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Address Change: Colin Bravington

Contributed by: Colin Bravington, Colin.Bravington@iee.org

Effective immediately my contact details are now:

Address: 'Tzapetros Spiti', Kentroma, 49083 Corfu, Greece.
e-mail: Colin.Bravington@iee.org
Phone: +30 2663 091561


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1.2 New Address for Kevin L. Moore


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New Address for Kevin L. Moore

Contributed by: Kevin L. Moore, kmoore@mines.edu

Effective June 24, my new coordinates are:

Kevin L. Moore, Ph.D., P.E.
G.A. Dobelman Distinguished Chair and Professor of Engineering
Division of Engineering
Colorado School of Mines 
1610 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
 
Phone: 303-273-3650 (Division office)
Fax: 303-273-3602
email: kmoore@mines.edu
 


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Registry for Applied Biomimetics

Contributed by: John Pietrzyk, john@biomimeticsregistry.net

Announcement:

Bioengineers and biologists interested in participating as retained 
consultants/advisors on projects developing advanced materials and 
engineering products based on 'biological design paradigms' are encouraged to 
register their expertise at http://www.biomimeticsregistry.net

Details on how biology is increasingly inspiring and guiding intelligent 
software, systems and control engineers, and other engineering categories, in 
the design and development of successful commercial products can be found on 
the Registry website.

Biomimetic Connections, Inc., established in 2002, is a California-based 
corporation identifying biological information and expertise on behalf of 
engineering clients to support and accelerate their development of bio-
inspired products.

For more information please contact:

John Pietrzyk, President // john@biomimeticsregistry.net 

Biomimetic Connections, Inc. / 5066 Anaheim Loop / Union City, CA 94587-
5523 / T/F: 510-489-8060 

 
 
 


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2.2 Short Course on Dynamic Traffic Flow Modelling and Control


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Short Course on Dynamic Traffic Flow Modelling and Control

Contributed by: Markos Papageorgiou, markos@dssl.tuc.gr

Technical University of Crete
Dynamic Systems and Simulation Laboratory
Chania 73100, Greece

7th SHORT COURSE 2005 DYNAMIC TRAFFIC FLOW MODELLING AND CONTROL
Lecturer: Prof. Markos Papageorgiou
Date:  3-7 October 2005
Location: Chania (Crete), Greece
Fee:  1.200 EURO (for graduate students: 800 EURO )
(20% reduction is granted in case of more than one participation from the
same institution)

The design, analysis, and evaluation of Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITS) requires a good knowledge of traffic flow modelling and control
techniques as well as of powerful methodologies from the areas of
optimisation, control, networks and dynamic systems. The purpose of the
intensive 5-day course is to cover the basic theory and tools necessary for
efficient design and evaluation of ITS on highway networks. The course will
begin with traffic flow modelling and validation that includes a coverage of
the various traffic flow models, the modelling of traffic networks, and
simulation tools. Measurement devices and estimation problems in traffic
networks, that include automatic incident detection and O-D estimation, will
be presented and discussed. The state-of-the art techniques on freeway
control, road traffic control, and integrated control employing ramp
metering, signal control, and route guidance via application of modern
optimisation, control, and estimation techniques, together with several case
studies will be presented. Some 45 exercises will be used for consolidation
of the provided knowledge. Extensive written materials, including all
transparency copies, will be handed out.

Who Should Attend
Graduate students, engineers, researchers, consultants, and government
employees who are interested in improving their understanding of advanced
traffic flow modelling and control tools and in becoming familiar with their
application in ITS.

Please forward the information about the Short Course to any of your
colleagues who may be interested.

For More Information
To take more information (Detailed Course Contents, About the Lecturer, Fee
and Registration Form, Location, Accommodation, Evaluation of previous
courses) please visit the site
http://www.dssl.tuc.gr/en/ShortCourse/7thShortCourse.htm or contact:

Prof. Markos Papageorgiou
Director
Dynamic Systems & Simulation Laboratory
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
University Campus
GR-73100 Chania, GREECE
Tel: +30-2821-0-37289
Fax: +30-2821-0-69568/69410
E-mail: markos@dssl.tuc.gr
Web: http://www.dssl.tuc.gr


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Circuit Analysis Fundamentals

Contributed by: Mansour Eslami, eslami@ece.uic.edu

Circuit Analysis Fundamentals.
Mansour Eslami, Chicago, IL: Agile Press, xxiv + 400 pp., June 2005
ISBN 0-9718239-5-2  "agilepress@agileresearch.com"
Library of Congress Control Number:  2005902650 

Most classical circuit textbooks are written in a rather encyclopedic manner
with over 850 pages, covering many non-essential topics and too much of 
repetitions. In this volume, the fundamentals of circuit theory are 
restructured in a focused manner, and taught differently, in order that the 
students benefit the most and remember the underlying topics longer. The 
primary objective of the textbook has been to cut through a body of 
materials, which these materials are not simple for the first timers, but 
are presented in an orderly and algorithmically-oriented approach, in order 
that the overall body of materials covered in the course will be grasped by 
students even though their backgrounds are possibly weak. It is not the 
author's intention to write a textbook that crosses over several circuit 
courses, nor is a small portion to be used in one course. Rather, the 
intention has been to write a textbook that is used cover to cover for one 
basic course and is kept for life.  

The book consists of 12 chapters which coherently constructs new knowledge 
(as far as students are concerned) as it proceeds from one chapter to the 
next. Each chapter has a set of interesting problems to reflect on topics 
covered in the course in an orderly manner. Students are challenged to pay 
especial attention to the materials and topics covered in the course rather 
than number crunching. All in all the emphasis in writing this book has been 
to motivate and indeed encourage students to think, and allow them to rely 
on the knowledge gained, and build upon that as they proceed -- a real-life 
experience. Here, the author wants them to think and dream about the results 
and constantly strive toward reaching that illusive end-game with minimum 
distraction and by focusing on the materials at hand.

The headings for table of contents are as follows. 

Preface
Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment Continued

Chapter One: Introduction
1.1.	Overview and Scope of The Book
1.2.	Kirchhoff'S Laws
1.3.	Typical Circuit Elements
1.4.	Characteristic Curves
1.5.	Characteristic Curve of Resistors
1.6.	Concluding Remarks
1.7.	Problem Set

Chapter Two: Elements of Network Analysis
2.1.	Introduction
2.2.	Method #zero -- Solution By The Primitive Approach
2.3.	Mesh Equations
2.4.	Method #one -- Solution By The Mesh Equations
2.5.	Source Transformation
2.6.	Problem Set

Chapter Three: Network Analysis Continued
3.1.	Introduction
3.2.	Method #two -- Solution By The Node Equations
3.3.	Source Transformation Continued
3.4.	Source Transformation in Non-conventional Settings
3.5.	Method #three -- Solution By The Conventional Source Transformation
3.6.	Circuits with Mixed Sources
3.7.	Method #four -- Solution By The Utilization of Super Loop
3.8.	Example 3.6-1 Continued
3.9.	Method #three Continued
3.10.	Method #five -- Solution By The Parameterization
3.11.	Method #six -- Solution By The Reconfiguration
3.12.	Method #seven -- Solution By The Superposition Rule
3.13.	Problem Set

Chapter Four: Numerical Examples and Problems 
4.1.	Introduction
4.2.	Numerical Examples
4.3.	Problem Set

Chapter Five: Essential Formulae and Theorems
5.1.	Introduction
5.2.	Parallel and Series Connections
5.3.	Equivalent Network Theorems
5.4.	Useful Formulae
5.5.	The Basic Concepts in Electric Power
5.6.	Circuit Analysis -- a Reflection
5.7.	Matrix Algebra
5.8.	Problem Set

Chapter Six: Circuits with Complex Elements
6.1.	Introduction
6.2.	Circuits with Complex Elements
6.3.	Complex Elements Revisited
6.4.	General Circuits with Complex Elements
6.5.	Power
6.6.	Problem Set

Chapter Seven: Differential Equations and Circuits with Sequential Switches
7.1.	Introduction
7.2.	Differential Equations
7.3.	Network Analysis Continued
7.4.	Circuits with Sequential Switches
7.5.	Problem Set

Chapter Eight: Mutual Inductance and Ideal Transformers
8.1.	Introduction
8.2.	Mutual Inductance
8.3.	Ideal Transformers
8.4.	Problem Set

Chapter Nine: Laplace Transformation 
9.1.	Introduction
9.2.	Catalog of Special Functions
9.3.	Laplace Transform Rules and Theorems
9.4.	Inverse Transformation
9.5.	Partial Fraction Expansions
9.6.	Solution of Differential Equations
9.7.	Applications of Laplace Transformation in Circuits
9.8.	Concluding Remarks and Important Theorems
9.9.	Problem Set

Chapter Ten: Frequency Response
10.1.	Introduction
10.2.	Frequency-domain Representation
10.3.	Bode Diagrams
10.4.	A Few Reference Transfer Functions
10.5.	Wave Shaping Circuits
10.6.	Basic Properties of a Second-order System
10.7.	Parallel Resonance
10.8.	Scaling
10.9.	Problem Set

Chapter Eleven: Two-port Networks
11.1.	Introduction
11.2.	Fundamentals of Two-port Networks
11.3.	Basic Aspects of Feedback Theory
11.4.	General Description of Feedback Amplifiers
11.5.	Common Algebra to Analyze Circuits with Three-terminal Devices (Ttd)
11.6.	Multi-port Networks
11.7.	Operational Amplifiers
11.8.	Problem Set

Chapter Twelve: Polyphase  Circuits
12.1.	Introduction
12.2.	Polyphase Sources
12.3.	Applications of TPBS
12.4.	Load Transformations
12.5.	Power Measurements
12.6.	Power Measurements Using Wattmeters
12.7.	Unbalanced Load
12.8.	Problem Set

REFERENCES
INDEX

The book comes with a teaching manual for those who adopt it for their 
courses. This manual displays all lecture materials in large illustrations, 
and facilitates tremendously teaching from this textbook. The manual comes 
in pdf files or a paper copy.


