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Newsletter
December 2005
1. Personals
2. General Announcements
2.1 Paris Graduate Control School - Spring 2006
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Paris Graduate Control School - Spring 2006
Contributed by: Antonio Loria, loria@lss.supelec.fr
Sponsored by the Control Training Site and HYCON
(http://www.lss.supelec.fr/CTS)
Paris, France
Date: 20th/march-26th/May 2006
Intensive teaching: one 21hrs module per week, 7 sessions of 3hrs each;
Lectures in English.
Deadline for registration: 25th February 2006
Registrations: http://www.lss.supelec.fr/~loria/FAP2006/registration.html
Detailed program: http://www.lss.supelec.fr/~loria/FAP2006/Program/
Scholarships available: http://www.supelec.fr/lss/CTS/
Cost: 450 euros. Fully covered by scholarship for all CTS fellows from
any Host Institute (see below). No cost for PhD students in France
of any nationality.
**** All european PhD students are invited to apply for a
research grant (see below) *****
Scientific coordination: Antonio Loria
For PhD students in France *only*: the courses are offered at no cost and
travel expenses are partially covered by MENRT.
Preliminary program:
P1: 20-24/march
Control of linear and nonlinear distributed systems
Y. Chitour, E. Trelat
P2: 27-31/march
Sampled-data control systems
D. Nesic
P3: 3-7/april
Nonlinear Control Systems: transformations, equivalence, normal forms
W. Respondek
P4: 10-14/april
Stability and control of time-delay systems
S. Niculescu, W. Michiels
P5: 17-21/april
Embedded control systems
H. Mounier
P6: 24-28/april
Stability and stabilisation of time-varying systems
A. Loria, E. Panteley
P7: 2-5/may
Optimality, Stabilization, and Feedback in Nonlinear Control
F. Clarke
P8: 09-12/may
Efficient methods for linear control and estimation: an algebraic approach
H. Bourles, M. Fliess
P9: 15-19/may
Hybrid control systems
C. Prieur
P10: 22-26/may
Nonlinear adaptive control
A. Astolfi, R. Ortega
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2.2 School on Nonsmoth Dynamical Systems
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School on Nonsmoth Dynamical Systems
Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, Bernard.Brogliato@inrialpes.fr
A school on nonsmooth dynamical systems analysis, control and simulation is
organized between May 29 and June 02, 2006, at INRIA Rocquencourt (close to
Paris, France). The school is sponsored by the CEA (French Nuclear Agency),
EDF (French Electricity company), and the INRIA. Speakers include M.
Monteiro Marques (CMAF Lisbon), H. Schumacher (Tilburg university, NL), R.
Leine (ETHZ, CH), S. Adly (Limoges, F), M. Jean (Marseille, F), V. Acary
(INRIA, F), H. de Jong (INRIA, F), J.L. Gouze (INRIA, F).
Various applications (mechanical systems, electrical systems, genetic
networks, bio-processes) will be considered. Informations and details can be
found at
http://bipop.inrialpes.fr/schoolnonsmooth
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2.3 Special Event for Women in Control at CDC-ECC05
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Special Event for Women in Control at CDC-ECC05
Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, bozenna@math.ku.edu
Wednesday, December 14, 12:00pm- 1:30pm
Organizers: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Technical Committee on Control Education
Anna Maria Pardon, Standing Committee on Women in Control
Part I 12:00-12:30
Keynote Speaker: Diana Carlin
Making Research Breakthroughs and Breaking Glass Ceilings: The Communication
Challenges of Women in Higher Education
Diana Carlin is Dean of the Graduate School and International Programs and a
professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. Prior to being
appointed dean in 2000 she served as an interim assistant provost and an
acting department chair. Her research interests are in political communication
and gendered communication. She has taught courses on communication and gender
and women in politics and has conducted research on attitudes toward women
politicians. She is a frequent speaker for professional women's associations
on topics related to gender and communication and women in organizations.
Dean Carlin is the recipient of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, a Kemper Teaching Fellowship, a Mortar Board
Outstanding Faculty Award, and an Order of Omega Faculty Award.
Part II, 12:30- 1: 30 pm
Women in Research Funding - Panel Discussion
Panelists include:
Mary Ann Horn - NSF Program Director
Fahmida Chowdhury - NSF Program Director
Alkis Konstantellos - European Union Program Director
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3. Awards Honors
3.1 2006 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
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2006 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
Contributed by: J. M. Littleton, littleton@siam.org
The following SIAM prizes will be awarded in 2006 and currently have open
calls for nominations. Calls for nomination can be found at
www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php.
George Polya Prize - deadline Dec. 31
W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize - deadline Dec. 31
SIAG/APDE Prize - deadline Dec. 31
SIAG/LA Prize
SIAM Student Paper Prize
Please address inquiries to:
J. M. Littleton
SIAM
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999
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3.2 Ljubo Vlacic Honored
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Ljubo Vlacic Honored
Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, bozenna@math.ku.edu
The Sir Lionel Hooke Award is presented in honour of one of Australia’s great
electronics and telecommunications engineers, and is one of the highest
Australian honours that the IEE bestows. The Award considers eminence and
distinction in the fields of electrical, electronic, communication and
computer systems engineering, or in related fields which may develop in the
future.
The 2004 Award has been awarded to Professor LjuboVlacic, Griffith University,
Brisbane, Australia in recognition of his work on driverless vehicle
technology.
This Australian accolade is a fitting follow-up to the IEE 2004 Achievement
Medal, presented to Professor Vlacic in London, in May 2004; and the 2003
Queensland Professional Engineer of the Year Award, presented by the Engineers
Australia.
The IEE Achievement Medal, an accolade driven by the IEE Knowledge Service
Board in UK, is awarded for outstanding achievement or contribution in any
discipline within the scope of the IEE. Professor Vlacic received the 2004
IEE Achievement medal for his contributions to both the theory and practice
of automation, control & decision systems.
Professor Ljubo Vlacic is co-chair of the CSS Technical Committee on Control
Education and the Chair of the IFAC Technical Committee on Education .
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3.3 Michael Athans Honored by Polish Academy of Sciences
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Michael Athans Honored by Polish Academy of Sciences
Contributed by: Michael Athans, athans@isr.ist.utl.pt
On June 30, 2005 Prof. Athans received a medal and certificate from the Polish
Academy of Sciences for "Contributions to Optimal Control" following his
plenary lecture at the Polish National Control Conference.
He was also elected LIFE FELLOW by the IEEE, effective January, 2006.
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4. Books
5. Journals
5.1 CFP: ASME JDSMC Special Issue on Control of Multi Agent Dynamic Systems
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CFP: ASME JDSMC Special Issue on Control of Multi Agent Dynamic Systems
Contributed by: Tal Shima, shima_tal@yahoo.com
CALL FOR PAPERS
ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
Special Issue on “Analysis and Control of Multi Agent Dynamic Systems”
The use of multi agent dynamic systems has received growing attention in
recent years. The main objective of such systems is to optimize the use of
group resources by benefiting from synergy, while using local information for
control. Examples of such systems are groups of unmanned aerial vehicles,
automated highway systems, and complex distributed manufacturing processes.
The main challenges associated with the analysis and development of control
algorithms for such systems are: the computational complexity of solving
large sized cooperative problems with coupled tasks, executing tasks under
limited information, and obtaining scalable solutions.
The special issue will focus on the following three topic areas as applied to
multi agent dynamic systems: (i) Cooperative decision and control, (ii) Large
scale systems, and (iii) Hybrid dynamical systems. Examples of specific
interest areas that are sought (but not limited to): cooperative task
assignment and trajectory optimization, formation control of autonomous
vehicles, sensor networks, traffic networks, distributed manufacturing
processes, decentralized control, modeling and analysis of multi agent
systems, and cooperative games.
High quality original contributions involving these three focused topic areas
are invited for publication in the Special Issue. Submitted papers must not
be previously published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers
must be prepared and will be reviewed according to the standard guidelines of
the JDSMC. Submission of papers must be done online using the ASME Journal
webpage: http://journaltool.asme.org/. Please contact one of the guest
editors if you have any questions about the special issue.
