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Change of address: Zhendong Sun

Contributed by: Zhendong Sun, zdsun@scut.edu.cn

I returned to China and my correspondence is:

Prof. Zhendong Sun
College of Automation Science and Engineering
South China University of Technology
Guangzhou 510640
China

Tel/Fax: +86 20 87114256
E-mail: zdsun@scut.edu.cn


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1.2 New Contact Information: Arye Nehorai

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New Contact Information: Arye Nehorai

Contributed by: Arye Nehorai, nehorai@ece.uic.edu

    Arye Nehorai will assume the position of Chairman of the
    Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at Washington
    University in St. Louis, where he will also be the inaugural holder
    of the Eugene and Martha Lohman Professorship. As of January 1,
    2006, his location will be:

    Washington University in St. Louis
    Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
    Campus Box 1127
    Bryan Hall, Room 201
    One Brookings Drive
    St. Louis, MO 63130

    phone:  314-935-7520
    fax:  314-935-7500
    email: nehorai@ese.wustl.edu
    web: http://ese.wustl.edu/~nehorai


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Hycon Benchmark Award Announcement

Contributed by: Eduardo F. Camacho, eduardo@esi.us.es

The objective of the Network of Excellence HYCON is to establish a durable
community of leading researchers and practitioners working in hybrid systems
control.  HYCON provides a Performance Evaluation Platform  for testing
control technologies of hybrid systems. Two benchmark problems are included,
one of them is a real Solar Air Conditioning Plant  and the other a model of
an Idle Speed Motor Control system. 

People interested in hybrid control systems are encouraged to submit their
proposals for benchmark exercises before 02/28/2006. A descption of the
processes can be found  in the HYCON WP2 web site 
(http://nyquist.us.es/hycon/index.php).

If you are interested in participating in the exercise send me
(eduardo@esi.us.es) an email describing what type of algorithm you intend to
apply and a short CV.

Accepted experiments will be considered eligible for the HYCON Award (1000
Euros). The purpose of this award is to recognize the best experiment from all
the accepted proposals. 

Experiments proposed for the Solar Plant will be evaluated by the results
obtained both in real plant operation and by simulation. The evaluation of the
experiment results will be carried out using the criteria detailed on the web
site. The experiments on the actual solar plant will be carried out with the
help of personnel hired by HYCON and followed through web remote supervision.
It will be possible to stay at the plant site during experimentation.

Experiment proposals can be submitted for both the Solar Plant and the Idle
Speed Motor Control. 

The HYCON network of excellence (http://nyquist.us.es/hycon) is funded by the
European Union under Contract no.: 511368


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Calls for Nominations for 2006 IEEE CSS Awards

Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu

Calls for Nominations for the 2006 CSS Awards

The IEEE Control Systems Society offers five major awards each year in
addition to the two student conference paper awards.  Brief descriptions of
these five awards and calls for nominations are included below.  Information
regarding the student conference paper awards is included at the websites of
the conferences.  Further information on Control Systems Society sponsored
awards can be obtained from the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page:
 http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/.  Note that it is possible to submit
nominations, using the on-line nomination forms available on the web, which
are accessible from the CSS Awards web page. 

George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
Every year, the CSS presents up to three outstanding paper awards to authors
of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the
preceding two calendar years.  This outstanding paper award is based on
originality, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of control,
importance and practical significance in applications, and clarity.  The award
is named after George S. Axelby, founding editor of the Transactions. 
Nominations are solicited for the 2006 award from papers published in IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control from January 2004 through December 2005
(Volumes 49 and 50).  The award is presented at the annual CSS awards
ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.  The award
consists of a plaque (one for each author).  The deadline for nominations is
May 15, 2006.  Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Axelby Award
Committee.  Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: 
http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ 

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected among papers that appeared in IEEE Transactions
on Control Systems Technology during the previous two years, 2004-2005
(Volumes 12 and 13), based on originality, relevance of the application,
clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems technology.
 At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies
held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.  The award consists of a
plaque (one for each author).  The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. 
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the TCST Outstanding Paper Award
Committee.  Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: 
http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ 

IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
This annual award is selected from articles and columns that appeared in IEEE
Control Systems Magazine during the previous two years, 2004-2005 (Volumes 24
and 25), based on the impact on and benefit to CSS members.  At most one award
per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control.  The award consists of a plaque (one for
each author).  The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006.  Nominations
should be sent to the Chair of the CSM Outstanding Paper Award Committee. 
Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: 
http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ 

CSS Technology Award
Nominations are solicited for the 2006 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award.
 This annual award is given for outstanding contributions to control systems
technology, either in design and implementation or in project management.  It
may be conferred on either an individual or a team.  The award is presented at
the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control.  The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006.  Please send
nominations, together with supporting documentation, to the Chair of the CSS
Technology Award Committee.  Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society
Awards web page:  http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/

Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
Nominations are solicited for the 2006 Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize.
 This award recognizes distinguished cutting-edge contributions by a young
researcher to the theory or application of systems and control. To be
eligible, the nominee must be 40 years old or younger on January 1, 2006. The
award is named after Antonio Ruberti of Italy, and is funded by the Antonio
Ruberti Foundation.  The award is presented at the annual CSS awards
ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.  The deadline
for nominations is May 15, 2006.  Please send nominations, together with
supporting documentation, to the Chair of the Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher
Prize.  Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: 
http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/


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3.2 IEEE Awards Deadlines

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IEEE Awards Deadlines

Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, pantsakl@nd.edu

Please note that JANUARY 31st is the deadline for nominations for the 2006 IEEE
awards sponsored by the Control Systems Society: the IEEE Control Systems Field
Award, and the IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award. Nominations may be submitted using
the web (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/).

Also note that the Deadline for the IEEE Fellow nominations is March 1, 2006.
Check the CSS awards website (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/) for the deadlines
of the AACC and IFAC awards.


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3.3 Winners of 2005 IEEE CSS Awards

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Winners of 2005 IEEE CSS Awards

Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu

IEEE CSS AWARD WINNERS 2005

Outstanding Chapter Award
For an outstanding Chapter of the CSS based on the level of its activities and
innovations in promoting new activities and services.

Singapore Chapter
Youyi Wang, Chair

Distinguished Member Award
To recognize significant technical contributions and outstanding long-term
service to the CSS by an individual who has been a member of the CSS for at
least five years.

Cheryl B. Schrader
Roberto Tempo

CDC Best Student-Paper Award Finalists
To recognize excellence in a paper presented at the Conference on Decision and
Control, whose primary author is a Student Member of the IEEE.

Michael Rotkowitz, Stanford Univ. (Sanjay Lall), “A Simple Condition for the
Convexity of Optimal Control over Networks with Delays,” by M. Rotkowitz, R.
Cogill and S. Lall.
** Winner

Ketan Savla, UC Santa Barbara (Francesco Bullo), “On Traveling Salesperson
Problems for Dubins vehicle: stochastic and dynamic environments,” by K.
Savla, F. Bullo and E. Frazzoli.

Mohammad Tabbara, Univ. Melbourne (Dragan Nesic), “Input-Output Stability of
Wireless Networked Control Systems,” by M. Tabbara, D. Nesic and A. R. Teel.

Rafael Vazquez, UC San Diego (Miroslav Krstic), “A Closed-Form Feedback
Controller for Stabilization of Linearized Navier-Stokes Equations: The 2D
Poisseuille Flow,” by R. Vazquez and M. Krstic.

CSM Outstanding Paper Award
For an outstanding article or column published in the IEEE Control Systems
Magazine during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award, based
on impact on and benefit to CSS members.

Gunter Stein, Honeywell
“Respect the Unstable,” 23:4, August 2003.

TCST Outstanding Paper Award
For an outstanding paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems
Technology during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award,
based on originality, relevance of the application, clarity of exposition, and
demonstrated impact on control systems technology.

Zoltan K. Nagy, University of Stuttgart
Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
“Worst-case and distributional robustness analysis of finite-time control
trajectories for nonlinear distributed parameter systems”, 11:5, September 2003.

George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
For outstanding papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award, based on
originality, clarity, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of
control, and practical significance in applications.

Ali Jadbabaie, Jie Lin and A. Stephen Morse
“Coordination of groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest neighbor
rules,” 48:6, June 2003.

Control Systems Technology Award
To recognize outstanding contributions to control systems technology either in
design and implementation, or in project management. This award may be
conferred on an individual or a team.

Andrew Packard, University of California at Berkeley
Gary Balas, University of Minnesota
For the development of modeling and simulation techniques for multivehicle
traffic networks and advanced air traffic management systems through
innovative application of control systems concepts. 

Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
To recognize distinguished cutting-edge contributions by a young researcher to
the theory or application of systems and control.

Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
For theoretical results in the robust control of complex systems, and their
application in the process, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics industries.

Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize 
To recognize distinguished contributions to control systems science or
engineering. The recipient gives a plenary lecture at the Conference on
Decision and Control, evaluating a significant contribution to control systems
science or engineering.

Pravin Varaiya, University of California at Berkeley
For contributions to the control of power, communications, and transportation
systems.


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Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems

Contributed by: Abbas Emami-Naeini, emami@scsolutions.com

Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems

Fifth Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2006. ISBN:0-13-149930-0, 928 pp.

by: Gene F. Franklin, J. David Powell, Abbas Emami-Naeini 

Featuring a brand new chapter on nonlinear systems, this revision of the best-
selling textbook on feedback control has been recognized for even greater 
instructor flexibility and student readability.  Design is emphasized 
throughout as well as analysis techniques to provide motivation for the study 
of control.  The authors include many carefully worked-out examples to 
illustrate the material, as well as review questions to assist students in 
verifying that they have learned the material.  The use of MATLAB is 
introduced early in recognition of the universal use of software tools in 
control analysis and design.  Strong student pedagogic elements in this 
edition include bulleted chapter summaries, marginal notes, and chapter 
openers that offer perspective and an overview of the material to be 
presented.

http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131499300,00.html

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Overview and Brief History of Feedback Control
Chapter 2: Dynamic Models
Chapter 3: Dynamic Response
Chapter 4: Basic Properties of Feedback
Chapter 5: The Root-locus Design Method
Chapter 6: The Frequency-response Design Method
Chapter 7: State-space Design
Chapter 8: Digital Control
Chapter 9: Nonlinear Systems
Chapter 10: Control Systems Design: Principles and Case Studies
Appendix A: Laplace Transforms
Appendix B: A Review of Complex Variables
Appendix C: Summary of Matrix Theory
Appendix D: Controllability and Observability
Appendix E: Ackermann's Formula for Pole Placement
Appendix F: MATLAB Commands
Appendix G: Solutions to the End-of-Chapter Questions
References
Index



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4.2 Multivariable feedback control

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Multivariable feedback control

Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad, skoge@chemeng.ntnu.no

Multivariable feedback control - Analysis and design. 2nd Edition
by Skogestad and Postlethwaite (Wiley, 2005, 592 pages)

Soft cover edition, ISBN 0-470-01168-8, Price: USD 72 (US), GBP 39.95 (UK and
rest of world). 
Hard cover edition, ISBN 0-470-01167-X, Price: USD 145 (US), GBP 80 (UK) 

The book focuses on the applications and practical aspects of robust control 
techniques. Giving the reader a rigorous, yet easily readable, introduction to 
the analysis and design of multivariable feedback systems, it provides 
insights which are invaluable when designing or tuning any control system. 

Taking into account the latest developments in the field, this fully revised 
and updated second edition has been expanded by more than 20% to include: 
 -  a new chapter devoted to the use of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs); 
 -  new results on fundamental performance limitations introduced by RHP-
poles and RHP-zeros; 
 -  updated material on decentralized control, the selection of controlled 
variables and self-optimizing control; 
 -  simple IMC tuning rules for PID control; 
 -  additional material on unstable plants, the feedback amplifier, the lower 
gain margin and integral action with LQG control; 
 -updated examples, exercises and case studies, using Matlab and the new 
Robust Control toolbox. 

More information is available on the books home page; see 
http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/book


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4.3 Variational Analysis and Generalized Differentiation

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Variational Analysis and Generalized Differentiation

Contributed by: Boris Mordukhovich, boris@math.wayne.edu

Analysis and Generalized Differentiation, Volumes I and II
Boris Mordukhovich

Modern variational analysis can be viewed as an outgrowth of the calculus of 
variations, optimal control, and mathematical programming, where the focus 
is on optimization of functions relative to various constraints and on 
sensitivity/stability of optimization-related problems with respect to 
perturbations. Classical notions of variations such as moving away from a 
given point or curve no longer play a critical role, while concepts of 
problem approximations and/or perturbations become crucial.

