Contributed by: Floyd B. Hanson, hanson@math.uic.edu

Biswa Datta Honored at an International Conference in Turkey

At the First International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and Nonlinear
Modelling held under the auspices of the International Federation of
Nonlinear Analysis(IFNA) in Fethiye, Turkey, July 17-23, 2001, Biswa Datta
was awarded a plaque of honor by the Governor of the Province of Fethiye.

The details of the award together with a photograph of the award
ceremony can be found at the NIU's Department of Mathematical Sciences
website:  http://math.niu.edu/news/dattab0107.html

Contributed by: Daniel Pierce, daniel.j.pierce@boeing.com

Biswa Datta (Fellow of IEEE and member of Control Systems Society)
has been named as one of three Presidential Research Professors at Northern
Illinois University.  A Presidential Research Professorship recognizes
outstanding faculty scholarship and is based on a University-wide
competition.  This is the highest honor given to a researcher by the
University.

As a Presidential Research  Professor, Biswa will receive special financial
support for research for four years and some release time from teaching.  The
appointment is for four years and after which he will carry the title
of Distinguished Research Professor.

The details of the  award of Presidential Research Professorship can be found
on NIU's webpage : http://www.niu.edu/president/prp.html or in Biswa's home
page: http://www.math.niu.edu/~dattab

Contributed by: Alexander H. Levis, alevis@gmu.edu

As of September 1, 2001, I am on leave of absence from George Mason 
University to serve a two year appointment as Chief Scientist of the US Air 
Force. For matters related to the Air Force, my new address is

Dr. Alexander H. Levis
AF/ST
1075 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC  20330-1075
 
alexander.levis@pentagon.af.mil
Voice:  (703) 697-7842
Fax:  (703) 697-5154

For all other matters, I can be reached via e-mail at: alevis@gmu.edu

Contributed by: Chunjiang Qian, cqian@utsa.edu

I have graduated from Case Western Reserve University 
and joined the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 
The University of Texas at San Antonio since  August, 2001. 
My new address is: 

Prof. Chunjiang Qian 
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
The University of Texas at San Antonio 
6900 North Loop 1604 West 
San Antonio, TX 78249 
Tel: (210) 458-5587 
Fax: (210) 458-5589 
cqian@utsa.edu

Contributed by: Prof. M. Verhaegen, M.Verhaegen@its.tudelft.nl

From september 1, 2001, Prof. M. Verhaegen will move (back) to the Delft
University of Technology.
 
My new coordinates are

Prof. dr. ir. Michel Verhaegen
Chairman Control and Systems Engineering Laboratory
Mekelweg 4
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands
Phone: (31-15) 27 85204
Fax: (31-15) 27 86679
Email: m.verhaegen@its.tudelft.nl

Contributed by: Pablo A. Parrilo, parrilo@aut.ee.ethz.ch

Please note my new contact information, effective Oct. 1st, 2001:

Pablo A. Parrilo
Automatic Control Laboratory 
ETH-Zentrum, ETL I28 
Physikstrasse 3 
CH-8092 Zurich 
Switzerland 

Email: parrilo@aut.ee.ethz.ch

Contributed by: Robert Shorten, rshorten@hamilton.cs.may.ie

Please note my new contact information (valid from November 1st, 2001):

  Robert Shorten
  Hamilton Institute,
  National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
  Co. Kildare,
  Ireland.

  Web: www.hamilton.cs.may.ie
  Email: rshorten@hamilton.cs.may.ie

Contributed by: Rafael Fierro, rfierro@okstate.edu

Please note my new contact information:

Rafael Fierro
Oklahoma State University
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
202 Engineering South
Stillwater  OK  74078-5032

Phone:  (405) 744-1328
Fax:    (405) 744-9198
Email:  rfierro@okstate.edu
Web:    http://www.ee.okstate.edu/rfierro

Contributed by: Thomas Parisini, parisini@elet.polimi.it

Effective November 1, 2001, my new affiliation and contact information
will be:

Thomas Parisini, Professor
Danieli Endowed Chair of Automation Engineering
Dept. of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering 
DEEI--University of Trieste
Via Valerio 10
34127 Trieste, Italy

Phone:  +39 040 6767138 +39 335 8294017 (cell.)
Fax:    +39 040 6763460
E-mail: parisini@univ.trieste.it
Web:    http://control.univ.trieste.it/parisini

Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for W.T. and IDALIA REID PRIZE

The Reid Prize
SIAM will present the W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize at SIAM's 50th
Anniversary Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 8-12.
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.

Eligibility
The prize is awarded to any member of the scientific community who
meets the general guidelines of the prize description above.

Description of Award
The award consists of an engraved medal and a $10,000 cash prize.

Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s)
should be sent by February 1, 2002 to:

Professor John A. Burns
Chair, Reid Prize Selection Committee
c/o Allison Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org

Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee are John A. Burns, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (chair); Ruth F. Curtain,
University of Groningen; James G. Glimm, State University of New York
at Stony Brook; Max D. Gunzburger, Iowa State University; and Arthur
J. Krener, University of California, Davis.

Contributed by: Hans Schumacher, jms@kub.nl

The Dutch Institute of Systems and Control (DISC) announces that a
one-year International Master Class program will start September 1, 2002. 

The purpose of the program is to provide during one year an educational 
program at graduate level in the field of systems and control. Successful 
completion of the program provides the participant with an excellent starting
position in obtaining admission to a PhD research student program at one of 
the university groups participating in the Graduate School DISC.

The program of the Master Class will consist of the graduate courses in the 
DISC educational program (http://www.disc.tudelft.nl/Info.html). In addition, 
a research project will be executed under the direct supervision of one of 
the professors of the Graduate School DISC. The supervisor's university group
will host the student during the one-year program.

Prospective participants to the DISC Master Class must apply for admission and
will be selected on the basis of quality of previous university education, 
letters of recommendation, results obtained in previous university programs, 
and satisfaction of the following requirements:
* university degree (MSc or equivalent) in a field relevant as a basis for   
  further education in systems and control (e.g. mathematics, engineering,   
  econometrics, applied physics)
* working knowledge of spoken and written English language (please provide 
  TOEFL score or equivalent)
* basic knowledge of the field of systems and control.

For accepted participants, DISC will provide the educational program at no 
further costs. However, students must arrange themselves for funding to cover 
living and housing costs, travel expenses and other costs necessary to live 
in the Netherlands during one year. The 'Huygens' program of NUFFIC may
provide funding for some students. The Huygens scholarship is given to
talented Master students or researchers. NUFFIC makes the final decision
about the candidates to be selected. NUFFIC provides an overview of the
Dutch scholarship programs at http://www.nuffic.nl/study/index.html

Applications must be sent before May 1, 2002 to the Scientific Director of
the Graduate School DISC, professor O.H.Bosgra, Delft University of
Technology, Dept. OCP, Mekelweg 2, NL 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.
(http://www.disc.tudelft.nl/) 
Evaluation of applications by DISC will take six weeks; applicants who need a 
letter of acceptance from DISC before a given time should take this period 
into due account.

Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for RICHARD C. DiPRIMA PRIZE

The DiPrima Prize
SIAM will present the award at the SIAM 50th Anniversary and Annual
Meeting in Philadelphia, July 8-12, 2002.  The award honors the memory
of Richard C. DiPrima, long-time chair of the Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and past
President and energetic supporter of SIAM.  The award, to be given to
a young scientist, will be based on an outstanding doctoral
dissertation in applied mathematics.

Eligibility
Candidates for the prize must have completed their doctoral
dissertations and all other requirements for their doctorates during
the period running from three years prior to the award date to one
year prior to the award date (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2001). The
doctorate must have been awarded at least eight months prior to the
award date.  The requirements for the doctorate must have been
equivalent to those for an American doctorate.  It is preferable but
not necessary that the recipient be a member of SIAM.  Selection is
based on the dissertations of the candidates.  The dissertations must
represent topics of applied mathematics (defined as those topics
covered by the SIAM journals).  They must be submitted in English.  An
English translation is acceptable.

Nominations
Nominations, along with a copy of the dissertation (in English),
should be sent by December 31, 2001 to:

Professor Joseph Flaherty
Chair, Selection Committee
Richard C. DiPrima Prize
c/o Allison Bogardo
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688

Description of the Award
The award consists of a framed, hand-calligraphed certificate and a
cash prize of $1,000.  Travel expenses to the award ceremony will be
paid by the prize fund.

Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee are Joseph Flaherty, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (chair); Russel Caflisch, UCLA; James Meiss,
University of Colorado at Boulder.

Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE JULIAN COLE LECTURESHIP

The Cole Lectureship
SIAM will present the award at the SIAM 50th Anniversary Annual
Meeting in Philadelphia, July 8-12, 2002.  The award honors the memory
of Julian Cole who was the Margaret Darrin Chaired Professor of
Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also was a
dedicated member of SIAM for over three decades and a valued member of
its Board of Trustees.

