Change of Address: Yi Guo

Contributed by: Yi Guo, yguo1@stevens.edu

Starting September 1, 2005, my new address is:

Dr. Yi Guo, Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030 
Ph: (201) 216 5658
Fax:(201) 216 8246
Email: yguo1@stevens.edu



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1.2 Change of address: Arjan van der Schaft 
Change of address: Arjan van der Schaft

Contributed by: Arjan van der Schaft, A.J.van.der.Schaft@math.rug.nl

Since September 1 I have joined the University of Groningen.
My new address is:

A.J. van der Schaft
Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science
P.O. Box 800
9700AV Groningen
the Netherlands
Tel. +31-50-3633731
Fax. +31-50-3633800
e-mail A.J.van.der.Schaft@math.rug.nl



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1.3 Change of address: Makis Kappos 
Change of address: Makis Kappos

Contributed by: Makis Kappos, kappos@auth.gr

I have now moved to Greece. My new coordinates are:

Department of Mathematics,
School of Maths, Physics and Comp. Sciences,
Faculty of Engineering,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
Telephone: +30 2310 995935
Fax: _30 2310 996132
e-mail: kappos@auth.gr



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1.4 New Department Affiliation for Mark Spong 
New Department Affiliation for Mark Spong

Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, mspong@uiuc.edu

After 20 years in the Department of General Engineering at the University of 
Illinois I have moved to the Department of Electrical and Computer 
Engineering.  My primary coordinates remain unchanged:

Mark W. Spong
Coordinated Science Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801
phone: (217)333-4281
fax: (217) 244-1653
email: mspong@uiuc.edu

Effective immediately, please do not use my General Engineering Department 
address to correspond with me.



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1.5 New address for Joseph Yame 
New address for Joseph Yame

Contributed by: Joseph Yame, Joseph.Yame@cran.uhp-nancy.fr

Since September 1st, 2005, I have joined the University Henri Poincare, 
Nancy 1, France. My new contact information is 

Dr.Ir. Joseph-Julien Yame
Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy
Faculte des Sciences et Techniques
Universite Henri Poincare, Nancy 1
Boulevard des Aiguillettes - BP 239
F-54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, Cedex, FRANCE



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1.6 New address for Vincent Blondel 
New address for Vincent Blondel

Contributed by: Vincent Blondel, vdb@mit.edu

For the 2005-2006 academic year, I am on sabbatical leave at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA). 
Until June 30th, 2006 my address is:

Vincent Blondel
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 32-D724
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
URL: http://www.inma.ucl.ac.be/~blondel/
Tel.: +1 617 253 5968
Fax: +1 617 253 3578
E-mail: vdb@mit.edu




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Autumn School: Design of Control Command Architectures for fault tolerant DES

Contributed by: Benoît Trouillet, benoit.trouillet@ec-lille.fr

Autumn School: Design of Control Command Architectures for fault tolerant
Discrete Event Systems

Please find below the program of LISAC’2005 autumn school that will take place
on 24-28 October 2005, in Lille (France). This school is about Design of
Control Command Architectures for fault tolerant Discrete Event Systems. It is
open to graduate students, researchers or engineers who want to learn new
techniques for the design or the synthesis of this kind of systems. In this
way, applications will be proposed in various domains like manufacturing,
energy, transport and telecommunication. The lessons can be both in French and
in English. No prior knowledge is required.

More information about this autumn school can be found at
http://syner.ec-lille.fr/lisac/

Main speakers

K. E. ARZEN (Univ. of Lund, Sweden)
A. GIUA (Univ. of Cagliari, Italia)
L. HOLLOWAY (Univ. of Kentucky, USA)
E. NIEL (LAI, Lyon)
L. PIETRAC (LAI, Lyon)
N. REZG (LGIPM, Metz)
A. TOGUYENI (LAGIS, Lille)
E. ZAMAI (LAG, Grenoble).

Program

Monday, October 24, 2005
Supervisory Control: decentralized and hierarchical architectures (E. Niel)
Lab Activity: The use of TCT tool for the Supervisory Control (L. Piétrac)

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Theory of regions for Controllers Synthesis I (N. Rezg)
Theory of regions for Controllers Synthesis II (N. Rezg)
A Petri Nets based approach for Supervisory Control of DES I (A. Giua)
A Petri Nets based approach for Supervisory Control of DES II (A. Giua)

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A Modular and Hierarchical Petri Nets based approach for the design of 
controllers for DES (L. Holloway)
Lab Activity: The use of Spectool to design modular and hierarchical 
Petri Nets based controllers for DES (L. Holloway)
A modular architecture to implement fault tolerant controllers for DES 
  (A. Toguyéni)
A Dynamic Synthesis of control laws for fault tolerant control (E. Zamaï)

Thursday, October 27, 2005
Jgrafchart: a new generation tool for the control of reactive systems 
(K. E. Arzen)
The use of MES solution to interface ERP layer and control layer (Michel 
Vaudreville - Schneider)

Friday, October 28, 2005
Demonstrations of computer-assisted design tools for the construction of
control command model for DES
Synthesis Discussions: The school report,prospective researches and
perspectives of collaborations between 
Academics and Industrials.



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2.2 CHAOS 2006: Deadline extended 
CHAOS 2006: Deadline extended

Contributed by: Mohamed DJEMAI, djemai@ensea.fr

Following the request of a number of colleagues and potential participants,
please note that the new dead line for paper submission concerning the :

1st IFAC Conference on
Analysis and Control of Chaotic Systems : CHAOS'06 is  :

  October 17, 2005.

http://www.univ-reims.fr/Labos/LAM/chaos06/

For submission please use the following e-mail: (Submission.Chaos06@ensea.fr) 



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2.3 Discrete Event Systems Newsletter Restarting 
Discrete Event Systems Newsletter Restarting

Contributed by: Ryan Leduc, leduc@mcmaster.ca

This is a second announcement that the newsletter of the IEEE
Control Systems Technical Committee Group on Discrete Event Systems
(DESTC) has started up again after a hiatus.  The March, April, and 
September 2005 newsletters can be found here:

http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/destc/des_nltr.php 

If you have any news or announcements relevant to DES researchers,
you can submit them, including previewing how they will look, here:

http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/destc/des_nltr.php

Examples of contributions include announcements on:

    * Conferences
    * Workshops
    * Special sessions
    * Publications
    * Courses
    * Personals
    * Job opportunities and positions
    * Web sites 

To subscribe/unsubscribe to the newsletter, send your request by
e-mail to: destcsubm@cas.mcmaster.ca. 

For more information on the DESTC, please check out our recently
revamped website, which includes links to previous newsletters,
contact and research info of current researchers, conferences,
journals, DES related software tools, among other things.  You can
find it here: 

http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/destc/



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Call for IFAC Fellow Nominations

Contributed by: Pradeep Misra, p.misra@ieee.org

The International Federation of Automatic Control solicits nomination for
IFAC Fellows

If you plan to submit an IFAC Fellow Nomination Form, please find instructions 
below to assist you in this nomination process. Strict adherence to this 
procedure is essential; otherwise, a candidate may be placed at a serious 
disadvantage and possibly even excluded from consideration.

Nominator: Any person is eligible to serve as a nominator with the exception 
of members of the Fellows Selection Committee (FSC), and IFAC Council Members. 
The nominator is responsible for the information provided.

Candidate
The IFAC Fellow award provides a distinction of excellence in the Federation 
and is conferred to a small number of outstanding scientists or engineers by 
IFAC Council, based on the proposal of the Fellow Selection Committee (FSC). 
The FSC Committee shall consider:

1. Outstanding and extraordinary individual contributions in the fields of 
interest of IFAC in the role as an Engineer/Scientist, Technical Leader or 
Educator. These achievements shall be recorded as technical publications, 
patents, reports, systems products or/and applications, services or/and proven 
teaching activities.

2. Involvement in IFAC activities in the promotion of the field.
3. Opinions of Fellow references.

Any control scientist or engineer can be a candidate for the IFAC Fellow 
position. Exceptionally, he/she could have no prior involvement in IFAC 
activities, if he/she is very outstanding, but he/she should become involved 
in IFAC after becoming a Fellow. Current members of the IFAC Council, and/or 
the FSC are not eligible to be considered as Fellow candidates.

References
A nomination must be supported by at least three, but no more than five 
references from experts in the field who are aware of the Candidate's 
contributions. It is to be noted that the choice of references is important 
for the success of the candidate’s nomination.

There are two forms to be completed: the Nomination Form and the Reference 
Form

New Fellows Announcement
The election of newly elected Fellows will be announced shortly after the 
completion of the selection process carried out by the IFAC Council. IFAC will 
inform all candidates and their nominators of the election results by e-mail 
and/or first class mail. Nominators of unsuccessful candidates will be 
notified by e-mail and/or first class mail.

General Information for the Nominator
* Adhere to Space Limitations. All statements must be limited to the space 
provided for each item. Font size should be no smaller than 10 point.
* Only typewritten copy will be accepted.
* Proper concise and accurate description of contributions should be carried 
out. Avoid undefined technical jargon. Use an acronym only if the full name 
has been spelled out previously.
* The nominator is the sole contact in the nomination process; he/she should 
verify the information provided in the attached form.
* The citation should be complete, correct, and concise.
* In order to compare candidates in varied disciplines and situations, 
objective information re the candidate's qualifications is required. 
Contributions need not always be theoretical in nature nor relate to new 
inventions; for instance, engineering efforts which bring about a design or 
theory to fruition through economic, governmental, or other applications can 
also lead to important contributions to society.
* Part of the nominator's responsibilities is to request the candidate's 
organization to provide the information necessary to document the 
contributions of the candidate, as well as to select a category that best 
defines the candidate's significant contributions.
* Include concise and verifiable references about the candidate's 
contributions, but restrict yourself to the three pages of the form.

Extremely Important
Only Nomination Forms reaching the IFAC Secretariat before 31 December 2005
will be considered for this year's selection.

Once you complete the attached form, please send it by e-mail to:
e-mail: secr@ifac.co.at
Subject: IFAC FELLOW SELECTION COMMITTEE

IFAC Secretariat
Schlossplatz 12, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
Phone: +43/2236/71447  Fax: +43/2236/72859



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A Mathematical Introduction to Control Theory

Contributed by: Shlomo Engelberg, shlomoe@jct.ac.il

We are pleased to announce that a new textbook, A Mathematical Introduction 
to Control Theory, has been published by Imperial College Press.

The text covers classical control theory and the design of compensators, as 
well as covering some non-linear control, modern control, and discrete-time 
control.  The text is suitable for use in a first course on control theory.  
It makes use of MATLAB(R) as a tool for analysis and design but is careful 
not to allow knowledge of MATLAB to substitute for knowledge of control 
theory.

