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Address Change: Ricardo Sanchez-Pena

Contributed by: Ricardo Sánchez-Peña, ricardo.sanchez-pena@nobel.upc.edu

My new address in Barcelona is:

Ricardo S. Sánchez Peña
Sistemas Avanzados de Control - ESAII
Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Edifici TR11, Campus Terrassa
Rambla de Sant Nebridi 10,
08222 Terrassa, 
Barcelona, Spain
Tel. (+34) 93-739-8705
Fax: (+34) 93-739-8628
Email: ricardo.sanchez-pena@nobel.upc.edu


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1.2 E-mail Address Change: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

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E-mail Address Change: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan , bozenna@math.ku.edu

Effective immediately, my new e-mail address is: bozenna@math.ku.edu


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1.3 Obituary: Professor Ernest Bruce Lee

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Obituary: Professor Ernest Bruce Lee

Contributed by: Tryphon Georgiou, tryphon@umn.edu

Professor Ernest Bruce Lee, the Vincentine Hermes-Luh Chair of Electrical and 
Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota and a University of 
Minnesota Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor, passed away 
peacefully on the morning of April 15 surrounded by loved ones, after a long 
and valiant battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.

Bruce Lee grew up in the East Gull Lake area near Brainerd, Minnesota.  He 
enjoyed doing carpentry work at their country home with his brothers, as well 
as hunting and fishing in the surrounding lakes and woods. An outstanding 
student, he excelled at mathematics. He was a star player on his basketball 
and football teams in high school and junior college. In 1953 he met his 
future wife Judith at a sledding party. They married in 1954 and started 
their family while he finished college.

Bruce studied mechanical engineering, earning the B.S. degree in 1955 and the 
M.S. degree in 1956 from the University of North Dakota, and the Ph.D. from 
the University of Minnesota in 1960. He was with Honeywell, Inc. as a senior 
research engineer from 1956 till 1963, at which time he joined the 
University of Minnesota as an associate professor of electrical engineering. 
He was promoted to the rank of full professor in 1966, served as the Acting 
Head of the Department of Computer Science 1969-1970, as the Head of the 
Department of Electrical Engineering, 1976-1982, and again as the 
Acting Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1983-1984. He was 
a founder of the Center for Control Science and Dynamical Systems, and was 
its Co-Director for many years. His other academic appointments included 
Visiting Professor, Caltech, 1968, Sr. Visiting Fellow, Science 
Research Council (England), 1968-1972, Visiting Professor, Technical 
University of Warsaw, 1976-1979, Universite de Montreal, Candada, 1978, and 
the University of Florida, 1983.

Professor Lee was long the leader of the Systems and Controls Group in 
Electrical Engineering, and the strength of his reputation in this area 
helped attract some of the most outstanding control scientists and engineers 
in the world to Minnesota, as well as help forge collaborations with faculty 
and students in several of the departments in the Institute of Technology. 
These departments include Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical 
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science.

As a leading educator and scholar in systems and controls, Professor Lee has 
supervised over fifty Ph.D. and numerous masters theses. His book, 
Foundations of Optimal Control Theory, Wiley, 1967, co-authored with L. 
Markus, is a classic in systems and control and is considered one of  the 
most influential textbook in this area. The book has been translated into 
Russian and Japanese. Professor Lee's additional professional recognitions 
include election as a Fellow of the IEEE in 1983 and election as a Foreign 
Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2000. He has received the Warsaw 
University of Technology Medal for the development of control theory and 
establishment of cooperative research with Polish scientists.

Bruce Lee was a devoted family man and a strong, quiet, and patient father 
and teacher. He guided his children and his students with a gentle and 
tolerant soul. Throughout his life he led and taught by example. He had a 
wonderful sense of humor and loved nothing more than having friends and 
family over for get-togethers. In his spare time he liked to move boulders, 
snow, and soil. He was a skilled craftsman with native woods. His other 
interests included astronomy, space travel, meteorites, sea shells, volcano 
dynamics, and interesting “smelly” foods from around the world. He was a 
kind, noble, talented and gentle man. He loved animals, children, and the 
outdoors. Most of all he loved his work, his family, friends, and students 
and dedicated his successful life to all four. Bruce Lee will be missed by 
many around the world. Few such quiet and gentle people have had such a 
positive impact on the world as he did throughout his life.

Memorial donations can be made to the E. Bruce Lee Memorial Fund at the 
University of Minnesota Foundation. These will be used towards an Endowed 
Graduate Fellowship named for Bruce to honor his illustrious career. When the 
fund exceeds $25,000 it will be matched dollar for dollar by the University 
of Minnesota Foundation. Checks should be made out to the University of 
Minnesota Foundation with a cover letter or the memo section of the check 
noting that it is for the E. Bruce Lee memorial fund, and sent to:

University of Minnesota Foundation
CM-3854
PO Box 70870
Saint Paul, MN  55170-3854


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1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid Systems

Contributed by: Maurice Heemels, maurice.heemels@esi.nl

The deadline for registration for the "1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid 
Systems" is approaching (June 15). Already 70 participants are registered at 
this point of time. More people can be accomodated, but register on time as 
the number of attendees is limited. 

This interesting event will take place in Siena, Italy on July 19-22, 2005. 
Selected researchers will lecture on different topics of hybrid systems, 
including modeling, mathematical properties, stability and stabilization, 
reachability analysis and verification of safety properties, optimal and 
model predictive control, identification, diagnosis, stochastic models, 
quantization and communication constraints, and the use of hybrid tools in 
industrial automotive and process control applications.

The school is targeted at graduate students and researchers who
want to learn the main concepts of hybrid systems, as well as at
graduate students and postgraduate researchers already working in
the field of hybrid systems.

The school is supported by the European Community through the Network of
Excellence "HYCON - Hybrid Control: Taming Heterogeneity and Complexity of
Networked Embedded Systems", http://www.ist-hycon.org. The school is also
sponsored by the Technical Committee on Hybrid Systems of the IEEE Control
Systems Society.

The full program of the school and other information can be found at 
http://www.dii.unisi.it/hybrid/school. The deadline for registration is June 
15, 2005. 

Alberto Bemporad (University of Siena, Italy)
Maurice Heemels (Embedded Systems Institute, The Netherlands)



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2.2 2nd Summer School on Modeling and Control of Complex Dynamical Systems

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2nd Summer School on Modeling and Control of Complex Dynamical Systems

Contributed by: Stefano Stramigioli, S.Stramigioli@ieee.org

From the 18th up to the 22nd of July, at the University of Bologna Residential
Centre of Bertinoro, FC, Italy the second Euron/Geoplex Summer School on
Modelling and Control of Complex Dynamical Systems will take place. The first
time it took place at the same location in 2003 and due to the big success,
the organization decided to repeat it every other year.
For more information go to:

http://www-lar.deis.unibo.it/euron-geoplex-sumsch/program.html.


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2.3 HYCON call for applications for hosting the EIHS

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HYCON call for applications for hosting the EIHS

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

HYCON call for applications for hosting the European Institute of Hybrid 
Systems (EIHS) -  or some parts of it.

In the HYCON Network of Excellence framework a call for applications for the 
European Institute for Hybrid Systems (EIHS) location is now launched. EIHS 
intends to be a worldwide focal point for hybrid systems research as an 
autonomous, self supporting entity. To achieve this aim and make EIHS 
sustainable in the long term, it appears that there are three crucial lines 
of action: coordinated research, advanced and integrated education and 
organization and management. To best support these actions, the HYCON 
partners decided to go beyond virtual internet-based structures, and to 
tackle directly the issues related to establishing a physically situated and 
operated Institute, as the means for guaranteeing: 1) capability of 
attracting specialized task-forces of researchers to spend time in elbow-to-
elbow cooperative work for attacking some of the biggest challenges posed in 
the domain of hybrid systems and control; 2) Possibility of residential 
schools and internship periods for graduate students, professionals  in 
continuing education, and instructors of different laboratories and 
countries in a cohesive environment fostering collaboration and exchange; 3) 
Host the administration staff and organization personnel of the EIHS, 
allowing for synergies with pre-existing institutions and structures for 
organizing the research in the most effective and rational way. 

Potential bidders can find the potential benefits of hosting the EIHS and 
the associated costs together with a questionnaire format in the word 
document EIHS-location-CFA-30-05-2005.doc downloadable from HYCON web site 
www.ist-hycon.org 

Deadline for receiving the proposals: 25 June 2005 at noon. The decision 
will be taken by 18 July 2005 at the HYCON Governing Board meeting, just 
before the 1st HYCON PhD School on Hybrid Systems, in Siena, Italy.

