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Nominations for the Editors, Associate Editors: IJTS

Contributed by: Tanuja Srivastava, kaushal_ceser@yahoo.com

International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) 
(ISSN 0972-9976)
 
Self nominations are invited for the Editors/Associate Editors for 
International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) (ISSN 0972-9976) in 
the area as given below. The IJTS is reviewed by "Zentralblatt fur 
Mathematik (Berlin, Germany)", and “Mathematical Review” (American 
Mathematical Society) etc. The main aim of the International Journal of 
Tomography & Statistics (IJTS) is to publish refereed, well-written original 
research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and 
developments in computerized Tomography and Statistics. 
  
Computerized Tomography,
Statistical Imaging & Tomography,
Image Processing & Reconstructions,
Signal Processing
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT), 
Positron Emission Tomography (PET),
Inverse Problem & Imaging,
Reconstruction, Restoration, and Enhancement, 
Image Understanding, Tracking, Segmentation and Classification, 
Face Recognition and Facial _Expression Analysis,
Human-Machine Interfaces,
Image Acquisition and Calibration,
Pattern Analysis and Recognition,
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality,
Feature Extraction and Detection, 
Neural Networks, 
Speech Processing, 
Telecommunication, 
Filters, Algorithms, Video Coding and Watermarking,
Video Processing and Analysis, 
Data Modelling and Visualization 
Telecommunication
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Geophysical Diffraction Tomography 
(GDT),
Modelling, Simulation and Control, 
Seismology, 
Bio-Medicine,
Artificial Intelligence,
Software Engineering, 
Education, Databases & Knowledge Engineering, 
Internet and Applications, 
Parallel and Distributed Computing and 
Inter-disciplinary nature of applications. 
            
Please submit your nomination through email with your CV/ www page (home 
page) address to till June 15 2006:
 
Dr. Tanuja Srivastava
Executive Editor, 
International Journal of Tomography & Statistics (IJTS)
e-mail: ijts@isder.ceser.res.in

A sample copy of IJTS available on http://www.isder.ceser.res.in/ijts.html
Also, submission for original and unpublished paper for the consideration of 
IJTS are welcome.
 
With regards
R. K. S. Rathore
Professor, 
Department of Mathematics, 
Indian Institute of Technology, 
Kanpur-208016, 
INDIA 
email: isder_ceser@yahoo.com; rksr@iitk.ac.in
http://www.isder.ceser.res.in/ijts.html

Indian Society for Development & Environment Research, ISDER 
Post Box No. 113, 
Roorkee-247667, INDIA. 
e-mail: isder_ceser@yahoo.com
Visit us:  http://www.geocities.com/isder_ceser/


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Boston Marathon

Contributed by: Kevin Tomsovic, ktomsovi@nsf.gov

Congratulations to Kishan Baheti for finishing the 110th Boston Marathon on 
April 17, 2006, in the top 10% of his age group. Kishan completed the 26.2 
mile race in 3 hours and 43 minutes that placed him in the top half of the 
19,688 runners who finished the race. Boston Marathon has a tradition of 
attracting the top runners in the world where each runner is admitted based 
on a qualifier. This year the race had 12,063 male and 7,625 female runners 
representing the U.S. and 88 other countries and only one CONTROL researcher 
to my knowledge. Kishan Baheti is a Program Director for Power, Controls, 
and Adaptive Networks at the National Science Foundation.




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Linear Optimal Control Systems, Kwakernaak and Sivan

Contributed by: Pradeep Misra, pradeep.misra@wright.edu

In order to preserve the Control Systems literature, the Control Systems
Society will make available without cost out of print books that had 
significant impact on the field. If you would like such a book hosted on
the IEEE Control Systems Society's website, please contact the CSS Vice
President for publication activities.

Please note that the books will be hosted at the society's discretion. It
will be the author's responsibility to ensure that appropriate copyright
releases are obtained from the publishers.

The first book to be hosted on the Control Systems Society's website is
"Linear Optimal Control Systems, Kwakernaak and Sivan". You may download
individual chapters from the following URL:
   http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/classics/


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4.2 Piezoelectric Transducers for Vibration Control and Damping


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Piezoelectric Transducers for Vibration Control and Damping

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

Piezoelectric Transducers for Vibration Control and Damping
Reza Moheimani and Andrew Fleming
Springer, 2006, XVI, 271 p. 203 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 1-84628-331-0

Flexible mechanical systems experience undesirable vibration in response to
environmental and operational forces. The very existence of vibrations can
limit the accuracy of sensitive instruments or cause significant errors in
applications where high-precision positioning is essential so in many
situations control of vibrations is a necessity.

Piezoelectric transducers have been used in countless applications as sensors,
actuators, or both. When traditional passive vibration control techniques fail
to meet requirements, piezoelectric transducers in conjunction with feedback
controllers can be used effectively to suppress vibrations.

This book presents recent developments in vibration control systems that
employ embedded piezoelectric sensors and actuators. In particular, it covers
various ways in which active vibration control systems can be designed for
piezoelectric laminated structures, paying distinct attention to how such
control systems can be implemented in real time. The text contains numerous
examples and experimental results obtained from laboratory-scale apparatus,
with details of how similar setups can be built.

Table of Content:

- Introduction.
- Fundamentals of Piezoelectricity.
- Feedback Control of Structural Vibration.
- Piezoelectric Shunt Damping.
- Feedback Structure of Piezoelectric Shunt Damping Systems.
- Instrumentation.
- Multi-port Shunts.
- Adaptive Shunt Damping.
- Optimal Shunt Synthesis.
- Dealing with Hysteresis.
- Nanopositioning.


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4.3 Quantitative Feedback Theory: Fundamentals and Applications


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Quantitative Feedback Theory: Fundamentals and Applications

Contributed by: Mario Garcia-Sanz, mgsanz@unavarra.es

Quantitative Feedback Theory: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition
by Constantine H Houpis, Steven J Rasmussen and Mario Garcia-Sanz.  

Taylor & Francis, a CRC book.
Series: Control Engineering.  Volume: 20.  
Cat.#: DK709X; ISBN: 0849333709; 2006; 624 pages.

The first edition of Quantitative Feedback Theory gained enormous popularity 
by successfully bridging the gap between theory and real-world engineering 
practice. Avoiding mathematical theorems, lemmas, proofs, and corollaries, 
it boiled down to the essential elements of quantitative feedback theory 
(QFT) necessary to readily analyze, develop, and implement robust control 
systems. Thoroughly updated and expanded, Quantitative Feedback Theory: 
Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition continues to provide a 
platform for intelligent decision making and design based on knowledge of 
the characteristics and operating scenario of the plant.

Beginning with the fundamentals, the authors build a background in analog 
and discrete-time multiple-input-single-output (MISO) and multiple-input-
multiple-output (MIMO) feedback control systems along with the fundamentals 
of the QFT technique. The remainder of the book links these concepts to 
practical applications. Among the many enhancements to this edition are a 
new section on large wind turbine control system, four new chapters, and 
five new appendices. The new chapters cover non-diagonal compensator design 
for MIMO systems, QFT design involving Smith predictors for time delay 
systems with uncertainty, weighting matrices and control authority, and QFT 
design techniques applied to real-world industrial systems.

Quantitative Feedback Theory: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition 
includes new and revised examples and end-of-chapter problems and offers a 
companion CD that supplies MIMO QFT computer-aided design (CAD) software. It 
is the perfect guide to effectively and intuitively implementing QFT control.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Introduction to QFT
3. The MISO Analog Control System
4. Discrete Quantitative Feedback Technique
5. Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Plants: Structured Plant Parameter 
Uncertainty
6. Design Method 1: The Single-Loop (MISO) Equivalents
7. MIMO System Design Method 2: Modified Single-Loop Equivalents
8. MIMO System with External Disturbance Inputs
9. Now the Practicing Engineer Takes Over
10. Quantitative Non-Diagonal Compensator Design for MIMO Systems
11. The Design and Implementation Process for a Robust Control System
12. Time Delay Systems with Uncertainty: QFT Design Involving Smith Predictor
13. QFT Design Techniques Applied to Real-World Industrial Systems
14. Weighting Matrices and Control Authority

Appendices: A. Template Generation; B. Inequalities Bounds Expressions; C. 
MIMO QFT CAD Package; D. TOTAL-PC CAD Package; E. TOTAL-PC: Discrete QFT 
Design Process; F. MISO Design Example; G. Diagonal MIMO Design Example; H. 
Non-Diagonal MIMO QFT Tracking Design Example; I. Non-Diagonal QFT 
Disturbance Rejection Design Example; J. Elements for Loop Shaping. 
References. Problems. Answers to Selected Problems. QFT Standard Symbols & 
Terminology.

For more information:
http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?
sku=DK709X&parent_id=&pc=


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4.4 Robust Control of Time-delay Systems


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Robust Control of Time-delay Systems

Contributed by: Qing-Chang Zhong, zhongqc@ieee.org

Robust Control of Time-delay Systems
Zhong, Qing-Chang 
2006, XXII, 231 p. 79 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 1-84628-264-0
Springer-Verlag Ltd, London.

http://www.springer.com/uk/home/engineering?SGWID=3-175-22-90283570-0

Systems with delays frequently appear in engineering. Typical examples of 
time-delay systems are communication networks, chemical processes, 
teleoperation systems, biosystems, underwater vehicles and so on. The 
presence of delays makes system analysis and control design much more 
complicated. During the last decade, we have witnessed significant 
development in the robust control of time-delay systems. The aim of this 
book is to present a systematic and comprehensive treatment of robust (H-
infinity) control of such systems in the frequency domain. The emphasis is 
on systems with a single input/output delay, although the delay-free part of 
the plant can be MIMO, when the delays in different channels are the same.