The book is divided into 11 chapters:
1.  Mathematical Preliminaries 
2.  Transfer Functions 
3.  Feedback--An Introduction 
4.  The Routh-Hurwitz Criterion 
5.  The Principle of the Argument and Its Consequences 
6.  The Root Locus Diagram 
7.  Compensation 
9.  Some Nonlinear Control Theory 
9.  An Introduction to Modern Control 
10. Control of Hybrid Systems 
11. Answers to Selected Exercises 

The book's homepage is http://www.icpress.co.uk/books/engineering/p396.html



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4.2 Digital Control Systems - Design Identification and Implementation 
Digital Control Systems - Design, Identification and Implementation

Contributed by: Ioan D. Landau, landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr

Digital Control Systems - Design, Identification and Implementation
Ioan D. Landau and Gianluca Zito
Springer, London, 2005
Control and Communications Engineering Series (ISBN: 1-84628-055-9)
Book website: http://landau-bookic.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr

The book demonstrates in detail how to design and implement high-performance 
model-based controllers using techniques extensively tested in industry. The 
effective use of these techniques is illustrated in the context of various 
systems. A number of recent methodological developments in control design and 
system identification, driven by applications, are presented, including: 
robust digital control design using sensitivity function shaping; plant 
identification in closed loop operation and reduction of controller 
complexity. 
For practical and tutorial purposes the text is enhanced by the use of 
MATLAB®/Scilab routines which can be downloaded from the book website where 
additional material for teaching is provided (slide presentations of the 
chapter material, specific courses, tutorials, data files, laboratory 
sessions, examples and figures files).
Contents
1	Continuous Control Systems: A Review
2	Computer Control Systems
3	Robust Digital Controller Design Methods
4	Design of Digital Controllers in the Presence of Random Disturbances
5	System Identification: The Bases
6	System Identification Methods
7	Practical Aspects of System Identification
8	Practical Aspects of Digital Control
9	Identification in Closed Loop
10	Reduction of Controller Complexity
11	Appendices (A through H)

To order: http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-135-22-
52482958-0,00.html
 







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4.3 Dimension Reduction of Large-Scale Systems 
Dimension Reduction of Large-Scale Systems

Contributed by: Peter Benner, benner@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de

Dimension Reduction of Large-Scale Systems
edited by: Peter Benner
           Volker Mehrmann
           Danny C. Sorensen,
Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 1005.
Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering,
Vol. 45, 400 p., Softcover, ISBN: 3-540-24545-6

In the past decades, model reduction has become an ubiquitous tool in analysis 
and simulation of dynamical systems, control design, circuit simulation, 
structural dynamics, CFD, and many other disciplines dealing with complex 
physical models. The aim of this book is to survey some of the most successful 
model reduction methods in tutorial style articles and to present benchmark 
problems from several application areas for testing and comparing existing and 
new algorithms. As the discussed methods have often been developed 
simultaneously in disconnected application areas, the intention of the  
mini-workshop in Oberwolfach and its proceedings is to make these ideas 
available to researchers and practitioners from all these different 
disciplines.

Further information is available at
 http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/~mehrmann/Buecher/Reduction/

In the future, this web page will also include some Matlab codes
corresponding to some of the algorithms presented in the book.



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4.4 Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems 
Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems

Contributed by: William S. Levine, wsl@eng.umd.edu

Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems
Edited by D. Hristu-Varsakelis and W. S. Levine, 
Birkhauser, Boston, 2005

Editorial Board:
Rajeev Alur [University of Pennsylvania, USA],
Karl-Erik Arzen [Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden],
John Baillieul [Boston University, USA],
Tom Henzinger [University of California Berkeley, USA]

The Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems provides engineers, 
computer scientists, mathematicians, and students a broad, comprehensive 
source of information and technology to address many questions and aspects 
of embedded and networked control.  A carefully organized collection of 
important results, tools, software, and technology, this work unifies into a 
single reference many scattered articles, websites, and specification sheets-
--information that might otherwise be difficult to find.

 Key topics and features include:

    * Self-contained, sharply-focused articles; readers have easy access to 
specific answers to questions without having to read hundreds of pages
    * Clear structure and presentation of concepts in intuitive order
    * Separation of material into five main sections—Theory; Embedded 
Hardware; Software; Networking; and Examples
    * Case studies, experiments, and examples that provide a multifaceted 
view of the subject, encompassing computation and communication 
considerations
    * Information about commercially available tools and hardware
    * Comprehensive bibliographies and index

Table of Contents

1. Fundamentals 
1.1 Fundamentals of Dynamical Systems (W. S. Levine) 
1.2 Control of Single-input Single-output Systems (D. Hristu-Varsakelis and 
W. S. Levine) 
1.3 Basics of Sampling and Quantization (A. Stubberud and W. Santina) 
1.4 Discrete Event Systems (C. G. Cassandras) 
1.5 Introduction to Hybrid Systems (M. S. Branicky)
1.6 Finite Automata (M. V. Lawson) 
1.7 Basics of Computer Architecture (C. B. Silio) 
1.8 Introduction to Real-time Scheduling (M. Caccamo, T. Baker, A. Burns, G. 
Buttazzo, and L. Sha) 
1.9 Network Fundamentals (D. M. Auslander and J.-D. Decotignie) 

2. Hardware 
2.1 Basics of Data Acquisition and Control (M. Chidambaram) 
2.2 Programmable Logic Controllers (G. Olsson) 
2.3 Digital Signal Processors (R. Leupers and G. Ascheid) 
2.4 Microcontrollers (S. F. Barrett and D. J. Pack)
2.5 System on A Programmable Chip (SoPC) Design (W. M. Hawkins) 

3. Software  
3.1 Fundamentals of RTOS-Based Digital Controller Implementation  (Q. Li) 
3.2 Implementation-Aware Embedded Control Systems (K-E. 񻱷semi999rzén ,  A.
Cervin 
and D. Henriksson)
3.3 From Control Loops to Real-Time Programs (P. Caspi and O. Maler)  
3.4 Embedded Real-Time Control via MATLAB, Simulink, and xPC Target (P. 
Mosterman, S. Prabhu, A. Dowd, J. Glass, T. Erkkinen, J. Kluza and R. 
Shenoy) 
3.5 LabVIEW Real-Time for Networked/Embedded Control (J. Limroth, J. Falcon, 
D. Leonard and J. Loy) 
3.6 Control Loops in RTLinux (V. Yodaiken, M. Sherer and E. Hilton) 

4. Theory  
4.1 An Introduction to Hybrid Automata (J-F. Raskin) 
4.2 An Overview of Hybrid Systems Control (J. Lygeros) 
4.3 Temporal Logic Model Checking (E. Clarke, A. Fehnker, S. K. Jha and H. 
Veith)  
4.4 Switched Systems (D. Liberzon) 
4.5 Feedback Control with Communication Constraints (D. Hristu-Varsakelis) 
4.6 Networked Control Systems: A Model-Based Approach (L. A. Montestruque 
and P. J. Antsaklis) 
4.7 Control Issues in Systems with Loop Delays (L. Mirkin and Z. J. Palmor) 

5. Networking 
5.1 Network Protocols for Networked Control Systems (F.-L. Lian, J. R. 
Moyne, and D. M. Tilbury) 
5.2 Control using Feedback over Wireless Ethernet and Bluetooth (A. Suri, J. 
Baillieul and D. V. Raghunathan) 
5.3 Bluetooth in Control (B. Bernhardsson, J. Eker, J. Persson) 
5.4 Embedded Sensor Networks (J. Heidemann and R. Govindan) 

6. Applications 
6.1 Vehicle Applications of Controller Area Network (K-H. Johansson, M. 
Törngren and L. Nielsen) 
6.2 Control of Autonomous Mobile Robots (M. Egerstedt) 
6.3 Wireless Control with Bluetooth (V. Vladimerou and G. Dullerud) 
6.4 The Cornell RoboCup Robot Soccer Team: 1999 – 2003 (R. D’Andrea) 



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4.5 Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation 
Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation

Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, ReginaG@birkhauser.com

Max-Plus Methods for Nonlinear Control and Estimation

William M. McEneaney
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Forthcoming - November 2005 /Approx. 256 pp. /Approx. 17 illus. / 
Hardcover / $79.95/ ISBN: 0-8176-3534-3 / Birkhaeuser
Series - Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications

The central focus of this book is the control of continuous-time/continuous-
space nonlinear systems. Using new techniques that employ the max-plus 
algebra, the author addresses several classes of nonlinear control problems, 
including nonlinear optimal control problems and nonlinear robust/H-infinity 
control and estimation problems. Several numerical techniques are employed, 
including a max-plus eigenvector approach and an approach that avoids the 
curse-of-dimensionality.

The book will be of interest to applied mathematicians, engineers, and 
graduate students interested in the control of nonlinear systems through the 
implementation of recently developed numerical methods. Researchers and 
practitioners tangentially interested in this area will also find a 
readable, concise discussion of the subject through a careful selection of 
specific chapters and sections. Basic knowledge of control theory for 
systems with dynamics governed by differential equations is required; the 
material on risk-sensitive stochastic control requires knowledge of systems 
governed by stochastic differential equations.

Table of Contents: 

Preface * Introduction * Max-Plus Analysis * Dynamic Programming and 
Viscosity Solutions * Max-Plus Eigenvector Method for the Infinite Horizon 
Problem * Max-Plus Eigenvector Method Error Analysis * A Semigroup 
Construction Method * Curse-of-Dimensionality-Free Method * Finite Time-
Horizon Application: Nonlinear Filtering * Mixed L-infinity/L2 Criteria * 
Miscellaneous Proofs * References * Index

For ordering information, please visit: http://www.springeronline.com/
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4.6 Multivariable feedback control 
Multivariable feedback control

Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad, skoge@nt.ntnu.no

S.Skogestad and I.Postlethwaite, Multivariable feedback control - Analysis 
and design, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2005, 592 pages.
 
Taking into account the latest developments in the field, this fully revised 
and updated second edition: 

* features a new chapter devoted to the use of linear matrix inequalities 
(LMIs); 
* presents current results on fundamental performance limitations introduced 
by RHP-poles and RHP-zeros; 
* introduces updated material on decentralized control, the selection of 
controlled variables and self-optimizing control; 
* provides simple IMC tuning rules for PID control; 
* covers additional material including unstable plants, the feedback 
amplifier, the lower gain margin and a clear strategy for incorporating 
integral action into LQG control; 
* has approximately 20% more material than the first edition (the page format 
has increased to keep the numbers of pages almost unchanged); 
* includes numerous worked examples, exercises and case studies, which make 
frequent use of Matlab and the new Robust Control toolbox. 

Multivariable Feedback Control: Analysis and Design, is an excellent resource 
for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses studying multivariable 
control. It is also an invaluable tool for engineers who want to understand 
multivariable control, its limitations, and how it can be applied in 
practice. The analysis techniques and the material on control structure 
design should prove very useful in the new emerging area of systems biology. 

Sigurd Skogestad is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian 
University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, and Ian Postlethwaite is 
Professor of Engineering at the University of Leicester in England. More 
information is available on the books home page; see 
http://www.chembio.ntnu.no/users/skoge/book 

Chapters:
1. Introduction 
2. Classical feedback control 
3. Introduction to multivariable control 
4. Elements of linear system theory 
5. Limitations on performance in SISO systems 
6. Limitations on performance in MIMO systems 
7. Uncertainty and robustness for SISO systems 
8. Robust stability and performance analysis 
9. Controller design 
10. Control structure design 
11. Model reduction 
12. Linear matrix inequalities 
13. Case studies 
Appendix A. Matrix theory and norms 
Appendix B. Project work and sample exam 



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4.7 Optimized Bayesian Dynamic Advising: Theory and Algorithms 
Optimized Bayesian Dynamic Advising: Theory and Algorithms

Contributed by: T.V.Guy, guy@ieee.org

"Optimized Bayesian Dynamic Advising: Theory and Algorithms"
Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing 
Karny, Miroslav (Ed.) 
Springer, 2005, XVI, 536 p. 13 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 1-85233-928-4

http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-152-22-37287694-
detailsPage%253Dppmmedia%257CaboutThisBook%257CaboutThisBook,00.html

This book provides the theoretical and algorithmic basis of optimized 
probabilistic advising.

Starting from abstract ideas and formulations, and culminating in detailed 
algorithms, the book comprises a unified treatment of an important problem of 
the design of advisory systems supporting supervisors of complex processes. 
It introduces the theoretical and algorithmic basis of developed advising, 
relying on novel and powerful combination black-box modeling by dynamic 
mixture models and fully probabilistic dynamic optimization.