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2.4 International Hands-on Competition on Intelligent Mechatronics and Automation

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International Hands-on Competition on Intelligent Mechatronics and Automation

Contributed by: Shyh-Leh Chen, imeslc@ccu.edu.tw

http://www.handson.org.tw

Mechatronics is one of the most important enabling technologies for 
manufacturing industry in the 21st century. It becomes more and more 
important as reflected by the highly demanding mechatronics manpower in 
industry. In order to improve the mechatronics education and to emphasize on 
the training of students- experimental hands-on ability, National Chung 
Cheng University of Taiwan will hold 2005 International Student Experimental 
Hands-on Project Competition via Internet on Intelligent Mechatronics and 
Automation. We hope that this activity can stimulate and promote the 
education programs in students¡¦ experimental hands-on experience among high 
educational institutes and produce more mechatronics and automation 
engineers.

The objective of this competition is to stimulate the advancement of 
mechatronics among students- experimental research projects. To avoid 
the logistic problems, internet visual communication techniques will be 
adopted for this activity. Please visit our web site at:
http://www.handson.org.tw for detailed information.

Prizes:
The 1st Contest Winner - US$ 2,500
The 2nd Contest Winner - US$ 1,500
The 3rd Contest Winner - US$ 1,000
The 4th Contest Winner - US$  600
The 5th Contest Winner - US$  400

Important Dates:
09/15/2005 - Deadline for video preliminary submission
10/15/2005 - Notification of acceptance (final ten teams)
11/15/2005 - Deadline for final video submission
11/18/2005 - Internet visual communication live test
12/02/2005 - Final live competition via Internet


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LQ Dynamic Optimization and Differential Games

Contributed by: J.C. Engwerda, engwerda@uvt.nl

Title: LQ Dynamic Optimization and Differential Games.
Author: J.C. Engwerda.
ISBN: 0-470-01524-1; Wiley; Hardcover; May 2005.
This book is a self-contained introduction to dynamic optimization theory and 
linear-quadratic differential games. The book is introductory, but not 
elementary. It requires some basic knowledge of mathematical analysis, linear 
algebra and ordinary differential equations. The last chapter additionally 
presupposes at some parts some elementary knowledge of probability theory.
 The book is intended to be used either as a textbook by students at the end 
of the third year and fourth year of their study or as a reference work. 
Students are supposed to have some quantitative background. The material is 
written in such a way that most of the material can be read withoud 
consulting the mathematical details.
 Roughly spoken, the book consists of two parts. The first part, Chapters 2-5,
is about dynamic optimization with as a special case the linear-quadratic 
control problem. The second part, Chapters 6-9, is about linear-quadratic 
differential games. So, the book could be used to teach a first semester an 
introductory course on dynamic optimization and a second semester a course on 
linear-quadratic differential games. Throughout the book the theory is 
illustrated by examples which often have an economic flavour. This, in the 
hope that these examples may help the reader to appreciate the presented 
theory.
 For a description of the table of contents and a short outline of the 
contents of the separate chapters see 
http://center.uvt.nl/staff/engwerda/books.

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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. 1     March, 2005

Regular:
1. Paper Title: Force Ripple Compensation of Linear Synchronous Motors
       Authors: Christof Röehrig

2. Paper Title: An AFM Probe Controller Design Based on Mu-Synthesis
       Authors: Kuo-Jung Lan, Jia-Yush Yeh, Chih-Kung Lee, Yi-Ming Lin, and 
                Cheng-Hung Chen

3. Paper Title: Error Space Motion Control Methodology for Complex Controls
       Authors: Robert G. Landers

4. Paper Title: Application of a Model-Based Iterative Learning Technique to
                Tracking Control of a Piezoelectric System
       Authors: Fu-Shin Lee, Chiang-Ju Chien, Jhen-Cheng Wang, and Jui-Jung
                Liu

5. Paper Title: Monitor and Control of Discharge Energy During EDMing
       Authors: Yih-Fang Chang, Jhao-Tong Chen, and Jian-Ching Li

6. Paper Title: Extracted Control Approach for CNC Non-Circular Turning
       Authors: H. Zhou, B. Henson, and Xiankui Wang

7. Paper Title: Geometric Error Compensation for Multi-Axial Precision Motion
                Systems using Support Vectors
       Authors: C. S. Teo, K. K. Tan, S. Y. Lim, S. Huang, and K. Z. Tang

8. Paper Title: Robust Adaptive Control of Piezoelectric Actuators with an
                Application to Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
       Authors: K. K. Tan, S.C. Ng, S. N. Huang, and L. G. Tan

Brief:
1. Paper Title: Modeling of a Piezo-Actuated Positioning Stage Based on
                Hysteresis Observer
Authors: Chih-Jer Lin and Sheng-Ren Yang

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5.2 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, Issue 7 (July 2005)
With Special Section on Control Applications of Optimisation, 
edited by Ruth Bars and Eva Gyurkovics

Table of Contents:

Generalized synchronization control of multi-axis motion systems 
Pages 809-819 
Yong Xiao, Kuanyi Zhu and Hwee Choo Liaw

A fuzzy logic controller for the molten steel level control of strip casting 
processes 
Pages 821-834 
Youngjun Park and Hyungsuck Cho

A laboratory test-bed for an automated power line inspection system 
Pages 835-851 
D.I. Jones, C.C. Whitworth, G.K. Earp and A.W.G. Duller
 
Optimal operation of alternating activated sludge processes 
Pages 853-861 
M. Fikar, B. Chachuat and M.A. Latifi
 
Predictive functional control of a parallel robot 
Pages 863-874 
Andrés Vivas and Philippe Poignet

Model builder using functional and bond graph tools for FDI design 
Pages 875-891 
B. Ould Bouamama, A.K. Samantaray, K. Medjaher, M. Staroswiecki and G. 
Dauphin-Tanguy

Preface to Special section on control applications of optimization 
Pages 893-894 
Ruth Bars and Éva Gyurkovics

Load forecasting using nonlinear modelling 
Pages 895-902 
István Vajk and Jeno½ Hetthéssy
 
Optimization of variable speed wind power systems based on a LQG approach 
Pages 903-912 
Iulian Munteanu, Nicolaos Antonio Cutululis, Antoneta Iuliana Bratcu and Emil 
Ceang

Optimized multivariable predictive control of an industrial distillation 
column considering hard and soft constraints 
Pages 913-927 
U. Volk, D.-W. Kniese, R. Hahn, R. Haber and U. Schmitz

Optimum cross-section design of internally finned tubes cooled by a viscous 
fluid 
Pages 929-938 
Giampietro Fabbri

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Control Engineering Practice 
Volume 13, Issue 8  (August 2005)
SPECIAL ISSUE: Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes 
(Safeprocess 2003),
edited by R. Isermann and N. Eva Wu

Table of Contents:

Input shaping reference commands for trajectory following Cartesian
machines
G. Pelaez, G. Pelaez, J.M. Perez, A. Vizan, E. Bautista
pp 941-958
 
Execution control of robotic tasks: a Petri net-based approach
M. Caccia, P. Coletta, G. Bruzzone, G. Veruggio
pp 959-971
 
Estimation of backlash phenomenon in the electromechanical actuator
R. Merzouki, J.C. Cadiou
pp 973-983
 
Design of a multivariable robust controller to decrease the motion
sickness incidence in fast ferries
J. Aranda, J.M. de la Cruz, J.M. Diaz
pp 985-999
 
Advanced controller design for aircraft gas turbine engines
J. Mu, D. Rees, G.P. Liu
pp 1001-1015
 
Preface to special section on fault detection, supervision and safety
of technical processes (Safeprocess 2003)
R. Isermann, N. Eva Wu
pp 1017
 
Detection of sluggish control loops-experiences and improvements
P. Kuehl, A. Horch
pp 1019-1025
 
Isolating multiple sources of plant-wide oscillations via independent
component analysis
C. Xia, J. Howell
pp 1027-1035

Probabilistic robust control of rotorcraft
J.F. Horn, D.K. Tolani, C.M. Lagoa, Q. Wang, A. Ray
pp 1037-1046
 
Passive fault tolerant control of a double inverted pendulum-a case
study
H. Niemann, J. Stoustrup
pp 1047-1059

Real-time implementation of fault diagnosis to a heat exchanger
S. Persin, B. Tovornik
pp 1061-1069
 
Accommodation of multi-leak location in a pipeline
C. Verde
pp 1071-1078
 
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5.3 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,Vol 50, Issue 4,  April 2005

Lyapunov-based distributed control of systems on lattices
Jovanovic, M.R.; Bamieh, B., Page(s):  422- 433

Characterization of co-observable languages and formulas for their
super/sublanguages
Takai, S.; Kumar, R.; Ushio, T., Page(s):  434- 447

A general formulation and solvability of the global robust output regulation
problem
Zhiyong Chen; Jie Huang, Page(s):  448- 462

