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Change of Address: Majura Selekwa

Contributed by: Majura Selekwa, majura.selekwa@ndsu.edu

My address changed since August 15th 2005; the new address is:

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics,
North Dakota State University,
Dolve 111
Fargo, ND 58105

Phone: 701-231-5667
Fax:701-231-8913
email: majura.selekwa@ndsu.edu


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New Website for Technical Committee on Aerospace Controls

Contributed by: Jim Buffington, Chair.tcac@ieee.org

The IEEE Control System Society Technical Committee (TC) on Aerospace 
Controls is proud to announce its new website.  In the last year, the TC on 
Aerospace Controls has focused on revitalizing itself by increasing 
organizational structure to improve its effectiveness.  As part of this 
revitalization, a new website has been developed to improve communication 
about TC activities, accomplishments, and plans.  Please visit the website 
at http://www.csdy.umn.edu/ieeetcac.


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2.2 Student Travel Grant for CDC-ECC05


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Student Travel Grant for CDC-ECC05

Contributed by: Faryar Jabbari, fjabbari@uci.edu

STUDENT TRAVEL SUPPORT PROGRAM OF CDC-ECC'05:

The Student Travel Support of CDC-ECC'05 is meant to enable promising
students to attend the conference, present their papers and become more
integrated into their scientific community. NSF (i.e., the National
Science Foundation of U.S.) and CSS (IEEE Control System Society) funds
will be used to provide modest levels of travel support (depending on
the number of applicants) toward defraying the costs of registration,
subsistence and travel to Seville, Spain.

ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant must be an author or co-author of a paper accepted for
presentation at the CDC-ECC'05.

Each applicant must register for the CDC-ECC'05 and present the paper.

The applicant can provide appropriate receipts for travel, registration
or lodging.

U.S. NSF funds are limited to students who are studying in a U.S. based
institution.  All students are eligible for the CSS funds.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:  To apply, students (and their advisors) must
provide the information listed below to Professor Faryar Jabbari, Chair
of Student Activities Committee of the IEEE Control Systems Society
(fjabbari@uci.edu).

Requirements:

a. Provided by Student Applicant

       1. Name (First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name)
       2. Institutional Address
       3. Phone/Fax/E-mail
       4. Advisor's Name
       5. Advisor's Phone/Fax/E-mail
       6. Session/Title of the Paper to be presented
       7. Amount of support requested (actual support will depend on
the number of applicants and funds available)
       8. A paragraph of justification for the request of financial support
       9. History of prior support from previous CDC for similar travel
support program

b. Provided by Advisor

An email of certification and support from student's academic advisor,
stating that he/she is currently enrolled as a student and is planning
to attend and present a paper at the 2005 CDC-ECC.

DEADLINE:
November 10, 2005. This deadline applies to students and to their
advisors, both need to submit letters.

AWARD NOTIFICATION:  Once the Selection Committee has completed it work,
    successful applicants (and their advisors) will be notified by
email of the amount of support and the procedures associated with it.
Target date for this notification is December 1, 2005.


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AACC Awards: Call for Nominations

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

2006 AACC Awards Nominations due December 1, 2005

Nominations for the five AACC (American Automatic Control Council) awards
for 2006 are now being solicited. The awards consist of a certificate and an 
honorarium, and they will be presented at the Awards Luncheon during the 2006 
ACC to be held in Minneapolis, MN. Nomination packages should be prepared in
accordance with the AACC Award Nomination Form and include the following: 
biographical information, a statement identifying and evaluating the 
accomplishments on which the nomination is based (not to exceed two double 
spaced pages), a minimum of three and a maximum of five reference letters, a 
current list of publications and patents, and any additional supporting 
material that could have bearing on the award. Please submit the nomination
electronically (see instructions on www.a2c2.org/awards/) by Dec. 1, 2005.

Professor Pradeep Misra
Department of ELectrical Engineering
Wright State University
3640 Col. Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435
Tel: (937) 775-5062
pmisra@cs.wright.edu

****Nomination Forms**** may be downloaded from http://www.a2c2.org/

The awards are described as follows:

Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award. For distinguished career 
contributions to the theory or applications of automatic control. The nominee 
is to have spent a significant part of his or her career in the United 
States. Posthumous nominations are not allowed.

Donald P. Eckman Award. For outstanding accomplishments by a young engineer 
in the field of automatic control. Nominees must be younger than 35 years on 
January 1 of the year of award. The award is based on contributions made 
while the nominee was a resident of the United States. 

John R. Ragazzini Award. For outstanding contributions to automatic control 
education in any form. The awardee normally is a teacher, but there is no 
formal requirement that nominees be members of a university faculty. 

Control Engineering Practice Award. For significant contributions to the 
advancement of control practice including the application and implementation 
of innovative control concepts, methodology, and technology, for the 
planning, design, manufacture, and operation of control systems. 

O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award. For the best two papers presented at the 
previous American Control Conference. The papers must have been presented by 
the author or a co-author at the conference. Selection criteria include 
quality of the written and oral presentation, technical contribution, 
timeliness, and practicality, with one award emphasizing contributions to 
theory and the other emphasizing significant or innovative applications.


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3.2 SIAM Awards: Call for Nominations


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SIAM Awards: Call for Nominations

Contributed by: J.M. Littleton, littleton@siam.org

Calls for Nominations - W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize and George Polya Prize

SIAM will present the W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize and the George Polya Prize
at the 2006 SIAM Annual Meeting to be held July 10-14, 2006, in Boston,
Massachusetts. The nomination deadline for both prizes is December 31, 2005.

W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
===========================
The award will be given for research in, or other contributions to, the
broadly defined areas of differential equations and control theory.  The prize
may be given either for a single notable achievement or for a collection of
such achievements.  Committee Chair H. T. Banks wishes to stress the breadth
of the eligible fields. 

Description of the Award
The award consists of an engraved medal and a $10,000 cash prize.  The prize
winner is requested to present a lecture at the meeting.

Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s), should be
sent to 

W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize
Professor H. T. Banks, Chair

c/o J. M. Littleton at the address below.  Nominations must be received in the
SIAM office by December 31, 2005.

George Polya Prize
==================
The George Polya Prize honors the memory of George Polya and is given in
even-numbered years for notable contributions in two alternating categories:
(1) for a notable application of combinatorial theory; (2) for a notable
contribution in another area of interest to George Polya, such as
approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials,
probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning.

The 2006 award will be given in the second category listed above, a notable
contribution in another area of interest to George Polya.  

Eligibility
There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to
recognize specific recent work.  Strong preference will be given to selecting
one person as the prize winner.

Description of Award
The award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize.  Travel
expenses to the award ceremony will be provided by the prize fund.

Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be
sent to

George Polya Prize Selection Committee
Professor Peter D. Lax, Chair

c/o J. M. Littleton at the address below.  Nominations must be received in the
SIAM office by December 31, 2005.

The SIAM Activity Group on Analysis of PDE Prize
================================================
The SIAM Activity Group on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
(SIAG/APDE) Prize, established in 2005, is awarded to the author(s) of the
most outstanding paper, as determined by the prize committee, on a topic in
Partial Differential Equations published in English in a peer-reviewed journal
within the four calendar years preceding the year of the award.

The SIAG/APDE will present the award at the SIAM Conference on Analysis of PDE
(PD06) to be held July 10-12, 2006, jointly with the SIAM Annual Meeting in
Boston, Massachusetts.

Eligibility
A candidate paper must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal
bearing a publication date within the award period, between January 1, 2002,
and December 31, 2005.  It must contain significant research contributions to
the field of analysis of partial differential equations, as commonly defined
in the mathematical literature, with direct or potential applications. 
Nominations should include a full bibliographic citation for the paper and a
brief statement outlining the justification for the nomination in terms of its
importance and impact.


Description of the Award
The award will consist of a plaque and a certificate containing the award
citation.  At least one of the awardees is expected to attend the award
ceremony and to present the paper as a plenary lecture at the meeting.  One of
the plenary lectures at the meeting will be reserved for this purpose.  Travel
expenses will be available to reimburse the speaker.  Should more that one
author be involved in presenting the plenary lecture, reimbursement will be
made only to one of the authors.

Nominations
Nominations, including bibliographic citation and a justification, should be
sent by December 31, 2005, preferably by e-mail (or hard copy), to 
SIAG/APDE Prize Selection Committee
c/o J. M. Littleton at the address below.  Nominations must be received in the
SIAM office by December 31, 2005.

The SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra Prize
===============================================
The SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra (SIAG/LA) Prize is awarded to the
author(s) of the most outstanding paper on a topic in applicable linear
algebra published in a peer-reviewed journal in the three calendar years
preceding the year of the award.  

The SIAG/LA will present the award at the Joint GAMM-SIAM Conference on
Applied Linear Algebra to be held July 24-27, 2006, in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Eligibility
Candidate papers must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal
bearing the publication date between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005. 
The papers must contain significant research contributions to the field of
linear algebra, as commonly defined in the mathematical literature, with
direct or potential applications.  Nominations should include a full
bibliographic citation for the paper and a brief statement outlining the
justification for the nomination in terms of its importance and impact.

Description of the Award
The award consists of a plaque and a certificate containing the citation.  The
awardee (in the case of multiple authors, at least one of the awardees) is
expected to attend the award ceremony and to present the paper at the meeting.

Nominations
Nominations, including a copy of the nominated paper, should be sent to 
SIAG/LA Prize Selection Committee
Professor Anne Greenbaum, Chair

c/o J. M. Littleton at the address below.  Nominations must be received in the
SIAM office by January 15, 2006.

J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA   19104-2688
USA

E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999


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Approximation of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems

Contributed by: Elizabeth Greenspan, greenspan@siam.org

Approximation of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems
Athanasios C. Antoulas
Advances in Design and Control 6

Mathematical models are used to simulate, and sometimes control, the behavior 
of physical and artificial processes such as the weather and very large-scale 
integration (VLSI) circuits. The increasing need for accuracy has led to the 
development of highly complex models. However, in the presence of limited 
computational, accuracy, and storage capabilities, model reduction (system 
approximation) is often necessary. Approximation of Large-Scale Dynamical 
Systems provides a comprehensive picture of model reduction, combining system 
theory with numerical linear algebra and computational considerations. It 
addresses the issue of model reduction and the resulting trade-offs between 
accuracy and complexity. Special attention is given to numerical aspects, 
simulation questions, and practical applications.

Audience
This book is for anyone interested in model reduction. Graduate students and 
researchers in the fields of system and control theory, numerical analysis, 
and the theory of partial differential equations/computational fluid dynamics 
will find it an excellent reference.

Contents
List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; How to Use this Book; Part I: 
Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Motivating Examples; Part 
II: Preliminaries. Chapter 3: Tools from Matrix Theory; Chapter 4: Linear 
Dynamical Systems: Part 1; Chapter 5: Linear Dynamical Systems: Part 2; 
Chapter 6: Sylvester and Lyapunov equations; Part III: SVD-based 
Approximation Methods. Chapter 7: Balancing and balanced approximations; 
Chapter 8: Hankel-norm Approximation; Chapter 9: Special topics in SVD-based 
approximation methods; Part IV: Krylov-based Approximation Methods; Chapter 
10: Eigenvalue Computations; Chapter 11: Model Reduction Using Krylov 
Methods; Part V: SVD–Krylov Methods and Case Studies. Chapter 12: SVD–Krylov 
Methods; Chapter 13: Case Studies; Chapter 14: Epilogue; Chapter 15: 
Problems; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author
Athanasios C. Antoulas is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and 
Computer Engineering at Rice University.  He has served on the editorial 
board of many journals, including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, and Linear Algebra and Its 
Applications, and for the past eight years he has been Co-Editor-in-Chief of 
Systems and Control Letters. Professor Antoulas serves on the editorial board 
of the SIAM Advances in Design and Control book series.  His research 
interests are in the broad area of dynamical systems and computation, 
including model reduction of large-scale systems.

2005 / xxvi + 481 pages / Hardcover / ISBN 0-89871-529-6
List Price $125.00 / SIAM Member Price $87.50 / Order Code DC06


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4.2 Call for Chapters Evolutionary Mobile Robots


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Call for Chapters Evolutionary Mobile Robots

Contributed by: Leandro dos Santos Coelho, leandro.coelho@pucpr.br

Intelligent Systems Engineering Book Series
(http://www.isebis.eng.uerj.br)

Book on Mobile Robots: Evolutionary Approach
Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, USA
http://www.novapublishers.com

Call for Chapters Evolutionary Mobile Robots
http://www.isebis.eng.uerj.br/cfp-2006-2.html

Description:
Intelligent robots have become the focus of intensive research in last
years. The field of intelligent mobile robotics involves simulations and
real-world implementations of robots which adapt to their partially unknown,
unpredictable and sometimes dynamic environments. The design and control of
autonomous such robotic systems includes many objective difficulties such as
perception of environment, localization, walking, planning and navigation in
rough terrain, pushing boxes, negotiating an obstacle course, playing ball,
etc. For this book, we seek original contributions on aspects related to
evolutionary mobile robotics.

Topics:
* Evolutionary path planning strategies
* Evolutionary Control systems
* Distributed robot search teams
* Self-exploration
* Cooperative transport
* Real-World Experiences

Important Dates:
* Manuscript submission: March 31st., 2006
* Authors Notification: July 28th., 2006
* Camera-ready submission: September 1st., 2006

If you intend to contribute to this book, please send an e-mail to
nadia@eng.uerj.br informing the title of the chapter and its abstract.