The lectureship is to be awarded for an outstanding contribution to
the mathematical characterization and solution of a challenging
problem in the physical or biological sciences, or in engineering, or
for the development of mathematical methods for the solution of such
problems.

Eligibility
The lectureship may be awarded to any member of the scientific or
engineering community.

Description of the Award
The award consists of a $1,000 cash award and a framed,
hand-calligraphed certificate.  Reasonable travel expenses will be
paid by the prize fund.

A lecture at the SIAM Annual Meeting is required.

Nominations
A letter of nomination, including a description of the nominee's
achievements, should be sent by February 15, 2002, to:

Dr. Hirsh Cohen
Chair, Cole Lectureship Committee
c/o A. G. Bogardo
SIAM
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688

Supporting letters, or names of knowledgeable persons from whom such
letters might be solicited, are also welcome.

Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee are L. Pamela Cook (University of
Delaware), Robert E. O'Malley, Jr.(University of Washington), and
Hirsh Cohen, Selection Committee Chair.

Contributed by: Allison Bogardo, bogardo@siam.org

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for GEORGE POLYA PRIZE

The Polya Prize
The award will be presented at the SIAM 50th Anniversary Meeting in
Philadelphia, July 8-12, 2002.  The award honors the memory of George
Polya and is given in even-numbered years for notable contributions
in two alternating categories. The 2000 Prize was given in
combinatorics. The 2002 Prize will be given for a notable
contribution in one of the following areas: approximation theory,
complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials,
probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning.

Eligibility
There are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to
recognize specific recent work.

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 by December 1, 2001, to:

Professor Percy Deift
Chair, Selection Committee
George Polya Prize
c/o Allison Bogardo
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: bogardo@siam.org

Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee are Percy Deift, Courant Institute
of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (chair); Ronald Graham,
University of California, San Diego; Andrew Odlyzko, University of
Minnesota; and Martin Gutknecht, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland.

Contributed by: Elling W. Jacobsen, jacobsen@s3.kth.se

Charles R. Cutler receives the Nordic Process Control Award

The Nordic Process Control Award is awarded for lasting and 
significant contributions to the field of process control. The 
fifth recipient of this award is Dr. Charles R. Cutler from 
Texas, USA.  

The award was presented to Dr. Cutler on August 23, 2001 
during the 10th Nordic Process Control Workshop held in Aabo, 
Finland.  The title of his award lecture was "Real Time 
Optimization and Constrained Multivariable Control".

The previous recipients of this prestigious award are Howard 
H. Rosenbrock (1995), Karl Johan Astrom (1997), F. Greg Shinskey 
(1998) and Jens G. Balchen (2000).  The award is awarded by the 
Nordic Working Group on Process Control. For more information on 
the working group, see: www.chembio.ntnu.no/users/skoge/npc.html

Contributed by: Domenico Prattichizzo, prattichizzo@ing.unisi.it

    1st Lerici International Winter School on Marine Technologies:
      Autonomous and Remotely Operated Vehicles

     Lerici (La Spezia), Italy, January 7-11 2002
      URL: www.graal.dist.unige.it/PhD/home.html

The purpose of the school is to give a comprehensive account of the
technological developments, scientific issues and research trends in
the field of underwater robotics. In particular, the operation of
Autonomous (AUV) and Remotely Operated (ROV) Underwater Vehicles
requires the appropriate merging of multidisciplinary competence from
the fields of system and communication theory, vehicle dynamics and
control, underwater acoustics, physical oceanography. By gathering
together leading international experts in these fields, all involved
in theoretical and experimental research with AUV/ROV systems, the
school will provide a unique opportunity to summarise the current
state-of-the-art and the most promising research trends in the
field. Potential participants to the school are Ph.D. students with
interests in any of the above topics, post-Doc students, research and
engineer professionals involved in R&D activities in the marine
technology area. The school is open to an attendance up to 40 people,
selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Lectures will be given
by leading international experts, and will cover all the relevant
state of the art aspects of the subject topic, the main current
scientific and technological limitations, and the most relevant
research trends. The school is planned over five days, from Monday,
January 7 to Friday, January 11; seven hours of lectures and
demonstrations are planned for each day.

Subject topics:
AUV/ROVs dynamic modelling and control 
Ocean acoustic, underwater communication channels, acoustic payloads 
Navigation and localisation 
System payload integration and on-board data processing 
Underwater manipulation systems

Lectures:
Dr. P.E. Hagen (FFI, Kjeller, Norway) 
Dr. G. Indiveri (AiS-FhG, Bonn, Germany) 
Prof. A. Leonessa (Florida Atlantic Univ., USA) 
Prof. A. Pascoal (IST, Lisbon, Portugal) 
Prof. H. Schmidt (MIT, USA) 
Prof. B. Woodward (Loughborough Univ., UK) 
Prof. G. Casalino (Univ. of Genova, Italy) 
Prof. V. Murino (University of Verona, Italy) 
Dr. A. Trucco (Univ. of Genova, Italy) 

Scientific and organising committee: 
Prof. Andrea Caiti, University of Siena (caiti@ing.unisi.it);  
Prof. Giuseppe Casalino, University of Genova (pino@dist.unige.it);
Dr. Domenico Prattichizzo, University of Siena (prattichizzo@ing.unisi.it);  
Dr. Giancarlo Vettori, Lerici Ocean Science & Technology Association 
(gvettori@itsyn.it) 

Location: 
the school will take place at the "Tiresia" Centre, Bellavista, in
Lerici. Lerici is a small sea-side resort close to the town of La
Spezia, in the Italian Riviera, mid-way between the towns of Genova
and Pisa. Travellers arriving at Genova or Pisa airports can find
frequent train connections to La Spezia, and bus connections from La
Spezia railway station to Lerici. Participants will be given detailed
travel information (train/bus schedules, etc.) from the organisation.

Registration and Accommodations: 
please, refer to the web site (www.graal.dist.unige.it/PhD/home.html)
or email to Prof. Caiti (caiti@ing.unisi.it) or to Dr. Prattichizzo
prattichizzo@ing.unisi.it)

Contributed by: Yasuaki Oishi, oishi@simplex.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Cybernetics in the 21st Century: Information and Complexity in Control Theory

Call for Participation
This symposium is planned to commemorate the 60th birthday of Professor
Hidenori Kimura and is going to be held at the University of Tokyo on
the 1st and 2nd of November 2001.

Professor Hidenori Kimura, who produced many great achievements in the fields
of control system theory, modeling, and signal processing, sees his 60th
birthday come around in November 2001.  We, who are obliged to him, plan to
hold the above symposium inviting top researchers close to Professor Kimura
from overseas and also from Japan to give lectures on future of control 
theory.

Everyone is welcome to participate this symposium, discuss about the control
theory in the coming age, and celebrate the birthday of Professor Kimura

Venue:
Sanjo Conference Hall, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo
Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
phone: +81-3-5841-2320, +81-3-3818-3008;  fax: +81-3-5841-2315
map: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng/campus/map/map01e/e14.html

Banquet:
The banquet takes place in the evening of November 1 in the ball room
of the symposium venue.

Registration:
Please send the following registration form by Friday, October 19, 2001
through email or fax (email is preferable) to
  email: sympo@crux.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp;  fax: +81-3-5841-8611

The registration fee is not required (free).  One banquet ticket costs
6,000yen.  This can be paid only at the reception desk at the symposium.
Only cash is acceptable.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Registration form (Due: October 19, 2001)

Name:
Institute/Company:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Number of banquet tickets:
Planned participation date(s): both, 1st, 2nd
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Symposium web page:  http://www.crux.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sympo/
Inquiries:  sympo@crux.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Detailed program is found in the above symposium web page.

Organizers:
Shinji Hara (The Univ of Tokyo), Masao Ikeda (Osaka University)
Kouji Tsumura (The Univ of Tokyo), Yasuaki Oishi (The Univ of Tokyo)

Contributed by: Carlo Piccardi, carlo.piccardi@polimi.it

International School on TOPICS IN NONLINEAR DYNAMICS
Venice International University,
Venice (Italy), January 30 - February 1, 2002

Organized by: SICC - Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity
In cooperation with: VIU - Venice International University

The International School "Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics" is primarily directed 
to young researchers and PhD students interested in the theory and 
applications of nonlinear dynamical systems. The lectures cover both 
introductory and advanced topics, and at least one special session is devoted 
to applications in specific fields. The topics of general interest are 
bifurcation theory, numerical bifurcation analysis, chaotic dynamics, and 
time series analysis, while a special session is devoted to evolutionary
dynamics.