Polynomial synthesis of supervisor for partially observed discrete-event
systems by allowing nondeterminism in control
Kumar, R.; Shengbing Jiang; Changyan Zhou; Wenbin Qiu, Page(s):  463- 475

Diagnosability of stochastic discrete-event systems
Thorsley, D.; Teneketzis, D., Page(s):  476- 492

Stabilization of time-delay systems with a Controlled time-varying delay and
applications
Michiels, W.; Van Assche, V.; Niculescu, S.-I., Page(s):  493- 504

Probabilistic distances between finite-state finite-alphabet hidden Markov 
models
Li Xie; Ugrinovskii, V.A.; Petersen, I.R., Page(s):  505- 511

Controllability of switched bilinear systems
Daizhan Cheng, Page(s):  511- 515

Robust normalization and stabilization of Uncertain Descriptor systems with
norm-Bounded Perturbations
Chong Lin; Qing-Guo Wang; Tong Heng Lee, Page(s):  515- 520

Stabilization of nonaffine systems: a constructive method for polynomial 
systems
Moulay, E.; Perruquetti, W., Page(s):  520- 526

Controller parametric robustification using observer-based formulation and
multimodel design technique
Le Gorrec, Y.; Chiappa, C., Page(s):  526- 531

A universal approach to queuing with distortion control
Draper, S.C.; Trott, M.D.; Wornell, G.W., Page(s):  532- 537

On Centralized Optimal Control
Ho, Y.-C., Page(s):  537- 538

Comments on "Variable structure control of discretized continuous-time 
Systems"
Paranjpe, N.V.; Phadke, S.B., Page(s):  538- 540

Authors' Reply
Corradini, M.L.; Orlando, G., Page(s):  541- 541

Stability of Stationary Sets in Control Systems With Discontinuous 
Nonlinearities
Page(s):  542- 543


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5.4 Contents: International Journal of Control

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Contents: International Journal of Control

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

Volume 78, Issue 3
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Power balancing for a new class of non-linear systems and stabilization of 
RLC circuits
Guido Blankenstein

Non-linear observer design by reduced generalized observer canonical form
R. L. Mishkov

Model reference adaptive control of state delayed system with actuator 
failures
Boris M. Mirkin and Per-Olof Gutman

Non-linear position control of cooperative hydraulic manipulators handling 
unknown payloads
Hairong Zeng and Nariman Sepehri

Observation and identification tools for non-linear systems: application to a 
fluid catalytic cracker
Eric Busvelle and Jean-Paul Gauthier

For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Professor Eric Rogers
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk



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5.5 Contents: International Journal of General Systems

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Contents: International Journal of General Systems

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

Volume 34, Issue 1		
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

Aggregation operators with annihilator
M. Mas, R. Mesiar, M. Monserrat and J. Torrens

Systems movement; Autobiographical retrospectives
Y. Takahara

Measuring contradiction in fuzzy logic
S. Cubillo and E. Castineria

Finite fuzzy sets
V. Murali and B. Makamba

An uncertainty measure in partition-based fuzzy rough sets
J-Sheng Mi, Y. Leung and W-Z. Wu


For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Dr George Klir
gensyst@binghamton.edu 
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering 
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science 
State University of New York



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5.6 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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

Volume 36, Issue 5	
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp

Valuation of Expansion Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing System 
Investments using Sequential Exchange Options
E. Ertugrul Karsak and C. Okan Ozogul

On Solving Permuation Scheduling Problems with Ant Colony Optimization
D. Merkle and M. Middendorf

On a Genaralized k-out-of-n system and its reliability
L. Cui and M. Xie

Delay-Dependent Stability and Stabilizability of Uncertain Jump Bilinear 
Stochastic Systems with Mode-Dependent Time-Delays
Z.-H. Guan, W.-H. Chen and J. Xu

Discrete-time H-infinity Filtering with Initial Condition
Y.K. Foo

Robust Decentralized Fast Output Sampling Technique Based Power System 
Stabilizer for Multi-Machine Power System
B. Bandyopadhyay


For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
Professor Peter Fleming
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
University of Sheffield 
ijss@sheffield.ac.uk


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5.7 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

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

Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory: 
An International Journal of Research and Surveys
Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
Volume 5, Number 1, 2005.

CONTENTS
Topological Sequence Entropy and Chaos of Star Maps, J.S. Canovas, p. 1.

Global Stability Properties for a Class of Dissipative Phenomena via One or 
Several Liapunov Functionals, A. D��semi999Anna and G. Fiore, p. 9.

Optimal Maneuvers Using a Three Dimensional Gravity Assist, G. Felipe and 
F.B.A. Prado, p. 39.

A Constant-Gain Nonlinear Estimator for Linear Switching Systems, S. Ibrir 
and E.K. Boukas, p. 49.

A Nonlinear Model for Dynamics of Delaminated Composite Beam with Account of 
Contact of the Delamination Crack Faces, Based on the First Order Shear 
Deformation Theory, V.Y. Perel, p. 61.

Tracking Control of General Nonlinear Systems by a Direct Gradient Descent 
Method, K. Shimizu, S. Ito and S. Suzuki, p. 91.

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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5.8 New Journal: Sampling Theory in Signal and Image Processing

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New Journal: Sampling Theory in Signal and Image Processing

Contributed by: Masaru Kamada, kamada@cis.ibaraki.ac.jp

Introduction of
Sampling Theory in Signal and Image Processing
An International Journal
(ISSN: 1530-6429 http://stsip.org/)

The STSIP Journal appears three times a year and publishes refereed,
well-written, original research articles on the development and 
applications of sampling and interpolation theory, wavelets, tomography, 
the Gibbs phenomenon, and other closely related fields.  

Its editorial board consists of thirty established researchers at 
well-known universities and institutes worldwide.  The journal is 
reviewed and indexed by Zentralblatt MATH, the Math. Reviews, and 
INSPEC.  

The journal's web site is http://stsip.org/ where its online version
is available. 


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13th IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimisation

Contributed by: Alessandro Giua, giua@diee.unica.it

CAO'06: 13th IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimisation
26 - 28 April 2006, Paris - Cachan, France

Organised by
 École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (http://www.ens-cachan.fr
Sponsor
 IFAC Technical Committee on Optimal Control (TC 2.4)
Co-sponsors
 IFAC Technical Committee on Economics and Business Systems (TC 9.1)
 IFAC Technical Committee on Control Design (TC 2.1)
 IFAC Technical Committee on Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems (TC 1.3)

Supported by
 CNRS, INRIA, CNAM, IFP

Scope
The workshop will provide a forum for the presentation of new developments 
in the interacting fields of optimisation and control. It is dedicated to 
promote recent research results in the field of numerical optimization 
methods and their applications in control as well as new advances in optimal 
control, differential games, robust control and optimisation, etc. One of 
the aims of the workshop is to bring together researchers and engineers and 
to give an up to date view of the major applications of optimisation for 
control purposes and for decision making in economy and industry. 
Theoretical and practical aspects will be discussed.

Themes
The workshop will cover all topics related to optimisation in the frame of 
control system theory, including (but not limited to) the following:

- Optimisation methods, Optimal control
- Differential games, Stochastic optimisation
- Numerical methods for optimisation, Optimisation with uncertainties
- Multi-objective control and optimisation, Robust control and stabilisation
  Applications in economics and management, Optimal PDE Control.

Submitted papers must conform to the IFAC submission policy.

Important deadlines
- 30 September 2005  Submission of full draft papers
- 15 December 2005   Notification of acceptance / rejection
- 15 February 2006   Final manuscript submission

Conference fees
- Early registration deadline  15 February 2006
- Early registration fee       450 Euro
- Student registration fee     300 Euro
- Late registration fee        500 Euro (350 Euro for students)

Registration fees include lunches for the 3 days of the workshop, coffee 
breaks and banquet (except for students). Extra banquet tickets could be 
purchased.

Conference home page    
 http://www.ens-cachan.fr/cao06

Conference secretariat  
 Ms Constance FAVARD
 ENS Cachan - Service FCD
 61, Av. President Wilson
 94230 Cachan - France

 Tel: + 33 (0)1 47407507
 Fax: + 33 (0)1 47407510


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6.2 2006 American Control Conference (ACC)

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2006 American Control Conference (ACC)

Contributed by: Rich O'Brien, riobrien@usna.edu

The 2006 American Control Conference (ACC) will be held Wednesday through 
Friday, June 14-16, 2006 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota 
USA. The ACC is held in cooperation IFAC and provides an opportunity for 
cooperation among people working in the fields of control, automation, and 
related areas from AIAA, AIChE, AIST, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, ISA, and SCS. The 
technical program will cover topics from control theory, industrial 
applications, and control education and will be presented in technical, 
special, interactive, and tutorial sessions and pre-conference workshops. 
For more information on special and interactive sessions, contact Michael 
Piovoso, Vice Chair for Special Sessions, at mjp5@gv.psu.edu. For the most 
current information, visit the conference website 
http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2006/.

