Control Systems Society

   


Newsletter
May 2005

1. Personals
2. General Announcements
 2.1Energy Oil and Gas SIG Meeting
 2.2Free PracTeX Journal online
 2.3Presentations from workshops on energy processing and power systems
 2.4Process Control Systems Forum
 2.5Slides from the Fractional Order Calculus Day at Utah State University
 2.6Special Evening History Session at 2005 ACC
3. Awards Honors
 3.1Nominations Sought: IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
4. Books
 4.1Control System Design: An Introduction to State Space Methods
5. Journals
 5.1CFP: Asian Journal of Control
 5.2CFP: Journal of Control Theory and Applications
 5.3Contents: Automatica
 5.4Contents: Control Engineering Practice
 5.5Contents: European Journal of Control
 5.6Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
 5.7Contents: IEE Proc Control Theory and Applications
 5.8Contents: ISA Transactions
 5.9Contents: International Journal of Control
 5.10Contents: International Journal of General Systems
 5.11Contents: International Journal of Systems Science
 5.12Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
 5.13Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
 5.14Special Issue: Advanced Control and Real-Time Systems
6. Conferences
 6.112th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
 6.21st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
 6.36th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
 6.4IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
 6.5International Conference on Advanced Robotics 2005
7. Workshops
 7.1Fast Estimation Methods in Automatic Control and Signal Processing
 7.2Guidance and Control of Autonomous Systems
 7.3Molecular Mechanisms and Models of Bacterial Signal Transduction
 7.4Symposium in Honor of Pravin Varaiya
 7.5Workshop on Identification State Reconstruction and Generalized PI-Control
 7.6Workshop on Networked Embedded Sensing and Control
8. Positions
 8.1Automation and Control Engr: ABB India
 8.2Control Engineer: Thermo Electron Corporation Germany
 8.3Embedded Controls Engineers: Mototron USA Australia
 8.4Faculty: ETH Switzerland
 8.5Faculty: Univ of Western Ontario Canada
 8.6Faculty: University of Michigan USA
 8.7Faculty: University of New Orleans USA
 8.8MS PhD PDF Faculty: University of Western Ontario Canada
 8.9PDF: Carnegie Mellon University USA
 8.10PDF: Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology Norway
 8.11PDF: Technion - IIT Israel
 8.12PDF: University of Naples Federico II Italy
 8.13PDF: University of Twente Netherlands
 8.14PhD: Aalborg University
 8.15PhD: Center for Mathematics and Computer Science Netherlands
 8.16PhD: University of Groningen Netherlands
 8.17PhD: University of Strathclyde UK
 8.18Servo Microcode Engineer: Hitachi GST USA
 8.19Statistician: Dow Chemical USA

1. Personals
2. General Announcements
    2.1 Energy Oil and Gas SIG Meeting
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    Energy, Oil and Gas SIG Meeting
    
    Contributed by: Andy Clegg, iscmail@isc-ltd.com
    
    The ACTC is pleased to announce the following training course:
    5th Energy, Oil & Gas SIG Meeting
    Condition Monitoring & Safety Systems for Power & Process Plant
    www.isc-ltd.com/actc/meet050519.html
    
    RWE Npower, Ferrybridge Workshop & Training Centre
    Thur 19th May 2005
    
    This meeting of the ACTC’s Energy, Oil and Gas SIG will cover new condition 
    monitoring technologies for the power generation and process industries.  
    This will span novel algorithms and new tools for assessing the performance 
    of controllers, machinery, and plant component.  A vital part of effective 
    condition monitoring is taking corrective action, and so the meeting will 
    include systems at the individual element level and the wider system level 
    including plant safety systems as well.
    
    The course will be presented in an informal environment by ACTC Consultants, 
    giving delegates the opportunity to gain from our own practical expertise. 
    Numbers on the course are restricted to ensure that each delegate gets 
    individual attention. Hence, early registration is advisable.
    
    Full details of the course agenda, on-line registration, details of hotels, 
    and travel directions, can be found at  www.isc-ltd.com/actc/meet050519.html
    
    ISC Ltd. / ACTC
    Graham Hills Building
    Level 7, 50 George Street
    Glasgow,  G1 1QE
    Tel: 0141 553 1111 Fax: 0141 553 1232
    Email:iscmail@isc-ltd.com
    http://www.isc-ltd.com
    
    
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    2.2 Free PracTeX Journal online
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    Free PracTeX Journal online
    
    Contributed by: David L Elliott, d.elliott@ieee.org
    
    Volume 1 No. 2 of The PracTeX Journal is now available, free to all, at 
    http://tug.org/pracjourn/
    This is a  journal from the TeX Users Group designed for those of us who
    actually need and use TeX or LaTeX, such as IEEE authors. It encourages
    comments, letters, and articles on the use of TeX/LaTeX in practice.
    
    
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    2.3 Presentations from workshops on energy processing and power systems
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    Presentations from workshops on energy processing and power systems
    
    Contributed by: Ian Hiskens, hiskens@engr.wisc.edu
    
    Two workshops:
    Open Issues in Analysis and Control of Power and Energy Processing Systems
         and
    Control of Energy Processing and Power Systems
    
    were held in conjunction with the 2003 and 2004 IEEE Conference on Decision
    and Control. Full presentations from both workshops are available at the 
    website: http://psdyn.ece.wisc.edu/cdc_workshops/
    
    
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    2.4 Process Control Systems Forum
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    Process Control Systems Forum
    
    Contributed by: William S. Levine, wsl@isr.umd.edu
    
    Protecting nation’s power and energy systems, refineries, water
    management, and factory automation from a devastating cyber attack is
    critical for homeland security. Many of these most vital infrastructure
    assets are operated by computerized automated control systems such as
    Process Control Systems (PCS) and Supervisory Control and Data
    Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Adoption of PCS and SCADA technology has
    allowed for great improvements in efficiency, safety, and response to
    market forces. However, there is increasing concern that this has come
    at the price of increased vulnerability to network attacks. To address
    this concern, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has funded the
    establishment of the Process Control Systems Forum (PCSF), which will
    be managed by a private sector/government collaborative board.
     
    The purpose of the PCSF is to accelerate the development of technology
    that will enhance the security, safety, and reliability of PCS and
    SCADA systems.
    
    The PCSF will provide a single venue for technologists from all user
    sectors, vendors, and academia to work together in evaluating, specifying,
    developing, refining, and testing new technologies. Innovations developed
    by the PCSF will guide requirement gathering, testing, retro-fit,
    development, and deployment strategies for secure control systems. The
    PCSF will leverage knowledge currently dispersed among sectors, and
    stimulate cross-functional discussions between those responsible for
    information technology (IT) and operations.
    
    The PCSF will build upon existing work in this subject area, and establish
    links with industry and government to arrive at a common underlying
    architecture for the process control systems of the future. The goal of
    the PCSF is to protect our nation by developing next-generation core
    architecture that offers security, reliability, resiliency, and continuity
    in the face of disruptions and major incidents. 
    
    Additional information on the PCSF is available at https://www.pcsforum.org
    
    
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    2.5 Slides from the Fractional Order Calculus Day at Utah State University
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    Slides from the Fractional Order Calculus Day at Utah State University
    
    Contributed by: YangQuan Chen, yqchen@ece.usu.edu
    
    Slides from the Fractional Order Calculus Day at Utah State University (FOC
    Day @ USU, April 19, 2005) are available from
    http://mechatronics.ece.usu.edu/foc/event/FOC_Day@USU/
    hosted by Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems (CSOIS),
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University.
    
    
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    2.6 Special Evening History Session at 2005 ACC
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    Special Evening History Session at 2005 ACC
    
    Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, danny@labs.agilent.com
    
    On Wednesday, June 8, there will be a special history session at the American
    Control Conference in honor of the life work of Boris Kogan.  Boris,
    considered a giant of the field of control in the former Soviet Union,
    will be profiled in an interview appearing right before the ACC in the
    June issue of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine.
    
    If you have any questions, feel free to send me email at
    danny@labs.agilent.com
    
    
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3. Awards Honors
    3.1 Nominations Sought: IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
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    Nominations Sought: IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award
    
    Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, danny@labs.agilent.com
    
    We are looking for nominations for papers for the CSM Outstanding Paper
    Award.
    
    Any paper published in the IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the years
    2003 or 2004 may be nominated for the 2005 prize. More information on the
    award can be found at http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/csmopa.html.  The easiest
    way to submit a nomination is via the nomination form further down that page.
    
    If you have any questions, feel free to send me email at
    danny@labs.agilent.com.  Finally, bear in mind that the submission deadline
    is May 15, 2005. 
    
    
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4. Books
    4.1 Control System Design: An Introduction to State Space Methods
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    Control System Design: An Introduction to State Space Methods
    
    Contributed by: Bernard Friedland, bf@njit.edu
    
    Control System Design: An Introduction to State-Space Methods
    by Bernard Friedland
    
    ISBN: 0486442780
    Dover Publications, Inc.  (2005 Reprint of 1986 Edition)	
    
    Addressed not only to students but also to professional engineers and
    scientists, this volume introduces state-space methods for direct application
    to control system design, in addition to providing background for reading the
    periodical literature. Topics include feedback control; state-space
    representation of dynamic systems and dynamics of linear systems;
    frequency-domain analysis; controllability and observability; and shaping the
    dynamic response. Additional subjects encompass linear observers; compensator
    design by the separation principle; linear, quadratic optimum control; random
    processes; and Kalman filters. Concrete examples of representative
    applications are woven into the fabric of the text and the homework problems. 
    
    Table of Contents 
    Preface
    1. 	Feedback Control
    2. 	State-Space Representation of Dynamic Systems
    3. 	Dynamics of Linear Systems
    4. 	Frequency-Domain Analysis
    5. 	Controllability and Observability
    6. 	Shaping the Dynamic Response
    7. 	Linear Observers
    8. 	Compensator Design by the Separation Principle
    9. 	Linear, Quadratic Optimum Control
    10. 	Random Processes
    11. 	Kalman Filters: Optimum Observers
    Appendix
    Bibliography
    Indexes
    
    
    
    
    
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5. Journals
    5.1 CFP: Asian Journal of Control
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    CFP: Asian Journal of Control
    
    Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen@ntu.edu.tw
    
    New Trend in Automotive Powertrain Systems
    A Special Issue of Asian Journal of Control
    http://www.ajc.org.tw
    
         In the last decade, much of present excitement in the automotive
    industry isgenerated by the development and introduction of new advanced 
    powertrain control techniques into the production vehicles. Among the new 
    vehicle technologies, the Electrical Vehicles (EV) and the Hybrid Electrical 
    Vehicles (HEV), which are motivated for the purpose of the energy 
    conservation and the emission reduction, are becoming feasible thanks in 
    great part to the advancements in electrical powertrain control. This new 
    trend in automotive industry provides significant opportunities for the 
    application of advanced control techniques and theory. Indeed, a lot of 
    studies and challenges have been proposed from the view of the power 
    electronics and the vehicle engineering. However, there is no much attention 
    being paid to this challenging topic from the control community.
         Strong nonlinearity and uncertainties make the automotive powertrain 
    system control difficult, and the dynamics of HEV is hybrid system with 
    multi-actuators. From the view of practical engineering and control theory, 
    there are a number of fundamental and critical issues in the automotive 
    powertrain system control, which have remained open. Therefore, it is a 
    timing to set up a special issue on this topic.
         The aim of proposed special issue is to give a broad perspective of the
    present state-of-the-art and to provide both of automotive engineering and 
    control community an up-to-date account of the most recent advances.
    