This book collects work carried out recently by the author in this field. It 
covers the whole range of robust (H-infinity) control of time-delay systems: 
from controller parameterisation, controller design to controller 
implementation; from the Nehari problem, the one-block problem to the four-
block problem; from theoretical developments to practical issues. The major 
tools used in this book are similarity transformations, chain-scattering 
approach and J-spectral factorisations. The main idea is to "make everything 
as simple as possible, but not simpler (Albert Einstein)." This book is self-
contained and should be of interest to final-year undergraduates, graduates, 
engineers, researchers, and mathematicians who work in the area of control 
and time-delay systems. The book is divided into two parts: Controller 
Design (Chapters 2-10) and Controller Implementation (Chapters 11-13).

The full Table of Contents is available at:
http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~zhongqc/delay




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4.5 Supervisory Control of Concurrent Systems: A Petri Net Structural Approach


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Supervisory Control of Concurrent Systems: A Petri Net Structural Approach

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, reginag@birkhauser.com

Supervisory Control of Concurrent Systems: A Petri Net Structural Approach
 Marian V. Iordache, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, USA
 Panos J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA

June 2006/Approx. 304 pp./100 illus./Hardcover/$79.95/ISBN: 0-8176-4357-5 
Birkhaeuser Series - Systems and Control: Foundations and Applications

This book addresses the design of effective tools for correct-by-
construction synthesis of supervisors for systems and specifications 
represented in the discrete-event framework. The approach employed uses 
Petri nets as discrete-event models and structural methods for the synthesis 
of supervisors, and may lead to significant computational benefits.

Highlighting recent progress in the design of effective supervisors by 
structural methods, the book represents a novel contribution to the field. 
One of the main features of the presentation is the demonstration that 
structural methods can address a variety of supervisor specifications under 
diverse supervision settings. Many of the presented methods have been 
realized in software as functions of a MATLAB toolbox, which have been used 
to solve many of the examples of the book.

Table of Contents: 

Preface * Symbols * Introduction * An Introduction to Petri Nets * The 
Supervision of Petri Nets * Enforcing General Specifications * Decentralized 
Supervision of Petri Nets * Deadlock and Liveness Properties of Petri Nets * 
Liveness Enforcement in Petri Nets: A Structural Approach. Part  I * 
Liveness Enforcement in Petri Nets * A Structural Approach. Part  II * DES 
Control of Concurrent Hybrid Systems * Hybrid System Level Control * 
References * Index

For a full description of the book and ordering information, please visit: 
http://www.springer.com/0-8176-4357-5.


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4.6 Towards a Unified Modeling and Knowledge-Representation


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Towards a Unified Modeling and Knowledge-Representation

Contributed by: Vassilis G. Kaburlasos, vgkabs@teikav.edu.gr

Towards a Unified Modeling & Knowledge-Representation based on Lattice Theory

By ‘model’ we mean a mathematical description of a world aspect. With the
proliferation of computers a variety of modeling paradigms emerged under
computational intelligence and soft computing. An advancing technology is
currently fragmented due, as well, to the need to cope with different types of
data in different application domains. This research monograph proposes a
unified, cross-fertilizing approach for knowledge-representation and modeling
based on lattice theory. The emphasis is on clustering, classification, and
regression applications. It is shown how rigorous analysis and design can be
pursued in soft computing using conventional (hard computing) methods.
Moreover, non-Turing computation can be pursued. The material here is
multi-disciplinary based on our on-going research published in major
scientific journals and conferences. Experimental results by various
algorithms are demonstrated extensively. Relevant work by other authors is
also presented both extensively and comparatively.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Context
Chapter 1. Origins in Context.
Chapter 2. Relevant Literature Review.
Part II: Theory and Algorithms
Chapter 3. Novel Mathematical Background.
Chapter 4. Real-World Grounding.
Chapter 5. Knowledge Representation.
Chapter 6. The Modeling Problem and its Formulation.
Chapter 7. Algorithms for Clustering, Classification, and Regression.
Part III: Applications and Comparisons
Chapter 8. Numeric Data Applications.
Chapter 9. Nonnumeric Data Applications.
Chapter 10. Connections with Established Paradigms.
Part IV: Conclusion
Chapter 11. Implementation Issues.
Chapter 12. Discussion.

Book:
Towards a Unified Modeling and Knowledge-Representation based on Lattice
Theory - Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing Applications
Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence , Vol. 27
Kaburlasos, Vassilis G.
2006, XXII, 245 p. 47 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 3-540-34169-2
Available: August 15, 2006
$119.00


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4.7 Vibration with Control


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Vibration with Control

Contributed by: Dan Inman, dinman@vt.edu

Vibration with Control 
Daniel J. Inman, Virginia Tech, USA
Wiley 2006, 400 pages, ISBN 0-470-01051-7

Engineers are becoming increasingly aware of the problems caused by vibration
in engineering design, particularly in the areas of structural health
monitoring and smart structures. Vibration is a constant problem as it can
impair performance and lead to fatigue, damage and the failure of a structure.
Control of vibration is a key factor in preventing such detrimental results. 

This book presents a homogenous treatment of vibration by including those
factors from control that are relevant to modern vibration analysis, design
and measurement. Vibration and control are established on a firm mathematical
basis and the disciplines of vibration, control, linear algebra, matrix
computations, and applied functional analysis are connected at an introductory
level. 

Key Features: 
* Assimilates the discipline of contemporary structural vibration with
active control 
* Introduces the use of Matlab into the solution of vibration and vibration 
control problems 
* Provides a unique blend of practical and theoretical developments 
* Contains examples and problems along with a solutions manual and power point 
presentations 

Chapters
1. Single Degree of Freedom Systems
2. Lumped Paramer Models
3. Matrices and the Free Response
4. Stability
5. Forced Response of Lumbed Parameter Systems
6. Design Considerations
7. Control of Vibrations
8. Vibration Measurement
9. Distributed Parameter  Models
10. Formal Methods of Solution
11. Operators and the Free Response
12. Forced Response and Control
13. Approximations of Distributed Parameter Models


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4.8 Windup in Control


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Windup in Control

Contributed by: P. Hippe, P.Hippe@rt.eei.uni-erlangen.de

Windup in Control – Its effects and their prevention

Contributed by: P. Hippe, P.Hippe@rt.eei.uni-erlangen.de

P. Hippe, Lehrstuhl für Regelungstechnik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 
Erlangen, Germany 

Springer, London, April 2006 
Advances in Industrial Control Series /326 pages / ISBN 1-84628-322-1 

Actuator saturation is probably the most frequent nonlinearity encountered in
control applications. Input saturation leads to controller windup, removable
by structural modification during compensator realization and plant windup
which calls for additional dynamics.
Peter Hippe presents solutions to the windup prevention problem for stable and
unstable single-input-single output and multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)
systems. The solutions use only standard tools for the investigation of linear
systems – state equations, transfer functions, etc. The stability tests are
based on well-known criteria for loops consisting of a linear part with
isolated sector-type nonlinearity. Less rigorous “engineering solutions” which
guarantee improved performance but without strict proof of stability are also
demonstrated.
MIMO systems in which the behaviour of controlled variables is decoupled
require specific input vectors and so also suffer problems of directionality
when their input signals saturate. This can have extremely deleterious
consequences for closed-loop behaviour. Windup in Control offers an exact
solution to this directionality problem for stable and unstable systems. The
methods laid out in this survey also integrate solutions for applications with
rate-constrained actuators and for bumpless transfer from manual to automatic
during system start-up or in override control. Developments in control methods
are always supplemented by easily repeated numerical examples.
Academics doing control-related research in electronics, mechanics, or
mechatronics and engineers in the process industries will find this book an
extremely useful overview of systematic windup prevention for all kinds of
systems. It also has valuable insights to offer the graduate student of control.

Table of Contents:

1. Undesired effects of input saturation 
2. Prevention of controller windup
3. Prevention of plant windup in stable systems
4. Further methods for the prevention of windup
5. Prevention of plant windup in stable and unstable single-input systems
6. Prevention of windup in multi-variable systems
7. Additional rate constraints
8. Bumpless transfer
9. Résumé and concluding discussions
Appendix: Design of observer-based controllers in the time and in the
frequency domains 
References    Index

For a full book description, as well as ordering information, please visit:
http://www.springer.com/dal/home/generic/search/results?SGWID=1-40109-22-112919712-0



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Asian Journal of Control

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

                            A Special Issue on 
               "Networked Embedded Hybrid Control Systems"
                           http://www.ajc.org.tw

     Embedded systems and software are a key enabling technology for the 
recent vast increase in functionality of a huge list of engineering 
applications such as avionics, veitronics (automotive electronics), 
manufacturing systems, power networks, medical devices and transportation 
systems. The recent explosion in the number of processors for delivering 
greater functionality automation and efficiency provided have set the stage 
for  a new set of advances in the design and analysis of networked embedded 
control systems. In turn the control of network embedded systems requires a 
deeper understanding on the nature of interactions between the computational 
and physical worlds. Concomitantly, there has also been a great deal of 
excitement and activity in the area of sensor networks for distributed, real-
time monitoring of the physical world. By and large, the use of these sensor 
networks has thus far been limited to sensing and monitoring the 
environment: that is to say that the ¡§loop has been closed¡¨ only in a 
relatively small number of applications. Closing the loop around these 
networked, embedded devices, will necessitate the  computational processes 
in these computing devices to interact with the dynamics of the processes 
being controlled. This, in turn, will result in the need to design and 
analyze hybrid control systems. As a consequence, models of computation 
required to design and analyze the closed loop systems will need to have a 
hierarchy of layerings of finite state discrete computation and infinite 
state dynamical systems. We refer to these as hybrid systems. Additionally, 
the wireless (and wired) networking of the embedded processors will result 
in the need for analysis of networked embedded hybrid control systems.