PAPER SUBMISSION
All papers submitted to the ACC for review must be prepared in the standard 
2-column Proceedings format. See the Author’s Kit at the conference web site 
for Word and LaTex style files. For the purposes of review, regular and 
invited papers are limited to 8 pages and short papers to 3 pages. Papers 
exceeding these limits will NOT be reviewed. All papers will be submitted 
through the IEEE Control Systems Society submission website 
(http://www.paperplaza.net).

KEY DATES		
Deadline for all submissions and proposals: September 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: January 31, 2006
Final manuscript submission deadline: March 15, 2006

GENERAL CHAIR
Eduardo Misawa, Oklahoma State University, misawa@ceat.okstate.edu

PROGRAM CHAIR
Karlene A. Hoo, Texas Tech University, Karlene.Hoo@ttu.edu


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6.3 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems

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2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems

Contributed by: Alessandro Giua, giua@diee.unica.it

ADHS'06: 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems
Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, June 7–9, 2006

Dip. Ing. Elettrica ed Elettronica, University of Cagliari, Italy      
Sponsor
IFAC Technical Committee on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (TC 1.3)
Co-sponsors
- IFAC Technical Committee on Control Design (TC 2.1)
- IFAC Technical Committee on Manufacturing Plant Control (TC 5.1)
- IFAC Technical Committee on Fault Detection, Supervision & 
  Safety of  Techn.Processes-SAFEPROCESS (TC 6.4)

Scope
The IFAC conference series on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems (ADHS) 
is focused on the Automation of Dynamical Systems. ADHS'06 is the second 
conference of this series after ADHS'03 in Saint Malo. The ADHS series 
follows the successful conference series on the Automation De Processus 
Mixed / Automation Of Mixed Processes (ADPM'92 in Paris, ADPM'94 in 
Brussels, ADPM'98 in Reims, ADPM'2000 in Dortmund). 
 
Networked computers control which includes a large amount of discrete 
switching logic and event interactions with continuous systems is ubiquitous 
in the control of manufacturing processes, trains, planes, cars, etc. These 
systems become increasingly complex and difficult to design and to verify 
while the requirements for dynamics performances and safety are also 
increasing.
  
The development of systematic methods for efficient and reliable 
realisations of hybrid automation systems is a key issue in industrial 
information and control technology and is therefore currently of high 
interest to control and computer scientists in research institutions as well 
as in many industrial sectors. 

The aim of the IFAC ADHS'06 conference is to bring together researchers and 
practitioners with background in control and computer science in order to 
provide a survey of the advances in the field of hybrid systems and of their 
ability to take up the challenge of analysis, design and verification of 
efficient and reliable control systems.  

Topics
Contributions are invited in all areas pertaining to the engineering of 
hybrid dynamic systems including: modelling, specification, analysis, 
verification, control synthesis, simulation, and implementation.  
Contributions on applications of hybrid methods in various fields, such as 
process industry, transportation systems, communication networks, safety 
systems, etc., are particularly encouraged. Synthetic presentations of 
hybrid-system problems in these fields are also encouraged.

Deadlines
- Submission of draft papers:         December 1, 2005 
- Submission of special sessions:     December 1, 2005 
- Notification of acceptance:         March 1, 2006  
- Final manuscripts and registration: April 1, 2006


International Program Committee 
- Chairs
  C.G. Cassandras (US)      A. Giua (IT)              J. Zaytoon (FR) 
- Industrial Co-chair
  A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (US) 

Conference secretariat
  Contact person: Carla Seatzu
  IFAC ADHS'06  
  Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Elettronica 
  Università di Cagliari 
  Piazza D'Armi
  09123 Cagliari, Italy 

  Phone: +39 070 675 5759 
  Fax:   +39 070 675 5782 
  Email: adhs06@diee.unica.it 
  URL:   http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06


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6.4 Control 2006

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Control 2006

Contributed by: Henrik Gollee, h.gollee@mech.gla.ac.uk

International Conference: Control 2006, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
30th August to 1st September 2006
http://www.control2006.org

This is the sixth biennial UKACC Control Conference, which traditionally 
brings together the practitioners and the scientists working in the general 
area of control engineering. The Conference covers Methods, Technology, 
Applications and Education in Control Engineering.

The Conference will include Plenary sessions, Invited sessions, Regular 
sessions, Poster sessions, Workshops and Industrial sessions. Submissions 
will be invited for any of these sessions.

Important Deadlines:
Submission of Draft Paper: 10th Feb. 2006
Notification: 10th April 2006
Final Submission: 2nd June 2006

For further information, visit the web-site http://www.control2006.org

Organised by the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow. 
The Conference will be hosted by the University of Glasgow and the University 
of Strathclyde.

Address: Control 2006, Industrial Control Centre
University of Strathclyde, 
50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, UK
Email: info@control2006.org 
Tel: (+44)(0)141 548 2880 Fax: (+44)(0)141 548 4203


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6.5 IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes

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IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes

Contributed by: Frank Doyle, frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu

IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical 
Processes                                   
ADCHEM 2006                                       
April 2-5, 2006                                      
Gramado, Brazil                          
http://www.adchem.org       

The ADCHEM 2006 conference will be held on April 2-5, 2006 in Gramado, 
Brazil. Organized under the auspices of International Federation of 
Automatic Control (IFAC), ADCHEM (International Symposium on Advanced 
Control of Chemical Processes) is a continuing series of international 
conferences held most recently in Hong Kong (2003), Pisa, Italy (2000), 
Banff, Canada (1997), Kyoto, Japan (1994), and Toulouse, France (1991). 
These meetings focus on advances in methods for control and modeling for all 
types of chemical processes and are part of a three year rotation of IFAC 
meetings in process control, which also include the IFAC DYCOPS Symposium 
series (most recently held in Boston, 2004 and Korea, 2001) and the IFAC 
World Congress.

Topics
For the upcoming ADCHEM conference, contributed papers will be considered in 
all areas of advanced control for process systems including the following 
areas:

Modeling and Identification: including first principle models, linear and 
nonlinear identification techniques, data driven models, model reduction for 
control and optimization

Model Based Control: including linear and nonlinear MPC, robustness issues, 
adaptive control, control of discrete event and hybrid systems, differential 
geometric concepts, control of distributed parameter systems, optimization 
based methods, observers, filters

Optimization and Scheduling: including optimization of steady state and 
dynamic models, integration with control systems, optimization based methods

Process and Control Monitoring: including PCA, multiscale and other 
statistical techniques, auditing of sensors, fault detection and isolation

Batch Process Modeling and Control: including advanced control and 
monitoring methods for batch, semi-continuous, and/or periodic process, 
batch optimization and scheduling, data reconciliation

Process Control Applications: including the control of processes from the 
following areas: chemical, biotechnology, biomedical, environmental, 
petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, refineries

The conference will also feature panel discussions on topical areas.

Location of ADCHEM 2006
The symposium venue is the tourist city of Gramado in South of BRAZIL. 
Gramado is located in the region of the gaucho's mountain range called 
Region of Flowers, 125 km (78miles) far from Porto Alegre, in a european 
setting.

The region, where Gramado is located, offers countless leisure options for 
all tastes including the only green canyon in the world, several waterfalls, 
wineries, and excellent dining that reflects the infusion of Italian, Swiss, 
and German immigrants.

Important Deadlines
Deadline for full paper submission (www.adchem.org):  September 9, 2005
Deadline for submission of revised final paper: January 13, 2006

Organizing Chair:
Prof.  Jorge Otavio Trierweiler
Department of Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Rua Luiz Englert s/n, Campus Central
CEP. 90040-040
Porto Alegre, Brazil
jorge@enq.ufrgs.br 
adchem@enq.ufrgs.br
Tel: +55 51 3316-4072
Fax: +55 51 3316-3277

International Program Committee Chair:
Prof. Francis J. Doyle III
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
USA
frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu
Tel: +1-805-893-8133
FAX: +1-805-893-4731


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6.6 International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control Applications

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International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control Applications

Contributed by: Alberto Sanchez, asanchez@mailfie.epn.edu.ec

The International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Control 
applications is organized by Escuela Politenica Nacional, co-sponsored by 
IEEE Ecuador section, and by the following Ecuadorian institutions: FUNDACYT, 
and CIEEPI. It is also technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Industrial 
Electronics Society. 

The conference has the purpose of providing a forum for the presentation, 
discussion and demonstration of the state-of-the art in electronics, control
systems and related areas applied to industrial systems. The conference will 
include regular sessions,plenary sessions, tutorials, invited sessions and 
workshops. It is expected that authors will propose tutorials,invited 
sessions and workshops on related areas of interest. A special feature of 
this conference will be inclusion of demonstrations of software or devices 
prepared by authors. Special arrangements on-site or in university 
laboratories will be arranged if required.