LECTURERS
James A. Yorke, University of Maryland, USA
Sergio Rinaldi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Carlo Piccardi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Yuri A. Kuznetsov, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Willy Govaerts, University of Ghent, Belgium
Ulf Dieckmann, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Michael Obersteiner, Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria
Fabio Dercole, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Alfredo Medio, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari", Italy
Sergio Invernizzi, University of Trieste, Italy
Marji Lines, University of Udine, Italy
Eric Kostelich, Arizona State University, USA
Antonello Provenzale, ICGF-CNR, Italy

For information and application, visit the website
http://www.elet.polimi.it/venice2002

Contributed by: Howard Jay Chizeck, chizeck@ee.washington.edu

We are seeking outstanding individuals for several tenure-track positions. We 
are primarily interested in the following research areas: VLSI design and 
implementation, mixed signal systems, photonics, MEMS/nanotechnology, 
networks/communication systems, wireless or optical communications, controls 
and communications, mobile robotics and electromagnetic fields. However 
outstanding candidates in all research areas will be considered.

UW currently has the highest level of federal funding of all public 
universities, and the second highest of all American universities. The EE 
department currently has 41 tenure track faculty,  11 research faculty, over 
500 juniors and senior majors and approximately 300 graduate students. 
External research funding of the department in 2000-2001 was over $12.6M, and 
anticipated to grow substantially during the 2001-2002 year. Information 
about the department is available at http://www.ee.washington.edu. 

The Department is committed to outstanding teaching and research. Successful 
applicants will be expected to actively engage in research and to provide 
innovative and quality teaching that integrates research with instruction, at 
both the undergraduate and graduate levels.   We are primarily seeking 
individuals at the assistant professor rank, but commensurate with the 
qualifications of the individual, an appointment may be made at the rank of 
associate professor or professor. Applicants must have earned a doctorate by 
the date of appointment. 
 
Please send a resume, list of publications, statement of research interests 
and goals, statement of teaching interests and goals, and the names and 
addresses of at least five references to:
  Faculty Search Committee
  Department of Electrical Engineering
  Box 352500, University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195-2500. 
Applications will be accepted until March 1, 2001 or until the positions are 
filled. The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty 
and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates. The 
University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

Contributed by: Antonio Vecchio, antonio.vecchio@lms.be

In the frame of the Marie Curie Industry Host Fellowship "DIMENSION", LMS 
International has currently an open position for a post-graduated researcher.

Interface Agents are computer programs that employs AI techniques to provide 
active assitance to a users with computer-based tasks. Agents radically 
change the current users experience, through the metaphor that an agent can 
act as personal assistant. The agent acquires its experience by learning from 
users as well as from other agents assisting ther users. 

In the research work, the selected candidate will implement an Interface 
Agents to manage distributed measurements systems, extract patterns hidden 
into data, make decisions autonomously. The target applications are damage 
monitoring on civil and aerospace structures as well as diagnosis on rotating 
machinery.

Profile sought: Degree in computer science or engineering with some 
experience in AI, IT and statistics. Candidates must be national of a EC
member or associated State.

For more details:
http://www.lmsintl.com
http://www.cordis.lu/improving/home.html

Contributed by: Maurice Heemels, m.heemels@tue.nl

A Ph.D. position on "Dynamics and Complementarity"
Tilburg University
Eindhoven University of Technology

Recent technological innovations have caused a considerable interest in the
study of dynamical processes of a mixed continuous and discrete nature. Such
processes are called hybrid dynamical systems (HDS) and are characterized by
the interaction of continuous models used by control engineers on one hand
and logic rules and discrete event systems studied by computer scientists
on the other.

We are looking for a candidate having an M.Sc. degree and a strong background
in mathematics and systems and control theory. Candidates are expected to be
interested in fundamental research and in working on the boundary of several
research domains. A good command of the English language is required. The
appointment will be for four years and as an employee of the university you
will receive a competitive salary (gross salary for an average single person
under 25 is Dfl. 3700 = 1680 Euro per month in the first year, increasing to
Dfl. 4300 = 1955 Euro per month in the fourth year) as well as excellent
secondary benefits. Since the PhD project is sponsored by the joint research
pool of Eindhoven and Tilburg universities (SOBU), the position may be taken
at either of these universities.

To apply send a detailed curriculum vitae, a publication list, your course
programme and corresponding grades, references and all other information
that might be relevant to your application to the address below. For further
information and full description of the project please contact Hans
Schumacher (jms@kub.nl).

Prof. Hans Schumacher, Dr. Peter Kort
Department of Econometrics and Operations Research
Tilburg University (www.kub.nl)
The Netherlands

Dr. Maurice Heemels, Prof. Paul van den Bosch
Control Systems Group
Department of Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology (www.tue.nl)
The Netherlands
Tel: +31.40.2473587    Fax: +31.40.2434582  URL: http://www.cs.ele.tue.nl/
E-mail: m.heemels@tue.nl

Contributed by: James F Whidborne, james.whidborne@kcl.ac.uk

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, UK, DIVISION OF ENGINEERING

Professor, Reader/Senior Lecturer and Four Lectureships in Digital Signal
Processing (DSP)

Applications are invited from highly qualified candidates with a proven track
record in research for appointment to the above posts in Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) which are available from 1 January 2001 or as soon as
possible thereafter. Applicants for the posts of Professor and Reader/Senior
Lecturer must be able to show important contributions in their field through
high quality research output including a growing international and national
reputation respectively and high quality publications. All candidates should
be able to demonstrate the ability to further our research potential. The
Professor to be appointed is expected to establish a centre of excellence in
DSP to complement the already established and highly successful Centre for
Telecommunications Research.

The appointed candidates will contribute to the teaching of undergraduate
programmes and to the development of existing and new MSc programmes.

For more information about the positions, see
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/diveng/jobs/ac-dsp.html

Contributed by: Victor Solo, v.solo@unsw.edu.au

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Systems and Control
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
Faculty of Engineering
Univ of New South Wales
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
REF. 1107NET

Closes October 22, 2001.

Applications are invited for appointment at either Lecturer, Senior Lecturer
or Associate Professor level from applicants with research interests in any 
area of Systems and Control.  The School offers programs in Electrical 
Engineering and Telecommunication at Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels.  
The School is equipped with modern facilities and is developing several new
programs in the area of Computer Networks and Mobile Telecommunications.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA for appointment at Lecturer level: completion or near 
completion of a PhD in Control Engineering or related area; demonstrated 
capacity to conduct research and success in attracting research funding; 
a record or potential for high quality teaching at undergraduate and 
postgraduate levels; a capacity to make a contribution to administration 
in an academic environment and an understanding of equity and diversity 
principles.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA for appointment at Senior Lecturer level: a PhD in Control
Engineering or related area; a capacity of academic leadership; a significant
record of achievement in independent research evidenced by international
/peer-reviewed publications in any area of systems and control, and success in
attracting research funding; a significant record of high quality teaching at
undergraduate and postgraduate levels; demonstrated achievement 
in administration in a university setting or equivalent, and ability 
to implement equity and diversity policies and programs.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA for appointment at Associate Professor level: a Ph.D.
in Control Engineering or related area; a record of effective academic
leadership; an excellent record of research and attracting research funding, 
and publication in any area of systems and control; a record of excellent 
achievement in teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate 
levels; a record of achievement in administration in a tertiary institution
or equivalent, and experience in implementing equity and 
diversity policies and programs.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA for appointment at any level: a knowledge of real time
systems, real time kernels and operating systems, with the ability to
implement real time control systems based on the above techniques; experience 
in teaching and laboratory supervision in real time systems and control; 

DESIRABLE CRITERIA for appointment at any level: experience in implementation 
of industrial control systems; capacity or record of successful interaction 
with industry or relevant professional organisations.

The salary range for Lecturer is A$52,173 - A$61,957 per year; for Senior 
Lecturer A$63,912 - A$73,695 per year, and for Associate Professor 
A$76,956 - A$84,780 per year, dependent on qualifications and experience.  
Salaries in the School presently attract  a market loading of 10%.  
Additional benefits such as special funding for teaching or research
development may be negotiated with the successful applicants.  The Faculty
encourages academic staff to undertake a limited amount of industrial
consultancy and provides support for commercialisation of research.

People from EEO groups are encouraged to apply.  The University reserves the 
right to fill the position by invitation or not to fill the position.

The position is full-time (continuing).  Membership of a University approved 
superannuation scheme is a condition of employment.

Enquiries may be directed to: Professor Victor Solo on telephone: 
(61 2) 9385 4010; or email: v.solo@unsw.edu.au, or to 
Professor Andrey Savkin on telephone: (61 2) 9385 6359; or email: 
a.savkin@unsw.edu.au, or to 
Dr D. Clements on telephone: (61 2) 9385 4015; or 
email:d.clements@unsw.edu.au.

An information/application package is available from Amanda Ayling, 
Recruitment Officer, Human Resources Department, UNSW, Sydney 2052, on 
telephone: (61 2) 9385 3123; facsimile: (61 2) 9662 2832; or 
email: a.ayling@unsw.edu.au.