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4.2 New Book on System Thermodynamics


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New Book on System Thermodynamics

Contributed by: Wassim M. Haddad, wm.haddad@aerospace.gatech.edu

Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach
by Wassim M. Haddad, VijaySekhar Chellaboina, and Sergey G. Nersesov

Princeton University Press 
ISBN: 0-691-12327-6
200 pages

This book places thermodynamics on a system-theoretic foundation so as to 
harmonize it with classical mechanics. Using the highest standards of 
exposition and rigor, the authors develop a novel formulation of 
thermodynamics that can be viewed as a moderate-sized system theory as 
compared to statistical thermodynamics. This middle-ground theory involves 
deterministic large-scale dynamical system models that bridge the gap 
between classical and statistical thermodynamics.

The authors’ theory is motivated by the fact that a discipline as cardinal 
as thermodynamics—entrusted with some of the most perplexing secrets of our 
Universe—demands far more than physical mathematics as its underpinning. 
Even though many great physicists, such as Archimedes, Newton, and Lagrange, 
have humbled us with their mathematically seamless eurekas over the 
centuries, a great many physicists and engineers who have developed the 
theory of thermodynamics seem to have forgotten that mathematics, when used 
rigorously, is the irrefutable pathway to truth.

This book uses system theoretic ideas to bring coherence, clarity, and 
precision to an extremely important and poorly understood classical area of 
science. 

Contents
Preface 
Chapter 1. Introduction 
Chapter 2. Dynamical System Theory 
Chapter 3. A Systems Foundation for Thermodynamics 
Chapter 4. Temperature Equipartition and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 
Chapter 5. Work, Heat, and the Carnot Cycle 
Chapter 6. Thermodynamic Systems with Linear Energy Exchange 
Chapter 7. Continuum Thermodynamics 
Chapter 8. Conclusion 
Bibliography 
Index


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CFP: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

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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5.2 CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks


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CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks

Contributed by: F.L. Lewis, Lewis@uta.edu

Papers are invited for a Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks 
on “Neural Networks for Feedback Control”.  The purpose of this Special 
Issue is to bring together the Neural Networks Community and the Control 
Systems Community, and Approximate Dynamic Programming and standard feedback 
control system design techniques.  The time is right to provide a forum for 
increased communication and interaction between these communities.

Topics include but are not limited to Neurocontrol of dynamical feedback 
systems, Approximate dynamic programming, Approximately optimal control, 
Adaptive critics, Value function approximation for control design, Feedback 
control using neural networks, Neural Net backstepping, FB linearization, 
Feedforward loop control, dynamic inversion, Compensation of actuator 
nonlinearities, Compensation of unmodeled dynamics, Approximation-based 
control systems, Reinforcement learning for feedback control, Biological 
exemplars for feedback control, Failure recovery and mode switching, 
Estimation, identification, and observers, Applications in aerospace, ship 
and vehicle feedback control, process feedback control.  

The Guest editors are F.L. Lewis, Univ.of Texas at Arlington;  Don Wunsch, 
Univ. Missouri-Rolla;  Jie Huang, Chinese University of Hong Kong;  T. 
Parisini, University of Trieste;  Danil Prokhorov, Ford Motor Co.

Submitted manuscripts will be screened for topical relevance, and those 
relevant will undergo IEEE TNN standard review procedures. See http://ieee-
cis.org/pubs/tnn for details.  Papers should be submitted electronically in 
pdf form to Guest Editor Danil Prokhorov at the email address 
dprokhor@ford.com

The paper submission deadline is 1st December 2005.


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5.3 Call for papers: Special Issue on Cooperative Intelligent Vehicles


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Call for papers: Special Issue on Cooperative Intelligent Vehicles

Contributed by: Ljubo Vlacic, l.vlacic@griffith.edu.au

The IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Special issue on Cooperative Intelligent Vehicles

Intelligent Vehicles are increasing in prominence and are at the forefront 
of technical innovation in modern day vehicle technologies. 

Their development has been the subject of various research paradigms, the 
most notable being: (a) Driver Assistance, (b) Autonomous (driverless) 
Vehicle and (c) Cooperative Intelligent Vehicles concepts. 
The technologies so far developed under the Driver Assistance concept are 
capable of, for example: automatic reverse parallel parking, lane departure 
warning, stop-and-go automatic driving in traffic congested situations, road 
departure collision avoidance, vision enhancement, rear-end collision 
avoidance, adaptive cruise control on highways, obstacle avoidance, lane 
keeping assistance, etc. 

The Autonomous (driverless) Vehicle concept, enables a single, stand-alone 
(driverless) vehicle to drive independently along a road lane, typically 
segregated from the remaining road lanes. Finally, the Cooperative 
Intelligent Vehicles concept enables many driverless vehicles to coexist on 
roads in cooperation with each other, the road infrastructure and vehicles 
driven by human beings. 

Although these research paradigms have achieved significant progress since 
their inception, there are a number of problems yet to be solved before 
cooperative intelligent vehicles will be seen on city roads, and be able to 
safely share the road environment with all road users (pedestrians and 
bikes/bicycles/vehicles driven by human beings). 

Focus
This special issue, being focused on a broad spectrum of cooperation among 
intelligent vehicles - regardless of whether they are driverless or driven 
by human beings - seeks submissions from scientists and researchers 
affiliated with both academic and industrial research institutes, as well as 
government institutions, on topics related (but not limited) to:

* Decision & control algorithms for cooperative driving by driverless 
  intelligent vehicles
* Decision & control algorithms for avoidance of a collision with dynamic 
  road obstacles such as pedestrians, vehicles and other road users (i.e. 
  cooperative driverless driving in time varying road environments)
* Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication and real-time data exchange techniques
* Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communication and real-time data exchange 
  techniques 
* Cooperative Intelligent Vehicle architectures
* Architecture of a System of Cooperative Intelligent Vehicles
* Cooperative Intelligent Vehicle On-Board Sensors

Submissions addressing practical applications and on-road (in-field) 
experimental testing are strongly encouraged. Authors intending to submit 
survey or tutorial papers may wish to decide to contact Professor Ljubo 
Vlacic before formal submission. 

Guest Editors: 

Dr Ljubo Vlacic
Professor and Director
Intelligent Control Systems Laboratory
Institute for Intelligent and Integrated Systems
Griffith University
Brisbane Qld 4111 Australia
Phone: +61 7 3875 5024; 		Fax: +61 7 3875 5198
Email: l.vlacic@griffith.edu.au
	http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/icsl/vlacic/

Dr Toshio Fukuda
Professor, 
Dept. of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering
Nagoya University 
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603
Japan
Phone no. +81-52-789-4478; 	Fax no.    +81-52-789-3115
Email: fukuda@mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp	http://mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Important Dates: 
15 June 2005:	Call for Papers
15 August 2005:	Expression of Interest 
	(please submit your letter of intent  to L.Vlacic@griffith.edu.au)
20 September 2005:	Opening Paper Submission
15 October 2005:	Closing Paper Submission 
15 February 2006:	Paper Acceptance Announcement 
15 April 2006:	Submission of reviewed versions and
	Final Review of the Accepted Papers    
15 May 2006:	Camera-ready Paper Submission
September 2006:	Expected Publication

Electronic submission process
Authors are advised to follow the electronic paper submission requirements, 
as per the Information for Authors Guidelines published at 
  http://its-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/index.html?mode=instruction
In case of any difficulty with the submission process, authors may contact 
the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Simona Berte, transits@ce.unipr.it


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5.4 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. 2     June, 2005

Regular Paper:
1. Paper Title: LMI Approach to Robust Filtering for Discrete Time-Delay
                Systems with Nonlinear Disturbances
       Authors: Huijun Gao and Changhong Wang
2. Paper Title: Modeling and Control of the Active Suspension System Using
                Proportional Integral Sliding Mode Approach
       Authors: Yahaya Md. Sam and Johari H. S. Osman
3. Paper Title: Global Asymptotic Stabilization of the Prototypical
                Aeroelastic Wing Section via TP Model Transformation
       Authors: Peter Baranyi, Peter Korondi and Hideki Hashimoto
4. Paper Title: A Simple Control Method Coping with a Kinematically Ill-Posed
                Inverse Problem of Redundant Robots: Analysis in Case of a 
                Handwriting Robot
       Authors: Suguru Arimoto, Hiroe Hashiguchi, and Ryuta Ozawa
5. Paper Title: Invariant Sliding Sector for Variable Structure Control
       Authors: Satoshi Suzuki, Yaodong Pan, Katsuhisa Furuta, and Shoshiro
                Hatakeyama
6. Paper Title: Passive Control Synthesis for Uncertain Markovian Jump Linear
                Systems with Multiple Mode-Dependent Time-Delays
       Authors: Wu-Hua Chen, Zhi-Hong Guan, and Xianmei Lu
7. Paper Title: An Optimal Tracking Control Approach for the Sustained
                Acceleration Contsturction in the Flight Simulator Motion 
                System
       Authors: Thong-Shing Hwang, Cheng-Hung Kuo, and Ming-Sung Kuo
8. Paper Title: Effective Decentralized TITO Process Identification from 
                Closed-Loop Step Responses
       Authors: Shao-Yuan Li, Wen-Jian Cai, Hua Mei, and Qiang Xiong