Timetable:
Full paper submission: April 1, 2006
First review & initial decision: July 15, 2006
Revised submission: September 15, 2006
Acceptance notification: November 1, 2006
Final paper due: November 15, 2006
Publication: March 2007
Guest Editors:
Dr. Tal Shima Prof. Prabhakar R. Pagilla
2210 Eighth Street 218 Engineering North
Air Vehicles Directorate Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Air Force Research Laboratories Oklahoma State University
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, USA Stillwater, OK 74078
Tel:(937)255-9707, Fax:(937)255-4000 Tel: (405)744-6579, Fax:(405)744-7873
Email: shima_tal@yahoo.com Email: pagilla@ceat.okstate.edu
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5.2 Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
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Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
Contributed by: Veysel Gazi, vgazi@etu.edu.tr
ELEKTRIK
The Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Announces a Special Issue on "Swarm Robotics"
Sponsored by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
(TUBITAK) and the Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO), ELEKTRIK is an
international journal on all aspects of electrical engineering and computer
sciences. This special issue, scheduled to be published in July 2007, will
contain both invited and contributed papers.
Submission of papers
Prospective authors may submit their manuscripts to the guest editor and/or
the Editor-in-Chief given below with a statement that the submission is
intended for this special issue. Only word/latex documents or PDF files via
email submission will be accepted (please follow the regular guidelines of
ELEKTRIK).
Topics
Possible topics for the issue include but are not limited to
* Modeling and analysis (Lyapunov, graph theoretic, game theoretic methods,
etc.)
* Coordination and control (decentralized, cooperative, noncooperative, etc.)
* Formation control (stabilization, reconfiguration, coverage algorithms,
etc)
* Self-organization, self-assembling
* Synchronization, consensus seeking, rendezvous
* Evolutionary algorithms
* Emergent behavior (gathering, aggregation, flocking, schooling, etc.)
* Swarm communication, service discovery, ad-hoc networks
* Swarm intelligence
* Applications
Guest Editor
Dr. Veysel Gazi
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Sogutozu Caddesi, No: 43, Sogutozu 06530 Ankara, TURKEY
Tel: +90 (312) 292-4079, Fax: +90 (312) 292-4091
Email: vgazi@etu.edu.tr
Important Dates
Final date for submission of manuscripts: 31 August 2006
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 31 December 2006
For further information, in addition to the guest editor, please contact
Prof. Dr. Kemal Leblebicioðlu, (kleb@metu.edu.tr) Editor-in-Chief
Middle East Technical University
Electrical - Electronic Engineering Dept.
06531, Ankara - Turkey, Fax: +90 (312) 210-1261,
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/
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5.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
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Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
Asian Journal of Control
Vol. 7, No. 4 December, 2005
CONTENTS
Regular:
1. Paper Title: Sliding Mode £U-£G Modulation Control of DC-to-DC Power
Converters
Authors: Hebertt Sira-Ramirez and Ramon Silva-Ortigoza
2. Paper Title: Fault Detection, Isolation and Reconstruction for Descriptor
Systems
Authors: Tae-Kyeong Yeu, Hwan-Seong Kim, and Shigeyasu Kawaji
3. Paper Title: Regional Stability and H¡Û Performance Control of Input-
Saturated Induction Motor via LMI Approach
Authors: Yeong-Hwa Chang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Pang-Chia Chen, and
Min-Hsung Hung
4. Paper Title: Design Modification of Sliding Mode Ovservers for Uncertain
MIMO Systems with out and with Time-Delay
Authors: Elbrous M. Jafarov
5. Paper Title: A Neuro-Fuzzy System Design Methodology for Vibration Control
Authors: Shih-Ming Yang
6. Paper Title: Flexible Fuzzy Priority Scheduling of CAN Bus
Authors: Bai Tao, Wu Zhiming, and Yang GenKe
Brief:
1. Paper Title: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Delay-Dependent
Asymptotic Stability of Linear Continuous Large Scale Time
Delay Autonomous Systems
Authors: S. B. Stojanovic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic
2. Paper Title: A New LMI Condition for Delay-Dependent Robust Stability of
Stochastic Time-Delay Systems
Authors: Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, Xuerong Mao, and Yung Zou
3. Paper Title: Information Structure Consideration for Decentralized Large-
Scale System
Authors: Yufan Zheng and Robin J. Evans
4. Paper Title: Stability Analysis of Networked Systems with Packet Dropout
and Transmission Delays: Discrete-Time Case
Authors: Mei Yu, Long Wang, Tianguang Chu, and Fei Hao
5. Paper Title: Finite Time Stability Analysis of Linear Autonomous
Fractional Order Systems with Delayed State
Authors: M. P. Lazarevic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic
6. Paper Title: Sensitivity Approach of Optimal Control for Affine
Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems
Authors: Gong-You Tang, Nan Xie, and Peng Liu
7. Paper Title: Systems with Nonequidstant Sampling : Controllable?
Observable? Stable?
Authors: Ge Guo, Jingchun Wang, Donghua Zhou, and Chongzhao Han
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5.4 Contents: Automatica
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Contents: Automatica
Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu
ToC Automatica 42-1
Contents: Automatica, January, 2006
Volume 42, Issue 1
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
Editorials
Tamer Basar
Change of an editorship and renaming of an area
Regular papers
Joshua A. Marshall, Mireille E. Broucke, and Bruce A. Francis
Pursuit formations of unicycles
E.N.Gryazina and B.T.Polyak
Stability domain in the parameter space: D-decomposition revisited
J. Schoukens, Y. Rolain, and R. Pintelon
Analysis of windowing/leakage effects in frequency response function
measurements
Fen Wu and Ke Dong
Gain-scheduling control of LFT systems using parameter-dependent Lyapunov
functions
Andrey V. Savkin
Analysis and synthesis of networked control systems: topological entropy,
observability, robustness and optimal control.
Rik Pintelon and Johan Schoukens
Box-Jenkins identification revisited - part I: theory
Brief papers
Rik Pintelon, Yves Rolain, and Johan Schoukens
Box-Jenkins identification revisited - part II: applications
Jun Zhou
Implementing the Hamiltonian test for the
H-infty norm in linear continuous-time periodic systems
Masami Saeki
Fixed structure PID controller design for standard H-infinity control
problem
Yunmin Zhu and Baohua Li
Optimal interval estimation fusion
based on sensor interval estimates with confidence degrees
R. Mattone and A. De Luca
Relaxed fault detection and isolation: an application to a nonlinear case
study
Stephen Prajna
Barrier certificates for nonlinear model validation
Henk A.P. Blom and Edwin A. Bloem
Exact Bayesian filter and joint IMM coupled PDA tracking of maneuvering
targets from possibly missing and false measurements
Daniel Georgiev, Dawn Tilbury
Packet-based control: The H_2 optimal solution
JinZhi Wang, ZhiSheng Duan, and Lin Huang
Control of a class of pendulum-like systems with Lagrange stability
Magnus Evestedt and Alexander Medvedev
Stationary behavior of an anti-windup scheme for recursive parameter
estimation under lack of excitation
Torbjörn Wigren
Recursive prediction error identification of nonlinear state space models
using a restricted black box parameterization
Wei Feng and Ji-Feng Zhang
Stability analysis and stabilization control of multi-variable switched
stochastic systems
Jongrae Kim, Declan G. Bates, and Ian Postlethwaite
Nonlinear robust performance analysis using complex-step gradient
approximation
Technical communiques
E. K. Boukas
Static output feedback control for stochastic hybrid systems: LMI approach
Book reviews
David Angeli
Nonlinear Control Systems Analysis and Design by Horacio J. Marquez
Hyeong Soo Chang
Advances in Dynamic Games, Applications to Economics, Finance,
Optimization, and Stochastic Control
by A. S. Nowak and K. Szajowski, Editors
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5.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
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Contents: Control Engineering Practice
Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, cep@up.ac.za
Journal: Control Engineering Practice
ISSN : 0967-0661
Volume : 14
Issue : 1
Date : Jan-2006
Euan W. McGookin and David J. Murray-Smith, Submarine manoeuvring controllers'
optimisation using simulated annealing and genetic algorithms, Pages 1-15.
Andrew R. Teel, Luca Zaccarian and Jacek J. Marcinkowski, An anti-windup
strategy for active vibration isolation systems, Pages 17-27.
C. Duval, G. Clerc and Y. Le Gorrec, Induction machine control using robust
eigenstructure assignment, Pages 29-43.
M. Mensler, S. Joe and T. Kawabe, Identification of a toroidal continuously
variable transmission using continuous-time system identification methods,
Pages 45-58.
K.K. Tan, S.N. Huang and T.H. Lee, Geometrical error compensation and control
of an XY table using neural networks, Pages 59-69.