     The design of network embedded hybrid control systems is challenging
owing to the hybrid dynamics of the systems, concurrency and the need for 
establishing real time guarantees for communication protocols (which for the 
most part are best effort protocols at the current time), and probabilistic 
issues arising from the networking protocols and the wireless medium. 
Furthermore, the design is driven by multi-objective optimization criteria 
and by semantically imprecise specifications of their performance.

     The goal of this special issue is to provide a forum for control 
researchers to submit  their latest research results in the area of 
networked embedded hybrid control systems, including theory, design methods, 
simulation, tools and applications of new modeling frameworks, analysis 
techniques, design tools, testing (verification and validation) methods, and 
optimization techniques for networked embedded control systems.. This 
includes, in particular, the evolution of SCADA/DCS (Supervisory Control And 
Data Acquisition/Distributed Control Systems), control of communication 
networks and the control of physical infrastructure systems

Guest Editors : 
Prof. T. John Koo
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
U.S.A.
Tel: (615) 322-2338 
Fax: (615) 343-6702
E-mail: john.koo@vanderbilt.edu

Prof. Shankar Sastry
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California,
U.S.A.
Tel: (510) 643-2200
Fax: (510) 643-2356
E-mail: sastry@eecs.berkeley.edu

Important Dates : 
April 15, 2006     Call for Papers
October 15, 2006   Deadline for Paper Submission
March 1, 2007      Completion of First Review
June 1, 2007       Completion of Final Review
December 31, 2007  Publication

Potential authors are strongly encouraged to upload the electronic file of
their manuscript (in Postscript or PDF format) through on-line submission 
interface on the journal website http://www.ajc.org.tw. In case you 
encounter any submission problem, you are free to contact Prof. Li-Chen Fu, 
Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Control at the following address: 

Prof. Li-Chen Fu 
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, EE II-524
National Taiwan University
Taipei 10617, Taiwan 
Tel : +886-2-2362-2209 
Fax: +886-2-2365-7887 
Email: lichen@ntu.edu.tw

Submission of a manuscript signifies that it has been neither copyrighted, 
published, nor submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. All 
submission should include a title page containing the title of the paper, 
full names and affiliations, complete postal and electronic address, phone 
and fax numbers, an abstract and a list of keywords. The contacting author 
should be clearly identified. For more detailed information about manuscript 
preparation, please visit the web site of Asian Journal of Control at 
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5.2 CFP: Journal of Control Science and Engineering


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CFP: Journal of Control Science and Engineering

Contributed by: Meram Hassan, meram.hassan@hindawi.com

Journal of Control Science and Engineering (JCSE)--An Open Access Journal

Aims and Scope & Call for Papers
Journal of Control Science and Engineering (JCSE) seeks to provide an outlet 
for technical papers on advances in the field of control systems and control 
technology. It aims at speedy, online publication of original, peer-reviewed 
papers in all established and newly emerging areas of control theory and 
applications, encompassing modeling, identification, estimation, analysis, 
design, implementation of control systems, and in broader and related areas 
of signal processing and systems and information sciences.

JCSE publishes two types of issues: regular issues and special issues. 
Regular issues publish unsolicited submissions. Special issues feature 
targeted topics of interest contributed by authors responding to a particular 
Call for Papers or by invitation, edited by invited Guest Editor(s). Regular 
papers can be submitted at any time, while special issue papers can be 
submitted only based on planned schedules and submission guidelines of the 
Call for Papers. Proposals for special issues can be submitted directly to 
the Editor-in-Chief.

Subject areas include but are not limited to:

Control analysis and design: adaptive control, cooperative control, 
decentralized control, digital control, fuzzy control, hybrid control, 
intelligent control, learning control, linear control, nonlinear control, 
optimal control, PID control, predictive control, process control, robust 
control, sampled-data control, stochastic control
 
Systems theory: discrete event systems, distributed parameter systems, fuzzy 
neural systems, large scale systems, linear systems, multi-agent systems, 
multivariable systems, nonlinear systems, power systems
 
Signal and data processing: estimation and filtering, fault detection, 
guidance and navigation, neural networks, system identification, target 
tracking Information and control: control of communication networks, control 
over communication networks 

Open Access Support
JCSE is an open access journal. Open access publications differ from 
subscription based journals because their entire contents are made freely 
available online with no subscription or registration barriers. In addition, 
we allow our open access authors to retain their own copyright as long as 
they sign a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows readers to 
freely access, print and redistribute an article as long as it is properly 
cited.

Electronic Submission
The journal employs a paperless, electronic submission and evaluation system 
to promote a rapid turnaround in the peer review process. Original articles 
are invited and should be submitted through JCSE's manuscript tracking which 
is located at: http://www.hindawi.com/mts/

Special Issues
Proposals for special issues can be submitted to jcse.si@hindawi.com
 
Contact Information
Journal URL: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jcse/
Editor-in-Chief Postal Address:

Professor Jie Chen
Department of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
USA
e-mail: jchen@ee.ucr.edu
Editorial Office: jcse.ed@hindawi.com 

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5.3 Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics


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Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics

Contributed by: Veysel Gazi, vgazi@etu.edu.tr

ELEKTRIK 
The Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences 
Announces a Special Issue on "Swarm Robotics"
 
Sponsored by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 
(TUBITAK) and the Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO), ELEKTRIK is an 
international journal on all aspects of electrical engineering and computer 
sciences. This special issue, scheduled to be published in July 2007, will 
contain both invited and contributed papers. 
 
Submission of papers 
Prospective authors may submit their manuscripts to the guest editor and/or 
the Editor-in-Chief given below with a statement that the submission is 
intended for this special issue. Only word/latex documents or PDF files via 
email submission will be accepted (please follow the regular guidelines of 
ELEKTRIK).   
 
Topics
Possible topics for the issue include but are not limited to
* Modeling and analysis (Lyapunov, graph theoretic, game theoretic methods, 
etc.)
* Coordination and control (decentralized, cooperative, noncooperative, etc.)
* Formation control (stabilization, reconfiguration, coverage algorithms, 
etc)
* Self-organization, self-assembling
* Synchronization, consensus seeking, rendezvous
* Evolutionary algorithms
* Emergent behavior (gathering, aggregation, flocking, schooling, etc.)
* Swarm communication, service discovery, ad-hoc networks
* Swarm intelligence
* Applications 

Guest Editor 
Dr. Veysel Gazi 
TOBB University of Economics and Technology 
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
Sogutozu Caddesi, No: 43, Sogutozu 06560 Ankara, TURKEY 
Tel: +90 (312) 292-4079, Fax: +90 (312) 292-4091 
Email: vgazi@etu.edu.tr
 
Important Dates 
Final date for submission of manuscripts:  31 August 2006 
Notification of acceptance/rejection:  31 December 2006 

For further information, in addition to the guest editor, please contact 
Prof. Dr. Kemal Leblebicioðlu, (kleb@metu.edu.tr) Editor-in-Chief 
Middle East Technical University 
Electrical - Electronic Engineering Dept. 
06531, Ankara - Turkey, Fax: +90 (312) 210-1261,  
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/



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5.4 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics


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Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics

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

Methods for Global Optimization of Nonsmooth Functions with Applications 
(survey)                                                                      
Alex M. Rubinov                                                         3

Some Recent Developments in Deterministic Global  Optimization  (survey)      
Panos M. Pardalos, Altannar Chinchuluun                                16

An Inverse Problem of the Synthesis of Optimal Output  Variable Regulators  
Fikret A. Aliev, M.Asadzadeh, Vladimir B.Larin, Naila I.Velieva        35

A Nodal Method for Absorption - Diffusion Problems
M.Asadzadeh,A.Sopasakis                                                45

Parametrically Robust Optimality in Nonlinear  Programming           
A.L.Dontchev, R.T.Rockafellar                                          59

Controlling Chaos  with Predictive Control 
Boris Polyak                                                           66

Stationarity and Regularity of Real-Valued Functions
Alexander Y.Kruger                                                     79

Application of Derivative Free Methods for Production Optimization    
T.L.Mason,A.Bagirov,M.Ghosh                                            94

The Optimal Control of the Discrete Inclusions with Delay     
Hijran G.Mirzayeva, Misraddin A.Sadygov                                106

FPGA Implementation of Digital PID
Alireza Rezaee                                                         113  

Correspondence
Comments on "Structure-Preserving  Algorithms  for Periodic Discrete-Time 
Algebraic Riccati Equations”    
Fikret A. Aliev, Vladimir B.Larin                                      119    


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5.5 Contents: Automatica


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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, July, 2006
Volume 42, 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

Kaushik Mahata and Minyue Fu
Modeling continuous-time processes via input-to-state filters

Juan-Carlos Zuniga and Didier Henrion
A Toeplitz algorithm for polynomial J-spectral factorization

Andreas Johansson, Michael Bask, and Torbjörn Norlander
Dynamic threshold generators for robust fault detection in linear systems
with parameter uncertainty

Wei Xi, Xiaobo Tan, and John S. Baras
Gibbs sampler-based self-organization of autonomous swarms

Yuzhen Wang, Gang Feng, Daizhan Cheng, and Yanhong Liu
Adaptive L_2 disturbance attenuation control of multi-machine power
systems with SMES units

Miroslav Šimandl, Jakub Královec, and Torsten Söderström
Advanced point-mass method for nonlinear state estimation

Q. S. Song, G. Yin, and Z. Zhang
Numerical method for controlled
regime-switching diffusions and regime-switching jump diffusions

Brief papers

Fu-Shiung Hsieh
Robustness analysis of Petri nets for assembly/disassembly processes with
unreliable resources

El Hadji Amadou Gning and Philippe Bonnifait
Constraints propagation techniques on intervals for guaranteed
localization using redundant data. 
Application to the Localization of Car-Like Vehicles

Yiguang Hong, Jiangping Hu, and Lixin Gao
Tracking control for multi-agent consensus with an active leader and
variable topology