Brief Paper:
1. Paper Title: Clustered Based Takagi-Sugeno Neuro-Fuzzy Modeling of a 
                Multivariable Nonlinear Dynamic System
       Authors: E. A. Al-Gallaf
2. Paper Title: A New Approach to Terminal Sliding Mode Control Design
       Authors: Yiguang Hong, Guowu Yang, Daizhan Cheng, and Sarah Spurgeon
3. Paper Title: An LMI Approach to Robust H¡Û Control for Uncertain 
                Continuous-Time Systems
       Authors: Shih-Wei Kau, Yung-Sheng Liu, Chun-Hsiung Fang, Liu Hong, and
                Chun-Hsiung Fang
4. Paper Title: Observer Linearization of Nonlinear Systems by Generalized 
                Tansformations
       Authors: M. Guay
5. Paper Title: A Dual-Mode Adaptive Robust Controller Applied to the Speed
                Control of a Three-Phase Induction Motor
       Authors: Caio D. Cunha, Aldayr D. Araujo, David S. Barbalho, and 
                Francisco C. Mota
6. Paper Title: Robust Control for a Class of Uncertain State-Delayed 
                Singularly Perturbed Systems
       Authors: H. R. Karimi and M. J. Yazdanpanah

Comments:
1. Paper Title: Comment on Output Feedback Sliding Mode Controller Design 
                via ?? Theory
       Authors: Jyh-Horng Chou


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5.5 Contents: Automatica


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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, July, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 7

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

Brett Ninness and Hakan Hjalmarsson
On the frequency domain accuracy of closed loop estimates

Brett Ninness and Hakan Hjalmarsson
Analysis of the variability of joint input-output estimation methods

Pingan He & S. Jagannathan
Neuro controller for reducing cyclic variation in lean combustion spark
ignition engines

Dragan Nešiæ and Lars Grüene
Lyapunov based continuous-time nonlinear controller redesign for
sampled-data implementation

Mitra Fouladirad and Igor Nikiforov
Optimal statistical fault detection with nuisance parameters

Brief papers

E. Schuster, M. L. Walker, D. A. Humphreys, and M. Krstiæ
Plasma vertical stabilization with actuation constraints in the DIII-D
Tokamak

S. S. Ge, F. Hong and T.H. Lee
Robust adaptive control of nonlinear systems with unknown time delays

Eric Bullinger and Frank Allgöwer
Adaptive lambda-tracking for nonlinear higher relative degree systems

Alexander Lanzon
Weight optimisation in H-infinity loop-shaping

Qing-Long Han
On stability of linear neutral systems with mixed time-delays: a
discretized Lyapunov functional approach

Ryozo Nagamune and Anders Blomqvist
Sensitivity shaping with degree constraint by nonlinear least-squares
optimization

Agoes A. Moelja and Gjerrit Meinsma
$H_2$-optimal control of systems with multiple I/O delays: time domain
approach

Kuo-Kai Shyu, Wen-Jeng Liu, and Kou-Cheng Hsu
Design of large-scale time-delayed systems with dead-zone input via
variable structure control

Er-Wei Bai
Identification of nonlinear additive FIR systems

Yu-Ping Tian
A general stability criterion for congestion control with diverse
communication delays

Ivan Goethals, Kristiaan Pelckmans, Johan A.K. Suykens, and Bart De Moor
Identification of MIMO Hammerstein models using least squares support
vector machines

Luca Zaccarian and Andrew R. Teel
The L_2 (l_2) bumpless transfer problem for linear plants: its definition
and solution

Jong Min Lee and Jay H. Lee
Approximate dynamic programming based approaches for input-output
data-driven control of nonlinear processes

Technical communiques

Qing-Chang Zhong
J-spectral factorization of regular para-Hermitian transfer matrices

Book reviews

Haojian Xu
Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft, by Wigbert Fehse


Contents: Automatica, August, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 8

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

Ratnesh Kumar, Shigemasa Takai, Martin Fabian, and Toshimitsu Ushio
Maximally permissive mutually and globally nonblocking supervision with
application to switching control

Peter J. Gawthrop and Liuping Wang
Data compression for estimation of the physical parameters of stable and
unstable linear systems

Zhihua Qu
Robust state observer and control design using
command-to-state mapping

Andrea Paoli and Stéphane Lafortune
Safe diagnosability for fault tolerant supervision of discrete event
systems

N.K. Dinata and W.R. Cluett
Control relevant identification for robust optimal control

Brief papers

Augusto Ferrante, Giovanni Marro, and Lorenzo Ntogramatzidis
A parametrization of the solutions of the finite-horizon LQ problem with
general cost and boundary conditions

Ye Xudong
Adaptive output-feedback control of nonlinear systems with unknown
nonlinearities

Feng Zheng, Qing-Guo Wang and Tong Heng Lee
Adaptive robust control of uncertain time delay systems

I.Vajk
Identification methods in a unified framework

Lars Imsland, Nadav Bar, adn Bjarne A. Foss
More efficient predictive control

Xian-Ming Zhang, Min Wu, Jin-Hua She, and Yong He
Delay-dependent stabilization of linear systems with time-varying state
and input delays

Rifat Sipahi and Nejat Olgac
Complete stability robustness of third order LTI multiple time-delay
systems

Rafael Kelly and Javier Moreno
Manipulator motion control in operational
space using joint velocity inner loops

Lidija Trailovic and Lucy Pao
Variance estimation and ranking of target tracking position errors modeled
using Gaussian mixture distributions

Constantino M. Lagoa, Jinbo Fu, and Asok Ray
Robust optimal control of regular languages

Zhiyong Chen and Jie Huang
Robust output regulation with nonlinear exosystems

Xiao Lu, Huanshui Zhang, Wei Wang, and Kok-Lay Teo
Kalman filtering for multiple time-delay systems

Alessandro Casavola, Domenico Famularo, Giuseppe Franze'
A robust deconvolution scheme for fault detection and isolation of
uncertain linear systems: an LMI approach

Technical communiques

Antonio Sala and Alicia Esparza
Extensions to "virtual reference feedback tuning: a direct method for the
design of feedback controllers"


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5.6 Contents: Control Engineering Practice


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Contents: Control Engineering Practice

Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch

Control Engineering Practice
Volume 13, No. 9 (September 2005)

Special Issue: Modelling and Control of Biomedical Systems
Edited by:  David D. Feng, Ewart R. Carson and Koon-Pong Wong

Table of Contents:

Adaptive feedforward compensation of force ripples in linear motors
S. Zhao, K.K. Tan
pp 1081-1092
 
Hybrid grey box modelling of a pickling process
B. Sohlberg
pp 1093-1102
 
Preface to special section on modelling and control of biomedical
systems
D.D. Feng, E.R. Carson, K.-P. Wong
pp 1103
 
A knowledge-based approach for retrieving scenario-specific medical
text documents
W.W. Chu, Z. Liu, W. Mao, Q. Zou
pp 1105-1121
 
Evaluating control in a surgical progressive-care system
M. Hughes, E. Carson, C. Morgan, P. Silvester
pp 1123-1128
 
Derivative weighted active insulin control algorithms and intensive
care unit trials
C.V. Doran, J.G. Chase, G.M. Shaw, K.T. Moorhead, N.H. Hudson
pp 1129-1137
 
Impact of control on agitation-sedation dynamics
A.D. Rudge, J.G Chase, G.M. Shaw, D. Lee, G.C. Wake, I.L. Hudson, L.
Johnston
pp 1139-1149
 
Characterization and implementation of mechanical stimulation on
isokinetic machines
N. Manamanni, L. Afilal, S. Moughamir, T. Cherouali, J. Zaytoon
pp 1151-1161
 
Cycle-averaged dynamics of a periodically driven, closed-loop
circulation model
T. Heldt, J.L. Chang, J.J.S. Chen, G.C. Verghese, R.G. Mark
pp 1163-1171
 
Closed-loop control of FES supported standing up and sitting down
using Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning
F. Previdi, M. Ferrarin, S.M. Savaresi, S. Bittanti
pp 1173-1182
 
Experimentally verified minimal cardiovascular system model for rapid
diagnostic assistance
B.W. Smith, J. Geoffrey Chase, G.M. Shaw, R.I. Nokes
pp 1183-1193
 
Feedback control of Hodgkin-Huxley nerve cell dynamics
F. Frohlich, S. Jezernik
pp 1195-1206
 
Online identification and nonlinear control of the electrically
stimulated quadriceps muscle
T. Schauer, N.O. Negard, F. Previdi, K.J. Hunt, M.H. Fraser, E.
Ferchland, J. Raisch
pp 1207-1219


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5.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control


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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, May 2005, Volume 50, Issue 5

Model predictive control: for want of a local control Lyapunov function, all
is not lost
Grimm, G.; Messina, M.J.; Tuna, S.E.; Teel, A.R.
Page(s):  546- 558

Nonlinear control of mechanical systems with an unactuated cyclic variable
Grizzle, J.W.; Moog, C.H.; Chevallereau, C.
Page(s):  559- 576

Least mean square algorithms with Markov regime-switching limit
Yin, G.G.; Krishnamurthy, V.
Page(s):  577- 593

Asymptotics of search strategies over a sensor network
Shakkottai, S.
Page(s):  594- 606

Model structure simplification of Nonlinear Systems via immersion
Ohtsuka, T.
Page(s):  607- 618

Robust output feedback stabilization of uncertain nonlinear systems with
uncontrollable and unobservable linearization
Bo Yang; Wei Lin
Page(s):  619- 630

Semilinear Duhem model for rate-independent and rate-dependent hysteresis
JinHyoung Oh; Bernstein, D.S.
Page(s):  631- 645

Markov decision Processes with fractional costs
Zhiyuan Ren; Krogh, B.H.
Page(s):  646- 650