One of the most characteristic features of modern variational analysis is 
the intrinsic presence of nonsmoothness, i.e., the necessity to deal with 
nondifferentiable functions, sets with nonsmooth boundaries, and set-valued 
mappings. Nonsmoothness naturally enters not only through initial data of 
optimization and control problems (particularly those with 
inequality and geometric constraints) but largely via variational principles 
and other optimization, approximation, and perturbation techniques applied 
to problems with even smooth data. In fact, many fundamental objects 
frequently appearing in the framework of variational analysis and control 
theory (e.g., the distance function, value functions in optimization, 
control and game problems , maximum and minimum functions, solution maps to 
perturbed constraint and variational systems, etc.) are inevitably of 
nonsmooth and/or set-valued structures requiring the development of new 
forms of analysis that involve generalized differentiation.

The book of Mordukhovich is self-contained and mostly collects results that 
have not been published in the monographic literature. It is split into two 
volumes and consists of eight chapters divided into sections and 
subsections. Extensive comments (that play a special role in this book 
discussing basic ideas, history, motivations, various interrelations, choice 
of terminology and notation, open problems, etc.) are given for each 
chapter. The author present and discuss numerous references to the vast 
literature on many aspects of variational analysis and 
control theory (considered and not considered in the book) including early 
contributions and very recent developments. Although there are no formal 
exercises, the extensive remarks and examples provide grist for further 
thought and development. Proofs of the major results are complete, while 
there is plenty of room for furnishing details, considering special cases, 
and deriving generalizations for which guidelines are often given.

Volume I “Basic Theory” consists of four chapters mostly devoted to basic 
constructions of generalized differentiation, fundamental extremal and 
variational principles, comprehensive generalized differential calculus, and 
complete dual characterizations of fundamental properties in nonlinear study 
related to Lipschitzian stability and metric regularity with their 
applications to sensitivity analysis of constraint and variational systems. 

Volume II “Applications” also consists of four chapters mostly devoted to 
applications of basic principles in variational analysis and the developed 
generalized differential calculus to various topics in constrained 
optimization and equilibria, optimal control of ordinary, functional-
differential (including those with delays and of neutral type), 
differential-algebraic, and distributed-parameter systems, and models of 
welfare economics. The author also discusses some game-theoretical problems 
and feedback control problems for nonlinear systems in uncertainty
conditions. 

The book is mainly addressed to researchers and graduate students in 
mathematical and control sciences; first of all to those interested in 
nonlinear analysis, optimization, equilibria, optimal control theory, game 
theory, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, 
functional-differential equations, continuum mechanics, and mathematical 
economics. We also envision that the book will be useful to a broad range of 
researchers, practitioners, and graduate students involved in the study and 
applications of variational methods in operations research, engineering, 
statistics,mechanics, economics, and other applied sciences.


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CFP: Special Issue on Automotive Controls, IEEE-TCST

Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, kfischba@ach-llc.com

Special Issue on Control Applications in Automotive Engineering

NOTE THE NEW DEADLINE !!!

The IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control (TCAC) seeks papers for a 
special issue on automotive controls for the IEEE Transactions on Control 
Systems Technology.  The Special Issue will describe selected control 
problems for emerging automotive systems and recent trends in methodologies 
and applications of control to these systems.  Thus, the Special Issue is 
intended to provide a timely update on the evolution of automotive control 
technologies, both in research as well as in production.  Papers are invited 
on original investigations relating to modeling, analysis, and control of 
automotive systems for passenger vehicles. Specific topics of interest 
include, but are not limited to:  

* Vehicle dynamics, stability control and X-by-wire control
* Novel engines and engine control methodologies
* Alternative propulsion systems (hybrids, fuel cells, etc.)
* Transmission and driveline control
* Advanced automotive actuators, sensors, sensor networks, estimation and 
diagnostics
* Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and autonomous vehicles

Preference will be given to papers that illuminate a strong linkage between 
control theories and experimental validation of results. Nevertheless, work 
that is considerably forward-looking, and is demonstrated only through 
simulation work, will also be considered.  Authors will need to demonstrate 
and discuss how their findings improve the performance of their target 
applications.  

All papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the 
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.  Prospective authors are 
advised to refer to the information found under the heading of “Information 
for Authors” at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ prior to submitting a 
paper.  Prospective authors should state in their cover emails, or cover 
letters, that their contribution is meant for the special issue on control 
applications in automotive engineering.  Submitted manuscripts must not have 
been previously published or be under review for possible publication 
elsewhere.  Manuscripts must be submitted online by May 26, 2006.    

Guest Editors:
Ilya Kolmanovsky	Ibrahim Haskara		Julie Buckland
Ford Motor Co.	        General Motors	        Ford Motor Co.
2101 Village Road	30500 Mound Road        2101 Village Road
Dearborn, MI 48124	Warren, MI 48090        Dearborn, MI 48124
ikolmano@ford.com	ibrahim.haskara@gm.com  jbucklan@ford.com
	                
Kevin Fischbach
Automotive Components
Holdings, LLC
10300 Textile Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
kfischba@ach-llc.com


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5.2 CFP: Special Issue on Micro- and Nano-scale Systems IEEE T-CST

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CFP: Special Issue on Micro- and Nano-scale Systems, IEEE T-CST

Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au

CALL FOR PAPERS 
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Special Issue on Dynamics & Control of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems

Contributions are invited for a special issue of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY devoted to the subject of Dynamics and Control of
Micro- and Nano-scale Systems. The purpose of this special issue is to
document the current status of research in this multidisciplinary field,
through a collection of original and high-quality papers. There will be a
strong emphasis on the role of feedback control systems in the operation of
micro- and nano-scale systems. Contributions from industrial researchers are
particularly encouraged.

Some of the areas that are targeted by this special issue are:

* Dynamics & control of scanning probe microscopes, and microcantilever     
technology
* Modeling and control of nanopositioning systems 
* Control aspects in industrial applications of micro- and nano-scale systems;
dual stage micro-actuators, probe-storage devices, etc.
* Linear and nonlinear dynamics and control of MEMS/NEMS 
* Control for nanorobotics; nano-assembly and manipulation at a nano-scale
* Control issues in nano-scale actuators and sensors

Only contributions that contain significant experimental results will be
included. Papers must contain high-quality original contributions and be
prepared in accordance with the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the
information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under ``Information for
Authors'' prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have
been previously published or be under review for possible publication
elsewhere. Contributed papers should be submitted online by February 27, 2006. 

All the papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.

Guest Editors:

Reza Moheimani 
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2308 
Australia 
Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au

Santosh Devasia 
Mechanical Engineering Department 
Box 352600, University of Washington 
Seattle, WA 98195-2600 
U.S.A 
devasia@u.washington.edu 

Evangelos  Eleftheriou 
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory 
CH-8803 Rueschlikon
Switzerland 
ele@zurich.ibm.com


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5.3 CFP: Special Issue on Multi-vehicle Systems Cooperative Control IEEE-TCST

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CFP: Special Issue on Multi-vehicle Systems Cooperative Control, IEEE-TCST

Contributed by: C.A. Rabbath, camille-alain.rabbath@drdc-rddc.gc.ca

Contributions are invited for a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on 
Control Systems Technology on the subject of multi-vehicle systems 
cooperative control. This special issue is concerned with recent advances in 
multi-vehicle control research with emphasis on experimental results and on 
solutions to practically relevant problems; therefore, the objective is to 
bridge part of the gap between theory and practice. The collection of 
original and high-quality papers are expected to focus on challenges and 
issues found in cooperative systems operating on ground, in air, at sea and 
under water. Contributions from industrial researchers are particularly 
encouraged. A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest includes:

* Cooperative task assignment, path planning, and trajectory generation
* Experimental validation of cooperative control schemes
* Distributed computing and optimization
* Parallel implementation of optimizing feedback
* Modeling of multi-vehicle control systems
* Real-time performance and synchronization of networked systems
* Hierarchical control and varying dynamic scales
* Decentralization vs. centralized control: issues and challenges
* Reconfiguration, compensation of faults/failures at both the vehicle and 
the team levels

Papers must contain high quality original contributions and be 
prepared in accordance with the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems 
Technology standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the 
information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under "Information for 
Authors" prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have 
been previously published or be under review for possible publication 
elsewhere. When submitting a paper, authors should clearly state that it is 
for the special issue.

Contributed papers should be submitted online by April 30, 2006.

Submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of 
the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.

Guest Editors:

C.A. Rabbath           Chun-Yi Su               Antonios Tsourdos
Defence Research &     Dept. of Mech.           Dept. of Aerospace, Power
Development Canada     Engineering              & Sensors
DRDC Valcartier        Concordia University     Cranfield University RMCS
2459 Pie-XI Blvd. N.   1455 de Maisonneuve W.   Shrivenham, Swindon
Val-Belair, Quebec     Montreal, Quebec         United Kingdom SN6 8LA
Canada G3J 1X5         Canada H3G 1M8           A.Tsourdos@cranfield.ac.uk
Camille-Alain.Rabbath  cysu@alcor.concordia.ca 
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5.4 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics

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Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics

Contributed by: Fikret A.Aliev, f_aliev@yahoo.com

Optimal Estimation with Scheduled  Measurements                             
Orhan C. Imer, Tamer Basar                                            3

Synthesis Problem for Periodic Systems by Static Output  Feedback
Fikret A.Aliev, Cengiz C.Archasoy, Vladimir B.Larin and Nargiz        13      
A.Safarova                                                                    
                                                                              
Constrained  Optimality  Conditions  in  Terms  of  Proper and Adjoint 
Exhausters 
Vladimir F. Demyanov, Vera A. Roshchina                               25

Analysis Of Call Handling in Single Cell  in Wireless Networks with Impatient
Handover Calls  
Agassi Z.Melikov, Anar T. Babayev                                     36

Optimal On-Line Control Under Imperfect Information 
Rafail Gabasov, Faina M.Kirillova                                     43

Discrete Approximations of Differential Inclusions in Infinite-Dimensional 
Spaces
Boris S. Mordukhovich                                                 58

Numerical Solution of Optimal Control Problems with Unseparated Conditions on 
Phase State                       
Kamil R. Aida-Zade, Vagif M. Abdullayev                               77

Optimizing  Anti-Poverty Transfers with Quantile Regressions 
Christophe Muller                                                     90

On an Optimization Problem Described by Multivalued Mappings and 
Duality                                       
Elimhan N.Mahmudov,Ozkan Deger                                        104

On the Bochner – Martinelli Operator
Baruch Schneider                                                      112

60th  Anniversary of prof.Tamer Basar                                 122
70th  Anniversary of prof. Vladimir B.Larin                           123    
                                     


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5.5 Contents: Asian Journal of Control

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Contents: Asian Journal of Control

Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw

Asian Journal of Control
Vol. 7, No. 4     December, 2005
CONTENTS

Regular:
1. Paper Title: Sliding Mode £U-£G Modulation Control of DC-to-DC Power
                Converters
       Authors: Hebertt Sira-Ramirez and Ramon Silva-Ortigoza

2. Paper Title: Fault Detection, Isolation and Reconstruction for Descriptor
                Systems
       Authors: Tae-Kyeong Yeu, Hwan-Seong Kim, and Shigeyasu Kawaji

3. Paper Title: Regional Stability and H¡Û Performance Control of Input-
                Saturated Induction Motor via LMI Approach
       Authors: Yeong-Hwa Chang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Pang-Chia Chen, and 
                Min-Hsung Hung

4. Paper Title: Design Modification of Sliding Mode Ovservers for Uncertain
                MIMO Systems with out and with Time-Delay
       Authors: Elbrous M. Jafarov

5. Paper Title: A Neuro-Fuzzy System Design Methodology for Vibration Control
       Authors: Shih-Ming Yang

6. Paper Title: Flexible Fuzzy Priority Scheduling of CAN Bus
       Authors: Bai Tao, Wu Zhiming, and Yang GenKe

Brief:
1. Paper Title: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Delay-Dependent 
                Asymptotic Stability of Linear Continuous Large Scale Time
                Delay Autonomous Systems
       Authors: S. B. Stojanovic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic

2. Paper Title: A New LMI Condition for Delay-Dependent Robust Stability of 
                Stochastic Time-Delay Systems
       Authors: Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, Xuerong Mao, and Yung Zou