Written for a broad audience, including developers of algorithms and 
application engineers, researchers, lecturers, and postgraduates, this book 
can be used as a reference tool, and an advanced text on Bayesian dynamic 
decision making. A CD contains a specialized Matlab-based Mixtools toolbox, 
and examples illustrating the most important and complex areas of the 
material presented.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Underlying Theory.
3. Approximate and Feasible Learning.
4. Approximate Design.
5. Problem Formulation.
6. Solution and Principles of its Approximation: Learning.
7. Solution and Principles of its Approximation: Design.
8. Learning with Normal Factors and Components.
9. Design with Normal Mixtures.
10. Learning with Markov Chain Factors and Components.
11. Design with Markov Chain Mixtures. 
12. Sandwich BMTB for Mixture Initiation.
13. Mixed Mixtures.
14. Applications of the Advisory System.
15. Conclusions.
References.
Index.



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4.8 Process Modelling Identification and Control 
Process Modelling, Identification, and Control

Contributed by: Miroslav Fikar, miroslav.fikar@stuba.sk

J. Mikles, M. Fikar,
Process Modelling, Identification, and Control 2, Identification and Optimal
Control. STU Press, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 2004, ISBN 80-227-2132-8,
260 pages

The book deals with mathematical modelling of sampled data systems,
design of simple PID controllers, identification of processes,
optimal, predictive, and adaptive process control. The intended
audience of this book includes graduate students but can also be of
interest to practising engineers or applied scientists that are
interested in modelling, identification, and process control.

CONTENTS 
Discrete-Time Process Models: Input-Output Models, State-Space Models,
  Properties of Discrete-Time Systems, Discrete-Time Feedback Systems
Process Identification: Identification from Step Responses, Recursive
  Least Squares Method, IDTOOL-MATLAB Toolbox
Simple Controllers: PID Controller, Practical Aspects
Optimal Process Control: Principle of Minimum, Dynamic Programming,
  State Feedback with Observer and Polynomial Pole Placement,
  Parametrisation of Stabilising Controllers, Observer LQ Control -
  State-Space and Polynomial Interpretation, LQG Control - State-Space
  and Polynomial Interpretation, H2 Optimal Control
Predictive Control: Derivation and Implementation of Predictive
  Control, Stability Results, Tuning
Adaptive Control: Discrete, and Continuous-Time Self-Tuning Control,
  SISO, and MIMO Case

The examples in the book are freely accessible in the Internet at the address:
http://www.kirp.chtf.stuba.sk/~fikar/research/other/index.htm

PRICE
40 EUR

ORDER FORM 
via Internet: http://www.kirp.chtf.stuba.sk/book/

PUBLISHER
Slovak Society of Industrial Chemistry, Branch at Faculty of Chemical and Food
Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
Radlinskeho 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

ALSO AVAILABLE (reduced price)
J. Mikles, M. Fikar,
Process Modelling, Identification, and Control 1, Models and Dynamic
Characteristics of Continuous Processes.  STU Press, Bratislava,
Slovak Republic, 2000, ISBN ISBN 80-227-1331-7, 170 pages

Mathematical Modelling of Processes - Analysis of Process Models -
Dynamical Behaviour of Processes



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4.9 Robot Modeling and Control 
Robot Modeling and Control

Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, mspong@uiuc.edu

Robot Modeling and Control
Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, M. Vidyasagar
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
New York, New York
492 pages
ISBN: 0471765791
Publication Date: January, 2006

Robot Modeling and Control is a comprehensive introduction to robot 
kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, control, and computer vision.  It is 
intended for senior undergraduates and beginning graduate students in 
electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, 
mathematics, or computer science.  The text can be used for a one semester or 
two semester course or as a research reference.  Both basic and advanced 
material are presented in a style that is readable and mathematically 
rigorous.  Numerous worked examples and problems illustrate the theory and 
point the reader to more advanced material.

Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Rigid Motions and Homogeneous Transformations
3. Forward and Inverse Kinematics
4. Velocity Kinematics - The Jacobian
5. Path and Trajectory Planning
6. Independent Joint Control
7. Dynamics
8. Multivariable Control
9. Force Control
10. Geometric Nonlinear Control
11. Computer Vision
12. Vision-Based Control
Appendices
A. Trigonometry
B. Linear Algebra
C. State Space Representation of Dynamical Systems
D. Lyapunov Stability
Index

For more information or to request a copy, please contact
Dana Kellogg 
dkellogg@wiley.com 





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4.10 System Modeling and Requirements Engineering 
System Modeling and Requirements Engineering

Contributed by: Jonah Z. Lavi, j.lavi@computer.org

Systems Modeling & Requirements Specification Using ECSAM - 
An Analysis Method for Embedded and Computer-Based Systems
by Jonah Z. Lavi & Joseph Kudish , Dorset House 2005

ECSAM, a method for requirements engineering and modeling of computer-based
systems (CBS), is  practiced since 1980 in evolving versions by systems and
software engineers.  ECSAM was developed in part at Israel Aircraft Industries
for the analysis and design of complex reactive embedded systems and software
and has been presented in numerous undergraduate, graduate, and industrial
courses.
The method guides engineers in modeling operational, functional, and design
requirements, considering both static and dynamic aspects of systems.
With an end-to-end example of the method, developed throughout the book,
readers learn how to • develop conceptual models of the structural and
operational properties of computer-based systems and their software • develop
systematically operational scenarios and use cases describing the interaction
of the system with its environment • elicit and specify functional and
nonfunctional requirements • allocate requirements to components of a
conceptual model and use the model for the refinement and derivation of
requirements • understand the issues of mapping the conceptual model to the
design model.



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4.11 Systems and Thermodynamics 
Systems and Thermodynamics

Contributed by: Wassim M. Haddad, wm.haddad@aerospace.gatech.edu

Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach
by Wassim M. Haddad, VijaySekhar Chellaboina, and Sergey G. Nersesov

Princeton University Press 
ISBN: 0-691-12327-6
200 pages

This book places thermodynamics on a system-theoretic foundation so as to 
harmonize it with classical mechanics. Using the highest standards of 
exposition and rigor, the authors develop a novel formulation of 
thermodynamics that can be viewed as a moderate-sized system theory as 
compared to statistical thermodynamics. This middle-ground theory involves 
deterministic large-scale dynamical system models that bridge the gap 
between classical and statistical thermodynamics.

The authors’ theory is motivated by the fact that a discipline as cardinal 
as thermodynamics—entrusted with some of the most perplexing secrets of our 
Universe—demands far more than physical mathematics as its underpinning. 
Even though many great physicists, such as Archimedes, Newton, and Lagrange, 
have humbled us with their mathematically seamless eurekas over the 
centuries, a great many physicists and engineers who have developed the 
theory of thermodynamics seem to have forgotten that mathematics, when used 
rigorously, is the irrefutable pathway to truth.

This book uses system theoretic ideas to bring coherence, clarity, and 
precision to an extremely important and poorly understood classical area of 
science. 

Contents
Preface ix

Chapter 1. Introduction 
1.1 An Overview of Thermodynamics 
1.2 System Thermodynamics 
1.3 A Brief Outline of the Monograph 

Chapter 2. Dynamical System Theory 
2.1 Notation, Definitions, and Mathematical Preliminaries 
2.2 Stability Theory for Nonnegative Dynamical Systems 
2.3 Reversibility, Irreversibility, Recoverability, and Irrecoverability 
2.4 Reversible Dynamical Systems, Volume-Preserving Flows, and Poincar´e 
Recurrence 

Chapter 3. A Systems Foundation for Thermodynamics 
3.1 Introduction 
3.2 Conservation of Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics 
3.3 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
3.4 Ectropy 
3.5 Semistability, Energy Equipartition, Irreversibility, and the Arrow of 
Time 
3.6 Entropy Increase and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 
3.7 Interconnections of Thermodynamic Systems 
3.8 Monotonicity of System Energies in Thermodynamic Processes 

Chapter 4. Temperature Equipartition and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 
4.1 Semistability and Temperature Equipartition 
4.2 Boltzmann Thermodynamics 

Chapter 5. Work, Heat, and the Carnot Cycle 
5.1 On the Equivalence of Work and Heat: The First Law Revisited 
5.2 The Carnot Cycle and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 

Chapter 6. Thermodynamic Systems with Linear Energy Exchange 
6.1 Linear Thermodynamic System Models
6.2 Semistability and Energy Equipartition in Linear Thermodynamic Models
 
Chapter 7. Continuum Thermodynamics 
7.1 Conservation Laws in Continuum Thermodynamics 
7.2 Entropy and Ectropy for Continuum Thermodynamics 
7.3 Semistability and Energy Equipartition in Continuum Thermodynamics 

Chapter 8. Conclusion 

Bibliography 
Index 



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4.12 Vehicle Propulsion Systems 
Vehicle Propulsion Systems

Contributed by: Lino Guzzella, guzzella@imrt.mavt.ethz.ch

Vehicle Propulsion Systems – Introduction to Modeling and Optimization
Guzzella, Lino; Sciarretta, Antonio


Description:

In this book the longitudinal behavior of road vehicles is analyzed. The main 
emphasis is on the analysis and minimization of the fuel and energy 
consumption. Most approaches to this problem enhance the complexity of the 
vehicle system by adding components such as electrical motors or storage 
devices. Such a complex system can only be designed by means of mathematical 
models. This text gives an introduction to the modeling and optimization 
problems typically encountered when designing new propulsion systems for 
passenger cars. It is intended for persons interested in the analysis and 
optimization of classical and novel vehicle propulsion systems. Its focus lies 
on the control-oriented mathematical description of the physical processes and 
on the model-based optimization of the system structure and of the supervisory 
control algorithms. This text has evolved from a lecture series at ETH Zurich. 
Prerequisites are general engineering topics and a first course in optimal 
control theory.


Table of Contents:

1 Introduction 
1.1 Objectives 
1.2 Upstream Processes 
1.3 Energy Density of On-Board Energy Carriers 
1.4 Pathways to Better Fuel Economy 

2 Vehicle Energy and Fuel Consumption – Basic Concepts 
2.1 Vehicle Energy Losses and Performance Analysis 
2.2 Energy Demand in Driving Cycles 
2.3 Methods and Tools 

3 IC-Engine-Based Propulsion Systems 
3.1 IC Engine Models 
3.2 Gear-Box Models 
3.3 Fuel Consumption of IC Engine Power Trains 

4 Models of Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems 
4.1 Electric Propulsion Systems
4.2 Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems 
4.3 Electric Motors 
4.4 Modeling of Generators 
4.5 Batteries 
4.6 Supercapacitors 
4.7 Electric Power Links 
4.8 Torque Couplers 
4.9 Planetary Gear Sets 

5 Models of Hybrid-Inertial and Hybrid-Hydraulic Propulsion Systems 
5.1 Short-Term Storage Systems 
5.2 Flywheels 
5.3 Continuously Variable Transmissions 
5.4 Hydraulic Accumulators 
5.5 Hydraulic Pumps/Motors

6 Models of Fuel-Cell Propulsion Systems 
6.1 Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles and Fuel-Cell Hybrid Vehicles 
6.2 Fuel Cells 
6.3 Reformers 

7 Supervisory Control Algorithms 
7.1 Introduction 
7.2 Heuristic Control Strategies 
7.3 Optimal Control Strategies 
7.4 Sub-Optimal Control Strategies 

8 Appendix I – Case Studies
8.1 Case Study 1: Gear Ratio Optimization 
8.2 Case Study 2: IC Engine and Flywheel Powertrain 
8.3 Case Study 3: Supervisory Control Strategies for a Parallel HEV
8.4 Case Study 4: Optimal Rendez-Vous Maneuvers 
8.5 Case Study 5: Fuel Optimal Trajectories of a Racing FCEV 
8.6 Case Study 6: Nonpredictive Optimal Control of a Series Hybrid 