The conference will be held in Quito, Ecuador in the Swissôtel, located 
in "La Floresta," a neighbourhood which is famous for its night life, and 
restaurants, and it is also near the city centre and the north of the city.

The topics within the scope of the conference will include, but will not be 
limited to:

1. Control Systems and Applications
2. Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
3. Sensors, Actuators and Systems Integration
4. Signal and Image Processing
5. Computational Intelligence and Applications
6. Robotics and Mechatronics:

Authors are invited to submit original contributions in PDF or Word format 
(PDF prefered), according to IEEE Xplore guidelines. Instructions for authors 
are available at the conference website: www.icieca2005.org

Further inquiries can be submitted to the conference secretariat:
secretariat@icieca2005.org

Important dates:
20 May      Proposal for invited session
20 July     Submission of full length papers
30 August   Notification to authors of paper acceptance
30 October  Submission of final full-lenght paper


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6.7 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 WCICA¡¯06 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¡Þ 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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1st International Meeting on Piecewise-Smooth Systems: Application to Energy

Contributed by: Gerard Olivar, gerard@ma4.upc.edu

1st International Meeting on Piecewise-Smooth Systems:
Application to Energy Conditioning

19th--23rd September 2005, Manizales (COLOMBIA)
http://simposio.unalmzl.edu.co

This is the first meeting in Colombia on Nonsmooth Systems, namely
Piecewise-Smooth Systems. It is not structured as a usual
workshop but on a series of plenary talks, informal discussions with
research groups, round tables on academic topics, and a session of
posters. All in a wonderful environment of 'Campus La Nubia', just in
the middle of the 'Coffee Axis' in Colombia. Everything is thought to
bring together researchers in the nonsmooth or switched systems area to
discuss and share the latest developments in theoretical and application
aspects.

The Meeting will be held at the Engineering and Architectonics Faculty,
of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Manizales, a medium-size town
on the Andes mountains, 30 km far from Nevado del Ruiz (5.321 meters
high).

Subject areas (though not restricted to them):

Theory and Applications of Piecewise-Smooth Systems
Non-smooth Transitions and Bifurcations
Modelling Energy Systems, Distribution of Energy, and Energy
Conditioning

For any inquiry about the Meeting, please feel free to contact

Dr. Fabiola Angulo
Dr. Gerard Olivar

Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Science
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Manizales
Campus La Nubia
Manizales
Colombia

Email: fangulo@nevado.manizales.unal.edu.co
Email: gerard@ma4.upc.edu

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7.2 Cross-Boundaries Nature of Control

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Cross-Boundaries Nature of Control

Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, bozenna@math.ku.edu

Workshop for Czech High School Students and Teachers on The Power, Beauty and 
Excitement of the Cross-Boundaries Nature of Control on Sunday, 9:00 - 16:00, 
July 3rd, 2005, at the IFAC Congress in Prague.

This is a collaborative effort of Technical Committee on Education of the
International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and Technical Committee 
on Education of the Control Systems Society, the Institute of Electrical and 
Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Organizer:
Ljubo Vlacic,  Technical Committee on Education of the IFAC
Co-Organizer:
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan;  Technical Committee on Education of the IFAC
  and Technical Committee on Education of the Control Systems Society
  the IEEE

The Workshop aims to inspire interest from youth towards studies in Automatic 
Control and to assist high school teachers in promoting the discipline of 
Automatic Control among their students. It is composed of several short but 
effective presentations on various problems from the real world that have 
been solved by using control engineering methods, techniques and 
technologies. The attractiveness and excitement of choosing a career in 
control engineering will also be addressed. Live interaction between the 
presenters and the audience is to be an important feature of the Workshop.

Program:
09:00 - 09:45 The Power of Feedback
 Theodore E. Djaferis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
09:45 - 10:30 When Computers Control: Joys and Perils of Automation
 Christos G. Cassandras, Boston University, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Refreshments
11:00 - 11:45 Future Careers in Mechatronics and Control Systems
 Mark W. Spong, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
11:45 - 12:30 Increased Role of Automation Techniques in Large Industrial
 Projects
 Petr Horacek, Czech Technical University in Prague
12:30 - 13:00 Panel Discussion
 (Moderators: Professor Petr Horacek and Professor Zdenek Hanzalek)
13:00 - 14:00 JOINT LUNCH AND INFORMAL CHATS
14:00 - 14:45 Random Walk Around Some Stochastic Control Problems in
 Telecommunication, Finance and Medicine
 Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas, USA
14:45 - 15:30 Cooperative Driverless Vehicles
 Ljubo Vlacic, Griffith University, Australia
15:30 - 15:45 Panel Discussion
 (Moderators: Professor Petr Horacek and Professor Zdenek Hanzalek)
15:45 - 16:00 Wrap-up
 Professor Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and Professor Ljubo Vlacic


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7.3 DISC Summer School Modeling Estimation Optimiz of Complex Physical Systems

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DISC Summer School Modeling, Estimation, Optimiz of Complex Physical Systems

Contributed by: Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl

DISC International Summer School on “Modeling, Estimation and Optimization of 
Complex Physical Systems”, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, August 29 – September 
1, 2005. 

From partial differential equations to real-time process monitoring and 
optimization. 

For complex physical systems, the task of real-time process monitoring and 
optimization is a challanging one, both from a scientific and an industrial 
perspective. First principle models, involving conservation laws, 
thermodynamics, chemical reactions and physical relations, generally induce 
partial differential equations that require discretization to be efficiently 
used for monitoring and optimization problems. The resulting large scale 
dynamical models (10^5-10^6 states) need to be reduced to order to become 
feasible for use in model-based monitoring, control and optimization. 

In this four-day summer school, international experts will lecture on the 
principle phenomena that occur in al the steps that are necessarily taken to 
go from partial differential equations to model-based monitoring and 
optimization, including numerical tools for modelling, model reduction, POD, 
large scale state estimation, optimal control and optimization solutions. 
Presentations will include survey lectures and advanced topics lectures. 
Several application areas will be highlighted, among which large scale 
industrial processes, fluid dynamics and flow control problems, 
climathological and hydrological systems, smart well systems in oil reservoir 
engineering.  

Guest lecturers include (list to be completed):
Dennis McLaughlin (MIT), Wolfgang Marquardt  (RWTH Aachen), Paul Van Dooren 
(Univ. Cath. Louvain-la-Neuve), Nancy Nichols (Univ. Reading, UK), Jaap 
Molenaar (Eindhoven Univ. Techn.), Jan Dirk Jansen (Delft Univ. Techn.)

The summer school is directed towards PhD students, postdocs, researchers and 
engineers involved in systems and control. 

Organizers:
Arnold Heemink (Delft Univ. Techn.), Siep Weiland (Eindhoven Univ. Techn.) 
and Paul Van den Hof (Delft Univ. Techn.).

For more information, including a detailed program and registration form, see
http://www.disc.tudelft.nl/sumschool2005   


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7.4 Fast Estimation Methods in Automatic Control and Signal Processing 

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Fast Estimation Methods in Automatic Control and Signal Processing 

Contributed by: Michel FLIESS, Michel.Fliess@polytechnique.edu

JULY 18-20, 2005

LOCATION: Université Paris V, Paris (in the famous area of Saint-Germain-des-
Prés, in the center of Paris)

LANGUAGE: English

This summer school, which is intended as acourse for academic and industrial 
researchers as well as for students at masters or PhD-level, is devoted to 
entirely new methods for fast estimation will be presented during this 3 
days course. They will be applied in 
- linear and nonlinear control (closed-loop state variables and parameter 
estimation, on-line diagnosis),
- signal processing (real-time identification, demodulation, equalization - 
compression),
- image and video processing (compression, edge and motion detection).

At least 6 hours will be devoted to computer exercises with concrete case-
studies in order for the participants to become familiar with those 
techniques, which are of algebraic flavour and work quite well in a noisy 
environment. 
Written notes will be distributed to all participants. 

For more details and the registration form:

http://www-futurs.inria.fr/activites/colloques/mne05.html



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7.5 IEEE/RSJ IROS05 Tutorial on Task-Oriented Mobile Actuator/Sensor Ntwks

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IEEE/RSJ IROS05 Tutorial on Task-Oriented Mobile Actuator/Sensor Ntwks

Contributed by: YangQuan Chen, yqchen@ece.usu.edu

CfP:IEEE/RSJ IROS05 Tutorial on Task-Oriented Mobile Actuator/Sensor Networks
TOMAS-net organized by

YangQuan Chen, Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems (CSOIS),
  Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University
  http://www.csois.usu.edu/people/yqchen
Hairong Qi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 
  319 Ferris Hall 1508 Middle Drive, 
  The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100.
  http://panda.ece.utk.edu/~hqi/

Tutorial website: 
  http://www.csois.usu.edu/people/yqchen/tomasnet/
Synopsis: 
  In most of the sensor networks research efforts, an important question "What
is the high-level task to be accomplished using sensor networks" seems to be
rarely answered explicitly. This tutorial will focus on task-oriented mobile
actuator and sensor networks. We will cover mobile actuator and sensor
networks for diffusion characterization, real-world reasoning, and consensus
among cooperative agents. 