Stabilizing a linear system with Saturation Through optimal control
Goebel, R.
Page(s):  650- 655

Consensus seeking in multiagent systems under dynamically changing 
interaction
topologies
Wei Ren; Beard, R.W.
Page(s):  655- 661

Stabilization of switched linear systems
Daizhan Cheng; Lei Guo; Yuandan Lin; Yuan Wang
Page(s):  661- 666

Exponential estimates for neutral time-delay systems: an LMI approach
Kharitonov, V.; Mondie, S.; Collado, J.
Page(s):  666- 670

Generalization of Cayley-Hamilton theorem for n-D polynomial matrices
Kaczorek, T.
Page(s):  671- 674

On the stability of receding horizon control with a general terminal cost
Jadbabaie, A.; Hauser, J.
Page(s):  674- 678

Analysis of the energy-based control for swinging up two pendulums
Xin Xin; Kaneda, M.
Page(s):  679- 684

Optimal filtering for linear state delay systems
Basin, M.; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, J.; Martinez-Zuniga, R.
Page(s):  684- 690

Stabilizability and positiveness of solutions of the jump linear quadratic
problem and the coupled algebraic Riccati equation
Val, J.B.Rd.; Costa, E.F.
Page(s):  691- 695

A basic formula for online policy gradient algorithms
Xi-Ren Cao
Page(s):  696- 699

A min-plus derivation of the fundamental car-traffic law
Lotito, P.A.; Mancinelli, E.M.; Quadrat, J.-P.
Page(s):  699- 705

Stabilization of oscillations through backstepping in high-dimensional 
systems
Aracil, J.; Gordillo, F.; Ponce, E.
Page(s):  705- 710

Constrained min-max predictive control: modifications of the objective
function leading to polynomial complexity
Alamo, T.; de la Pena, D.M.; Limon, D.; Camacho, E.F.
Page(s):  710- 714

Robust H/sub 2/ and H/sub /spl infin// filters for uncertain LFT systems
Kunpeng Sun; Packard, A.
Page(s):  715- 720

Positive real lemma: necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of
solutions under virtually no assumptions
Ferrante, A.
Page(s):  720- 724

Finite-time control of discrete-time linear systems
Amato, F.; Ariola, M.
Page(s):  724- 729

On distributed delay in linear control laws - part II: rational
implementations inspired from the /spl delta/-operator
Qing-Chang Zhong
Page(s):  729- 734

Stability of quantized control systems under dynamic bit assignment
Qiang Ling; Lemmon, M.D.
Page(s):  734- 740

Global low-rank enhancement of decentralized control for large-scale systems
Zecevic, A.I.; Siljak, D.D.
Page(s):  740- 744

Comments on "Periodic orbits from /spl Delta/-modulation of stable linear 
systems"
Engelberg, S.
Page(s):  745

Unsolved Problems in Mathematical Systems and Control Theory
Page(s):  746- 746



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5.8 Contents: JDCS


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Contents: JDCS

Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, sachkov@sys.botik.ru

JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL  AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Incorporating Dynamics and Control
http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=104901

Vol 11, No. 3  July  2005
CONTENTS

 On Curvatures and Focal Points of Dynamical Lagrangian 
 Distributions and Their Reductions by First Integrals
 A.A. Agrachev, N.N. Chtcherbakova, and I. Zelenko, 297--327

 On Stability Cones for Quadratic Systems of Differential Equations
 V.Ye. Belozyorov, 329--351

 Local Controllability for Linear Control Systems on Lie Groups
 F. Cardetti and D. Mittenhuber, 353--373

 Singular Curves Determine Generic Distributions of Corank at Least 3
 W. Krynski,  375--388

 On the Summability of Formal Solutions  of Linear Partial Differential
 Equations
 S. Malek,  389--403

 On the Existence of Codimension-One Nonorientable Expanding Attractors
 V. Medvedev and E. Zhuzhoma, 405--411

 Uniform Cooling of Alloys
 P. Rebelo and G.V. Smirnov, 413--432

 Singular Homoclinic Bifurcations in a Planar Fast-Slow System
 Feng Xie, Maoan Han, and Weijiang Zhang, 433--448

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5.10 Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory


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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 2, 2005.

CONTENTS

PERSONAGE IN SCIENCE: Professor V. Lakshmikantham,   
J.H. Dshalalow and A A. Martynyuk, p. 107.

On the Minimum Free Energy for the Ionosphere, 
Giovambattista Amendola, p. 113. 

A Duality Principle in the Theory of Dynamical Systems,  
C. Corduneanu and Yizeng Li, p. 135.

Output Synchronization of Chaotic Systems: Model-Matching
Approach with Application to Secure Communication, 
D. Lopez-Mancilla and C. Cruz-Hernandez, p. 141.

Stability of Dynamical Systems in Metric Space,
A.A Martynyuk, p. 157.

Bi-Impulsive Control to Build a Satellite Constellation,
A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 169.

Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems with Controlled Transitions, 
Ming-Qing Xiao, p. 177. 

Convergence of Solutions to a Class of Systems of Delay
Differential Equations,
Taishan Yi and Lihong Huang, p. 189.

Existence of Nonoscillatory Solution of Third Order Linear Neutral
Delay Difference Equation with Positive and Negative Coefficients,
Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Hai-Long Xing, Yan Shi, 
Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 201.

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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Call for Papers: ISCCSP 2006

Contributed by: Eric Grivel, grivel@enseirb.fr

Second International Symposium on
Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP 2006)
Marrakech, Morocco
March 13-15, 2006
http://www.fsr.ac.ma/ISCCSP2006/

The International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing
will be held in Marrakech, Morocco. This symposium is both supported by
Eurasip and IEEE Circuit And System (Digital Signal Processing Technical
Committee). Its purpose is to be a forum for technical exchange among
scientists, with common interests in control, communications and signal and
image processing.
 
SCHEDULE:
Electronic submission of the four-page paper: Sept. 19, 2005
Notification of acceptance: Nov. 18, 2005
Final version due: Dec. 23, 2005
Registration due: Feb. 15, 2006


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6.2 Call for Papers: Invited Sessions in 2006 ACC


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Call for Papers: Invited Sessions in 2006 ACC

Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, kfischba@visteon.com

ADVANCES IN CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION AND AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

2006 American Control Conference
Silver Anniversary 
June 14–16 
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2006/

The IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control (TCAC) and the Automotive 
and Transportation Systems Council (A&TSC) of the ASME Dynamic Systems and 
Controls Division are jointly sponsoring invited sessions at the 2006 
American Control Conference.  Papers are invited on original investigations 
relating to modeling, analysis, and control of automotive and transportation 
systems. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:  
engine/powertrain dynamics and control, alternative propulsion systems, 
vehicle dynamics and control, control of climate and emissions, intelligent 
transportation systems (ITS), automated highway applications, advanced 
automotive sensing and actuation, estimation and diagnostics.

You are invited to submit a paper or an extended summary describing problem 
formulation, methodology, work performed, results, conclusions, and key 
references.  If submitted, extended summaries should be 1000 words at a 
minimum and must be of sufficient detail to allow peer review of results. 
Please submit papers or extended summaries
* in pdf format,
* including the Paperplaza PIN for each contributing author, and
* indicating the corresponding author and contact information
to one of the session organizers listed below. 

Papers or summaries should be received by August 15, 2005. Authors will be 
notified of acceptance by September 6, 2005.  Submissions accepted for 
inclusion in an invited session must then be submitted online, as papers 
(not as extended summaries), via www.paperplaza.net by September 15, 2005.  
All ACC submissions must strictly follow the page limit and column 
specifications outlined on the ACC website or risk rejection without 
review.  

The ACC Conference Program Committee will make the decision regarding final 
acceptance of the invited sessions by January 31, 2006. Complete papers will 
be due on March 15, 2006, and completed session papers must conform to the 
same standards as regular contributed papers.  The American Automatic 
Control Council (AACC) is particularly interested in enhancing the 
applications and industrial perspective of the ACC. Consequently, 
prospective authors from industry are encouraged to submit.

Session Organizers:
ASME A&TSC Committee			IEEE TCAC Committee
Ardalan Vahidi				Kevin Fischbach
University of Michigan			Visteon Corporation
(734) 936-0424				(734) 481-8652
avahidi@umich.edu			kfischba@visteon.com


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6.3 Call for Papers: SSS05


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Call for Papers: SSS05

Contributed by: Tokuo Fukuda, fukuda@res.otemon.ac.jp

37th ISCIE International Symposium on Stochastic Systems Theory and Its
Applications (SSS05)
October 28 - 29, 2005
Otemon Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan
http://www.otemon.ac.jp/sss05/eng/

SSS is an annual international symposium specialized to the area of stochastic
systems theory as well as its applications, and is sponsored by The Institute
of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE), Japan. Co-sponsors
include Japan Chapter of the IEEE Societies of Control Systems, Geoscience and
Remote Sensing, Signal Processing, and Systems, Man and Cybernetics. 

Scope: 
The technical program will cover the general topic of stochastic systems and
its applications, but not be limited to the following subjects:
Analysis of Stochastic Processes and Stochastic Systems
Applications in Engineering related to Stochastic Processes and Stochastic
Systems
Chaos and Fractal
Control Relevant System Identification 
Fault Detection and Diagnosis 
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition 
Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems 
Signal Detection  
Signal Detection and Random Signal Processing 
State Estimation and Control of Stochastic Systems 
Stochastic Approaches in Medical and Biomedical Systems
Stochastic Optimization Methods 
System Identification and Parameter Estimation 
Time Series Analysis and Spectral Estimation

Submission of Papers: 
Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts by July 30, 2005.