3. Paper Title: Information Structure Consideration for Decentralized Large-
                Scale System
       Authors: Yufan Zheng and Robin J. Evans

4. Paper Title: Stability Analysis of Networked Systems with Packet Dropout
                and Transmission Delays: Discrete-Time Case
       Authors: Mei Yu, Long Wang, Tianguang Chu, and Fei Hao

5. Paper Title: Finite Time Stability Analysis of Linear Autonomous 
                Fractional Order Systems with Delayed State
       Authors: M. P. Lazarevic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic

6. Paper Title: Sensitivity Approach of Optimal Control for Affine  
                Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems
       Authors: Gong-You Tang, Nan Xie, and Peng Liu

7. Paper Title: Systems with Nonequidstant Sampling : Controllable? 
                Observable? Stable?
       Authors: Ge Guo, Jingchun Wang, Donghua Zhou, and Chongzhao Han


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5.6 Contents: Automatica

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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, February, 2006
Volume 42, Issue 2

To consult the cumulative table of contents 1965-present, to view the list
of recently accepted papers or to submit a paper visit
http://www.autsubmit.com

Regular papers

A. Lecchini, A. Lanzon, and B.D.O. Anderson
A model reference approach to safe controller changes in iterative
identification and control

Ji-Woong Lee and Geir E. Dullerud
Uniform stabilization of discrete-time switched and Markovian jump linear
systems

Ramine Nikoukhah and Stephen L. Campbell
Auxiliary signal design for active failure detection in uncertain linear
systems with a priori information

Dimos V. Dimarogonas, Savvas G. Loizou, Kostas J.
Kyriakopoulos, and Michael M.
A feedback stabilization and collision avoidance scheme for multiple
independent non-point agents

Alvaro E. Gil and Kevin M. Passino
Stability analysis of network-based cooperative resource allocation
strategies

Vijay Gupta, Timothy H. Chung, Babak Hassibi, and Richard M. Murray
On a stochastic sensor selection algorithm with applications in sensor
scheduling and sensor coverage

K. Xiong, H. Y. Zhang, and C. W. Chan
Performance evaluation of UKF-based nonlinear filtering

Domitilla Del Vecchio, Richard M. Murray, and Eric Klavins
Discrete state estimators for systems on a lattice

Brief papers

Jari Hatonen, David Owens, and Kevin Feng
Basis functions and parameter optimisation in high-order iterative
learning control

D. R. Ramirez and E. F. Camacho
Piecewise affinity of min-max MPC with bounded additive uncertainties and
a quadratic criterion

Brian J. Odelson, Murali R. Rajamani, and James B. Rawlings
A new autocovariance least-squares method for estimating noise covariances

Guoping Lu and Daniel W. C. Ho
Continuous stabilization controllers for singular bilinear systems: the
state feedback case

Jin Wang and S. Joe Qin
Closed-loop subspace identification using the parity space

Juhoon Back and Jin H. Seo
An algorithm for system immersion into nonlinear observer form: SISO case

Juan Carlos Martínez Rosas, Marco Antonio Arteaga Pérez and Adrián Miguel
Castil
Decentralized control of cooperative robots without velocity--force
measurements

Technical communiques

Francesco Amato, Marco Ariola, and Carlo Cosentino
Finite-time stabilization via dynamic output feedback

Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, and Yun Zou
New results on delay-dependent robust H_infinity control for systems with
time-varying delays

Qing-Guo Wang, Zhen Ye, and Chang Chieh Hang
Tuning of phase lead compensators for exact gain and phase margins

Su Whan Sung and Jietae Lee
Relay feedbak method under large static disturbances

M. D. S. Aliyu and J. Luttamaguzi
On the bounded-real and positive-real conditions for affine nonlinear
state-delayed systems and application to stability

Book reviews

Sean Andersson
Underwater Robots: Motion and Force Control of Vehicle-Manipulator
Systems, by Gianluca Antonelli


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5.7 Contents: Control Engineering Practice

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Contents: Control Engineering Practice

Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, cep@up.ac.za

Journal: Control Engineering Practice
ISSN   : 0967-0661
Volume : 14
Issue  : 2
Date   : Feb-2006

Includes: Special Section on Advances in Control Education
ACE2003
20030716/18
Edited by:  Kauko Leiviska

Table of Contents:

Kamyar Ziaei and David W.L. Wang, Application of orthonormal basis functions
for identification of flexible-link manipulators, Pages 99-106.

Yang-Hung Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Chung-Shu Liao and Shyr-Long Jeng, A novel
master switching method for electronic cam control with special reference to
multi-axis coordinated trajectory following, Pages 107-120.

Danijel Pavkovic, Josko Deur, Martin Jansz and Nedjeljko Peric, Adaptive
control of automotive electronic throttle, Pages 121-136.

Min Young Kim and Chung-Oh Lee, An experimental study on the optimization of
controller gains for an electro-hydraulic servo system using evolution
strategies, Pages 137-147.

I.J. Gyöngy and D.W. Clarke, On the automatic tuning and adaptation of PID
controllers, Pages 149-163.

Kauko Leiviskä, Preface to the special section on advances in control
education (ACE 2003), Page 165.

Alberto Leva, A simple and flexible experimental laboratory for automatic
control courses, Pages 167-176.

J.P. Keller, Interactive control system design, Pages 177-184.

Roberto Bucher and Silvano Balemi, Rapid controller prototyping with
Matlab/Simulink and Linux, Pages 185-192.

Conference Calendar, Page 193.


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5.8 Contents: European Journal of Control

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Contents: European Journal of Control

Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, ejc@elet.polimi.it

Issue n. 6-2005 with a Special Section on Automatic Drug Delivery for 
Anesthesia and Critical Care


Stochastic H2 Optimal Control for a Class of Linear Systems with Periodic 
Coefficients
by V. Dragan, T. Morozan

Linear Quadratic Nash Games on Positive Linear Systems
by T. Perdicoúlis, G. Jank

Special Section on "Automatic Drug Delivery for Anesthesia and Critical Care"

Guest Editorial

Introduction to Automated Drug Delivery in Clinical Anesthesia
by S. Bibian, G. Dumont, M. Huzmezan, C. R. Ries 

Hemodynamic Control using Direct Model Reference Adaptive Control-
Experimental Results
by C. C. Palerm, B. W. Bequette

An Intraoperative Fluid Therapy Fuzzy Logic Control System for Renal 
Transplantation
by A. Yardimci, N. Hadimioglu

Adaptive Control of Mammillary Drug Delivery Systems with Actuator Amplitude 
Constraints and System Time Delays
by W. M. Haddad, Qing Hui, V. Chellaboina, T. Hayakawa

Empirical Modeling for Glucose Control in Diabetes and Critical Care
by J.A. Florian, R.S. Parker


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5.9 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Vol. 50 Issue 11 November 2005

Inverse optimal adaptive control for attitude tracking of spacecraft
Wencheng Luo; Yun-Chung Chu; Keck-Voon Ling
Page(s):  1639- 1654

Set membership prediction of nonlinear time series
Milanese, M.; Novara, C.
Page(s):  1655- 1669

Predictive control of switched nonlinear systems with scheduled mode transitions
Mhaskar, P.; El-Farra, N.H.; Christofides, P.D.

A unified approach to controller design for achieving ISS and related properties
Shoudong Huang; James, M.R.; Nesic, D.; Dower, P.M.
Page(s):  1681- 1697

The sector bound approach to quantized feedback control
Minyue Fu; Lihua Xie
Page(s):  1698- 1711

Efficiency loss in a network resource allocation game: the case of elastic supply
Johari, R.; Mannor, S.; Tsitsiklis, J.N.
Page(s):  1712- 1724

Controllability of nonlinear time-varying systems: applications to spacecraft
attitude control using magnetic actuation
Bhat, S.P.
Page(s):  1725- 1735

Receding-horizon estimation for switching discrete-time linear systems
Alessandri, A.; Baglietto, M.; Battistelli, G.
Page(s):  1736- 1748

Adaptive optimization of least-squares tracking algorithms: with applications
to adaptive antenna arrays for randomly time-varying mobile communications systems
Buche, R.; Kushner, H.J.
Page(s):  1749- 1760

Selection of the learning gain matrix of an iterative learning control
algorithm in presence of measurement noise
Saab, S.S.
Page(s):  1761- 1774

Virtual Grouping based adaptive actuator failure compensation for MIMO
nonlinear systems
Xidong Tang; Gang Tao; Joshi, S.M.
Page(s):  1775- 1780

Global stability analysis of neural networks with multiple time varying delays
Ensari, T.; Arik, S.
Page(s):  1781- 1785

Second-order sliding-mode observer for mechanical systems
Davila, J.; Fridman, L.; Levant, A.
Page(s):  1785- 1789

Maximizing the stability radius of a set of systems under real-time scheduling
constraints
Palopoli, L.; Pinello, C.; Bicchi, A.; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, A.
Page(s):  1790- 1795

Time domain solution to descriptor variable systems
Zhibin Yan; Guangren Duan
Page(s):  1796- 1799

Output regulation of periodic signals for DPS: an infinite-dimensional signal
Generator
Immonen, E.; Pohjolainen, S.
Page(s):  1799- 1804

Evolutionary policy iteration for solving Markov decision processes
Hyeong Soo Chang; Hong-Gi Lee; Fu, M.C.; Marcus, S.I.
Page(s):  1804- 1808

Reduced-complexity nonlinear H/sup /spl infin// control of discrete-time systems
Helton, J.W.; James, M.R.; McEneaney, W.M.
Page(s):  1808- 1811

Quasi-continuous high-order sliding-mode controllers
Levant, A.
Page(s):  1812- 1816

Global compensation of unknown sinusoidal disturbances for a class of
nonlinear nonminimum phase systems
Marino, R.; Santosuosso, G.L.
Page(s):  1816- 1822

An extension of the linear regulator for degenerate diffusions
Baten, Md.A.; Morimoto, H.
Page(s):  1822- 1826

Robust stability of quasi-polynomials and the finite inclusions theorem
Mondie, S.; Santos, J.; Kharitonov, V.L.
Page(s):  1826- 1831

An output feedback precompensator for nonlinear DAE systems with
control-dependent state-space
Contou-Carrere, M.-N.; Daoutidis, P.
Page(s):  1831- 1835

Numerically robust transfer function modeling from noisy frequency domain data
Bultheel, A.; Van Barel, M.; Rolain, Y.; Pintelon, R.
Page(s):  1835- 1839

Control by interconnection of mixed port Hamiltonian systems
Macchelli, A.; Melchiorri, C.
Page(s):  1839- 1844

Efficient implementation of fairness in discrete-event systems using queues
Gohari, P.; Wonham, W.M.
Page(s):  1845- 1849

Single machine with Wiener increment yield: optimal offline control
Kogan, K.; Lou, S.
Page(s):  1850- 1854

Task-space adaptive setpoint control for robots with uncertain kinematics and
actuator model
Chao Liu; Chien Chern Cheah
Page(s):  1854- 1860

Analysis of random reference tracking in systems with saturating actuators
Yongsoon Eun; Kabamba, P.T.; Meerkov, S.M.
Page(s):  1861- 1866

Agreement over random networks
Hatano, Y.; Mesbahi, M.
Page(s):  1867- 1872

Control of linear systems with measurement nonlinearities
Battilotti, S.
Page(s):  1872- 1877

Regions of stability for limit cycle oscillations in piecewise linear systems
Goncalves, J.M.
Page(s):  1877- 1882

The generalized Maxwell-slip model: a novel model for friction Simulation and
compensation
Al-Bender, F.; Lampaert, V.; Swevers, J.
Page(s):  1883- 1887

A new phase-lead design method using the root locus diagrams
Lee, J.
Page(s):  1887- 1891

Optimizing prediction dynamics for robust MPC
Cannon, M.; Kouvaritakis, B.
Page(s):  1892- 1897

Practical stability and stabilization of hybrid and switched systems
Xuping Xu; Guisheng Zhai
Page(s):  1897- 1903

A simplified small gain theorem for time-varying nonlinear systems
Zhiyong Chen; Jie Huang
Page(s):  1904- 1908

Adaptive feedback control of nonlinear time-delay systems: the
LaSalle-Razumikhin-based approach
Xiaohong Jiao; Shen, T.
Page(s):  1909- 1913

Comment on "Coordination of Groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest
neighbor Rules"
Lixin Gao; Daizhan Cheng
Page(s):  1913- 1916