Huai-Ning Wu and Kai-Yuan Cai
$H_2$ guaranteed cost fuzzy control design for discrete-time nonlinear
systems with parameter uncertainty

Kang Li, Jian-Xun Peng, and Er-Wei Bai
A two-stage algorithm for identification of nonlinear dynamic systems

Sauro Liberatore, Jason L. Speyer, and Andy Chunliang Hsu
Application of a fault detection filter to structural health monitoring

U. Kotta, F. N. Chowdhury, and S. Nõmm
On realizability of neural networks-based input-output models in the
classical state space form

D. Q. Mayne, S. V. Rakovic, R. Findeisen, and F. Allgöwer
Robust output feedback model predictive control of constrained linear
systems

Ülo Nurges
Robust pole assignment via reflection coefficients of polynomials

Technical communiques

L. Magni and R. Scattolini
Stabilizing decentralized model predictive control of nonlinear systems

Book reviews

Alex Poznyak
Review of the book "Stochastic Proceses: Estimation, Optimization &
Analysis" by Kaddour Najim, Enso Ikonen & Ait-Kadi Daoud

Eric C. Kerrigan
Receding Horizon Control by W.H. Kwon and S. Han


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5.6 Contents: Circuits Systems and Signal Processing


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Contents: Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, reginag@birkhauser.com

Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
Volume 25, Issue 2

Table of Contents:

* Computationally Efficient Digital Filters: Design Techniques and 
Applications \ Yong Lian and Wu-Sheng Lu
* A Generalized Oversampled Structure for Cosine-Modulated Transmultiplexers 
and Filter Banks \ Luiz C.R. de Barcellos, Paulo S.R. Diniz, and Sergio L. 
Netto
* Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for the Design of Modified Frequency-Response 
Masking Filters in a Discrete Space \ Ling Cen and Yong Lian
* Two Classes of Frequency-Response Masking Linear-Phase FIR Filters for 
Interpolation and Decimation \ Hakan Johansson
* On the Applications of the Frequency-Response Masking Technique in Array 
Beamforming \ Yongzhi Liu and Zhiping Lin
* Simplified Design of Constant Coefficient Multipliers \ Oscar Gustafsson, 
Andre G. Dempster, Kenny Johansson, Malcolm D. Macleod, and Lars Wanhammar
* Restoring Coefficient Symmetry in Polyphase Implementation of Linear-Phase 
FIR Filters \ Ya Jun Yu, Yong Ching Lim, and Tapio Saramaki
* Multiplication-Free Polynomial-Based FIR Filters with an Adjustable 
Fractional Delay \ Juha Yli-Kaakinen and Tapio Saramaki

For ordering information as well as electronic back issues, please visit: 
http://www.springer.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-40109-70-1176077-
0,00.html


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5.7 Contents: Control Engineering Practice


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Contents: Control Engineering Practice

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

Journal: Control Engineering Practice
Volume : 14
Issue  : 7
Date   : Jul-2006

Taehyun Shim and Donald Margolis, Controlled equilibrium mounts for aircraft
engine isolation, pp. 721-733.

Han-Lim Choi, Min-Jea Tahk and Hyochoong Bang, Neural network guidance based
on pursuit-evasion games with enhanced performance, pp. 735-742.

Satish Enagandula and James B. Riggs, Distillation control configuration
selection based on product variability prediction, pp. 743-755.

T. Bellemans, B. De Schutter and B. De Moor, Model predictive control for ramp
metering of motorway traffic: A case study, pp. 757-767.

M. Oosterom and R. Babuska, Design of a gain-scheduling mechanism for flight
control laws by fuzzy clustering, pp. 769-781.

P. Valigi, M.L. Fravolini and A. Ficola, Improved temperature control of a
batch reactor with actuation constraints, pp. 783-797.

I. Simeonov and I. Queinnec, Linearizing control of the anaerobic digestion
with addition of acetate (control of the anaerobic digestion), pp. 799-810.

Chanho Song, Sang-Jae Kim, Seung-Hwan Kim and H.S. Nam, Robust control of the
missile attitude based on quaternion feedback, pp. 811-818.

G. Kenné, T. Ahmed-Ali, F. Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue and H. Nkwawo, Nonlinear
systems parameters estimation using radial basis function network, pp. 819-832.

Miroslav Krstic and Andrzej Banaszuk, Multivariable adaptive control of
instabilities arising in jet engines, pp. 833-842.

A. Tayebi and S. Islam, Adaptive iterative learning control for robot
manipulators: Experimental results, pp. 843-851.


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5.8 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
Volume: 51  Issue: 4   Date: April 2006
	
Reachability Analysis of Discrete-Time Systems With Disturbances
Rakovic, S.V.; Kerrigan, E.C.; Mayne, D.Q.; Lygeros, J.
Page(s):  546- 561

Dynamic Active Contours for Visual Tracking
Niethammer, M.; Tannenbaum, A.; Angenent, S.
Page(s):  562- 579

Optimal Power Allocation for a Time-Varying Wireless Channel Under
Heavy-Traffic Approximation
Wu, W.; Arapostathis, A.; Shakkottai, S.
Page(s):  580- 594

Generalized LQR Control and Kalman Filtering With Relations to Computations of
Inner–Outer and Spectral Factorizations
Gu, G.; Cao, X.-R.; Badr, H.
Page(s):  595- 605

Rate-Based Versus Queue-Based Models of Congestion Control
Deb, S.; Srikant, R.
Page(s):  606- 619

Stability Theory of Hybrid Dynamical Systems With Time Delay
Liu, X.; Shen, J.
Page(s):  620- 625

Global Robust Output Regulation of Output Feedback Systems With Unknown
High-Frequency Gain Sign
Liu, L.; Huang, J.
Page(s):  625- 631

An Error Bound for Sensor Fusion With Application to Doppler Frequency Based
Emitter Location
Wu, N.E.; Fowler, M.L.
Page(s):  631- 635

Robustness of Policies in Constrained Markov Decision Processes
Zadorojniy, A.; Shwartz, A.
Page(s):  635- 638

On the Georgiou–Lindquist Approach to Constrained Kullback–Leibler
Approximation of Spectral Densities
Pavon, M.; Ferrante, A.
Page(s):  639- 644

Operator-Based Nonlinear Feedback Control Design Using Robust Right Coprime
Factorization
Deng, M.; Inoue, A.; Ishikawa, K.
Page(s):  645- 648

Wiener–Hammerstein Modeling of Nonlinear Effects in Bilinear Systems
Tan, A.H.
Page(s):  648- 652

Adaptive Synchronization of an Uncertain Complex Dynamical Network
Zhou, J.; Lu, J.
Page(s):  652- 656

A Topological Result on Strong Stabilization Problem
Yoon, M.-G.; Kimura, H.
Page(s):  657- 661

Conjugate Convex Lyapunov Functions for Dual Linear Differential Inclusions
Goebel, R.; Teel, A.R.; Hu, T.; Lin, Z.
Page(s):  661- 666

Combined Stabilizing Strategies for Switched Linear Systems
Sun, Z.
Page(s):  666- 674

Sufficient LMI Conditions for$H_infty$Output Feedback Stabilization of Linear
Discrete-Time Systems
Lee, K.H.; Lee, J.H.; Kwon, W.H.
Page(s):  675- 680

$H_infty$Control of Linear Uncertain Time-Delay Systems—A Projection Approach
Suplin, V.; Fridman, E.; Shaked, U.
Page(s):  680- 685

Optimal Linear Estimation and Data Fusion
Elliott, R.J.; vanderHoek, J.
Page(s):  686- 689

Minimal Multirealization of MIMO Linear Systems
Su, S.W.; Anderson, B.D.O.; Brinsmead, T.S.
Page(s):  690- 695

Minimum Entropy Filtering for Multivariate Stochastic Systems With
Non-Gaussian Noises
Guo, L.; Wang, H.
Page(s):  695- 700

A Decomposition Approach to Distributed Control of Spatially Invariant Systems
Shamma, J.S.; Arslan, G.
Page(s):  701- 707

Heuristic Methods for Delay Constrained Least Cost Routing Using$k$-Shortest-Paths
Jia, Z.; Varaiya, P.
Page(s):  707- 712

Contraction Analysis of Time-Delayed Communications and Group Cooperation
Wang, W.; Slotine, J.-J.E.
Page(s):  712- 717

Comments on “Risk-Sensitive Adaptive Trackers for Strict-Feedback Systems With
Output Measurements”
Dai, L.; Shi, S.
Page(s):  717- 719

Authors' Reply
Arslan, G.; Basar, T.
Page(s):  719- 719

Comments on “Asymptotic State Tracking in a Class of Nonlinear Systems Via
Learning-Based Inversion”
Xu, J.-X.; Xu, J.
Page(s):  720- 720

Authors' Reply
Kim, Y.-H.; Ha, I.-J.
Page(s):  720- 721

Mathematical Systems Theory I
Page(s):  722- 723


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5.9 Contents: International Journal of Control


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Contents: International Journal of Control

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

Volume 79, Issue 7
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Flatness-based feedforward control for parabolic distributed parameter 
systems with distributed control 
A. Kharitonov, O. Sawodny

Analytical approach to evaluate language measure parameters for discrete-
event supervisory control 
A. Khatab, M. Nourelfath

Diagonal dominance via eigenstructure assignment 
B. Labibi, H. J. Marquez, T. Chen

Stability and stabilization of discrete time switched systems 
J. C. Geromel, P. Colaneri

State space modelling of the quantum feedback control system in interacting 
fock space 
P. K. Das, B. C. Roy

Computation of parameter stability margins using polynomial programming 
techniques 
M. Bozorg, H. D. Sherali, E. J. Davison, J. Desai

Stabilization of remote control systems with unknown time varying delays by 
LMI techniques 
Y.-J. Pan, H. J. Marquez, T. Chen

On the control of asynchronous sequential machines with infinite cycles 
N. Venkatraman, J. Hammer