Nadia Nedjah




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4.3 Contol of Nonlinear and Hybrid Process Systems


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Contol of Nonlinear and Hybrid Process Systems

Contributed by: Panagiotis D. Christofides, pdc@seas.ucla.edu

CONTROL OF NONLINEAR AND HYBRID PROCESS SYSTEMS
Designs for Uncertainty, Constraints and Time-Delays

Panagiotis D. Christofides
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1592
Nael H. El-Farra
University of California, Davis, CA 95616-5294

Springer, 446 pp., ISBN 3-540-28456-7
http://www.springer.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-40109-22-68636483-0,00.
html

This book presents general, yet practical, methods for the synthesis of
nonlinear  feedback control systems for processes described by nonlinear and 
hybrid systems. The key practical issues of model uncertainty, constraints in 
the capacity of the control actuator and dead-time in the measurement 
sensors/control actuators are explicitly accounted in the process model  and  
dealt in the controller design. The controllers use process measurements to
achieve stabilization of the closed-loop system, attenuation of the effect of 
the uncertain variables (unknown processes parameters and external 
disturbances) on process outputs, and force the controlled output to follow 
the reference input. The synthesis of the controllers is primarily based on 
Lyapunov techniques, and it covers both state feedback and output feedback 
(including state estimator design) controller designs. The methods are applied 
to numerous examples in detail and are shown to outperform existing 
approaches.

The book includes discussions of practical implementation issues that can help 
engineers and researchers understand the application of the methods in greater 
depth.

FEATURES

* Includes new techniques for robust, constrained and predictive
controller design for nonlinear and hybrid systems which are not included
in other books.

* Provides insight and fundamental understanding into the feedback
control of nonlinear and hybrid systems.

* Illustrates the application of the controller design methods to
chemical and biological systems and crystallization processes.

* Excellent source of new research topics and reference to
significant recent work.

Researchers and graduate students in process control and control
systems theory, applied mathematicians and process control engineers
will find this book a useful resource. This book can be used as a
text for a graduate level course on advanced process control.


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4.4 Current Trends in Nonlinear Systems and Control


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Current Trends in Nonlinear Systems and Control

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, ReginaG@birkhauser.com

Current Trends in Nonlinear Systems and Control
In Honor of Petar Kokotovic and Turi Nicosia

Laura Menini, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
Luca Zaccarian, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
Chaouki T. Abdallah, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Forthcoming - December 2005 / Approx. 576 pp. / 162 illus. / Hardcover / 
$119.00 / ISBN: 0-8176-4383-4/ Birkhaeuser
Series - Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications

This volume is an outgrowth of the workshop "Applications of Advanced 
Control Theory to Robotics and Automation, "organized in honor of the 70th 
birthdays of Petar V. Kokotovic and Salvatore Nicosia. Both Petar and Turi 
have carried out distinguished work in the control community and have long 
been recognized as mentors, as well as experts and pioneers in the field of 
automatic control, covering many topics in control theory and several 
different applications. The variety of their research is reflected in this 
book, which includes contributions ranging from mathematics to laboratory 
experiments. 

The scope of the work is very broad, and although each chapter is self-
contained, the book has been organized into thematically related chapters, 
which in some cases, suggest to the reader a convenient reading sequence. 
The great variety of topics covered and the almost tutorial writing style 
used by many of the authors will make this book suitable for both experts in 
the control field and young researchers who seek a more intuitive 
understanding of these relevant topics in the field.

Main Table of Contents: 

Foreword * Preface * Part I: State estimation and identification * Part II: 
Control and system theory * Part III: Robotics * Part IV: Control of 
electromechanical systems * Part V: Manufacturing systems * Part VI: 
Networked control systems * Index

For a full table of contents, description of the book, and ordering 
information, please visit: http://www.springeronline.com/0-8176-4383-4.


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4.5 Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control


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Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control

Contributed by: S. Janardhanan, janas@sc.iitb.ac.in

Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control : A Multirate Output Feedback Approach
B. Bandyopadhyay and S. Janardhanan
Ser. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences,  Springer-Verlag, 
Berlin/Heidelberg, 2005, Vol. 323, 147 p. 68 illus., Softcover,ISBN: 
3-540-28140-1

The authors are with the Interdisciplnary Programme in Systems and Control 
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (Website : 
http://www.sc.iitb.ac.in). Further details of the book can be found at the 
Book Website : http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-175-
72-61704092-0,00.html

Sliding mode control is a simple and yet robust control technique, where the 
system states are made to confine to a selected subset. With the increasing 
use of computers and discrete-time samplers in controller implementation in 
the recent past, discrete-time systems and computer based control have become 
important topics. This book presents an output feedback sliding mode control 
philosophy which can be applied to almost all controllable and observable 
systems, while at the same time being simple enough as not to tax the 
computer too much. It is shown that the solution can be found in the synergy 
of the multirate output sampling concept and the concept of discrete-time 
sliding mode control.

Contents
 1. Introduction
     1.1 Sliding Mode Control
     1.2 Multirate Output Feedback
     1.3 Motivation for Multirate Output Feedback based Discrete-time Sliding 
         Mode Control

 2. Switching Function based Multirate Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control
    2.1 Quasi-Sliding Mode Control in Deterministic Systems
    2.2 Multirate Output Feedback based Quasi-Sliding Mode Control for 
        Uncertain Systems

 3. Multirate Output Feedback based Discrete-time Sliding Mode in LTI systems 
    with Uncertainty
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Multirate Output Feedback based Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control
        for Uncertain Systems with Matched Uncertainty
    3.3 Multirate Output Feedback based Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control of 
        LTI Systems with Unmatched Uncertainty
    3.4 Multirate Output Feedback based Integral Sliding Mode in 
        Discrete-time Systems

 4. Multirate Output Feedback based Discrete-time Quasi-Sliding Mode Control 
    of Time-Delay Systems
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 The Problem Statement
    4.3 Design of Sliding Surface
    4.4 Multirate Sampling of Time-Delay Systems
    4.5 Quasi-Sliding Mode Control Algorithm for Form 1 Systems
    4.6 Quasi-Sliding Mode Control Algorithm for Form 2 Systems
    4.7 Quasi-Sliding Mode Control Algorithm for Form 3 Systems
    4.8 Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control of Form 4 Systems

 5. Multirate Output Feedback Sliding Mode for Special Classes of Systems
    5.1 Multirate Output Feedback Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control based 
        Tracking Controller for Nonminimum Phase Systems
    5.2 Multirate Output Feedback based Quasi-Sliding Mode for a Class of 
        Nonlinear Systems
    5.3 Multirate Output Feedback Discrete-time Sliding Mode Control based 
        with Prescribed Sliding Sector

 6. Discrete-time Terminal Sliding Mode : Concept
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Continuous-time Terminal Sliding Mode Control
    6.3 Discretization of TSM
    6.4 Discrete-time Terminal Sliding Mode Control
    6.5 Multirate Output Feedback based DTSM Algorithms

 7. Applications of Multirate Output Feedback Discrete-time Sliding Mode 
    Control
    7.1 Position Control of Permanent Magnet DC Stepper Motor
    7.2 Power System Stabilizer Design using Multirate Output Feedback 
        Sliding Mode Control
    7.3 Vibration Control of Smart Structure using Multirate Output Feedback 
        based Sliding Mode Control


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4.6 Linear Systems


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Linear Systems

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, ReginaG@birkhauser.com

Linear Systems

Panos J. Antsaklis, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Anthony N. Michel, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA

October 2005 / 688 pp. / 85 illus. / Hardcover / $89.95/ ISBN: 0-8176-4434-
2 / Birkhaeuser, Second Corrected Printing
Originally published by McGraw-Hill, 1997

Linear systems theory plays a broad and fundamental role in electrical, 
mechanical, chemical and aerospace engineering, communications, and signal 
processing. A thorough introduction to systems theory with emphasis on 
control is presented in this self-contained textbook, written for a 
challenging one-semester graduate course. A solutions manual is available to 
instructors upon adoption of the text. The book’s flexible coverage and self-
contained presentation also make it an excellent reference guide or self-
study manual.

For a treatment of linear systems that focuses primarily on the time-
invariant case using streamlined presentation of the material with less 
formal and more intuitive proofs, please see the authors’ companion book 
entitled "A Linear Systems Primer."

Table of Contents: 

Preface * Mathematical Descriptions of Systems * Response of Linear Systems 
* Controllability, Observability, and Special Forms * State Feedback and 
State Observers * Realization Theory and Algorithms * Stability * Polynomial 
Matrix Descriptions and Matrix Fractional Descriptions of Systems * 
Appendix. Numerical Considerations * Index

For a full description of the book and ordering information, please visit: 
http://www.springeronline.com/0-8176-4434-2.


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4.7 Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos


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Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos

Contributed by: Stephen L. Campbell, slc@math.ncsu.edu

Modeling and Simulation in Scilab/Scicos
Springer, Computational Science and Engineering
by Stephen L. Campbell, Jean-Philippe Chancelier, and Ramine Nikoukhah

Scilab is a free open-source software package for scientific 
computation. It includes hundreds of general purpose and specialized 
functions for numerical computation, organized in libraries called 
toolboxes, which cover such areas as simulation, optimization, 
systems and control, and signal processing. One important Scilab 
toolbox is Scicos.  Scicos provides a block diagram graphical editor 
for the construction and simulation of dynamical systems. The 
objective of this book is to provide a tutorial for the use of 
Scilab/Scicos with a special emphasis on modeling and simulation 
tools.  While it will provide useful information to experienced users 
it is designed to be accessible to beginning users from a variety of 
disciplines.  Students and academic and industrial scientists and 
engineers should find it useful.

The book is divided into two parts.  The first part concerns Scilab 
and includes a tutorial covering the language features, the data 
structures and specialized functions for doing graphics, importing, 
exporting data and interfacing external routines.  It also covers in 
detail Scilab numerical solvers for ordinary differential equations 
and differential-algebraic equations.  Even though the emphasis is 
placed on modeling and simulation applications, this part provides a 
global view of Scilab.  The second part is dedicated to modeling and 
simulation of dynamical systems in Scicos.  This type of modeling 
tool is widely used in industry because it provides a means for 
constructing modular and reusable models.  This part contains a 
detailed description of the editor and its usage, which is 
illustrated through numerous examples. All codes used in the book are 
made available to the reader.

The book is based on version 3.1.1 which is the latest release.

ISBN:  ISBN 0-387-27802-8
http://www.scilab.org/
http://www.scicos.org/



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4.8 Uniform Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems


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Uniform Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, ReginaG@birkhauser.com

Uniform Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems:
A Convergent Dynamics Approach

Alexey Pavlov, Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Nathan van de Wouw, Eindhoven Univ of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Henk Nijmeijer, Eindhoven Univ of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Forthcoming - November 2005 / 184 pp. / 38 illus. / Hardcover / $59.95/ 
ISBN: 0-8176-4445-8/Birkhaeuser Series - Systems & Control

Output regulation is a classic control problem that resides at the core of 
control engineering. It is encountered in such areas as set-point control, 
tracking of harmonic reference signals, rejecting harmonic disturbances, 
controlled synchronization of dynamical systems, and observer design for 
autonomous systems. This book is the first systematic study of the nonlinear 
output regulation problem that embraces both the local as well as the global 
cases, covering such aspects as solvability, controller design, and 
practical implementation issues. 

In addition to being an excellent reference for the uniform output 
regulation problem, the text is also a tutorial on convergent systems for 
control engineers, theorists, and students of advanced control courses. The 
book may be used as a textbook for a graduate course on nonlinear control.

Table of Contents: 

Preface * Introduction * Convergent Systems * The Uniform Output Regulation 
Problem * Solvability of the Uniform Output Regulation Problem * Controller 
Design for the Global Uniform Output Regulation Problem * The Local Output 
Regulation Problem: Convergence Region Estimates * Experimental Case Study * 
Concluding Remarks * Appendix * References * Index

For a full description of the book and ordering information, please visit: 
http://www.springeronline.com/0-8176-4445-8 


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

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

Call for Papers

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology - Special Issue on Multi-
vehicle Systems Cooperative Control with Application

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

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

Only contributions containing significant experimental results will be 
included. Papers must contain high quality original contributions and be 
prepared in accordance with the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems 
Technology standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the 
information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under "Information for 
Authors" prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have 
been previously published or be under review for possible publication 
elsewhere.

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

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

Guest Editors:

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




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5.2 CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks on NN for Feedback Control


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CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks on NN for Feedback Control

Contributed by: Frank L. Lewis, lewis@uta.edu

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

The paper submission deadline is 1st December 2005.

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

The Guest editors are F.L. Lewis, Univ.of Texas at Arlington, Texas;  Don 
Wunsch, Univ. Missouri-Rolla, Missouri;  Jie Huang, Chinese University of 
Hong Kong;  T. Parisini, University of Trieste, Italy;  Danil Prokhorov, 
Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor.