    Guest Editor
                   Prof. Tielong Shen
                   Dep. of Mechanical Engineering
                   Sophia University, Japan
                   E-mail: tetu-sin@sophia.ac.jp
    
    Guest Co-Editors
                   Prof. Yuanzhang Sun Prof. Hynsoo Kim
                   Dept. of Electrical Engineering School of Mechanical Eng.
                   Tsinghua University, China Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea
    
    Important Dates:
                   July 20, 2004 Call for Papers
                   May  30, 2005 Deadline for Paper Submission
                   Aug. 20, 2005 Completion of First Review
                   Oct. 20, 2005 Completion of Final Review
                   Mar. 31, 2006 Publication
    
         Potential authors are strongly encouraged to upload the electronic file
    of their manuscript (in Postscript, PDF or WORD 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
                  Department of Electrical Engineering
                  National Taiwan University
                  Taipei 106, Taiwan
                  Tel: +886-2-2362-2209
                  Fax: +886-2-23657887
                  Email: lichen@ccms.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 http://www.ajc.org.tw
    
    
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    5.2 CFP: Journal of Control Theory and Applications
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    CFP: Journal of Control Theory and Applications
    
    Contributed by: Sam Ge, elegesz@nus.edu.sg
    
    Recent Advances and New Directions in Switched Control Systems
    Special Issue in Journal of Control Theory and Applications, P.R. China
    
    Recently, switched control systems have been attracting much attention in the 
    control community because the problems are not only academically challenging 
    for the inherent complexity, but also of practical importance due to its wide 
    ranges of applications in nature, engineering, and social sciences. 
    
    For survival, natural biological systems switch in strategies in accordance 
    to environmental changes. For improved performance, switching has been 
    extensively utilized/exploited in many engineering systems such as 
    electronics, power systems, and traffic control, among others. In addition, 
    switched behaviors exhibit in social systems. 
    
    Through the simple nonlinear switching mechanism, much more complicated 
    behaviors/dynamics and fundamentally new properties appear, even for switched 
    linear systems, not to mention the much more complicated switched nonlinear 
    systems. Despite the theoretical complexity and difficulty, switching brings 
    an additional degree of freedom in control system design for better 
    performance in reality as an added advantage. 
    
    Recently, rapid progress in the community has generated many new results and 
    powerful tools. It is high time for us to have a special issue to consolidate 
    on the recent advances and to move on to the next level for future 
    development. 
    
    The special issue welcomes contributions in fundamental theoretical 
    developments, novel applications, as well as survey and future directions. 
    Papers are solicited from, but not limited to, the following areas through 
    feedback/switching:
    
    •	Robust Stabilization;
    •	Controllability and Observability;
    •	Disturbance Decoupling;
    •	Optimal Control; and 
    •	Physical Applications.
    
    Submission Details:  
    Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts electronically in 
    either postscript or pdf format no later than July 1, 2005 to one of the 
    three guest editors listed below. 
    
    
    Guest Editors:
    
    Professor Daizhan Cheng 
    Institute of Systems Sciences
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Beijing 100080, P.R.China
    E-mail: dcheng@iss.ac.cn
    
    Professor Wijesuriya P. Dayawansa
    Dept. of Mathematics
    Texas Tech University
    Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Email: wdayawansa@yahoo.com
    
    Professor Shuzhi Sam Ge
    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    The National University of Singapore
    Singapore 117576
    E-mail: elegesz@nus.edu.sg
    
    
    
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    5.3 Contents: Automatica
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    Contents: Automatica
    
    Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu
    
    Contents: Automatica, June, 2005
    Volume 41, Issue 6
    
    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
    
    S. Battilotti and A. De Santis
    Dwell time controllers for stochastic systems with switching Markov chain
    
    Graham C. Goodwin, Jose A. De Dona, Maria M. Seron, and Xiang W. Zhuo
    Lagrangian duality between constrained estimation and control
    
    Babak Azimi-Sadjadi and P. S. Krishnaprasad
    Approximate nonlinear filtering and its application in navigation
    
    M.J. Grimble
    Nonlinear generalized minimum variance feedback, feedforward and tracking
    control
    
    Guiomar Martín-Herrán, Sihem Taboubi, and Georges Zaccour
    A time-consistent open-loop Stackelberg equilibrium of shelf-space
    allocation
    
    Brief papers
    
    Ye Xudong
    Switching adaptive output-feedback control of nonlinearly parametrized
    systems
    
    W. Michiels and T. Vyhlidal
    An eigenvalue based approach for the stabilization of linear time-delay
    systems of neutral type
    
    Dong Yue, Qing-Long Han, and James Lam
    Network-based robust H_infty control of systems with uncertainty
    
    Luca Consolini and Mario Tosques
    A path following problem for a class of non-holonomic control systems with
    noise
    
    P. Falugi, L. Giarré, and G. Zappa
    Approximation of the feasible parameter set in
    worst case identification of Hammerstein models
    
    Han-Fu Chen and Jun-Mei Yang
    Strongly consistent coefficient estimate for error-in-variables models
    
    T. Alamo, J.M. Bravo, and E.F. Camacho
    Guaranteed state estimation by zonotopes
    
    Stephen L. Smith, Mireille E. Broucke, and Bruce A. Francis
    A hierarchical cyclic pursuit scheme for vehicle networks
    
    Hiroaki Mukaidani
    A new approach to robust guaranteed cost control for uncertain
    multimodeling systems
    
    Yuanjin Liu, G. Yin, and Xun Yu Zhou
    Near-optimal controls of random-switching LQG problems with indefinite
    control weight costs
    
    R. Marino, P. Tomei, and C. M. Verrelli
    A nonlinear tracking control for sensorless induction motors
    
    Technical communiques
    
    Apiwat Saengdeejing and Zhihua Qu
    Simplified robust control for nonlinear uncertain systems: a method of
    projection and online estimation
    
    Mazen Farhood, Carolyn L. Beck, and Geir Dullerud
    Model reduction of periodic systems: a lifting approach
    
    Ho-Lim Choi and Jong-Tae Lim
    Stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems by adaptive output feedback
    
    R.J.Mantz, H.DeBattista, and F.D.Bianchi
    VSS global performance improvement based on AW concepts
    
    Book reviews
    
    Lihua Xie
    Uncertainty and Feedback - H_infinity loop-shaping and the nu-gap metric,
    by Glenn Vinnicombe
    
    Andrew D. Lewis
    Nonsmooth Mechanics, by Bernard Brogliato
    
    
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    5.4 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
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    Contents: Control Engineering Practice
    
    Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, ifacjcep@control.ee.ethz.ch
    
    Control Engineering Practice
    Volume 13, No. 5 (May 2005)
    
    Table of Contents:
    
    On-line parameter estimator of an induction motor at standstill
    C.-H. Fang, S.-K. Lin, S.-J. Wang
    pp 535-540
    
    A control-engineering approach to integrated congestion control and scheduling
    in wireless local area networks
    F. Delli Priscoli, A. Isidori
    pp 541-558
    
    Digital closed-loop nanopositioning using rectilinear flexure stage and laser
    interferometry
    H-C. Yeh, W.-T. Ni, S.-s. Pan
    pp 559-566
    
    Design and implementation of a linear jerk filter for a computerized
    numerical controller
    Y.-F. Chang
    pp 567-576
    
    Robust linear control of an active suspension on a quarter car test-rig
    C. Lauwerys, J. Swevers, P. Sas
    pp 577-586
    
    Fault detection and isolation in the presence of process uncertainties
    Z. Han, W. Li, S.L. Shah
    pp 587-599
    
    Control and simulation of arbitrary flight trajectory-tracking
    T.S. No, B.M. Min, R.H. Stone, K.C. Wong
    pp 601-612
    
    Greenhouse climate hierarchical fuzzy modelling
    P. Salgado, J.B. Cunha
    pp 613-628
    
    Stability of the frequency adaptive control technique and its application to
    compact disk drives
    J.-J. Liu, Y.-P. Yang
    pp 629-639
    
    Modelling valve stiction
    M.A.A. Shoukat Choudhury, N.F. Thornhill, S.L. Shah
    pp 641-658
    
    An improved linear fractional model for robustness analysis of a winding system
    E. Laroche, D. Knittel
    pp 659-666
    
    Book review: "Neural networks and intellect-using model based concepts", by
    L.I. Perlovsky (Ed.); Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, @$59.95, ISBN
    0-19-511162-1
    P. Stewart
    pp 667-668
    
    
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    Control Engineering Practice
    Volume 13, No. 6 (June 2005)
    
    Table of Contents:
    
    Application of model predictive control to advanced combustion control
    V. Havlena, J. Findejs
    pp 671-680
    
    Nonlinear system identification of rapid thermal processing
    C. Tian, T. Fujii
    pp 681-687
    
    A fuzzy decision-making approach to temperature control in air-conditioning
    systems
    R. Thompson, A. Dexter
    pp 689-698
    
    Reconfigurable control structure to prevent the rollover of heavy vehicles
    P. Gaspar, I. Szaszi, J. Bokor
    pp 699-711
    
    Robust state observer design with application to an industrial boiler system
    H.J. Marquez, M. Riaz
    pp 713-728
    
    Towards an integrated tool for control, supervision and operator
    training-application to industrial wastewater detoxication plants
    K. Szafnicki, C. Narce, J. Bourgois
    pp 729-738
    
    Genetic algorithms optimisation of decoupled Sliding Mode controllers:
    simulated and real results
    E. Alfaro-Cid, E.W. McGookin, D.J. Murray-Smith, T.I. Fossen
    pp 739-748
    
    Comparative study of pole placement methods in adaptive flux observers
    H.M. Kojabadi, L. Chang
    pp 749-757
    
    Coupling pairwise support vector machines for fault classification
    S. Pöyhönen, A. Arkkio, P. Jover, H. Hyötyniemi
    pp 759-769
    
    Stabilized MPC formulations for robust reconfigurable flight control
    M.M. Kale, A.J. Chipperfield
    pp 771-788
    
    Nonlinear robust control of a hydraulic elevator: experiment-based modeling
    and two-stage Lyapunov redesign
    C.-S. Kim, K.-S. Hong, M.-K. Kim
    pp 789-803
    