9 Appendix II – Optimal Control Theory 
9.1 Parameter Optimization Problems 
9.2 Optimal Control 

References

Citation:
Vehicle Propulsion Systems – Introduction to Modeling and Optimization
Guzzella, Lino; Sciarretta, Antonio
Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2005
ISBN-10: 3-540-25195-2

For more information:
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-40109-22-51643759-0,00.html



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

Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, kfischba@visteon.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 Company        Visteon Corporation
2101 Village Road	  One Village Center Dr.
Dearborn, MI 48124        Van Buren, MI 48111
ikolmano@ford.com	  ihaskara@visteon.com

Julie Buckland            Kevin Fischbach
Ford Motor Co.            Visteon Corporation
2101 Village Road         10300 Textile Road
Dearborn, MI 48124        Ypsilanti, MI 48197
jbucklan@ford.com         kfischba@visteon.com
	




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5.2 Call For Papers: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics 
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 Technical 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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5.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 
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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5.4 Contents: Automatica 
Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, November, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 11

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

Editorials

Hang Chang-Chieh
Automatica Prize Paper Awards 2005

Regular papers

Maurizio Cirrincione and Marcello Pucci
Sensorless direct torque control of an induction motor by a TLS based MRAS
observer with adaptive integration

Cristian Oara
Constructive solutions to spectral and inner-outer factorizations with
respect to the disk

Sandip Roy and Ali Saberi
Static decentralized control of a single-integrator network with Markovian
sensing topology

S. Emre Tuna
Optimal regulation of homogeneous systems

Dina Shona Laila and Alessandro Astolfi
Input-to-state stability for discrete-time time-varying systems with
applications to robust stabilization of systems in power form

Xiao-Li Hu and Han-Fu Chen
Strong consistency of recursive identification for Wiener systems

Brief papers

Ananth Subramanian and Ali H. Sayed
A robust power and rate control method for
state-delayed wireless networks

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

Huai-Ning Wu and Hong-Yue Zhang
Reliable mixed L_2/H_裸�semi999 fuzzy static output feedback control for
nonlinear systems with sensor faults

Yoshio Ebihara and Tomomichi Hagiwara
A dilated LMI approach to robust performance analysis of linear
time-invariant uncertain systems

Francesco Martinelli
Control of manufacturing systems with a two-value, production dependent
failure rate

Tingshu Hu, Rafal Goebel, Andrew R. Teel, and Zongli Lin
Conjugate Lyapunov functions for saturated linear systems

Shuanghe Yu, Xinghuo Yu, Bijan Shirinzadeh, and Zhihong Man
Continuous finite-time control for robotic manipulators with terminal
sliding mode

Kiam-Tian Seow
Syntax-based synthesis for temporal-safety supervision

Michael Malisoff and Frederic Mazenc
Further remarks on strict input-to-state stable Lyapunov functions for
time-varying systems

Chyi Hwang and Yi-Cheng Cheng
A note on the use of Lambert W function to stability analysis of
time-delay systems

M. Mirrahimi, P. Rouchon, and G. Turinici
Lyapunov  control of  bilinear Schrödinger equations

Jian Liu, Jian Liang Wang, and Guang-Hong Yang
An LMI approach to minimum sensitivity analysis with application to fault
detection

Technical communiques

Douglas P. Looze
Realization of systems with CCD-based measurements

Book reviews

Claudio Altafini
Advances in Robot Kinematics, J. Lenarcic and M.M. Stanisic

A. Ailon
Flexible Robot Dynamics and Controls, by 
R. D. Robinett, C. Dohrmann, G. R. Eisler,
J. Feddema,G. G. Parker, D. G. Wilson, and
D. Stokes

Antoine Girard
Linear Time-Invariant Systems, by Martin Schetzen

Carsten W. Scherer
Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems, by R.
Tempo, G. Calafiore and F. Dabbene



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5.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 
Contents: Control Engineering Practice

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

Journal: Control Engineering Practice
ISSN   : 0967-0661
Volume : 13
Issue  : 11
Date   : Nov-2005

Nonlinear estimation methods for parameter tracking in power plants
G.E. Hovland, T.P. von Hoff, E.A. Gallestey, M. Antoine, D.
Farruggio, A.D.B. Paice
pp 1341-1355

The development of an adaptive threshold for model-based fault
detection of a nonlinear electro-hydraulic system
Z. Shi, F. Gu, B. Lennox, A.D. Ball
pp 1357-1367

The importance of first-principles, model-based steady-state gain
calculations in model predictive control-a refinery case study
M. Tran, D.K. Varvarezos, M. Nasir
pp 1369-1382

Industrial implementation of on-line performance monitoring tools
T. Hagglund
pp 1383-1390

A survey of readily accessible perturbation signals for system
identification in the frequency domain
K.R. Godfrey, A.H. Tan, H.A. Barker, B. Chong
pp 1391-1402

An off-line navigation of a geometry PIG using a modified nonlinear
fixed-interval smoothing filter
J. Yu, J.G. Lee, C.G. Park, H.S. Han
pp 1403-1411

Robust SISO H"~ controller design for nonlinear systems
G.A. Ingram, M.A. Franchek, V. Balakrishnan, G. Surnilla
pp 1413-1423

Experimental validation of a methodology to control irrigation canals
based on Saint-Venant equations
X. Litrico, V. Fromion, J.P. Baume, C. Arranja, M. Rijo
pp 1425-1437

Experimental validation of different MIMO-feedback controller design
methods
D. Vaes, J. Swevers, P. Sas
pp 1439-1451  



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5.6 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 
Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. Vol 50, Issue 8, August 2005

Stabilization in the Presence of an Uncertain Arbitrarily Large Delay
Miller, D.E.; Davison, D.E., Page(s):  1074- 1089

Stability of Discontinuous Retarded Functional Differential Equations With
Applications
Sun, Y.; Michel, A.N.; Zhai, G., Page(s):  1090- 1105

Workload Models for Stochastic Networks: Value Functions and Performance
Evaluation
Meyn, S.P., Page(s):  1106- 1122

General Smoothing Formulas for Markov-Modulated Poisson Observations
Elliott, R.J.; Malcolm, W.P., Page(s):  1123- 1134

Local Bifurcation Analysis of Some Dual Congestion Control Algorithms
Raina, G., Page(s):  1135- 1146

A Generalization of Krasovskii–LaSalle Theorem for Nonlinear Time-Varying
Systems: Converse Results and Applications
Lee, T.-C.; Jiang, Z.-P., Page(s):  1147- 1163

Constructive Tool for Orbital Stabilization of Underactuated Nonlinear
Systems: Virtual Constraints Approach
Shiriaev, A.; Perram, J.W.; Canudas-de-Wit, C., Page(s):  1164- 1176

A New Method for Stabilization of Networked Control Systems With Random Delays
Zhang, L.; Shi, Y.; Chen, T.; Huang, B., Page(s):  1177- 1181

Asymptotic Accuracy of Iterative Feedback Tuning
Hildebrand, R.; Lecchini, A.; Solari, G.; Gevers, M., Page(s):  1182- 1185

Multiscale Bayesian Restoration in Pairwise Markov Trees
Desbouvries, F.; Lecomte, J., Page(s):  1185- 1190

Analysis and Estimation of Tracking Errors of Plug-in Type Repetitive Control
Systems
Yao, W.-S.; Tsai, M.-C., Page(s):  1190- 1195

Optimal Prefiltering in Iterative Feedback Tuning
Hildebrand, R.; Lecchini, A.; Solari, G.; Gevers, M., Page(s):  1196- 1200

On the Stability of a Linear Bioprocess Model With Recycle Loop
Sano, H.; Kunimatsu, N., Page(s):  1200- 1205

Decentralized Supervisory Control With Conditional Decisions: Supervisor
Realization
Yoo, T.-S.; Lafortune, S., Page(s):  1205- 1211

A Fast Nonlinear Model Identification Method
Li, K.; Peng, J.-X.; Irwin, G.W., Page(s):  1211- 1216

Gradient Based Iterative Algorithms for Solving a Class of Matrix Equations
Ding, F.; Chen, T., Page(s):  1216- 1221

An Improved Lower Matrix Bound of the Solution of the Unified Coupled Riccati
Equation
Lee, C.-H., Page(s):  1221- 1223

On Convergence Rates of Simultaneously Triangularizable Switched Linear Systems
Sun, Z.; Shorten, R., Page(s):  1224- 1228

Robust Control—The Parameter Space Approach
Page(s):  1229- 1230



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5.7 Contents: IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications 
Contents: IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications

Contributed by: Lee Baldwin, lbaldwin@iee.org.uk

CTA: IEE Proceedings Control Theory & Applications	
Volume:152  Year:2005  Issue: 5 (September)

for access to all CTA papers please visit the IEE's new IEE Digital 
Library site at: http://www.ieedl.org/

Optimal dual-rate digital redesign with closed-loop order reduction
C.A. Rabbath, N. Lechevin and N. Hori    			
	
Fast estimation algorithm for stochastic descriptor systems with delayed 
measurements
H.-Q Wang, H.-S. Zhang and G.-R. Duan    			
	
Finite-time composite control for a class of singularly perturbed nonlinear 
systems via successive Galerkin approximation
Y.-J. Kim, B.-S. Kim and M.-T. Lim    			
	
H¡Þ controller synthesis of uncertain piecewise continuous-time linear systems
Y. Zhu, D.Q. Li and G. Feng    			
	
Polynomial operator based sparse controller structures with stability 
consideration
J. Hao and G Li    			
	
Parameter-dependent filter design with guaranteed H¡Þ performance
H. Gao, J. Lam, P. Shi and C. Wang    			
	
Time-domain implementation of fractional order controllers
D. Val¨¦rio and J. S¨¢ da Costa    			
	
Robust H¡Þ state feedback control methods for bilinear systems
B.-S. Kim, Y.-J. Kim and M.-T. Lim   			
	
Nonlinear PI control of a class of nonlinear singularly perturbed systems
J. Wang, J. Wang and H. Li    			
	
Absolute stability of feedback systems independent of internal point delays
M. de la Sen			
	
Adaptive motion tracking control of uncertain nonholonomic mechanical systems 
including actuator dynamics
C.M. Anupoju, C.-Y. Su and M. Oya			
	
Normalised-generalised-velocity component-based controller for a rigid serial 
manipulator
P. Herman    			
	
Genetic algorithms for local controller network construction
S.K. Sharma, S.F. McLoone and G.W. Irwin    			
	
Hierarchical fuzzy control for autonomous navigation of wheeled robots
W.-S. Lin, C.-L. Huang and M.-K. Chuang



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5.8 Contents: International Journal of Control 
Contents: International Journal of Control

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

Volume 78, Issue 14
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

A generalized structure-preserving doubling algorithm for generalized 
discrete-time algebraic Riccati equations
T.-M. Hwang , E. K.-W. Chu , W.-W. Lin

An online genetic algorithm based model predictive control autopilot design 
with experimental verification
W. Naeem, R. Sutton, J. Chudley, F. R. Dalgleish, S. Tetlow

An architecture for fault tolerant controllers
H. Niemann, J. Stoustrup

Non-linear anti-windup for manual flight control
C. Barbu, S. Galeani, A. R. Teel, L. Zaccarian

An investigation into the characteristics of non-linear frequency response 
functions. Part 2: New analysis methods based on symbolic expansions and 
graphical techniques
R. Yue , S. A. Billings , Z.-Q. Lang 

Comments on: “Continuous time model identification from sampled data: 
implementation and performance evaluation”, Garnier, Mensler and Richard 
(2003)
E. Boje

Authors' reply to “Comments on ‘Continuous-time model identification from 
sampled data: implementation issues and performance evaluation’ by E. Boje”
H. Garnier, M. Mensler, A. Richard