å-Equilibrium in LQ differential games with bounded uncertain disturbances: 
robustness of standard strategies and new strategies with adaptation 
M. Jimenez, A. Poznyak

An improved suboptimal model reduction for singular systems 
J. Wang, V. Sreeram, W. Liu

Robust control of uncertain discrete-time Markovian jump systems with 
actuator saturation 
H. Liu, F. Sun, E.-K. Boukas

Target control by using feedback spreading control with application to 
immunotherapy
A. El Jai, K. Kassara

All-pole phase-locked loops: calculating lock-in range by using Evan's root-
locus
J. R. C. Piqueira, L. H. A. Monteiro

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

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



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5.10 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 35, Issue 1		
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

On designing robust controllers under randomly varying sensor delay with 
variance constraints 
Z. Wang, Y. Liu, F. Yang, X. Liu

On generalized induced linguistic aggregation operators 
Z. Xu

Disaggregated total uncertainty measure for creedal sets
J. Abellán, G.J. Klir, S. Moral

Novel fuzzy inference system (FIS) analysis and design based on lattice 
theory. Part I: Working principles 
V. G. Kaburlasos, A. Kehagias

Category-theoretic analysis of the notion of complementarity for quantum 
systems 
E. Zafiris

Learning networks for tornado detection 
T. B. Trafalis, B. Santosa, M. B. Richman

CodonO: a new informatics method for measuring synonymous codon usage bias 
within and across genomes 
X.-F. Wan, J. Zhou, D. Xu

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

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



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5.11 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 37, Issue 4	
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp

Robust adaptive output-feedback control for a class of nonlinear systems 
with general uncertainties 
R. Y. Ruan, C. L. Yang, Z. M. Wang, Y. Z. Li

Conditions on input disturbance suppression for multivariable nonlinear 
systems on the basis of feedforward passivity 
S. W. Su, J. Bao, P. L. Lee

A backward recursive algorithm for inventory lot-size models with power-form 
demand and shortages 
H.-L. Yang

Singularly perturbed unified time systems with low sensitivity to model 
reduction using delta operators 
K.-H. Shim, M. E. Sawan

Optimization of raw material procurement at pulp or paper mills – the 
influence of weather-related risks 
D. Hultqvist, L. Olsson

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

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



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5.12 Contents: Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing


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Contents: Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing

Contributed by: N. K. Bose, nkb@ee.psu.edu

Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 0923-6082 (Paper) 1573-0824 (Online)
Issue: Volume 17, Numbers 2-3
Date:  July 2006 

Editorial         
N. K. Bose  	   	

Guest Editorial  	 
Krzysztof Galkowski, Eric Rogers, Anton Kummert 

Controllability and Extendibility of Continuous Multidimensional Behaviors  
Eva Zerz and Paula Rocha

Poles and Zeros – Examples of the Behavioral Approach Applied to Discrete
Linear Repetitive Processes  	 
E. Rogers, P. M. Zaris, J. Wood, H. Pillai

Bounded Real Lemma for Structured Noncommutative Multidimensional Linear
Systems and Robust Control  
Joseph A. Ball, Gilbert Groenewald, Tanit Malakorn

Enhanced Biggs–Andrews Asymmetric Iterative Blind Deconvolution  	
Mahesh B. Chappalli and N. K. Bose

Discrete Simulation of a Class of Distributed Systems Using Functional
Analytic Methods  	
Vitali Dymkou, Rudolf Rabenstein, Peter Steffen

A Multidimensional Systems Theory Framework for Binary Mathematical Morphology
J. Velten and A. Kummert

Observer-based Fault Detection and Isolation for 2D State-space Models  
Mauro Bisiacco and Maria Elena Valcher 

Bang-bang Controls and Piecewise Constant ones for Continuous Roesser Systems
Dariusz Idczak and Marek Majewski 

Disturbance Attenuation in Hyperbolic 2D-systems  	 
Gerhard Jank

Stabilization of Discrete Linear Repetitive Processes with Switched Dynamics  	
J. Bochniak, K. Galkowski, E. Rogers, D. Mehdi, O. Bachelier, A. Kummert	


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17th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace 

Contributed by: Houria Siguerdidjane, Houria.Siguerdidjane@supelec.fr

  17th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, 
  Toulouse (France), June 25-29, 2007.


Call for papers

The 17th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace opens its official 
website for papers submission: http://aca2007.onera.fr

In the heart of "Aerospace Valley", Toulouse is known for its significant 
role in Europe for aeronautics and space industry, research and education. 
The symposium will cover all aspects of the dynamics, navigation and control 
in space and aeronautics, spanning from research to industrial applications. 
It will include navigation, control and guidance of aircraft, helicopters, 
missiles, satellites and probes, ELV and RLV launchers and autonomous 
vehicles.


Key dates
- September 15, 2006: deadline for invited sessions proposals
- October 15, 2006: deadline for submission of papers
- February 15, 2007: notification of acceptance or rejection
- March 31, 2007: deadline for submission of final papers in camera-ready 
format


             



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6.2 2007 European Control Conference


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2007 European Control Conference

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

European Control Conference (ECC'07)
http://ecc07.ntua.gr/

Call for Papers and Invited Sessions
ECC'07 continues the tradition of the control conferences of the European 
Union Control Association (EUCA). Original high-quality papers dealing with 
the theory and practice of systems and control are invited for presentation.

ECC'07 will be held on the island of Kos, Greece, from July 2 to 5, 2007. 

All submissions must be done electronically through the conference submission 
website (euca.papercept.net). Besides contributed papers and invited session 
papers, the conference will also include plenary and semiplenary papers and 
minitutorials. Please check the conference website for updated information 
regarding the acceptable format of submitted papers. 

DEADLINES
Deadline for all submissions
     1 October 2006
Notification of acceptance/ non-acceptance
     1 February 2007
Deadline for final manuscripts submission
     1 April 2007

A. Contributed papers
All papers submitted to ECC'07 must be in the form of regular papers written 
in English (standard 2 column IEEE conference format) and limited to eight 
pages. A short list of 3-5 keywords should be included. Short manuscripts less 
than six pages will not be considered. All submissions must be done 
electronically through the conference submission website (euca.papercept.net).

B. Invited Sessions
Proposals for invited sessions are welcomed. Each invited session consists of 
six papers dealing with several issues of a unified theme. The proposals 
should contain a summary statement describing the relevance and importance of 
the session, accompanied by the full text (6-8 pages) of each invited paper. 
Abstracts or manuscripts less than six pages will not be considered. Each 
paper in a proposed invited session will be first individually reviewed, and 
then the invited session will be evaluated as a whole. It is remarked that for 
maximal continuity of the program, the International Program Committee may 
remove a paper from an accepted invited session and replace it by a paper more 
suitable for the session. Similarly, accepted papers from rejected invited 
sessions may be accommodated into the regular program. All submissions must be 
done electronically through the conference submission website 
(euca.papercept.net). The submission of invited sessions should be made 
according to the following three steps:

   1. The Organizer must submit an electronic version (pdf) of the session. 
Papercept returns an acknowledgement with an alphanumeric code for the 
proposed session.
   2. The Organizer notifies the Contributing Authors of their individual 
session code.
   3. The corresponding author of each paper submits the paper online (pdf 
format) as an invited paper using the corresponding code. Without the invited 
session code the paper will be considered for the normal program.


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6.3 2007 IEEE Multiconference on Systems and Control (MSC)


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2007 IEEE Multiconference on Systems and Control (MSC)

Contributed by: S. Sam Ge, elegesz@nus.edu.sg

The inaugural IEEE Multiconference on Systems and Control (MSC), to be held 
at the Suntec City Convention Centre in Singapore from 1¨C 3 October 2007, 
officially brings together two international conferences with well 
established track records and long histories of success ¡ª the 16th IEEE 
Conference on Control Applications (CCA) and the 22nd IEEE International 
Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC) ¡ª for greater impact and scientific 
exchange. It provides the international community of researchers and 
practitioners a greater opportunity to discuss the latest advancements and 
future directions in the areas of intelligent systems and advanced control. 
The conference welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, 
and students, and will cover myriad topics in control applications, and 
control methods based on biological, learning, and embedded cooperative 
systems.

The conference proceedings will be included in the ISI Proceedings, El 
Compendex Database, and IEEE Xplore.

Important Dates:
Invited Session Proposal Submission : 15 November 2006 
Conference / Invited Session Paper Submission : 15 November 2006 ¡¡ ¡¡ 
Notification of Acceptance : 15 April 2007  
Final Camera-Ready Manuscript : 15 May 2007 

For more information, please visit:
MSC: http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/
CCA: http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/cca2007.htm
ISIC: http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/isic2007.htm


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6.4 2nd International Conference on Engineering Education and Training


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2nd International Conference on Engineering Education and Training

Contributed by: Ahmet S. Yigit, yigit@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw

ICEET-2
The Second International Conference on Engineering Education & Training
April 9-11, 2007, Kuwait
http://www.iceet.org

The Second International Conference on Engineering Education & Training
(ICEET-2) that will be held in Kuwait on April  9-11, 2007. The conference is 
intended as an information dissemination and exchange forum for faculty, 
researchers, administrators and students. The emphasis is on the recent 
advances in engineering education and training especially innovative 
approaches in curriculum development, assessment and continuous improvement.

The conference is organized by Kuwait University and the Kuwait Foundation 
for Advancement of Sciences. Co-sponsors and participating organizations 
include AIChE, ASEE, and ASME.

Papers are invited in all areas related to engineering education. 
Papers dealing with control education are especially welcome. 

IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions of abstracts    July 1, 2006
Abstracts acceptance        August 1, 2006			
Submission of full papers   October 15, 2006
Papers acceptance           December 1, 2006
Final submission            January 15, 2007
Final Program               February 15, 2007

SUBMISSION
Contributors are invited to submit their abstracts online at www.iceet.org. 
Submitted abstracts and manuscripts will be reviewed. On acceptance, further 
information will be mailed to the authors for preparation of the final 
manuscript, visas, and registration to the conference.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
All papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers 
will be considered for journal publication.