    Book review: "Advanced process control unleashed", by Tl. Bevins, G.K.
    McMillan, W.K. Wojsznis and M.W. Brown; Instrumentation System and Automation
    Society, North Carolina, USA, 2003, ISBN 1-55617-815-8 (550p.,
    @$78.00)
    G. Dodds
    pp 805
    
    
    
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    5.5 Contents: European Journal of Control
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    Contents: European Journal of Control
    
    Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, ferrara@elet.polimi.it
    
    Contents - ISSUE N. 1/2005
    
    Dynamic Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for a Class of Nonlinear 
    Systems with Mismatched Uncertainty
    by X. Yan, S.K. Spurgeon, C. Edwards
    
    Discussion on "Dynamic Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for a Class of 
    Nonlinear Systems with Mismatched Uncertainty"
    by A. S. I. Zinober
    
    Discussion on "Dynamic Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for a Class of 
    Nonlinear Systems with Mismatched Uncertainty"
    by A. D. Lewis
    
    Discussion on "Dynamic Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for a Class of 
    Nonlinear Systems with Mismatched Uncertainty"
    by Y. Orlov, L. Fridman, F. Castanos
    
    Reply by the authors
    
    On Absolute Stability of Lur'e Control Systems with Multiple Non-linearities
    by Min Wu, Yong He, Guo-Ping Liu, Jin-Hua She
    
    Delay-Dependent H infinity Control of Uncertain Discrete Delay Systems
    by E. Fridman and U. Shaked 
    
    Discussion on "Delay-Dependent H infinity Control of Uncertain Discrete 
    Delay Systems"
    by D. Popescu, V. Rasvan
    
    Stabilization of Networked Control Systems with Data Packet Dropout and 
    Transmission Delays: Continuous-Time Case
    by Mei Yu, Long Wang, Tianguang Chu, Fei Hao
    
    Discussion on "Stabilization of Networked Control Systems with Data Packet 
    Dropout and Transmission Delays: Continuous-Time Case"
    by S. M. Phillips
    
    Discussion on "Stabilization of Networked Control Systems with Data Packet 
    Dropout and Transmission Delays: Continuous-Time Case"
    by D. M. Tilbury, J. M. Moyne
    
    Discussion on "Stabilization of Networked Control Systems with Data Packet 
    Dropout and Transmission Delays: Continuous-Time Case"
    by Fridman
    
    Reply by the authors 
    
    Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Function Approach to Stability Analysis and 
    Design for Uncertain Systems with Time-Varying Delay
    by Yong-Yan Cao, Anke Xue
    
    Discussion on "Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Function Approach to Stability 
    Analysis and Design for Uncertain Systems with Time-Varying Delay"
    by C. R. Knospe
    
    Discussion on "Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Function Approach to Stability 
    Analysis and Design for Uncertain Systems with Time-Varying Delay"
    by D. Peaucelle, F. Gouaisbaut
    
    Combined Adaptive Controller For UAV Guidance
    by Alexander Fradkov and Boris Andrievsky
    
    Discussion on "Combined Adaptive Controller For UAV Guidance"
    by A. Stotsky
    
    Discussion on "Combined Adaptive Controller For UAV Guidance"
    by A. Tsourdos, B. A. White
    
    Reply by the authors
    
    Neil Munro
    In memoriam 
    Paper by Wellstead
    
    
    
    
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    5.6 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 50 Issue 3 March 2005
    
    Nonsquare Spectral Factorization for Nonlinear Control Systems
    Petersen, M.A.; vanderSchaft, A.J., Page(s):  286- 298
    
    $n$-Bit Stabilization of$n$-Dimensional Nonlinear Systems in Feedforward Form
    DePersis, C., Page(s):  299- 311
    
    Dynamic Fictitious Play, Dynamic Gradient Play, and Distributed Convergence 
    to Nash Equilibria
    Shamma, J.S.; Arslan, G., Page(s):  312- 327
    
    Simultaneous Stabilization for a Collection of Single-Input Nonlinear Systems
    Wu, J.-L., Page(s):  328- 337
    
    Bandit Problems With Side Observations
    Wang, C.-C.; Kulkarni, S.R.; Poor, H.V., Page(s):  338- 355
    
    An$H_infty$Approach to Networked Control
    Seiler, P.; Sengupta, R., Page(s):  356- 364
    
    Polynomially Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions for Robust Stability of
    Polytopic Systems: An LMI Approach
    Chesi, G.; Garulli, A.; Tesi, A.; Vicino, A., Page(s):  365- 370
    
    Sensor Bias Fault Isolation in a Class of Nonlinear Systems
    Zhang, X.; Parisini, T.; Polycarpou, M.M., Page(s):  370- 376
    
    Analysis of Zeno Behaviors in a Class of Hybrid Systems
    Heymann, M.; Lin, F.; Meyer, G.; Resmerita, S., Page(s):  376- 383
    
    Improved Delay-Dependent Stability Criteria for Time-Delay Systems
    Xu, S.; Lam, J., Page(s):  384- 387
    
    On State-Dependent Dynamic Graphs and Their Controllability Properties
    Mesbahi, M., Page(s):  387- 392
    
    Assessing the Stability of Linear Time-Invariant Continuous Interval Dynamic
    Systems
    Kolev, L.; Petrakieva, S., Page(s):  393- 397
    
    Hierarchical Least Squares Identification Methods for Multivariable Systems
    Ding, F.; Chen, T., Page(s):  397- 402
    
    $H_infty$Model Reduction With Application to Flexible Systems
    Geromel, J.C.; Egas, R.G.; Kawaoka, F.R.R., Page(s):  402- 406
    
    Invariant Approximations of the Minimal Robust Positively Invariant Set
    Rakovic, S.V.; Kerrigan, E.C.; Kouramas, K.I.; Mayne, D.Q., Page(s): 406- 410
    
    An Algorithm for Sampling Subsets of$cal H_infty$With Applications to
    Risk-Adjusted Performance Analysis and Model (In)Validation
    Sznaier, M.; Lagoa, C.M.; Mazzaro, M.C., Page(s):  410- 416
    
    Comments on “Explicit Criterion for the Positive Definiteness of a General
    Quartic Form”
    Wang, F.; Qi, L., Page(s):  416- 418
    
    Advanced Structural Dynamics and Active Control of Structures
    Page(s):  419- 419
    
    
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    5.7 Contents: IEE Proc Control Theory and Applications
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    Contents: IEE Proc Control Theory and Applications
    
    Contributed by: Lee Baldwin, lbaldwin@iee.org.uk
    
    Volume 152 No.3 May 2005
    Special Issue: "Nonlinear model predicitve control"
    Guest Editor – Frank Allgower
    
    Invariant sets for feedback linearisation based on nonlinear predictive 
    control
    M. Bacic, M. Channon and B. Kouvaritakis
    
    Min-max MPC algorithm for LPV systems subject to input saturation
    Yong-Yan Cao and Zongli Li
    
    Nonlinear predictive control with multirate optimsation steps lengths
    U. Halldorsson, M. Fikar and H. Unbehauen
    
    Norm-bound robust MPC strategies for constrained control of nonlinear systems
    A. Casavola, D. Famularo and G. Franzè
    
    Predictive tracking control of constrained nonlinear systems
    L. Chisci, P. Falugi and G. Zappa
    
    Analysis of cascade structure with predictive control and feedback 
    linearisation
    K. Guemghar, B. Srinivasan, Ph. Mullhaupt and D. Bonvin
    
    Nominal stability of the real-time iteration scheme for nonlinear model 
    predictive control
    M. Diehl, R. Fiendeisen, F. Allgöwer, H.G. Bock and J.P. Schlöder
    
    Robust MPC of constrained nonlinear systems based on interval arithmetic
    D. Limon, J.M. Bravo, T. Alamo and E.F. Camacho
    
    Control design for nonlinear systems: trading robustness and performance 
    with the model predictive control approach
    L. Magni and R. Scattolini
    
    Receding horizon control of a vectored thrust flight experiment
    M.B. Milam, R. Franz, J.E. Hauser and R.M. Murray
    
    
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    5.8 Contents: ISA Transactions
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    Contents: ISA Transactions
    
    Contributed by: T.S. Lee, tlee@isa.org
    
    ISA Transactions
    Volume 44, Number 2 - April 2005
    
    Auto-compensation of nonlinear influence of environmental parameters on the 
    sensor characteristics using neural networks
    Jagdish Chandra Patra, Ee Luang Ang, Amitabha Das, Narendra Shivaji
    Chaudhari, pp 165-176
    
    Characteristics of a novel two-finger variable reluctance gripper
    Kenneth K.C. Chang, Norbert C. Cheung, pp 177-185
    
    A simplified predictive control algorithm for disturbance rejection
    Futao Zhao, Yash P. Gupta, pp 187-198
    
    Model predictive control of discrete-time hybrid systems with discrete inputs
    B. Potocnik, G. Music, B. Zupancic, pp199-211
    
    Computation of stabilizing PI and PID controllers for processes with time 
    delay
    Nusret Tan, pp 213-223
    
    Improving immunization of programmable logic controllers using weighted 
    median filters
    Jose L. Paredes, Dhionel Diaz, pp 225-241
    
    Synthesis of nonlinear discrete control systems via time-delay affine Takagi-
    Sugeno fuzzy models
    Wen-Jer Chang, Wei Chang, pp 243-257
    
    Nonlinear model-based control algorithm for a distillation column using 
    software sensor
    Amiya Kumar Jana, Amar Nath Samanta, Saibal Ganguly, pp 259-271
     
    Simplified modeling and generalized predictive position control of an 
    ultrasonic motor
    Nooshin Bigdeli, Mohammad Haeri, pp 273-282 
    
    Experimental evaluation of adaptive three-tank level control
    David Cartes, Lei Wu, pp 283-293
    
    Nonintrusive frequency analysis for variable pairing on a distillation column
    Glen Hay, William Y. Svrcek, Brent R. Young, pp 295-303
    
    Online optimization of fuzzy-PID control of a thermal process
    S.E. Mansour, G.C. Kember, R. Dubay, B. Robertson, pp 305-314
    
    Multiple objective evolutionary algorithm for temporal linguistic rule 
    extraction
    Pedro G. DeLima, Gary G. Yen, pp 315-327
    
    
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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 78, Issue 2
    http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp
    
    An observer-controller combination for a unicycle mobile robot 
    S. P. M. Noijen, P. F. Lambrechts, H. Nijmeijer
    
    Control of the 3-D spatio-temporal distribution of air temperature
    A. Van Brecht, S. Quanten, T. Zerihundesta, S. Van Buggenhout, D. Berckmans
    
    Energy-shaping control of synchronous generators with exciter-governor dual 
    control loops
    T. Shen, Y. Sun, R. Ortega, S. Mei
    