B. Ould Bouamama, K. Medjaher, A.K. Samantaray and M. Staroswiecki,
Supervision of an industrial steam generator. Part I: Bond graph modelling,
Pages 71-83.
K. Medjaher, A.K. Samantaray, B. Ould Bouamama and M. Staroswiecki,
Supervision of an industrial steam generator. Part II: Online implementation,
Pages 85-96.
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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
Fundamental Issues in Control
Special Issue for the CDC-ECC ’05 in Seville
Contents
Transient Response Shaping, Model Based Cheap Control, Saturation Indices
and MPC
E. J. Davison, D. E. Davison, R. Milman
Reducing Highway Congestion: an Empirical Approach
P. Varaiya
Dynamic Programming and Suboptimal Control: a Survey from ADP to MPC
D. Bertsekas
Identification for Control: from the early Achievements to the Revival of
Experiment Design
M. Gevers
Fun to Drive by Feedback
C. Canudas-de-Wit, H. Bechart, X. Claeys, P. Dolcini,, J.-J. Martinez
Control Strategies towards Faster Quantitative Imaging in Atomic Force
Microscopy
A. Stemmer, G. Schitter, J.M. Rieber, F. Allgöwer
Molecular Systems Biology & Control
E. D. Sontag
Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control
C. G. Cassandras, W. Li
Airborne Technology for Distributed Air Traffic Management
M. R. C. Jackson, V. Sharma, C. M. Haissig, M. Elgersma
Hybrid Control of Networked Embedded Systems
A. Belluchi, L. Benvenuti, S. Engell, T. Geyer, K. H. Johansson, F. Lamnabhi-
Lagarrigue, J. Lygeros, M. Morari, G. Papafotiou, A. L. Sangiovanni-
Vincentelli, F. Santucci, O. Stursberg
A-ECMS: an Adaptive Algorithm for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Management
C. Musardo, G. Rizzoni, Y. Guezennec, B. Staccia
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5.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Vol. 50, Issue 10 October 2005
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on System Identification
Ljung, L.; Vicino, A. Page(s): 1473- 1473
On sampled-data models for nonlinear systems
Yuz, J.I.; Goodwin, G.C. Page(s): 1477- 1489
Application of structured total least squares for system identification and
model reduction
Markovsky, I.; Willems, J.C.; Van Huffel, S.; Bart De Moor; Pintelon, R.
Page(s): 1490- 1500
Control-oriented model validation and errors quantification in the /spl
lscr//sub 1/ setup
Sokolov, V.F. Page(s): 1501- 1508
Subspace identification of Hammerstein systems using least squares support
vector machines
Goethals, I.; Pelckmans, K.; Suykens, J.A.K.; Bart De Moor
Page(s): 1509- 1519
A Bayesian approach to identification of hybrid systems
Juloski, A.L.; Weiland, S.; Heemels, W.P.M.H. Page(s): 1520- 1533
Input design via LMIs admitting frequency-wise model specifications in
confidence regions
Jansson, H.; Hjalmarsson, H. Page(s): 1534- 1549
A convex analytic approach to system identification
Saligrama, V. Page(s): 1550- 1566
A bounded-error approach to piecewise affine system identification
Bemporad, A.; Garulli, A.; Paoletti, S.; Vicino, A. Page(s): 1567- 1580
Maximum-likelihood parameter estimation of bilinear systems
Gibson, S.; Wills, A.; Ninness, B. Page(s): 1581- 1596
On the role of prefiltering in nonlinear system identification
Spinelli, W.; Piroddi, L.; Lovera, M. Page(s): 1597- 1602
Kernel based partially linear models and nonlinear identification
Espinoza, M.; Suykens, J.A.K.; Bart De Moor, Page(s): 1602- 1606
Model quality in identification of nonlinear systems
Milanese, M.; Novara, C. Page(s): 1606- 1611
Strong consistency of recursive identification for Hammerstein systems with
discontinuous piecewise-linear memoryless block
Han-Fu Chen, Page(s): 1612- 1617
Identification of IIR Wiener systems with spline nonlinearities that have
variable knots
Hughes, M.C.; Westwick, D.T. Page(s): 1617- 1622
A nonlinear least-squares approach for identification of the induction motor
parameters
Kaiyu Wang; Chiasson, J.; Bodson, M.; Tolbert, L.M. Page(s): 1622- 1628
Subspace based approaches for Wiener system identification
Raich, R.; Zhou, G.T.; Viberg, M. Page(s): 1629- 1634
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5.8 Contents: ISA Transactions
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Contents: ISA Transactions
Contributed by: T.S. Lee, tlee@isa.org
Volume 44, Number 4, October 2005
Modeling and output tracking of transverse flux permanent magnet machines
using high grain observer and RBF Neural network
H.R. Karimi, A. Babazadeh, pp 445-456
Control loop noise rejection using fuzzy logic
Glen Hay, William Svrcek, Timothy Ross, Brent Young, pp 457-464
Development of characteristic equations and robust stability analysis for
MIMO move suppressed and shifted DMC
R. Dubay, G. Kember, C.V. Lakshinarayan, B. Pramujati, pp 465-479
A novel sliding-mode control of induction motor using space vector
modulation technique
Tian-Jun Fu, Wen-Fang Xie, pp 481-490
Auto-tuning of PID controller parameters with supervised receding horizon
optimization
Min Xu, Shaoyuan Li, Chenkun Qi, Wenjian Cai, pp 491-500
Failure-tolerant performance stability of the generic large-scale system by
decentralized linear output feedback
Yazdan Bavafa-Toosi, Hiromitsu Ohmori, Batool Labibi, pp 501-513
Additive fault detection in nonlinear dynamic systems with saturation
L. Felipe Blazquez, Luis J. de Miguel, pp 515-538
Modeling a multivariable reactor and on-line model predictive control
D.W. Yu, D.L. Yu, pp 539-559
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5.9 Contents: MCSS
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Contents: MCSS
Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen , mcss@cwi.nl
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 17 (2005), Number 4
A. Astolfi and P. Colaneri,
Hankel/Toeplitz matrices and the static output feedback stabilization problem.
MCSS 17 (2005), 231-268.
G.B. Di Masi and L. Stettner,
Ergodicity of hidden Markov models,
MCSS 17 (2005), 269-296.
W. Mingsheng and C.P. Kwong,
On multivariate polynomial matrix factorization problems,
MCSS 17 (2005), 297-311.
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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5.10 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx
Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
An International Journal of Research and Surveys
Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
Volume 5, Number 3, 2005.
CONTENTS
On the Bounded Oscillation of Certain Fourth Order Functional
Differential Equations,
R.P. Agarwal, S.R. Grace and Patricia J.Y. Wong, p. 215
A Fredholm Operator and Solution Sets to Evolution Systems,
V. Durikovic and M. Durikovicova, p. 229
Influence of Propellant Burn Pattern on the Attitude Dynamics
of a Spinning Rocket,
F.O. Eke and J. Sookgaew, p. 251
A "Patched Conies" Description of the Swing-By
of a Group of Particles,
A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 265
Fault Detection Filter for Linear Time-Delay Systems,
Maiying Zhong, Hao Ye, Steven X. Ding,
Guizeng Wang and Zhou Donghua, p. 273
Adaptive Output Control of a Class of Time-Varying Uncertain
Nonlinear Systems,
Jing Zhou, Changyun Wen and Ying Zhang, p. 285
Stability of Nonautonomous Neutral Variable Delay
Difference Equation,
Hai-Long Xing, Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Yan Shi,
Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 299
For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
Chief of ND&ST:
Professor A.A.Martynyuk
Institute of Mechanics,
Nesterov str., 3
Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
UKRAINE
e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua
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6. Conferences
6.1 2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
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2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
Contributed by: Gary G. 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.
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:
(please note no extension on paper submission deadline will be honored.)
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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6.2 ADHS 06: 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems
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ADHS 06: 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems
Contributed by: Alessandro Giua, giua@diee.unica.it
ADHS'06: 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems
Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, June 7–9, 2006
http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06
SPONSOR
- IFAC Technical Committee on Discrete Event & Hybrid Systems (TC 1.3)
CO-SPONSORS
- IFAC Technical Committee on Control Design (TC 2.1)
- IFAC Technical Committee on Manufacturing Plant Control (TC 5.1)
- IFAC Technical Committee on Fault Detection, Supervision &
Safety of Technical Processes-SAFEPROCESS (TC 6.4)
SCOPE
The IFAC conference series on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems (ADHS) is
focused on the Automation of Dynamical Systems. ADHS'06 is the second
conference of this series after ADHS'03 in Saint Malo. The ADHS series follows
the successful conference series on the Automation de Processus Mixed /
Automation of Mixed Processes: ADPM'92 in Paris, ADPM'94 in Brussels, ADPM'98
in Reims, ADPM'2000 in Dortmund.