Erratum to “Hierarchical Interface-Based Supervisory Control—Part I: Serial Case”
Leduc, R.J.; Brandin, B.A.; Lawford, M.; Wonham, W.M.
Page(s):  1916- 1916

Correction to “Homogeneous Observers, Iterative Design, and Global
Stabilization of High-Order Nonlinear Systems by Smooth Output Feedback”
Yang, B.; Lin, W.
Page(s):  1916- 1916

Advances in Smart Technologies in Structural Engineering
Page(s):  1917- 1918


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5.10 Contents: International Journal of Control

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Contents: International Journal of Control

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 78, Issue 18
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Synthesis of simultaneous stabilizing controller 
P. H. Lee, Y. C. Soh

Stability and persistent disturbance attenuation properties for a class of 
networked control systems: switched system approach 
H. Lin, P. J. Antsaklis

§¤1-control using linear programming for systems with asymmetric bounds 
M. Naib, A. Benzaouia, F. Tadeo

Synthesis of controllers for target problems of hybrid systems using 
approximate computation 
Y. Pang, M. P. Spathopoulos

Null controllability of discrete-time planar bimodal piecewise linear 
systems 
J. Xu, L. Xie

Optimal observation strategies for model-based fault detection in 
distributed systems 
M. Patan, K. Patan

An algorithm for reducing complexity in parametric predictive control 
J. A. Rossiter, B. Kouvaritakis, M. Cannon

For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal¡¯s 
homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Eric Rogers
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk



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5.11 Contents: International Journal of General Systems

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Contents: International Journal of General Systems

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 34, Issue 5		
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

Reliable stabilization of stochastic time-delay systems with nonlinear 
disturbances 
Z. Wang, H. Shu, X. Liu

Model theory approach to transaction processing system development 
Y. Takahara, Y. Liu, X. Chen, Y. Yano

Efficient reinforcement learning through dynamic symbiotic evolution for TSK-
type fuzzy controller design 
C.-J. Lin, Y.-J. Xu

On the properties of equidifferent RIM quantifier with generating function† 
X. Liu

A generalized model of fuzzy rough sets 
D. Pei

Ontology intermingling with onticity and vice versa in M.C. Escher's 
Reptiles (2004) 
Y. Mikkonen

Inclusion properties for random relations under the hypotheses of stochastic 
independence and non-interactivity 
F. Tonon, S. Chen

The structure of n-contractive t-norms
A. Mesiarová

For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal’s 
homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

Editor-in-Chief
Dr George Klir
gensyst@binghamton.edu 
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering 
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science 
State University of New York



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5.12 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk

Volume 36, Issue 9	
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp

Robots and sensors for landmine detection
C. Kambhampati and S. Rajasekharan

Canadian teleoperated landmine detection systems. Part I: The improved 
landmine detection project
A. A. Faust , R. H. Chesney , Y. Das , J. E. McFee and K. L. Russell

Canadian teleoperated landmine detection systems. Part II: Antipersonnel 
landmine detection
A. A. Faust , R. H. Chesney , Y. Das , J. E. McFee and K. L. Russell

DYLEMA: Using walking robots for landmine detection and location
P. Gonzalez de Santos , E. Garcia , J. Estremera and M. A. Armada

Modelling uneven terrain for geo-location of mines detected via vehicular 
mounted sensors
Smriti Kansal, Gerald Cook, Charles Amazeen, Kelly Sherbondy 

Strength of landmine signatures under different soil conditions: 
implications for sensor fusion
Remke L. Van Dam, Brian Borchers , Jan M. H. Hendrickx

Thermal detection of buried landmines by local heating
M. Balsi and M. Corcione

For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal’s 
homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Peter Fleming
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
University of Sheffield 
ijss@sheffield.ac.uk



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5.13 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx

Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
An International Journal of Research and Surveys
Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
Volume 5, Number 3, 2005.
ISSN 1562-8353

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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000 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Contributed by: Andrea Serrani, serrani@ece.osu.edu

45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
December 13-15, 2006
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California USA
http://www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/

Call for Papers
The 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will be held Wednesday
through Friday, December 13-15, 2006 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in
San Diego, California USA. The conference will be preceded by technical
workshops on December 11-12, 2006. The CDC annually brings together an
international community of researchers and practitioners in the field of 
automatic control to discuss the latest advancements of the discipline, shape
its future directions, and promote its diffusion among the scientific
community at large.

San Diego is California's second largest city, blessed by an ideal climate,
miles of pristine beaches, and unique world-class attractions, including
Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Lego Land, San Diego Wild Animal Park and Sea
World. 

The 45th CDC will feature the presentation of contributed and invited papers,
as well as tutorial sessions and workshops. In addition to the standard oral
presentations, the conference will also feature interactive presentations in
order to encourage an interaction exchange with the audience. Topics for the
interactive sessions will be selected specifically to benefit from the time
for interaction and discussion that are not available in a typical lecture
session, and the authors will be encouraged to make creative use of poster
boards as well as hands-on computer simulations and demonstrations.

The 45th CDC is hosted by the IEEE Control Systems Society and is held in
cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM),
the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS),
the Japanese Society for Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), and the
European Union Control Association (EUCA).

Call for Contributed Papers: Papers are invited in the form of regular
manuscripts (allotted 6 Proceedings pages). Note that short manuscripts are
not considered. Papers must conform to the submission policy, described below,
requiring that all manuscripts be in 2-column format and meet strict page limits.

Call for Invited Sessions: Invited sessions consist of six papers presenting a
unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals must clearly describe
the motivation and relevance of the session. Proposals must be accompanied by
full versions of each paper, which will be individually reviewed together with
the proposal itself. Individual papers may be removed from a proposed session
and replaced by appropriate contributed papers. In case an entire proposed
session is rejected, selected papers may be accepted as contributed ones.

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Invited Interactive Sessions: The 45th CDC will introduce a new invited 
session category: "Invited Interactive Sessions." In addition to regular 
invited sessions, proposals are sought from those wishing to organize an 
"invited interactive session." An invited interactive session will consist of 
between ten (10) to fifteen (15) papers, which should present a unifying theme 
from a diversity of viewpoints. The arrangements and rules governing Invited 
Interactive sessions are the similar to regular invited sessions, with the 
following notes: As with regular invited sessions, all papers will be 
reviewed, and appear in the proceedings. Presentations will be interactive 
(i.e. poster, plus preferably some sort of simulation or software 
demonstration). In addition, at the start of a session the organizers will 
make an overview presentation lasting 15-20 minutes.

The sessions can contain up to 15 presentations (this leaves much more 
flexibility than requiring exactly 6 presentations to fit the timing 
requirements of oral sessions). Each Invited Interactive Session accepted will 
have a room devoted to the session, including data projection for the 
overview. The deadline for submissions for invited interactive sessions will 
be later than for regular submission and is set to March 17, 2006.
=====================================================================

Call for Tutorial Sessions: Tutorial sessions addressing state-of-the-art
control theory and advanced industrial applications are solicited. Panel
discussions are strongly encouraged.

Call for Interactive Papers:  Papers are invited in the form of interactive
papers to be presented in a way that involves interaction with the viewers,
including simulations, experimental setup, visual demonstrations, and virtual
reality tools. 

Call for Workshops and Tutorials: Workshops and tutorials to be held prior to
the conference are solicited on all related topics. Proposals for workshops
addressing novel control methodologies and nonstandard control applications
are strongly encouraged.

Exhibits related to control education, control theory, and industrial
applications are invited.

All papers and session proposals must be submitted through the conference
submission website www.paperplaza.net and must conform to the policy found at
the conference web site www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/  
All submissions must be written in English.

Submission policy:
* All papers submitted to the 45th CDC, either for review or publication
(after acceptance), must be formatted in the standard 2-column Proceedings format.
* For the purposes of REVIEW, regular and invited papers are limited to 8
pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be reviewed.
* For PUBLICATION in the Proceedings, accepted regular and invited papers are
limited to 6 pages.
* Papers exceeding these limits will be published only after payment of a page
overlength fee.
At least one of the authors of the paper must register for the conference at
full member/non-member rate to upload the final manuscript.

Important Dates:
Paper submissions site www.paperplaza.net opens:	January 10, 2006
Deadline for submission of Invited Session proposals:	February 17, 2006
Deadline for submission of all papers:			February 24, 2006
Notification of acceptance:	 			July 20, 2006
Final submission and on-line registration opens:	August 1, 2006
Deadline for Final submission of all papers:		September 10, 2006


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6.2 11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems

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11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems

Contributed by: Petros Ioannou, ioannou@usc.edu

11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems (IFAC-CTS2006)
August 29-30, 2006. Delft (The Netherlands)
http://www.rws-avv.nl/ifac-cts2006

Important deadlines:
*     Draft paper                   January 31, 2006
*     Notification of acceptance    March 31, 2006
*     Full paper                    May 31, 2006
*     Symposium                     August 29-31, 2006

This Symposium will provide an international forum for the recent
developments and advances in any aspect on control in traffic and
transportation systems, including road-, rail-, air- and waterborne
transportation.

Authors from research institutes, public bodies, consultancies and industry
are invited to submit a draft paper on theoretical developments or on
practical applications, implementations and assessments,

The main technical areas of the Symposium are (not limited):
* Air Traffic Management
* Automated Highway Systems
* Decision Support Systems
* Demand Management
* Dynamic Route Guidance
* Environmental Issues
* Freight and Fleet Management
* Incident Management
* Integrated Traffic Control
* Marine Systems
* Motorway Traffic Management
* OD-estimation
* Public Transport
* Rail Traffic Modelling
* Sensors
* Standardisation
* System Architectures
* Transportation Modelling and Planning
* Travel and Traffic Information
* Urban Traffic Control
* Vehicle Automation
* Vehicle Modelling and Simulation
* Vessel Traffic Services

All papers accepted for presentation will appear in the CD-ROM of the
symposium and will be distributed to the participants. Papers duly presented
will be archived and offered for sale, in the form of Proceedings, by
Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK.


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6.3 1st International Conference on Computer Science and Education

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1st International Conference on Computer Science and Education

Contributed by: Maoqing Li, mqli@xmu.edu.cn

1st International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2006) 

Call for Papers

The First International Conference on Computer Science and Education 
(ICCSE 2006) organized by Chinese National Research Council for College 
Computer Education will be held on July 26-29, 2006, at Xiamen 
University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. The conference aims to create a 
forum for scientists and educators throughout the world to present their 
latest research results and ideas in the areas of computer science and 
education. 

The conference will be hosted by Xiamen University, one of the key 
universities in China. The City of Xiamen, known as a Garden on the Seas 
situated on the scenic coastline of Taiwan Straits in Southeastern China, 
is one of the most beautiful cities in China.

Interested Authors shall submit their manuscripts in PDF through emails 
to iccse@xmu.edu.cn. General inquiries shall be addressed directly to the 
conference secretariat through email: iccse@xmu.edu.cn. 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

    Submission Due:                  February 1, 2006
    Notification of Acceptance:      April 1, 2006
    Submission of Final Papers:      May 15, 2006
    Conference Dates:                July 26-29, 2006
    
Official conference Websites: http://hdd.ece.nus.edu.sg/~iccse/ and 
http://iccse.xmu.edu.cn/. ICCSE'06 Secretariat Email: iccse@xmu.edu.cn. 


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6.4 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control

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2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control

Contributed by: Chun-Yi Su, cysu@alcor.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

NEW EXTENDED Paper Deadline: January 30, 2005

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 30, 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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6.5 2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems

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2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems

Contributed by: Plamen Angelov, p.angelov@lancaster.ac.uk

2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems, 7-9 September 2006, 
Ambelside, Lake District, UK

The Symposium is technically co-sponsored by Computational Intelligence 
Society and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, IEEE, by IFSA, and by 
EUSFLAT. It is organized by Lancaster University and co-sponsored by Nokia-
UK Ltd., J&S Marine Ltd., Retail Analytics Ltd.

The Symposium will take place in St Martin’s Conference Centre located in 
Ambelside – a small touristic village on the outskirts of the largest lake 
(Windermere) which is a home of many speed world records. The social program 
includes a dinner on a boat crossing the lake. The Lake District National 
Park is the largest English National Park, established in 1951. Its 2,292 
square kilometres cover fells, dales, lakes, villages, towns and parts of 
the West Coast's beaches and tide pools.