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


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5.3 CFP: Special Issue on Automotive Controls for the IEEE-TCST


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CFP: Special Issue on Automotive Controls for the IEEE-TCST

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

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Control Applications in Automotive Engineering

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

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

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

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


Guest Editors:
Dr. Ilya Kolmanovsky		Dr. Ibrahim Haskara
Ford Motor Co.		        Visteon Corp.
2101 Village Road 		One Village Center Dr.
Dearborn, MI 48124		Van Buren, MI 48111		
ikolmano@ford.com		ihaskara@visteon.com

Kevin Fischbach		        Julie Buckland
Automotive Components		Ford Motor Co.
Holdings, LLC		        2101 Village Road
10300 Textile Road		Dearborn, MI 48124
Ypsilanti, MI  48197		jbucklan@ford.com
kfischba@ach-llc.com


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5.4 Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics


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Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics

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

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

Guest Editor 
Dr. Veysel Gazi 
TOBB University of Economics and Technology 
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
Sogutozu Caddesi, No: 43, Sogutozu 06530 Ankara, TURKEY 
Tel: +90 (312) 292-4079, Fax: +90 (312) 292-4091 
Email: vgazi@etu.edu.tr
 
Important Dates 
Final date for submission of manuscripts:  31 August 2006 
Notification of acceptance/rejection:  31 December 2006 

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



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5.5 Contents: ATP International


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Contents: ATP International

Contributed by: Birgit Vogel-Heuser, vogelheu@uni-wuppertal.de

Volume 3, 2005, issue 2

Interview
K. Wucherer					pp 24 - 26
Challenges in automation		

Reviewed papers

Software Engineering

M. Bonfe, C. Fantuzzi and M. Magnani		pp 27 - 33
Object-Oriented Modeling of Logic Control Systems for Industrial Applications 

Communication

T. Kasten					pp 34 - 38
Fully digital from Process to Control - High Power Trunk concepts 
facilitate the breaksthrough of Fieldbus technology

Process instrumentation

M. Henry and  G. Wood				pp 39 - 52
Sensor validation: principles and standards

From the desk of a manufacturer: Siemens

C. C. Accomazzo					pp 53 - 62
SIMATIC IT rides on the crest of the MES wave


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5.6 Contents: Asian Journal of Control


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Contents: Asian Journal of Control

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

Asian Journal of Control
Vol. 7, No. 3     September, 2005

Regular:
1. Paper Title: Generalized Quadratic Stabilization for Discrete-Time
                Singular Systems with Time-Delay and Nonlinear Perturbation
       Authors: Guoping Lu and Daniel W. C. Ho

2. Paper Title: Stochastic Stabilization and H¡Û Control for Discrete    
                Jumping Systems with Time Delays
       Authors: Jing Wu, Tongwen Chen, and Shengyuan Xu

3. Paper Title: Robust Adaptive Control for Strict-Feedback Nonlinear
                Systems  
       Authors: Ikuro Mizumoto, Ratna Bhushan Gopalun, Sirish L. Shah, and
                Zenta Iwai

4. Paper Title: On Stability and Stabilization of Time-Varying Nonlinear 
                Control Systems
       Authors: Xiaowu Mu and Daizhan Cheng

5. Paper Title: Feedback Stabilization of Nonholonomic Control Systems Using
                Model Decomposition
       Authors: Fazal-ur-Rehman

6. Paper Title: Analysis and Design of 1-bit Noise-Shaping Quantizer Using
                Variable Structure Control Approach
       Authors: Jwusheng Hu and Shiang-Hwua Yu

7. Paper Title: A Design of Multiloop PID Controllers with a Neural-Net
                Based Decoupler
       Authors: Makoto Tokuda, Toru Yamamoto, and Yoshimi Monden

8. Paper Title: Hierarchal Control System for a Variable Speed Cage Machine
                Wind Generation Unit Using Neural Networks
       Authors: M. Karrari, W. Rosehart, and O. P. Malik

9. Paper Title: Mixed H2/H¡Û Adaptive Tracking Control Design for Uncertain
                Constrained Robots
       Authors: Chung-Shi Tseng

10. Paper Title: A New Algorithm for Discrete-Time Sliding Mode Control
                 Using Infrequent Output Observations
        Authors: S. Janardhanan and B. Bandyopadhyay

Brief:
1. Paper Title: Robust Model Predictive Control for Input Saturated and
                Soften State Constraints
       Authors: Vu Trieu Minh and Nitin Afzulpurkar

2. Paper Title: Reduced-Order Models for Feedback Stabilization of Linear 
                Systems with a Singular Perturbation Model
       Authors: Liyu Cao and Howard M. Schwartz

3. Paper Title: Robust Output Feedback Controller Design with Variance and
                Disc Closed-Loop Pole Constraints
        Author: Li Yu and Qing-Long Han

4. Paper Title: Improved Conditions on Delay-Dependent Robust Stability and  
                Stabilization of Uncertain Discrete Time-Delay Systems
       Authors: Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, and Yun Zou


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5.7 Contents: Automatica


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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, December, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 12

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

Survey papers

Mario Milanese and Michele Taragna
H-infinity set membership identification: a survey

Regular papers

Knut Graichen, Veit Hagenmeyer, and Michael Zeitz
A new approach to inversion-based feedforward control design for nonlinear
systems

S. Joe Qin, Weilu Lin, and Lennart Ljung
A novel subspace identification approach with parsimonious parametrization

Shoudong Huang, Matthew R. James, Dragan Nesic, and Peter M. Dower
Analysis of input to state stability for discrete time nonlinear systems
via dynamic programming

Brief papers

Chunming Xia, John Howell, and Nina F. Thornhill
Detecting and isolating multiple plant-wide oscillations via spectral
independent component analysis

Antonio Sala
Computer control under time-varying sampling period: an LMI gridding
approach

Tadashi Ishihara, Hai-Jiao Guo, and Hiroshi Takeda
Integral controller design based on disturbance cancellation: partial LTR
approach for non-mimimum phase plants

Edward Boje
Approximate models for continuous-time linear systems with sampling jitter

Xiefu Jiang and Qing-Long Han
On H_infty control for linear systems with interval time-varying delay

Øyvind Hegrenæs, Jan Tommy Gravdahl, and Petter Tøndel
Spacecraft attitude control using explicit model predictive control

A. Saberi, A.A. Stoorvogel, and P. Sannuti
Analysis, design, and performance limitations of H_2 optimal filtering in
the presence of an additional input with known frequency

K. Lau, G. C. Goodwin, and R. T. M'Closkey
Properties of modulated and demodulated systems with implications to
feedback limitations

Enbin Song, Yunmin Zhu, and Jie Zhou
Optimal dimensionality compression matrix for sensor data in estimation
fusion

Ying Zhang and Yeng Chai Soh
Robust information filter for decentralized estimation

N. Marchand and A. Hably
Global stabilization of multiple integrators with bounded controls

Technical communiques

Sun Shu-Li
Distributed optimal component fusion weighted by scalars for fixed-lag
Kalman smoother

S.N.Huang, K.K.Tan, and T.H.Lee
Further result on a dynamic recurrent neural-network-based adaptive
observer for a class of nonlinear systems

Y.I.Lee, M.Cannon, and B.Kouvaritakis
Extended invariance and its use in model predictive control

Qing-Long Han
Absolute stability of time-delay systems with sector-bounded nonlinearity

Alexey Bobtsov
A note to output feedback adaptive control for uncertain system with
static nonlinearity

Book reviews

Olivier Sename
Stability of Time-Delay Systems, by Keqin Gu, Vladimir L. Kharitonov, and
Jie Chen

Daniel Liberzon
Liapunov functions and stability in control theory, 2nd edition, by A.
Bacciotti and L. Rosier


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5.8 Contents: Control Engineering Practice Contents


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Contents: Control Engineering Practice Contents

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

Journal: Control Engineering Practice
(Includes Special Section on Power Plants and Power Systems Control)
Volume : 13
Issue  : 12
Date   : Dec-2005

Chih-Keng Chen and James Hwang, Iterative learning control for position
tracking of a pneumatic actuated X-Y table, Pages 1455-1461.

D. Muñoz de la Peña, D.R. Ramírez, E.F. Camacho and T. Alamo, Application of
an explicit min-max MPC to a scaled laboratory process, Pages 1463-1471.

Special Section on Power Plants and Power Systems Control:

Om Malik, Special section on power plants and power systems control, Pages
1473-1474.

Raul Garduno-Ramirez and Kwang Y. Lee, Compensation of control-loop
interaction for power plant wide-range operation, Pages 1475-1487.

Tamer Abdelazim and O.P. Malik, Identification of nonlinear systems by
Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy logic grey box modeling for real-time control, Pages
1489-1498.

Yrjö Majanne, Model predictive pressure control of steam networks, Pages
1499-1505.

D.K. Chaturvedi and O.P. Malik, Generalized neuron-based PSS and adaptive PSS,
Pages 1507-1514.

Takashi Hiyama, Daisuke Kojima, Kazuki Ohtsu and Kouichirou Furukawa,
Eigenvalue-based wide area stability monitoring of power systems, Pages 1515-1523.

M. Kurth and E. Welfonder, Oscillation behaviour of the enlarged European
power system under deregulated energy market conditions, Pages 1525-1536.

Naotaka Okada, Hiromu Kobayashi, Tadao Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Takigawa and Kosuke
Kurokawa, Simulation of isolated operation in fault condition by loop power
flow controller, Pages 1537-1543.

B.M. Zhang and W.C. Wu, A loop-flow-based method for capacitor optimization in
distribution systems, Pages 1545-1552.


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5.9 Contents: European Journal of Control


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Contents: European Journal of Control

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

Table of contents – Issue n. 3/2005

Equivalence of Different Realization Methods for High Order Nonlinear Input-
Output Differential Equations, by U. Kotta, T. Mullari

  Discussion on “Equivalence of Different Realization Methods for High Order 
Nonlinear Input-Output Differential Equations” by Z. Bartosiewicz

A State Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Systems with Multiple Discrete and 
Distributed Time Delays, by A. Germani, P. Pepe

  Discussion on “A State Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Systems with 
Multiple Discrete and Distributed Time Delays” by O. Sename

Power Flow Control of a Doubly-Fed Induction Machine Coupled to a Flywheel, 
by C. Batlle, A. Dòria-Cerezo, R. Ortega

  Discussion on “Power Flow Control of a Doubly-Fed Induction Machine 
Coupled to a Flywheel” by A. Alexandridis, L. Russo, C. I. Siettos

  Discussion on “Power Flow Control of a Doubly-Fed Induction Machine 
Coupled to a Flywheel” by D. Karagiannis

  Discussion on “Power Flow Control of a Doubly-Fed Induction Machine 
Coupled to a Flywheel” by A. Tilli

Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile Client-Centric 
Networked Controlled System, by A. Tzes, G. Nikolakopoulos, I. Koutroulis

  Discussion on “Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile 
Client-Centric Networked Controlled System” by P. A. Kawka, A.G. Alleyne

  Discussion on “Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile 
Client-Centric Networked Controlled System” by  N. A. Wedge, A. Al-Hammouri, 
M. S. Branicky, V. Liberatore

  Discussion on “Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile 
Client-Centric Networked Controlled System” by J. Daafouz, P. Riedinger, C. 
Iung

  Discussion on “Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile 
Client-Centric Networked Controlled System” by M. Tabbara, D. Nesic

  Discussion on “Development and Experimental Verification of a Mobile 
Client-Centric Networked Controlled System” by P. Otanez

A Multi-Model Approach to Failure Detection in Uncertain Sampled Data 
Systems, by R. Nikoukhah, S.L. Campbell

  Discussion on “A Multi-Model Approach to Failure Detection in Uncertain 
Sampled Data Systems” by R. Selmic

  Discussion on “A Multi-Model Approach to Failure Detection in Uncertain 
Sampled Data Systems” by A. V. Savkin

Continuous Fuzzy Controller Design Subject to Minimizing Control Input 
Energy with Output Variance Constraints, by Wen-Jer Chang, Sheng-Ming Wu 

  Discussion on “Continuous Fuzzy Controller Design Subject to Minimizing 
Control Input Energy with Output Variance Constraints” by C. T. Abdallah


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5.10 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control


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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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

Volume 50 Issue 9 September 2005

A Crame/spl acute/r-Rao-type estimation lower bound for systems with
measurement faults
Rapoport, I.; Oshman, Y., Page(s):  1234- 1245

End-to-end bandwidth guarantees through fair local spectrum share in wireless
ad-hoc networks
Sarkar, S.; Tassiulas, L., Page(s):  1246- 1259

General model-set design methods for multiple-model approach
Li, X.R.; Zhanlue Zhao; Xiao-Bai Li, Page(s):  1260- 1276

Stability analysis of discontinuous dynamical systems determined by semigroups
Michel, A.N.; Ye Sun; Molchanov, A.P., Page(s):  1277- 1290

A method for determination of optimal gaits with application to a snake-like
serial-link structure
Hicks, G.; Ito, K., Page(s):  1291- 1306

On the ill-posedness of certain vehicular platoon control problems
Jovanovic, M.R.; Bamieh, B., Page(s):  1307- 1321

Hierarchical interface-based supervisory Control-part I: serial case
Leduc, R.J.; Brandin, B.A.; Lawford, M.; Wonham, W.M., Page(s):  1322- 1335

Hierarchical interface-based supervisory control-part II: parallel case
Leduc, R.J.; Lawford, M.; Wonham, W.M., Page(s):  1336- 1348

On initial conditions in iterative learning control
Jian-Xin Xu; Yan, R., Page(s):  1349- 1354

New stability conditions via reflection coefficients of polynomials
Nurges, U., Page(s):  1354- 1360

Control of linear systems subject to time-domain constraints with polynomial
pole placement and LMIs
Henrion, D.; Tarbouriech, S.; Kucera, V., Page(s):  1360- 1364

Optimal linear mean square filter for continuous-time jump linear systems
Fragoso, M.D.; Costa, O.L.V.; Baczynski, J.; Rocha, N., Page(s):  1364- 1369

Optimizing simultaneously over the numerator and denominator polynomials in
the Youla-Kuc/spl caron/era parametrization
Henrion, D.; Kucera, V.; Molina-Cristobal, A., Page(s):  1369- 1374

An exact solution to the stabilization of discrete systems using a first-order
controller
Yu, P.; Wu, Z., Page(s):  1375- 1379

Stabilization of uncertain chained form systems within finite settling time
Yiguang Hong; Jiankui Wang; Zairong Xi, Page(s):  1379- 1384

Is normalization necessary for stable model reference adaptive control?
Barabanov, N.; Ortega, R.; Astolfi, A., Page(s):  1384- 1390

Output feedback stabilization and approximate and restricted tracking for a
class of cascaded systems
Astolfi, A.; Kaliora, G.; Zhong-Ping Jiang, Page(s):  1390- 1396

Kalman filtering in extended noise environments
Diversi, R.; Guidorzi, R.; Soverini, U., Page(s):  1396- 1402

Output zeroing of MIMO plants in the presence of actuator and sensor uncertain
hysteresis nonlinearities
Parlangeli, G.; Corradini, M.L., Page(s):  1403- 1407

Reduced-order observers for linear neutral delay systems
Darouach, M., Page(s):  1407- 1413

Error bounds for finite step approximations for solving infinite horizon
controlled Markov set-chains
Hyeong Soo Chang, Page(s):  1413- 1418