Contributions are invited in all areas pertaining to the engineering of hybrid
dynamic systems including: modelling, specification, analysis, verification,
control synthesis, simulation, and implementation. Contributions on
applications of hybrid methods in various fields, such as process industry,
transportation systems, communication networks, safety systems, etc., are
particularly encouraged. Concise presentations of open problems in hybrid
systems theory related to these application fields are also encouraged.
In the same week of ADHS’06, from June 5-7 Alghero will also host VSS’06:
the 9th Int. Workshop on Variable Structure Systems.
VENUE
Alghero, ancient feudal territory of the Genoese, was colonized towards the
middle of the 14th century by the Catalans, who called it "Barceloneta",
little Barcelona, giving it mighty fortifications that still characterize its
landscape. Alghero is a very pleasant and attractive touristic place. June is
an ideal period to discover Alghero and the gulf of Capo Caccia: temperature
is usually mild enough for swimming and ideal for sightseeing.
The conference will be held in the Hotel Calabona http://www.hotelcalabona.it
DEADLINES
- Submission of draft papers: January 5, 2006
- Submission of special sessions: January 5, 2006
- Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2006
- Final manuscripts and registration: April 1, 2006
PAPER SUBMISSION
Electronic submission (PS or PDF) should be sent to the address
adhs06@diee.unica.it
A draft paper may be up to 8 pages long and has to conform to the
IFAC instructions which can be found at the following address:
http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/saf/ifac/site/IPV overview.htm
Accepted papers will only be allotted 6 pages in the preprints.
The best papers presented at ADHS’06 will also be selected for
possible publication in IFAC Journals.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Proposals for special sessions on particular aspects of hybrid
systems are invited. A special session should consist of 4 to 6
papers in the format described for individual contributions and a
one-page abstract summarising the aim and content of the session.
This abstract should contain: a title for the session, the name
and full address of the session organizer, a list of keywords and
the list of the papers included.
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
IFAC ADHS'06
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Elettronica
Università di Cagliari
Piazza D'Armi
09123 Cagliari, Italy
Phone: +39 070 675 5759
Fax: +39 070 675 5782
Email: adhs06@diee.unica.it
URL: http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06
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6.3 African Control Conference 2006
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African Control Conference 2006
Contributed by: Prof. Ed Boje, boje@ukzn.ac.za
African Control Conference 2006
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, South Africa
5-7 July 2006
You are invited to participate in the 2006 African Control Conference. The
conference aims to stimulate communication between researchers and
practitioners of automatic control, with particular emphasis on those
working in Africa, or on problems involving African industries. In
particular, researchers from Africa who are working internationally are
encouraged to visit and renew contact with researchers working in Africa.
Application, tutorial, and theoretical papers are invited in the areas of
control, instrumentation, automation, process industry and intelligent
systems. Papers in the academic track will be selected based on peer review
of the full paper. Papers in the industry track will be accepted based on an
extended (500-word) abstract.
Important Dates
28 April 2006 Receipt of full papers for academic track and extended
abstracts for industry papers
22 May 2006 Notification of acceptance
9 June 2006 Receipt of camera-ready final papers
To facilitate travel arrangements, the Organising Committee will give early
notification of acceptance for papers received and reviewed before the above
deadline dates.
For further information, visit www.sacac.org.za. SACAC (South African
Council for Automation and Computation) is the nominated National Member
Organisation for South Africa to the International Federation of Automatic
Control.
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6.4 CESA2006 Call for Paper
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CESA2006 Call for Paper
Contributed by: Huaping Liu, hpliu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
The Multiconference on "Computational Engineering in Systems Applications"
will be held on October 4-6, 2006 in Beijing, China. http://cesa2006.ec-lille.fr/
The aim of this important meeting is to make the state of the art of the
various theoretical and practical aspects of computational engineering
involved in system theory and its applications.
The five parts of the Multiconference will be:
Symposium on: Mathematical Modeling, Identification and Simulation
Symposium on: Cybernetics and Computational Intelligence
Symposium on: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Symposium on: Computer Science and Industrial Engineering
Symposium on: Communication and Electronic Systems
Important dates:
February 1, 2006: Submission of organized sessions proposals
March 1, 2006: Submission of draft papers and invited sessions
April 15, 2006: Notification of acceptance.
June 1, 2006: Deadline for submission of final papers.
The main application areas considered during the multiconference will be:
Aeronautics and Astronautics. Automation. Banking and Finance. Biomedical
Engineering. Car Industry. Chemical Engineering. Components and
Instrumentation. Economics and Management. Electrical Engineering. Energy
Systems. Environmental Systems. Food Industry. Industrial Engineering
Integrated Manufacturing. Marine and Off-Shore Control. Medicine. Robotics.
Telecommunications. Textile Industry. Transportation Systems. Utilities.
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6.5 HSCS 06 Call for Posters
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HSCS 06 Call for Posters
Contributed by: Joao P. Hespanha, hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu
9th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HYBRID SYSTEMS: COMPUTATION AND CONTROL
March 29-31, 2006
Santa Barbara, California
http://hscc06.csl.sri.com/
The 9th International Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control
(HSCC 2006), will be held in Santa Barbara, California, from March 29-31,
2006. The annual workshop on hybrid systems attracts researchers from
academia and industry interested in modeling, analysis, and implementation
of dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete and continuous
behaviors.
TOPICS
Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to the design, analysis,
implementation, and applications of hybrid systems. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:
. Modeling and representations
. Computability and complexity issues
. Tools for analysis and verification
. Tools for synthesis and design
. Programming language support and implementation . Control and
optimization . Hybrid models in biology and other sciences . Engineering
applications such as automotive, avionics, power systems, transportation,
manufacturing, and robotics
SUBMISSIONS
The conference proceedings will be published in the Springer Lecture Notes
in Computer Science series. Submitted papers must present original,
unpublished research that has not been submitted elsewhere. Instructions for
submitting the papers electronically will be available on the conference
webpage.
POSTER SESSION
This year’s workshop will include a poster session in addition to the
regular oral presentations. The poster session is aimed at advertising new
or ongoing work, as well as getting feedback from the HSCC community. We are
particularly interested in presentations of student work. To submit a
poster, please send a proposal of one page or less describing the nature of
poster.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline for regular papers: October 3, 2005 (regular paper
submission closed)
Submission deadline for posters: December 2, 2005
Conference: March 29-31, 2006
Workshop Co-Chairs
Joao P. Hespanha
University of California, Santa Barbara
E-mail: hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu
Ashish Tiwari
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
E-mail: tiwari@csl.sri.com
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6.6 IEEE CIS-RAM 2006: Call for Papers
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IEEE CIS-RAM 2006: Call for Papers
Contributed by: Kiam Tian Seow, asktseow@ntu.edu.sg
2006 IEEE CIS-RAM
7-9 June 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/.
Following the success of CIS-RAM 2004 (http://cis-ram.nus.edu.sg) in
Singapore, the IEEE R&A and SMC Singapore Chapters are again jointly
organizing two conferences from 7-9 June, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand:
(i) IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems
(IEEE CIS'06),
(ii) IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and
Mechatronics (IEEE RAM'06).
The goal of the 2006 IEEE CIS-RAM is to bring together experts from
different expertise areas and from different countries to discuss on the
state-of-the-art and to present new research findings and perspectives of
future developments with respect to the conference themes. This is an
integration of the two conferences (CIS'06 and RAM'06) that will be held in
parallel at the same venue in Bangkok, Thailand.
The proceedings of IEEE CIS and IEEE RAM will be indexed in the EI
Compendex Database. Best Student Paper Awards for both IEEE CIS 2006 and
IEEE RAM 2006 will be presented.
PAPER SUBMISSION:
Papers must be written in English and should describe original research
work. Author of accepted papers will be required to register and present
their papers.
Registration to any one of the conferences will entitle a participant to the
technical sessions and the proceedings of both conferences, as well as the
joint conference banquet and buffet lunches.