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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5.9 Contents: International Journal of General Systems 
Contents: International Journal of General Systems

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

Volume 34, Issue 3		
http://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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5.10 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science 
Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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

Volume 36, Issue 9	
http://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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5.11 Contents: JDCS 
Contents: JDCS

Contributed by: Yuri L. Sachkov, sachkov@sys.botik.ru

JOURNAL OF DYNAMICAL  AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Incorporating Dynamics and Control
http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=104901
Vol 11, No. 4  October  2005

Rigid Carnot Algebras: A Classification
A. Agrachev and A. Marigo, 449--494

Picard--Fuchs Equations and Gauss--Manin Systems with a View Towards the 
Riemann--Hilbert Problem
Antoine Douai, 495--526

Suboptimal Solution of a Cheap Control Problem for Linear Systems with
Multiple State Delays
Valery Y. Glizer, 527--574

On Complex Codimension-One Foliations Transverse Fibrations
Bruno Scardua, 575--603



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5.12 Contents: Journal of Neural Engineering 
Contents: Journal of Neural Engineering

Contributed by: Chi-Sang Poon, cpoon@mit.edu

Journal of Neural Engineering 
September 2005 Special Issue
http://www.iop.org/EJ/toc/1741-2552/2/3

Sensory Integration, State Estimation, And Motor Control In The Brain: Role 
Of Internal Models
  
EDITORIAL 
  Internal models: the state of the art
Chi-Sang Poon and Daniel M Merfeld 
 
PAPERS 
 Internal models in sensorimotor integration: perspectives from adaptive 
control theory
Chung Tin and Chi-Sang Poon 
 
 Sensory vestibular contributions to constructing internal models of self-
motion
Andrea M Green, Aasef G Shaikh and Dora E Angelaki 
 
 An internal model of head kinematics predicts the influence of head 
orientation on reflexive eye movements
L H Zupan and D M Merfeld 
 
 Visual perception and interception of falling objects: a review of evidence 
for an internal model of gravity
Myrka Zago and Francesco Lacquaniti 
 
 Internal models and the construction of time: generalizing from state 
estimation to trajectory estimation to address temporal features of 
perception, including temporal illusions
Rick Grush 
 
 Evolution of the cerebellum as a neuronal machine for Bayesian state 
estimation
M G Paulin 
 
 An optimal state estimation model of sensory integration in human postural 
balance
Arthur D Kuo
 
 Computational analysis in vitro: dynamics and plasticity of a neuro-robotic 
system
Amir Karniel, Michael Kositsky, Karen M Fleming, Michela Chiappalone, 
Vittorio Sanguineti, Simon T Alford and Ferdinando A Mussa-Ivaldi 
 
 Internal models of limb dynamics and the encoding of limb state
Eun Jung Hwang and Reza Shadmehr 
 
 An overview of adaptive model theory: solving the problems of redundancy, 
resources, and nonlinear interactions in human movement control
Peter D Neilson and Megan D Neilson 
 
 Widespread access to predictive models in the motor system: a short review
Paul R Davidson and Daniel M Wolpert



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1st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications

Contributed by: Changyun Wen, ecywen@ntu.edu.sg

The 1st IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications will be 
held from 24 - 26 May 2006 in Singapore. The Conference is organized 
by IEEE Industrial Electronics (IE) Chapter and co-organized with IEEE 
Industry Applications/Power Electronics (IA/PEL) Chapter and IEEE Singapore 
Section.

The purpose of the conference is to create a forum for scientists, engineers 
and practitioners throughout the world to present the latest techniques in 
Industrial Electronics. Conference scope covers all practical aspects of the 
theory and methods of electronics, control, systems, instrumentation for 
industrial applications. In addition to the technical sessions, there will 
be plenary sessions. High quality papers containing original contributions 
within the following areas will be solicited:

Control Theory and Application
Computational Intelligence
Power Electronics
Mechatronics
Signal Processing
Automation
Emerging Technologies

Submission of Papers: All submitted papers should be in the form of .pdf 
or .ps file and are to be limited to a maximum length of 6 pages (A4 size, 
single space, Times Roman of font size 10, two columns format), including 
figures, tables and references. For more information about the conference 
and paper submission, please visit the conference website at 

http://www.ieee.org/iciea2006/

Important Dates 
Full Paper Submission Deadline :    October 1, 2005 
Invited Session Proposal Deadline :    October 15, 2005 
Notification of Acceptance :    December 30, 2005 
Camera-Ready Copy Due :    March 1, 2006 




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6.2 2006 IEEE Conference on Service Operations and Logistics and Informatics 
2006 IEEE Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics

Contributed by: Robin Qiu, robinqiu@psu.edu

Call for Papers 

2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and 
Informatics, June 21-23, 2006, Shanghai, China.
http://www.ssglobal.org/2006  
 
Sponsored by: IEEE, SSG, IBM, NSFC, Shanghai JiaoTong University

Theme

Given the increasing economic dynamics and the complexity of service 
operations and logistics, it is a critical challenge to leverage information 
technology in achieving world-class quality and productivity in the delivery 
of physical goods and services. This conference aims to bring researchers 
and professionals together to discuss issues and share their research and 
development results and experiences in the areas of services design, 
innovations, marketing, and operations, logistics, and the role of 
informatics towards improving their efficiency. 

The theme for the conference is Services Quality, Speed, and Vision, 
promoting effective Services and Logistics in support of 2010 World Expo. 
Papers relating to Services Design, Innovations, Marketing, Operations, and 
Engineering, and Logistics are especially solicited.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Services Design, Engineering, Operations, and Innovations - Services 
planning; Services process engineering; Expedited services and extreme 
logistics; Metrics and benchmarks; Healthcare systems; Security & safety 
services and management; Contingency planning; Retail and services 
management;  Quality and Satisfaction; Waste management

Logistics & Supply Chain Management - On-demand delivery; Logistics 
planning; Freight forwarding and customs clearance; Venue logistics 
management; Warehouse and distribution; Transportation management system; 
Reverse logistics; Supplier relationship management; Logistics visibility 
and control; Procurement; Simulation

Services Marketing and Sustaining - Demand forecasting; Customer 
relationship management; Event communication; Services training; Services 
sustaining; Services quality; Public relations 

Services (Events) Management & Manufacturing - Event management system; 
Event sponsorship; Event-based production and supply chain; Event-based 
products and manufacturing; Intelligent manufacturing; Customization

Communications & Information Systems -Communications & information systems; 
Process augmentation and automation; Real time identification & tracking 
technology; Pervasive and ubiquitous computing in logistics; Software agent 
based systems in logistics; Decision support system; RFID; Data warehousing 
and data mining; Systems integration

Paper Submission:

Complete manuscripts in PDF must be electronically submitted to the 
conference website: 
TUhttp://www.ssglobal.org/2006UT. Submitted manuscripts should be six (6) 
pages in IEEE two-column format, including figures, tables, and references. 
A LaTeX style file and a Microsoft Word template are available from the IEEE 
web site (http://www.ieee.org/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.xml). However, 
submission MUST be in PDF.

Important Dates:
Feb. 1, 2006: Deadline for submission of full papers.
Mar.1, 2006: Acceptance/Rejection notification.
Apr. 1, 2006: Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form.



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6.3 2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence Vancouver Canada 
2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, Canada

Contributed by: Gary G. Yen, gyen@okstate.edu

[PAPER SUBMISSION SYSTEM WILL BE OPENED ON OCTOBER 15, 2005.]

Sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, 2006 IEEE World 
Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2006), to be held in Vancouver, 
British Columbia, Canada from July 16-21, 2006, is the best known academic 
Olympic event in computational intelligence community.  Joined by three 
premier international events, International Joint Conference on Neural 
Networks (IJCNN), IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-
IEEE), and IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), WCCI 2006 will 
provide a venue to foster technical exchanges, renew everlasting friendship, 
and establish new connections. The Congress will bring together researchers 
and practitioners in the area of theory, design, implementation, and 
applications of computational intelligence. The Congress will feature world-
renowned plenary and invited speeches, state-of-the-art special sessions, 
themed tutorial workshops, moderated panel discussions, regular technical 
sessions, poster interactions, and last but not least, exciting social 
functions that include welcoming reception, award banquet, student 
reception, and farewell reception.

Call for Contributed Papers
The annual International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2006) 
solicits papers from all topics in neural networks, including, but not 
limited to:
• supervised, unsupervised & reinforcement  learning,
• neuroinformatics,
• computational neuroscience,
• neural dynamics & complex systems,
• connectionist cognitive science,
• neural optimization & dynamic programming,
• kernel methods,
• graphic models,
• embedded neural systems,
• autonomous mental development,
• neural control & cognitive robotics,
• hybrid intelligent systems,
• data analysis & pattern recognition,
• image & signal processing,
• hardware implementation, and
• real-world applications.

The annual IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2006) 
solicits papers from all topics in fuzzy systems, including, but not limited 
to:
• fuzzy logics & fuzzy set theory,
• fuzzy-neuro-evolutionary hybrids,
• fuzzy optimization & design,
• fuzzy system architectures & hardware,
• fuzzy pattern recognition & image processing,
• fuzzy control & robotics,
• fuzzy data mining & forecasting,
• fuzzy information retrieval,
• fuzzy human interface,
• fuzzy internet & multimedia,
• fuzzy computing with words,
• granular computing, and
• real-world applications.

The annual IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2006) solicits 
papers from all topics in evolutionary computation, including, but not 
limited to:
• theory of evolutionary computation,
• representation and operators,
• combinatorial & numerical optimization,
• coevolution & collective behavior,
• multiobjective evolutionary algorithms,
• evolutionary design,
• evolvable hardware,
• evolvable software,
• evolving neural networks & fuzzy systems,
• evolving learning systems,
• evolutionary intelligent agents,
• developmental systems,
• molecular & quantum computing,
• bioinformatics & bioengineering,
• ant colonies & immune systems,
• particle swarm & differential evolution, and
• real-world applications.

Cross-fertilization of the three technical disciplines and newly emerging 
technologies is strongly encouraged. All papers are to be submitted 
electronically through the Congress website. Look for more details at

http://www.wcci2006.org

For general inquiries, please contact General Chair Gary Yen at 
gyen@okstate.edu. For program inquiries, contact IJCNN Program Chair Lipo 
Wang at elpwang@ntu.edu.sg, FUZZ-IEEE Program Chair Piero Bonissone at 
bonissone@research.ge.com, or CEC Program Chair Simon M. Lucas at 
sml@essex.ac.uk.

Call for Special Sessions
IJCNN/FUZZ-IEEE/CEC Program Committees also solicits proposals for special 
sessions within the technical scopes of the three conferences. Special 
sessions are organized by internationally recognized experts and aimed to 
bring together researchers in a focused topic. Special sessions have become 
both a tradition and an important component of each conference. Papers 
submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same 
criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in 
organizing a special session are invited to submit a formal proposal to 
IJCNN Special Sessions Chair Jun Wang at jwang@acae.cuhk.edu.hk, FUZZ-IEEE 
Special Sessions Chair Tsu-Tian Lee at president@ntut.edu.tw, or CEC Special 
Sessions Chair Carlos A. Coello Coello at ccoello@cs.cinvestav.mx. Special 
session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of 
the scope and motivation, names, contact information and brief CV of the 
organizers. 

Call for Tutorials
WCCI 2006 will feature a number of pre-congress tutorials covering 
fundamental and advanced computational intelligence topics. Tutorial 
proposals, submitted to Tutorials Chair via emails, are solicited and should 
include title, outline, expected enrollment, and presenter biography. Any 
inquires regarding the tutorials should address to Tutorial Chair DeLiang 
Wang at dwang@cse.ohio-state.edu. 