Online identification of continuous-time systems with unknown time delay
Ren, X.M.; Rad, A.B.; Chan, P.T.; Lo, W.L., Page(s):  1418- 1422

On the exponential stability of switching diffusion processes
Chenggui Yuan; Lygeros, J.
Page(s):  1422- 1426

Optimality of static control policies in some discrete-event systems
Lei Miao; Cassandras, C.G., Page(s):  1427- 1431

Laguerre-Gram reduced-order modeling
Amghayrir, A.; Tanguy, N.; Brehonnet, P.; Vilbe, P.; Calvez, L.-C.
Page(s):  1432- 1435

Parameter estimation of dual-rate stochastic systems by using an output error
method
Feng Ding; Tongwen Chen, Page(s):  1436- 1441

Analysis of chattering in continuous sliding-mode controllers
Boiko, I.; Fridman, L., Page(s):  1442- 1446

Minimal positive realizations of transfer functions with nonnegative multiple
poles
Nagy, B.; Matolcsi, M., Page(s):  1447- 1450

Optimal selling rules in a regime switching model
Guo, X.; Zhang, Q., Page(s):  1450- 1455

Iterative learning control for systems with input deadzone
Jian-Xin Xu; Jing Xu; Tong Heng Lee, Page(s):  1455- 1459

Avoiding constraints redundancy in predictive control optimization routines
Olaru, S.; Dumur, D., Page(s):  1459- 1465

Comments on "Optimal control via Fourier series of operational matrix of
integration"
Mohan, B.M.; Kar, S.K., Page(s):  1466- 1467

Comments on "New results on the synthesis of PID controllers"
Martelli, G., Page(s):  1468- 1469

Applied Mathematics for Restructured Electric Power Systems
Page(s):  1470- 1471


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5.11 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 16
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Traffic management in a band limited communication network: an optimal 
control approach
C. Bruni , F. Delli Priscoli , G. Koch , S. Vergari

Discrete time subharmonic modelling and analysis
L. M. Li and S. A. Billings

Robust H2 and H∞ control of discrete-time systems with polytopic 
uncertainties via dynamic output feedback
R. Yang, L. Lu, L. Xie

Rational approximation of distributed-delay controllers
J. R. Partington, P. M. Mäkilä 

A sub-optimal algorithm to synthesize control laws for a network of dynamic 
agents
V. Gupta , B. Hassibi , R. M. Murray

Trajectory tracking control of bimodal piecewise affine systems
K. Sakurama, T. Sugie

Achievable input performance of linear systems under feedback control
V. Kariwala, S. Skogestad, J. F. Forbes, E. S. Meadows

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

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



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5.12 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 3		
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp

Difference of entropies as a non-specificity function on credal sets
Joaquín Abellán and Serafín Moral

Intelligent Systems Design - Editorial
C. H. Dagli

Improving information-theoretic competitive learning by accentuated 
information maximization
Ryotaro Kamimura

A statistical, self-organizing learning system with validation
Hoi-Ming Chi and Okan K. Ersoy

A comparative study of three artificial neural networks for the detection 
and classification of gear faults
I.A. Abu-Mahfouz

A hybrid genetic programming approach for the analytical solution of 
differential equations
Steven J. Kirstukas, Kenneth M. Bryden and Daniel A. Ashlock

Evolving gaits for hexapod robots using cyclic genetic algorithms
Gary B. Parker

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

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



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5.13 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science


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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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




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5.14 Contents: Mathematics of Control Signals and Systems


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Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems

Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen , mcss@cwi.nl

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems (MCSS)
Volume 17 (2005), Number 3

G. Weiss and Cheng-Zhong Xu,
Spectral properties of infinite-dimensional closed-loop systems.
MCSS 17 (2005), 153-172.

P. Rapisarda and J.C. Willems,
Conserved- and zero-mean quadratic quantities in oscillatory systems.
MCSS (2005), 173-200.

C. Prieur and E. Tr‚lat,
Robust optimal stabilization of the Brockett integrator via a hybrid feedback.
MCSS (2005), 201-216.

A. Feintuch and A. Markus,
A general time-varying estimation and control problem.
MCSS (2005), 217-230.

INFORMATION
The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files 
of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at:
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm

Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages:
www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html
www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html

Address for submissions by email or regular mail:
J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS)
CWI
P.O.Box 94079
1090 GB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email mcss@cwi.nl


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5.15 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory


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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

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

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

CONTENTS

On the Bounded Oscillation of Certain Fourth Order Functional
Differential Equations, 
R.P. Agarwal, S.R. Grace and Patricia J.Y. Wong, p. 215

A Fredholm Operator and Solution Sets to Evolution Systems, 
V. Durikovic and M. Durikovicova, p. 229

Influence of Propellant Burn Pattern on the Attitude Dynamics
of a Spinning Rocket, 
F.O. Eke and J. Sookgaew, p. 251

A "Patched Conies" Description of the Swing-By
of a Group of Particles, 
A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 265

Fault Detection Filter for Linear Time-Delay Systems, 
Maiying Zhong, Hao Ye, Steven X. Ding,
Guizeng Wang and Zhou Donghua, p. 273

Adaptive Output Control of a Class of Time-Varying Uncertain
Nonlinear Systems, 
Jing Zhou, Changyun Wen and Ying Zhang, p. 285

Stability of Nonautonomous Neutral Variable Delay 
Difference Equation,  
Hai-Long Xing, Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Yan Shi,
Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 299

For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
Chief of ND&ST: 
Professor A.A.Martynyuk
Institute of Mechanics,
Nesterov str., 3 
Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
UKRAINE
e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua


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5.16 Special issue in Adaptive Control and Signal Processing


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Special issue in Adaptive Control and Signal Processing

Contributed by: Jan de Landtsheer, jdelandt@wiley.co.uk

Call for papers, Special Issue (AACV2005) on Autonomous adaptive control of 
vehicles in formation.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/4508/CallForPapers.html    

In various branches of science and engineering, one often encounters 
nonsmooth dynamical systems. Nonsmoothness sometimes is due to the intrinsic 
abrupt changes in the dynamics such as in multi-modal systems or in general 
in hybrid systems. Sometimes, though, it emerges as a consequence of ideal 
modelling of fast dynamics as sudden changes or approximating nonlinearities 
with piecewise linear characteristics. Recent years, nonsmooth dynamical 
systems have attracted an increasingly growing interest. This interest is 
mainly parallel to that of in hybrid systems. An interesting, yet not 
unexpected, aspect of this interest is of its multi-disciplinary nature. 
Indeed, researchers from various fields; ranging from systems and control to 
mathematical programming, from mechanics to numerical analysis, from 
dynamical systems to computer science, combined their efforts in resolving 
the challenges of nonsmooth systems. All these multi-disciplinary efforts 
produced a good deal of literature on the analysis and synthesis of nonsmooth 
dynamical systems. An inevitable consequence of the nature of such systems is 
that the available literature is rather eclectic. The aim of this special 
issue is to sketch a picture of the mosaic of the multi-disciplinary and 
eclectic theory of nonsmooth dynamical systems. Although the scope of the 
issue includes analysis topics, a special priority will be given to the 
control problems.

Submission Details
Prospective authors are kindly requested to submit their manuscripts online, 
no later than 01/04/2006 at the following address:
http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/rnc
Please follow the instructions under "For Authors".
When submitting your article to this Special Issue, make sure you have 
selected the correct Article Type in the online submission system: "Special 
Issue Article ACND2006".

Guest Editors
Kanat Camlibel and Henk Nijmeijer
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The 
Netherlands


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12th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications 

Contributed by: Vladimir Gaitsgory, v.gaitsgory@unisa.edu.au

12th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications will be held 
in Sophia-Antipolis, France in July 3-6, 2006.
(http://www-sop.inria.fr/coprin/Congress/ISDG06/)

Three days (July 3-5) of state-of-the-art presentations will be followed by 
a one-day tutorial on July 6.

The topics include (but are not limited) to the following:  Dynamic games 
and applications; Repeated games; Stochastic games; Learning and adaptive 
games; Evolutionary games; Cooperative equilibria;  H-infinity control and 
robust controller designs; Theory of optimal control and dynamic games; 
Numerical methods and computer implementation of game models; Dynamic 
bargaining; Pursuit-Evasion games; Search, encounter and inspection games;  
Application of dynamic games in fields such as:  networking (e.g. 
telecommunications and transportation), economics and finance, management 
and marketing, environment, energy and resource management, biology, social 
sciences and others. 

The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2005. The details about the 
format of submissions, registration fees, etc. can be found on the symposium 
web site:
(http://www-sop.inria.fr/coprin/Congress/ISDG06/



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6.2 2006 Intl. Conf. on Information Fusion July 10-13 Florence Italy


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2006 Intl. Conf. on Information Fusion, July 10-13, Florence Italy

Contributed by: Peter Willett, willett@engr.uconn.edu

The 9th International Conference on Information Fusion will be held in
Florence, Italy, on 10-13 July 2006.
The objective of the conference is to provide a forum to discuss
advances and applications for fusion technologies. The conference will
feature keynote speeches, special sessions on topics of current
interest, a tutorials program to assist new researchers in the field,
and a student paper award.

Prospective authors are invited to submit 4-8 page papers by 15 January
2006. The Call for Papers (PDF format) is available for download on the
conference website www.fusion2006.org. Submission instructions and paper
templates will be soon provided on the web site. Proposals for special
sessions, panel discussions and tutorials are encouraged.

Please note the following important deadlines:

Special session proposal 1 December 2005
Tutorial proposal 15 January 2006
Regular paper submission 15 January 2006
Acceptance of papers 1 April 2006
Final papers 15 May 2006
Early registration 1 June 2006

For further and updated information, please visit the conference website
www.fusion2006.org.



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6.3 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control


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45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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6.4 9th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision


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9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision

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

CALL FOR PAPERS
9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL, AUTOMATION,
ROBOTICS AND VISION
ICARCV 2006
5 - 8 December 2006, Singapore
Home Page: http://www.icarcv.org/

The 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and 
Vision, ICARCV 2006, will be held in Singapore from 5 - 8 December 2006. The 
conference is organised by the School of Electrical and Electronic 
Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Institution of 
Engineers, Singapore. The technical sponsors are IEEE Control Systems 
Society, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and IEEE Systems, Man and 
Cybernetics Society. The conference focuses on both theory and applications 
mainly covering the topics of control, automation, robotics and vision. In 
addition to the technical sessions, there will be invited sessions, 
tutorials and keynote addresses.

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

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

CONTROL: Adaptive control; Robust control; Process control; Complex systems; 
Identification and estimation; Nonlinear systems; Intelligent systems; 
Discrete event systems; Hybrid systems; Networked control systems; Delay 
systems; Neural networks; Fuzzy systems; Control of biological systems; 
Precision motion control; Control applications; Control engineering 
education.

AUTOMATION: Man-machine interactions; Process automation; Intelligent 
automation; Factory modelling and simulation; Home, laboratory and service 
automation; Network-based systems; Planning, scheduling and coordination; 
Nano-scale automation and assembly; Instrumentation systems; Biomedical 
instrumentation and applications.

ROBOTICS: Modelling and identification; Robot control; Mobile robotics; 
Mobile sensor networks; Perception systems; Micro robots and micro-
manipulation; Visual servoing; Search, rescue and field robotics; Robot 
sensing and data fusion; Localization, navigation and mapping; Dexterous 
manipulation; Medical robots and bio-robotics; Human centred systems; Space 
and underwater robots; Tele-robotics; Mechanism design and applications.

VISION: Image/video analysis; Feature extraction, grouping and segmentation; 
Scene analysis; Pattern recognition; Learning in vision; Human-computer 
interaction; Tracking and surveillance; Biometrics; Biomedical Image 
analysis; Activity/behaviour recognition; Applications.

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

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

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

Important Dates 
Full Paper Submission Deadline :    1 April 2006 
Notification of Acceptance :    1 July 2006 
Camera-Ready Manuscript Submission Due :    1 September 2006 
Author's registration :    1 September 2006


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6.5 Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems and Power


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Artificial Intelligence in Energy Systems and Power

Contributed by: ICSC Interdisciplinary Research, jeanny@icsc.ab.ca

First International ICSC Symposium on ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENERGY 
SYSTEMS AND POWER AIESP 2006
Madeira, Portugal
February  7 – 10,  2006
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/aiesp2006/aiesp-cfp.html

The Organizing committee is offering a new deadline for papers to be 
published after the conference in a second volume of proceedings:

Deadline for submission: November 15, 2005
Notification of acceptance: November 30, 2005
Registration and submission of final papers: December 31, 2005
Conference: February 7 – 10, 2005

A refereed and registered paper will qualify for publication in proceedings 
as well as journal(s).

The conference will also accept a limited number of Non-AI related papers, 
but only as poster papers. 

Artificial Intelligence is an advanced computer science that seeks to emulate 
some of the capabilities of the human brain, e.g. to automate control of 
engineering systems and extend the skill of human operators.
AIESP2006 is the first of a series of conferences on 'Application of AI in 
Energy Systems and Power'.   It provides a forum to present the highest 
quality papers, and also to report on the latest developments on all above 
subjects.   In other words it aims to teach and educate.    The conference 
provides an opportunity for dialogue and synergy between scientists and 
engineers from different backgrounds with the common interest within the 
field from all over the globe. To achieve this, the conference encourages 
researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to participate.    

The conference considers the application of whole range of AI topics to 
energy systems and power. 