Sunahara Memorial Lectures: 
H. Takayasu, Sony Computer Science Laboratories,Inc.
G. Peskir, University of Aarthus

Program Committee Chair:
Tokuo Fukuda 
Otemon Gakuin University

Organizing Committee Chair:
Tohru Katayama
Doshisha University



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6.4 International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications


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International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications

Contributed by: Aghalaya S Vatsala, Aghalaya@gmail.com

Here is the first announcement of the International Conference on Hybrid 
Systems and Applications. See the webpage for the first announcement and 
updated future announcements

http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/math/ichsa/
Please send your address and email address to 

Ms. Sally R. Ellingson
Editorial/Technical Assistant
Journal of Nonlinear Analysis
Editor-in-Chief Dr. V. Lakshmikantham
Florida Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematical Sciences

sellings@fit.edu

if you like to get the updated information and invitation to participate in 
the conference.



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6.5 The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation


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The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation

Contributed by: Wei Wang, wangwei@dlut.edu.cn

The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'06) is 
now a bi-annual event and a major international control conference held in 
China. The WCICA'06 will be held in the popular summer resort city Dalian in 
northeastern China in June 21-23 2006. The WCICA06 is sponsored by IEEE 
Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Control System Society(Beijing 
Chapter), National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese 
Association of Automation. The congress aims to provide a broad 
international forum for world researchers, engineers and professionals 
working in the areas of Intelligent Control and Automation to discuss and 
exchange their findings, ideas, and views. The congress will focus on both 
theory and applications. Major topics of the congress include, but are not 
limited to the following areas.
A. Theory and methods
A1 Control theory
1. System and control theory, 2. Nonlinear systems, 3. Large-scale systems
4. Hybrid systems and DEDS, 5. Control system with distributed parameters
6. Modeling, identification, estimation and optimization 7. Advanced control 
adaptive control, variable structure control, robust control, H-inf control
A2 Intelligent control
1. Artificial intelligence and expert systems, 2. Neural networks
3. Fuzzy algorithms, genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms
4. Fuzzy control, learning control, 5 Intelligent information processing, 6. 
Networked control
B. Industrial systems and control
B1 Modeling, sensing and fault diagnosis
1. Process modeling techniques, 2. Soft measurement techniques 
3. Sensors, measurement and intelligent instruments, 4. Fault diagnosis
5. Data mining, 6. Simulation and CAD of control systems 
B2 Control techniques and integrated automation systems
1. Advanced control techniques, 2. Optimized control techniques
3. Integrated automation systems of process industry  
4. Computer integrated manufacturing systems, 5. Decision supporting systems
6. Enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution systems
7. Production planning and intelligent scheduling
C. Applications
C1 Automation and intelligence of process industry 
1. Power systems, 2. Petrochemical processes, 3. Metallurgical processes
4. Paper making processes, 5. Others
C2 Automation and intelligence of manufacturing industry
1. Intelligent manufacturing systems, 2. Advanced digital control systems  
3. Motion control, 4. Propulsion system control 
5. Micro and nano scale sensors, actuators and robots, 6. Others 
C3 Other application systems
1. Intelligent transportation systems, 2. Intelligent building systems 
3. Intelligent Robotics, 4. Environmental and biomedical systems
5. Human-machine systems, 6. Pattern recognition and image processing

Important Dates
Paper submission deadline, Nov. 1, 2005
Notification of paper acceptance, Feb. 1, 2006
Final version of paper submission deadline, March 1, 2006

For further information, please visit the web site http://wcica06.dlut.edu.cn
or contact wcica06@dlut.edu.cn, panxj@dlut.edu.cn


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4th Workshop on Total Least Squares and Errors-in-Variables Modeling

Contributed by: Ivan Markovsky, Ivan.Markovsky@esat.kuleuven.be

The 4th International Workshop on Total Least Squares and Errors-in-Variables
Modeling will take place August 21-23, 2006 in Leuven, Belgium. It is a
continuation of 3 previous workshops which were held in Leuven, August 1991,
1996, and 2001. We aim to bring together numerical analysts, statisticians,
engineers, economists, and chemists in order to discuss recent advances in
Total Least Squares (TLS) techniques and errors-in-variables modeling.

Papers, in particular overview papers, are solicited for technical sessions on
Errors-in-Variables Modeling, TLS Concepts and Properties, TLS Algorithms, and
TLS Applications.

Authors are invited to submit an extended summary (2-4 pages) for review.
(Please provide email address for correspondence.) Overview papers will be
presented as lecture, the other ones in poster form. Authors of accepted
contributions will be asked to prepare a version for publication in the
proceedings to be published as special issues of numerical linear algebra and
applied statistics journals.

    Submission of summary:              March 1,2006
    Notification of Acceptance:         April 1, 2006
    Submission of camera-ready paper:   October 1, 2006

Conference committee: S. Van Huffel and I. Markovsky (chairpersons), B. De
Moor, Y. Amemiya, G. Golub, B. Ottersten, G.W. Stewart, R. Pintelon, P. Van
Dooren, N. Mastronardi, R. Vaccaro, C.-L. Cheng, A. Kukush, L. De Lathauwer,
C. Paige, Shalabh, H. Kuchenhoff

Workshop secretariat:  Ida Tassens 
   Dept. of Electrical Engineering, ESAT-SISTA, 
   Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
   tel : 32/16/32.17.09      fax : 32/16/32.19.70

For more details, see http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/~imarkovs/workshop.html



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7.2 IRISA 30th Anniversary Colloquium


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IRISA 30th Anniversary Colloquium

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

This is an invitation to attend the following event:

                          IRISA 30TH ANNIVERSARY
           COLLOQUIUM IN HONOR OF DAVID HAREL AND ALAN S. WILLSKY
     who will be nominated Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Rennes I
                10-11 October 2005, IRISA, Rennes, France

                    http://www.irisa.fr/events/30years

David Harel is Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot,
Israel. Computer Science and Industry acknowledges David for his invention of
the Statecharts which allowed engineers mastering the complexity of modern
systems design, for his contributions to dynamic logic and applications to
data base theory and practice, and for his outstanding spirit of education for
everybody (he was interviewed at the Israeli radio and TV many times).

Alan S. Willsky is Professor at the MIT, Cambridge, USA. Alan is an
outstanding leader in control science and signal processing. He founded the
area of failure monitoring of control systems, first noticing that this was
not just a hardware device issue. He was among the few founders of
multi-resolution signal processing, which he developed in width and breadth,
with applications to environmental and medical sciences. His book with Alan
Oppenheim has teached signal processing to myriads of students.

IRISA born 30 years ago from the Mathematics and Computer Science Department
of the University of Rennes I to address Computer Science and Engineering. It
growed subsequently to cover also Control Science, and Signal and Image
Processing. Thanks to the joint support of CNRS, INRIA, and the University,
IRISA is now a major european lab in the area of Information Sciences.

                     ===This event is free of charge===

Invited Speakers:

Roger Brockett (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA)
Linear System Identification in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Setting

Grzegorz Rozenberg (Leiden University, The Netherlands, and University of
Colorado at Boulder, USA)
Gene Assembly in Ciliates - a splending example of natural computing

Remi Gribonval (INRIA/IRISA, Rennes, France)
Can wavelets help computers listen and focus their attention ? An introduction
to source separation with sparse decompositions

Steve Marcus (University of Maryland at College Park, USA)
A Model Reference Adaptive Search Algorithm for Global Optimization

Moshe Vardi (Rice University, Houston, USA)
A Call to Regularity

Andre Seznec (INRIA/IRISA, Rennes, France)
Thread level parallelism: it may be time now!

Christine Guillemot (INRIA/IRISA, Rennes, France)
Distributed source coding: A new paradigm for wireless video?

Alan Willsky (MIT, Cambridge, USA)
Graphical Models, Distributed Fusion, and Sensor Networks
Honoris Causa Conference

David Harel (The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel)
Computers are Not Omnipotent
Honoris Causa Conference


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7.3 Workshop on Preventive and Active Safety Systems for Road Vehicles


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Workshop on Preventive and Active Safety Systems for Road Vehicles

Contributed by: Levent Guvenc, guvencl@itu.edu.tr

Workshop on Preventive and Active Safety Systems for Road Vehicles
September 19-21, 2005, Istanbul

Aims and Scope
This is the first of the three annual workshops in automotive control being 
organized by the European Union (EU) Framework Programme 6 (FP6) funded 
AUTOCOM Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research Center at Istanbul 
Technical University. The main aim of the workshop is to gather the leading 
experts in the Preventive and Active Safety Systems area to discuss the 
latest developments in an atmosphere suitable for networking and exchange of 
ideas. The latest results in this area will be disseminated to the public 
through this workshop. A special session in the workshop will be organized to 
discuss and exploit future RTD (research and technology development) 
cooperation in the area of preventive and active safety systems for road 
vehicles. Representatives from the EU FP6 office responsible for the IST – 
eSafety and SustDev – Integrated Safety subpriority areas will also be 
invited to present information on funding opportunities. While the first 
priority will be given to papers on Preventive and Active Safety Systems for 
Road Vehicles, papers on all subdisciplines of automotive control are 
welcome. The regular technical program will be complemented with several 
invited talks.

Venue
The workshop will be held in Istanbul in the conference facilities of 
Istanbul Technical University. Istanbul is a historical city that links 
continental Europe and Asia through the Bosphorus strait. 
Topics 
-	Preventive and Active Safety Systems for Road Vehicles with special 
emphasis on
o	Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems
o	Inter-vehicle Communication and Intersection Safety
o	Lane Following and Collision Avoidance
-	Papers on other automotive control topics (Ex.: vehicle modeling for 
control, ESP, rollover avoidance, adaptive cruise control, attention 
monitoring, modeling and control of hybrid electric vehicles, powertrain 
control) are also welcome
-	Tutorial papers and state-of-the-art reviews are also welcome.
It is planned to publish selected papers in a book.