    High-speed precision tracking with harmonic drive systems using integral 
    manifold control design
    P. S. Gandhi and F. Ghorbel
    
    Comments on ‘Identification of non-linear parametrically varying models using 
    seperable least squares’ by F. Previdi and M. Lovera: black box or open box?
    P. C. Young
    
    Sliding model scheme for adaptive specific growth rate control in 
    biotechnological fed-batch processes
    E. Picó-Marco, J. Picó, H. De Battista
    
    On the effectiveness of high-gain observer-based residuals for a class of non-
    linear control systems
    D. N. Shields
    
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
    Professor Eric Rogers
    School of Electronics and Computer Science
    University of Southampton
    etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk
    
    
    
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    5.10 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 34, Issue 1		
    http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp
    
    Aggregation operators with annihilator
    M. Mas, R. Mesiar, M. Monserrat and J. Torrens
    
    Systems movement; Autobiographical retrospectives
    Y. Takahara
    
    Measuring contradiction in fuzzy logic
    S. Cubillo and E. Castineria
    
    Finite fuzzy sets
    V. Murali and B. Makamba
    
    An uncertainty measure in partition-based fuzzy rough sets
    J-Sheng Mi, Y. Leung and W-Z. Wu
    
    
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
    Dr George Klir
    gensyst@binghamton.edu 
    Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering 
    Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science 
    State University of New York
    
    
    
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    5.11 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 36, Issue 5	
    http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp
    
    Valuation of Expansion Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing System 
    Investments using Sequential Exchange Options
    E. Ertugrul Karsak and C. Okan Ozogul
    
    On Solving Permuation Scheduling Problems with Ant Colony Optimization
    D. Merkle and M. Middendorf
    
    On a Genaralized k-out-of-n system and its reliability
    L. Cui and M. Xie
    
    Delay-Dependent Stability and Stabilizability of Uncertain Jump Bilinear 
    Stochastic Systems with Mode-Dependent Time-Delays
    Z.-H. Guan, W.-H. Chen and J. Xu
    
    Discrete-time H-infinity Filtering with Initial Condition
    Y.K. Foo
    
    Robust Decentralized Fast Output Sampling Technique Based Power System 
    Stabilizer for Multi-Machine Power System
    B. Bandyopadhyay
    
    
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor: 
    Professor Peter Fleming
    Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering,
    University of Sheffield 
    ijss@sheffield.ac.uk
    
    
    
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    5.12 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
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    Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
    
    Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx
    
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory: 
    An International Journal of Research and Surveys
    Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
    Volume 5, Number 1, 2005
    
    CONTENTS
    Topological Sequence Entropy and Chaos of Star Maps, J.S. Canovas, p. 1.
    
    Global Stability Properties for a Class of Dissipative Phenomena via One or 
    Several Liapunov Functionals, A. D’Anna and G. Fiore, p. 9.
    
    Optimal Maneuvers Using a Three Dimensional Gravity Assist, G. Felipe and 
    F.B.A. Prado, p. 39.
    
    A Constant-Gain Nonlinear Estimator for Linear Switching Systems, S. Ibrir 
    and E.K. Boukas, p. 49.
    
    A Nonlinear Model for Dynamics of Delaminated Composite Beam with Account of 
    Contact of the Delamination Crack Faces, Based on the First Order Shear 
    Deformation Theory, V.Y. Perel, p. 61.
    
    Tracking Control of General Nonlinear Systems by a Direct Gradient Descent 
    Method, K. Shimizu, S. Ito and S. Suzuki, p. 91.
    
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
    Chief of ND&ST: 
    Professor A.A.Martynyuk
    Institute of Mechanics,
    Nesterov str., 3 
    Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
    UKRAINE
    e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua
    
    
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    5.13 Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
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    Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
    
    Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx
    
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory: 
    An International Journal of Research and Surveys
    Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
    Volume 5, Number 1, 2005
    
    CONTENTS
    Topological Sequence Entropy and Chaos of Star Maps, J.S. Canovas, p. 1.
    
    Global Stability Properties for a Class of Dissipative Phenomena via One or 
    Several Liapunov Functionals, A. D’Anna and G. Fiore, p. 9.
    
    Optimal Maneuvers Using a Three Dimensional Gravity Assist, G. Felipe and 
    F.B.A. Prado, p. 39.
    
    A Constant-Gain Nonlinear Estimator for Linear Switching Systems, S. Ibrir 
    and E.K. Boukas, p. 49.
    
    A Nonlinear Model for Dynamics of Delaminated Composite Beam with Account of 
    Contact of the Delamination Crack Faces, Based on the First Order Shear 
    Deformation Theory, V.Y. Perel, p. 61.
    
    Tracking Control of General Nonlinear Systems by a Direct Gradient Descent 
    Method, K. Shimizu, S. Ito and S. Suzuki, p. 91.
    
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
    Chief of ND&ST: 
    Professor A.A.Martynyuk
    Institute of Mechanics,
    Nesterov str., 3 
    Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
    UKRAINE
    e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua
    
    
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    5.14 Special Issue: Advanced Control and Real-Time Systems
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    Special Issue: Advanced Control and Real-Time Systems
    
    Contributed by: Yu-Chu Tian, y.tian@qut.edu.au
    
    Developments in Chemical Engineering &  Mineral  Processing
    Volume 13, Numbers 3/4, 2005                 ISSN 0969-1855
    
    Special Theme Issue: 
    Advanced Control and Real-Time Systems
    
    209  Editorial: Dr Yu-Chu Tian, Queensland University of Technology, 
         and Professor Youxian Sun, Zhejiang University.
    211  Stochastic Model Reduction by Maximizing Independence
         Hui Zhang and You-Xian Sun
    221  A Real-Time Control and Identification of a Thermal-Process Based on a 
         Multiple-Modeling Approach    
         A. Aminzadeh, A.A. Safavi and A. Khayatian 
    233  A Soft Sensor Based on Orthogonal Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis
         Yuhong Zhao
    243  Soft Sensor Based on Relevance Vector Machines for Microbiological 
         Fermentation 
         Zonghai Sun and Youxian Sun
    249  Real-time Optimization of Acetaldehyde Production Process
         Shao Zhijiang, Wang Jinlin and Qian Jixin
    259  A Dioid Linear Algebraic Model for a Class of Hybrid Event Graphs
         Duan Zhang, Huaping Dai and Youxian Sun
    267  Application of a Robust Interval Observer to an Anaerobic Digestion 
    Process
         V. Alcaraz-González, J. Harmand, A. Rapaport, J. P. Steyer1, 
         V. González-Alvarez and C. Pelayo-Ortiz
    279  Dynamic Simulation and Advanced Control of a Heat Integrated Plant
         Rodolfo Tellez, William Y. Svrcek and Brent R. Young
    289  Electrolyte Inventory Control in a Sulphide Leach Plant
         M.W. Foley , C.R. Christie and R.H. Julien
    301  Latency Reduction for a Telerobotic Application
         Ralf Stemmer, Dirk Nagel and Siegbert Drüe
    311  Robustness of Model Predictive Control for Ill-Conditioned Distillation 
         Process    
         Vu Trieu Minh and Nitin Afzulpurkar
    317  A Novel Method for the Control of Plants with Actuator Saturation 
         Nonlinearities
         Dan-Ying Gu, Yun-Ze Cai and Wei-Dong Zhang
    327  A Variable Structure Control Scheme based on Combined Switching
         Surfaces for Discrete-Time Systems    
         Yi-Bo Zhang, Dao-Ying Pi and You-Xian Sun
    335  A Robust Control Real-Time Scheduling Design
         Bing Du and David C. Levy
    341  Robust H?semi999 Non-Fragile Controller Design for Uncertain Descriptor 
         Systems with Time-Varying Discrete and Distributed Delays    
         Dong Yue and Qing-Long Han
    351  LMI Approach to Guaranteed Cost Control for Networked Control Systems
         Shanbin Li, Li Yu, Zhi Wang and Youxian Sun
    361  Approximate Decoupling of Multivariable Control Systems: a Time-domain 
         Approach
         Wei-Jie Mao and Shao Liu
    371  A New Method for the Static Output Feedback Stabilization
         Ji Xiang, Hongye Su and Jian Chu
    379  A new particle predictor for fault prediction of nonlinear time-varying 
         systems
         M. Z. Chen, D. H. Zhou and  G. P. Liu 
    389  Accurate Location Method of Drilling Hole Activities on Oil Pipeline 
         based on Wavelet Packet
         Qiang Wang, Ze-Kui Zhou, Guang-Xin Zhang and Xiao-Hong Gu
    397  On-line Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Industrial Processes Using 
         Hidden Markov Model    
         Shao-Yuan Zhou and Shu-Qing Wang
    
    
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6. Conferences
    6.1 12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
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    12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
    
    Contributed by: Alexandre Dolgui, dolgui@emse.fr
    
    12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing: INCOM06
    http://www.emse.fr/incom06/index.html
    
    INCOM is a symposium organized by IFAC and mainly sponsored by the IFAC 
    Technical Committee 5.1 on Manufacturing Plant Control and co-sponsored by 11
    IFAC Technical Committees. Previous editions of the symposium were held in 
    Salvador (2004), Vienna (2001), Nancy (1998), and in Beijing (1995).
    The purpose of the IFAC Symposium on INFORMATION CONTROL PROBLEMS IN 
    MANUFACTURING (INCOM'06) is to offer a forum to present the progress in 
    international research and development work in this field. Special emphasis 
    will be given on the applications of optimization methods as well as 
    automation, information and communication technologies in the control of the 
    manufacturing plant and the entire supply chain within the e-enterprise.
    
    The symposium will stress the scientific challenges and issues raised by the 
    Intelligent Manufacturing System and Supply Chain paradigms for optimization 
    and agile digital control of the entire production system. The whole product 
    and processes life cycle will be covered, from the design, through the 
    manufacturing and maintenance, to the distribution and service.
    
    Scientific topics:
    *       e-Solutions to Plan and to Design Manufacturing Systems
    *       Facilities Planning and Materials Handling
    *       Inventory Control, Production Planning and Scheduling
    *       Monitoring, Diagnosis and Maintenance of Manufacturing Systems
    *       Web-enabled Manufacturing Control and Wireless Automation
    *       Process Modeling and Information Systems within the Extended
            Enterprise
    *       Information Management for the Net-entreprise
    *       Socio-technical and Cognitive Aspects of Automation
    *       Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Modeling and Applications
    *       Distributed Systems and Multi-agents Technologies
    *       Discrete Event Systems Simulation in Manufacturing
    *       Operational Research Applications in CAD/CAM/CAE
    
    
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    6.2 1st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
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    1st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
    
    Contributed by: Changyun Wen, ecywen@ntu.edu.sg
    
    The 1st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
    will be held from 24 - 26 May 2006 in Singapore. The Conference is organized 
    by IEEE Industrial Electronics (IE) Chapter and co-organized with IEEE 
    Industry Applications/Power Electronics (IA/PEL) Chapter and IEEE Singapore 
    Section.
    