Visit UNSW's website at http://www.unsw.edu.au/ and the Research Group's 
website at http://scrg.ee.unsw.edu.au/intro.htm

Contributed by: Minyue Fu, eemf@ee.newcastle.edu.au

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has an internationally 
renowned research profile, strong undergraduate programs and excellent 
research facilities and technical support. Our current research areas 
include: systems and control, signal processing, telecommunications, 
electronic design, machines, mechatronics and power engineering. 

Two new academic positions are required to support our expanding research 
activities and offshore teaching programs in Electrical Engineering, Computer 
Engineering or Telecommunications. This will involve several visits to 
Singapore each year.

You will have a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification, demonstrated 
scholarship and research capability with a good publication record; 
experience with undergraduate teaching; good communication skills and an
ability to interact and collaborate with researchers and colleagues. Teaching
experience in the areas of electrical engineering, computer engineering,
and/or telecommunications are necessary. You will be required to establish
a strong research profile and support the Department's offshore teaching
programs in Singapore.

The positions are available on a full time fixed term basis for a period of 
five (5) years. Renewal may be possible subject to satisfactory performance 
and availability of funding.

$50,635 to $71,523 per annum. Salary level within this range will be 
dependent on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.

Applications Close: 26 October 2001 (can be extended if necessary)

Before submitting an application, please obtain additional information about 
the position including the selection criteria and application procedure in 
one of the following ways:

website www.newcastle.edu.au/employment
email: employment@newcastle.edu.au or
phone: +612 4921 5266

Contributed by: Seth Hutchinson, seth@uiuc.edu

This is a call for applications for a post-doctoral position at the
Beckman Institute and the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) at 
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (http://www.uiuc.edu) 
for basic research in an interdisciplinary multi-year program on 
information technology.  Candidates are expected to have a strong 
background and expertise in at least one of the following disciplines, 
and have some familiarity with the rest: robotics, control theory 
(particularly decentralized and robust control); communication systems 
(particularly wireless); and computer networks. The position is initially 
for one year, starting as soon as possible, but is extendable beyond the 
first year.
 
Prospective applicants should contact Professor Seth Hutchinson
(seth@uiuc.edu), attaching to their email message (to serve as a 
letter of application) the following items:
 (a) a curriculum vita;
 (b) a brief description of their most recent research activities
     (could be a summary of Ph.D. thesis if a recent graduate);
 (c) research interests and expertise not reflected in (b) above;
 (d) names and email addresses of three references.
 
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to 
exciting long-term research efforts in information technology, with 
a strong component in control and communications, by working with both 
graduate students and selected faculty.

Contributed by: Susan Frazier, sue@isr.umd.edu

Post-Doctoral Fellowships for Ph.D. recipients in
Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics and related areas.

The Institute for Systems Research (ISR) is a permanent state-supported 
interdisciplinary research unit within the A. James Clark School of 
Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.  ISR generates 
fundamental knowledge and technologies of 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 progressive 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
encourage all persons with interests in systems engineering to apply, we
are especially seeking persons with the following interests:
--AI Planning
--Air Traffic Management
--BioMEMS for Proteomic and Genomic Instrumentation
--Communicating Networked Control Systems
--Discrete-Event Simulation Methodology and Markov Decision Processes
--Dynamic Network Monitoring, Control, and Management
--Environmental Systems Modeling
--Human-Computer Interaction
--Integrated Microfluidic Gas Sensors
--Internet Traffic Modeling
--MEMS and Nanofabrication
--Nanomechanical VHF Filters
--Network Information Assurance
--Network Security
--Operations Research
--Semantic Web Research
--Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes & Systems
--Simulation-Based Learning Systems
--Wireless Communication Networks

Departments participating in ISR research include Aerospace Engineering, 
Biology, Business and Management, Chemical Engineering, Civil and 
Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer 
Engineering, Materials and Nuclear Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical 
Engineering, and Psychology.

ISR Post-Doctoral Fellowships 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 
fellowship begins.  Typically, fellowships are effective from September 
through August. Academic excellence and outstanding potential for basic 
research weigh heavily in fellowship selection. 

ISR Post-Doctoral Fellows 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 stipends 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.

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 the ISR by January 15 to qualify candidates 
for fall consideration.  Mail applications to Institute for Systems Research, 
Attn: Post-Doctoral Fellowship Review Committee, 2175 A.V. Williams Building, 
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

Contributed by: Mark Campbell, mc288@cornell.edu

Post-Doc in Autonomous Estimation and Control 
Cornell University

The autonomous control and estimation group and Cornell University is looking 
to hire 1-2 people to fill postdoctoral research associate positions to 
support one or more of the on-going programs with the group. The areas of 
research include: stochastic and guaranteed (set membership) estimation, 
hybrid estimation and control in uncertain enviroments, coordination of 
multiple vehicles, human interface into (semi)autonomous systems, embedded 
systems for autonomous control. Work may focus on theoretical contributions 
to these areas that complement the group, or on experimental platforms such 
as RoboCup and autonomous aerial vehicles (UAV's).

A PhD degree in a relevant area of control is required, such as Electrical, 
Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science. Knowledge of MATLAB, 
C/C++, and embedded systems is considered a plus, although not required. The 
position is to be held for no less than one year, with a one to three year 
position the norm. Those interested in the position are encouraged to submit 
a CV electronically with at least two references to Professor Mark Campbell 
at mc288@cornell.edu.

Contributed by: Dr. K. Busawon, krishna.busawon@unn.ac.uk

A Postgraduate Studentship is available in "The Development of New Control 
Algorithms for a DC Motor Drive to Emulate the Wind Turbine Characteristics". 
The project aims at developing an electronically controlled DC motor drive 
system that will mimic the mechanical and aerodynamic characteristics of a 
typical wind turbine. This studentship is for a three year period and the 
successful candidate will be expected to register for a PhD degree. All fees 
will be paid and also a living expenses bursary of approximately £7,500 PA. 
Candidates will be expected to have a 2.1 or 1st class BEng (Hons) or 
equivalent degree in an appropriate area. Residency within the UK for minimum 
of three years is essential, as this is a condition for EPSRC funding. For 
further details follow this hyperlink:  http://soe.unn.ac.uk/. Submissions 
should be made to Dr Sean Danaher, Director of Research, School of 
Engineering, University of Northumbria, Newcastle NE1 8ST email: 
sean.danaher@unn.ac.uk and enclosing your CV. Closing date Friday 12th of 
October 2001.

Contributed by: Joel Bordeneuve-Guibe, joel.bordeneuve@ensica.fr

ENSICA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingenieurs de 
Constructions Aeronautiques), Toulouse, France.

DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A MICRO UAV

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position at the Department of 
Avionics & Systems, ENSICA, Toulouse. The post is for a period of 12-18 mo.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted or self-piloted 
aircrafts that can carry cameras, sensors, communications equipment or other 
payloads. ENSICA is developping a micro UAV, which main characteristic is its 
very small dimension, less than 25 cm.
The research will be directed toward several focus areas: flight tests, 
sensors integration, communication, advanced guidance and control, and vision-
based control. 
The candidate will have expertise in several of the following areas: aerial 
robotics, RC modelling, embedded control, instrumentation, avionics, flight 
mechanics and control theory.

Application : The position has to be filled for December 1, 2001. The 
potential candidates should send their curriculum plus the name and 
coordinates of 2 referees. Applications by E-mail are preferred.

Contact : Dr Joel Bordeneuve-Guibe
ENSICA, Dpt of Avionics & Systems
1, place Emile Blouin 
F-31056 Toulouse, France 
Phone : (+33) 561 61 86 24 fax : (+33) 561 61 86 86
joel.bordeneuve@ensica.fr

Contributed by: Joao Hespanha, hespanha@usc.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associate Position:
Distributed Control of Autonomous Systems

University Of Southern California

A vacancy exists for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on distributed
control of autonomous systems at the University of Southern California.
This position is part of a federally funded project with partners in
industry and other universities.

The candidates are expected to have a strong background on at least two
of the following areas, and some familiarity with the rest: optimization,
control theory (in particular, stochastic and decentralized control),
hybrid systems, information theory, computer networks.

The successful candidate will have opportunity to establish close interaction
with both industry and academia for exciting multidisciplinary research. The
position is initially offered for 1 year but it is extendible up to four
years. The position is available immediately.

The applicants should contact Prof. Joao Hespanha (hespanha@usc.edu) via
email and include the following items:
 1. curriculum vita;
 2. brief description of their most recent research activities;
 3. names and email addresses of three references.