In energy systems it covers topics such as alternative energy including 
renewable energy sources (biomass, hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, tidal and  
photovoltaic conversion systems), new transportation fuels (such as ethanol) 
and new applications of conventional energy sources (such as the use of 
propane and natural gas as automotive fuels, and batteries in electric 
vehicles), fuel cells and gas hydrates 

Examples of energy systems and power topics are as follows: 

-Advanced EMS/SCADA & Restoration
-Dispersed Generation & Distribution Planning 
-Dynamic Stability
-Electrical Machines & Drives
-Electromagnetic Transients & Fault Analysis
-FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems)
-High Voltage Systems
-Hydrothermal Scheduling
-Load Flow Analysis
-Load Forecasting
-Maintenance, Scheduling & Var Planning
-Optimal Power Flow
-Power Generation
-Power Quality, etc
-Power system equipment diagnosis;
-Eletromagnetic compatibility;
-Power system automation;
-Power System Operation & Control
-Power System Planning
-Power System regulation, deregulation and restructuring
-Power System Simulation & Analysis 
-Protection
-Reliability
-Renewable Energy Systems
-Security
-State Estimation
-Transient Stability 
-Transmission & Distribution Systems
-Unit Commitment
-Voltage Stability 

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS 
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/aiesp2006/aiesp_submit.html

PUBLICATIONS 
Conference proceedings (including all accepted papers) will be published by 
ICSC Academic Press and be available for the delegates at the symposium on CD-
ROM. Authors of a selected number of innovative papers will be invited to 
submit extended manuscripts for publication in prestigious international 
journals such as the 'International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy'. 
For further information, please contact Dr. Ahmed Zobaa at 
editorial@eng.cu.edu.eg


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6.6 CFP: Invited Sessions on Automotive Control for CCA2006 


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CFP: Invited Sessions on Automotive Control for CCA2006 

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

ADVANCES IN CONTROL OF AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

2006 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA)
held concurrently with the
IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control Systems Design (CACSD)
IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC)

October 4–6 Munich Germany
http://www.elet.polimi.it/conferences/cca06/

The IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control (TCAC) is organizing 
invited sessions at the 2006 IEEE Conference on Control Applications.  
Papers are invited on original investigations relating to modeling, 
analysis, and control of automotive systems. Specific topics of interest 
include, but are not limited to:  engine/powertrain dynamics and control, 
alternative propulsion systems, fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, vehicle 
dynamics and control, climate control, control of exhaust gas 
aftertreatment, automated highway applications, advanced automotive sensing 
and actuation, estimation and diagnostics.

You are invited to submit a paper describing problem formulation, 
methodology, work performed, results, conclusions, and key references.  
Please submit papers 
* in pdf format,
* including the Paperplaza PIN for each contributing author, and
* indicating the corresponding author and contact information to one of the 
session organizers listed below. 

Papers should be received by December 15, 2005.  Authors will be notified of 
acceptance into an invited session by January 15, 2006.  Submissions 
accepted for inclusion in an invited session must then be submitted online 
via www.paperplaza.net by January 29, 2006.  All 2006 CCA submissions must 
strictly follow the page limit and column specifications outlined on the 
2006 CCA website or risk rejection without review.  

The CCA Conference Program Committee will make the decision regarding final 
acceptance of the invited sessions by March 31, 2006.  Final, complete 
papers will be due on May 19, 2006, and completed session papers must 
conform to the same standards as regular contributed papers.  The CCA is 
particularly interested in enhancing the applications and industrial 
perspective of the conference. Consequently, prospective authors from 
industry are encouraged to submit.

Session Organizers:

Urs Christen     	Bob Koch                    
Ford Motor Co  		Univ. of Alberta
+49 241 9421-119     	+1 780 492-8821                        
uchriste@ford.com	bob.koch@ualberta.ca

Kevin Fischbach		Lino Guzzella
Automotive Comp.   	ETH Zurich  
Holdings, LLC		+41 44 632 54 48
+1 734 481-8652		guzzella@imrt.mavt.ethz.ch
kfischba@ach-llc.com


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6.7 ICSE2006 1st call for paper


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ICSE2006 1st call for paper

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

Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering ICSE 2006: 5-7 
September 2006, Coventry University, UK
http://www.ctac.mis.coventry.ac.uk/icse2006/icse2006home.php

Once again the ICSE returns to Coventry and it is our pleasure to forward 
you the ‘Call for Papers’. As on previous occasions when the Conference 
takes place at Coventry, particular emphasis will be placed on papers which 
address applications of systems engineering. Papers covering aspects of 
design and simulation of systems engineering are also welcomed. Prospective 
authors wishing to participate should forward abstracts of their proposed 
contributions before 10 March 2006. 

The Organising Committee is also seeking proposals for specialist sessions 
(comprising up to six papers). Potential organisers of specialist sessions 
should submit their proposals before 10 March 2006, and where possible 
provide the titles of papers and authors names and affiliations. 

Special sessions proposed to data:
LabVIEW for Data acquisition and Control
Medical robotics
Image processing for real time tracking
Automotive systems
Mechatronics
Marine systems

Abstracts and proposals for sessions submitted before the deadline date will 
be reviewed early, and this should assist authors in planning their 
travelling arrangements. 

Dr Olivier Haas
Conference Secretary ICSE2006
Tel. +44 (0)24 7688 7658

Prof Keith Burnham 
Chairman, Organising Committee ICSE2006
Tel. +44 (0)24 7688 8052


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6.8 IEEE CIS-RAM 2006


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IEEE CIS-RAM 2006

Contributed by: Kiam-Tian Seow, asktseow@ntu.edu.sg

2006 IEEE CIS-RAM: Call for Papers and Invited Session Proposals
7-9 June 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/.

Following the success of CIS-RAM 2004 (http://cis-ram.nus.edu.sg) in 
Singapore, the IEEE R&A and SMC Singapore Chapters are again jointly 
organizing two conferences from 7-9 June, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand:
(i)  IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems 
     (IEEE CIS'06),
(ii) IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics 
     (IEEE RAM'06).

The goal of the 2006 IEEE CIS-RAM is to bring together experts from 
different expertise areas and from different countries to discuss on the 
state-of-the-art and to present new research findings and perspectives of 
future developments with respect to the conference themes. This is an 
integration of the two conferences (CIS'06 and RAM'06) that will be held in 
parallel at the same venue in Bangkok, Thailand.

The proceedings of IEEE CIS and IEEE RAM will be indexed in the EI Compendex 
Database. Best Student Paper Awards for both IEEE CIS 2006 and IEEE RAM 2006 
will be presented.

PAPER SUBMISSION:
Papers must be written in English and should describe original research work.
Author of accepted papers will be required to register and present their 
papers.

Registration to any one of the conferences will entitle a participant to the 
technical sessions and the proceedings of both conferences, as well as the 
joint conference banquet and buffet lunches.

INVITED SESSIONS:
The conferences will feature invited sessions on specialized topics of 
interests. The invited sessions are intended to usher in, in-depth 
discussions in special areas relevant to the conference theme. The session 
organizers will coordinate the associated review process. All accepted 
papers from the invited sessions will be included in the conference 
proceedings.

The conferences are currently soliciting proposals for invited sessions. For 
instructions on proposing and organizing an invited session, please go to 
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/callsessions.htm.

Important dates:
Invited Session Summary Submission                  :  1 January 2006
Conference / Invited Session Paper Submission       : 15 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance                          :  1 March 2006
Final Camera-Ready Manuscript                       :  1 April 2006
Advance Registration Deadline                       :  1 April 2006
Conference                                          :  7 - 9 June 2006

For details, please visit the conference website:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/cis-ram/


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6.9 International Conference: Control 2006 2nd Call for Papers


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International Conference: Control 2006, 2nd Call for Papers

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

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

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

The Conference will be hosted by the University of Glasgow and the University 
of Strathclyde. The Conference will include Invited sessions, Regular 
sessions, Poster sessions, Workshops and Industrial sessions. Submissions are 
invited for all of these sessions.

Plenary Speakers:
Bob Bitmead, University of California, USA
Peter Fleming, Sheffield University, UK
George Oluwande, RWE npower, UK
John Limroth, National Instruments Inc, USA

Important Deadlines:
Submission of Draft Paper 10th Feb. 06
Notification 10th April 06
Final Submission 2nd June 06

Paper Submission is now Open at http://www.control2006.org

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


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6.10 International Conference on Applied Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Research


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International Conference on Applied Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Research

Contributed by: Wei Kang, wkang@nps.edu

The 2006 International Conference on Applied Mathematics and 
Interdisciplinary Research-Nankai (2006ICAMIRN) will be held at Nankai 
University in Tianjin, China, on June 12-15, 2006. The themes of the 
conference include: Analytic methods, Numerical methods, Modeling and 
computation of soft matter materials and complex fluids, Biological and 
medical application, Control theory and applications. The conference 
features a group of distinguished, invited speakers with expertise in an 
area of the conference themes and solicits contributed papers as well to 
provide a scientifically stimulating environment for participants to 
showcase their state-of-the-arts research achievements in applied 
mathematics and interdisciplinary research areas. For more information, 
please check the conference website: www.isam.nankai.edu.cn.
 
Contributed papers are accepted. The deadline for submission is Jan. 31, 
2006. Submission can be done online at www.isam.nankai.edu.cn or send 
through email to: wang@math.fsu.edu; wkang@nps.edu; majing@nankai.edu.cn 
(conference secretary: Jane Ma)


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6.11 International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications


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International Conference on Hybrid Systems and Applications

Contributed by: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Vatsala@Louisiana.edu

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

http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/math/ichsa/

If  you like to get the updated information and invitation to participate in 
the conference, Please send your address and email address to:

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



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6.12 POSTA06 Positive Systems: Theory and Applications 


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POSTA06 Positive Systems: Theory and Applications 

Contributed by: Christian Commault , Christian.Commault@inpg.fr

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES 
Positive systems are systems in which the relevant variables assume 
nonegative values. These systems are quite common in applications where 
variables represent positive quantities such as populations, consumption of 
goods, densities of chemical species, probabilities ... The aim of the 
symposium is that of joining together researchers working on different areas 
such as economy, biomedecine, chemistry, telecommunications and so on in 
order to provide a mutidisciplinary forum where they have the opportunity of 
exchange of ideas and compare results in a unifying framework. 

IMPORTANT DATES 
January 10, 2006, submission dealine 
March 10, 2006, notification acceptance 

The symposium POSTA06 will be held in Grenoble (France) from august 30 to 
september 1, 2006. 
The proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag. 

INFORMATION 
For further information see the web site of POSTA06: 
http://www.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/POSTA06/index.php or contact 
POSTA06@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr 



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6.13 SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures 


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SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures 

Contributed by: Kirsten Wilden, wilden@siam.org

 Nonlinear waves and coherent structures is a broad area of applied 
mathematics. Its theoretical aspects are relevant to subjects as diverse as 
general relativity, high-energy particle physics, fluid and solid mechanics, 
plasmas, nonlinear electrical circuits, Bose-Einstein condensation, nonlinear 
optics, random media, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, chemical reactions, and 
biology. One of the most successful and topical applications is the 
propagation of information in optical fibers, but remarkable agreement 
between theory and experiments can be claimed in many of the fields mentioned 
above.

The goals of this meeting are to provide an opportunity for the cross-
fertilization among the different fields of applications and to increase the 
understanding and communication between the mathematicians who build the 
theory and the scientists who use it. The conference is designed to 
facilitate presentations of advances in nonlinear waves and coherent 
structures, ranging from basic mathematical research to various applications. 
It is expected to draw attendees from the mathematical, biological, 
engineering and physical sciences, and thus provide a strong impetus to new 
and innovative work in the field.

The organizing committee will make every effort to attract a large pool of 
members from different backgrounds and at different stages in their careers.

Additional information is available at 
http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw06/index.php.


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6.14 Special Session on New Trends and Challenges in Mechatronics


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Special Session on New Trends and Challenges in Mechatronics

Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, okyay.kaynak@boun.edu.tr

12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing
INCOM 2006
17-19 May, Saint-Etienne, France
http://www.emse.ft/incom 06

You are cordially invited to contribute to the Special Session on New Trends 
and Challenges in Mechatronics, being organized within the framework of the 
above conference. Please see the web site for details or contact one of the 
session co-chairs indicated below.

Pr Kamal Youcef-Toumi, MIT, USA, youcef@mit.edu
Pr Okyay Kaynak, University, Turkey, o.kaynak@ieee.org
Pr Philippe Lutz, Laboratoire d’Automatique de Besançon, France, 
philippe.lutz@ens2m.fr



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6.15 The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control


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The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control

Contributed by: Subhash Rakheja, rakheja@vax2.concordia.ca

The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control,
CDIC06, will be held on August 13-16, 2006 in historical city of Queretaro,
Mexico. The conference offers a unique integration of innovative concepts and
advances in system dynmics, controls and sensors. For detailed information
about the conference, please visit
http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca

PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 800-1000
words in English. The abstract must include paper title, author(s)
names,affiliation(s), name of the corresponding author, postal and E-mail
addresses of the corresponding author,and telephone/facsimile numbers. All
accepted papers would be published on a Conference CD-ROM. Selected papers 
will be published in a limited-edition hardcover book by World Scientific
Publishing Co. Please consult conference website for instructions for
preparing the manuscript. 

Paper submission by email to: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca 

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of extended abstract    :		January 16, 2006
Notification of Acceptance	   :		March 10, 2006
Submission of Manuscript	   :		April 15, 2006
Conference:			   : 		August 13-16, 2006

Official Web Site: http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca   
E-mail: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca


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6.16 The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control


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Int Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems

Contributed by: Yutaka Yamamoto, yy@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

17th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of 
    Networks and Systems  (MTNS 2006)
    
The next MTNS 2006 will be held July 24 through 28, in Kyoto Japan. Kyoto
is a 1000 year old capital of Japan, and has lots of historical charms.  

The paper/mini-symposia submission deadline is now as close as
less than a month: 

** November 30 **

is the deadline.  Only an extended abstract is required at this
point.  (Full paper is due in May, 2006.)  

Details can be found in the conference Web page.  
  http://www-ics.acs.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mtns06/

The actual submission is done through PaperPlaza (the link can
be traced through the conference web page above; read the 
instructions carefully.  One needs a separate ID for MTNS.)