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7.6 IFAC Int. Workshop on NMPC for Fast Systems

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IFAC Int. Workshop on NMPC for Fast Systems

Contributed by: Mazen Alamir, mazen.alamir@inpg.fr

IFAC international Workshop on 
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Fast Systems NMPC-FS'06

Grenoble 9-11 Octobre 2006

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE:
It is now well recognized that nonlinear model 
predictive control (NPMC) is a particularly 
suitable control strategy when highly nonlinear 
dynamics and high quality/cost requirement are to be considered.

Although these facts are application independent, 
it is a fact that as soon as applications are considered, the use of 
NMPC schemes has been particularly intensive in the 
case of slow processes while few implementations are reported 
for relatively fast systems. This is because, first, chemical processes 
present the above mentioned features
 (Nonlinearities, constraints and economical issues) making the use of NMPC 
practically unavoidable, 
but it also results from the fact that the computational needs in the 
implementation of NMPC 
would be incompatible with systems with relatively fast dynamics.

The aim of the workshop is to put together researchers and users of NMPC 
schemes 
in order to focus on the potential use of NMPC for relatively fast systems 
(mechanical systems, electrical systems, Robotics, aerospace, etc). 
This may include both theoretical formulations leading to 
less computational requirements and successful applications 
of NMPC schemes to rather fast systems.

MEETING TOPICS:
In relation to the scope and objective, the main topics of the workshop are 
the following:

– New formulations of NMPC for fast computation
– Sub-optimal stability oriented NMPC schemes
– New Computational algorithms
– Comparison of algorithms
– Successful applications on relatively fast systems 
- Robotic systems
- Aerospace systems
- Electrical systems
- Networked control systems
- Transformation processes 

For more information about the conference and paper submission, please visit 
the conference website at: http://www.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/NMPC_FS06/

Important Dates 
January 15, 2006: Submissions of draft papers and invited sessions 
April 15, 2006: Notification of acceptance 
June 15, 2006: Submission of camera-ready papers


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7.7 IFAC Summer School on Control Computing and Communication

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IFAC Summer School on Control, Computing, and Communication

Contributed by: Zdenek Hanzalek, hanzalek@fel.cvut.cz

IFAC Summer School on Control, Computing, and Communication
http://dce.felk.cvut.cz/hanzalek/ifacss05

With the 16th IFAC World Congress approaching, I would like to draw your 
attention to the IFAC Summer School on Control, Computing, and Communication 
to be held during the week preceding the Congress, namely June 27 - July 1, 
2005.

The objective of the School is to provide an overview of the principles and 
technologies supporting the development of embedded control systems. 
The School is aimed at graduate students with moderate background in control 
engineering, computer science, and real-time communications. The summer 
school is free of charge.

Program:

Monday the 27th of June
Tarek Abdelzaher
Analysis and Control of Temporal Behavior in Distributed Embedded Systems

Tuesday the 28th of June
Luis Almeida
Real-time Networks for Embedded Systems: a Focus on Operational Flexibility

Wednesday the 29th of June
Felser Max
Real-Time Ethernet: Standards and PROFINET

Thursday the 30th of June
Andrew J. Kornecki, Janusz Zalewski - presenter Real-Time Safety-Critical 
Systems: Fundamental Concepts, Design Principles, and Software Development

Friday the 1st of July
Guy Juanole
Quality of Service in Real-time Distributed Systems and Process Control 
Applications

When interested, please register for the School through an interactive form 
at the website. There is no registration fee. A limited number of early 
registrants will receive a support from IFAC to help to cover local costs.


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7.8 Seminar on Control Loop Assessment and Diagnosis 

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Seminar on Control Loop Assessment and Diagnosis 

Contributed by: Nina Thornhill, UCL, n.thornhill@ee.ucl.ac.uk

ONE DAY SEMINAR
The IEE Seminar on Control Loop Assessment and Diagnosis 
Thursday, 16 June 2005 at University College London, UK

SYNOPSIS:
A typical manufacturing site may use more than a thousand control loops 
(feedback controllers) for the regulation of process variables. Keeping 
control loops at optimal settings can save an industrial complex hundreds of 
thousands of pounds a year, and even more can be saved if maintenance is 
prioritized using technology that locates and diagnoses poor performance in 
the control system.

The challenge is to detect, isolate and diagnose faults in the hardware and 
software of control loops in a simple and straightforward manner. Topics of 
the meeting include valve diagnosis, equipment health monitoring and 
discovery of the root causes of plant-wide disturbances. The event will have 
an emphasis on case studies and technology transfer. It will highlight the 
benefits to UK companies that are already available now and includes an open 
discussion on new directions for research.
 
This seminar will highlight the accomplishments of the technology, the 
potential benefits to UK companies and new directions for future activity and 
will be relevant to:
  Consultants and industrial practitioners
  Technology suppliers
  Academic researchers
  Policy makers from government, industry or a professional body

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND REGISTRATION: http://www.iee.org/events/clad.cfm 


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7.9 Special Session for Students on Control Education at MED05

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Special Session for Students on Control Education at MED05

Contributed by: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan , bozenna@math.ku.edu

Special Session for Students on The Cross-Boundary Nature of Control
Monday, June 27, 2005 at the MED’05
http://cil.ece.uic.edu/MED05/

The purpose of the Session is "To promote an increased awareness among 
students and teachers of the importance and cross-boundary nature of control 
and systems technology." This Special Session will bring together college 
students, both undergraduate and graduate, invited high school teachers 
and high school students, faculty and practitioners.

The program includes lectures and presentations, research posters, hands-on 
projects, formal and informal discussions with all levels representatives of 
academia and the industry control community.

Organizer: IEEE CSS Committee on Control Education
Chair: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas, USA
Co-Chair: Charalambos D. Charalambous, University of Cyprus 

PROGRAM
The Power of Feedback
 Theodore E. Djaferis, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
When Computers Control: Joys and Perils of Automation
 Christos G. Cassandras, Boston University, USA
The Quest for Autonomy: From Water Clocks to Autonomous Vehicles
 Panos Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame, USA
Teaching System-level Thinking at the Undergraduate Level
 John S. Baras, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Random Walk Around Some Stochastic Control Problems in Telecommunication, 
 Finance and Medicine 
 Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas, USA, Dominique Duncan,
 University of Chicago, USA, Ian Lewis, Yannis Zachariou, University of 
 Kansas, USA
Control of Epileptic Seizures using Brain Stimulation
 Ivan Osorio, Kansas University Medical Center, Mark G. Frei,
 Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C.
Turning a Dollar into Billions
 Shane M. Haas, The AlphaSimplex Group, Cambridge USA

Panel Discussion: Is control international? Do we teach and learn control and 
its applications the same way in Cyprus as in US?
 Moderators: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and Charalambos D. Charalambous 
 Panelists: Speakers together with Students from US and from Cyprus


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Chair, Bioengineering: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: Sarah Spurgeon, eon@le.ac.uk

Applications are invited for a Chair in Bioengineering within the Control 
and Instrumentation Research Group at the University of Leicester, UK.  The 
successful candidate will have an international reputation for research 
excellence, an outstanding record of publications in leading international 
journals and significant success in securing external funding for their 
research.  He/she will Head the Centre for Bioengineering in the Department 
and will provide academic leadership to a group of young innovative 
researchers with a rapidly developing reputation for high quality research. 
The Department was rated 5A in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise and is 
looking to significantly enhance its research base.  This is an exciting 
opportunity for a leading academic of international standing and vision to 
join a vibrant research led Department. Further details are available at 
http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs/p1987p.html


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8.2 Communications and Control Manager Ann Arbor USA

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Communications and Control Manager, Ann Arbor, USA

Contributed by: Debra Adams, dadams@ttc-usa.com

Toyota Technical Center (TTC) is Toyota's largest engineering and research 
organization in North America LOCATED in Ann Arbor, MI. We are seeking an 
exceptional individual for the full-time position of Research Manager in the 
intersection of Control and Communications (CC) research activities, to 
develop and guide their research team. 
 