A limited number of low-cost accommodations are available in the conference 
venue. A number of prizes for best papers, best student paper and best 
application-oriented paper awards will be given by the co-sponsors of the 
event. Proceedings of the Symposium will be published by IEEE Press and the 
authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for a 
special issue of IEEE Transactions. Registration fee for (full time 
registered) PhD students is 50 pounds and for IEEE members (subject to an 
early registration) is 195 pounds.

For more details, please visit the web-site of the event 
(http://www.efs06.org ) and log in (by filling a brief electronic form 
under 'Log in' navigation menu).

Key dates:

Paper submission              February 1, 2006
Tutorials/special sessions    March 1, 2006
Acceptance notification       April 1, 2006
Final version due             May 1, 2006
Early Registration            May 1, 2006
Symposium                     September 7-9, 2006

Rationale

Fuzzy systems have demonstrated the ability to formalize in a 
computationally efficient manner the approximate reasoning typical of 
humans. Evolution-inspired algorithms have proven to be a robust technique 
in many complex optimization, identification, learning, and adaptation 
problems. Their confluence leads to increased capabilities for design, 
tuning, and optimization of fuzzy systems. They have been developed very 
often independently, but recently there has been an increased interest in 
their confluence. 

The aim of this symposium is to facilitate and focus the discussion on the 
problems, research, results and future directions in the emerging area of 
evolution-augmented fuzzy systems. 

Topics (without limiting to) will cover:

Evolutionary Fuzzy Rule-based Systems 
  Genetic Algorithms for Learning and Tuning Fuzzy-Rule Based Systems 
  Evolutionary Multi-objective Design of Fuzzy Rule-based Systems 
  Interpretability-Accuracy Trade-off in Evolutionary Fuzzy Modeling 
  FRB Systems design by Memetic Algorithms, Swarm Intelligence etc. 

Evolving Fuzzy Systems 
  Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems and Models 
  On-line Identification of Fuzzy Systems and Real-Time Algorithms 
  Evolving Fuzzy Clustering Methods 
  Evolving Fuzzy Classifiers
  Evolving Fuzzy Controllers 

Real-world applications 
  EFS in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing 
  EFS for Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 
  EFS in Advanced Communications and Multi-Media Applications 
  EFS in Bioinformatics


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6.6 9th Intl. Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision

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9th Intl. Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision

Contributed by: W Sardha Wijesoma, eswwijesoma@ntu.edu.sg

9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision
ICARCV 2006 5 – 8 December 2006, 
Singapore 
http://www.icarcv.org

The 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 
ICARCV 2006, will be held in Singapore from 5 – 8 December 2006. The 
conference is organised by the School of Electrical and Electronic 
Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Institution of 
Engineers, Singapore. The technical sponsors are IEEE Control SystemsSociety, 
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics 
Society. 

The conference focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the 
topics of control, automation, robotics and vision. In addition to the 
technical sessions, there will be invited sessions, tutorials and keynote 
addresses.

The Proceedings of ICARCV are indexed by ISI Proceedings, EI Compendex and 
included in the IEEE Xplore.

BEST PAPER AWARD: Selection of the best paper will be made at the Conference 
based on both the technical content and presentation. The winner will be 
chosen by the Technical Program Committee in consultation with the 
International Advisory Committee.

PAPER SUBMISSION:
Papers must be written in English and should describe original work in 
detail. Please download the template from the conference website and submit 
the full papers online http://www.icarcv.org by 1 April, 2006. 
Upon acceptance, authors will be required to register and present their 
papers.

INVITED SESSIONS:
The Technical Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited sessions 
focusing on topics of ICARCV 2006. Prospective organisers should submit 
proposals to the Invited Session Chairman eericsung@ntu.edu.sg by 1 March, 
2006. Invited sessions are to provide a forum for focused discussions on new 
topics, or innovative applications of established approaches.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Full paper submission: 1 April 2006
Notification of Acceptance: 1 July 2006
Camera ready manuscript submission: 1 Sept. 2006
Author’s registration: 1 Sept. 2006


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6.7 Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures

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Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures

Contributed by: Dirk Soeffker, soeffker@uni-duisburg.de

Symposium 'Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures and Multifunctional 
Materials' as part of
The Second International Conference on Dynamics, Vibration, and Control
ICDVC-2006
August 23-26, 2006 Beijing, China
http://www.cstam.org.cn/ICDVC2006/dvc-2006.htm

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2nd International 
Conference on Dynamics, Vibration, and Control and contribute to the 
Symposium on Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures (Adaptronic 
Structures) based on multifunctional materials and systems.
This Symposium is designed to bring together vibration, control, and 
diagnosis related expertise for smart structures and structural dynamical 
systems based on multifunctional materials or composites etc.
Smart / Adaptronic structures become more and more important in aerospace 
and aeronautical applications. For these safety critical applications it is 
important to get information about the state of the mechanical structure 
that is typically dynamically stressed. So supervision and monitoring 
concepts concerning mechanical stress and/or reliability as well as design 
concepts introducing new functionalities especially in case of faults etc. 
are becoming more and more important within the design of such systems.
 
Contributions in, but not limited to, the following areas
  - Dynamics of elastic, mechanical structures / smart structures
  - Control of elastic, mechanical structures /smart structures
  - Diagnosis of elastic, mechanical structures / smart structures
  - Vibration-based structural health monitoring 
  - Availability and reliability of  elastic, mechanical structures / 
    smart structures
  - Limp home mode for operating smart structures
  - Design of smart structures
are welcome and authors are invited to participate in the symposium and the 
conference.

Please note that the IFAC Safeprocess 2006 symposium on Fault Detection, 
Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes will also be held in Beijing 
from August 30th to September 1st 2006. So this will be a good opportunity 
to participate in both conferences and to visit Beijing.

Contributed papers should include the following contents: 
  1.  Objective and novelty of the research
  2.  Methods and techniques
  3.  Main results
  4.  Conclusions
  5.  Main references

A format of the paper is available on the website
http://www.cstam.org.cn/ICDVC2006/typeinst.doc

Please send one-page abstract before February 20th, 2006 to the Symposium 
organizers. After reviewed by the academic committee, the acceptance of all 
papers will be notified to the corresponding author, and then an extended 
abstract (3-4 A4 pages) should be sent to the conference organizers for 
publication of the Conference Proceedings before May 31st, 2006. Some selected 
full papers will be further recommended for publication in international 
peer-reviewed journals.
 
Organizers 
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Söffker, Chair of Dynamics and Control, 
Institute of Mechatronics and System Dynamics, University Duisburg-Essen, 
Germany.
Email: soeffker@uni-duisburg.de
http://www.srs.uni-duisburg.de

Prof. Weidong Zhu, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Maryland 
Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA.
Email: wzhu@umbc.edu
http://www.umbc.edu/engineering/me/wzhu.htm


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6.8 Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering

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Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering

Contributed by: Olivier Haas, o.haas@coventry.ac.uk

Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSE2006)
5th - 7th September 2006, Coventry, UK
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/icse2006

ICSE2006 is supported by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 
(UKRI Control Systems Society Chapter)

Deadlines
Submission of extended abstracts / proposals for sessions: 10 March 2006. 
Acceptance of papers: 10 April 2006. 
Submission of full papers: 12 June 2006

We have already received a number of proposal for special sessions, 
including medical robotics, automotive applications, Marine applications, 
LabVIEW sponsored sessions, Image processing applied to tracking.

Authors wishing to contribute to the Conference should submit an extended 
abstract (three pages long) of their proposed contribution before 10 March 
2006. The abstract should be typed and written in English. 

Reviewing of abstracts submitted before the deadline date take place on a 
regular basis and allows early decisions to be taken, assisting authors in 
planning their travelling arrangements. 

The Organising Committee also welcomes proposals for specialist sessions on 
a focused theme relevant to the Conference, each session consisting of up to 
six papers. 

Professor Keith Burnham
Chairman ICSE2006

Dr Olivier Haas
Conference Secretary ICSE 2006

Control Theory and Applications Centre
Armstrong Siddeley Building
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5ED
United Kingdom
Telephone 024 7688 7658
International code +44 (0)24 7688 7658
E-mail icse2006@coventry.ac.uk
Fax +44 (0)24 7688 8052
Alternative telephone numbers
Telephone +44 (0)24 7688 8052
or +44 (0)24 7688 8972
Conference Administrator contact details
Telephone +44 (0)24 7688 8277 / 8586
Fax +44 (0)24 7688 7661


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6.9 Intelligent Systems and Computing: Theory and Applications

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Intelligent Systems and Computing: Theory and Applications

Contributed by: Petros Ioannou, ioannou@usc.edu

CALL FOR PAPERS
	
Intelligent Systems And Computing: Theory And Applications

5-7 July 2006,  
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
web site: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/ISYC06

SCOPE: 
System theory involves the use of intelligent techniques for modelling, 
sensing, control and computing in different disciplines and areas. While the 
approaches followed are often conceptually similar on the high level, they 
appear to be different on the lower levels. In addition the frequent use of 
different notation and language makes it awkward for people in one area to 
understand the approaches followed in another area. The scope of this 
conference is to gather researchers from different areas and disciplines to 
present results and participate in discussions under the common theme of 
intelligent systems and computing. These interactions will facilitate a 
better understanding of the diversity of the different approaches as well as 
of their similarities. In addition it will open the way for applying 
approaches that have been successful in one area to problem solving in 
different areas and applications. 

Topics include: Modeling and Control of Complex Systems, Computational 
Intelligence in Complex Systems, Neural and Fuzzy Systems, Signal and Image 
Processing Systems, Mobile Computing, Pervasive computing. Distributed 
databases, Large Space Structures, Aerospace Systems, Control of Flows, 
Biological Systems, Transportation Systems, Communication Networks, Wireless 
and Mobile Networks, Ad-hock and Sensor Networks, Robotics

Paper Submission: 			20 February 2006
Notification of paper acceptance: 	1st April 2006
Camera-Ready Version Due:		20th May 2006



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6.10 Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal

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Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal

Contributed by: Pierre Rouchon, pierre.rouchon@ensmp.fr

Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal
Processing Honoring Professor Michel Fliess  on the occasion of his
60th birthday, March 30-31, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, 2006.

All are welcome to participate in this two-days symposium
which is organized along areas in which Professor Michel Fliess  has
made significant impact. This meeting will be held Thursday and
Friday, March  30-31, 2006, at Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris.
Students are particularly encouraged to attend.

Invited keynote Speakers are: Jean Lévine, Claude Lobry,  Yves
Meyer, Mamadou Mboup,  Bernard Picinbono, Christophe
Reutenauer,Joachim Rudolph, Hebertt Sira-Ramírez , Eduardo Sontag
and Michael Zeitz.

For further information and (free) registration  please see
  http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/fliessconf/



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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.

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 

Organizing Committee and Co-Chairs of Scientific Program Committee:
Stephane Lafortune U. of Michigan USA 
Feng Lin Wayne State U. USA 
Dawn Tilbury U. of Michigan USA

Workshop Secretariat:
wodes2006@eecs.umich.edu
Fax: 734-763-8041 (USA) 


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7.2 Courses on LMI and BMI optimization in control Prague CZ

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Courses on LMI and BMI optimization in control, Prague, CZ

Contributed by: Didier Henrion, henrion@laas.fr

Two courses on "LMI and BMI optimization with algorithms and applications in 
control" by Didier Henrion, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, FR and Michal Kocvara, 
FEL-CVUT, Prague, CZ

The two courses are given at the Czech Technical University, Charles Square, 
down-town Prague on February 13-17 and 20-24, 2006. Each course consists of 
five two-hour lectures and three two-hour labs. The courses are primarily 
aimed at students from the Czech Technical University in Prague, yet external 
participants are welcome. There is no registration fee. Please note that the 
Czech Technical University will not provide assistance regarding traveling
and accomodation in Prague.
 
The expected audience are graduate students or researchers with a background 
in linear control systems, linear algebra and convex optimization. The first 
course covers basic mathematical features of linear and bilinear matrix 
inequalities (history of LMIs and BMIs, geometry of LMI sets, LMI relaxations 
for BMIs) and applications in control (state-space and polynomial methods for 
robust stability analysis and fixed-order controller design). The second 
course covers algorithms for convex LMI optimization (interior-point methods, 
linear semidefinite programming, augmented Lagrangian) and non-convex BMI 
optimization (augmented Lagrangian), with a description of solvers, interfaces 
and applications in control systems, structural design, free material 
optimization and vibration control. For the labs we use PENBMI and the YALMIP 
interface to define and solve LMI and BMI problems under the Matlab 
environment.