Please also see our City guide:  Kyoto - the City.  
(There is only one link under here, but we'll expand this
more.) 

Yutaka Yamamoto,  General Chair of MTNS 2006


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8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES

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

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

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

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

Call for Contributions
Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals for special sessions on all
aspects of DES research to the workshop secretariat by January 16, 2006.
Special sessions should consist of 4 to 6 papers along with a 1-2 page
description of the aim and content of the session. Papers in special sessions
will be reviewed individually. In case the special session is not accepted,
individual papers will be considered for inclusion in the regular program.

Important Dates
January 16, 2006: Submission of papers and special sessions 
April 17, 2006: Notification of acceptance 
May 15, 2006: Final versions due 
July 10-12, 2006: Workshop 

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

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


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7.2 Colloquium on Optimisation for Control


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Colloquium on Optimisation for Control

Contributed by: Anthony Rossiter, j.a.rossiter@sheffield.ac.uk

Monday April 24th 2006 at University of Sheffield. With the support of the 
IEEE UK Control Systems Chapter.

Plenary Speaker:   	Marco Campi, (IEEE Distinguished lecturer)
Confirmed Speakers:	Da Wei Gui, Peter Fleming, Richard Vinter, 
Victor Becerra

Invitation to contribute: Although we have identified a few key speakers, we 
are welcoming other contributions. Please contact us before January 10th if 
you wish to present a talk or poster.  We would particularly encourage PhD 
students to bring posters. Please note however, that the focus is on PhD 
students.  Therefore the aim is to share current thinking in a highly 
palatable fashion. We would encourage speakers to produce handouts for 
attendees.

Costing: £20 (twenty pounds) Non-presenters should register in advance. 
Forms at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/events/coc.html

Contact details: If you are intending to come, wish to present or have any 
other enquires:
Anthony Rossiter (j.a.rossiter@sheffield.ac.uk, 0114 2225685) or
James Whidborne (j.f.whidborne@cranfield.ac.uk, 01234 750111 ext 5060 or 
07903 989305)


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7.3 Control of Uncertain Systems: Modelling Approximation and Design


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Control of Uncertain Systems: Modelling, Approximation, and Design

Contributed by: Malcolm Smith, mcs@eng.cam.ac.uk

Control of Uncertain Systems: Modelling, Approximation, and Design
A workshop on the occasion of Keith Glover's 60th birthday

April 21 and 22, 2006
St John's College & Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge

General chair: Malcolm Smith
Programme chairs: Bruce Francis, Jan Willems

Speakers: 
Brian Anderson, Karl Astrom, Gary Balas, Roger Brockett,
Michael Cantoni, Nick Collings, Ruth Curtain, John Doyle, 
Geir Dullerud, Harry Dym, Michel Gevers, Lino Guzzella, Rick Hyde, 
Pablo Iglesias, Hidenori Kimura, Sanjay Lall, David Limebeer, 
Lennart Ljung, Sanjoy Mitter, Andy Packard, George Papageorgiou, 
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, Glenn Vinnicombe, Kemin Zhou.

Registration is open to all.  The registration fee is 150 GBP, which
covers: conference lunches, proceedings, banquet and receptions.
Further information is available from the workshop web site:
http://homepage.mac.com/brucefrancis1/KGworkshop/KG.html

To register for the workshop please complete the form available from
the workshop web site and return with payment to: Mrs Debora Cane,
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington
Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, U.K.

Please note that the registration form and fee must be received by 10
April, 2006.  Early registration is advised due to a limit on total
numbers.  There is no provision for registration on the day of the
workshop. Confirmation of receipt of registration form and fee will be
sent by e-mail.

Free registration is available to a limited number of EPSRC funded
research students.  To enquire about availability please send an e-mail
to: kglover60-workshop@eng.cam.ac.uk

Any other enquiries can be sent to: kglover60-workshop@eng.cam.ac.uk

Financial support generously provided by: The Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, UK) and The MathWorks


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7.4 IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications Workshop


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IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications Workshop

Contributed by: Manny Sidhu, manny.sidhu@honeywell.com

10th Annual IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop
May 8-10, 2006
Vancouver, Canada
http://ieee-ias.org/apc2006/

CALL FOR PAPERS
The workshop is a meeting of those interested in Advanced Process Control 
technology to improve performance of the process industries.  Practical 
installation experience and results in addition to theoretical developments 
are presented for discussion.

Plant operations today are faced with ever-increasing pressure to improve 
efficiency, quality and productivity. Without making fundamental changes to 
their production processes, improvement can usually be made with the 
application of advanced control technology. Using modern computer hardware, 
software and innovative techniques, application engineers are able to 
collect real time and historical data on their processes. Data analysis, 
modeling and simulation provide a better understanding of the dynamics of 
process behavior. Once the process characteristics are accurately 
identified, the options for applying suitable control methodology are no 
longer limited to conventional control techniques.

TUTORIAL SPEAKERS:
Karl Astrom 
Department of Automatic Control, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden

Paul Van den Hof
Delft Center for Systems and Control, TUDelft, Netherlands

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Abstracts (200 words) should be received by January 15, 2006. Include a 
statement in the covering letter confirming that if the paper is accepted 
one of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Please give the 
full name, affiliation, full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail 
address of the corresponding author. Notification of acceptance and author 
kits will be sent within two weeks of the submission deadline. The final 
manuscripts and registration payment for authors are due by March 15, 2006. 
Papers received by this date will be published in the workshop proceedings.

SEND ABSTRACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS TO (prefer via e-mail in PDF format):
e-mail: APC2006@brainwave.com

Technical Program Chair APC2006 
IDEAS Simulation & Control, BrainWave Division
#100 - 13700 International Place	
Richmond, BC V6V 2X8 Canada
Tel: (604) 214-3456
Fax: (604) 214-3457

Visit conference website for further information: 
http://ieee-ias.org/apc2006/


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7.5 Invited session on Hybrid and Continuous Petri net


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Invited session on Hybrid and Continuous Petri net

Contributed by: Laura Recalde, lrecalde@unizar.es

Special Session on HYBRID PETRI NETS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems,
ADHS'06 Alghero, Sardinia, Italy - June 7-9, 2006.
 
The aim of this session is presenting original approaches for modelling,
analysing  and controlling hybrid systems using nets. In particular, the
session will focus on Hybrid and Continuous Petri net approaches to hybrid
control, performance analysis and design of industria supervisory control
systems. Moreover, the session will include contributions on applications of
Hybrid and Continuous Petri nets in various fields, such as manufacturing,
transport systems, traffic networks, communication, networks.
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
Interested contributors please e-mail your paper information (title, authors,
100 words short abstract, and contact author e-mail address, phone and fax
numbers) to the following organizers by November 20, 2005.
 
ORGANIZERS
Maria Pia FANTI
Dipartimento di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica
Politecnico di Bari
Via Re David 200-
70125 Bari Italy
tel. +39-080-5963643 fax. +39-080-5963410
e-mail: fanti@deemail.poliba.it < mailto:fanti@deemail.poliba.it>
 
Laura RECALDE
Departamento de Informatica e Ingenieria de Sistemas
Centro Politecnico Superior
Universidad de Zaragoza
María de Luna, 1
500018 Zaragoza, Spain
tel. +34 976 762338 fax. +34 976 761914
e-mail: lrecalde@unizar.es
 
DEADLINES
Title and short abstract: November 20, 2005
Paper submission deadline: January 5, 2006
Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2006
Final version due: April 1, 2006
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
To stay informed about ADHS'06, refer to the conference
web-page: http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06/index.html


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7.6 The 10th Turkish-German Summer Academy In Advanced Engineering


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The 10th Turkish-German Summer Academy In Advanced Engineering

Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, okyay.kaynak@boun.edu.tr

The 10th Turkish-German Summer Academy In Advanced Engineering
(with scholarship possibilities for bachelor students from Germany, Turkey 
and Eastern European countries)

August 26-September 3, 2006
Kusadasi, Turkey
http://www.fnb.tu-darmstadt.de/summer_academy/en/index.php

Three different courses are offered:

Numerical Methods in Engineering
Fluid Dynamics
Mechatronics

Each are advised by two professors (one from Turkey and one from Germany). In 
every course approximately 12 students participate; 6-8 from Turkey, 2-3 from 
Germany and 2-3 from Eastern Europe countries.

The students taking part will be expected to make a presentation on a topic 
related to the course participated. The course tutors will act as moderators, 
as well as extending and augmenting the information presented by the 
students. The presentations and the discussions will be held in English. In 
addition to the presentations by students, each professor will provide 
complementary information in an introductory lecture so that, at the end of 
the course, a good overview of the treated subject should be available to all 
participants. Please visit the web site for details.

Travel and residence costs for participants will be covered from support 
given by sponsors. Breakfast and dinner will be taken in the hotel. There 
will be also pocket money for lunch provided. 



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7.7 Workshop on Numerical Methods and Software for Computer-Aided Control


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Workshop on Numerical Methods and Software for Computer-Aided Control

Contributed by: Biswa Nath Datta, dattab@math.niu.edu

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP at the CDC-ECC, Seville, Spain, December 11, 2005

From: Biswa Datta 
Subject: Workshop on Computations Methods and Software, Spain

A One-Day Workshop on ``State of the Art Computational Methods and
Software for Computer-Aided Control Systems Design and Software" at
the Joint 44th IEEE CDC and ECC, Seville, Spain, December 11, 2005.

Organizer : Biswa Nath Datta
Lecturers : Biswa Nath Datta and others (TBA).

This one-day workshop is designed to give a complete overview of the 
state-of-the-art computational methods and the associated software for control 
systems design and analysis.

All fundamental topics, including controllability, observability, stability, 
robust stability, feedback stabilization, robust and H-infinity control, state 
estimation (including Klaman filter), LQR and LQG Design, systems 
identification, and model reduction, will be discussed. The workshop will 
conclude with discussions of important research problems on algorithm and 
software development for control systems. 

The lectures will be organized to clearly explain the algorithms in a manner 
that is suitable for easy implementations on computers. The mathematical 
jargon that are often distractive to learn these technique will be avoided as 
much as possible.  The minimal amount of numerical linear algebra background 
that are absolutely essential to understand the material will be presented in 
the workshop itself.

The workshop will be of interests to students, researchers and practicing 
engineers working on control theory and its wide variety of applications, such 
as those arising in electrical, mechanical, chemical, and aerospace 
engineering, as well as biology, chemistry, finance, and economics.

The workshop will also provide motivation and practical guidance to the
instructors design graduate level courses in control theory with emphasis on 
numerical aspects.

The details of the workshop can be found in the web site:
  http://www.math.niu.edu/~dattab
with a link to the conference and workshop web sites.


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Dean: Bowling Green State University, USA

Contributed by: Sri Kolla, skolla@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Dean - College of Technology

Bowling Green State University, a premier learning community in Ohio, invites 
applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of 
Technology. The College, with 49 full-time faculty and approximately 1380 
undergraduate students, is highly interdisciplinary, with a diverse group of 
majors. It offers undergraduate programs in Advanced Technological Education, 
Architecture/Environmental Design Studies, Aviation Studies, Construction 
Management and Technology, Electronics and Computer Technology, Manufacturing 
Technology, Mechanical Design Technology, Visual Communication Technology, 
and Technology Education.  At the Master’s level, the College offers programs 
in Career and Technology Education and Industrial Technology. The College is 
a member of a consortium of five universities offering the Ph.D. in 
Technology Management.

The Dean will be a strong advocate for change and possess the ability to 
marshal and manage resources.  Currently, the College is considering 
proposals for discipline-based professional accreditation, reorganization for 
future growth, and continued development of an innovative curriculum. 
Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to resource development and 
the ability to communicate effectively.   Candidates must possess a 
substantial record of research and scholarship and qualify for a tenured 
appointment at the rank of Professor.   

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until an 
appointment is made. For further details, contact: 

Dr. Michael R. Ferrari, 
BGSU/Technology Dean Search
EFL Associates, Chicago Office 
2275 Half Day Road, Suite 350 
Bannockburn, IL 60015 
847.821.2797 (Office)
847.821.2799 (Fax)
mferrari@eflassociates.com
 
BGSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages 
applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.


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8.2 Faculty: California Institute of Technology USA


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Faculty: California Institute of Technology, USA

Contributed by: Christine Ortega, search@cs.caltech.edu

The Caltech Computer Science Department invites applicants for a tenure-track
faculty position in computing systems research.  The principal requirements
are demonstrated excellence in innovative research and the potential for high
quality teaching and mentoring. Candidates whose research includes design and
implementation of computing systems are encouraged to apply.  Research areas
of particular interest include but are not restricted to VLSI and
architecture, novel computing substrates, distributed systems, networking,
operating systems, databases, data mining and compilers.

The initial appointment at the assistant-professor level is for four years and
is contingent on the completion of the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or a
related field.  Exceptionally well-qualified applicants may also be considered
at the associate or full professor level.  Candidates are directed to the web
pages at 
	http://www.cs.caltech.edu/search
for instructions on how to apply on-line.  Applications will be considered
until the position is filled, though those received before January 1, 2006 are
preferred.  Electronic copies (.pdf) of your curriculum vitae (including a
list of publications), a statement of teaching and research plans, and three
to five publications will be required.  Questions about the application
process may be directed to: search@cs.caltech.edu.

Caltech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women,
minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.


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8.3 Faculty: National Chiao Tung University Taiwan


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Faculty: National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Contributed by: Der-Cherng Liaw, ldc@cn.nctu.edu.tw

Three Faculty Openings for the rank of Assistant, Associate and/or Full 
Professor
Department of Electrical and Control Engineering
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Specialty: Related fields in Electrical Engineer and Computer Science, 
especially:
1. Control Systems, Signal Processing (higher priority on Assistant 
Professor for these two areas);
2. MEMS, Power Electronics, Analog IC Design;
3. Intelligent System, Bio-Mechatronics, Bio-Mimics, Intelligent Robot, 
Neuro-Engineering, Human-Machine Interface.