The job duties include implementing a plan to conduct CC related research. 
This person will also lead technical research activities for automotive and 
non-automotive applications, while collaborating with TTC's partners in the 
industry and academia on current and future projects. The Research Manager 
will negotiate effective work plans & strategies with Toyota Motor 
Corporation 
(Japan) and other Toyota departments and manage group resources to maintain 
maximum efficiency and effectiveness.  Active participation in research 
communities is strongly encouraged (publishing, attending and organizing 
workshops and conferences, etc.). This position will include travel and 
overtime.

A successful candidate should demonstrate the following skills/credentials:

- Ph.D or Sc.D in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related 
field of study 
- Research experience in the intersection of Control and Communications 
  and related areas (>=5 years after Ph.D.; list of academic publications and 
  awards required) 
- Strong leadership and coaching skills (>=5 years) 
- Experience in engineering system development (>= 3 years) 
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status (due to export 
  regulations) 

The position provides a competitive salary and excellent benefits and all of 
the amenities of our campus and surrounding community.  To apply, please 
contact Debra Adams (dadams@ttc-usa.com)


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8.3 Control Systems Engineer: GE Global Research Bangalore India

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Control Systems Engineer: GE Global Research, Bangalore, India

Contributed by: Venky Ryali, v.ryali@ge.com

The Electronics & Energy Conversion group of GE's Global Research Center at 
Bangalore, India seeks candidates for full-time positions in the 
Electromechanical Control Systems Program. This group 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 and Shanghai, China.

The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in an engineering discipline 
(Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Aerospace/ Chemical or Equivalent) with 
a specialization in control systems. Knowledge of control systems analysis 
and design, optimization, signal processing, estimation theory, Kalman 
filtering, and system identification are required, as well as simulation and 
coding skills using MATLAB, or equivalent simulation environments. 

The candidate will develop new control system technologies for a wide variety 
of applications. Responsibilities will include concept development, design, 
simulation, and implementation. He/She will be encouraged to document the 
results of this activity through patent applications, technical reports and 
publications. He/She must be self-motivated and capable of working 
independently on extended assignments. 

Apply at http://gejfwtc.com/careers/people.html against “Control Systems 
Engineer” (opening posted by GE Global Research on April 23, 2005), Job 
Number 321567.


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8.4 Faculty: National University of Singapore

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Faculty: National University of Singapore

Contributed by: Chong-Jin Ong, mpeongcj@nus.edu.sg

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (http://www.me.nus.edu.sg) at
the National University of Singapore (http://www.nus.edu.sg) invites
applications for tenured or tenure-tracked Assistant/Associate 
Professorpositions in, but not limited to, the following areas:
 
Computational intelligence, machine learning and their applications; 
micro/nano-robotics, biorobotics and biomechanical systems; robust 
control, nonlinear robust control; intelligent mechatronic systems.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a 70-member teaching staff,600 
graduate students and admits 330 beginning undergraduate students to the 
B.Eng (Mechanical) program every year.  Successful candidates are expected 
to teach  undergraduate and graduate courses and to direct research in 
Masters and PhD levels.  Excellent research and teaching facilities are 
available.  Collaborative research with other departments and faculties, 
research institutes, defense organization and hospitals is supported. 
Faculty members can also seek research funds from the University and a 
number of national agencies.

Starting rank and salary depend on experience and qualification and will be 
competitive.

All applicants must possess a doctoral or PhD degree and demonstrate 
potential for strong research and teaching activities. To apply, send 
detailed curriculum vitae including a statement of career objectives, a 
research plan, and contact details of at least three referees to:

Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576
Fax: (65)-6779-1459
E-mail: mpesec@nus.edu.sg



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8.5 Faculty: SUPSI Switzerland

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Faculty: SUPSI, Switzerland

Contributed by: Silvano Balemi, silvano.balemi@supsi.ch

The University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), as one of
the seven Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences, is active in selected areas
of applied research, often run together with national and international
companies.  SUPSI plans to develop its activities of applied research in the
field of control of high precision systems and is thus offering a
    TEACHING AND RESEARCH POSITION IN MECHATRONICS
at the Department of Innovative Technologies.

Candidates should have experience in the development of mechatronic systems
with strong knowledge in control engineering.  Know-how in precision
applications would be a plus. A practice-oriented personality, flexibility,
willingness to integrate into a small team and excellent interpersonal and
communications skills are necessary for success in the position.  Leadership
experience or potential is especially desirable.

The successful candidate should prepare and teach undergraduate courses,
graduate courses (starting in fall 2008) and continuous education courses. He
or she should acquire, run and manage research projects in collaboration with
other universities and the private sector.
 
The candidate should be able to teach in Italian or be willing to learn the
language. Knowledge of German would be a plus.

The university is committed to increase its female staff and therefore
explicitly invites qualified female candidates.

Required documents:
* Letter of application 
* Curriculum vitae
* Certificates of the final university examinations

Applicants should send the documentation to

SUPSI, Direzione Stabile alle Gerre, 6928 Lugano-Manno Switzerland

More information can be obtained from Dr. Silvano Balemi, Tel. +41 (0)58 666
6560, e-mail silvano.balemi@supsi.ch or from the web site www.dti.supsi.ch

Review of applications will begin on the 30th of June 2005. The School may
decide to continue the review until the position is filled.


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8.6 Faculty: University of New Orleans USA

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Faculty: University of New Orleans, USA

Contributed by: X. Rong Li, xli@uno.edu


The University of New Orleans, Department of Electrical Engineering invites 
applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the 
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. One position may be at the 
senior level in the joint areas of Biomedical Engineering and 
Electrical/Computer Engineering, particularly Biomedical Signal or Image 
Processing. The applicants must have an outstanding record of research 
accomplishments, an excellent external funding history, and demonstrated 
strong leadership of a research team. The successful candidate will play a 
key role in the development of a graduate biomedical engineering program, 
proposed jointly by the College of Engineering, University of New Orleans, 
and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Strong candidates 
in all areas of electrical engineering will be considered seriously for the 
other position.  Positions will be filled as applications are received and 
the search will terminate when both positions are filled.  The expected 
starting date is August 2005. All successful candidates will be expected to 
direct graduate research at the MS and PhD levels, develop externally funded 
research programs, and teach graduate and undergraduate courses.  A PhD in 
electrical engineering or a closely related field is required.  Salary and 
academic rank will be competitive and commensurate with experience and 
qualifications.  Interested persons should send a resume with names, 
addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of at least four 
references to 

Mr. Daniel Rahey (drahey@uno.edu), 
Department of Electrical Engineering, 
University of New Orleans, 
Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148 USA.  

More information about the department can be found at 
http://ece.engr.uno.edu/. The University of New Orleans is an Equal 
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minorities are 
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8.7 Faculty: University of Rostock Germany

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Faculty: University of Rostock, Germany

Contributed by: Bernhard P. Lampe, bernhard.lampe@uni-rostock.de

The Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering invites 
applications for a tenured lifetime Associate Professor position (German W2-
position) in Maritime Information Systems to be filled by 1 April 2006. The 
holder of the position will be associated with the Center for Marine 
Information Systems (CeMarIS); research and support staff will be provided by 
the university.

Preference will be given to candidates with high potential as initiator and 
coordinator of complex projects. Candidates holding a doctoral degree in 
electrical engineering or in a closely related field are expected to have 
demonstrated excellence in research in at least two of the following fields:
- Maritime automation systems
- Maritime information technology
- Navigation systems
- Hydro-acustics
- VTS
- Autonomous maritime vehicles

There are substantial opportunities for research collaborations with trade 
and industry, with other research institutions and within in the University 
of Rostock.

Duties include the scientific representation and teaching within the 
mentioned fields. Teaching responsibilities include courses in control and 
automation for bachelor, master, and diploma curricula, courses may be taught 
in English. 

The University of Rostock aims to increase the number of women in teaching 
and research positions; female applicants are strongly encouraged.

Applications with a resume, copies of certificates, a list of publications 
(if possible some preprints of selected publications) and the names of three 
referees should be sent to:
The Head of Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering 
University of Rostock
18051 Rostock, Germany
or by E-mail to dekan@ief.uni-rostock.de

For more information about the position please contact
Prof. Bernhard Lampe
bernhard.lampe@uni-rostock.de
phone: +49 381/498-3564


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8.8 PDF: Technion - IIT Israel

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PDF: Technion - IIT, Israel

Contributed by: Leonid Mirkin, mirkin@technion.ac.il

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research position in the area of 
control of time-delay systems at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 
Technion - IIT, Israel. The position is for a period of 2 years, preferably 
starting in September 2005, with the possibility of an additional one year  
extension. Applicants should have a recently (last 4 years) completed PhD in 
control or related area of engineering or applied mathematics.