    The purpose of the conference is to create a forum for scientists, engineers 
    and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest techniques in 
    Industrial Electronics. Conference scope covers all practical aspects of the 
    theory and methods of electronics, control, systems, instrumentation for 
    industrial applications. In addition to the technical sessions, there will 
    be plenary sessions. High quality papers containing original contributions 
    within the following areas will be solicited:
    
    
    Control Theory and Application
    Computational Intelligence
    Power Electronics
    Mechatronics
    Signal Processing
    Automation
    Emerging Technologies
    
    Submission of Papers: All submitted papers should be in the form of .pdf 
    or .ps file and are to be limited to a maximum length of 6 pages (A4 size, 
    single space, Times Roman of font size 10, two columns format), including 
    figures, tables and references. For more information about the conference 
    and paper submission, please visit the conference website at 
    
    http://www.ieee.org/iciea2006/
    
    Important Dates 
    Full Paper Submission Deadline :    October 1, 2005 
    Invited Session Proposal Deadline :    October 15, 2005 
    Notification of Acceptance :    December 30, 2005 
    Camera-Ready Copy Due :    March 1, 2006 
    
    
    
    
    
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    6.3 6th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
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    6th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
    
    Contributed by: Josep Vehi, vehi@eia.udg.es
    
    Special session on Interval Methods at ROCOND'06
    
    This is an invitation to participate in the special session on “Interval 
    methods for guaranteed parameter and state estimation” we plan to organize in
    the framework of the 6th IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON ROBUST CONTROL DESIGN (ROCOND'06) 
    to be held in Toulouse, France, July 5-7, 2006 (www.laas.fr/rocond06).
     
    If you are interested to participate in this special session, please let us 
    know as soon as possible. Please note that the deadline for submission is 
    September 1st, therefore full papers in the appropriate format should be sent
    to us before August 26th.
     
    State or parameter estimation problems are usually solved by probabilistic 
    methods, which are relevant only when an explicit characterization of the 
    disturbances and measurement noise is available. This, however, is not always
    the case in practice, and it is often more natural to assume that all 
    perturbations, not only measurement and modelling errors but also model 
    uncertainty, belong to a known set.
    In this case, guaranteed estimation, also known as bounded-error estimation, 
    allows the characterization of the whole set of state or parameter vectors 
    that are compatible with the measured data, a model structure and some prior 
    error bounds.
    
    The purpose of the invited session is to show that interval analysis makes it
    possible to obtain such guaranteed results. 
    Indeed, interval analysis has been used since more than a decade now, in both
    applied mathematics and engineering. On the one hand, it is a reliable tool 
    for uncertainty propagation and thus is used for computing rigorous error 
    bounds when evaluating the images of uncertain functions or when solving 
    differential equations with interval parameters or initial values. On the 
    other hand, when it is allied with constraint propagation techniques, 
    contractors or branch-and-bound algorithms, interval analysis becomes a 
    powerful tool for solving, in a guaranteed way, global optimization and 
    constraint satisfaction problems.
    
    The aim of the invited session is to bring together researchers committed in 
    the development and use of interval theory for guaranteed parameter and state
    estimation with uncertain systems and to introduce these developments to the 
    robust control community. Papers that present new interval methods and tools 
    for parameter and state estimation with illustrative applications are very 
    welcome. 
     
    Josep VEHI and Nacim RAMDANI
    vehi@eia.udg.es  ramdani@uni-paris12.fr
    
    
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    6.4 IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
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    IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design
    
    Contributed by: Didier Henrion, henrion@laas.fr
    
    First call for papers
    IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON ROBUST CONTROL DESIGN (ROCOND'06)
    Toulouse, France, July 5-7, 2006
    
    www.laas.fr/rocond06
    rocond06@laas.fr
    
    This IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design is the 5th of the series,
    following Rio de Janeiro (1994), Budapest (1997), Prague (2000)
    and Milan (2003). It will take place in the ancient tobacco factory
    (manufacture des tabacs), in the historical center of Toulouse.
    
    SCOPE
    The field of robust control provides the theoretical principles and
    the numerical tools used to design engineering control systems that
    give adequate performance within an uncertain environment. Robust
    control theory is built on applied mathematics, operations research
    (optimization) and computer science (complexity and algorithm
    theory). Deeply rooted in rigorous mathematics, the aim of robust
    control is to develop theoretical and computational tools for
    versatile practical applications ranging from guidance and control of
    aerospace systems, control systems for the manufacturing industries,
    and control of communication systems. The symposium aims at bringing
    together experts from control theory (applied mathematics, convex
    optimization) and applied control engineering (aerospace,
    biotechnologies) to discuss the state-of-the-art in robust control.
    
    IMPORTANT DATES
    Submission deadline: September 1, 2005
    Acceptance notification: January 1, 2006
    Final manuscripts: March 1, 2006
    
    SPONSORS
    Sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee on Robust Control
    Co-sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee on Control Design
    Co-sponsored by the IFAC Technical Committee on Linear Systems
    Local sponsors: SEE and LAAS-CNRS
    Financial support: CNRS
    
    
    
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    6.5 International Conference on Advanced Robotics 2005
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    International Conference on Advanced Robotics 2005
    
    Contributed by: Linda Bushnell, Bushnell@ee.washington.edu
    
    ICAR 2005
    June 17-20, 2005
    Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Seattle, WA USA
    http://www.icar2005.org/
    
    The 2005 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR) continues to 
    follow the scope of this conference series of promoting information exchange 
    and international cooperation in the field of advanced robotics. Topics 
    include, but are not limited to: Human-centered robotics; Distributed and 
    modular robotics; Manipulator robotics; Mobile robotics; Micro-robots; 
    Rehabilitation and biomedical robotics; Redundant robots; Flexible robots; 
    Multi-robot systems; Humanoid robots; Sensing and algorithms for navigation, 
    guidance, control and scene perception; Intelligent transportation systems; 
    Intelligent vehicles; Biologically inspired robotics; Robot learning; Space, 
    aerial and underwater robotics; Robot control; Computational hardware and 
    software systems in robotics; Task planning and monitoring, Simulation and 
    virtual reality systems in robotics; Sensor Fusion; Human-robot interfaces, 
    interaction and communication; Humanitarian De-mining robotics; Nonholonomic 
    robots; MEMS and Nano Technology related to robotics.
    
    Plenaries will be given by:
    Prof. Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University
    Prof. Richard Satava, M.D., Univ of Washington
    Dr. Paul S. Schenker, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
    
    Early registration ends June 1st.
    
    For further information, visit the web site http://www.icar2005.org/
    or contact General Chair: Blake Hannaford, blake@ee.washington.edu
    
    
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7. Workshops
    7.1 Fast Estimation Methods in Automatic Control and Signal Processing
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    Fast Estimation Methods in Automatic Control and Signal Processing
    
    Contributed by: Michel FLIESS, Michel.Fliess@polytechnique.fr
    
    Summer School - Paris, 18-20 July 2005
    
    Entirely new methods for fast estimation will be presented during this 3 
    days course. They will be applied in 
    - linear and nonlinear control (closed-loop state variables and parameter 
    estimation, on-line diagnosis),
    - signal processing (real-time identification, demodulation, equalization - 
    compression),
    - image and video processing (compression, edge and motion detection).
    
    At least 6 hours will be devoted to computer exercises with concrete case-
    studies in order for the participants to become familiar with those 
    techniques, which are of algebraic flavour and work quite well in a noisy 
    environment. 
    Written notes will be distributed to all participants. 
    
    For more details and the registration form:
    
    http://www-futurs.inria.fr/activites/colloques/mne05.html
    
    
    
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    7.2 Guidance and Control of Autonomous Systems
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    Guidance and Control of Autonomous Systems
    
    Contributed by: Dirk Soeffker, soeffker@uni-duisburg.de
    
    The German Summer Academy 'Deutsche Sommer Akademie'
    GUIDANCE AND CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS offers 15 places to foreign 
    master students or postgraduate students for a 3-weeks course in this 
    challenging scientific and industrial research and application field.
    
    The course will be supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 
    making it possilbe to part in a fascinating program given in English language
    and at the same time to visit Germany and take part in German culture, 
    social, and university life.
    
    Please refer to our web-site www.msrt.uni-duisburg.de/desa2005/ and/or 
    forward the information in order to pointing out this opportunity to your 
    students and/or your colleagues. Plase note, that we only accept students 
    with a strong interest in the field based on two individual recommendation 
    letters, maybe one from you or your colleagues.
    
    Hope to see your students in our university.
    
    
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    7.3 Molecular Mechanisms and Models of Bacterial Signal Transduction
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    Molecular Mechanisms and Models of Bacterial Signal Transduction
    
    Contributed by: Eduardo Sontag, sontag@control.rutgers.edu
    
      Announcing a BioMaPS/DIMACS/MBBC/PMMB/SYCON Short Course:
      Molecular Mechanisms and Models of Bacterial Signal Transduction
    
    JUNE 6 - 10, 2005
    
    LOCATION: Busch Campus, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
    
    ORGANIZERS:
    
     Eduardo Sontag, Rutgers Mathematics & BioMaPS Inst for Quantitative Biology
     Ann Stock, Univ Medicine & Dentistry of NJ & Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    
    Presented under the auspices of the DIMACS/BioMaPS/MB Center Special
    Focus on Information Processing in Biology.
    
    The third annual BioMaPS Summer School, organized by Ann Stock and Eduardo
    Sontag, will feature the short course "Molecular Mechanisms and Models of
    Bacterial Signal Transduction."  Confirmed speakers include: Bonnie Bassler,
    William Bialek, Robert Bourret, Mark Goulian, Stanislav Shvartsman, Tom
    Silhavy, Ann Stock, Alexander van Oudenaarden, Ned Wingreen, and Igor Zhulin.
    
    The course, to be held June 6-10, 2005 on the Busch Campus, Rutgers
    University, Piscataway, NJ, is sponsored by the BioMaPS Institute for
    Quantitative Biology, in collaboration with the Center for Discrete Mathematics
    and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), the Center for Molecular Biophysics
    and Biophysical Chemistry (MBBC), the Program in Mathematics and Molecular
    Biology (based at Florida State University), and the Rutgers Center for
    Systems and Control (SYCON).  The NIH, the Sloan Foundation, and the
    Burroughs-Wellcome Fund provide partial funding of the BioMaPS Summer School.
    
    Additional information is available on the BioMaPS and DIMACS websites:
    
       http://www.biomaps.rutgers.edu/summer_school.htm
       http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/Transduction/
    
    A registration form, application for financial support, and information
    on accommodations and travel arrangements are posted on the DIMACS Web site.
    