See http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/courses/lmi06


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7.3 Invited Session on Control of Discrete Time Hybrid Systems ADHS

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Invited Session on Control of Discrete Time Hybrid Systems, ADHS

Contributed by: Naly Rakoto, rakoto@emn.fr

Control of Discrete-Time Hybrid Systems: Theory and Applications at ADHS'2006
Alghero, Italy, June 7-9, 2006.
http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06/

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.

Topics of the invited session
CONTROL OF DISCRETE-TIME HYBRID SYSTEMS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS.
Discrete-time hybrid systems  are a class of hybrid systems for which
both modeling and control aspects have been subject of recent developments
e.g. Mixed Logical and Dynamical (MLD) Systems. The control aspects
include control algorithms as well as the latest optimization methods.

The aim of the session is to present new theoretical results, original
approaches and new algorithms related to the Control of Discrete Time
Hybrid Systems as well as new software developments and implementation 
issues for the control purpose.

ORGANIZER  
Naly Rakoto
   Dept. of Automatic Control
   Ecole des Mines de Nantes
   4, rue Alfred Kastler
   44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France
   Phone: +33 2 5185 8306
   e-mail: rakoto@emn.fr
     
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

We would appreciate you letting us know about your interest in 
contributing a paper to this session. Please send an e-mail to  
the organizer to express your interest.

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.


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7.4 Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion

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Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion

Contributed by: Eugenio Schuster, schuster@lehigh.edu

National Science Foundation Workshop on
Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion
May 11-12, 2006.
DIII-D National Fusion Facility, General Atomics, San Diego, California, USA.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~eus204/workshop/fcw.html

The objective of this workshop is to initiate a dialogue between tokamak 
fusion physicists and engineers, and specialists in mathematical control 
theory, with the intended outcome of starting collaborative efforts to 
solve, during the next 5 to 10 years, some of the many mathematical modeling 
and control problems that will arise in the planned International 
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).  The ITER tokamak, an 
international $5 billion project that includes the European Union, the 
People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, 
Japan, and the United States, will confine a mixture of ionized isotopes of 
hydrogen, also known as plasma, at a temperature of around 100 million 
degrees centigrade, fusing the isotopes of hydrogen into helium and thereby 
producing energy. There is consensus in the fusion community that active 
control will be one of the key enabling technologies. Control researchers 
will receive a good general overview of the major objectives of fusion 
research and obtain a basic understanding of the many control problems that 
must be solved to achieve those objectives.  Fusion scientists will obtain 
an improved understanding of available control technologies and expertise, 
with some feeling for how applicable these techniques are to their own 
control problems.  Both communities will learn what is needed to initiate a 
collaborative activity. The workshop will consist of two days of 
presentations and discussion.  Day 1 will provide an overview of tokamak 
fusion and the associated control problems.  Day 2 will provide a selected 
cross-section of state-of the art control methods, which may be beneficial 
in fusion control problems.  A tour of the DIII-D tokamak and fusion 
facility will be provided to enhance the learning experience for control 
researchers.  

Program Committee:
Dr. Eugenio Schuster, Lehigh University 
Dr. Michael Walker, General Atomics
Dr. Miroslav Krstic, University of California San Diego

Details, Deadlines, Registration, Program, List of Speakers:
http://www.lehigh.edu/~eus204/workshop/fcw.html

For more information, or any question, please contact:
Dr. Eugenio Schuster
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Lehigh University
19 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3085, USA 
Phone: 610-758-5253, Fax: 610-758-6224
schuster@lehigh.edu


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7.5 Nonlinear Control Design for Industrial Applications

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Nonlinear Control Design for Industrial Applications

Contributed by: M.J. Grimble, m.grimble@eee.strath.ac.uk

Wednesday, 5th April and Thursday, 6th April 2006

Day One:  Introduction to Nonlinear Control for Industrial Processes
Day Two:  Future Developments in Nonlinear Industrial Control

Venue: The workshop will be hosted by The University of Strathclyde in the:
Court Senate/Suite
Collins Building
22 Richmond Street
Glasgow  G1 1XQ
http://www.isc-ltd.com/actclub/meetings/meet060405.html

Including an Introductory day for Industry, involving the demonstration of 
software tools followed by one additional Research orientated day, dealing 
with new results from research programmes.

Aims: This is the second workshop on the subject of Nonlinear Control for 
real applications. The Industrial Control Centre, co-sponsored by the ACTC, 
IEE, IEEE and EPRSC, aims to pull together scientists, academics, 
industrialists and practitioners, giving emphasis to applications and new 
results in nonlinear control. The meeting will cover topics such as:
- Nonlinear predictive control and inverse simulation methods
- Nonlinear generalised minimum variance control
- Nonlinear H-infinity control and Fuzzy- neural control
- Classical nonlinear control
- Intelligent Multiple-Controller frameworks
- Applications across industrial sectors

The workshop represents an exciting opportunity for all attendees to be up-
dated with non-linear control state-of-the-art. This event will be a good 
opportunity to establish good relationships with partners responsible for 
developments on nonlinear control.

Contact Details: Industrial Control Centre, University of Strathclyde,
Graham Hills Building, 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE
Organised by: University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow and 
University of Stirling
Co-sponsored: IEE and IEEE Control Systems and IEEE Industrial Applications 
Chapters
Contact E-mail address: s.campbell@eee.strath.ac.uk


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7.6 Topics in Computation and Control

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Topics in Computation and Control

Contributed by: Oded Maler, maler@imag.fr

The workshop "Topics in Computation and Control" is intended to give
an opprtunity for researchers working in hybrid and embedded systems
and other domains at the intersection of computation and control to
give lengthier survey/tutorial presentation, not bounded necessarily
to the last incremental technical results that they proved before the
submission deadline of a conference. The talk will cover both
theoretical and practical aspects of control and computation with
emphasis on computationally-efficient analysis methods for hybrid and
embedded systems and emerging new application domains such as systems
biology and the mutual interaction between communication and control.

Tentative Program

Monday, March 27
13:30 - 16:00  Session 1: Computational Techniques
13:30 - 14:00 Thao Dang (CNRS-Verimag): Recent Progress in Reachability 
Computation 
14:00 - 15:00 Alex Kurzhanskiy and Pravin Varaiya  (Berkekey): The 
Ellipsoidal Tool Box  
15:00 - 15:30 Antoine Girard (Penn): Zonotope Techniques for Reachability 
Analysis  
15:30 - 16:00 Stephen Prajna (Caltech): Sums of Squares and  their 
Applications

16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 18:30 Session 2: Control 
16:30 - 17:00 Karl-Johan Astrom (Lund): Relay Feedback: a Simple form of 
Hybrid Control 
17:00 - 17:30 Richard Murray (Caltech): Data-rich, Networked Control Systems 
for Autonomous Operations  
17:30 - 18:00 Paul Caspi (CNRS-Verimag): Some Mathematical Problems related 
to the Implementation
of Embedded Control Programs
18:00 - 18:30 George Pappas (Penn): Approximations for Discrete, Continuous, 
and Hybrid Systems

Tuesday, March 28

09:00 - 12:30 Session 3: Computation
09:00 - 09:45 Amir Pnueli (Weizmann and NYU): Applying Abstraction to 
Recursive Boolean Programs
09:45 - 10:30 Bart Selman (Cornell): The Boolean Satisfiability Problem: 
Theory and Practice
10:20 - 11:00 Break 
11:00 - 11:45 Eugene Asarin (LIAFA, Paris): Toward a Theory of Timed Languages
11:45 - 12:30 Oded Maler (CNRS-Verimag): Controller Synthesis with Adversaries
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 16:30 Session 4: Systems Biology
14:00 - 14:45 Claire Tomlin (Berkeley and Stanford): Computational Methods 
for Decoding Protein Regulatory Networks
14:45 - 15:30 John Doyle (Caltech): Protocol Design and Analysis with 
applications to Biology
15:30 - 16:30 Charles Rockland (RIKEN Brain Science Institute): Systems-
science and Biology:  Exploiting Creative Tensions

16:30 - 17:00 Break   
17:00 - 18:30 Session 5: Persepectives
17:00 - 17:30 Manfred Morari (ETH, Zurich): Controlling Hybrid Systems from 
Theory to Application 
17:30 - 18:00 Bruce Krogh (CMU): When will we be able to Verify Real-scale 
Hybrid Systems? 
18:00 - 18:30 Panel Discussion


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7.7 Workshop on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets

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Workshop on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets

Contributed by: Gene H Golub, golub@stanford.edu

WORKSHOP ON ALGORITHMS FOR MODERN MASSIVE DATA SETS
Stanford University and Yahoo! Research
June 21--24, 2006

http://forum.stanford.edu/mmds/

OBJECTIVES: Explore novel techniques for modeling and analyzing massive,
high-dimensional, and nonlinear-structured data. Bring together computer
scientists, computational and applied mathematicians, statisticians, and
practitioners to promote cross-fertilization of ideas
THEORY: large scale numerical linear algebra; kernel-based nonlinear
structure extraction; tensor-based multilinear structure extraction;
geometrical and topological techniques; missing value estimation;
sampling-based algorithms

APPLICATIONS: analyzing microarray data and high-throughput chemical data
in pharmaceutical applications; identifying gene products, elucidating
protein folding pathways; detecting and classifying cancer; modeling
combinatorial structure of large social, computer, and communication
networks; identifying potential terrorist cells in communications
networks; identifying noisy images of targets and faces in realistic
settings; improving internet search engines; analyzing remote sensing data
for environmental planning, weather forecasting, and public health
contamination

ORGANIZERS: Gene Golub, Michael Mahoney, Petros Drineas, Lek-Heng Lim

SPONSORS: National Science Foundation, Stanford Computer Forum, Yahoo!
Research


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7.8 Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets

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Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets

Contributed by: Jacob Kogan, kogan@math.umbc.edu

International Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets
http://www.hdcl.org/
Hong Kong

to be Held in Conjunction with the
First International Conference on Scalable Information Systems (Infoscale'06)
http://www.infoscale.org/index.html

The workshop is devoted to clustering large and high-dimensional data, which
arises in diverse applications such as text/web mining and bioinformatics.

Important Dates
Papers Due:  February 11, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: March 17, 2006
Camera ready: April 4, 2006
Workshop: May 29, 2006

Organizers:
Jacob Kogan: kogan@math.umbc.edu
Charles Nicholas: nicholas@umbc.edu
Marc Teboulle: teboulle@post.tau.ac.il


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7.9 Joint CTS-HYCON Workshop on Nonlinear and Hybrid Control

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Joint CTS-HYCON Workshop on Nonlinear and Hybrid Control

Contributed by: F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue, lamnabhi@lss.supelec.fr

The main objective of the Joint CTS-HYCON Workshop is to bring together those
enrolled in the activities of the CTS Marie Curie Training Site and of the
HYCON Network of Excellence, in order to promote the exchange of ideas and
experiences and reinforce scientific contacts in the large multidisciplinary
area of the control of nonlinear and hybrid systems. The Workshop is also open
to other researchers, engineers and PhD students.

All PhD students (CTS fellows - present and past - HYCON PhD students and other
PhD students) are invited to participate by sending their paper by 15 February
2006. Instructions and templates are available on the web site of the Workshop:

www.cts-hycon-workshop.org

The selected papers will be presented at the Workshop together with a series of
lectures given by invited speakers:

Frank Allgower, Georges Bastin, Antonio Bicchi, Eduardo Camacho, Bronislaw
Jakubczyk, Karl Henrik Johansson, Antonio Loria, John Lygeros, Henk Nijmeijer,
Elena Panteley, Gauthier Sallet, Arjan van der Schaft, Rodolphe Sepulchre,
Andrew Teel, Claire Tomlin.