Enquiries and applications (CV + names of two referees) should be sent 
(preferably by e-mail) to:
   Prof. Leonid Mirkin
   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
   Technion - IIT
   Haifa 32000, Israel
   e-mail: mirkin@technion.ac.il


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8.9 PDF: University of Liege Belgium

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PDF: University of Liege, Belgium

Contributed by: Rodolphe Sepulchre, r.sepulchre@ulg.ac.be

Post-Doctoral Position,  Deparment of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Liege, Belgium

A  postdoctoral position is available within the  
Systems  and Modelling research unit at the University of Liege 
(http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/services/stochastic/new/). 
Applicants should have a solid background in at least one of the following
areas: differential geometry, dynamics and control, machine learning.

The proposed research will be in the area of algorithmic computation
on Riemannian manifolds and machine learning algorithms. The position
will be funded by the interuniversity program
http://www.auto.ucl.ac.be/IAPV/index.html

The position is for a period of 12 to 15-months and is available 
from September 2005.  

Interested applicants should send an email to Professor Sepulchre
(r.sepulchre@ulg.ac.be) enclosing a CV, a list of publications, and
the name of at least one referee.


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8.10 PDF: Virginia Tech USA

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PDF: Virginia Tech, USA

Contributed by: Craig Woolsey, cwoolsey@vt.edu

Nonlinear Control of UAVs
 
Two one-year positions are available with Virginia Tech’s Department of 
Aerospace and Ocean Engineering starting on or after July 1, 2005.  These 
positions support a multi-investigator effort involving coordination of 
heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles.  

(1) One post-doctoral fellowship is available to support the development of 
fundamental theory for vision-enabled control of UAVs.  Applicants should be 
knowledgeable in linear and nonlinear systems and control theory as well as 
dynamic modeling, analysis, and control of flight vehicles.  Special 
consideration will be given to applicants who have both a strong background 
in nonlinear control theory and experience with machine vision for mobile 
platforms.

(2) One post-doctoral fellowship is available to support the development of 
fundamental theory for adaptive guidance and navigation of UAVs, with an 
emphasis on robust 3D path following.  Applicants should be knowledgeable in 
linear and nonlinear systems and control theory as well as dynamic modeling, 
analysis, and control of flight vehicles.  Special consideration will be 
given to applicants who have both a strong background in nonlinear control 
theory and experience implementing control algorithms in vehicle systems.

Applicants should send an E-mail to cwoolsey@vt.edu containing the following 
attachments: (1) an introductory letter describing professional goals, 
motivation for pursuing this position, specific qualifications, and 
availability, (2) a current curriculum vita, including list of publications, 
and (3) a list of at least three references.


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8.11 PhD: TU Delft Netherlands

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PhD: TU Delft, Netherlands

Contributed by: M. Verhaegen, M.Verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl

Within the Delft Center for Mechatronic and Microsystems there is a vacancy
for a PhD student on the project is develop and prototype cheap adaptive
optics technology where control engineering plays a vital role in assuring the
performances. The proposal is to make use of an extremley large number of
piezo-tubes (like used in Atomic Force Microscopy) to control the deformable
mirror. Compared to the existing used piezo-electric actuators for adaptive
optics, such as commercialised by Pico Instruments (www.pi.de), piezo-tubes
show a dominant nonlinear behavior due to hystersis and creep.  Both theory
and validation studies will be performed to develop a nonlinear distributed
control methodology for adaptive optics systems.

The development will involve the design of novel system identification and
control algorithms for distributed systems. The development requires profound
interest and skills in fundamental research in the area of systems and
control, on one side, and engineering skills on validating and testing these
novel tools in a practical real-life AO study on the other side. The latter
validation is performed in close cooperation with Dr. Gleb Vdovin of the EE
department of the TU Delft. Dr. Vdovin is a world leading expert in
manufacturing AO systems and the founder of the company Flexible Optical B.V.
(www.okotech.com).

We are looking for a candidate having an M.Sc degree and a strong background
in systems and control theory. Affinity with the field of mechatronics is an
advantage. A good command of the English language is required. Please send
applications including your Curriculum Vitae, list of three references,
transcript record of MSc education, list of publications with a summary of
your M.Sc thesis and a cover letter stating your motivation to Prof. M. 
Verhaegen.

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At the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) in the Netherlands, the
project "Robust Inversion of nonlinear dynamical systems" supported by the
Dutch Science Foudation STW, has a vacancy for a PhD student to focus on the 
identification of hybrid systems for use in learning control of nonlinear 
mechatronic systems. 

Within the project the candidate will have the possibility to establish a
close cooperation with world-leading research groups in the area of system
identification and with high-tech mechatronic industries supporting the 
project (Philips, Dutch Aerospace Lab, SKF,  Leuven Measurement Systems,
Dutch Physics Lab and DAF).

We are looking for a candidate having an M.Sc degree and a strong background
in systems and control theory (preferably system identification). Affinity
with the field of mechatronics is an advantage. A good command of the English
language is required. Please send applications including your Curriculum
Vitae, your transcript record of your MSc education, list of three references,
list of publications with a summary of your M.Sc thesis and a cover letter
stating your motivation to Prof. M. Verhaegen.


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8.12 PhD and PostDoc at University of Zaragoza Spain

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PhD and PostDoc at University of Zaragoza, Spain

Contributed by: Laura Recalde, lrecalde@unizar.es

PhD and PostDoc positions at

Systems Engineering and Discrete Event Systems Group
(http://webdiis.unizar.es/GISED/gised/)
Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering
University of Zaragoza,
Spain

The activities of the group are related to the modelling, analysis and formal
synthesis of some classes of artificial systems that are interesting from a
technical point of view (production systems, computer systems, logistic
systems, coordination systems, etc.). Usually more adequately modelled by
means of discrete event systems formalisms (automata, Petri nets, process
algebra, queuing networks,...), the state explosion problem puts a limit to
most of the analysis or synthesis techniques. Relaxations based on
continuization appear as a possible way to overcome these difficulties when
largely populated systems, or systems with high cadence are considered.

More specifically, the project will be mainly focused on the formalism of
continuous Petri nets, defined relaxing the integrality constraint in a
similar way as in fluid queuing networks.

Activities will be related to the following aspects:

1.- Modelling
2.- Analysis and verification
3.- Optimization of design (situation and size of buffers, equipment
selection, ...) and operation (control or scheduling)
4.- Development of adequate computer tools for the modelling, analysis and
synthesis.

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PhD position:
The main task for the accepted candidate will be to conduct research towards
his/her PhD. The candidate is expected to complete the degree within 4 years.

Applicants must have MSc (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science,
Mathematics, Electrical/Electronics or Communications Engineering. Knowledge
on computer science, automatic control or operational research will be
specially welcome.

The salary will be around 1100 EUR/month, with an incremental raise in the
following years. Health insurance will also be provided.

The candidate could start on July or September 2005.

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PostDoc position:
The position will be for one year (and can be extended to one more year)

A PhD-degree in computer science, automatic control or operational research is
required. Some knowledge on Petri nets or switched linear systems will be
specially welcome.

The salary will be around 2000 EUR/month, with an incremental raise in the
following years. Health insurance will also be provided.

The candidate could start on July or September 2005.

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Contact: Applicants should send their CVs before 15th June to
Prof. Laura Recalde (lrecalde@unizar.es)





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8.13 Research Academics: University of Newcastle Australia

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Research Academics: University of Newcastle, Australia

Contributed by: Minyue Fu, minyue.fu@newcastle.edu.au

Two Research Academic positions are available in the School of Electrical 
Engineering and Computer Science, University of Newcastle, Australia.

One position will support a research project funded by Australian Research 
Council in the area of control systems. More specifically, the appointee 
will be working on robust control design and high precision control using 
micro-actuators. The second position will support research activities in 
signal processing, digital communications and control in a special research 
centre funded by Australian Research Council. 

Both positions are for 3 years. For more information, please see Position 
106 in

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/employment/vacancies.html




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8.14 Research Assistant: University of Oxford UK

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Research Assistant: University of Oxford, UK

Contributed by: Marko Bacic, marko.bacic@eng.ox.ac.uk

This project aims to develop a methodology and a hardware demonstrator 
applicable to the design and validation of control systems for unmanned air 
vehicles. The successful candidate will work on the development of a low cost 
wind tunnel as the basis of a “hardware-in-the-loop” demonstrator for 
unmanned air vehicles. This position is available for 2 years. The successful 
candidate will have a good first degree in engineering or physics. Previous 
experience in modelling or simulation of physical systems and carrying out 
experimental work and a good understanding of classical control theory are 
essential.   A PhD, or equivalent experience, together with experience in 
instrumentation design, real-time control (in particular implementation using 
Dspace, QNX/Opal-RT or any POSIX compliant RT extension are desirable.
The starting salary will be in the RA1A scale BP 19460 - BP 23643. Further 
particulars may be obtained from Mr C J Scotcher, The Senior Administrator, 
University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, 
OX1 3PJ, UK; to whom written applications should be made enclosing a 
curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two referees.


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