Qualification:
1. Ph.D. degree in related field
2. Experience in teaching and research

Required Application Material:
1. Resume and/or Autobiography
2. Transcripts for master & Ph.D. studies and copy of the Ph.D. diploma
3. Publications
4. Two or three letters of recommendation, including one from the advisor

Please send or email to¡G
Kuu-Young Young
Professor and Chairman
Department of Electrical and Control Engineering
National Chiao Tung University
1001 Ta Hsueh Road
Hsinchu, Taiwan, 300
Tel: +886-3-5712121 Ext 54366; Fax:+886-3-5715998
Email: kyoung@cc.nctu.edu.tw
Web: http://www.cn.nctu.edu.tw 


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8.4 Faculty: UNSW Canberra Australia


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Faculty: UNSW Canberra, Australia

Contributed by: Ian Petersen, i.petersen@adfa.edu.au

UNSW@ADFA consists of 5 Schools which form a campus of the University of New
South Wales.    Located at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra,
UNSW@ADFA provides undergraduate courses to officer cadets and midshipmen as
well as postgraduate courses and research opportunities to civilian and
defence personnel.   Staff enjoy pleasant surroundings and have access to
various facilities and free parking.   A generous superannuation scheme is
also offered.

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
Salary:  Lecturer  Level B  	$AUS65,028 - $76,660  per annum
	Senior Lecturer  Level C	$AUS78,983 - $90,615  per annum
(This is inclusive of a superable UNSW academic loading of $AUS3,000 per annum)

Applications are invited for this position from suitably qualified people in
the field of electrical engineering or a related discipline. The successful
applicant will join a vibrant School that aims to provide high-quality
educational programs as well as a dynamic, productive, output-driven research
environment.

As well as undergraduate programs offered to officer cadets and midshipmen,
the School offers postgraduate programs to civilian and defence personnel,
including postgraduate coursework programs and research masters and PhD
degrees. A professional doctorate, the Doctor of Information Technology, is
also available. In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate programs, the
School also provides a number of technology awareness courses for defence
personnel.

Active research programs are maintained in the areas of antenna arrays,
artificial intelligence, complex systems, control theory, image and video
coding and transmission, evaluation of computer networks, image processing and
interpretation, information and communication technology governance, mobile
communications, operations research, quantum computing, radar and
electromagnetic engineering, remote sensing, robotics, software metrics,
speech processing and virtual environments. Bodies like the Australian
Research Council support many of these projects. The successful applicant will
be expected to undertake an active research program.

The School is looking to appoint a staff member who will add to the School’s
research activities and who will complement the School’s teaching profile in
the area of surveillance technologies, avionics and radar.

A successful applicant would be expected to have: appropriate qualifications
and experience in a relevant field; a demonstrated record of quality teaching
at the university level; an ability and willingness to undertake an active
research program and contribute to research in at least one of the School’s
active research programs; an ability and willingness to teach at all levels
and in a range of topics within the School’s teaching program if required; an
ability and willingness to contribute to aspects of School administration and
to serve on UNSW@ADFA committees; an ability to communicate well in English
both orally and in writing; a knowledge and understanding of equity and
diversity and OH&S procedures and practices .

Membership of an approved University superannuation scheme is a condition of
employment.  Position description and selection criteria are available at
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/admin/hr/emp_opps/index.html    Further
information is available from the Head of School Professor John Arnold on (02)
6268 8212 or by email on j.arnold@adfa.edu.au
Applications close 18 November 2005. Please quote reference number: ITEE12787


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8.5 Faculty: Univ. of Michigan USA


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Faculty: Univ. of Michigan, USA

Contributed by: Dawn Tilbury, tilbury@umich.edu

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 
invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in various areas of 
mechanical engineering including design and manufacturing, dynamics, systems 
and controls, materials and solid mechanics and thermal/fluid sciences.  
Candidates with research interests in automotive engineering, biotechnology, 
eco/ sustainable systems, energy-systems, manufacturing, and micro/nano 
systems are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related 
fields, a demonstrated record for conducting independent research, and the 
potential for leadership and impact in teaching and research. Appointments at 
all levels will be considered.  For best consideration, candidates 
should apply by February 28, 2006, but the positions will remain open until 
filled.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
employer. All applicants should submit three copies of a detailed resume, a 
statement of research and teaching interests, and the name and address of at 
least five references to:

Professor Jeffrey Stein
Chair, Faculty Search Committee
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Michigan
2350 Hayward Street
2250 G.G. Brown Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

or electronically to:  stein@umich.edu


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8.6 Faculty: University of Houston USA


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Faculty: University of Houston, USA

Contributed by: Karolos Grigoriadis, karolos@uh.edu

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen 
College Of Engineering is seeking a highly motivated and creative person for 
a tenure-track position in the broadly defined area of intelligent systems.  
Successful candidates must have a strong interest in establishing an active 
and innovative research program that will be internationally recognized, as 
well as a commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  
This position is intended to advance the multi-scale engineering initiative 
of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.  The Candidates must have a 
Ph.D. in the engineering sciences, physical sciences, or related discipline.  
Interested persons should submit a curriculum vita detailing academic and 
professional experiences, a teaching/research vision statement, and the 
contact information for three professional references.  Please send 
application material to:  Intelligent Systems Search Chair, Dept. of 
Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas  77204-4006.

The University of Houston is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 
employer.  Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are 
encouraged to apply.


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8.7 PDF: University of Alberta Canada


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PDF: University of Alberta, Canada

Contributed by: Biao Huang, biao.huang@ualberta.ca

Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a postdoctoral 
position in Computer Process Control Group, Department of Chemical and 
Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. The position requires 
research and application of process and control monitoring for oil industry. 
Candidates should have a strong background in process control or applied 
statistics. Knowledge and experience with Bayesian Statistics would be 
considered an asset. The candidates should also have interests to 
participate in industry related research and have strong communication 
skills.

Enquiries and applications (CV + names of two referees) should be sent 
(preferably by e-mail) to:
Biao Huang
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Canada T6G 2G6
Email: biao.huang@ualberta.ca



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8.8 PhD: 5 Positions Delft University of Technology NL


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PhD: 5 Positions, Delft University of Technology, NL

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

In the Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) there are openings for 5
PhD students on the following topics:

1. Iterative Learning Control for complex nonlinear mechatronic systems
2. Distributed control of deflable structures in nano-, micro satellites
3. Global Chassis control in x-by-wire controlled vehicles
4. Fault tolerant control of large scale windturbines
5. Identification of large scale LPV models in systems biology

The students will work in a team of experts lead by Prof. Michel Verhaegen.
The incentive in these projects is to develop novel algorithms for systems and
control problems and to validate these algorithms in a laboratory case study.
In all the projects a close collaboration with industrial research
laboratories and with a multidisciplinary team of experts. 

Candidates
We are looking for candidates having an M.Sc degree and a strong background in
systems and control theory. Affinity with the application field related to the
particalar topic (Mechatronics, Aerospace, Automotive, Wind Energy and Systems
Biology) is an advantage. A good command of the English language is required.
Please send applications including your Curriculum Vitae, list of three
references, list of publications with a summary of your M.Sc thesis and a
cover letter stating your motivation to Prof. M. Verhaegen.

Project  term  and  salary

Enrolment and salary are according to the Employment Agreement Dutch
Universities. Enrolment will start as soon as possible. The Ph.D. student will
be appointed for a period of four years, after the first year an evaluation
will take place. The gross monthly salary will be 2033,- Euro in the first
year, increasing to Euro 2347,-- gross per month in the fourth year.

Contact: Prof. M. Verhaegen, tel. +31 15 278 5205,
M.Verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl, Delft University of Technology, DCSC, Mekelweg 2,
NL-2628 CD Delft, the Netherlands. Fax. +31 15 278 6679.


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8.9 PhD: Cambridge University UK


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PhD: Cambridge University, UK

Contributed by: J.M. Maciejowski, jmm@eng.cam.ac.uk

Cambridge University Engineering Department
Control Group

An EPSRC PhD studentship is available in the Control Group of Cambridge
University Engineering Department, under the supervision of Dr J.M.
Maciejowski, to conduct research into the application of Model Predictive
Control and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for the control of complex
stochastic dynamic systems. The studentship is available from January 2006 for
a period of 3 years.

Model Predictive Control is a control strategy which relies on real
-time predictions and repeated solution of optimization problems. This project
is concerned with extending this strategy to complex stochastic nonlinear and
hybrid dynamical systems. The studentship will be concerned also with
developing relevant application cases. Current applications are conflict
detection and resolution in air-traffic control and decision making for
sustainable development.

Applicants should have a good degree in Mathematics or Engineering or related
subject, with some knowledge of probability theory and statistics. A
willingness to pursue both theoretical and algorithmic aspects (involving
programming, numerical experiments, etc) is essential.

The studentship includes University and College fees at the UK/EU rate, and a
tax-free maintenance grant of 12000 GBP per year, for a period of three years. 
Note that applicants from outside the European Union would need to find an
additional 8000 GBP per year in order to pay the higher fees that apply to
non-EU students. Applicants from outside the EU are therefore discouraged from
applying, unless they have access to such additional funds.

For further details please contact Janet Milne (e-mail: jrm16@eng.cam.ac.uk) .

To apply for this studentship please send a letter of application, and
curriculum vitae to Dr J.M. Maciejowski (e-mail: jmm@eng.cam.ac.uk). In
addition, applicants should arrange for two referees to send  letters of
recommendation to the same address. Applications and reference letters should
be sent as soon as possible, but in any case no later than 25 November 2005.

Note that this is a re-advertisement. Previous applicants will be considered
automatically, and need not re-apply.


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8.10 PhD: Ghent University Belgium


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PhD: Ghent University, Belgium

Contributed by: Rene Boel, rene.boel@UGent.be

The Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation (EESA)
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 
is looking for a qualified Ph.D. student interested in research leading to a
doctoral degree. The research will be carried out as part of a 4-year research
project (starting Jan.1 2006, but later starting dates are possible) on the 
 
Decentralised Control of large networks, with applications to power systems

This research project contains a methodological component, and a case study.
The methodological component will study the design of agent-based controllers
for large networks of components, subject ot cascading perturbations. The
power system case study will be carried out in co-operation between the
control theory group and the electrical energy  group at Ghent University, and
will study the feasability of implementing the proposed control algorithms to
the electricity transportation network, using power electronic devices.

The net salary after taxes depends on the family situation but will be at
least 1460EURO per month.

Applicants should include the following in their application:
- a letter explaining why they are interested in this position
- full CV,
- names, e-mail addresses and fax numbers of three academic referees

To apply, please send (by e-mail) before November 15, 2005, an application to:
Prof. Rene Boel
SYSTeMS Research Group, Ghent University
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
e-mail: rene.boel@UGent.be
tel.: +32-9-2645658
fax:  +32-9-2645840
URL: http://www.systems.ugent.be/people/reneboel.html


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8.11 PhD: ProMatch Europe


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PhD: ProMatch, Europe

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

2 PhD Positions for ProMatch

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

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

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

Open Positions
The project has 2 PhD positions, one at each of the following institutions: 
-Technische Universiteit Delft,  Delft Centre of Systems and Control (The 
Netherlands)
-Aachen University (RWTH),Process Systems Engineering (lpt), (Germany)

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

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

Conditions of Employment 
The appointment will be for a period of 4 years full-time as PhD. The degree 
is to be completed with a PhD thesis at the end of this period. 
Starting date will preferably be at the beginning of December 2005.

For more details please refer to the PROMATCH website at: 
http://www.cs.ele.tue.nl/promatch

Application consisting of a detailed CV + cover letter to be sent by post, 
fax or e-mail preferably by November 10th to:

Prof. dr. ir. P.P.J. van den Bosch 
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology 
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands 	Tel +31 40 2472300
Fax +31 40 2434582
Email: P.P.J.v.d.Bosch@tue.nl


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8.12 PhD: UNSW Canberra Australia


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PhD: UNSW Canberra, Australia

Contributed by: Ian Petersen, i.petersen@adfa.edu.au

PhD Scholarship ($AUS 20,037 pa tax-free for 3 years)

Location: School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering,
University of NSW @ Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra,
Australia.  

The school of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE)
at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of
New South Wales is seeking expressions of interest from highly
qualified students to join the PhD program. The PhD scholarship
provides living allowances of $20,037 per annum tax-free.  

Topic: Evolutionary methods in the design of robust control systems 

The proposed thesis topic will involve the student looking at the
application of evolutionary computation and related methods to
optimization problems arising in the design of robust feedback control
systems. It is expected that this research will lead to new general
methods for robust and nonlinear control system design. In addition
specific applications will be considered including missile auto-pilot
systems, UAV flight control systems and vibration control systems. 

Application Process: The successful applicant is anticipated to have a
first-class honour or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or other
relevant areas. All applicants are expected to possess good
programming skills and excellent communication and research skills. An
ideal applicant for the project would have knowledge in control
systems, neural networks, and evolutionary computation. Applications
should include a detailed CV, a copy of academic transcripts
and a cover letter detailing the applicants’ research interest and
its relevance to the project. The applicant should satisfy UNSW
admission requirements for the PhD program. Potential applicants
should discuss the application and send the paper work to Prof. Ian
Petersen i.petersen@adfa.edu.au or Dr. Hussein Abbass
abbass@itee.adfa.edu.au. Deadline for applications is 15th of November
2005 or until the position is filled, for a possible starting date of
March 2006. Applications should be sent by email or fax +61-2-62688581 


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8.13 PhD: UTSA USA


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PhD: UTSA, USA

Contributed by: Bruce Smith, Ph.D., Bruce.Smith@utsa.edu

PhD Student Research Assistantships are available starting Fall 06.  The 
research is focused on the development of novel imaging systems for medicine 
and for the detection of contraband nuclear material by making use of Compton 
imaging (please see publication list) and muon imaging.  