    COURSE GOALS AND INTENDED AUDIENCE:
    
    This short course on signal transduction is designed to: 
    (1) enable participants with advanced training in the mathematical,
    computational, and physical sciences, but with a more limited
    background in biology, to contribute to research at the interface of
    the biological, mathematical, and physical sciences, 
    (2) introduce participants with traditional backgrounds in biochemistry,
    genetics, and molecular biology to the potential value of quantitative
    approaches in their own work, and 
    (3) provide participants with in-depth training in an important subfield
    within molecular biology.  
    
    The course is appropriate for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows,
    faculty members, and biomedical researchers from non-academic organizations.
    
    Attendees to this short course may wish to consider participation at these
    quantitative biology workshops, taking place in the two weeks following the
    course, also sponsored by BioMaPS and Dimacs, and at the same location:
     Information Processing by Protein Structures in Molecular Recognition
     June 13 - 14, 2005
     http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/InformationProcessing/
     Detecting and Processing Regularities in High Throughput Biological Data
     June 20 - 22, 2005
     http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/Detecting/
    
    
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    7.4 Symposium in Honor of Pravin Varaiya
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    Symposium in Honor of Pravin Varaiya
    
    Contributed by: Eyad Abed, abed@umd.edu
    
    Symposium on Systems, Control and Networks in Honor of Professor Pravin
    Varaiya on his 65th Birthday - June 5-7, 2005 (Sun-Tues).
    
    This meeting will take place in Berkeley, California, and will include invited
    talks on the subjects of stochastic systems, networks, sensor networks,
    communications, nonlinear and hybrid systems, transportation and economics.
    There will also be panel discussions on Prof. Varaiya's influence focusing on
    his contributions from the late 1960s to today. The banquet will include talks
    on societal issues by Beatriz Manz of UC Berkeley and Nick McKeown of Stanford.
    
    Attendance is open, but pre-registration is strongly encouraged. There is no
    registration fee.
    
    The Symposium  will be held at the Claremont Resort and Spa, Berkeley, and at
    Sibley Auditorium, the College of Engineering, University of California at
    Berkeley. See the web page http://www.isr.umd.edu/varaiya_symposium/ for
    further details on the schedule, as well as to register for the meeting and to
    reserve a hotel room. A block of rooms has been arranged with the Claremont at
    a special rate for a limited time; attendees are requested to reserve their
    rooms early.
    
    Organizing Committee:
    Eyad H. Abed, University of Maryland, College Park
    Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University
    Roberto Horowitz, University of California, Berkeley
    P.R. Kumar, University of Illinois
    Shankar Sastry, University of California, Berkeley
    
    Outreach Committee:
    René Boel, University of Gent, Belgium
    Mustafa Ergen, University of California, Berkeley
    Sonia R. Sachs, IBM Almaden Research Center
    
    Confirmed Speakers:
    Karl Astrom, Lund Institute of Technology
    John S. Baras, University of Maryland, College Park
    Vivek Borkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
    Mark H.A. Davis, Imperial College (Keynote)
    Akash Deshpande, CTO, Teja Technologies
    Michael Gastpar, University of California, Berkeley
    Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford
    Roberto Horowitz, University of California, Berkeley
    Sri Kumar, DARPA
    Alexander Kurzhanski, UC Berkeley and Moscow State University
    Edward Lee, University of California, Berkeley (Keynote)
    Luiz Fernando L. Legey, PPE/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Hani Mahmassani, University of Maryland, College Park (Keynote)
    Bud Mishra, New York University
    Sanjoy K. Mitter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Keynote)
    Markos Papageorgiou, Technical University of Crete
    Shankar Sastry, University of California, Berkeley (Keynote)
    Steve Shladover, University of California, Berkeley
    Joseph Sifakis,  VERIMAG Laboratory, Grenoble
    Demos Teneketzis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Keynote)
    Claire Tomlin, Stanford University
    John Tsitsiklis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Hal Varian , University of California, Berkeley
    Jean Walrand, University of California, Berkeley
    Felix Wu, Hong Kong University and University of California, Berkeley
    
    
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    7.5 Workshop on Identification State Reconstruction and Generalized PI-Control
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    Workshop on Identification, State Reconstruction, and Generalized PI-Control
    
    Contributed by: Johann Reger, reger@ieee.org
    
    Title of the workshop: Workshop on Identification, State Reconstruction, and
    Generalized PI-Control
    Dates : 4-8 July, 2005
    Place : Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen, Munich, Germany
    
    Scope:
    The aim of the one-week workshop is to provide a thorough understanding
    of novel algebraic methods which have been shown to advance promising
    developments in the fields of feedforward and feedback control, parameter
    identification, state estimation and fault diagnosis. It is intended as a
    course for academic and industrial researchers as well as for students at
    masters or PhD-level. If needs be, student participants will be issued a
    certificate of attendance at the course.
    
    The scope includes research activities which are driven by the needs of
    different domains of application such as: power electronics, control of
    electrical devices, network congestion, signal processing and synchronization
    of chaotic systems. Though helpful, profound background in control theory or
    mechatronics will not be necessary for understanding the presented material.
    
    Language: English.
    
    Speakers: Michel Fliess (F), Richard Marquez (VE), Mamadou Mboup (F),
    Johann Reger (D), Hebertt Sira Ramirez (MX)
    
    You may find further information at the website:
    http://www.unibw-muenchen.de/campus/ET8/et81/workshop/index.htm
    
    For any inquiries feel free to contact the workshop office:
    Dr.-Ing. Johann Reger
    Automatisierungs- und Regelungstechnik (EIT 8.1)
    Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen
    Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
    D-85579 Neubiberg, Germany
    
    Email: 	reger@ieee.org
    Phone: 	++49 89-6004-3986
    Fax: 	++49 89-6004-3910
    
    
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    7.6 Workshop on Networked Embedded Sensing and Control
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    Workshop on Networked Embedded Sensing and Control
    
    Contributed by: Paulo Tabuada, ptabuada@nd.edu
    
    WORKSHOP ON NETWORKED EMBEDDED SENSING AND CONTROL
    October 17-18, 2005.
    University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
    http://nesc.ee.nd.edu
    
    BACKGROUND:
    Recent technological developments in sensing, communications, control and 
    computation have created an emerging class of complex systems hereon called 
    networked embedded systems. These systems can be roughly described as 
    collections of spatially distributed sensors, actuators and controllers 
    whose behavior is coordinated through wired or wireless communication links. 
    This integration between different technologies and scientific domains 
    presents new and challenging fundamental problems underlying the theoretical 
    foundations for this class of systems. This workshop aims at bringing 
    together researchers working of different aspects of networked 
    embedded systems in order to exchange research experiences and to identify 
    the main scientific challenges in this exciting new area.
    
    TOPICS:
    The workshop topics cover all the areas related to networked embedded 
    systems including but not limited to:
    - Modeling and abstraction issues in networked embedded systems;
    - Distributed sensing, estimation and computation and control;
    - Coding and quantization techniques tailored to networked embedded systems;
    - Impact of communication constraints on computation, control and sensing
      performance;
    - Real-time scheduling for networked embedded systems;
    - Mobile sensor and actuator networks.
    
    CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION:
    Authors should submit 1 page abstract no later than May 16, 2005. Feedback 
    on the abstract will be provided by May 30, 2005 and full length papers are 
    due August 1st, 2005.  After review authors will be notified about the 
    acceptance by September 1st, 2005. Final versions will be due at the 
    conference.
    
    WORKSHOP VENUE:
    The workshop will take place at the University of Notre Dame campus. The
    University of Notre Dame is located in South Bend, Indiana. The location is 
    roughly 120km east of downtown Chicago.
    
    IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
    Submission of  abstracts:			May 16, 2005
    Feedback:					May 30, 2005
    Full length papers due:				August 1, 2005
    Acceptance notification: 			September 1, 2005
    Final version:					October 17, 2005
    Conference:					October 17-18, 2005
    
    ORGANIZERS AND CONTACT:
    In case of additional questions or comments feel free to contact any of the 
    workshop organizers:
    
    Panos J. Antsaklis
    273 Fitzpatrick Hall
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering
    University of Notre Dame
    Notre Dame, IN 46556
    nesc@ee.nd.edu
    
    Paulo Tabuada
    268 Fitzpatrick Hall
    Dept. of Electrical Engineering
    University of Notre Dame
    Notre Dame, IN 46556
    nesc@ee.nd.edu
    
    
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8. Positions
    8.1 Automation and Control Engr: ABB India
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    Automation and Control Engr: ABB, India
    
    Contributed by: Nisha Binner, nisha.binner@in.abb.com
    
    ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that 
    enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering 
    environmental impact. 
    
    For our Corporate Research Center in Bangalore, India, we are looking for 
    highly qualified engineers (preferable PhD) to work in control technologies 
    applied for chemical and pharmaceutical processes, metals and minerals 
    industries, or power systems. Your tasks will include the creation of 
    mathematical models for these processes, identification of model parameters, 
    validation of the process models, development of appropriate control and 
    optimization strategies. Finally, you will participate in the installation 
    and commissioning of the solution on site. 
    
    A strong foundation in mathematics and physics coupled with an element of 
    pragmatism will enable you, the control engineer, chemical engineer, 
    information technologist, or mathematician/physicist with control theory 
    background, to contribute your knowledge to the automation and optimization 
    of complex processes. Expertise and interest in optimization and stochastics 
    are particularly welcome. Knowledge of the mentioned industrial processes is 
    an asset. You will work independently, using a great deal of initiative, in a
    friendly research and development environment. 
    
    If you are interested, please, send your application (cover letter with a 
    statement of interests, full CV and publication list) to the address below 
    
    Nisha Binner
    HR
    ABB Corporate Research Limited
    Khanija Bhavan
    2nd and 4th Floor, East Wing
    No. 49, Race Course Rd.
    Bangalore - 560 001
    
    or electronically to Nisha.Binner@in.abb.com
    
    
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    8.2 Control Engineer: Thermo Electron Corporation Germany
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    Control Engineer: Thermo Electron Corporation, Germany
    
    Contributed by: Jian Wang, jian.wang@thermo.com
    
    Thermo Electron Corporation is a global, NYSE-listed company providing 
    technology-based instruments that offer total solutions for a variety of 
    markets. Leading the world in high-tech instruments, Thermo Electron helps 
    laboratory and industrial customers advance scientific knowledge, enable drug
    discovery, improve manufacturing, and protect people and the environment. 
    Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company has revenues of more than $2 
    billion and employs approximately 10,000 people in 30 countries worldwide.
    
    Thermo Electron is an equal opportunity employer. Our Karlsruhe site – as one
    of our primary Thermo sites in Germany, is focused on the businesses Material
    Characterization and Temperature Control.
    