INVITED SESSIONS:
The conferences will feature invited sessions on specialized topics of
interests. The invited sessions are intended to usher in, in-depth
discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. The session
organizers will coordinate the associated review process. All accepted
papers from the invited sessions will be included in the conference
proceedings.
The conferences are currently soliciting proposals for invited sessions. For
instructions on proposing and organizing an invited session, please go to
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/callsessions.htm.
Important dates:
Invited Session Summary Submission : 1 January 2006
Conference / Invited Session Paper Submission : 15 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance : 1 March 2006
Final Camera-Ready Manuscript : 1 April 2006
Advance Registration Deadline : 1 April 2006
Conference : 7 - 9 June 2006
For details, please visit the conference website:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/
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6.7 IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium 2006
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IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium 2006
Contributed by: Renato Krohling, renato.krohling@uni-dortmund.de
IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium '06
sponsored by IEEE - Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)
May 12-14, 2006
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Special Session on Swarm in Control Systems
In this special session, we seek papers on applications of Swarm algorithms to
challenging problems in design and tuning of control systems. Important issues
in advanced control systems are autonomy, adaptability, robustness and
fault-tolerance. We are looking for original contributions on new developments
in Swarm algorithms to solve these problems. Approaches using
Co-evolution,multi-objectives, and parallel implementations are encouraged.
Topics include (but are not limited to)
* Robust, Adaptive, and Optimal Control
* Design and Tuning Methodologies for Control Systems
* Control Applications
* Emerging Control Technologies
* Modeling, Estimation, Identification and Optimization
* Process Control
* Power Systems
* Real-time Control
* Fault Detection
* Robotics and Mechatronics, eg., Swarm Robotics
* Guidance and Flight Control
* Vehicles and Transportation Systems
* Hybrid and Complex Systems
Submission:
You should follow the SIS 2006 instructions of authors. A submission should
not be over 6 pages: see http://www.computelligence.org/sis/
Dr. Renato Krohling
Chair for Control Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of Dortmund
D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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6.8 ITSC 2006: 9th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
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ITSC 2006: 9th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
Contributed by: Alex Bot, albot@ieee.org
IEEE ITSC 2006 - 9th Annual International IEEE Intelligent Transportation
Systems Conference
Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre
Toronto, Canada
September 17-20, 2006
www.itsc2006.org
admin@itsc2006.org
The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society invites you to
the 9th Annual International IEEE ITS Conference hosted by the University of
Toronto Civil Engineering Department and the IEEE Toronto Section.
Paper Submission - Complete manuscripts in PDF format must be electronically
submitted for peer-review through the Papercept system in IEEE standard-
format. Submitted manuscripts should not be longer than 6 pages. Detailed
submission instructions can be found on the paper submission website:
http://its.papercept.net/
Submission Deadline - March 1, 2006
Submission Topics - Submission topics include:
Travel and Traffic Management
- Travel Information and Guidance - Ride Matching And Reservation - Traveler
Services Information - Traffic Control - Incident Management - Travel Demand
Management - Emissions Testing And Mitigation - Highway-rail Intersection
Public Transportation Management
- Public Transportation Management - En-route Transit Information -
Personalized Public Transit - Public Travel Security
Commercial Vehicle Operations
- Commercial Vehicle Electronic Clearance - Automated Roadside Safety
Inspection - On-board Safety Monitoring - Commercial Vehicle Administrative
Processes - Hazardous Material Incident Response - Commercial Fleet Management
Electronic Payment
- Electronic Payment Services
Emergency Management
- Emergency Notification & Personal Security - Emergency Vehicle Management
- ITS and National Security - Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems - Collision
Avoidance - Vision Enhancement - Advanced Safety Systems - Automated Vehicle
Operation
ITS Modeling and Analysis
- Data Mining and Analysis - Travel Behavior under ITS - Simulation and
Modeling - Traffic Theory for ITS - Statistical Modeling - Optimization and
Control: Theory and Modeling - Geographic Information Systems
Intelligent Vehicles Technologies and other Topics
- Imaging and Image Analysis - Multi-Sensor Fusion - Cooperative Systems -
Driver Assistance Services - Man-Machine Interface - ITS Architecture and
Standards - ITS for Disabled - Novel Technologies
Organizing Committee
Conference Chair: Baher Abdulhai, Canada
Conference Vice-Chair: Kostas Plataniotis, Canada
Conference Vice-Chair: Matthew Roorda, Canada
Programme Chair: Urbano Nunes, Portugal
We kindly ask you to disseminate this announcement to your colleagues and all
interested parties. We look forward to seeing you in Toronto, Canada.
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6.9 International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications
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International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications
Contributed by: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Vatsala@Louisiana.edu
Here is the second announcement of the International Conference on Hybrid
Systems and Applications. See the following webpage for the second
announcement and updated future announcements
http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/math/ichsa/
If you like to get the updated information and invitation to participate
and give a talk in the conference, please send your address and email
address to:
Ms. Sally R. Ellingson
Editorial/Technical Assistant
Journal of Nonlinear Analysis
Editor-in-Chief Dr. V. Lakshmikantham
Florida Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematical Sciences
sellings@fit.edu
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6.10 Invited Session: IEEE Conference on Control Applications
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Invited Session: IEEE Conference on Control Applications
Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, kfischba@ach-llc.com
ADVANCES IN CONTROL OF AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
2006 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA)
held concurrently with the
IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD)
IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC)
October 4–6 Munich Germany
http://www.elet.polimi.it/conferences/cca06/
The IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control (TCAC) is organizing
invited sessions at the 2006 IEEE Conference on Control Applications.
Papers are invited on original investigations relating to modeling,
analysis, and control of automotive systems. Specific topics of interest
include, but are not limited to: engine/powertrain dynamics and control,
alternative propulsion systems, fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, vehicle
dynamics and control, climate control, control of exhaust gas
aftertreatment, automated highway applications, advanced automotive sensing
and actuation, estimation and diagnostics.
You are invited to submit a paper describing problem formulation,
methodology, work performed, results, conclusions, and key references.
Please submit papers
* in pdf format,
* including the Paperplaza PIN for each contributing author, and
* indicating the corresponding author and contact information
to one of the session organizers listed below.
Papers should be received by December 15, 2005. Authors will be notified of
acceptance into an invited session by January 15, 2006. Submissions
accepted for inclusion in an invited session must then be submitted online
via www.paperplaza.net by January 29, 2006. All 2006 CCA submissions must
strictly follow the page limit and column specifications outlined on the
2006 CCA website or risk rejection without review.
The CCA Conference Program Committee will make the decision regarding final
acceptance of the invited sessions by March 31, 2006. Final, complete
papers will be due on May 19, 2006, and completed session papers must
conform to the same standards as regular contributed papers. The CCA is
particularly interested in enhancing the applications and industrial
perspective of the conference. Consequently, prospective authors from
industry are encouraged to submit.
Session Organizers:
Urs Christen Bob Koch
Ford Motor Co Univ. of Alberta
+49 241 9421-119 +1 780 492-8821
uchriste@ford.com bob.koch@ualberta.ca
Dr. Akira Ohata Lino Guzzella
Toyota Motor Corporation ETH Zurich
+41 44 632 5448
ohata@control.tec.toyota.co.jp guzzella@imrt.mavt.ethz.ch
Kevin Fischbach
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
+1 734 481-8652
kfischba@ach-llc.com
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6.11 POSTA06: Positive Systems Theory and Applications
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POSTA06: Positive Systems, Theory and Applications
Contributed by: Christian Commault, Christian.Commault@inpg.fr
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
Positive systems are systems in which the relevant variables assume
nonegative 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, biomedecine, chemistry, telecommunications and so on in
order to provide a mutidisciplinary forum where they have the opportunity of
exchange of ideas and compare results in a unifying framework.
IMPORTANT DATES
January 10, 2006, submission dealine
March 10, 2006, notification acceptance
The Symposium POSTA06 will be held in Grenoble (France) from august 30 to
september 1, 2006.
The proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag.