Background: UNIX, programming, numerical methods, signal processing. A physics 
background is desirable.

Students must apply to the PhD program and comply with the graduate school 
application requirements provided at http://www.utsa.edu/graduate.  The 
graduate school deadline is February 1, 2006 but it is in your best interest 
submitted all required material as early as possible.

For more information visit http://adm02.eng.utsa.edu:16080/~bsmith/
Questions: send email to: Bruce.Smith@utsa.edu or phone: (210) 458-5512


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8.14 PhD: University of Coimbra Portugal


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PhD: University of Coimbra, Portugal

Contributed by: Paulo de Carvalho, carvalho@dei.uc.pt

Two research positions have become available in the Adaptive Computation 
Group of the Centre of Informatics and Systems, University of Coimbra, 
Portugal (http://cisuc.dei.uc.pt). These positions are for:

PhD students holding an MSc degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering / 
Computer Science / Computer Engineering or equivalent. 
The positions are funded by the MyHeart project (IST-2002-507816) – an 
Integrated Project in the area of eHealth financed by the EU FP6 (for details 
see http://www.hitech-projects.com/euprojects/myheart/). The research topic 
is Biosignal processing. An indicative list of possible research topics is 
the following: 

- Processing of low quality ECG signals 
- HF decompensation prediction 
 
The exact research topic of the new researcher will be chosen so as to match 
his/her experience aiming at maximum productivity. Appointments can be 
extended up to 3 years. Proven research experience in one of the following 
fields: digital signal processing, intelligent/non-linear data analysis, ECG 
analysis, very good knowledge of English, C/C++ programming and strong 
interest in academic research are highly desired. Furthermore, immediate 
availability to integrate the research team is highly desirable.

Prospective applicants should forward their resume (CV) and recommendation 
letters by fax or email (preferably) to the following address until the 4th 
of November of 2005: 

Prof. Paulo de Carvalho
Department of Informatics Engineering
University of Coimbra
Pólo II
3030 Coimbra
Portugal
Tel:     +351-239790000
Fax:    +351-239701266
e-mail:  carvalho@dei.uc.pt


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8.15 PhD: University of London UK


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PhD: University of London, UK

Contributed by: Henri Huijberts, h.j.c.huijberts@qmul.ac.uk

Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Department of Engineering/School of Mathematical Sciences
Queen Mary, University of London

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship, starting from 1 
January 2006 or as soon as possible thereafter. Candidates should have at 
least an upper 2nd class honours degree or equivalent in Engineering with 
interest in Mathematics or vice versa. Expertise in control theory or 
dynamical systems theory would be an advantage.
 
This is a College Studentship with the standard College stipend. Please 
email CV with names and contact details of two referees to: Dr H J C 
Huijberts at H.J.C.Huijberts@qmul.ac.uk. Further information can be obtained 
from either Dr Huijberts or Prof. D K Arrowsmith at 
D.K.Arrowsmith@qmul.ac.uk.

Deadline for application is 1 December 2005.


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8.16 PhD: Virginia Tech USA


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PhD: Virginia Tech, USA

Contributed by: Konda Reddy, kchevva@vt.edu

The Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech 
is currently looking for Ph.D. students to join the exciting research in 
Virginia Center for Autonomous Systems (VaCAS). VaCAS is an 
interdisciplinary research center between the departments of Aerospace and 
Ocean Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical 
Engineering. The main goals of the center are to develop theory and 
technology that will support autonomous coordination within heterogeneous 
teams of unmanned vehicles. The students will have the oppurtunity to work 
on a number of research projects related to autonomous systems, like visual 
guidance and control of autonomous vehicles, including air, ground, and 
marine vehicles,  nonlinear adaptive systems, control of networks of 
vehicles, etc.  

The students will also participate in research projects in the Nonlinear 
Systems Lab (NSL). The NSL is co-directed by AOE professors Dr. Naira 
Hovakimyan and Dr. Craig Woolsey. The research at Nonlinear Systems 
Laboratory is focussed on theoretical, numerical, and experimental 
investigation of nonlinear system dynamics and control. More details can be 
found at http://www.aoe.vt.edu/research/groups/nsl/


Prospective students should have a strong interest and background in the 
fields of mathematical control theory, dynamical systems, control 
engineering and computation. Students must apply to the PhD program and 
comply with the graduate school application requirements provided at 
http://www.grads.vt.edu. The graduate school deadline is May 15, 2006 but it 
is in the best interest to submit all required material as early as possible.

You may also send your inquiries to Professor Naira Hovakimyan via email: 
nhovakim@vt.edu.


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8.17 Post-Doc: Caltech USA


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Post-Doc: Caltech, USA

Contributed by: Maria Lopez, ist-pd-cmi@caltech.edu

Caltech's Center for the Mathematics of Information (CMI) announces openings
in the CMI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, starting in fall 2006. The CMI is
dedicated to fundamental mathematical research with an eye to the roles of
information and computation as resources throughout science and engineering.
Areas of interest include algorithms, complexity, applied combinatorics,
applied probability, statistics, information and coding theory, geometry
processing, multiresolution methods, control and optimization. Please apply
and have three reference letters sent directly as instructed at
http://www.ist.caltech.edu/joinus/positions.html. All materials are due by
January 6, 2006.

Positions are contingent upon completion of the PhD. Caltech is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, veterans, and disabled
persons are encouraged to apply.

Contact:
Maria Lopez
626.395.3034


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8.18 Post-Doc: ISR-Lisbon Portugal


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Post-Doc: ISR-Lisbon, Portugal

Contributed by: Victor Barroso, vab@isr.ist.utl.pt

The Institute for Systems and Robotics, ISR-Lisbon (Portugal), offers one
postdoctoral research positions in the field of  Signal Processing.

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

For details on how to apply please visit http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/temaD or
contact Prof. Victor Barroso (email: vab@isr.ist.utl.pt)


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8.19 Post-Doc: Louisiana State University USA


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Post-Doc: Louisiana State University, USA

Contributed by: Guoxiang Gu, ggu@lsu.edu

The Systems Group at Louisiana State University is seeking a research
associate/postdoctoral fellow with a strong research background in the area of
communication, signal processing and/or control. A Ph.D. degree in Electrical
or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a relevant field of study is
highly desirable. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.

The candidate would participate in funded research projects, generally
focusing on software defined/cognitive radios, and direction
finding/geolocation. Expertise in the areas of detection and estimation,
spectral analysis, adaptive modulation/coding, and OFDM is highly desirable.

The position is available immediately. The position can be filled initially
for 12-18 months, with a strong possibility of extension depending on
performance and continued funding. The group has good opportunity to support
travel to conferences.

The selection process will begin immediately upon receipt of applications. An
application including cover letter, a CV, names and email addresses of at
least three references should be emailed to 
sensor_net@ece.lsu.edu.


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8.20 Post-Doc: University of Maryland USA


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Post-Doc: University of Maryland, USA

Contributed by: Susan Frazier, sue@umd.edu

Post-Doctoral Research Appointment Opportunities, Fall 2006

For Ph.D. recipients in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and 
related areas.

The Institute for Systems Research (ISR) is an interdisciplinary research 
unit of the University of Maryland. Located in College Park, Md., ISR 
generates fundamental knowledge and technologies for integrated design for 
control of complex engineering systems. The following thrust areas are 
emphasized: 

Global Communications Systems
Sensor-Actuator Networks
Next-Generation Product Realization Systems
Societal Infrastructure Systems
Cross-Disciplinary Systems Education

ISR’s research programs are at the forefront of advances in modern systems 
engineering, and incorporate sophisticated analytical and computational 
methods with state-of-the-art experimental and modeling techniques.

INTEREST AREAS
A multi-disciplinary team of outstanding scientists and engineers is 
pursuing in-depth studies in the implications and applications of modern 
computer technology to control and communication systems technologies. 
Extensive industrial collaboration is an integral part of the program.  

ISR’s research projects encompass a diverse set of systems problems; they 
include intelligent control of processes, electromechanical motion control, 
wireless communication networks, high-speed satellite and terrestrial 
communication networks, telemedicine systems, and virtual factories for the 
manufacture of electromechanical devices.  

While we welcome applications from qualified parties with interests in 
systems, control, and communications, we are especially seeking persons for 
research projects on the following topics:
Air traffic management
Artificial Intelligence (planning under uncertainty, game-tree search, and 
machine learning) 
Distributed control systems
Networked control systems
Neuroscience and sensory-motor feedback loops
Optimization
Supply chain management
Theory of error correcting codes and information theory

APPOINTMENTS
ISR Post-doctoral appointments are available for recipients of Ph.D. degrees 
who have interests in systems engineering and its applications. Candidates 
must have received their degrees by August 31 of the same year that the 
appointment begins.  Typically, appointments are effective from September 
through August. Academic excellence and outstanding potential for basic 
research weigh heavily in appointment selection. 

BENEFITS 
ISR Post-Doctoral appointees enjoy the unique opportunity of participating 
in state-of-the-art research in systems engineering. Exceptional 
opportunities exist for research in collaboration with leading industrial 
and government research laboratories. Appointments offer generous salaries 
and provide excellent benefits. They are typically for one year and are 
renewable up to a second year based on performance and the availability of 
funds.

APPLICATION 
To be considered for a post-doctoral appointment, applicants must submit the 
following materials: 
- Curriculum vitae including a list of publications,
- Statement of research interests and goals, including the reason one wishes 
to participate in this program, 
- Sample publications, 
- Three letters of recommendation, 
- A transcript from the institution where the Ph.D. was (or will be) earned, 
showing grades in courses taken.

All materials must be received by January 15, 2006 to qualify candidates for 
Fall consideration.

MAIL APPLICATIONS TO:
Institute for Systems Research
Attn: Post-Doctoral Appointment Review 
2175 A.V. Williams Building 
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
For additional information, email sue@isr.umd.edu

The Institute for Systems Research is a permanent state-supported institute 
of the University of Maryland, within the A. James Clark School of 
Engineering and the Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology.


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8.21 Post-Doc: University of Michigan USA


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Post-Doc: University of Michigan, USA

Contributed by: Dawn Tilbury, tilbury@umich.edu

At the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing 
Systems at the University of Michigan, we are working on research topics 
involving manufacturing control systems.  Areas of interest include:  logic 
control systems, industrial network systems (including industrial and 
real-time Ethernet), and factory-wide control systems, including database 
implementations of control systems.  Applications are invited for a 
post-doctoral fellow to join the multi-disciplinary team of ME, EE, and CS 
faculty and students. The position would focus on (1) implementation of 
research results in industrial facilities, (2) laboratory testing of control 
solutions, using both the Reconfigurable Factory Testbed at UM and local 
industry testbeds, and (3) continued research in manufacturing controls in 
areas of industrial interest.

Potential candidates should send a cover letter and a CV including the names 
of at least two professional references to:

Prof. Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan
tilbury@umich.edu
http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~tilbury

More information on the center’s activities and the Reconfigurable Factory
Testbed can be found at 
http://erc.engin.umich.edu and http://eclipse.engin.umich.edu/RFTindex.html


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8.22 Research Engineer: Honeywell British Columbia Canada


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Research Engineer: Honeywell, British Columbia, Canada

Contributed by: Greg Stewart, greg.stewart@honeywell.com

Research Engineer / Scientist III (Control Engineer) – 00039432
 
Description: This position is responsible for development, implementation and 
support of advanced control strategies for pulp, paper and printing.  This 
includes preparation of technical specifications, performing simulations, 
implementing and coding control strategies, verifying and validating 
features, supporting systems in the field and preparing technical reports.

Qualifications 
* Master's or PhD in Engineering, usually in Electrical, Control or Chemical 
Engineering with a specialty in Control Engineering Bachelor's in Chemical 
Engineering
* 2 to 5 years' experience in industrial process control, preferably in the 
pulp and paper industry or advanced education combined with experience in 
industrial control system development and implementation
* Experience in oil and gas would be an asset
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Travel up to 25% of the time
* Self starter, goal planning and team player skills

Profile  
* Job Function: Engineering
* Location:   North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Apply Online at http://www.honeywell.com/careers/ with job number 00039432.  
Emailed applications will not be considered.


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8.23 Research Engineer: Penn State University USA


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Research Engineer: Penn State University, USA

Contributed by: John Dzielski, jed8@psu.edu

Responsible for research and development of new technologies for the analysis
and control of advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The position
requires an ability to implement and test control and guidance algorithms in
both simulation and target hardware.  Develop and maintain elements of an
extensive system-level simulation of an AUV and support and participate in
at-sea testing of new AUV systems and advanced technologies.  This position
offers a highly motivated candidate an opportunity to be involved with
advanced research on AUV systems ranging from large (5 tons) to small (200
lbs), and slow (2-6 kt) to high speeds where we are currently involved in
developing relevant models of the physics.

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University has been operating
autonomous underwater vehicle systems for over 50 years and conducts research
and development in many related technical areas including sonar, signal
processing, guidance, control, hydrodynamics, and propulsion.  The candidate
will have responsibilities for control system and software development for
several different programs and an opportunity to work in several different
technical areas.  

Requires Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s (preferred) Degree or equivalent in
Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or
Physics.  A Ph.D. candidate with a strong desire to take responsibility for
seeing research results through implementation and at-sea testing would also
be desirable. The position reqires a grounding in techniques for modeling and
simulation of physical systems, control system analysis and design, and
programming experience in C, Simulink, Stateflow, and Matlab.  Experience with
modeling aerodynamic or hydrodynamic systems and a demonstrated ability to
conduct multi-disciplinary research is desirable.  A candidate with knowledge
of automata theory and experience in techniques for analyzing discrete event
and hybrid systems would be of particular interest.  U.S. Citizenship is required.

Interested candidates must apply via the Penn State University website at
https://secureweb.ohr.psu.edu/evms2/external/EVMS2_External/home.cfm
The position number is 20439.


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