Junior speakers (PhD students) will contend for three of the Best Junior
Presentation Awards. The awards will be given both for scientific content and
for presentation technique. A selection of papers will be published after the
Workshop (August 2006) in a book edited by the International and Technical
Encyclopedia ISTE (www.iste.co.uk)

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Faculty: Delft Center for Systems and Control, NL

Contributed by: P.M.J. Van den Hof, n.vandenberg@dcsc.tudelft.nl

The Delft Center for Systems and Control at Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands, announces an open position for an

Assistant/Associate Professor 
Model-based Control of Mechatronic and Micro-systems 

Group
The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a merger of three former
systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e., the
groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen, Robert Babuska),
Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra, Carsten Scherer) and Applied Physics
(Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 15 academic staff who
supervise around 35 PhD students and 40 MSc students. The teaching and
research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and
identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid
dynamical systems. Applications include, but are not limited to, mechatronics
and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and traffic
control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new
international MSc program in Systems and Control, and participates in the BSc
and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied
physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates in
the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control).
The Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft
University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It
participates in the research activities of the Delft Research Centre on
Mechatronics and Microsystems, and it maintains cooperative research contacts
with many industrial partners. See also DCSC’s website: www.dcsc.tudelft.nl 

Tasks
· Performing and conducting research in the area of model-based control of
high-accuracy positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, and
contributing to the international literature in this area;
· Maintaining and extending a research laboratory in model-based control of
mechatronic and micro-systems;
· Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students in their research projects;
· Initiating research projects and seeking financial support from research
funding agencies (EU, government, industry);
· Contribution to the teaching activities of the group in undergraduate and
graduate courses and labs.

Requirements
The successful candidate has an excellent background in systems and control
theory and its applications, and is able to perform and conduct research
according to international standards, proven by international publications and
PhD thesis. Additionally, the candidate has either a mechanical engineering
background or a sufficient affinity with this area to teach in the ME BSc and
MSc programs. He/she is able to develop high quality applications of control
in (nano-) positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, including
real-time implementations of design/control strategies in laboratory setups.
To this end the candidate is able to effectively cooperate and communicate
with colleagues in the mechatronics and micro-systems fields. 
He/she has a stimulating and cooperative attitude in contacts with students
and colleagues and in projects performed in collaboration with other
university groups and/or industrial partners. International applicants must be
willing to acquire a working knowledge of the Dutch language.

Position
The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track,
dependent on the candidates experience and background. A salary is offered in
accordance with the Dutch university system.  

Information and application
Information on this position can be obtained from:
Prof. Michel Verhaegen, m.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl, 
Prof. Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, or
Prof. Carsten Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl 
Interested applicants should send their resume, including the names of two
professional referees, before 31 January 2006, to: Delft Center for Sytems and
Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD  Delft, The
Netherlands, e-mail: info@dcsc.tudelft.nl.  


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8.2 Faculty: Delft University of Technology NL

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Faculty: Delft University of Technology NL

Contributed by: Paul Van den Hof, n.vandenberg@dcsc.tudelft.nl

The Delft Center for Systems and Control at Delft University of Technology, 
The Netherlands, announces an open position for an

Assistant/Associate Professor 
Model-based Control of Mechatronic and Micro-systems 

Group
The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a merger of three former 
systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e., the 
groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen, Robert Babuska), 
Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra, Carsten Scherer) and Applied Physics 
(Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 15 academic staff who 
supervise around 35 PhD students and 40 MSc students. The teaching and 
research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and 
identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid 
dynamical systems. Applications include, but are not limited to, mechatronics 
and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and 
traffic control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new 
international MSc program in Systems and Control, and participates in the BSc 
and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied 
physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates 
in the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control).
The Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft 
University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It 
participates in the research activities of the Delft Research Centre on 
Mechatronics and Microsystems, and it maintains cooperative research contacts 
with many industrial partners. See also DCSC’s website: www.dcsc.tudelft.nl 

Tasks
·	Performing and conducting research in the area of model-based control 
of high-accuracy positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, and 
contributing to the international literature in this area;
·	Maintaining and extending a research laboratory in model-based 
control of mechatronic and micro-systems;
·	Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students in their research 
projects;
·	Initiating research projects and seeking financial support from 
research funding agencies (EU, government, industry);
·	Contribution to the teaching activities of the group in undergraduate 
and graduate courses and labs.

Requirements
The successful candidate has an excellent background in systems and control 
theory and its applications, and is able to perform and conduct research 
according to international standards, proven by international publications 
and PhD thesis. Additionally, the candidate has either a mechanical 
engineering background or a sufficient affinity with this area to teach in 
the ME BSc and MSc programs. He/she is able to develop high quality 
applications of control in (nano-) positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-
systems, including real-time implementations of design/control strategies in 
laboratory setups. To this end the candidate is able to effectively cooperate 
and communicate with colleagues in the mechatronics and micro-systems fields. 
He/she has a stimulating and cooperative attitude in contacts with students 
and colleagues and in projects performed in collaboration with other 
university groups and/or industrial partners. International applicants must 
be willing to acquire a working knowledge of the Dutch language.

Position
The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track, 
dependent on the candidates experience and background. A salary is offered in 
accordance with the Dutch university system.  

Information and application
Information on this position can be obtained from:
Prof. Michel Verhaegen, m.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl, 
Prof. Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, or
Prof. Carsten Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl 
Interested applicants should send their resume, including the names of two 
professional referees, before 31 January 2006, to: Delft Center for Sytems 
and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD  Delft, The 
Netherlands, e-mail: info@dcsc.tudelft.nl.  


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8.3 Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School HK

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Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School, HK

Contributed by: Zexiang Li, eezxli@ust.hk

Faculty/Postdoctor  Positions in Control and Mechatronic Engineering
Shenzhen Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)

HIT Shenzhen Graduate School is  a publicly funded institute located in the 
center of China's Silicon Valley: The Shenzhen High Tech Park.  The School's
Division of Control and Mechatronic Engineeirng  has an intake of 50 MPhil  
students, 15 PhD students  and 5 postdoctors per year.  New faculty members 
will have the opportunity to participate in building the division and moving 
it forward in exciting new directions. Ample opportunities  also exist for  
collaborating with the vast manufacturing, IT and other high-tech industries 
in the region. Strong applicants   with expertise in control, systems, 
computer vision, robotics, manufacturing, mechatronics and other related 
areas will be considered (the medium of instruction is English).  The 
appointments will be made at the level of assistant professor, associate 
professor, full professor or  industry endowed chair professor (applications 
for visiting appointments/postdoctors  will also be considered).

The salary level for these positions is much higher than the norm in China, 
with chair professor in the range of RMB260K to 360K per year, full professor 
in the range of RMB130K to 200K per year, postdoctor/assistant/associate 
professor in the range of RMB90K to 120K per year. Interested candidates can 
send a CV and a statement on  research plan, together with a cover letter 
including names of three referees to Professor Z.X. Li, Division of Control 
and Mechatronic Engineering, HIT Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China. 
(email: eezxli@ust.hk)


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8.4 Faculty: K.U.Leuven Belgium

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Faculty: K.U.Leuven, Belgium

Contributed by: J. Vandewalle, Joos.Vandewalle@esat.kuleuven.be

In the Electrical Engineering Department (ESAT) of the Faculty of Engineering 
a full time professor position is open in the field of optimization in 
engineering. The task includes research in the field of optimization theory, 
algorithms, software, techniques and their validation in engineering 
applications. The research is aimed at a coherent line of fundamental research 
up to modern and future applications. In addition to the classical 
optimization techniques, the research is mainly focussed on convex 

optimization techniques. The goal is to strengthen the expertise built up in a 
recently awarded Centre of Excellence on optimization in engineering at the 
K.U.Leuven. This Centre of Excellence is composed of a consortium of 4 groups 
from different engineering departments (electrical engineering, computer 
science, mechanical engineering and chemical engineering). The task includes a 
role as principal investigator of this Centre of Excellence and coordination 
of the tasks of the different participating groups. More details on the Centre 
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/coe-oe/ or from the director of the Centre:
 Prof. J. Vandewalle (email : Joos.Vandewalle@esat.kuleuven.be)
The candidate is expected to carry out teaching activities in the field of 
optimization in engineering. The candidate is expected to attract national and 
international research projects in the field and to supervise this research. 
The candidate has to prove that she/he has a wide experience in the research 
field mentioned and has to show his/her educational skills.

The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree with an extensive experience in 
optimization in engineering. Depending on the previous qualifications of the 
candidate an appointment can be made in one of the different academic ranks. 
More details on the application procedure at the webpage 
http://www.kuleuven.be/admin/rd/niv3p/vzap6/ad-j02twn.htm. K.U.Leuven is
an equal opportunity employer.
Deadline: January 31, 2006


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8.5 Faculty: University of California Santa Cruz USA

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Faculty: University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Contributed by: William Dunbar, dunbar@soe.ucsc.edu

The Department of Computer Engineering at the University of California,
Santa Cruz invites applications for the following faculty position:

For position #488, a tenure track (Assistant Professor) faculty position,
we seek outstanding applicants in all areas of Computer Engineering, and 
particularly welcome those with research interests in Assistive Technology 
including sensory augmentation, human-machine interface, wearable computers,
prosthetic devices, and technology for the elderly and the disabled.  
http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/jobs/faculty/ce/2005-488.html


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8.6 MSPhD: Ryerson University Canada

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MS,PhD: Ryerson University, Canada

Contributed by: Krishna Kumar, kdkumar@ryerson.ca

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University has a strong 
and vibrant research programme involving the development of pico- and femto-
satellites (weighing less than 1 kilogram) under Dr. Krishna Kumar. Research 
assistantships for several masters’ and PhD students are available in his 
areas of research starting Fall 2006. Dr. Kumar’s areas of research include 
Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, Orbit and Attitude Dynamics and 
Control, Formation Flying, Microsatellite systems, Nano- and Femto-
Satellites using Nanotechnology and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). 
To pursue research in these exciting areas, the candidates should have a 
bachelor/master’s degree in mechanical/aerospace/electrical/computer 
engineering with a strong background in dynamics and control systems, 
mathematics as well as high GPA and TOEFL score. The Candidates with 
experience in desigining university satellites, real-time controllers, and 
communication systems are highly preferable. For post-doctoral fellowships, 
the candidates must have experience in designing university satellites.

Interested candidates should send (preferably by email) latest by January 
9, 2005, their resumes with names and contact information of three 
references as well as copies of any research papers to: 

Dr. Krishna Kumar, Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Space Systems Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5B 2K3 
Tel: 1-416-979-5000 Ext. 4908, Fax: 1-416-979-5056
Email: kdkumar@ryerson.ca
http://www.ryerson.ca/~mechgrad/faculty.html

Students must apply to the M.S./PhD program (Mechanical engineering; 
specilization: Manufacturing, Materials and Solid Mechanics) and comply with 
the graduate school application requirements provided at 
http://www.ryerson.ca/gradstudies/admissions/. The graduate school deadline 
is January 9, 2006 for international students and Februray 6, 2006 for 
students from North America but you should submit all required material as 
early as possible.


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8.7 PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore

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PDF: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Contributed by: L. Xie, elhxie@ntu.edu.sg

Postdoctoral position available immediately for Soft Intelligent Sensors and 
Its Applications in Magnetic Data Storage Systems. The objective of the 
research is to (1) to propose an effective way to measure the vibration 
rejection capability of a precision motion control system; (2) to understand 
and study optimal design of nonlinear sensors (observers) for predicting 
vibrations; (3) to design soft intelligent sensors (observers) that combine 
dynamic models with existing measurements to infer the required signals; and
(4) to verify the proposed soft intelligent sensors in hard disk drives 
servo systems and demonstrate the effectiveness of the sensors and the 
vibration rejection measurement method.

Expertise or aptitude in dynamic modeling and control is essential. Some 
background in measurement and signal processing and experience in real 
control systems are desired. The candidates are expected to have a strong 
interest in advanced control system design for hard disk drives.
 
Send applications (letter, CV, contact information for three references, a 
pdf file of your best relevant paper) to Lihua Xie via email 
(elhxie@ntu.edu.sg), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798. Review of applications 
will continue until the position is filled, but priority will be given to 
early submissions.


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8.8 PhD: Australian National University Australia

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PhD: Australian National University, Australia

Contributed by: David Hill, David.Hill@anu.edu.au

Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering

PhD Scholarships in Complex Networks

Applications are invited for two PhD scholarships to work on projects in the 
area of Complex Networks. These positions are supported by Professor David 
Hill’s Federation Fellowship research program: Complex Networks: Dynamics, 
Optimization and Control. There are several projects aimed at the basic 
science of dynamic networks and others more oriented to applications – see 
further information below. The candidate should have an upper level honours 
degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or physics with an 
orientation to mathematical analysis and computing, but enthusiasm for 
challenging new problems and a willingness to learn are of high importance. 

An annual tax-free stipend of $19,231 will be provided, plus supplementation 
of $6,000 in the first year, increasing to $8,000 and $10,000 in subsequent 
years, subject to satisfactory progress.  A further top-up amount, fee 
expenses and relocation expenses are available according to prior experience 
and circumstances. 