INFORMATION
For further information see the web site of POSTA06:
http://www.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/POSTA06/index.php or contact
POSTA06@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
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6.12 Symposium on Mechanical Systems Control
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Symposium on Mechanical Systems Control
Contributed by: Reza Langari, rlangari@tamu.edu
Symposium on Mechanical Systems Control
Honoring Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka on the occasion of his 60th birthday
June 19-20, Berkeley, California
All are welcome to attend and participate in this two-day symposium which is
organized along areas in which Professor Tomizuka has made significant
impact. This meeting will be held Monday - Tuesday, June 19-20, 2006, at the
Sibley Auditorium on the Berkeley Campus, following the 2006 American
Control Conference. Invited keynote speakers include K. Astrom, T. Fukuda,
R. Isermann, I. D. Landau, and J. B. Moore. Students are particularly
encouraged to attend; the organizing committee is expected to provide
financial support for student travel and accommodations. A one-day pre-
symposium tour, to take place in the San Francisco Bay area or Napa County
on Sunday June 18th, is also planned.
Organizing Committee: R. Horowitz (UCB), T.-C. Tsao (UCLA), H. Peng (U.
Michigan), G. Chiu (Purdue), B. Yao (Purdue), R. Langari (Texas A&M), P.
Pagilla (0klahoma State U.)
For further information please see
http://www.me.berkeley.edu/tomizuka_symposium/ and/or email tomizuka-
symposium@me.berkeley.edu
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6.13 The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control
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The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control
Contributed by: Subhash Rakheja, rakheja@vax2.concordia.ca
The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control,
CDIC06, will be held on August 13-16, 2006 in historical city of Queretaro,
Mexico. The conference offers a unique integration of innovative concepts and
advances in system dynmics, controls and sensors. For detailed information
about the conference, please visit
http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca
PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 800-1000
words in English. The abstract must include paper title, author(s)
names,affiliation(s), name of the corresponding author, postal and E-mail
addresses of the corresponding author,and telephone/facsimile numbers. All
accepted papers would be published on a Conference CD-ROM. Selected papers
will be published in a limited-edition hardcover book by World Scientific
Publishing Co. Please consult conference website for instructions for
preparing the manuscript.
Paper submission by email to: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of extended abstract : January 16, 2006
Notification of Acceptance : March 10, 2006
Submission of Manuscript : April 15, 2006
Conference: : August 13-16, 2006
Official Web Site: http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca
E-mail: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca
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7. Workshops
7.1 1st IFAC Workshop on NMPC for fast systems
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1st IFAC Workshop on NMPC for fast systems
Contributed by: Mazen Alamir, mazen.alamir@inpg.fr
IFAC international Workshop on
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Fast Systems NMPC-FS'06
Grenoble 9-11 Octobre 2006 (France)
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE:
It is now well recognized that nonlinear model predictive control (NPMC) is a
particularly suitable control strategy when highly nonlinear dynamics and high
quality/cost requirement are to be considered. Although these facts are
application independent, it is a fact that as soon as applications are
considered, the use of NMPC schemes has been particularly intensive in the
case of slow processes while few implementations are reported for relatively
fast systems. This is because, first, chemical processes present the above
mentioned features (Nonlinearities, constraints and economical issues) making
the use of NMPC practically unavoidable, but it also results from the fact
that the computational needs in the implementation of NMPC would be
incompatible with systems with relatively fast dynamics.
The aim of the workshop is to put together researchers and users of NMPC
schemes in order to focus on the potential use of NMPC for relatively fast
systems (mechanical systems, electrical systems, Robotics, aerospace, etc).
This may include both theoretical formulations leading to less computational
requirements and successful applications of NMPC schemes to rather fast
systems.
MEETING TOPICS:
In relation to the scope and objective, the main topics of the workshop are
the following:
New formulations of NMPC for fast computation; Sub-optimal stability oriented
NMPC schemes; New Computational algorithms; Comparison of algorithms;
Successful applications on relatively fast systems; Robotic systems; Aerospace
systems; Electrical systems; Networked control systems; Transformation
processes
For more information about the conference and paper submission, please visit
the conference website at http://www.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/NMPC_FS06/
Important Dates
January 15, 2006: Submissions of draft papers and invited sessions
April 15, 2006: Notification of acceptance
June 15, 2006: Submission of camera-ready papers
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7.2 8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES
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8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES
Contributed by: Feng Lin, flin@ece.eng.wayne.edu
8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES)
July 10-12, 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/wodes2006/
The 8th edition of WODES will be held in the USA in 2006, in Ann Arbor on the
campus of the University of Michigan, July 10-12. It will provide researchers
from different fields (control theoreticians and control engineers, software
engineers and computer scientists, operations research specialists) with an
opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new
developments in the field of DES theory and application.
Venue
Ann Arbor, a university town of 110,000 people, is located 40 miles (60km)
west of Detroit along the banks of the Huron River. Regularly listed among the
best places to live in the US, Ann Arbor's cosmopolitan ambiance is matched
only by its classic, small town charm.
The workshop will be held in the Rackham Building located at 915 E. Washington
Street on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan.
Call for Contributions
Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals for special sessions on all
aspects of DES research to the workshop secretariat by January 16, 2006.
Special sessions should consist of 4 to 6 papers along with a 1-2 page
description of the aim and content of the session. Papers in special sessions
will be reviewed individually. In case the special session is not accepted,
individual papers will be considered for inclusion in the regular program.
Plenary Speakers
Dr. Albert Benveniste
IRISA / INRIA, Rennes,
France
Prof. Xi-Ren Cao
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Nancy Lynch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Important Dates
January 16, 2006: Submission of papers and special sessions
April 17, 2006: Notification of acceptance
May 15, 2006: Final versions due
July 10-12, 2006: Workshop
Organizers and contact
Organizing Committee and Co-Chairs of Scientific Program Committee:
Stéphane Lafortune U. of Michigan USA
Feng Lin Wayne State U. USA
Dawn Tilbury U. of Michigan USA
Workshop Secretariat:
wodes2006@eecs.umich.edu
Fax: 734-763-8041 (USA)
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7.3 ACC 2006 Workshops
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ACC 2006 Workshops
Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, danny@labs.agilent.com
Workshop program for the 2006 American Controls Conference is now in place.
Two day workshops:
- Practical Techniques in Control Engineering
Dennis S. Bernstein and Carl R. Knospe.
- Recent Advances in Subspace System Identification: Linear Systems (Day 1),
Nonlinear Systems (Day 2)
Wallace E. Larimore and Dale E. Seborg
- Robust and Adaptive Control Workshop
Kevin A Wise and Eugene Lavretsky
One day workshops:
- Real Time Optimization By Extremum Seeking Control
Miroslav Krstic, Kartik Ariyur, Andrzej Banaszuk, Mario Rotea, and Eugenio
Schuster
- Workshop on Disk Drive Control
Fred Hansen and Rick Ehrlich
- Control Applications for Power Generation: A Tutorial, Some Advanced Topics
and Many Open Problems
Corneliu Barbu and Fernando D’Amato
- Workshop on Modeling and Analysis of Biological Regulatory Networks
Francis J. Doyle, III and Michael A. Henson
- Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Health Management: from theory to practice
Dev Tolani
- Coordination and Control of UAVs for Urban Operations
Datta Godbole, Tariq Samad, and John Bay
- Control of Fuel Cells
Anna Stephanopolou and Jing Sun
- Stochastic Search and Optimization
James Spall and Stacy Hill
- Dynamic Inversion Tutorial - Theory and Example Applications
Dale Enns and George Papageorgiou
Half day workshop:
- Micro- and Nanoscale Robotics
Metin Sitti
More detailed information will be posted at:
http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2006/
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7.4 Discrete-Continuous Optimization and Optimal Control
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Discrete-Continuous Optimization and Optimal Control
Contributed by: Stefan Ulbrich, ulbrich@mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de
International Workshop on
Discrete-Continuous Optimization and Optimal Control
December 15-16, 2005, TU Darmstadt, Germany
http://www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/wopt05
The workshop is held by the Computational Engineering Research Center
at the Technical University of Darmstadt.
DETAILS, REGISTRATION and PROGRAM: http://www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/wopt05
OBJECTIVES
The focus of the workshop is on theory, algorithms and applications
of Discrete-Continuous Optimization (e.g., Mixed Integer Nonlinear
Programming, Optimal Control of ODEs/DAEs/PDEs with discrete-continuous
variables, Optimal Design involving discrete design parameters,
combinatorial structures in Nonlinear Programming,...).
The aim of the workshop is to discuss the state of the art in this
challenging field, to develop promising perspectives for future research
and to initiate cooperations.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The technical program is comprised of seven invited talks and six
contributed talks.