WORKSHOPS
A number of workshops on various aspects of engineering education are 
organized and presented by leading experts. Detailed information is 
available at the Conference website at www.iceet.org. 

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
Participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation. Assistance 
will be provided for hotel reservations and entry visas. Detailed 
information will be available on the Conference website. Free accommodation 
will be provided to authors presenting papers.


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6.5 Asymptotic Analysis in Stochastic Processes Nonparametric Estimation


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Asymptotic Analysis in Stochastic Processes, Nonparametric Estimation

Contributed by: George Yin, gyin@math.wayne.edu

Asymptotic Analysis in Stochastic Processes,
Nonparametric Estimation, and Related Problems
(one of the 2006-2007 IMA Participating Institutions Conferences)

September 15-17, 2006
Wayne State University (WSU), Detroit, MI
http://www.math.wayne.edu/~conf/

The confirmed invited speakers include:
Eugene B. Dynkin (Cornell Univ.), Mark Friedlin (Univ. of Maryland),
Georgii Golubev (Universite de Provence, Marseille),
Ildar A. Ibragimov (Russian Academy of Sci.),
Rafail Z. Khasminskii (WSU), Nicolai Krylov (Univ. of Minnesota),
Harold J. Kushner (Brown Univ.), Oleg Lepsky (Universite de Provence, 
Marseille), Robert Liptser (Tel Aviv Univ.), Stanislav Molchanov (Univ. 
of North Carolina), Michael Nussbaum (Cornell Univ.),
George Papanicolaou (Stanford Univ.), Boris Rozovskii (Univ. of Southern 
California), Anatoli Skorokhod (Michigan State Univ.),
Alexander Wentzell (Tulane Univ.).

The organizing committee includes:
Pao-Liu Chow  (WSU), Mark Friedlin (Univ. of Maryland), Nicolai Krylov 
(Univ. of Minnesota) Boris Mordukhovich  (WSU) Boris Rozovskii (Univ. of 
Southern California), and George Yin (WSU)

For further information, please see
http://www.math.wayne.edu/~conf/


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6.6 NOLCOS 2007 Paper Submission Site Open


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NOLCOS 2007 Paper Submission Site Open

Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, noc@nolcos2007.org.za

This notice serves to inform that the submission website for NOLCOS 2007 has
opened on 30 April, 2006. The submission site can be found by following the
Paper Submission link from www.nolcos2007.org.za . Alternatively, visit the
submission site directly at
http://www.nolcos2007.org.za/start/www/NOLCOS2007/submit.html .

Submit manuscripts according to the following prescribed format:

-Please submit your draft paper (A4 size) with 6 pages in English before
December 21, 2006.

-The draft paper should clearly indicate the merits of the new contributions,
the relevance to the topics and areas of NOLCOS 2007 and related literature to
allow a fair reviewing procedure by the International Program Committee.

-Only unpublished material may be submitted. Papers should be prepared in
accordance with the IFAC-Elsevier style (style files are be available on the
conference homepage).

-Please structure the first page as follows: (1) title, (2) each author’s name
and affiliation, (3) abstract (up to 300 words), (4) up to 10 keywords.

-Acceptable file formats are Word, PDF and PS. Draft and final papers should
be submitted electronically via the official homepage of NOLCOS 2007.

-For users of Latex, style files found under the heading "Preparing IFAC
papers with LaTeX " at the Elsevier website here can aid manuscript preparation.

-For users of Word, a style file is available for download here.

Should you wish to suggest special sessions and workshops, please don’t
hesitate to contact us at ipc@nolcos2007.org.za


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8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems

Contributed by: Feng Lin, flin@ece.eng.wayne.edu

8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES)
July 10-12, 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/wodes2006/

The 8th edition of WODES will be held in the USA in 2006, in Ann Arbor on the
campus of the University of Michigan, July 10-12. It will provide researchers
from different fields (control theoreticians and control engineers, software
engineers and computer scientists, operations research specialists) with an
opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new
developments in the field of DES theory and application.

Venue 
Ann Arbor, a university town of 110,000 people, is located 40 miles (60km)
west of Detroit along the banks of the Huron River. Regularly listed among the
best places to live in the US, Ann Arbor's cosmopolitan ambiance is matched
only by its classic, small town charm.
The workshop will be held in the Rackham Building located at 915 E. Washington
Street on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan.

Plenary Speakers 

Dr. Albert Benveniste 
IRISA / INRIA, Rennes, 
France
 
Prof. Xi-Ren Cao
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
 
Prof. Nancy Lynch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

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

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


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7.2 CTS-HYCON Workshop


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CTS-HYCON Workshop

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

The programme of the Joint CTS-HYCON Workshop on Nonlinear and Hybrid 
Control, 10-12 July 2006, Universite Paris Sorbonne, is now available at:
http://cts-hycon-workshop.org/index.php?p=Program

A pdf version of the programme can be downloaded at
http://www.cts-hycon-workshop.org/CTS-HYCON-programme-22-05-2006.pdf

Registration: http://cts-hycon-workshop.org/index.php?p=Registration


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7.3 Fast Estimation and Identification Methods in Control and Signal


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Fast Estimation and Identification Methods in Control and Signal

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

Summer School - September 11-15, 2006 - Grenoble, France

FAST ESTIMATION AND IDENTIFICATION METHODS IN CONTROL AND SIGNAL

Main speakers: M. Fliess, C. Join, J. Masse, M. Mboup, J. Reger, J. Rudolph, 
K. Schlacher, H. Sira-Ramirez, A. Voda

Audience: PhD students, academic researchers, engineers

This summer school is devoted to new fast and robust methods for
- linear and nonlinear closed-loop parameter identification,
- nonlinear state estimation,
- linear and nonlinear fault diagnosis and estimation,
- noise removal, demodulation, polynomial phase signal estimation, 
nonstationary signal analysis, change point detection.

Many computer exercises related to concrete case-studies will be provided 
for a better understanding of this new approach.

More information and an online application form are available
at the summer school website:

http://www.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/ecole-ete-auto/index.html


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Department Head: University of Arizona, USA

Contributed by: Terry Bahill, terry@sie.arizona.edu

The College of Engineering at The University of Arizona invites nominations 
and applications for the position of Head of the Systems and Industrial 
Engineering Department.

The College seeks an individual who will provide energetic and visionary 
leadership and has a strong commitment to academic excellence at a major 
research university.  The successful candidate should have credentials of the 
highest quality, including a doctorate in a degree related to systems and 
industrial engineering, an international reputation with a distinguished 
record of research and scholarship, and demonstrated ability to work 
effectively with faculty members, students, staff, administrators, industry 
representatives and funding agencies. 

The Department was founded in 1960 as the first degree-granting department of 
Systems Engineering in the world.  The Department now houses three integrated 
academic programs leading to Accredited BS degrees in Systems Engineering, 
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, as well as MS and PhD 
degrees in Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering.  The Department 
has 350 students, 14 faculty positions, and research awards of over three 
million dollars per year.  The University of Arizona, a Research I 
institution, ranks 16th among public institutions in annual research 
expenditures. The Department has strong programs in the traditional 
fundamentals of systems engineering, operations research and industrial 
engineering, including human decision making, game theory, modeling 
physiological systems, intelligent control systems, simulation of extended 
manufacturing enterprises, transportation, and system design, and is involved 
in several interdisciplinary programs. It is also exploring new initiatives 
in bio-medical engineering, information technologies and homeland security.  
Additional details can be found on the department web page: 
http://www.sie.arizona.edu
Applications and nominations, with curriculum vitae, should be sent to the 
Chair, SIE Department Head Search Committee, Jerzy W. Rozenblit, Professor 
and Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of 
Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, email: head@ece.arizona.edu. Consideration of 
applicants will begin on May 1, 2006 and continue until the position is 
filled. The University of Arizona is an EO/AA-M/W/D/V employer.


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8.2 Faculty: Delft University of Technology Netherlands


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Faculty: Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Contributed by: Ellen van den Berg, info@dcsc.tudelft.nl

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

Assistant/Associate Professor 
Numerical Methods in System Identification and Control  

Brief description of the DCSC
The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a merger of three former
systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e., the
groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen, Robert Babuska),
Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra, Carsten Scherer) and Applied Physics
(Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 15 academic staff who
supervise around 35 PhD students and 40 MSc students. The teaching and
research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and
identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid
dynamical systems. Applications include, but are not limited to, mechatronics
and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and traffic
control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new
international MSc program in Systems and Control, and participates in the BSc
and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied
physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates in
the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control). The
Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft
University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It
participates in 4 multidiscplinary technology innovation programs of the Delft
University:  Mechatronics and Microsystems, Sustainable Industrial Processes,
Transportation Mobility and Life Science Technolgy. The center maintains
cooperative research contacts with many industrial partners. See also DCSC’s
website: www.dcsc.tudelft.nl

Candidate's Profile  
The DCSC has a strong research profile in developing new methods for system
identification and (robust) control. The candidate will strengthen this
research area in new development fields, such as distributed, hybrid and large
scale nonlinear systems, and new application areas, such as smart flexible
structures and systems biology. The candidate has a strong research track
record in conducting innovative research demonstrated by his or her ability to
publish in leading scientific Journals.   The candidate has experience in
working in multidiscplinary teams with other research groups and laboratories.
Finally the candiate has the necessary didactical abilities to teach systems
and control courses both at the Bsc, Msc and postgraduate level. He also has
interest and/or experience in defining and managing innovative research
projects. International applicants must be willing to acquire knowledge of the
Dutch language.