Paper Submission and Correspondence
Please send extended abstracts of close to 400 words by e-mail to:
activesafety@itu.edu.tr  

Important Dates
Submission of Extended Abstracts:	July 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance      :	July 31, 2005
Final Manuscript Due            :	August 31, 2005
Registration Fees
Registration Fee                : 	300 Euro
Organization Committee
Levent Güvenç (chair)		Ümit Sönmez (co-chair)
Bilin Aksun Güvenç		Tankut Acarman
Emre Köse			Zeynep Kayahan (Conference Secretariat)

e-mail:    activesafety@itu.edu.tr  
URL   :    http://mekar.itu.edu.tr/ActiveSafe



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Chemical Process & Controls: GE Global Research Shanghai

Contributed by: Yongsheng Yang, yongsheng.yang@ge.com

The Electronics & Energy Conversion group of GE's Global Research Center at 
Shanghai, China seeks candidates for full-time positions in the 
Real time and Power Control Lab. This lab performs R&D in control 
systems for products and processes of a wide variety of GE businesses 
and works closely in conjunction with GE's Global research centers in 
Schenectady, NY, Bangalore, India and Munich, Germany.

The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in chemical engineering with an 
emphasis on process control. Demonstrated understanding and practical 
experience on chemical products and processes. Understanding and experience 
with heat transfer, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, unit operation and 
separation process are desired. Knowledge and quantitative analytical skills 
for chemical process dynamic modeling, estimation, control system design and 
optimization, as well as simulation and programming skills using one of the 
following: Aspen plus/Aspen Dynamics, MATLAB/Simulink or other similar 
simulation packages. Good interpersonal and communication skills (must be 
able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English in a global 
team). Self-motivated and capable of working independently on extended 
assignments. Teamwork spirit with demonstrated ability to work in a global 
team.

The candidate will perform R&D in control and physics based modeling on 
chemical products and processes (including but not limited to fuel cell, 
clean coal, water treatment process, chemical detection) for a wide variety 
of GE businesses.  He/she will take responsibility for concept development, 
chemical process modeling and analysis, control algorithm analysis and 
development, system simulation and optimization. He/she will working 
closely with a global cross-disciplinary team to the conception and 
prototyping of new technology/products related to existing and emerging GE 
applications. He/she should document the results of these activity through 
patent applications, technical reports and publications. 

Apply at http://www.gecareers.com/  Job code: 426244



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8.2 PDF: ISR-Lisbon Portugal


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PDF: ISR-Lisbon, Portugal

Contributed by: Pedro U. Lima, pal@isr.ist.utl.pt

THREE POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at ISR-Lisbon
THE ASSOCIATED LABORATORY ISR-LISBON

The Institute for Systems and Robotics, ISR-Lisbon, offers three 
postdoctoral research positions in the field of Robotic Monitoring and 
Surveillance.

ISR-Lisbon is a research institute of the Instituto Superior Técnico, the 
oldest and largest school of Engineering in Portugal. ISR-Lisbon has a long 
standing tradition of research and development and offers a modern and 
enthusiastic research environment with strong interdisciplinary and 
international links. Responsibilities of successful candidates include 
project work and research, publication of research results, supervision of 
student projects. The working language is English.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary in accordance 
with the university regulations for a senior researcher, with an annual 
gross income starting at € 42,220. The contract offered will have duration 
of up to 3 years, renewed yearly based on mutual agreement.

APPLICANTS

Applicants should have obtained a PhD in Electrical and Computer 
Engineering, Computer Science, or other areas related to the domain of 
research of the ISR Lisbon – Associated Laboratory. Candidates should have a 
high quality research record, know-how and research experience in the 
following areas:
C1. Mobile robotics, multi-robot systems, navigation, control and mapping.
C2. Computer Vision (tracking, 3D reconstruction) image processing,
pattern recognition and learning.
C3. Vision based control and servoing, visuo-motor coordination
(biological inspiration), computer vision, and learning.

The successful candidates are expected to do research in these fundamental 
disciplines and contribute to R&D deliverables in “Search and Rescue”,
“Visual Surveillance”, “3D reconstruction” and the “Robotic Assistant”.

For more information, consult http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~jasv/temaB,
or contact Prof. José Santos-Victor, jasv-at-isr.ist.utl.pt

HOW TO APPLY
By email to secretariado@isr.ist.utl.pt with the following information:
- Identification of the candidate
- Curriculum Vitae/resume
- Letters of Reference
- Statement of purpose for the period of the contract.

DEADLINE: July 11th 2005 (please check if this is still open, Editor).


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8.3 PDF: Istanbul Technical University Turkey


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PDF: Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Contributed by: Levent Guvenc, guvencl@itu.edu.tr

Two Post-Doctoral Research Positions (with specialization in Automotive 
Control and Mechatronics) available at the EU funded Automotive Controls and 
Mechatronics Research Center of Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 
Turkey.

Applications are invited for a European Union (EU) funded project on 
contributing to European Research and Technology Development in the 
Automotive Control and Mechatronics area in order to help achieve safer, 
cleaner and fuel efficient road vehicles in Europe. The aim of this project 
is to make the Automotive Controls Research Group (ACRG) in the Department of 
Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) an excellent 
Automotive Controls and Mechatronics (Acronym: AUTOCOM) Center for Actively 
Safe, Clean and Efficient Road Vehicles with an increased research and 
technological development (RTD) capacity and a higher level of participation 
in future EU funded research activities.

The first PDF position requires demonstrated research experience in: 
    preventive and active safety control systems. 

The second PDF position requires demonstrated research experience in:
    powertrain modeling, control and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing. 

Applicants with added capability for research on:
    hybrid electric vehicle modeling and control 
will be preferred.

Applicants with experience in test-bed set-up, applications and real-time 
implementations will be given priority. Women post-docs are especially 
encouraged to apply under the gender equality promotion principle of the 
center.

Typical applicants will have a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, 
mechanical engineering or related area and will possess expertise in robust 
control, modeling and mechatronics. Those applicants with a background in 
Intelligent Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems and Powertrain 
Control are preferable.  Experience in real-time applications and sensor 
technology is preferable.  Post-docs are going to help with research 
projects, and preparation and submission of new proposals. Independent 
research capability and help with supervision of Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses, a 
solid capacity for journal paper publication, being able to lead projects 
from the industry along with a faculty member and excellent spoken and 
written communication skills in English are expected. 

The successful candidate will be offered a one year contract which can be 
renewed up to three years based on the applicant’s performance. Salary will 
be in the range of 24,000. Euro per annum. Successful candidates for the 
Postdoc positions will further develop their scientific career through top-
level research, supervising undergraduate and graduate student projects, and 
engaging in industrial research cooperation leading to both scientific 
publications and patent applications. 

The successful candidate will join an internationally recognized research 
group with good research facilities. We have strong collaboration with 
industry and other academic institutions in Europe. The research and teaching 
experience gained here will provide an excellent basis for a career in 
industry and academia.

Applications should include the following in their application:
- a letter explaining why you are interested in this post
- a full CV, including list of publications 
- a research statement
- the names, postal and E-mail addresses and fax numbers of three 
  academic referees
- a brief summary of previous studies

 To apply, please send (by mail or e-mail) the application materials listed 
above to:
 
 Prof.Dr. Levent Guvenc
 Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research Center
 Istanbul Technical University 
 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 Gumussuyu, Istanbul, TURKEY
 TR-34437
 E-mail: guvencl@itu.edu.tr
 Fax   : (212) 245 0795



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8.4 PDF: Lakehead University Canada


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PDF: Lakehead University, Canada

Contributed by: A. Tayebi, tayebi@ieee.org

A postdoctoral position in nonlinear control theory and iterative learning 
control is available in the department of Electrical Engineering, Lakehead 
University, Ontario, Canada. Interested candidates are encouraged to send 
their CV with a complete list of publications along with the names and e-
mail addresses of three references to kromito@lakeheadu.ca


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8.5 PDF: PROMATCH European Union


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PDF: PROMATCH, European Union

Contributed by: Will Hendrix, w.h.a.hendrix@tue.nl

The ProMatch project has opening for a research position at Cybernetica AS.
Cybernetica, which is located in Trondheim Norway, is a company 
specializing in model based control using physical, first principles 
process models. The research field for the open position is within model 
development and model reduction for model based control.

PROFESSIONAL CRITERIA
Cybernetica is seeking for an Experienced Researcher (post-doc) with a 
University Mas-ter’s Degree or higher, preferably in Chemical 
Engineering. Experienced Researchers are expected to have obtained a 
Master Degree at least 4 but not longer than 10 years ago. They 
preferably have a PhD or equivalent research experience. Good knowledge 
of the English language is required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
A 3-year full time appointment will be offered for the post-doc 
position. Start date will be as soon as possible.

PROMATCH - AN EU-PROJECT
The PROMATCH project is a Marie-Curie Research and Training Network 
funded by the European Commission’s 6th framework program. The project 
is a co-operation between 5 university partners and 3 small to 
medium-sized high-tech enterprises all specializing in the fields of 
process modeling, process simulation, model-based process control and 
process optimization. Project start is scheduled for the second half of 
2005.