Prof. Joao P. Hespanha
University of Southern California
Electrical Eng.-Systems
3740 McClintock Avenue, room 318, MC 2563
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2563

email: hespanha@usc.edu
url: http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~hespanha

Contributed by: Hitay Ozbay, ozbay@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu

Two postdoctoral researcher positions are open and available immediately 
within the newly established Collaborative Center of Control Science at 
The Ohio State University. One of the key focus areas of this research center 
is aerodynamic flow control. The center will bring together flow physics, 
modeling, and diagnostics and feedback control theory researchers from OSU 
to work closely with their counterpats at the Air Force Research Laboratory 
in Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

The two postdoctoral researchers will be working collaboratively on the 
development of active feedback flow control strategies. One of the 
postdoctoral researchers will be involved in the flow simulations and low 
dimensional modeling, and in the experimental work to implement and evaluate 
the feedback control system. A strong background in flow simulations and 
modeling and/or experimental work is required.

The second postdoctoral researcher will work with the first one in the 
development of a mathematical model of the flow, and will be involved in the 
design of active feedback control algorithms to be implemented and tested 
experimentally. A strong background in feedback control theory (specifically 
in infinite dimensional system theory, system identification, robust control, 
and nonlinear systems) is required. Experience in flow control is not 
necessary, but desirable.

Candidates for the first position should contact Professor Mo Samimy 
(samimy.1@osu.edu)
and for the second position should contact Professor Hitay Ozbay 
(ozbay.1@osu.edu)

Contributed by: Rita Murray, rita.murray@anu.edu.au

The Australian National University
Institute of Advanced Studies
Res School of Information Sciences and Engr
Department of Systems Engineering

Research Fellow (Level B) Ref: ISE000511

Salary Research Fellow (Level B - Fixed Term)  $51,330 - $60,562 pa.
In addition, the University has a policy which provides for market-related 
loading of academic salaries in appropriate instances.


The Department of Systems Engineering seeks to fill a position to work 
with Professor Brian Anderson and his students. The research will be in 
the area of control and signal processing probably with emphasis on 
nonlinear, adaptive and hierarchical control (including hybrid systems).

Appointment: Fixed term contract for up to five years.  Suitably qualified 
women are particularly encouraged to apply.  The position is available 
from 1 January 2002.

Enquiries: Professor Brian Anderson, e-mail: 
Brian.Anderson@anu.edu.au, tel: 02 6125 8667, Fax: 02 6125 8688. 

Contact: Further particulars and selection criteria must be obtained 
before applying.  These are available from the Business Office RSISE, 
telephone: (+61 2) 6125 8665, fax: (+61 2) 6125 8824 or e-mail: 
bm.rsise@anu.edu.au  or from  the RSISE website 
http://wwwrsise.anu.edu.au.

Closing date for e-mail applications: 5 November 2001. Information on 
how to apply may be obtained from the ANU Web page: 
http://www.anu.edu.au/hr/jobs or by telephoning/e-mailing the contact.

Contributed by: Rainer Busch, RBUSCH1@FORD.COM

JOB OPENINGS AT FORD FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM AACHEN
INTEGRATED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

The Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH (FFA) is the center of European
Research activities for Ford Motor Company, the world's second largest
automotive manufacturer. FFA serves an important role by addressing specific
needs of our European customers and by supporting Ford's European product
development and manufacturing operations.

The FFA offers its multi-national staff a unique opportunity to conduct
research in collaboration with a variety of European partners - industrial
and academic - and with Ford colleagues around the world. The research teams
investigate and develop state-of-the-art technologies in areas such as:

     * Control Systems              * Alternative Powertrains
     * Diesel Powertrain Research    * Environmental Science
     * Vehicle Dynamics
   
We are currently looking for qualified research engineers in the area of
Powertrain and Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems.

REQUIREMENTS
* PhD (or MSc) in one of the engineering sciences with a strong background in
  modern control theory and its applications.
* Experience in system identification and/or control design AND 
  implementation.
* Knowledge CACSD Tools and methods
* Excellent communication skills. Proficiency in English, knowledge of
  German advantageous.

Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae to :

Désirée Dreyer
ddreyer1@ford.com
Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH
Süsterfeldstr. 200
52072 Aachen
Germany

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

An Introduction to Intelligent and Autonomous Control
Panos J. Antsaklis and Kevin M. Passino (Eds.)
427 pages

With the permission of the publisher, it is now possible to
download the above book freely from 
http://www.nd.edu/~pantsakl/book1/intel.html the book

ISBN: 0-7923-9267-1, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993 

CONTENTS

Title & Dedication 
Table of Contents 
Preface: George N. Saridis 
Overview: Panos J. Antsaklis and Kevin M. Passino 

PART I: THEORY AND ARCHITECTURES

Chapter1: Introduction to Intelligent Control Systems with High Degrees of
Autonomy
Panos J. Antsaklis and Kevin M. Passino   pp 1-26

Chapter 2: A Reference Model Architecture for Intelligent Systems Design
James S. Albus  pp 27-56

Chapter 3:Model-Based Architecture Concepts for Autonomous Systems Design and
Simulation
Bernard P. Zeigler and Sungdo Chi  ...pp..57-78

Chapter 4:Design of Structure-Based Hierarchies for Distributed Intelligent 
Control
Levent Acar and Umit Ozguner ...pp..79-108

Chapter 5: Modeling and Design of Distributed Intelligence Systems
Alexander H. Levis  ...pp..109-127

Chapter 6: Nested Hierarchical Control
Alex Meystel....pp.129-161

PART II: DESIGN APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES

Chapter 7: Expert Control
Karl J. Astrom and Karl-Erik Arzen  pp.....163-189

Chapter 8: Modeling and Analysis of Artificially Intelligent Planning Systems
Kevin M. Passino and Panos J. Antsaklis  pp.....191-214

Chapter 9: Fuzzy and Neural Control
Hamid R. Berenji  pp.....215-236

Chapter 10: Learning Control Systems
Jay Farrell and Walter Baker  pp.....237-262

Chapter 11: Learning Control: Methods, Needs and Architectures
Mieczyslaw M. Kokar  pp.....263-282

Chapter 12: Learning in Control
Edward Grant  pp.....283-317

PART III: APPLICATIONS

Chapter 13: Intelligent Robot Prehension
Thang N. Nguyen and Harry Stpehanou  pp.....319-347

Chapter 14: Modeling of MultiSensory Robotic Systems with Failure Diagnostic 
Capabilities
Guna Seetharaman and Kimon P. Valavanis  pp.....349-369

Chapter 15: AUTOCREW: A Paradigm for Intelligent Flight Control
Brenda L. Belkin and Robert F. Stengel  pp.....371-400

Chapter 16: A Framework for Knowledge-Based Diagnosis in Process Operations
P.R. Prasad and James F. Davis  pp.....401-422
                      
Index .....423-427

Contributed by: Floyd B. Hanson, hanson@math.uic.edu

Applied and Computational Control, Signals, and Circuits - 
Recent Developments (Biswa Datta, Editor).
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, (ISBN 0-7923-74029-9).

This is the second book in the series.  Biswa Nath Datta of Northern
Illinois University is the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief,
Roland Freund, Floyd Hanson and Robert Plemmons are the Associate
Editors-in-Chief and Daniel Pierce is the Software Editor of this
series.

It is an interdisciplinary book blending mathematics, computational
mathematics with control and systems theory, signal processing and
circuit simulations.

The book contains six technical chapters: three in control, communication
and power systems, one in signal processing and two in circuit design and
simulations. Besides these technical chapters, the software section contains
a chapter on the description and analysis of a software module for model
reduction from the SLICOT library.

Contents :
CHAPTER 1: Constant disturbance rejection and zero steady state
tracking error for nonlinear systems design
Steven W. Su, Brian D. O. Anderson, Thomas S. Brinsmead

CHAPTER 2: Control Problems in Telecommunications: The Heavy Traffic Approach
Harold J. Kushner

CHAPTER 3 -- Multi-Time PDEs for Dynamical System Analysis
Jaijeet Roychowdhury

CHAPTER 4 -- Formal Verification of Circuit Designs
R. P. Kurshan

CHAPTER 5 -- Large Scale Power System Computations:  Applications of
Iterative Techniques
Dimitrios Chaniotis and M. A. Pai

CHAPTER 6  -- A Direction Set Based Algorithm for Adaptive Least
Squares Problems in Signal Processing
Mei-Qin Chen

CHAPTER 7  -- Model Reduction Software in the SLICOT Library
Andras Varga

Contributed by: Hao Ying, hying@ece.eng.wayne.edu

Fuzzy Control and Modeling: Analytical Foundations and Applications
Hao Ying, IEEE Press, 2000 (310 pages. ISBN 0-7803-3497-3). Go to 
http://shop.ieee.org/store/ for more detailed book information.

This is a unique textbook whose contents are unavailable in any other books. 
It establishes comprehensive and unified analytical foundations for fuzzy 
control and modeling. The approach is to first establish explicit 
relationships between fuzzy controllers/models and their classical 
counterparts, and then utilize the conventional linear and nonlinear system 
techniques for analytical analysis and design of fuzzy systems. The results 
are unified in an analytical framework. Major types of fuzzy controllers and 
models are covered. 