The program is available on http://www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/wopt05
Invited Speakers:
* Andreas Drexl (Universität Kiel)
* Christodoulos A. Floudas (Princeton University)
* Horst W. Hamacher (Universität Kaiserslautern)
* Günter Leugering (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
* Sven Leyffer (Argonne National Laboratory)
* Nikolaos V. Sahinidis (University of Illinois)
* Robert Weismantel (Universität Magdeburg)
Social program:
- Conference Dinner on December 15
- Visit of the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) of the
European Space Agency (ESA) on December 15 in the late afternoon.
Please register *before* December 6 to join this event.
REGISTRATION
Please register online at http://www.ce.tu-darmstadt.de/wopt05
Registration Fee (including Conference Dinner, Visit of ESA, lunches):
Until December 12, 2005: 35 EUR
After December 12, 2005: 55 EUR
Please register *before* December 6 to join the Visit of ESA.
Special Registration Fee for Students:
10 EUR student registration fee not including Conference Dinner and lunches.
LOCATION
The workshop takes place in the Robert-Piloty-Building (Department of
Computer Science) at TU Darmstadt. The building is located near the
"Herrngarten", an old english park that dates back to the 16th century.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Local Organizer: Stefan Ulbrich (TU Darmstadt)
Program Committee: Wolfgang Domschke (TU Darmstadt)
Alexander Martin (TU Darmstadt)
Oskar von Stryk (TU Darmstadt)
Stefan Ulbrich (TU Darmstadt)
CONTACT
For any questions please send an email to wopt05@ce.tu-darmstadt.de
or contact
Prof. Dr. Stefan Ulbrich
Department of Mathematics
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Phone +49 (0) 6151 16 2487
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7.5 SICOP 2006 - Workshop on Solving Industrial Control and Optimization Problems
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SICOP 2006 - Workshop on Solving Industrial Control and Optimization Problems
Contributed by: Jorge Otávio Trierweiler, sicop@enq.ufrgs.br
SICOP-HomePage: http://www.enq.ufrgs.br/sicop2006
It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate at SICOP 2006 to be
held in Gramado, Brazil, from April 6-7, 2006, soon after ADCHEM 2006
(International IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes,
http://www.adchem.org). The SICOP 2006 is a novel type of workshop, which
intends to reduce the gap between the academic developments and the actual
industrial applications in the control and optimization area. The workshop is
structured by round tables. The main contributions will be published as
chapters of a special book. The SICOP will be a singular opportunity for
diminishing the distance between the theoretical developments (academic
studies) and industrial applications.
The basic ideas concerning SICOP are as follows :
It is structured by three round tables. Each round table has a chair/mediator
and three speakers with different and contrasting point of views. The speakers
are respectively from industry (e.g., Du Pont, Dow Chemical, Shell, Petrobras,
etc), from solution provider company (e.g., AspenTech, Matrikon, Expert Tune,
Honeywell, etc) and from university.
The round tables are about the following topics:
(a) Real Time Optimization (RTO and DRTO);
(b) Nonlinear Model Identification and Inferential Control Technology; and
(c) Asset Management -- emphasis on Performance Assessment of MPC
After each round table will be presented some oral lectures selected from
the submitted papers. The other selected papers concerning the round table
will be presented in the POSTER session. The most relevant contributions will
be published after the workshop in a BOOK.
Deadline for SICOP paper contribution is JANUARY 6, 2006.
Away from the session hall, we are offering a lively program of social
activities including a traditional Brazilian dinner, music, and dances where
you will have an opportunity to participate. A special tourist program will
be offered for accompanying persons (e.g., a visit to the canyons,
http://www.enq.ufrgs.br/adchem2006/canyons.htm). Moreover, for those who want
to join the travel to SICOP with a tour in South America, we are preparing
special tourist packages. Remember that the week after ADCHEM/SICOP is
Easter time, so that you can combine this with the opportunity to visit
Brazil. A flavor and vibrant nature is waiting for you.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
January 06, 2006 | Submission of full paper
January 17, 2006 | Notification of acceptance
January 20, 2006 | Early registration (same deadline given for ADCHEM)
February 20,2006 | Notification of the selected papers to be included
in the book and which of them will be present orally.
March 10, 2006 | Submission of the final paper version to be included in
the Workshop CD.
April 6-7, 2006 | SICOP 2006
July 07, 2006 | Sending the book to the workshop attendees
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7.6 VSS 06 - 9-th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
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VSS 06 - 9-th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
Contributed by: Alessandro Pisano, pisano@diee.unica.it
VSS'06 - The 9th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
June 5-7, 2006
Alghero, Sardinia, ITALY
http://www.diee.unica.it/vss06/
Scope and Topics
The 9th edition of the VSS Workshop series will be held in Alghero, Sardinia,
Italy, in the early June 2006.
The aim of VSS'06 is to bring together researchers and practitioners
interested in discontinuous control, and to provide an assessment of recent
advances and the most promising trends for future research.
Integration with other control areas is welcome, and the workshop will be
partially overlapped with the 2nd Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid
Systems (ADHS’06) – (Alghero, June 7-9, 2006).
Venue
Alghero is a pleasant quaint little town bustling with tourist activity in
the summer months. The historic old centre, filled with bars and shops, is
typical of what you would expect to find in mainland Italy, while the nearby
harbour retains much of its original character, flanked as it is by the old
walls of the town, originally built to defend Alghero from Moorish invaders in
the thirteenth century. June offers nice weather condit ions to discover the
city and the gulf of Capo Caccia: the temperature is mild enough for swimming
and ideal for sightseeing. VSS 2006 will be held at the Congress Center of the
Hotel Calabona, Alghero (http://www.hotelcalabona.it), located few minutes
from the historical Center of the ancient catalan town.
Call for contributions
Contributions are invited in all areas pertaining to the theory and
application of variable-structure systems and discontinuous control including
analysis, control, observation and simulation for linear, nonlinear and
distributed parameter systems, and integration with other control areas.
Contributions on applications in various fields, such as robotics, process
industry, transportation systems, aerospace, fault diagnosis, electrical
drives, power systems, etc, are also encouraged.
Authors are invited to submit papers to the workshop secretariat by January 8,
2006.
Technical co-sponsorships
The Workshop is co-sponsored by:
IEEE Control Systems Society
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
IFAC Technical Commitee on Control Design
Important Dates
January 8, 2006: Submission of papers
March 6, 2006: Notification of acceptance
April 8, 2006: Final versions due and registration of one author.
Organizing and Scientific Committees:
General Chairs: Giorgio BARTOLINI and Elio USAI
International Prgram Commitee Chair: Vadim UTKIN
National Organizing Committee Chair: Alessandro PISANO
Workshop Secretariat:
vss06@diee.unica.it
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8. Positions
8.1 Engineer Positions: Intelligent Automation Inc USA
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Engineer Positions: Intelligent Automation, Inc, USA
Contributed by: Ilene Godsey, resumes@i-a-i.com
Project Lead/Manager
Intelligent Automation Inc.
www.i-a-i.com
Intelligent Automation, Inc., headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, conducts
state of the art research and product development in the areas of Distributed
Intelligent Systems, Robotics, Signal Processing and Control. As we continue
to rapidly grow and expand our business, our Distributed Intelligent Systems
Group is looking for technical leaders with the following experience.
Project Lead/Manager/(Job code DIS-02): M.S. or Ph.D. in CS / EE or related
field with experience in technical leadership and management of applied
research and development programs for the government (DOD, DARPA, NASA).
Will lead a group of scientists, engineers and developers in multi-year
government projects in areas such as distributed intelligent systems, agent-
based systems, military logistics, air traffic management, and networks. Job
responsibilities include technical direction/lead, project management,
managing the customer and participating in some aspects of business
development. Strong analytical and communication and writing skills are
essential. Experience with projects that have involved full cycle software
development, distributed system architecture design and implementation,
modeling and simulation and multi-agent system technology is a definite plus.
US citizenship or Permanent Residency is required for this position.
E-mail, fax or mail a copy of your resume with a cover letter to:
Attn: Distributed Intelligent System – Job Code DIS-02
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive Suite 400,
Rockville, MD 20855
Fax: 301-294-5201; E-mail: resumes@i-a-i.com
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Intelligent Automation Inc.
www.i-a-i.com
Intelligent Automation, Inc. headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, conducts
state of the art research and product development in the areas of Distributed
Intelligent Systems, Robotics, Signal Processing, and Educational
Technologies. IAI has several openings for the following position:
Junior/Mid/Senior Software Engineer (Job code DIS-01). B.S., M.S or higher
degree in CS, EE or related field is required. Expertise in software design
for distributed systems, full cycle software development, OOP, UML and Java.