The project partners are:
1. Eindhoven University of Technology established in the Netherlands 
(Project co-ordinator)
2. Cybernetica AS established in Norway
3. Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. established in the United Kingdom 4. 
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) established in 
Norway
5. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine established in 
the United Kingdom
6. Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) 
established in Germany
7. Technische Universiteit Delft established in the Netherlands 8. IPCOS 
Technology B.V. established in the Netherlands

RESEARCH FIELD
For the successful implementation of high-performance controllers, one 
requires simple, but sufficiently accurate dynamic models of the 
controlled process. The research objec-tives of this project are to 
develop robust techniques and tools for model development and reduction. 
These tools should enable automatic derivation of reduced models from 
detailed first principles based dynamic simulation models (‘Master 
Models’) for process monitoring, process control and process 
optimization of industrial processes. To enable high performance 
applications simplified but yet sufficiently accurate dynamic models of 
industrial (chemical) processes are required, where each application 
requires to carefully customizing these models for the specific 
properties of the plant.

TRAINING
Apart from their expected contributions to the research work, the 
researchers will receive extensive training in the various disciplines 
involved. The researchers will work in one of the three teams each 
consisting of two Early Stage Researchers (ESRs = PhD), one Ex-perienced 
Researcher (ER = Post-Doc) and the project supervisors of the partners 
in-volved. One of these teams consists of Cybernetica (ER), NTNU (ESR) 
and RWTH (ESR). Each team will focus on the development of a specific 
model development and reduction technology. Results and progress will be 
exchanged between the three teams during regular technical exchange 
meetings. As part of the exchange program researchers will be offered a 
secondment period at one of the other partner institutes.

ELIGIBILITY
The following criteria regarding nationality must be met:
1. The researcher must be a national of an EU member state or associated 
state. (re-garding nationality: if one has resided and having his/her 
main activity in a state for 4 years in the past 5 years one is 
considered to be a national of that state)
2. The researcher may not be a national of the state where the research 
team ap-pointing him/her is located. (in case of double nationality one 
can be appointed to an insti-tute located in the country of his/her 
nationality in which (s)he has not resided the previous 5 years). (One 
can be appointed to an institute in the country of ones own nationality 
if one has re-sided and had his/her main activity in a third country for 
at least 4 of the past 5 years)
3. The researcher may not have resided or been active in the 
contractor’s country for more than 12 months in the past 3 years

MORE INFORMATION
For more details please refer to the PROMATCH or Cybernetica’s websites: 
http://www.cs.ele.tue.nl/promatch http://job.cybernetica.biz

HOW TO APPLY
Application consisting of a detailed CV + cover letter to be sent by 
post, fax or e-mail preferably by JULY 20th to:

Prof. dr. ir. P.P.J. van den Bosch
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Tel +31 40 2472300
Fax +31 40 2434582
Email: P.P.J.v.d.Bosch@tue.nl
 or
Managing director, dr.ing. Peter Singstad
Cybernetica AS
Leirfossveien 27
N-7038 Trondheim
Norway
Tel: +47 73822873
Fax: +47 73822871
Email: peter.singstad@cybernetica.no


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8.6 PDF PhDs: University of Limerick Ireland


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PDF, PhDs: University of Limerick, Ireland

Contributed by: Martin Hayes, martin.j.hayes@ul.ie

The Wireless Access Group at the University of Limerick invites applications
for two Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) sponsored PhD studentships and a one
year post doctoral fellowship in control and systems science applied to the
emerging area of wireless sensor networks for biomedical applications. 

Successful candidates will consider basic questions relating to the
certifiable use of wireless technology in network control systems where human
safety is of paramount importance. Limit of performance issues relating to the
joint satisfaction of both power consumption and Quality of Service objectives
will be addressed. A feature of the project will be a validation phase using
existing ad hoc sensor network testbeds that have been constructed in Limerick
as part of a platform funded national research initiative sponsored by the
Irish government under the auspices of SFI. 

Applicants should have an interest/aptitude in any or all of the
following areas

·	Robust Control

·	Wireless Technology

·	Matlab / Real time Programming

·	Mathematics: Optimisation / Measure Theory / Topology


PhD applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a 1st or 2:1 honours degree
in Electronic/Computer Engineering or a related discipline while candidates
for the post doctoral fellowship should be able to demonstrate a record of
achievement in at least one of the above areas.  

Interested applicants who would like more information about these positions
should in the first instance feel free to informally contact 

Dr. Martin Hayes
Lecturer, Electronic and Computer Engineering Department,
University of Limerick, Plassey, Ireland.

Email:- martin.j.hayes@ul.ie
Web :- www.ul.ie/wireless
Phone :- +353 – (0)61 202577


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8.7 PhD: Aachen University of Technology Germany


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PhD: Aachen University of Technology, Germany

Contributed by: Will Hendrix, W.H.A.Hendrix@tue.nl

Applications are invited for the temporary position of a PhD student
for a European project focussing on model reduction and optimization at the 
Process Systems Engineering Institute at Aachen University of Technology.

The successful applicant will be involved in a European research-project 
under the Marie Curie Training Network and will focus on modelling, 
simulation and optimization of chemical processes. The research will be 
carried out within a European consortium consisting of five universities 
(Imperial College London, TU Eindhoven, TU Delft, NTNU Trondheim, RWTH 
Aachen) and three SME technology developers (IPCOS, PSE, Cybernetica).

Successful candidates have completed a university degree in chemical 
engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technical 
cybernetics, applied mathematics, or similar subjects. Knowledge and 
practice 
in the field of modelling and simulation of chemical processes or a major 
field of study in control theory are advantageous. The applicant is expected 
to contribute to general duties supporting the Institute and to supervise 
senior and diploma projects.
The position is for the present limited to three years. The salary will be 
in 
accordance with the Marie Curie Training Network and include funds for 
mobility and travel. The position offers the opportunity to proceed to a 
doctoral degree.

The University is seeking to increase the ratio of women on the academic 
staff and applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. 
Applications from suitably qualified candidates with severe disability are 
particularly welcome. 
Please submit your application using our online form at 
	http://www.lpt.rwth-aachen.de/Offer/application.html
If you have particular questions regarding the open position, please contact 
Dipl.-Ing. Gerrit Harnischmacher, www.lpt.rwth-aachen.de/Staff


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8.8 PhD: Bayreuth Erlangen and Wuerzburg Germany


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PhD: Bayreuth, Erlangen and Wuerzburg, Germany

Contributed by: Lars Gruene, lars.gruene@uni-bayreuth.de

Within the international doctorate program

Identification, Optimization and Control with Applications in Modern 
Technologies

12 PhD positions, starting on 01/01/2006, are to be filled.

The program is a joint effort of the Universities of Bayreuth,
Erlangen-Nuernberg and Wuerzburg, sponsored by the Elite Network of
Bavaria (ENB). It offers outstanding young academics the opportunity
to earn their PhD under the supervision of an advisor selected from
the professors of the participating universities to best match the
candidate's qualifications. Additionally, concurrent with the PhD
education, the program entails summer schools, workshops, as well as a
stay abroad. Detailed information may be found at 

http://www2.am.uni-erlangen.de/elitenetzwerk-optimierung/

The PhD students are employed initially for 2 years, payed according
to the German BAT IIa (2/3). 

The position requires an MS degree (or the German 'Diplom') in
mathematics, technomathematics, economathematics, computational
engineering or other engineering disciplines.

The positions are suited to persons with physical disabilities. 
Applicants with disabilities will be preferred if they have similar
qualifications than other applicants. The participating universities
support equal opportunities for women. Therefore, women are explicitly
invited to apply.

Applications should include a resume, copies of certificates, a
summary of the master's thesis and two confidential letters of
recommendation, and should be sent in electronic form, no later than
September 1, 2005 to 

Prof. Dr. G. Leugering
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
Martensstr. 3
91058 Erlangen, Germany
email: elitenetzwerk@am.uni-erlangen.de

Copies of certificates and letters of recommendation may also be sent
by regular mail to the above address.


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8.9 PhD: NUI Maynooth Ireland


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PhD: NUI Maynooth, Ireland

Contributed by: Sean McLoone, s.mcloone@ieee.org

The Deptartment of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland
(NUI) Maynooth invite applications for a PhD research project in Data
Mining/Statistical Process Control funded by (and in collaboration with) 
Intel
Ireland Ltd.

This reseach project will focus on the development of algorithms for data
mining applications focusing on parametric process data sets to facilitate
knowledge discovery on data through a variety of data refinement processes
which makes the information optimally useful for data visualisation,
statistical process control and scheduling of maintenance.  The research will
focus on data sets generated by process tools used by Intel in their 200 and
300mm semiconductor manufacturing facilitates located at Leixlip, Co. 
Kildare.
 The work will use a variety of techniques in the mathematical and control
systems sciences.  Candidates should be well qualified (ideally 1st Hons) 
with
a background in mathematics, electronic engineering or a cognate discipline.
Any experience in data modelling, data mining or statistical process control
would be an advantage.  The successful candidate will be required to spend a
significant amount of time at Intel's Leixlip site working with engineers 
from
Intel’s process engineering and IT departments, so any demonstrated ability 
to
work successfully in a large company environment (e.g. through successful
completion of a work placement programme, or previous employment) would be
beneficial.

The successful candidate will register for a PhD at NUI Maynooth.

Project duration:	3 years

Funding level:	20,000 Euro per annum (to include fees and all expenses)

Contact: Dr. Seán McLoone (sean.mcloone@eeng.nuim.ie) or Prof. John Ringwood
(john.ringwood@eeng.nuim.ie) for further information.




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8.10 PhD: Positions for ProMatch


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PhD: Positions for ProMatch

Contributed by: Will Hendrix, W.H.A.Hendrix@tue.nl

2 PhD Positions for ProMatch, EU-Project

The PROMATCH project is a Marie-Curie Research and Training Network funded 
by the European Commission’s 6th framework program. The project is a co-
operation be-tween 5 university partners (Imperial College, RWTH Aachen, NTNU
Trondheim, Eind-hoven University of Technology, Delft University of 
Technology) and 3 small to me-dium-sized high-tech enterprises (PSE, 
Cybernetica, IPCOS) all specializing in the fields of process modeling, 
process simulation, model-based process control and real-time  process 
optimization. 