This book is self-contained and consists of eight chapters. The first two 
chapters contain background materials for the rest of the book. Fuzzy 
mathematics is not a prerequisite. This book is for anyone desiring to 
understand fuzzy control and modeling in the context of traditional control 
and modeling. It is also for anyone who is interested in analytical aspects 
of fuzzy control and modeling and wants to know precisely their connections 
with the classical counterparts. It is also ideal for engineering
professionals, especially those in the fields of control and modeling.

Contributed by: Geert Stremersch, geert@ensmain.rug.ac.be

SUPERVISION OF PETRI NETS  
by Geert Stremersch (University of Ghent, Belgium).

Published in the Kluwer International Series on
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (ISBN 0-7923-7486-X).
Book website:  http://systems.rug.ac.be/~geert/book.html

>From the back cover:

SUPERVISION OF PETRI NETS presents supervisory control theory for Petri nets
with a legal set as the control goal.  Control laws, which guarantee that 
the system meets a set of specifications in the presence of
uncontrollable and unobservable events, are studied and constructed.
Application examples are automated manufacturing and transportation
systems.

SUPERVISION OF PETRI NETS introduces a new and mathematically sound approach
to the subject. Existing results are unified by proposing a general
mathematical language that makes extensive use of order theoretical ideas,
and numerous new results are described, including ready-to-use algorithms
that construct supervisory control laws for Petri nets.

SUPERVISION OF PETRI NETS is an excellent reference for researchers, and may
also be used as supplementary text for advanced courses on control theory.

For more information (preface and table of contents) you are kindly
referred to http://systems.rug.ac.be/~geert/book.html

Contributed by: Jie Chen, jchen@ee.ucr.edu

                              Call for Papers

      NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS IN PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS OF 
                              FEEDBACK CONTROL

           A Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 

Guest Editors: Jie Chen and Rick Middleton

Control system design problems typically involve a complex interaction between
a variety of different performance objectives such as tracking accuracy, noise
and disturbance rejection, and robustness, as described by a variety of time
and frequency domain measures. These objectives are often mutually
conflicting, and pose as design constraints for one another. It is therefore
of fundamental interest to understand what and how features of a control
system design problem may inhibit one's ability to achieve such objectives.
The theory of performance limitations delineates key factors related to the
plant, controller, sensor and actuator configuration which inherently
constrain the achievable control performance. 

The theory behind this field of research is most clearly developed for linear 
time-invariant (LTI) unity feedback control systems, beginning with the work
of Bode in both gain-phase relationship and the Bode sensitivity integral.
Recent work in this area has extended these results to multivariable LTI
systems, sampled-data control problems, alternative frequency domain integral
constraints, time domain constraints, and detailed insights into constraints
on the achievable H-2 and H-infinity performance. From this base of work, two
new research foci have evolved. The first focus is in expanding the analysis
to extensions beyond LTI systems. Such extensions consider nonlinear or time 
varying systems, and more complex control architectures than unity feedback.
The second focus is concerned with applications where the fundamental insights
gained by performance limitations research have proved very valuable in
guiding the design process.This special issue is meant to address issues and
results brought up by recent developments in these areas of research, advanced
by new problem and application areas, and by developments in novel design
techniques and methods. The special issue welcomes contributions in
theoretical developments as well as in-depth discussions on the impact of
performance limitations in practical applications. 

      Submission Details

All the submitted papers will be subject to peer review in accordance with the
standard review procedures of the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts prepared as per the
Transactions guidelines, no later than March 31, 2002, to one of the two guest
editors below:

Professor Jie Chen 
Department of Electrical Engineering 
University of California 
Riverside, CA 92521 USA 
Tel: (909)787-3688 
Fax: (909)787-2425 
Email: jchen@ee.ucr.edu 

Professor Rick Middleton 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
The University of Newcastle 
Callaghan, NSW 2308 
Australia 
Tel: 61 2 4921 6033 
Fax: 61 2 4921 6993 
Email: rick@ee.newcastle.edu.au 

Submissions may be made either in electronic form of postscript or pdf files,
or as hard copies. In the latter case, seven (7) copies are required. The
publication of the special issue is tentatively scheduled for July 2003.

Contributed by: Huibert Kwakernaak, automatica@math.utwente.nl

     Table of contents
December, 2001        Volume 37, Issue 12

Regular papers

Reinder Banning, Willem L. de Koning, Han J. M. T. A. Adriaens, Richard K.
Koops
State-space analysis and identification for a class of hysteric systems

Kenji Fujimoto, Brian D. O. Anderson, Franky De Bruyne
A parametrization for closed-loop identification of nonlinear systems
based on differentially coprime Kernel representations

S. G. Lall, G. E. Dullerud
An LMI solution to the robust synthesis problem for multi-rate
sampled-data systems

Murat Arcak, Petar Kokotovic
Nonlinear observers: A circle criterion design and robustness analysis

Zeng-Guang Hou
A hierarchical optimization neural network for large-scale dynamic systems

Jun Zhao, Mark W. Spong
Hybrid control for global stabilization of the cart-pendulum system

V. O. Nikiforov, K. V. Voronov
Adaptive backstepping with a high-order tuner

Brief papers

Alessandro Astolfi, Patrizio Colaneri
Trading robustness with optimality in nonlinear control

Jie Yu, Ali Jadbabaie, James Primbs, Yun Huang
Comparison of nonlinear control design techniques on a model of the
Caltech ducted fan

M. Mattei
An LMI approach to the design of a robust observer with application to a
temperature control problem for space vehicle testing

A. N. Gündes, M. G. Kabuli
Simultaneously stabilizing controller design for a class of MIMO systems

M. Mattei
Robust multivariable PID control for linear parameter varying systems

Tony Gustafsson
Subspace identification using instrumental variable techniques

Svante Gunnarsson, Mikael Norrlöf
On the design of ILC algorithms using optimization

H. W. J. Lee, K. L. Teo, A. E. B. Lim
Sensor scheduling in continuous time

G. J. Silva, A. Datta, S. P. Bhattacharyya
PI stabilization of first-order systems with time delay

Dejan M. Boskovic, Miroslav Krstic
Nonlinear stabilization of a thermal convection loop by state feedback

Qing-Guo Wang, C. C. Hang, Xue-Ping Yang
Single-loop controller design via IMC principles

G. Marchetti, C. Scali, D. R. Lewin
Identification and control of open-loop unstable processes by relay
methods

Philippe Lemmerling, Bart De Moor
Misfit versus latency

Technical communiques

Ragnar Wallin, Alf J. Isaksson, Olof Noréus
Extensions to "Ouput prediction under scarce data operation: Control
applications"

S. Torkel Glad,  Alf J. Isaksson
Bounds on the response time under control constraints

Book reviews

N. Harris McClamroch
Space vehicle dynamics and control, by Bong Wie

Andrea Bacciotti
Nonlinear control systems - An algebraic setting, by G. Conte, C. H. Moog
and A. M. Perdon

Contributed by: George W Irwin, g.irwin@ee.qub.ac.uk

CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Volume 9, October 2001

pp 1039-1046
Development and testing of the suspension system for a flywheel battery
H. Nakai, A. Matsuda, M. Suzuki

pp 1047-1061
Monitored robust force control of a milling process
P. Charbonnaud, F.J. Carrillo, D. Ladeveze

pp 1063-1065
SPECIAL SECTION ON CONTROL IN DEFENCE SYSTEMS
A. Tsourdos, B.A. White

pp 1067-1078
A robust self-scheduled missile autopilot: design by multi-model
eigenstructure assignment
C. Doll^1, Y. Le Gorrec, G. Ferreres, J.F. Magni

pp 1079-1093
Application of velocity-based gain-scheduling to lateral auto-pilot
design for an agile missile
D.J. Leith, A. Tsourdos, B.A. White, W.E. Leithead

pp 1095-1106
Integrated design of agile missile guidance and autopilot systems
P.K. Menon, E.J. Ohlmeyer

pp 1107-1115
Receding horizon guidance laws for constrained missiles with
autopilot lags
K.B. Kim, T.-W. Yoon, W.H. Kwon

pp 1117-1130
Synthesis of zero miss distance missile guidance via solution of an
optimal tuning problem
P. Gurfil

pp 1131-1144
Nonlinear guidance techniques for agile missiles
M. Innocenti

pp 1145-1154
Real-time neural-network midcourse guidance
E.-J. Song, M.-J. Tahk

pp 1155
Flight Control Systems Practical Issues in Design and Implementation
Roger W Pratt (Ed.)
J.A. Mulder

pp 1037-1038
CALENDAR

Contributed by: Lothar Reichel, reichel@math.kent.edu

Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA)
vol. 12, 2000.