Will support software development in the application areas of air traffic
control, military logistics, scheduling, multiagent systems and networking.
Specialization in one or more of the areas is a plus - XML, Swing, RMI,
Embedded Systems, Linux, Multiagent Systems and Instructional design. U.S
Citizenship or Permanent Residency may be required for some positions.
E-mail, fax or mail a copy of your resume with a cover letter to:
Attn: Distributed Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
15400 Calhoun Drive Suite 400,
Rockville, MD 20855
Fax: 301-294-5201; E-mail: resumes@i-a-i.com
Job Code DIS-1
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8.2 Faculty: London School of Economics UK
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Faculty: London School of Economics, UK
Contributed by: Jan van den Heuvel, jan@maths.lse.ac.uk
Two Lectureships in Mathematics (US equivalent: Assistant Professor)
Applications are invited from candidates with proven research ability in
Mathematics.
For one post, we seek someone with research expertise in the broad area of
Discrete Mathematics. For the other post, we require expertise that
complements the existing research strengths of the Department. Interest in
applications of Mathematics to the Social Sciences is an asset for both posts.
It is expected that these posts will start on or before 1st September 2006.
For further details, see www.maths.lse.ac.uk/lectureship.html
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8.3 Faculty: Oregon State University USA
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Faculty: Oregon State University USA
Contributed by: Belinda Batten, bbatten@engr.orst.edu
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University seeks
applications for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track position in the broad
area of dynamics and control. Of particular interest are candidates with
expertise and interest in: autonomous vehicles and related research; flight
mechanics; robotics; micro or nano systems. This individual is expected to
initiate new funded research, as well as expand, complement and collaborate
with existing research programs within the college. The ideal applicant would
be a dynamic researcher and educator with expertise in dynamical systems,
linear and nonlinear control and strong interests in applying this knowledge
to application areas.. Salary and start-up packages will be commensurate with
experience.
Applicants must hold a doctorate in mechanical engineering or a related area.
Candidates for tenure-track positions should have a demonstrated ability or
significant potential for excellent teaching; creating and directing
innovative research; and attracting the necessary funding to sustain a
vigorous research program. Good verbal and written communication skills are a
prerequisite. Postdoctoral and/or industrial experience is considered to be an
advantage. Duties include research, advising and the teaching of basic
dynamics and control courses as well as advanced specialty courses at the
undergraduate and graduate levels.
The College of Engineering at Oregon State University is the largest
engineering college in the state of Oregon and is currently in an aggressive
growth period supported by significant investments from the state and industry
which includes the new Kelley Engineering Center completed this year. The
College of Engineering values diversity and is ranked 4th nationally for
percentage of women faculty.
OSU is one of only two American universities to hold the Land Grant, Sea
Grant, Sun Grant, and Space Grant designation and is a Carnegie
Doctoral/Research-Extensive university. OSU is located in Corvallis, a
community of 53,000 people situated in the Willamette Valley between Portland
and Eugene. Ocean beaches, lakes, rivers, forests, high desert, the rugged
Cascade and Coast Ranges, and the urban amenities of the Portland metropolitan
area are all within a 100-mile drive of Corvallis. Approximately 15,700
undergraduate and 3,400 graduate students are enrolled at OSU, including 2,600
U.S. students of color and 950 international students.
The university has an institution-wide commitment to diversity,
multiculturalism, and community. We actively engage in recruiting and
retaining a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of
historically underrepresented groups. We strive to build and sustain a
welcoming and supportive campus environment. OSU provides outstanding
leadership opportunities for people interested in promoting and enhancing
diversity, nurturing creativity, and building community.
For full consideration, apply by January 31, 2006. Please respond with a
letter of interest; vita; a statement of research, teaching, and career goals;
and names and contact information for four references to: Dynamics and Control
Search, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 204
Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-6001. OSU is an AA/EEO Employer.
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8.4 Faculty: United States Naval Academy USA
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Faculty: United States Naval Academy, USA
Contributed by: Matthew Feemster, feemster@usna.edu
The Systems Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the
Assistant Professor level. The department teaches an ABET accredited major
with an emphasis on automatic control. We seek candidates that have
experience in control system applications and that can contribute to a broad
field of study in systems engineering. Of special interest are applicants
with experience in MEMS control, biomedical systems, microprocessor-based
control, and engineering management. The Naval Academy is an undergraduate
institution dedicated to teaching excellence. Class sizes are moderate and
laboratories are generously equipped. In addition to teaching, the
successful candidate is expected to publish scholarly work and play a
significant role in advising student design projects. An earned doctorate
in engineering or a related field is required. Excellent opportunities
exist for collaboration with faculty within the department as well as nearby
government organizations. Filling the position is contingent on availability
of funding. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent
residents. The Naval Academy is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
employer and provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities, where appropriate. Women and minority candidates are
encouraged to apply.
Send a cover letter and resume to: Search Committee, c/o Asst. Prof. Matthew
Feemster, Weapons and Systems Engineering Department, 105 Maryland Ave.
(Stop 14A), Annapolis, MD 21402-5025.
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8.5 Faculty: University of Iowa USA
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Faculty: University of Iowa, USA
Contributed by: Erwei Bai, er-wei-bai@uiowa.edu
The University of Iowa
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Environmental Sensor Networks. The Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at The University of Iowa is seeking candidates at the assistant
or associate professor level for a tenure-track faculty position in the area
of environmental sensor networks for geophysical remote sensing applications.
The position will offer opportunities and responsibilities in both the ECE
Department and IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering (Formerly The Iowa Institute
of Hydraulic Research). A Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a
closely related field is required. In addition to expertise in sensor
networks, applicants should have hands on practical experience with the
monitoring and measurement of real world data. Faculty responsibilities
include classroom teaching in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level, curriculum and laboratory
development, supervision of graduate student research, authoring of journal
articles, and development and maintenance of a strong, externally funded
research program.
The successful candidate must conduct and support research on geophysical
processes as a member of IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, a
multidisciplinary center with an extensive research program in hydraulic and
environmental engineering, fluid mechanics, hydrometeorology, and related areas.
Interested applicants should submit a letter describing their areas of
interest and specialization, a current curriculum vitae, and a list of three
to five professional references to: Chair, Remote Sensing Search Committee,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 4016 Seamans Center, The
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242. Formal screening of applications
will begin on February 1, 2006 for an August, 2006 appointment. Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled. We especially encourage
applications from women and minorities underrepresented in the engineering
profession. The University of Iowa is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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8.6 Faculty: University of Waterloo Canada
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Faculty: University of Waterloo, Canada
Contributed by: Dan Davison, ddavison@uwaterloo.ca
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of
Waterloo invites applications for faculty positions in most areas of computer
engineering, software engineering, and nanotechnology engineering, and in
VLSI/circuits, information security, photonics, MEMS, *CONTROL/MECHATRONICS*,
signal/image processing, and quantum computing. The University has been named
the "Best Overall" university by reputation in Canada. For more information
and online application, please visit https://eceadmin.uwaterloo.ca/DACA
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8.7 Faculty: Washington University USA
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Faculty: Washington University, USA
Contributed by: Daniel R. Fuhrmann, danf@ese.wustl.edu
Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Electrical and Systems
Engineering, invites applications for 2 to 3 tenure-track faculty positions at
all levels. The ESE Department is the result of a recent merger between the
Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Systems Science and
Mathematics, and under new leadership is planning for expansion. New faculty
members will have the opportunity to participate in building the department
and in moving it forward in exciting new directions. Candidates should have
an earned doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related
fields. The department is interested in candidates with a strong commitment
to the establishment of externally-funded research programs, and to teaching
at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptionally strong
applicants in all areas of electrical and systems engineering will be
considered. Technical areas of interest include, but are not limited to,
telecommunication systems, applied physics, electronic circuits, systems and
control theory, systems biology and biomedical imaging, sensor and control
networks, and security technologies.
Washington University in St. Louis is a medium-sized private university of
6500 undergraduate and 5500 graduate and professional students, which enjoys
high academic standing and a strong and growing national reputation. The ESE
Department presently has 14 full-time regular faculty, 6 senior faculty, 25
adjunct and 10 affiliate faculty. There are approximately 100 undergraduate
students, 60 full-time graduate students and 60 part-time graduate students.
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