Further information:  Projects: http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~dhill

Enquiries and applications sent to: Professor David Hill, 
David.Hill@anu.edu.au,
02 6125 8634

Closing date :  31 January 2006


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8.9 PhD: Darwin project TUE The Netherlands

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PhD: Darwin project, TUE, The Netherlands

Contributed by: Bert van Beek, d.a.v.beek@tue.nl

A 4-year PhD position is available in the Darwin project on modeling, analysis
and control of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) systems. MRI scanners are
complex embedded systems. They consist of many different components such as
the different magnetic actuators and sensors, the data acquisition system, the
patient support system, the host with the user interface system, and the image
manipulation system. The components consist of a combination of hardware and
software. They operate concurrently by communication and synchronization via
interfaces.

The challenge in the design of MRI scanners is to obtain new realizations of
the scanners in a short time with the proper quality with respect to among
others cost, reliability, optimal clinical functionality, evolvability, and
ease of extendibility / upgradeability of the installed base. Therefore, the
current design and architecture of the scanners needs to be evaluated and
improved.

Research involves modeling, analysis and design of (components of) the MRI
scanners. The objective of modeling and analysis is twofold: 1) to gain better
insight in the dynamical behavior and architecture of the current MRI
scanners. 2) to enable quantitative evaluation and comparison of extensions
and changes to the MRI (control system) design and architecture. 

Required is a MSc. in one of the following fields: electrical / mechanical
engineering, computer science, physics, applied mathematics. The applicant
should have good programming / modeling skills.

The PhD student will be employed by the Systems Engineering Group of the
Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
together with a second PhD student and a programmer. The two PhD students work
in a team of approximately ten PhD students participating in the Darwin
project divided over the Embedded Systems Institute (ESI) and seven industrial
and academic partners. One of the two PhD students focuses on the
architectural and discrete-event aspects. The other PhD student focuses on so
called hybrid models (combined discrete and continuous dynamics). Candidates
should apply at the Embedded Systems Institute at www.esi.nl (Jobs > PhD
students > vacancies Darwin09 and Darwin10).


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8.10 PhD: Southampton University UK

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PhD: Southampton University, UK

Contributed by: Robert Allen, ra@soton.ac.uk

Institute of Sound and Vibration Research Signal Processing and Control Group

PhD Studentship in Biomedical Signal Processing & Human Performance 
Measurement

A UK-EU research studentship is available from October 2005 to work on a 3-
year, EPSRC-funded, cross-disciplinary project on the design of high 
performance marine craft from a human factors perspective.  The project is in 
partnership with Ship Science (School of Engineering Sciences, Southampton 
University) and University College Chichester.  The ISVR is undertaking all 
the signal processing aspects of the project which involves measurement and 
processing of marine craft motion and vibration and also human performance 
measurement and analysis during high speed sea trials in both calm and 
adverse weather conditions.  Experimental testing, simulation studies and 
theoretical modelling will also be undertaken.  A Postdoctoral Research 
Fellow is working on the overall aspects of the project and the research 
student will develop multivariable signal processing techniques to relate 
changes in biomedical signals to the performance of high speed marine craft.

The RNLI is actively involved in the project, together with industry and end-
users.  

Skills required are the ability to work across subject boundaries, a core 
strength in signal processing and/or pattern recognition algorithms and the 
desire to work within a team.

The project will begin as soon as possible. For further information please 
contact:

Robert Allen
Professor of Biodynamics & Control
Institute of Sound & Vibration Research
University of Southampton
Southampton  SO17 1BJ
Hampshire, England

Tel:  +44(0)23 8059 3746
Fax:  +44(0)23 8059 3190


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8.11 PhDPDF: K.U.Leuven Belgium

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PhD,PDF: K.U.Leuven, Belgium

Contributed by: J. Vandewalle, Joos.Vandewalle@esat.kuleuven.be

Junior or Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow Positions  and Doctoral Student 
Positions on Optimization in Engineering, Kath. Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 
In the framework of the  Center of Excellence on Optimization in Engineering  
at the K.U.Leuven there  are openings for two Postdoctoral Researchers and 
several doctoral students in the area of Optimization in Engineering.

For the postdoctoral researchers, we are looking for candidates with a PhD 
degree (or close to completion) in electrical, (bio-)chemical, mechanical 
engineering, computer science or applied mathematics. A deep knowledge and 
expertise in either the theory or the application of optimization in 
engineering is required for the position.

For the doctoral students, except for an excellent academic track record, a 
strong interest in optimization and engineering applications is necessary. A 
(preliminary) list of possible research projects for PhD students can be found 
on the COE_OE website http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/coe-oe/ .

We are particularly interested in applicants with previous exposure to one of 
the following areas: convex optimization theory and methods, algorithms and 
numerics of optimization, design optimization in mechanical, electrical, or 
(bio-)chemical engineering, control system design, system identification and 
modeling.

The successful applicants will join a multidisciplinary research team, and are 
expected to collaborate with other researchers in the Centre. The positions 
are associated with one of the Laboratories of the Centre. Research and 
computing facilities of these laboratories are of the highest standard.

The postdoctoral positions are available on a full-time fixed term basis for 
two years with the possibility of an additional two years. The doctoral 
students will receive a one-year contract, with the possibility for extension. 
A first round of applications will close on February 6, 2006. The positions 
can start as early as possible in the Spring of 2006. New openings will be 
announced in the beginning of July 2006.

Please send your application letter with extensive CV, publication list and 
names and email addresses of 2 referees by email to 
bart.motmans@esat.kuleuven.be with subject: CoE-OE application- mention 
Postdoc or PhD. PhD Students need to indicate a project of their choice with 
motivation. Please ask your referees to send their recommendation letter 
directly to bart.motmans@esat.kuleuven.be K.U.Leuven is an equal opportunity 
employer.


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8.12 PhD PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore

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PhD, PDF: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Contributed by: Danwei Wang, edwwang@ntu.edu.sg

Positions are available as Research Fellows, Research Associates and Ph.D 
students in the Division of Control and Instrumentation, School of 
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 
Singapore. 

Research activities are for the following two projects:
(1)     Satellite formation modeling and control 
        (dynamic modeling of satellite formation, optimal control 
        design and high fidelity simulation);
(2)     Performance monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis for 
        high value and complex manufacturing equipment

Required qualifications and renumerations (US$ = S$1.67 as of 28 Dec 2005)
Research Fellows: 	Ph.D degree in the relevant areas (renumeration from 
                        S$3,500 per month);
Research Associates:	Master degree with backgrounds in dynamic systems, 
                        control engineering or equivalent fields 
                        (renumeration from S$3,200 per month);
Ph.D students:	        Master/Bachelor degree in the field of electrical 
                        engineering or mechanical engineering 
                        (Scholarship is S$1,400-S$1,500 per month).

Interested persons send CV to: Prof Danwei Wang at 
edwwang@ntu.edu.sg as soon as possible.


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8.13 PhD PDF: Spanish Council for Scientific Research Spain

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PhD, PDF: Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Spain

Contributed by: Rodolfo Haber, rhaber@iai.csic.es

2 PhD Scholarships and 1 PostDoctoral position at Advanced Machine Tool 
Automation Research Group (GAMHE). 
Department of Computer Science.
Industrial Automation Institute (IAI).
Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).
Madrid, Spain.

The activities of GAMHE are focused on embedded, networked and knowledge-
based control&supervisory systems for the next generation of machine tools 
and machining processes.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified people. The PhD candidate 
will design and implement a networked control and supervision system (NCSS) 
based on Artificial Intelligence techniques for optimizing high-speed 
machining processes. The main idea is to capitalize synergies between 
information and knowledge from sensorial information and expert operators, 
between classic control strategies (e.g., internal model control, feedback 
linearization) and soft-computing techniques (hybridization of knowledge 
representation based on Fuzzy Logic, learning on the basis of Artificial 
Neural Networks and optimization based on genetic algorithms). The synergy 
between advanced computational algorithms in standards middleware and 
communication technologies is another essential issue to be considered.
The method for designing and implementing NCSS, derived for a first approach 
of an interconnection theory that will be addressed in this project, will be 
applied to optimize high-speed machining processes through a networked 
control and supervision system. 

Research activities will be related with the development of methods and 
strategies that permit the synergy of control algorithms, computational 
methods, real-time software, and communications facilities, enabling the 
necessary convergence of information processing, communication, computational 
methods, and soft-computing techniques for supervision and control.

PhD Scholarships. The main task for the accepted candidates will be to 
conduct research towards his/her PhD. The candidates are expected to complete 
the degree within 4 years.

Applicants should have MSc (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science, 
Automatic Control, Mechanical or Telecommunications Engineering with a strong 
background in control theory, middleware and soft-computing techniques. Some 
knowledge of programming (C++) and experience with MATLAB package are 
required. Applicants from European Union are encouraged to apply. 

The salary will be about 1000 EUR/month+ about 2% /year. Health insurance 
will also be provided.

The candidate may begin on March 2006.

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Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a postdoctoral 
position (PDF). The position will be for one year and can be extended.

A PhD-degree in Computer Science or Automatic Control is required with a 
strong background in Fuzzy Control, Neural Networks-based control, Genetic 
Algorithms and middleware standards. Some knowledge of programming (C++) and 
experience with MATLAB package are required. Applicants from European Union 
are encouraged to apply.
 
The salary will be about 2000 EUR/month. Health insurance will also be 
provided.

The candidate may begin on June 2006 or before.

Enquiries and applications (C.V. + two references) should be sent (preferably 
by e-mail) with the subject: “PhD GAMHE” or “PDF GAMHE” before January 
15th,2006 to:

Dr. Rodolfo Haber (rhaber@iai.csic.es)
Departamento de Informática
Instituto de Automática Industrial (CSIC)
Ctra. de Campo Real km. 0.200. CP 28500. Madrid
SPAIN.


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8.14 Post-Doc: Lakehead University Canada

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Post-Doc: Lakehead University Canada

Contributed by: Wilson Wang, wilson.wang@Lakeheadu.ca

The Laboratory for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (LIMS) in the Department 
of Mechanical Engineering at Lakehead University is seeking a postdoctoral 
fellow with a strong research background in the areas of parallel robot, 
robot control, or vibration control. A PhD degree in Electrical or 
Mechanical Engineering is highly desirable. 

The candidate should have the permission to work in Canada. The position is 
available immediately, and can be initially filled for 12 months. The 
possibility of extension depends on performance and continued funding. 

An application, including a CV and names and contact information of at least 
two references, should be emailed to: wilson.wang@Lakeheadu.ca



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8.15 Research Fellow: Australian National University Australia

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Research Fellow: Australian National University, Australia

Contributed by: David Hill, David.Hill@anu.edu.au

Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
Systems and Control Group – Complex Networks

RESEARCH FELLOW  – two positions
Fixed Term of up to 3 years
Salary Range:	AUD 62,985 - AUD 74,313  pa plus 17% super
Reference:	ISE3150

The above positions are funded from Professor David Hill’s Federation 
Fellowship research program: Complex Networks: Dynamics, Optimization and 
Control. There are projects aimed at the basic science of dynamic networks 
and others more oriented to applications. These positions are established 
mainly for basic work including dynamic behaviour, network collapse, control 
structures and algorithms. 

Applicants should have a PhD and demonstrated achievements in related areas 
of dynamical systems, systems science, networks science, control or 
algorithms.  A willingness to contribute, as a member of the team, towards 
the broader goals of the research program is essential.

Further information:
(particulars and selection criteria)  
http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/jobs/

Enquiries (but not applications): 
Professor David Hill                                                        
David.Hill@anu.edu.au                                                        
http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~dhill					  
+61 2 6125 8634

Closing date : 31 January 2006


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8.16 Research positions: IRISA Rennes France

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Research positions: IRISA, Rennes, France

Contributed by: Michèle Basseville, michele.basseville@irisa.fr

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work  within a team
dedicated to statistical inference for structural health monitoring.
The team is involved in national and european projects on monitoring the
integrity of civil engineering structures and in-flight monitoring of
aircrafts.  http://www.irisa.fr/sisthem/

Both permanent and temporary positions are available, at either junior or
experienced level,  for people holding a Ph.D. in a relevant area of applied
mathematics, or signal processing, or control engineering, or civil
engineering, or aeronautics.  Expertise in diagnostics systems would be
appreciated.

Deadlines range from mid-january to mid-february.

Information and links available on this page
http://www.irisa.fr/sisthem/sujets.htm




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