Control Systems Society

   


Newsletter
December 2005

1. Personals
2. General Announcements
 2.1Paris Graduate Control School - Spring 2006
 2.2School on Nonsmoth Dynamical Systems
 2.3Special Event for Women in Control at CDC-ECC05
3. Awards Honors
 3.12006 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
 3.2Ljubo Vlacic Honored
 3.3Michael Athans Honored by Polish Academy of Sciences
4. Books
5. Journals
 5.1CFP: ASME JDSMC Special Issue on Control of Multi Agent Dynamic Systems
 5.2Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
 5.3Contents: Asian Journal of Control
 5.4Contents: Automatica
 5.5Contents: Control Engineering Practice
 5.6Contents: European Journal of Control
 5.7Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
 5.8Contents: ISA Transactions
 5.9Contents: MCSS
 5.10Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
6. Conferences
 6.12006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
 6.2ADHS 06: 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems
 6.3African Control Conference 2006
 6.4CESA2006 Call for Paper
 6.5HSCS 06 Call for Posters
 6.6IEEE CIS-RAM 2006: Call for Papers
 6.7IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium 2006
 6.8ITSC 2006: 9th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
 6.9International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications
 6.10Invited Session: IEEE Conference on Control Applications
 6.11POSTA06: Positive Systems Theory and Applications
 6.12Symposium on Mechanical Systems Control
 6.13The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control
7. Workshops
 7.11st IFAC Workshop on NMPC for fast systems
 7.28th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES
 7.3ACC 2006 Workshops
 7.4Discrete-Continuous Optimization and Optimal Control
 7.5SICOP 2006 - Workshop on Solving Industrial Control and Optimization Problems
 7.6VSS 06 - 9-th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems
8. Positions
 8.1Engineer Positions: Intelligent Automation Inc USA
 8.2Faculty: London School of Economics UK
 8.3Faculty: Oregon State University USA
 8.4Faculty: United States Naval Academy USA
 8.5Faculty: University of Iowa USA
 8.6Faculty: University of Waterloo Canada
 8.7Faculty: Washington University USA
 8.8Faculty: Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA
 8.9PDF: Georgia Institute of Technology USA
 8.10PDF: Istanbul Technical University Turkey
 8.11PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore
 8.12PDF: University of Michigan USA
 8.13PhD: National University Australia
 8.14PhD: USQ Australia
 8.15Post-Doc: Lakehead University Canada
 8.16Postdoc: Twente University Netherlands
 8.17Research Associate: University of Leicester UK
 8.18Research Fellow: Australian National University Australia

1. Personals
2. General Announcements
    2.1 Paris Graduate Control School - Spring 2006 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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
    http://esr.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/krohling.htm
    
    
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    6.8 ITSC 2006: 9th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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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    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    Software Positions
    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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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 contribution will look in the emailed version from the preview below. If the text lines are wrapping around, please make sure to break them at appropriate place
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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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    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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    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. 
    The Dep