Important Due Dates:
(please note no extension on paper submission deadline will be honored.)
Special Session Proposal: December 31, 2005
Paper Submission: January 31, 2006
Tutorial Proposal: January 31, 2006
Decision Notification: March 15, 2006 
Camera-Ready Submission: April 15, 2006



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6.4 2006 Int Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control 
2006 Int Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control

Contributed by: Chun-Yi Su, cysu@alcor.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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6.5 38th Southeastern Symposium on System Theory - SSST06 
38th Southeastern Symposium on System Theory - SSST06

Contributed by: Sundaram Natarajan, snatarajan@tntech.edu

38th Southeastern Symposium on System Theory (SSST-2006)

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee, 38505
March 5-7, 2006
http://www.tntech.edu/ssst

Authors are invited to submit original papers from all areas of system theory,
design, application, and experiments/field trials. Additionally, applications
are also solicited for invited sessions.  Graduate students are invited to
submit their thesis and dissertation research work.  All accepted papers must
be presented at the symposium and will be published in the conference
proceedings, to be made available at the symposium.
  
Key Conference Deadlines

Paper summary (500-1,000 words)	October 14, 2005
Invited session proposals	October 14, 2005
Notification of acceptance	November 14, 2005
Camera-ready originals & registration fees January 16, 2006
Reception	March 5, 2006
Presentations	March 6-7, 2006

Contributed Papers:  Review of all submitted papers will start on October 17,
2005.  Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers or submit a
500-1,000 word summary for review, along with a list of references relevant 
to the paper.

Invited Sessions:  Prospective organizers of an invited session should submit
a one page proposal summarizing the theme for the session and a list of the
papers and include a summary for each of the papers proposed for the session.

Submissions:  Please visit our website at http://www.tntech.edu/ssst for 
complete instructions and submission guidelines or contact us via email at
ssst06@tntech.edu.

General Chair
Kari P. Rajan, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tenn. Tech.
University. pkrajan@tntech.edu

Co-General Chair
Sundaram Natarajan, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tenn.
Tech. University. snatarajan@tntech.edu

Technical Program Committee Chair
Ali Alouani, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tenn. Tech.
University. aalouani@tntech.edu 



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6.6 44th IEEE CDC and ECC 05 advanced registration deadline 
44th IEEE CDC and ECC 05 advanced registration deadline

Contributed by: Eduardo F. Camacho, eduardo@esi.us.es

I would like to invite you to attend the CDC-ECC'05. This is the first time
that two of the most reputed conferences in control, the European Control
Conference (ECC) and the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), are to
be celebrated as a joint conference. This important event will take place in
an attractive environment, the city of Seville(Spain), December 12–15, 2005

The response to our Call for Papers has been extraordinary. More than 3050
papers were submitted.  The International Program Committee has worked hard
and efficiently and, after a rigorous procedure, 1470 papers have been
accepted.  The number of submissions was much higher than expected and,
because of this,  only papers that received excellent reviews could be selected.  

Two Plenary Sessions,  four Semi-Plenary sessions and five tutorial sessions
have been programmed for the four days of the Conference.   We have chosen a
set of  outstanding speakers and a wide range of topics to cover not only
emerging fields, but also new developments in well established research areas.  

Most of  the papers are scheduled for oral presentation in 204 sessions,
organized in 17 parallel tracks. There is also a significant number (41) of 
interactive sessions which have been  encouraged  in this conference as a
challenging experience to facilitate interaction between conference attendees. 

The reaction to the Call for  Workshops has also been very positive. The
selected Workshops will be held on Sunday, December 11, prior to the Congress
opening. The Conference includes other activities such as panel discussions
about important issues in the field.

The deadline for advanced registration at the conference and workshops is
October 31, 2005. 

For the most up to date information please visit the conference website
(http://www.esi.us.es/cdcecc05).



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6.7 CDC 2006: Interactive Papers Session 
CDC 2006: Interactive Papers Session

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

The 45th IEEE International Conference on Decision and Control, December 13-
15, 2006, San Diego, brings together the international community
of researchers and practitioners for the latest advancements and
future directions in the areas of intelligent decision making and automatic
control.

CDC 2006: INTERACTIVE PAPERS SESSION
http://www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/cfp.php

We would especially like to draw your attention to the Interactive Papers
Session, which will be held in addition to the usual oral sessions. This
marks a significant departure from the usual format of CDC. It provides 
researchers and practitioners from all related fields the opportunity to showcase 
the latest technology and developments, while at the same time, engage the
audience in a lively and interactive manner. 

You are cordially invited to organize Interactive Sessions about specific themes 
with invited authors. Papers/posters in an interactive session present a 
cohesive and comprehensive focus on a relevant topic. The interactive session 
submission includes a session summary and may include up to 6 
papers/posters about a specific theme. Topics for the interactive sessions may 
be selected specifically to allow more time for interaction and discussion that 
are not available in a time-limited oral session. The authors are encouraged to 
make creative use of poster boards as well as the innovative use of 
experimental setups, visual demonstrations, simulations, and virtual reality 
tools. Presenters are encouraged to explore new/creative ways of utilizing and 
exploiting multimedia to up the interactivity quotient of the presentations.

Submissions may be in, but not limited to, the following areas:
Control applications and system development, Automation; Robotics; 
Computational Intelligence and Operations Research. 

IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for session proposals: February 17, 2006
Deadline for  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

All papers and proposals must be submitted through the conference submission
website www.paperplaza.net and must conform to the policy found at the
conference website www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/

Sam Ge, Vice-Chair: Interactive Sessions




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6.8 CFP: Invited Sessions on Automotive Control for CCA2006 
CFP: Invited Sessions on Automotive Control for CCA2006

Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, kfischba@visteon.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 

Lino Guzzella                   Kevin Fischbach
ETH Zurich                      Visteon Corporation
+41 44 632 5448                 +1 734 481-8652
guzzella@imrt.mavt.ethz.ch      kfischba@visteon.com 



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6.9 Call for papers: 2006 IEEE CCACACSDISIC 
Call for papers: 2006 IEEE CCA,CACSD,ISIC

Contributed by: Marco Lovera, lovera@elet.polimi.it

IEEE International Conference on Control Applications  
IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control Systems Design 
IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control 

The 2006 CCA/CACSD/ISIC will take place on October 4-6 2006, in the city of
Munich (Germany) and will bring together experts from different areas to
discuss the state-of-the-art in control technology and to present new research
results and perspectives on future developments with respect to control system
design and applications.

The 2006 CCA/CACSD/ISIC is sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Control Systems Society (CSS), and organized in
cooperation with the European Union Control Association (EUCA) and the Society
of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japan (SICE).
The technical sessions of the conference will be hosted by one of the foremost
universities in Germany, the Technical University of Munich.

For complete information about the conference visit
  http://www.elet.polimi.it/conferences/cca06/

HIGHLIGHTS
Plenary speakers:
CCA - Prof. Brian DO Anderson, Australian National University
CACSD - Prof.  Jan Maciejowski, University of Cambridge
ISIC -  Prof. Thomas Parisini, Universita' di Trieste

CACSD Keynote Lecture: Cleve Moler / Pascal Gahinet (Mathworks)

Paper submissions will be handled electronically through the IEEE conference
management system at http://www.paperplaza.net. Please refer to the conference
web site for the most up-to-date information about the conferences. The
program Committees also solicit proposals for invited sessions and tutorial
workshops within the technical scope of the conferences.

KEY DATES
Paper/Invited session/Workshop proposal: January 29, 2006
Workshop acceptance/rejection notification: March 31, 2006
Paper acceptance/rejection notification: April 15, 2006
Final manuscript submission deadline: May 19, 2006
Best student-paper award nominations: June 5, 2006

GENERAL CHAIR: Andras Varga, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
PROGRAM CHAIR (CCA): Martin Buss, Technical University Munich, Germany
PROGRAM CHAIR (CACSD): Christian Schmid, University of Bochum, Germany
PROGRAM CHAIR (ISIC): Derong Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA



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6.10 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology 
IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology

Contributed by: Xiaobo Tan, xbtan@egr.msu.edu

The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology 
(EIT'06), sponsored by the IEEE Region 4 (R4), will be held on May 7-10, 
2006, in East Lansing, Michigan.

EIT'06 is focused on basic/applied research results in the fields of 
electrical and computer engineering and their applications to areas such as 
Homeland Security, Life Sciences and Automotive Technology. The purpose of 
the conference is to provide a forum for researchers and industrial 
investigators to exchange ideas for solving problems that are increasingly 
multidisciplinary. There will be exhibits where the latest 
electro/information technology tools and products will be showcased. This is 
also an opportunity for professional activities development, workshops and 
tutorials. The program will feature keynote presentations by prominent 
researchers in the field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 

* Micro Electromechanical Systems & Mechatronics 
* Intelligent and Multi-agent Control Systems 
* Power, Consumer and Automotive Electronics 
* Nanotechnology 
* Electronic Design Automation 
* Reconfigurable and Embedded Systems 
* Software Engineering and Middleware Architecture 
* Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility 
* Antennas and Propagation 
* Wireless communication, Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks 
* Signal, Image and Video Processing 
* Cyber Security 
* Distributed Data Fusion and Mining 
* Digital Evolution 
* Biometrics and Bioinformatics 
* Biomedical Applications, Telemedicine 

All the submitted papers will be peer reviewed with respect to their 
quality, originality and relevance. All presented papers will be published 
and archived in the IEEE-Xplore database. For details on submission and 
registration, please refer to the conference web page at 
http://www.eit2006.org/index.html. 

Important dates:

* Submission of full papers PDF form: January 8th, 2006
* Notification of acceptance: March 8th, 2006
* Final manuscript in PDF form: March 29th, 2006
* Early registration: March 29th, 2006



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6.11 Positive systems: Theory and Applications 
Positive systems: Theory and Applications

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

Positive systems are systems in which the relevant variables assume 
nonnegative values. These systems are quite common in applications where 
variables represent positive quantities such as populations, concentrations 
of chemical species, consumption of goods, probabilities, ... The aim of the 
symposium is that of joining together researchers modeling systems in 
different areas, such as economy, biomedecine, chemistry, and 
telecommunications, in order to provide a multidisciplinary forum where they 
have the opportunity to exchange ideas and compare results in a unifyied 
framework.

IMPORTANT DATES
January 10, 2006, submission deadline
March 10, 2006, notification of 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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6.12 SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations  
SIAM Conference on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations 

Contributed by: Kirsten Wilden, wilden@siam.org

July 10-12, 2006
Boston, MA

This second conference organized by the SIAM Activity Group (SIAG) on Analysis
of Partial Differential Equations (SIAG/APDE) will have seven 45-minute
invited lectures, minisymposia, and contributed talks.

The winner of the SIAG on Analysis of Partial Differential Equations Prize
will give one of the plenary lectures.

This conference targets all researchers in partial differential equations with
an interest at the intersection of analysis and applications. Advanced
graduate students and young researchers are encouraged to participate. Limited
funding is available for graduate students and recent PhDs.

Please visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/pd06/index.php for more information.