    For the enhancement of our team we are searching at the earliest an Engineer 
    for measurement and control engineering and -technology Temperature Control
    
    Your assignments:
    - Conception of digital sampling controllers, executable on microcomputer 
      platforms
    - Signal processing with digital filter algorithms
    - Simulation of controller architectures with Matlab/Simulink
    - Identification of control paths and verification of the control drafts 
      through measurements and analyses at the target system
    - Firmware development for embedded systems
    
    Your Qualification:
    You possess a completed engineering study in the field of electrical 
    engineering with emphasis on control engineering. You possess also several 
    years of professional experience in the firmware development for 
    microcomputer systems and the transformation of mathematic models into 
    firmware algorithms.
    
    Skills in Matlab/Simulink and in the use of real-time operating systems are 
    preferable. We are assuming secure skills of the English language and very 
    good skills in software engineering and the computer languages C and C++.
    
    We are offering interesting tasks and good general conditions in a modern 
    company with international imprint.
    
    Are you interested? Then we are looking forward to your meaningful 
    application documents. As letter to
    Thermo Electron GmbH
    Human Resources
    Dieselstrasse 4
    D-76227 Karlsruhe
    Germany
    or as EMAIL to  resumes.ctd.karlsruhe@thermo.com
    
    
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    8.3 Embedded Controls Engineers: Mototron USA Australia
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    Embedded Controls Engineers: Mototron, USA, Australia
    
    Contributed by: Rich Swortzel, careers@mototron.com
    
    MotoTron is an embedded control system company looking for people with a 
    passion for machinery and embedded systems.  MotoTron’s engineers are 
    involved in control of simple and complex electro-mechanical and electro-
    hydraulic systems including powertrain and vehicle systems.  
    
    Positions are available in the following locations: 
    
       * Ann Arbor , Michigan
       * Columbus , Indiana
       * Charleston, South Carolina
       * Ft. Collins , Colorado
       * Oshkosh , Wisconsin
       * Perth, Australia 
    
    Please request more information and a list of openings by e-mailing 
    careers@mototron.com  
    
    
    
    
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    8.4 Faculty: ETH Switzerland
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    Faculty: ETH, Switzerland
    
    Contributed by: Lino Guzzella, guzzella@imrt.mavt.ethz.ch
    
    The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich opens a position in 
    the mechanical and process engineering department for a professor of 
    automatic control. Teaching duties encompass courses on the theoretical 
    foundations and relevant applications of control engineering for students 
    of the department of mechanical and process engineering and the department 
    of information technology and electrical engineering. Possible research 
    areas are the synthesis of robust control systems, automated calibration of 
    complex control systems, or control of large-scale and distributed 
    control systems. Potential application areas are the control of aerospace 
    systems, autonomous vehicles, or biomedical systems.
    
    In addition to an appropriate university degree, the successful candidate 
    possesses a Ph.D. and an outstanding research and teaching record in the 
    field. Furthermore, the willingness and ability to collaborate with 
    colleagues inside and outside of ETH Zurich as well as with industrial 
    partners is a prerequisite. Courses at the graduate level may be taught in 
    English.
    
    Please submit your application together with a curriculum vitae and a list 
    of publications to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. O. Kuebler, ETH 
    Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, no later than July 31, 2005. With a view towards 
    increasing the proportion of female professors, ETH Zurich specifically 
    encourages female candidates to apply.
    
    
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    8.5 Faculty: Univ of Western Ontario Canada
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    Faculty: Univ of Western Ontario, Canada
    
    Contributed by: Jin Jiang, jjiang@uwo.ca
    
    Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment in the
    area of Power Systems, Instrumentation and Control.  Of particular interest
    are candidates with expertise in instrumentation, control and electrical
    systems for nuclear power plants.  The appointment will be at the rank of
    Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    effective July 1, 2005 or as soon as possible thereafter.  
     
    The Department is seeking an energetic and dynamic candidate who will
    contribute to and complement the Department’s research and teaching 
    activities
    in the broad area of power systems and control.  The University of Western
    Ontario is one of six Ontario universities associated with the University
    Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), http://www.unene.ca,
    with an NSERC/UNENE Senior Industrial Research Chair in instrumentation
    control, and electrical systems for nuclear power plants.   In addition, the
    Department has a strong power research group with activities in the areas of
    power electronics, power system protection and flexible AC transmission
    systems.  The successful candidate is expected to work closely with the
    Industrial Research Chair.  
     
    Applicants for this position should have a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or
    a related discipline and should have an outstanding record of research and
    publication. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an ongoing
    and vigorous research program and participate in collaborative research
    projects.  As well, the candidate must have a commitment to and demonstrated
    aptitude for teaching, and will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and
    graduate levels and to supervise graduate students.  The candidate will be
    expected to participate in the normal administrative activities of the
    Department, Faculty and University.  Commitment to or eligibility for
    registration as a Professional Engineer in Ontario is required for this
    appointment.  
     
    Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of four departments in the Faculty
    of Engineering (http://www.eng.uwo.ca). 
    
    
    
    Those interested in applying for this position should forward a curriculum
    vitae and the names and addresses of three referees to:
    
    Dr. T.S. Sidhu, Chair
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    The University of Western Ontario
    London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9
    
    E-mail inquiries and submissions are welcome and should be sent to:
    sidhu@eng.uwo.ca. Consideration of applications will commence on June 1, 2005
    and will continue until the position is filled.
    
    
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    8.6 Faculty: University of Michigan USA
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    Faculty: University of Michigan, USA
    
    Contributed by: N. Harris McClamroch, nhm@umich.edu
    
    The Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan invites
    applications for several faculty positions in all areas of aerospace 
    engineering. The Department presently has 20 full-time faculty members and 
    both its undergraduate and graduate programs are highly ranked nationally. 
    Research interests of the faculty cover a broad spectrum of aerospace 
    engineering including gas dynamics, propulsion, structural mechanics, flight 
    dynamics, and control. Information on the department can be found at
    www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero/
    
    Applicants should have an earned doctoral degree in aerospace engineering or
    a closely related field. Successful candidates will be expected to 
    participate in all aspects of the department’s mission including the 
    development of vibrant externally-funded research programs, teaching of 
    undergraduate and graduate courses, and the supervision of graduate students 
    and postdoctoral researchers. Appointments at all ranks will be considered.
    
    The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action 
    employer. Underrepresented minorities and women are strongly encouraged to 
    apply. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statements of research and 
    teaching interests, and the name and contact information for at least three 
    references to: Professor Iain D. Boyd, Faculty Search Committee Chair, 
    University of Michigan, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1320 Beal 
    Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt 
    through October 31, 2005.
    
    
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    8.7 Faculty: University of New Orleans USA
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    Faculty: University of New Orleans, USA
    
    Contributed by: X. Rong Li, xli@uno.edu
    
    The University of New Orleans, Department of Electrical Engineering invites 
    applications for up to three tenure-track faculty positions at the 
    Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. One position may be at the 
    senior level in the joint areas of Biomedical Engineering and 
    Electrical/Computer Engineering, particularly Biomedical Signal or Image 
    Processing. The applicants must have an outstanding record of research 
    accomplishments, an excellent external funding history, and demonstrated 
    strong leadership of a research team. The successful candidate will play a 
    key role in the development of a graduate biomedical engineering program, 
    proposed jointly by the College of Engineering, University of New Orleans, 
    and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Strong candidates 
    in all areas of electrical engineering will be considered seriously for the 
    other positions.  Positions will be filled as applications are received and 
    the search will terminate when all positions are filled.  The expected 
    starting date is August 2005. All successful candidates will be expected to 
    direct graduate research at the MS and PhD levels, develop externally funded 
    research programs, and teach graduate and undergraduate courses.  A PhD in 
    electrical engineering or a closely related field is required.  Salary and 
    academic rank will be competitive and commensurate with experience and 
    qualifications.  Interested persons should send a resume with names, 
    addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of at least four 
    references to 
    
    Mr. Daniel Rahey (drahey@uno.edu), 
    Department of Electrical Engineering, 
    University of New Orleans, 
    Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148 USA.  
    
    More information about the department can be found at 
    http://ece.engr.uno.edu/. The University of New Orleans is an Equal 
    Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minorities are 
    encouraged to apply. 
    
    
    
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    8.8 MS PhD PDF Faculty: University of Western Ontario Canada
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    MS, PhD, PDF, Faculty: University of Western Ontario, Canada
    
    Contributed by: Jin Jiang , jjiang@uwo.ca
    
    As part of a new initiative among several leading Canadian nuclear power
    engineering organizations and the Canadian government, the University Network
    of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) has been established. Among nine
    participating universities, the University of Western Ontario will devote to
    the research in the area of control, instrumentation and electrical systems
    for nuclear power plants. As a result, several research positions, at MS,
    Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels have become available to support the
    research activities in the following areas:
    
    o Fault detection and diagnosis in instrumentation and control systems
    o Distributed control systems and network-based fault-tolerant control
    o Reliability and safety analysis of redundant systems
    o Reactor dynamics and advanced control systems
    o Power plant and power system simulation
    
    Interested candidates should have interests and relevant background in one of
    the above areas and should have some basic course work or research experience
    related to nuclear power engineering. Full scholarships will be granted for
    qualified degree-seeking candidates in the form of Research Assistantship 
    and Teaching Assistantship. Attractive stipend will be paid to post-doctoral
    research fellows. The candidates should have genuine interests to engage 
    industry related research and have strong communication skills to work with 
    other members in the research group.
    
    To apply, please send (by mail or e-mail) complete curriculum vitae with a
    list of publications/qualifications and the names & addresses (including
    e-mails) of three references to
    Prof. Jin Jiang
    NSERC/UNENE Senior Industrial Research Chair in Control, Instrumentation and
    Electric Systems for Nuclear Power Plants 
    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    The University of Western Ontario
    London, Ont.
    N6A 5B9 CANADA
    E-mail: jjiang@eng.uwo.ca
    Fax:     (519) 850-2436
    
    A junior faculty position in the above area is also open right now. For more
    information, please contact Prof. Jiang at the above address.
    