ETNA is available at http://etna.mcs.kent.edu and at several mirror sites,
as well as on CDROM. Papers will be added to the volume until the end of
this year as soon as they are accepted for publication. Presently the
following papers have been published in volume 12:

G. Meurant, Numerical experiments with algebraic multilevel
preconditioners, pp. 1-65.

H. Zhang, Numerical condition of polynomials in different forms,
pp. 66-87.

M. J. Castel, V. Migallo'n, and J. Penade's, On parallel two-stage methods
for Hermitian positive definite matrices with applications to preconditioning,
pp. 88-112.

R. S. Varga, Gersgorin-type eigenvalue inclusion theorems and their sharpness,
pp. 113-133.

F. B. Belgacem and S. C. Brenner, Some nonstandard finite element estimates
with applications to 3D Poisson and Signorini Problems, pp. 134-148.

S. Ehrich and A. Rathfeld, Piecewise linear wavelet collocation, approximation
of the boundary manifold, and quadrature, pp. 149-192.

J.-B. Chen and M.-Z. Qin, Multi-symplectic Fourier pseudospectral method for
the nonlinear Schrodinger equation, pp. 193-204.

B. Fischer and F. Peherstorfer, Chebyshev approximation via polynomial
mappings and the convergence behaviour of Krylov subspace methods, pp. 
205-215.

A. A. Dubrulle, Retooling the method of block conjugate gradients, pp. 
216-233.

Contributed by: Marc Bodson, bodson@ee.utah.edu

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 
September 2001, Volume 12, Number 5 

PAPERS

Motion Control Systems with H-infinity Positive Joint Torque Feedback 
F. Aghili, M. Buehler, and J. M. Hollerbach 

Robust Identification of Lightly Damped Flexible Structures by Means of
Orthonormal Bases 
D. H. Baldelli, M. C. Mazzaro, and R. S. Sanchez Pena 

Temperature Distribution Control in Scanned Thermal Processing of Thin 
Circular Parts 
C. Doumanidis and N. Fourligkas 

Reactive Power and Unbalance Compensation Using STATCOM with 
Dissipativity-Based Control 
G. E. Escobar, P. Mattavelli, and A. M. Stankovic 

Control of a III-V MOCVD Process Using Ultraviolet Absorption and 
Ultrasonic Concentration Monitoring 
M. G. Flynn, R. Smith, P. Abraham, and S. DenBaars 

Neuro-Predictive Process Control Using On-Line Controller Adaptation 
A. G. Parlos, S. Parthasarathy, and A. F. Atiya 

BRIEF PAPERS 

Adaptive Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: Experimental
Results on ODIN 
G. Antonelli, S. Chiaverini, N. Sarkar, and M. West 
     
Worst-Case Analysis of Finite-Time Control Policies 
D. L. Ma and R. D. Braatz

Contributed by: Cheryl Stewart, cstewart@bu.edu

Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
Volume: 46 Issue: 8 , Aug. 2001

Semi-global nonlinear output regulation with adaptive
internal model
Serrani, A.; Isidori, A.; Marconi, L.
Page(s): 1178 -1194

LPV system analysis via quadratic separator for uncertain implicit systems
Iwasaki, T.; Shibata, G.
Page(s): 1195 -1208

Direct torque control of induction motors: stability
analysis and performance improvement
Ortega, R.; Barabanov, N.; Escobar, G.; Valderrama, E.
Page(s): 1209 -1222

An interacting multi-pattern probabilistic data association
(IMP-PDA) algorithm for target tracking
Lang Hong; Ning-Zhou Cui
Page(s): 1223 -1236

Stabilization of stochastic nonlinear systems driven by
noise of unknown covariance
Hua Deng; Krstic, M.; Williams, R.J.
Page(s): 1237 -1253

Fluid analysis of arrival routing
Veatch, M.H.
Page(s): 1254 -1257

Linearization condition through state feedback
Devanathan, R.
Page(s): 1257 -1260

An averaging approach to chattering
Fridman, L.M.
Page(s): 1260 -1265

Fundamental limits in robustness and performance for
unstable, underactuated systems
Thibeault, N.M.; Smith, R.
Page(s): 1265 -1268

On the optimality of myopic production controls for
single-server, continuous-flow manufacturing systems
Martinelli, F.; Chang Shu; Perkins, J.R.
Page(s): 1269 -1273

Stabilizing receding horizon H_inf controls for linear continuous
time-varying systems
Ki Baek Kim; Tae-Woong Yoon; Wook Hyun Kwon
Page(s): 1273 -1279

H_2 near-optimal model reduction
Xue-Xiang Huang; Wei-Yong Yan; Teo, K.L.
Page(s): 1279 -1284

Rank-one LMIs and Lyapunov's inequality
Henrion, D.; Meinsma, G.
Page(s): 1285 -1288

A convergence analysis of generalized hill climbing algorithms
Sullivan, K.A.; Jacobson, S.H.
Page(s): 1288 -1293

A robust Smith predictor modified by internal models for
integrating process with dead time
Stojic, M.R.; Matijevic, F.S.; Draganovic, L.S.
Page(s): 1293 -1298

Power characterizations of input-to-state stability and
integral input-to-state stability
Angeli, D.; Nesic, D.
Page(s): 1298 -1303

Biquadratic stability of uncertain linear systems
Trofino, A.; de Souza, C.E.
Page(s): 1303 -1307

Efficient active set optimization in triple mode MPC
Cannon, M.; Kouvaritakis, B.; Rossiter, J.A.
Page(s): 1307 -1312

H/sub /spl infin// tuning for task-space feedback control
of robot with uncertain Jacobian matrix
Cheah, C.C.; Kawamura, S.; Arimoto, S.; Lee, K.
Page(s): 1313 -1318

A polynomial algorithm for testing diagnosability of
discrete-event systems
Shengbing Jiang; Zhongdong Huang; Chandra, V.; Kumar, R.
Page(s): 1318 -1321

H_inf and positive-real control for linear neutral delay systems
Shengyuan Xu; Lam, J.; Chengwu Yang
Page(s): 1321 -1326

A note on uniform observability
Delyon, B.
Page(s): 1326 -1327

Time maximum disturbance design for stable linear systems:
a model predictive scheme
You, K.H.; Lee, E.B.
Page(s): 1327 -1332

On a discrete-time stochastic learning control algorithm
Saab, S.S.
Page(s): 1333 -1336

Robust nonlinear integral control
Zhong-Ping Jiang; Marcels, I.
Page(s): 1336 -1342

Nonsmooth analysis and control theory [Book Review]
Piccoli, B.
Page(s): 1343 -1343

Contributed by: Claire Tomlin, tomlin@stanford.edu

 Fifth International Workshop on Computation and Control (HSCC 2002)
 Stanford, California USA
 http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/

Important Dates

 Submission deadline: October 15, 2001
 Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2001
 Final versions due: January 15, 2002
 Workshop: March 25-27 (Mon-Wed), 2002

Aims and Scope

 The Workshop on Hybrid Systems attracts researchers from industry and
 academe interested in modeling, analysis, and implementation of
 dynamic and reactive systems involving both discrete (integer,
 logical, symbolic) and continuous behaviors.  It is a forum for the
 latest developments in all aspects of hybrid systems, including
 formal models and computational representations, algorithms and
 heuristics, computational tools, and new challenging applications.
 The Fifth HSCC International Workshop continues the series of
 workshops held in Grenoble, France (HART'97), Berkeley, California,
 USA (HSCC'98), Nijmegen, The Netherlands (HSCC'99), Pittsburgh,
 Pennsylvania, USA (HSCC 2000), and Rome, Italy (HSCC2001).  
 Accepted papers will be allotted 14 pages each in a volume to be published
 in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

Scientific Program and Topics

 Sessions will include presentations of contributed papers and a
 small number of invited talks.  In keeping with the tradition of
 previous workshops, there will be ample time and space for informal
 discussions.  Submissions are invited in all areas pertaining to
 the design, analysis and implementation of hybrid systems.
 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  - modeling and representations,
  - control methods and algorithms,
  - optimization,
  - formal methods for analysis, synthesis and verification,
  - numerical aspects of modeling, simulating, and verifying hybrid systems,
  - computer-aided design,
  - hybrid models in biology and other sciences,
  - engineering applications, including but not limited to
    manufacturing and production systems, intelligent robots, avionics,
    automotive control systems, railway systems, energy systems, and
    transportation networks.
 Reports on case studies and tool development are particularly encouraged.

 A strong representation of multiple disciplines, including formal methods, 
 symbolic computation, control theory, artificial intelligence, and
 numerical methods, assures a lively and productive workshop. 

Venue

The workshop will be held at Stanford University, Stanford, California
in the new Science and Engineering Quad Teaching Center (TCSeq), designed
by renowned architect James Ingo Freed.  For a virtual tour of the facilities,
please visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/tcseq/tour.html.  