>>>> Research Field
For the successful implementation of high-performance controllers, simple, 
but suffi-ciently accurate dynamic models of the process are required. The 
research of this project aims at the development of model reduction 
techniques and their implementation in tools. This to enable automatic model 
reduction of detailed first-principle-based dynamic simu-lation models. The 
reduced models must enable time critical tasks in process control and real-
time process optimization of industrial processes.

>>>>> Training and organisation
Apart from their expected contributions to the research work, the 
researchers 
will receive extensive training in the various disciplines involved. Each 
researcher will work in one of the three teams, each consisting of two PhD 
students, one Post-Doc and the project su-pervisors of the partners involved.
Each team will focus on the development of a specific model reduction 
approach. Results and progress will be exchanged between the three teams 
during regular technical exchange meetings. Researchers will be given the 
oppor-tunity to spend a secondment period at one of the other partner 
institutes.

>>>>> Open Positions
The project has 2 PhD positions, one at each of the following institutions: 
 -- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 
    Systems and Control group
    Department of Electrical Engineering 
    (The Netherlands)
 -- Technische Universiteit Delft,  
    Delft Centre of Systems and Control 
    (The Netherlands) 

>>>>> Professional Criteria 
PROMATCH is looking for researchers with a University Master’s Degree in 
Chemical Engineering, (Applied) Physics, Applied Mathematics, Electrical 
Engineering, Mechani-cal Engineering or equivalent. Candidates must have 
completed their Masters Degree within the last 4 years and should have a 
strong background in at least one of the follow-ing areas: system and control
theory, process dynamic modelling, numerical implementa-tion of process
models. Proficiency in English is required.  

>>>>> Eligibility
The following criteria regarding nationality must be met due to EU 
regulations: 

1. The researcher must either be a national of an EU member state or an 
Associated state or must have resided in one of the member states for 4 
complete years within the past 5 years.
2.Appointments are only made to non-Dutch candidates with the exception of 
Dutch candidates who have resided 4 of the last 5 years in another country. 
In the case of double nationality, appointments can be made if the person did
not reside in the Netherlands for the last 5 years. 
3.The researcher must not have resided or been active in the Netherlands for 
more than 12 months in the past 3 years.

Conditions of Employment 

The appointment will be for a period of 4 years full-time as PhD. The degree 
is to be completed with a PhD thesis at the end of this period. 
Starting date will preferably be at the beginning of August 2005.
For more details please refer to the PROMATCH website at: 

   http://www.cs.ele.tue.nl/promatch

>>>>> How to apply 
Application consisting of a detailed CV + cover letter to be sent by post, 
fax or e-mail preferably by July 22nd to:

Prof. dr. ir. P.P.J. van den Bosch 
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology 
P.O. Box 513
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Tel +31 40 2472300
Fax +31 40 2434582
Email: P.P.J.v.d.Bosch@tue.nl


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8.11 PhD: University of Leicester UK


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PhD: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: D.-W. Gu, dag@leicester.ac.uk

PhD: University of Leicester UK

PhD Scholarship in Modelling and Control of UAVs

Control & Instrumentation Group, Dept of Engineering, 
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Applications are invited for a DTA (Doctoral Training Award) funded PhD 
studentship in the Control and Instrumentation Group of the University of 
Leicester.  This PhD research project is part of a multi-university 
integrated research programme in aeronautical engineering supported by EPSRC 
and BAE Systems.
 
The project is concerned with the development, and implementation in real 
time, of algorithms using real flight data for the rapid prototype modelling 
of UAVs (uninhabited air vehicles)  and the subsequent evaluation of flight 
control quality and the design of  simple  robust control laws. The project 
is in collaboration with Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd where the student 
will spend some time working, and with Cranfield University, Manchester 
University and Imperial College.  The research is supervised by Dr Da-Wei Gu 
and Professor Ian Postlethwaite at the University of Leicester.

The studentship is due to start on the 1st of October 2005.

The successful applicant should be a UK resident and should have an MSc 
degree or an upper second or first class bachelor’s degree in control 
engineering or a related subject. The studentship carries tuition fees and a 
stipend of  £13,000 in the first year, which rises to £14,000 and £15,000 in 
years two and three.  To apply, please either download and complete an 
application form, 
http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/application_form.pdf
or apply online,
http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/hdapplyonline.html

Applications will only be considered after the two required references are 
received.



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8.12 Reseach Faculty: University of Newcastle Australia


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Reseach Faculty: University of Newcastle, Australia

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

Research Academic (Level A/B) - Equivalent to the North American Research
Assistant Professor

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control 
The University of Newcastle

The ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control has an opening for a
Research Academic in the area of Dynamics and Control of Nanoscale Systems. 
We
are looking for candidates with a PhD degree (or close to completion) in
electrical, mechatronics or mechanical engineering and a thorough knowledge
of applied mathematics. A deep knowledge of control systems and affinity with
real-time control system implementation on DSPs, or rapid prototyping systems
is a requirement for this position.

We are particularly interested in applicants with had previous exposure to
one of the following areas: dynamics & control of scanning probe microscopes
and microcantilever technology, modeling and control of nanopositioning
systems, control of MEMS/NEMS, and control for nanoassembly and manipulation
at a nanoscale.

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary research team, and is
expected to collaborate with other mechatronics researchers in the Centre. 
The position is associated with the Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of 
Smart Structures (http://rumi.newcastle.edu.au/lab/). Research and computing
facilities of the laboratory are of the highest standard.

This position is available on a full-time fixed term basis for two years with
the possibility of an additional two years dependent on funding. Applications
close on Monday 25 July 2005.

For more details, and to find out how to apply refer to the following web 
site: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/employment/adv/109.html


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8.13 Research Assoc: NUI Maynooth Ireland


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Research Assoc: NUI Maynooth, Ireland

Contributed by: John Ringwood, john.ringwood@eeng.nuim.ie

The Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland 
(NUI) Maynooth is seeking applications for two ressearch positions in
Aircraft Health Management Prognostics.

This project is funded by Enterprise Ireland and will be carried out in
collaboration with Boeing and Ryanair. Aircraft Health Management (AHM)
concerns technology that allows for assessment of the 'well being' of an
aircraft form analysis of historical flight data. In addition to a 'black
box', most commercial aircraft now carry a Quick Access Recorder (QAR) from
which data can be downloaded (either by physically removing recording disks,
ground-based telemetry or by satellite link). QAR data captures the variation
in a number of important aircraft variables (e.g. airframe, sub-component
and engine systems) from which data mining techniques can be applied to yield
information about the relative 'health' of the aircraft. This can give useful
information as to what specific maintenance is necessary for individual
aircraft, leading to potential improvements in the effectiveness of the
maintenance (and aircraft safety) and only performing maintenance which is
necessary (lowering costs). Diagnostic systems determine what maintenance is
currently required, while prognostic systems attempt to determine future
requirements using, for example, forecasting techniques.

Postdoctoral researcher
This researcher will ideally have a PhD in a cognate area and have a
background in aeronautical engineering or some element of aerospace. Some
experience of aircraft or aircraft fleet operations would be a distinct
advantage, as would any previous experience in AHM systems. Candidates should
have an appropriate publication record and be self starters. The successful
candidate will be expected to become involved in the day-to-day management of
the project, including liaison with the industrial partners.

Duration: 36 months, starting 1st October 2005
Stipend: 36,200/annum

MEngSc student (data management)
This research student will work on data management aspects of the project.
This is a vital role, since each aircraft will generate a significant amount
of data and we will be interested in looking at prognostics across a complete
fleet of aircraft. The ability to categorise and select individual data
segments efficiently will be a major determinant of the success of the 
overall project.

The successful applicant will have excellent computing skills and be familiar
with database construction. Ideally, candidates should have high honours in
computer science, electronic engineering or a cognate discipline.

Duration: 24 months, starting 1st October 2005
Stipend: 20,000/annum (incl. fees)


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8.14 Research Associate: University of Leicester UK


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Research Associate: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: Da-Wei Gu, dag@leicester.ac.uk

Research Associate – Control Engineering

Department of Engineering
University of Leicester, UK

R&AIA £19,460 to £29,128 pa 
Available from September 2005 for two years

Ref: R2105 Web Advert

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work on the Control 
aspects of an integrated programme, funded by BAE Systems and EPSRC, aimed at 
the development of maintenance-free uninhabited air vehicles without 
conventional control surfaces. Applicants should have a good honours degree 
and hold a PhD in a relevant area of control engineering.

The overall integrated project includes 11 university partners covering the 
areas of Aerodynamics, Control Systems, Electromagnetics, Materials & 
Structures and Numerical Simulation. Leicester and Imperial College are the 
Control specialists. Leicester is responsible for developing control systems 
with greater autonomy for both single and multiple vehicle control. 
Coordinated control, integrated control and condition monitoring, and 
implementation issues are key aspects of this work. Leicester and Imperial 
College together will research on appropriate control systems for “flapless” 
air vehicles with many distributed actuators (eg arrays of air jets) and many 
distributed sensors (eg arrays of pressure sensors). Some of the developments 
will be flight tested on a demonstrator UAV.

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Da-Wei Gu, dag@le.ac.uk.

Downloadable application forms and further particulars are available by 
following the link below, or in hardcopy from the Personnel Office, tel: +44 
(0)116 252  1341, fax: +44 (0)116 252 5140, email: recruitment3@le.ac.uk 
www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs. Please note that CVs will only be accepted in 
support of a fully completed application form.  

Closing date:  Friday 29 July 2005.

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