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6.13 The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation 
The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation

Contributed by: Wei Wang, wangwei@dlut.edu.cn

The 6th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'06) is 
now a bi-annual event and a major international control conference held in 
China. The WCICA'06 will be held in the popular summer resort city Dalian in 
northeastern China in June 21-23 2006. The WCICA06 is sponsored by IEEE 
Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Control System Society(Beijing 
Chapter), National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese 
Association of Automation. The congress aims to provide a broad 
international forum for world researchers, engineers and professionals 
working in the areas of Intelligent Control and Automation to discuss and 
exchange their findings, ideas, and views. The congress will focus on both 
theory and applications. Major topics of the congress include, but are not 
limited to the following areas.
A. Theory and methods
A1 Control theory
1. System and control theory, 2. Nonlinear systems, 3. Large-scale systems
4. Hybrid systems and DEDS, 5. Control system with distributed parameters
6. Modeling, identification, estimation and optimization 7. Advanced control 
adaptive control, variable structure control, robust control, H-inf control
A2 Intelligent control
1. Artificial intelligence and expert systems, 2. Neural networks
3. Fuzzy algorithms, genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms
4. Fuzzy control, learning control, 5 Intelligent information processing, 6. 
Networked control
B. Industrial systems and control
B1 Modeling, sensing and fault diagnosis
1. Process modeling techniques, 2. Soft measurement techniques 
3. Sensors, measurement and intelligent instruments, 4. Fault diagnosis
5. Data mining, 6. Simulation and CAD of control systems 
B2 Control techniques and integrated automation systems
1. Advanced control techniques, 2. Optimized control techniques
3. Integrated automation systems of process industry  
4. Computer integrated manufacturing systems, 5. Decision supporting systems
6. Enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution systems
7. Production planning and intelligent scheduling
C. Applications
C1 Automation and intelligence of process industry 
1. Power systems, 2. Petrochemical processes, 3. Metallurgical processes
4. Paper making processes, 5. Others
C2 Automation and intelligence of manufacturing industry
1. Intelligent manufacturing systems, 2. Advanced digital control systems  
3. Motion control, 4. Propulsion system control 
5. Micro and nano scale sensors, actuators and robots, 6. Others 
C3 Other application systems
1. Intelligent transportation systems, 2. Intelligent building systems 
3. Intelligent Robotics, 4. Environmental and biomedical systems
5. Human-machine systems, 6. Pattern recognition and image processing

Important Dates
Paper submission deadline, Nov. 1, 2005
Notification of paper acceptance, Feb. 1, 2006
Final version of paper submission deadline, March 1, 2006

For further information, please visit the web site http://wcica06.dlut.edu.cn
or contact wcica06@dlut.edu.cn, panxj@dlut.edu.cn



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2006 IEEE Mountain Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Systems

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

2006 IEEE Mountain Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Systems
Utah State University, College of Engineering, Logan, U.S.A.
July 24 - 26, 2006
Workshop website: http://www.ece.usu.edu/smcals06/

Important Dates:
March 3, 2006 : Full Paper Submission
April 28, 2006 : Notification of Acceptance
May 26, 2006 : Pre-Registration and Final Paper Due

Location and theme

The IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society will hold the first
SMCals from Monday through Wednesday, July 24 to 26, 2006 at the
scenic campus of the Utah State University in Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
Logan is located in a beautiful mountain valley about 80 miles from
Salt Lake City.

Our international workshop is an exciting sister workshop of the
highly successful IEEE SMCia workshop series, established in 1999,
(http://powerelectronics.tkk.fi/smcia05/), and it will cover a 
broad range of advanced and emerging research topics related 
to Adaptive and Learning Systems.

SMCals/06 is going to take place on the week right after the
WCCI 2006 (http://www.wcci2006.org/) - and only a moderate flight away from
its venue.

SMCals/06 will feature the presentation of plenary talks by
world-class scholars, as well as contributed and invited papers. This
workshop is intended for researchers, R&D engineers and managers,
as well as graduate students working with adaptive and learning
systems. Both theoretical and application-oriented papers describing
new research and development are solicited for technical sessions
including the following topics:
+ Adaptive and learning control
+ Adaptive critic and dynamic programming
+ Adaptive filtering and signal processing
+ Autonomic, proactive, and organic computing
+ Computational intelligence and intelligent systems
+ Machine and reinforcement learning
+ Pervasive, ubiquitous, and dependable computing
+ Soft computing applications
Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (limited to 6
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7.2 8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES 
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.

Plenary Speakers 

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

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 

Organizers and contact

Organizing Committee and Co-Chairs of Scientific Program Committee:
Stéphane 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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7.3 CDC-ECC05 Seville Workshops 
CDC-ECC05 Seville Workshops

Contributed by: Pedro Albertos, pedro@aii.upv.es

Prior to the Conference CDC-ECC05, to be held in Seville, Spain, December
12-15, 2005, a number of suggestive Workshops have been scheduled.
The subjects (titles) of the workshops are:

Full-day workshops
FD-1 Control, estimation, and optimization of  interconnected systems: from
theory to industrial applications.
FD-2 Embedded Control Systems
FD-3  State of the Art Computational Methods and Software for Computer-Aided
Control Systems Design and Analysis
FD-4 Discrete-time nonlinear control systems
FD-5 Fault Detection and Diagnosis Based on Explicit Models and on Principal
Components
FD-6  Iterative Learning Control: Algebraic Analysis and Optimal Design
FD-7 Model Predictive Control of Hybrid Systems
FD-8  The Behavioral Approach to Systems and Control: Introduction and Recent
Advances
FD-9 New Developments in Control Performance Limitation Research: A Tale in
the Network Age.

Half-day workshops:
HD-1 Dynamics and Control of Smart Structures
HD-2 Advanced Control in Siderurgy
HD-3 Identification of Hybrid Systems

Please, have a look at the Conference webpage
http://www.esi2.us.es/~cdcecc05/ 

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7.4 CDC-ECC05 Workshop on Control of Interconnected Systems 
CDC-ECC05 Workshop on Control of Interconnected Systems

Contributed by: Mihailo Jovanovic, mihailo@umn.edu

We would like to announce a full day workshop on "Control,
estimation, and optimization of interconnected systems: from theory
to industrial applications", for the joint 44th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control and 2005 European Control Conference.

    A full day workshop (FD-1) for CDC-ECC'05
    Sunday, December 11, 2005, Seville, Spain
    http://www.umn.edu/~mihailo/cdc-ecc05.html

    Organizers:

    Mihailo Jovanovic, University of Minnesota
    Cedric Langbort, California Institute of Technology

    Additional speakers:

    Bassam Bamieh, University of California at Santa Barbara
    Raff D'Andrea, Cornell University
    Geir Dullerud, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Dimitry Gorinevsky, Honeywell/Stanford University
    Sanjay Lall, Stanford University
    Fernando Paganini, University of California at Los Angeles
    Greg Stewart, Honeywell/University of British Columbia

    Target audience:

    The workshop is aimed at a broad audience of students, researchers,
    and industry professionals within the control community.

    Summary:

Large networks of interconnected dynamical systems are becoming
prevalent in modern technological applications, as exemplified by
the development of cross-directional control systems for paper
machines, power distribution systems, automated highways, formations
of unmanned aerial vehicles, and arrays of micro-cantilevers for
massively parallel data storage, to name just a few. These
applications are also of theoretical interest because they pose new
challenges for analysis and control design. The workshop will
provide a thorough coverage of some of the recent results in this
area. Detailed schedule and additional information can be found at
the workshop web page (http://www.umn.edu/~mihailo/cdc-ecc05.html).



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7.5 Computational Number Theory and Applications to Cryptography 
Computational Number Theory and Applications to Cryptography

Contributed by: S.S. Sritharan, sri@uwyo.edu

Summer School: Computational Number Theory and Applications to Cryptography 
June 19-July 7, 2006
Laramie, Wyoming 

Organizers:
Dr. Duane Porter
Dr. Renate Scheidler
Dr. Bryan Shader
Dr. Andreas Stein 

Sponsors: 
Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium
Fields Institute (Toronto)
iCORE
University of Wyoming

List of Confirmed Lecturers: 
Dr. Eric Bach, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Mark Bauer, University of Calgary
Dr. Michael Jacobson, University of Calgary
Dr. Carl Pomerance, Dartmouth College*
Dr. Renate Scheidler, University of Calgary
Dr. Oliver Schirokauer, Oberlin College*
Dr. Joseph H. Silverman, Brown University *
Dr. Jon Sorenson, Butler University
Dr. Andreas Stein, University of Wyoming
Dr. Edlyn Teske, University of Waterloo*
Dr. Nicolas Theriault, University of Waterloo*
Dr. Hugh Williams, University of Calgary
*Tentatively confirmed. 

Description:
The Workshop will be held at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, 
under the auspices of the Rocky Mountain Consortium and the Fields 
Institute. The purpose of this summer school is to bring student 
participants up to speed on the most recent developments in mathematical 
cryptography. 

The summer school will take place immediately before the Fall 2006 Fields 
Institute Thematic Program in Cryptography. A related program takes place at 
IPAM, on the topic of "Securing Cyberspace."

This three-week Summer School will introduce the participants to the theory 
and applications of computational number theory and its consequences for 
cryptography. Topics include

Arithmetic of algebraic number fields and algebraic function fields. 
Primality and integer factorization. 
Discrete logarithm: Pollard rho, Pollard kangaroo, index calculus. 
Public key cryptography 
Elliptic curve cryptosystems (ECC) 
Hyperelliptic curve cryptosystems (HCC) 
Pairings 
Computational complexity 
Public Lecture 

Accomodation, Registration, Funding:
More information concerning accomadation, registration, funding, will be 
available in the future. A limited number of stipends will be issued on a 
competitive basis and will be divided amonggraduate students.

For further information, please contact:
Andreas Stein
Department of Mathematics
University of Wyoming
P.O. Box 3036, 1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071-3036
Phone: +1 (307) 766-2209
FAX: +1 (307) 766-6838
e-mail: astein@uwyo.edu



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7.6 First IFAC international Workshop on NMPC for Fast systems 
First IFAC international Workshop on NMPC for Fast systems

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

IFAC international Workshop on 
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Fast Systems NMPC-FS'06
Grenoble 9-11 Octobre 2006

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE:
It is now well recognized that nonlinear model predictive control (NPMC) is a 
particularly suitable control strategy when highly nonlinear dynamics and high 
quality/cost requirement are to be considered. Although these facts are 
application independent, it is a fact that as soon as applications are 
considered, the use of NMPC schemes has been particularly intensive in the 
case of slow processes while few implementations are reported 
for relatively fast systems. This is because, first, chemical processes 
present the above mentioned features  (Nonlinearities, constraints and 
economical issues) making the use of NMPC practically unavoidable, 
but it also results from the fact that the computational needs in the 
implementation of NMPC would be incompatible with systems with relatively fast 
dynamics.

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

MEETING TOPICS:
In relation to the scope and objective, the main topics of the workshop are 
the following:
– New formulations of NMPC for fast computation
– Sub-optimal stability oriented NMPC schemes
– New Computational algorithms
– Comparison of algorithms
– Successful applications on relatively fast systems 
• Robotic systems
• Aerospace systems
• Electrical systems
• Networked control systems
• Transformation processes 

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

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



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7.7 Iterative Learning Control: Algebraic Analysis and Optimal Design 
Iterative Learning Control: Algebraic Analysis and Optimal Design

Contributed by: Kevin L. Moore, kmoore@mines.edu

Plan now to attend this CDC-ECC workshop on Sunday, December 11. Intended for 
engineers, scientists, postgraduate students, and academics, the workshop 
will present a unified exposition of recent advances in ILC analysis and 
design, providing an integrated view of the presenters’ collaborative 
research on theoretical and experimental aspects of ILC research, two streams 
that have developed over several years into a systematic methodology. At the 
2000 CDC in Sydney a tutorial introduction to ILC was given that concentrated 
on the fundamentals of ILC. The present workshop is aimed at a more advanced 
and systematic focus on the algebraic approach to ILC analysis and on norm-
optimal design of ILC algorithms that has developed since the previous 
tutorial. Throughout the workshop the underlying theme will be on ILC as a 
mature design methodology with both significant demonstration of, and further 
potential for, actual implementations with clearly visible returns in terms 
of improved performance. Fo rmore details see the ECC-CDC program at
http://www.esi2.us.es/~cdcecc05/.