Submissions

 Researchers are invited to submit either a postscript or pdf file 
 of an extended abstract using the electronic-submission procedure which will
 be provided through the web-page http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/.   
 The abstract should not exceed 10 pages. 
 The first page should contain: 
  - the title of the paper, 
  - each author's name and affiliation, 
  - complete contact information for the corresponding author (postal
    and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers), and a
  - one-paragraph summary of the contribution.
 Full versions of the accepted submissions will be published in the
 Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. The proceedings
 will be available at the workshop.

Additional Information

 To stay informed about HSCC 2002, register for e-mail announcements
 by sending e-mail to hscc2002@lucifer.stanford.edu. Also, please refer
 to the workshop web-page at http://www.stanford.edu/group/hscc2002/.

 Claire J. Tomlin                        Mark R. Greenstreet
 Department of Aeronautics               Department of Computer Science
   and Astronautics                      University of British Columbia
 Department of Electrical Engineering    201-2366 Main Mall 
 250 Durand Building MC4035              Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 CANADA
 Stanford University                     
 Stanford CA 94305-4035
 voice:  (650) 723-5164                  voice:  (604) 822-3065
 FAX:    (650) 723-3738                  FAX:    (604) 822-5485
 email:  tomlin@stanford.edu             email:  mrg@cs.ubc.ca

Contributed by: Joachim Rosenthal, mtns@nd.edu

                     MTNS 2002
          Fifteenth International Symposium on
       MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS

CONFERENCE WEB-PAGE: http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/

MTNS 2002 will be held on the campus of the University of Notre
Dame from Monday August 12 through Friday August 16, 2002.  The
symposium program will include plenary lectures, special topic
invited lectures, mini-symposia, mini-courses, special topic
sessions and contributed papers. MTNS is usually organized every
two years and traditionally covers areas involving a wide range
of research directions in mathematical systems, networks and
control theory.

CALL FOR PAPERS:
Previously unpublished papers will be reviewed on the basis of an
extended summary (not exceeding six pages) of sufficient detail
to permit reasonable evaluation. Authors are strongly encouraged
to submit electronic version of their summaries.

CALL FOR SPECIAL TOPIC SESSIONS
A session consists of four papers covering different aspects of
some research area. A proposal for a session consists of a four
page description of the session and a one-page description for
each paper to be presented.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission for contributed      October 15, 2001 (for paper submission)
papers and session proposals:   December 1, 2001 (for electronic submission) 
                                
Acceptance notification:        February 15, 2002 
Full paper (electronic mail):   May 1, 2002 
Conference dates:               August 12-16, 2002 

Electronic submissions will be possible via a web-interface
on the conference site:  http://www.nd.edu/~mtns/

Contributed by: Margarita Goire, mgoire@fie.uo.edu.cu

AUT2002, International Conference on Automatic Control
Santiago de Cuba, CUBA 17-19 July 2002

This is the second international  conference on Automatic Control Department, 
Computer Science Department and Center of Studies of Automation of 
Universidad de Oriente in Santiago de Cuba.

The scope of the conference covers all aspect of the area, from basic and 
fundamental to various application domains. Multi-disciplinary issues are 
particularly encouraged since they become mandatory for the development 
research in automatic control.

Deadline for submission of regular papers is 20th January 2002. The official 
languages are Spanish and English. Futher detail and updated information is 
available on: http://www.uo.edu.cu/aut2002.htm

Contributed by: Joao Costeira, jpc@isr.ist.utl.pt

 10th Mediterraean Conference on Control and Automation (MED2002)
 Campus of the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), LISBON, PORTUGAL

We solicit regular papers and proposals for invited sessions in all aspects
of theory, algorithms, and applications of systems, control, automation,
robotics, operations research, intelligent systems, signal processing,
communication networks and related disciplines.

Program Committee

General Chair:Joao Sentieiro IST, Portugal
Program Chair:Michael Athans IST/MIT Portugal & USA
Program Vice-Chair: Antonio Pascoal IST Portugal

Invited Plenary Speakers: 

John C. Doyle, Caltech USA
Complex Systems
Pravin P. Varaiya, Univ. of California at Berkeley, USA
     Hierarchical Control of Autonomous Systems
David G. Luenberger, Stanford University, USA
     Systems Theory and Financial Engineering Systems
Edward R. Crawley, MIT, USA
     Control of Precision Optical Systems
Henrik I. Christensend, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
     Advances in Robotic Systems
Olivier Faugeras, INRIA, France and MIT, USA
     Advances in Image Processing and Computer Vision
Munther Dahleh, MIT ,USA
     Robust Control for Linear and Nonlinear Systems
P. R. Kumar, University of Illinois, USA
     Wireless Networks: Problems, Prospects and Protocols

Important DATES:
Papers submission date: Feb  01 2002
Author Notification     Apr  15 2002
Final Manuscript        May  07 2002
Conference Starts       July 09 2002

Updates and details  http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/med2002
e-mail contact   med2002@isr.ist.utl.pt

Contributed by: Enrique Barbieri, barbieri@eecs.tulane.edu

IEEE 2002 Conference on Decision and Control
        December 10 - 13, 2002
Rio Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

The IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) is the annual meeting of
the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS), conducted in cooperation with the 
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the Institute for 
Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

The 41st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will begin on Tuesday and
run through Friday, 10-13 December 2002, with pre-conference tutorial 
workshops to be announced. General Chair Ümit Özgüner of The Ohio State 
University and Program Chair Ken Loparo of Case Western Reserve University 
invite your submission of technical papers.

IMPORTANT DATE: All submissions are due March 1, 2002.

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: The Program Committee is soliciting both Regular and 
Short contributed papers in all aspects of the theory and applications of 
systems, including decision-making, control, adaptation, optimization, 
industrial automation, and manufacturing.

THEMATIC SESSIONS: This year, the Program Committee is also soliciting 
contributed papers for thematic sessions with particular interest on those 
thematic sessions that make innovative use of IT.

INVITED SESSIONS: The Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited 
sessions. Cohesive sessions focusing on new and emerging topics in the 
above-listed areas will be strongly encouraged, and will have priority over 
those of a classical or mainstream flavor.

INFORMATION: Visit the Conference web site http://www.eecs.tulane.edu/cdc02

Contributed by: Vladimir Jotsov, jotsov@ieee.org

The 1st IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Systems
IS'2002
10-12 September, 2002, Sunny Day, Varna, Bulgaria

CALL FOR PAPERS.

The symposium is organized by the IM, CS, and SMC IEEE Joint Chapter of
Bulgaria. The symposium will be held in the Sunny Day resort in
St. Constantine on the Black Sea beach near Varna. Varna has regular and
frequent road, international rail and air links to all destinations.

The symposium scope includes topics from IEEE Information Theory, Systems, 
Man, and Cybernetics, Control Systems, Instrumentation and Measurement, and
Computer Societies. The main but not all topic are the following. Artificial 
intelligence; Chaos theory; Data mining; Data fusion; Decision support 
systems; Evolutionary computation; Fuzzy logic; Human-machine interaction; 
Intelligent control; Inteligent measurement; Intelligent systems and 
semiotics; Knowledge engineering; Machine learning; Neuro-fuzzy systems; 
Neural networks; Soft computing agents. 

Applications: Automotive; Data processing; Educational aspects of intelligent 
control; Process control; Robotics; Transportation; Telecommunications.
Participants will choose between posh conditions on reasonably low prices and 
extremely low cost accomodation in other hotels near the sea, thus keeping 
total travel costs low. Early registration to the hotels is an advice.
A number of additional activities (tutorials etc.) is planned in the 
symposium schedule at no extra charge. 
More information can be found at http://www.iinf.bas.bg/is
Big discounts for IEEE members are available.

Draft papers must be received by December 16, 2001.

Vassil Sgurev
IS'2002 Co-Chairman
sgurev@bas.bg

Vladimir Jotsov
IS'2002 General Coordinator and Secretary
jotsov@ieee.org

Contributed by: Edwin Chong, echong@engr.colostate.edu

40th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
            December 4-7, 2001
   Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
             Orlando, Florida

    *** ON-LINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE ***

The on-line registration website for the CDC 2001 can be accessed via
the main CDC 2001 homepage:
         http://www.ecs.umass.edu/cdc2001
or directly at:

https://fawn.site-secure.net/ieeecss/
cgi-bin/CAB/registration/registreeLogin.cgi
(entire URL must be typed together)

If possible, please use this on-line registration website to enter your
registration information (instead of the hardcopy form).

CDC 2001 is the first CDC to have an on-line registration system. Because
the system is brand new, all registrants must first enter their particulars
(name, address, etc.) before registering. Once this information is entered,
it can be used for future registrations of conferences affiliated with the
IEEE Control Systems Society.