Position
The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track,
dependent on the candidates experience and background. The salary, in
accordance with the Dutch university system, is depending on the
qualifications and experience of the candidate selected. The maximum salary
for an assistant professor is E. 4705,-- gross per month and for an associate
professor E. 5603,-- gross per month.
 
Information and application
Information on this position can be obtained from:
Prof. Michel Verhaegen, m.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl,
Prof. Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, or
Prof. Carsten Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl
Interested applicants should send their (1) resume; (2) contacts of two
professional referees, (3) three significant publictions; (4) a personal
research statement; (5) a personal teaching statement (which gives your
ambition and vision for the coming years);
before 31 Juli 2006, to: info@dcsc.tudelft.nl or by regular mail to: Delft
Center for Sytems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2,
2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.                                              
                                           


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8.3 Faculty: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India


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Faculty: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Contributed by: P. S. V. Nataraj, nataraj@sc.iitb.ac.in

The Systems and Control Engineering Group at the Indian Institute of 
Technology Bombay, invites applications from Indian nationals for faculty 
positions in control theory and applications, system identification, fault 
diagnosis and related areas. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree and have a 
strong commitment to undergraduate/graduate engineering education and 
research.  Applications with a curriculum vitae and names of at least three 
references should be sent to the Convener, Systems and Control Engineering 
Group, ACRE Building, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076 
India, and also by email to nataraj@sc.iitb.ac.in. The last date for 
applications is July 1, 2006. 
For details, visit IIT Bombay website: www.iitb.ac.in
The Systems and Control Engineering Group website is www.sc.iitb.ac.in


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8.4 Faculty: TOBB Economics and Technology University Turkey


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Faculty: TOBB Economics and Technology University, Turkey

Contributed by: Mehmet Onder Efe, onderefe@etu.edu.tr

Faculty: TOBB Economics and Technology University

TOBB Economics and Technology University invites applications for faculty 
positions starting Fall 2006 in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
(EEE) Department. The successful candidates will have a strong commitment to 
expanding and strengthening our research and teaching programs at all 
levels. Outstanding candidates in all areas of EEE will be considered but 
the departmental priority is on the fields of communications, signal 
processing, VLSI and electromagnetics. Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. 
in EEE. Succesful candidates will be expected to teach, perform research, 
and help establishing research and teaching laboratories. Although 
appointments at the Assistant Professor level are preferred, outstanding 
candidates at all levels are encouraged to apply.

The university is a recently established, non-profit and fast growing 
private university with half of its students on full scolarship. The 
graduate school admits top quality students to the M.S. program. The 
instruction language is Turkish at all levels. The application package must 
include 1) Detailed curriculum vitae, 2) Statement of research and teaching, 
3) Names and contact details of three references. The interested candidates 
should send the application package to onderefe@etu.edu.tr or to

Doç. Dr. M. Onder EFE, 
TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Universitesi
Elektrik ve Elektronik Muhendisligi Bolumu
Sogutozu Cad. No:43 TR-06560
Ankara TURKEY
http://www.etu.edu.tr


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8.5 Faculty: TU Munich Germany


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Faculty: TU Munich, Germany

Contributed by: M. Buss, office@lsr.ei.tum.de

Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany: 
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology invites
nominations and applications for a Full Professor position in Reliability and
Safety of Complex Technical Systems (German W3 position). He/she will be Head
of a Chair and is expected to teach methods of reliability, failure tolerance
and safety of complex technical systems. Teaching includes the German
Bachelor, Master and Diploma Engineer programs and contributions to
international postgraduate programs. Research experiences in one or several of
the following fields are expected: safety and reliability, availability,
redundancy and failure tolerance, failure modelling and simulation, risk
analysis and management including application areas such as traffic and
transportation, automotive systems, production, industrial communication,
biomedical and nuclear technologies. 
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and have a strong commitment to high-quality
undergraduate and graduate engineering education and research. He/she may
start to teach in English but should be prepared to learn German. Women and
handicapped are strongly urged to apply. Applications with a curriculum vitae
and the names of at least three references should be sent to the Dean of the
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technische
Universitaet Muenchen, Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Munich /Germany or by E-mail to
„dekan@ei.tum.de“. Applications will be accepted until August 31, 2006. 


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8.6 Faculty: University College Dublin Ireland


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Faculty: University College Dublin, Ireland

Contributed by: Orla Feely, orla.feely@ucd.ie

University College Dublin, Ireland, is seeking expressions of interest from 
candidates in the area of Complex Systems for tenure-track and tenured 
faculty positions to be held in the College of Engineering, Mathematical and 
Physical Sciences. Appointments will be made for exceptional candidates at 
levels from College Lecturer (entry-level) to Full Professor, commensurate 
with experience and achievement.

These strategic appointments arise from a Strategic Research Initiative 
within the University which has identifed certain thematic areas for support 
and growth.

Further details can be found at
http://www.ucd.ie/personl/html/vacancies/2006/academic/002327.html

Expressions of Interest
If you wish to express an interest, please email your curriculum vitae and a
brief statement of intent (up to four pages) in confidence to either of the 
contact persons below.  Informal preliminary enquiries are also welcome 
either by telephone or email.

Contact Person  (for candidates with a background in Engineering)
Professor Orla Feely
UCD School Of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering
Engineering And Materials Science Centre
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Email: orla.feely@ucd.ie
Tel: +353 1 716 1852

Contact Person  (for all other candidates)
Professor Chris Bean
UCD School of Geological Sciences
Science Education & Research Centre
University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Email: chris.bean@ucd.ie
Tel: +353 1 716 2140


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8.7 PhD: Northeastern University Boston USA


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PhD: Northeastern University, Boston, USA

Contributed by: Rifat Sipahi, rsipahi@hds.utc.fr

OPEN POSITION FOR A DOCTORAL STUDENT TO START IN FALL 2006 AT NORTHEASTERN 
UNIVERSITY, BOSTON. 

The research is in the area of dynamic systems & control, in particular on 
time-delayed dynamics appearing in complex networks, such as in remote real 
time feedback control, traffic flow management, biological dynamics and drug 
release management, manufacturing engineering, etc. 

Please visit my web page for further information about my research 
interests: http://www.hds.utc.fr/~rsipahi/ 

Candidates, please email me your resume and your two recent papers to 
rsipahi@hds.utc.fr 


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8.8 PhD: Systems and Control


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PhD: Systems and Control

Contributed by: Marcio de Queiroz, dequeiroz@me.lsu.edu

One research assistantship is available for a PhD student in the Department 
of Mechanical Engineering of Louisiana State University for graduate studies 
in the area of nonlinear control theory and applications. 

REQUIRED qualifications include a solid background in control systems and 
mathematics. 

DESIRED qualifications include:
- Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink;
- Interest in systems biology;
- Background in fluid mechanics; and/or
- Interest in experimental control work.

Qualified candidates with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical 
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or closely related fields are encouraged 
to apply. Applications are invited preferably for the Spring 2007 semester, 
although applications for the Fall 2007 may also be considered. Interested 
candidates should submit a resume and a list of relevant 
undergraduate/graduate course work (with grades) to:

Dr Marcio S. de Queiroz
dequeiroz@me.lsu.edu


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8.9 PhD: University of Hawaii USA


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PhD: University of Hawaii USA

Contributed by: Gurdal Arslan, gurdal@hawaii.edu

A Research Assistant position is available as part of an NSF Award "CAREER: 
Cooperative Systems Design - Stochastic Games Approach". The research 
component of this project involves developing concepts, methods, algorithms, 
and simulation platforms for the analysis and synthesis of "Cooperative 
Systems", loosely defined as large-scale systems designed to achieve system-
level goals via self-interested autonomous decision makers; see the project 
abstract at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gurdal/. If you are mathematically 
inclined and interested in pursuing graduate studies on this topic, apply to 
the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering at University of Hawaii, 
Manoa, at http://www-ee.eng.hawaii.edu/ and e-mail your CV to 
gurdal@hawaii.edu


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8.10 PhD: University of Houston USA


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PhD: University of Houston, USA

Contributed by: Karolos Grigoriadis, karolos@uh.edu

Graduate Research Assistantships
Department of Mechanical Engineering 
University of Houston

For Ph.D. studies in the areas of robust control, adaptive control, gain 
scheduled control, linear matrix inequalities, and optimal control with 
applications to space systems, engine control and structural control. 
Research is conducted in collaboration with automotive and aerospace 
companies. Applicants are expected to have a solid mathematical background 
and good knowledge of modern control theory. Applications from qualified 
students are invited for Fall 2006 and Spring 2007. For more information 
please contact: Prof. Karolos Grigoriadis, Department of Mechanical 
Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4006, E-mail: 
karolos@uh.edu. Application material can be obtained at 
http://www.egr.uh.edu/me/graduate


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8.11 PhD PostDoc: Carnegie Mellon University USA


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PhD, PostDoc: Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Contributed by: Jon Peha, peha@cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon University is accepting applications to become either a Ph.D.
student or a post doctoral fellow, starting in Fall semester of 2006.   (This
is an unusual case, where an announcement is made in May, and selection will
be made over the summer.)  Those selected will join a research project
focusing on wireless communications systems used by first responders to
emergencies, such as firefighters, paramedics, police, FEMA, and the National
Guard.
 
As demonstrated after the 9/11 attacks, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the 2005
tsunami, and countless large and small disasters, these communications systems
play an essential role in protecting public safety and domestic security. 
When these systems fail, people can die.  This research project will
investigate how future systems might be designed to support first responders
in the United States.  Those selected will seriously consider both technical
challenges and public policy challenges, as the two are intertwined. 
Applicants should have a background in networking or wireless communications
or networking, including an undergraduate or graduate degree in electrical
engineering or a related discipline, and they should be prepared to learn
about the policy issues. 
 
This project will take place in the Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of
Engineering and Public Policy.  (See http://www.epp.cmu.edu for more
information about the department.) 
 
