-65
Spectral variation under congruence for a nonsingular matrix with 0
on the boundary of its field of values
S. Furtado, C.R. Johnson, pp 67-78
Generalized oscillatory matrices
S.M. Fallat, M. Fiedler, T.L. Markham, pp 79-90
On nonsingular sign regular matrices
J.M. Pena, pp 91-100
Translations in simply transitive affine actions of Heisenberg type Lie groups
T. De Cat, K. Dekimpe, P. Igodt, pp 101-111
Sign patterns that allow diagonalizability
Y. Shao, Y. Gao, pp 113-119
Equitable switching and spectra of graphs
Y. Teranishi, pp 121-131
Nonsingularity/singularity criteria for nonstrictly block diagonally
dominant matrices
L.Y. Kolotilina, pp 133-159
Linear transformations preserving log-concavity
Y. Wang, pp 161-167
On the operator equation e^A=e^B
C. Schmoeger, pp 169-179
A matrix approach to polynomials
T. Arponen, pp 181-196
Perturbation bounds for coupled matrix Riccati equations
M. Konstantinov, V. Angelova, P. Petkov, D. Gu, V. Tsachouridis, pp 197-218
Additive maps on standard operator algebras preserving
invertibilities or zero divisors
J. Hou, J. Cui, pp 219-233
Unextendible product bases and the construction of inseparable states
A.O. Pittenger, pp 235-248
On the eigenvalues of Jordan products
E.A. Martins, F.C. Silva, pp 249-262
A sin2Q theorem for graded indefinite Hermitian matrices
N. Truhar, R.-C. Li, pp 263-276
A class of atomic positive linear maps in matrix algebras
K.-C. Ha, pp 277-290
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Positivity in Linear Algebra
pp 291-292
Author index, pp 293
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7. Conferences
7.1 4th Int Conf on Control and Automation
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4th Int Conf on Control and Automation
Contributed by: Zhengtao Ding, dzt@np.edu.sg
The 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA’03, will be
held on June 10 - 12, 2003, in Montreal, Canada. The conference is organized
by IEEE Control Chapter, Singapore and sponsored by the Canadian Society of
Mechanical Engineering. It creates a forum for scientists, engineers and
practitioners throughout the world to present the latest research, results
and ideas in the areas of control and automation. The conference will have
three keynotes:
1. Control of Congestion with Minimum Information
Professor Tamer Basar, Fellow of IEEE, University of Illinois
2. Modeling and Control of Irrigation Networks
Professor Iven Mareels, Fellow of IEEE, University of Melbourne
3. Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling: The Control of Complexity and
Uncertainty
Professor Peter Luh, Fellow of IEEE, University of Connecticut
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Submit your full paper or extended summary of about
1000 words through email (postscript or PDF file) or regular mail (three
hard copies) to:
Professor Lihua Xie
Program Chair, ICCA’03
School of EEE, BLK S2
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 639798
Fax: (65)-6792-0415; Email: icca03@ntu.edu.sg
Proposals for invited and special sessions in the related areas are also
solicited. All materials must be written in English, and a paper should be
submitted only if you intend to present the paper in the conference. The
extended summary should contain sufficient details including key concepts and
novel features of the work. It should include the title, name(s) of author
(s), mailing address, affiliation, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail
address, wherever possible.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission of Extended Summary: December 15, 2002
Notification of Acceptance: January 31, 2003
Submission of Final Papers: March 15, 2003
Conference: June 10-12, 2003
Official Web Site: http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~icca03/
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7.2 Conference on Control Applications - CCA 2003
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Conference on Control Applications - CCA 2003
Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, kaynak@boun.edu.tr
Conference Control Applications - CCA 2003
June 23-25, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey
http://mecha.ee.boun.edu.tr/cca2003
It is our pleasure to invite you to Istanbul for IEEE Conference on Control
Applications. As you may be aware, this conference is one of the major
conferences of IEEE Control Systems Society. CCA 2002 was held in Glasgow,
earlier this year and we now have the honor of hosting CCA 2003 in Istanbul,
during June 23-25, 2003. The conference has the goal of bringing together
experts from different expertise areas and from different countries to
discuss the state-of-the-art and to present new research results and
perspectives of the future developments with respect to industrial control
applications. For details of the conference and the paper submission details
(deadline 17 January 2003) please visit the web site.
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7.3 Conference on Positive Systems
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Conference on Positive Systems
Contributed by: Lorenzo Farina, lorenzo.farina@uniroma1.it
First Multidisciplinary International Symposium on
POSITIVE SYSTEMS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Roma, Italy, 28-30 August 2003
Positive Systems are systems in which the relevant variables assume
nonnegative values. These systems are quite common in applications where
variables represent positive quantities such as populations, consumption
of goods, densities of chemical species, probabilities...
The aim of the Symposium is that of joining together researchers working
on different areas such as economy, biomedicine, chemistry,
telecommunications, and so on in order to provide a multidisciplinary forum
where they have the opportunity of exchange ideas and compare results in a
unifying framework.
The symposium is co-sponsored by the IEEE Control System Society and the
Proceedings of the Symposium will be published as a volume of the Springer
Lectures Notes in Control and Information Sciences.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Theory and applications of:
Positive systems; Compartmental systems; Markov AND hidden Markov models;
Queueing systems; Biological models; Max-plus algebra; 2D Systems; Behaviora |