    
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    8.9 PDF: Carnegie Mellon University USA
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    PDF: Carnegie Mellon University, USA
    
    Contributed by: Ralph Hollis, rhollis@cs.cmu.edu
    
    Postdoctoral Position in Robotics
    The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 USA
    
    This notice advertises a one-year postdoctoral appointment opportunity in
    robotic control and motion planning.  The successful applicant will work on
    the NSF-sponsored project "Dynamically-stable Mobile Robots for Human
    Environments," Ralph Hollis, P.I. The nominal starting date is September 1,
    2005.  We have developed and operated a person-sized mobile platform that
    dynamically balances on a single hollow spherical wheel.  The system has
    onboard batteries, computer, and inertial measuring unit (IMU).  The IMU has
    three fiber optic gyros and three MEMS accelerometers and a digital signal
    processor to produce Kalman-filtered angular position and rate information. 
    The actuator mechanism uses rollers to transmit torques to the ball wheel.  
    We have demonstrated balancing operation and station keeping using an LQR 
    control approach.  We are seeking an expert in control theory with
    application to dynamic systems to further develop and refine the nonlinear 
    control mechanisms that will be needed for more aggressive maneuvering on 
    varied surfaces and inclines. A Ph.D. with experience in practical 
    application of control theory to real-time control systems is a necessary 
    qualification.  Dynamically-stable mobile robots such as ours pose a new 
    class of path planning problems where planning and control are inextricably 
    linked.  In this regard, there will be ample possibility to develop fruitful 
    new results for this class of problems. Our longer term vision is to augment 
    our platform with additional sensing capabilities, including stereo vision, 
    and manipulation capability in the form of one or two seven-DOF arms with 
    grasping capability.  We seek to quantify the advantages and disadvantages 
    of this approach in relation to traditional statically-stable wheeled mobile 
    robots in the context of everyday office and home environments.
    
    Interested candidates should contact Ralph Hollis, rhollis@cs.cmu.edu.
    
    Carnegie Mellon is an AA/EEO employer.
    
    
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    8.10 PDF: Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology Norway
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    PDF: Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology, Norway
    
    Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad, sigurd.skogestad@chemeng.ntnu.no
    
    POST.DOC. POSITION IN PLANTWIDE CONTROL IN TRONDHEIM, NORWAY
    
    A two-year post.doc. position is available at the Norwegian University of 
    Science and Technology (NTNU)in Trondheim, Norway. Candidates should have a 
    strong background in process control. Important subject areas are large-scale
    systems, dynamic optimization and control structure design. 
    The objective is to develop a systematic procedure for plantwide control
    (control structure design for complete chemical plants) and apply it to 
    industrial processes. Steady-state and dynamic optimization are also 
    important subjects. The candidate will work in a group of about 10 Ph.D. 
    students and post.doc's. 
    
    Annual salary is about 40.000 Euros. Candidates should preferably be no more 
    than 35 years old. Application deadline (extended): 15 May 2005
    
    Please send application with CV and copy of grades and recommendations by 
    email to:
    Professor Sigurd Skogestad, Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU, 
    Trondheim, Norway. 
    sigurd.skogestad@chemeng.ntnu.no
    
    More information:
    http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/promatch/plantwide/
    http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/
    http://www.chemeng.ntnu.no/research/Process_Control/
    
    
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    8.11 PDF: Technion - IIT Israel
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    PDF: Technion - IIT, Israel
    
    Contributed by: Leonid Mirkin, mirkin@technion.ac.il
    
    Applications are invited for a post-doctoral research position in the area 
    of control of time-delay systems at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,  
    Technion - IIT, Israel. The position is for a period of 2 years, preferably 
    starting in September 2005, with the possibility of an additional one year  
    extension. Applicants should have a recently completed PhD in control or  
    related area of engineering or applied mathematics.
    
    Enquiries and applications (CV + names of two referees) should be sent 
    (preferably by e-mail) to:
       Prof. Leonid Mirkin
       Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
       Technion - IIT
       Haifa 32000, Israel
       e-mail: mirkin@technion.ac.il
    
    
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    8.12 PDF: University of Naples Federico II Italy
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    PDF: University of Naples Federico II, Italy
    
    Contributed by: M di Bernardo, mario.dibernardo@unina.it
    
    Post-Doc Position – Deparment of Systems and Computer Science,
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
    
    A 12 months postdoctoral position is available within the Nonlinear
    systems  and Control group of the University of Naples Federico II 
    (http://www.sincro.unina.it). Applicants should have obtained 
    a PhD on the analysis and control of nonsmooth and  hybrid dynamical 
    systems, and/or nonlinear dynamics of non-smooth  systems. 
    
    The successful candidate will be responsible for both theoretical and 
    practical research in the area of hybrid and nonsmooth dynamical systems and 
    control within the scope of the EU project SICONOS 
    (Simulation and Control of Nonsmooth Systems) - http://siconos.inrialpes.fr
    
    The position is for a period of 12-months and is available starting as soon 
    as September 2005.  
    
    Interested applicants should send an email to Dr Mario di Bernardo 
    (mario.dibernardo@unina.it or m.dibernardo@bristol.ac.uk) enclosing a full 
    CV and list of publications.
    
    
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    8.13 PDF: University of Twente Netherlands
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    PDF: University of Twente, Netherlands
    
    Contributed by: Arjan van der Schaft, a.j.vanderschaft@math.utwente.nl
    
    Title: Port-based approach of complex distributed-parameter system models 
    for analysis and simulation. 
     
    The research aim is to create a synthesis between two successful approaches 
    to modeling and simulation of physical engineering systems: the 
    finite-element approach to distributed-parameter system models and the 
    multi-physics port-based approach to lumped system models. 
     
    Models of physical systems are commonly distinguished into two classes: 
    lumped-parameter models described by differential equations and 
    distributed-parameter systems which require a continuum of variables and are 
    usually described by partial differential equations. On the other hand, 
    complex physical systems as encountered in modern engineering applications 
    increasingly often consist of components from both classes. A systematic and 
    unified approach to modeling and simulation of such complex physical systems 
    is currently lacking. 
    
    This project, funded by the Dutch Foundation for Technical Sciences (STW, 
    aims at the integration of simulation tools for complex lumped-parameter 
    systems using a port-based approach with (finite-element) numerical methods 
    for PDEs. See http://wwwhome.math.utwente.nl/~ligterinkne/PACDAS/index.html 
    for further information.
    
    Applications should include an extended curriculum vitae (with details 
    on qualifications, experience, achievements and motivation for this position,
    as well as a list of references) and they should be sent, preferably by 
    electronic mail, to Prof. dr. A.J. van der Schaft (Dept. Applied
    Mathematics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The 
    Netherlands). 
    
    
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    8.14 PhD: Aalborg University
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    PhD: Aalborg University
    
    Contributed by: Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi, riz@control.aau.dk
    
    PLACE: Control Engineering Department, Aalborg University, Denmark
    
    DESCRIPTION: A PhD stipend is available woithin ONE of the following areas
                 1 - Geometry and the Hybrid System
                 2 - Model-based fault detection approaches for hybrid systems
                 3 - Autonomous formation flying based on distributed control
    Detailed description on these project proposals can be found on
    
                 http://stillinger.aau.dk/vis.php?nr=2569
    
    APPLICANTBACKGROUND : Strong background in Computer Science, Control
    Engineering and Mathematics (see the positions).
    
    TIME : Entrance upon August 2005 or by arrangement
    Duration of appointment:  3 years. 
    DEADLINE for Application: 06.05.2005
    PROCEDURE and ADDRESS: see the PhD announcement on the given homepage.
    
    Further information: please contact
    
    Associate Professor Kirsten Mølgaard Nielsen, 
    e-mail kmn@control.aau.dk, 
    Phone number +45 9635 8701
    OR 
    Associate prof. Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi,
    riz@control.aau.dk
    
    
    
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    8.15 PhD: Center for Mathematics and Computer Science Netherlands
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    PhD: Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, Netherlands
    
    Contributed by: Pieter Collins, Pieter.Collins@cwi.nl
    
    The Control and System Theory group at the Centre for Mathematics and 
    Computer Science (CWI), Amsterdam, has an open position for a Ph.D. student 
    for four years. The Ph.D. student will perform research in the NWO funded 
    project "Topological Methods for Systems and Control".
    
    The main aim of the Ph.D. research project is the development of topological
    methods to aid in the design and verification of nonlinear and hybrid 
    systems. Computational topology is an emerging discipline in which highly 
    nonlinear problems can be studied in a numerical, but mathematically 
    rigorous way. Parts of the project may involve the study of homology theory 
    for hybrid systems, and the development of software to be used for case 
    studies.
    
    Cooperation is envisaged on the tool "Ariadne" for reachability analysis for
    nonlinear hybrid systems being developed by the research company PARADES in
    Rome and at the University of Udine, Italy.
    
    Requirements:
    The candidate for the Ph.D. position should have a masters degree or
    equivalent in mathematics, computer science or control engineering, with a
    clear interest in interdisciplinary work at the boundary of these three 
    areas. The candidate should have knowledge of at least one of algebraic 
    topology, scientific computing, or nonlinear control theory.
    
    Terms of employment:
    The position is available from July 2005. The salary and terms of employment
    are in accordance with the "CAO-onderzoekinstellingen". Effective October
    2004, the starting salary for a first year PhD student is around 1750 Euros
    gross per month with an incremental raise for each subsequent year. Moreover
    CWI offers attractive terms of employment and working conditions, including
    flexibility and help with housing for foreigners.
    
    Information and application:
    For more information on this vacancy please contact:
    - Dr. Pieter Collins, Pieter.Collins@cwi.nl, +31 (0)20 592 4094 (adviser)
    - Prof. Jan H. van Schuppen, J.H.van.Schuppen@cwi.nl, +31 (0)20 592 4085
    (promoter)
    
    Official applications, together with curriculum vitae and letters of 
    reference can be sent to:
    - Mrs. J. Koster, head of Personnel Department, P.O. box 94079, 1090 GB
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    
    
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    8.16 PhD: University of Groningen Netherlands
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    PhD: University of Groningen, Netherlands
    
    Contributed by: Arjan van der Schaft, a.j.vanderschaft@math.utwente.nl
    
    We are looking for excellent candidates for 3 Ph.D. positions in 
    mathematical systems theory, starting from September 2005. 
     
    Applicants for the Ph.D positions (4 years) should have a Masters degree in 
    Mathematics, or in another exact or engineering discipline with a strong 
    background and interest in mathematics. Further information can be obtained 
    from Arjan van der Schaft. 
     
    Applications should include an extended curriculum vitae (with details 
    on qualifications, experience, achievements and motivation for this position,
    as well as a list of references) and they should be sent, 
    preferably by electronic mail, to: 
    Prof. dr. A.J. van der Schaft 
    Current address (till 1 September 2005): 
    Department of Applied Mathematics, 
    University of Twente, 
    P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, 
    the Netherlands, 
    e-mail: a.j.vanderschaft@math.utwente.nl, 
    Phone +31-53-4893449, 
    Fax +31-53-4893800, 
    http://www.math.utwente.nl/~schaftaj 
    
    Address as of 1 September: 
    Research Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science,  
    P.O. Box 800, 
    9700 AV Groningen, 
    the Netherlands 
    
    
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    8.17 PhD: University of Strathclyde UK
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    PhD: University of Strathclyde, UK
    
    Contributed by: Reza Katebi, r.katebi@eee.strath.ac.uk
    
    PhD Scholarships in Automotive Powertrain Modelling and Control
    
    Industrial Control Centre, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, 
    University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    
    Applications are invited for an industrially supported PhD Studentship in the
    area of automotive powertrain modelling and control. Graduates with a good 
    deg