Completed applications for a PhD position should follow the normal format
(except for the late submission date).  That means they should include a
personal statement, transcripts, a copy of GRE scores, recommendations, and
for non-US applicants who are not native speakers of English, a copy of TOEFL
scores. (In the interest of speed, unofficial copies of speed, applications
can be considered initially with unofficial copies of test scores and
transcripts and without references, but official copies will be needed before
acceptance.) Application forms and more detailed instructions are available at
http://www.epp.cmu.edu/httpdocs/graduate/faq_gettingin_appmat.html  (The GRE
codes are 1699 department and 2074 institution.  TOEFL code is 69.) 
 
Applications for a post doctoral position should at least include a CV, three
of the applicant’s best papers, and a list of references.  (Unlike the PhD,
there is no specific application form for this.)
 
Applicants should email their material to peha@cmu.edu, or mail their material
to Professor J. M. Peha, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of EPP,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA.
 
Jon M. Peha
Associate Director, Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking
Carnegie Mellon University
www.ece.cmu.edu/~peha


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8.12 PhD PostDoc: University of Zaragoza Spain


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PhD, PostDoc: University of Zaragoza, Spain

Contributed by: Laura Recalde, lrecalde@unizar.es

PhD or PostDoc position 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.

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, and more specifically in optimization problems.

On the one hand, static optimization problems like resources
optimization (initial marking optimization), equipment selection (rate
and firing optimization) or processes and production subsystems
(structural optimization).

On the other hand, dynamic control of continuous Petri nets. The desired 
continuous system controlling is based on the limitation of the firing rate of 
transitions, in other words, limiting the speed of system actions realization. 
In this way, the possible actions are restricted: only system slowdown is 
possible and the actions have a local marking dependent (state) upper limit. 
This fact makes difficult to use many classical control techniques. Also 
robustness and sensibility aspects on the controlled system will be addressed.

Once the relaxed model has been analysed or a control synthesized, it is
necessary to interpret and to adapt the results for the original model.
It may be necessary, for instance, to apply a post-optimization to the
discrete reconstruction (reduce the relaxation) from the obtained
results. If we are considering a control policy design, we will need to
study how to build from that policy a new one for the discrete system
but fulfilling the specified requirements.

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 operational research, automatic control and computer 
science 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 would start on September 2006.


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. Knowledge on optimization will be specially welcome.
The salary will be around 1800 EUR/month, with an incremental raise in
the following years. Health insurance will also be provided.

The candidate would start on September 2006.

Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae to the address
below, and include the abstract of 2 or 3 of the publications that from
their point of view are more relevant for the position.

Contact: Applicants should send their CV no later than June 20 to

Laura Recalde (lrecalde@unizar.es)
Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas
Universidad de Zaragoza
Maria de Luna 1, 
50018 Zaragoza, Spain


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8.13 PhD Postdoc: UCL Belgium


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PhD, Postdoc: UCL, Belgium

Contributed by: Paul Van Dooren, vdooren@csam.ucl.ac.be

PhD and Postdoc Positions
in the Department of Mathematical Engineering of the Université Catholique 
de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium

Applications are invited for two PhD positions and one Postdoc position in 
the department of mathematical engineering of the Université Catholique de 
Louvain. The candidates will work on a research project funded by UCLouvain 
on the topic of

Algorithmic Challenges in Large Networks
The ambition of this research proposal is to look at some of the most recent 
and fundamental computational challenges raised by large networks. It will 
address questions related to modelling, classification, visualization, 
optimization and analysis of large networks, and will include theoretical 
and algorithmic aspects of topics such as data-mining, web-searching, 
analysis of telephone, traffic and electricity networks, hierarchical 
reduction of large scale networks, and analysis of dynamical properties of 
large networks.

The project started in September 2004 and is headed by professors Vincent 
Blondel, Yurii Nesterov and Paul Van Dooren from the Department of 
Mathematical Engineering at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Applicants should write (possibly by e-mail) to:
Paul Van Dooren, Université Catholique de Louvain, Department of 
Mathematical Engineering, 4 Av. G. Lemaitre, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BELGIUM
E-mail: vdooren@inma.ucl.ac.be Tel: +32-10478040

Profile:
The doctoral candidates should have (at the beginning of their contract) a 
graduate degree in engineering, in computer science or in mathematics or a 
degree that can be considered equivalent to it, and should have the correct 
background for the topics described in the project. The postdoctoral 
candidate should have research experience and a good publication record in 
the area of research of the project. The candidates must be capable of 
working independently and in a small team. The chosen candidates will be 
enthusiastic persons with good communication skills and a good knowledge of 
English. Knowledge of French is welcome but not a must.

Application:
You should send a detailed CV, including a concise description of your 
education and current research interests. You should also provide names of 
at least two persons that might be contacted for references (please provide 
their full address including e-mail and telephone). Applications will be 
considered until the positions are filled. However, applications received 
before June 25, 2006 will receive special attention.

Information:
The salary will be assigned according to the Belgian university salary 
system. This is roughly equal to 1450 EUR/month for doctoral students and 
1900 EUR/month for postdoctoral researchers. The appointment will start 
after September 2006 and is planned for one year for the postdoctoral 
researcher and for the duration of a PhD thesis for the doctoral students.

More information can be found at the following URL's :
- on the promotors at http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/staff
- on the project at http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/networks
- on the University at http://www.ucl.ac.be/


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8.14 Post-Doc: University of Michigan USA


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Post-Doc: University of Michigan, USA

Contributed by: Jing Sun, jingsun@umich.edu

Postdoctoral research fellow positions in the area of dynamics and control are
available, beginning as early as July 2006, in the Department of Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan, located in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are seeking candidates to conduct research programs in
two thrust areas: one focuses on shipboard fuel cell system (including
logistic fuel processing systems) modeling and control, while the other
concentrates on maneuvering and ship motion control in dynamic nonlinear wave
fields. The research programs are sponsored by ONR, the US Army, and NSF.  
Candidates must hold a Ph.D degree in relevant disciplines. Interested
applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a statement of research, as well
as names and email addresses of three references to:
Prof. Jing Sun
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-615-8061
jingsun@umich.edu


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8.15 Post-doc: University of Melbourne Australia


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Post-doc: University of Melbourne, Australia

Contributed by: Girish Nair, gnair@ee.unimelb.edu.au

A two year post-doctoral research fellowship between 2006-2008 is available in
the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of
Melbourne. The position is part of a project on distributed estimation and
control under wireless communication constraints. Applicants should have
research expertise in stochastic systems, networked estimation and control,
wireless communications, information theory, or other relevant areas.  

For further information please contact:
Assoc. Prof. Subhrakanti Dey s.dey@ee.unimelb.edu.au
Assoc. Prof. Jamie Evans j.evans@ee.unimelb.edu.au
Dr. Girish Nair g.nair@ee.unimelb.edu.au






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8.16 Research Associate: Loughborough University UK


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Research Associate: Loughborough University, UK

Contributed by: Argyrios Zolotas, a.zolotas@ieee.org

Research Associate (36 month post), Job ref.: EL12172

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, 
Loughborough University, UK.

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work within the
Department¢s Control Systems research group. The successful candidate 
will be required to undertake work on an EPSRC-funded project related to
optimised configuration of sensing elements for control and fault 
tolerance. The work will involve systems theory and advanced control techniques.

Applicants must have a good honours degree in electronic/electrical
engineering or a relevant analytical subject, and either a PhD in a 
control systems related area or 3 years¢ relevant higher education or
industrial experience.  Expertise in the area of robust control and
optimisation techniques is desirable and familiarity with fault tolerant
control would also be an advantage.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Dr Argyrios Zolotas,
Control Systems Group, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering,
Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK, Tel: +44 (0)1509
227085, email: a.c.zolotas@lboro.ac.uk or a.zolotas@ieee.org. See also the
Department¢s web site at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/

For further details and an application form contact Mrs Rosemarie Lander,
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University,
Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK, Tel: +44 (0)1509 227007 or email:
 r.e.lander@lboro.ac.uk, quoting reference EL12172. Alternatively an
application form can be downloaded from
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/appform.html

The commencing salary (RA1A) is £23,457 per annum.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 21 June 2006. 
(Curriculum Vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a University
application form.)


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8.17 Research Positions: Temasek Laboratories Singapore


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Research Positions: Temasek Laboratories, Singapore

Contributed by: Kai-Yew Lum, kaiyew_lum@nus.edu.sg

Well qualified candidates are invited to fill two research positions at 
Temasek Laboratories of the National University of Singaporee.  Applicants 
should have a PhD in a control-related field.

Description:  Successful applicants will join a research team in advanced 
control and guidance.  The research aims to apply and improve nonlinear 
control theories to address problems in the control of unmanned aerial 
vehicles, particularly problems of robustness in the face of actuator and/or 
sensor faults.  New approaches in nonlinear fault-tolerant control, fault 
diagnosis, control adaptation and reconfiguration, robust control allocation 
are topics of interest.  Successful candidates will conduct research in one 
of the following:

*Fault-tolerant nonlinear flight control based on dynamic inversion, variable-
structure control, or other relevant approaches;

*Fault diagnosis of nonlinear flight control system, investigating issues of 
statistical models, nonlinear excitation, fault signature, etc.

Expectation:  Knowledge of nonlinear and adaptive control theories, fault 
diagnosis or system identification, is most advantageous. Experience in 
flight dynamics and flight control design, modeling and simulation, will be 
favorable. Selected candidates are expected to be capable of independent and 
high-quality theoretical research, and publication in top-tier journals.   
Additionally, they may be required to participate in the conduct of 
experiments and to develop a practical insight of flight control.
 
For further information and queries, please contact Dr. Kai-Yew LUM at 
kaiyew_lum@nus.edu.sg, +65-6516-1677.

Career information and application form can be obtained at:
http://www.temasek-labs.nus.edu.sg/career/


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