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7.8 School on Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems 
School on Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems

Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, Bernard.Brogliato@inrialpes.fr

The school "Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems. Analysis, Control, Simulation, 
Applications" is organised at INRIA Rocquencourt (near Paris, France) from 29 
May to 02 June 2006. Speakers are H. Schumacher (Tilburg, NL), M. Monteiro 
Marques (CMAF Lisbon, P), R. Leine (ETH Zurich, CH),  S. Adly (LACO, Limoges, 
F), V. Acary (INRIA, F), H. de Jong (INRIA, F), J.L. Gouze (INRIA, F), M. Jean 
(CNRS, F), B. Brogliato (INRIA, F).  The main topics are: mathematical 
foundations (convex and nonsmooth analysis, complementarity theory, standard 
and unbounded differential inclusions, complementarity systems, variational 
inequalities), stability, bifurcations and control, numerics and software, 
applications (economics, gene networks, bioprocesses, mechanics, electrical 
circuits).

See informations at  http://www.inrialpes.fr/bipop/schoolnonsmooth
and 
http://www.inria.fr/actualites/colloques/cea-edf-inria/index.fr.html



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7.9 Workshop on Identification of Hybrid Systems 
Workshop on Identification of Hybrid Systems

Contributed by: Aleksandar Juloski, a.juloski@tue.nl

Workshop on Identificaiton of Hybrid Systems
December 11, 2005, CDC-ECC 05, Sevilla, Spain

Organizers: Aleksandar Juloski (Eindhoven University of Technology) and 
Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate (Politecnico di Milano)

Additional Participants: Rene Vidal (Johns Hopkins University,  USA) and
Simone Paoletti (Univ. of  Siena, Italy)

Summary: Due to their ubiquity and many potential applications, hybrid systems
attracted a lot of attention in the control community during the last few
years. Numerous results on modelling, analysis, verification and control
synthesis appeared in the literature. However, most of the theoretical
developments hinge on the assumption that the accurate quantitative hybrid
model of the process at hand is readily available. In some situations it is
possible to obtain such a model starting from first principles. However, in
most practical situations first principles modelling is too complicated or
even impossible to use, and the model needs to be identified on the basis of
experimental data. Methods geared specifically towards the identification of
models with a hybrid structure are of very recent date, and to date, several
methods exist which have been successfully applied in practical situations.
The material covered at the workshop will present state of the art in hybrid
identification as well as open research problems in this area. The workshop
will also present several practical case studies and a discussion on merits
and drawbacks of the presented methods.

Target Audience: The workshop is thought for graduate students and researchers
with a background in the fields of hybrid systems or system identification. 
Material may be of interest to researchers in other areas and practitioners
who want to use identification techniques to obtain hybrid models in practical
applications. A minimal prior knowledge in the fields of linear identification
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Dean of Engineering: EPFL, Switzerland

Contributed by: Giovanni De Micheli, giovanni.demicheli@epfl.ch

Dean of Engineering

EPFL is conducting an international search for the Dean of the School of 
Engineering to take office by the fall of 2006. EPFL is a leading European 
University and a growing, dynamic, well-funded institution with a focus on 
engineering, computer & communication, basic and life sciences. The School of 
Engineering, with 43 faculty members, has a tradition of excellence in the 
fields it encompasses: electrical, mechanical, and micro- engineering. It 
interacts closely with the other schools at EPFL to foster education, at the 
bachelor, master and doctoral levels, and transdisciplinary research.

The Dean reports to the President of EPFL. The ideal candidate has an 
outstanding academic record, proven leadership and management ability, and a 
strong vision for research, teaching, and industrial developments.

The School of Engineering Dean Search Committee invites letters of 
nomination, applications (vision statement, complete CV, and the name of at 
least 5 professional references), or expressions of interest to be submitted 
by October 28th, 2005. Materials and inquiries should be addressed, 
preferably electronically (PDF format) to:

Prof. Giovanni De Micheli
Chairman of the Search Committee
EPFL - INF 341 – Station 14
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Phone +41.21.693.0911 
e-mail: giovanni.demicheli@epfl.ch

More information on EPFL and the school of engineering can be found at 
http://www.epfl.ch and http://sti.epfl.ch respectively.

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer.



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8.2 Faculty: Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 
Faculty: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Contributed by: Guoyong Shi, shiguoyong@ic.sjtu.edu.cn

School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, is a newly
established institution, located in Shanghai, a vibrantly growing commercial
city in east China. In the past two years the school has been focused on the
development in three directions, VLSI Design, Computer Architecture and
Embedded Systems, and VLSI Fabrication Technology. Currently SJTU School of
Microelectronics has about 20 permanent and adjunct faculty members, 120
undergrads, 400 Master students and 10 PhD students, with continuous research
funds from government sponsors and industrial collaborators. It has been
selected one of the nine training & research bases of IC engineers designated
by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
The school’s mission is to play a vital role in the research-education to
industry commercialization chain to meet the rapid growth of IC industry in
China. The school has an ambitious plan to grow into one of the first rank
engineering schools in the east-Asia area.

Applications are invited for a number of positions at the Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, and Full Professor levels. Applicants should have earned
a Ph.D. degree or at the senior stage of Ph.D. study in Electrical Engineering
with emphasis on integrated circuits design
(digital/analog/mixed-signal/RF/SoC), manufacturing and testing, computer
engineering, and/or embedded systems. Successful candidates are expected to
demonstrate strong potential and abilities in both teaching and research, be
able to develop and maintain independent research programs, and supervise
graduate students. Candidates with industry experiences are most welcome. All
positions remain open until filled.

Detailed information about the School can be found at
http://ic.sjtu.edu.cn/recruit/chmyc.asp.  
To apply, send complete curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and
contact information, and recent representative publications to:

Mr. Larry Luan
School of Microelectronics
Shanghai Jiao Tong University  
7F Haoran HiTech Bldg. No.1954 Huashan Road, 
Shanghai, 200030, P.R. China
Tel: 0086-21-62822384
E-mail: some-hr@ic.sjtu.edu.cn 



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8.3 Faculty: University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 
Faculty: University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Contributed by: Miguel Velez-Reyes, m.velez@ieee.org

Faculty Position at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Dept. of
Electrical and Computer Engineering - The Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus invites
applicants for a tenure track faculty position.  Candidates must posses a
strong background and experience in at least one of the following areas: 
Automatic Controls, Applied Electromagnetism (Antenna Arrays, Radars),
Communications and Signal Processing, Power (Distribution, Protection,
Industrial), Electronics (Digital Systems, VLSI Design, Solid
State/Materials), and Computer Engineering (Embedded Systems, Networking). 
Successful candidates should have a doctoral degree in Electrical or Computer
Engineering and should evidence sufficient background and experience in
teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels as well as in research to be
appointed at the Assistant Professor level.  Please direct resume and three
letters of recommendation to Dr. Isidoro Couvertier, Chairperson, Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9042,
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9042. Tel. +1-787-265-3821, FAX +1-787-834-7561,
e-mail: Isidoro.Couvertier@ece.uprm.edu



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8.4 M.E.Sc: National University of Ireland Ireland 
M.E.Sc: National University of Ireland, Ireland

Contributed by: Seán Doherty, sean.doherty@eeng.nuim.ie

A Studentship is available to conduct research into the application of 
statistical techniques and control technology to low-pressure plasmas and 
their industrial and scientific applications. The successful candidate will 
work with the Dynamics and Control Group of the Department of Electronic 
Engineering, NUI, Maynooth. The student will register for a Master of 
Engineering Science with the possibility of transferring to a Ph.D. The 
research position is part of the PlasMAC Project which combines Dublin City 
University’s expertise in plasma science with the process control expertise 
at NUI Maynooth to focus on plasma science and its application to 
semiconductor manufacturing, along with three industrial partners: Intel, 
Lam Research and Scientific Systems. The PlasMAC project will address the 
development of a new generation of plasma tools, and this position is 
concerned with closed-loop process control strategies for those tools, 
together with new process control approaches for a range of problems 
affecting the present generation of tools (see 
http://www.plasmac.dcu.ie/index.php for more detail). The position is 
available immediately and will remain open until a suitable candidate is 
appointed. 
The project will focus on:
* Mathematical modelling of plasma processes
* Development of statistical analysis techniques for plasma data 
* Feedback control design for plasma processes

Applications are sought from highly motivated individuals with an interest 
in the application of statistical techniques and control technology to low-
pressure plasmas and their industrial and scientific applications. Ideally 
candidates will have excellent mathematical ability. Primary qualifications 
(ideally 1st class honours degree) in engineering or physics is preferable. 
Expertise in feedback control systems, statistical process control and/or 
experience with plasma processes would be an advantage.  Applications 
including a CV, details of examination results, and the names and e-mail (or 
address) of two referees should be sent to Dr Seán Doherty either by e-mail 
or post to the address below.

Department of Electronic Engineering
National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth
Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Email: sean.doherty@eeng.may.ie

Remuneration is EURO 20,000 P.A., out of which the student pays postgraduate 
registration fee of approximately EURO 4,000 (E.U. national) or EURO 10,700 
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8.5 MSPhD: Ryerson University Canada 
MS,PhD: Ryerson University, Canada

Contributed by: Krishna Kumar, kdkumar@ryerson.ca

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University has a strong 
and vibrant research programme involving the development of pico- and fempto-
satellites (weighing less than 1 kilogram) under Dr. Krishna Kumar, a well 
known expert in the area of spacecraft dynamics and control. Research 
assistantships for several masters’ and PhD students are available in his 
areas of research starting Spring 2006. Dr. Kumar’s areas of research 
include Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, Orbit and Attitude Dynamics 
and Control, Microsatellite systems, Nano- and Femoto-Satellites using Nano- 
and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), and Formation Flying. To pursue 
research in these exciting areas, the candidates should have a 
bachelor/master’s degree in mechanical/aerospace/electrical engineering with 
a strong background in dynamics and control systems, mathematics as well as 
high GPA and TOEFL score. 

Interested candidates should send (preferably by email) latest by October 
15, 2005, their resumes with names and contact information of three 
references as well as copies of any research papers to: 

Dr. Krishna Kumar, Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5B 2K3 
Tel: 1-416-979-5000 Ext. 4908, Fax: 1-416-979-5056
Email: kdkumar@ryerson.ca
http://www.ryerson.ca/~mechgrad/faculty.html



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8.6 PDF: Technical University Istanbul Turkey 
PDF: Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Contributed by: Levent Guvenc, autocom@itu.edu.tr

Post-Doctoral Research Position in Powertrain Modeling, Control and Hardware-
in-the-loop (HiL) Testing

The PDF position (with specialization in Automotive Control and Mechatronics) 
is available at the EU funded Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research 
Center of Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.   Application is 
invited for a European Union (EU) funded project on contributing to European 
Research and Technology Development in the Automotive Control and 
Mechatronics area in order to help achieve safer, cleaner and fuel efficient 
road vehicles in Europe. 

The PDF position requires demonstrated research experience in powertrain 
modeling, control and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing. 

Applicants with added capability for research on hybrid electric vehicle 
modeling and control will be preferred.  Typical applicant will have a Ph.D. 
degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related area and 
will possess expertise in robust control, modeling and mechatronics.    Women 
post-doc is especially encouraged to apply under the gender equality 
promotion principle of the center.

The successful candidate will be offered a one year contract which can be 
renewed up to three years based on the applicant’s performance. Successful 
candidates for the Postdoc positions will further develop their scientific 
career through top-level research, supervising undergraduate and graduate 
student projects, and engaging in industrial research cooperation leading to 
both scientific publications and patent applications.  Conference attendances 
and short-term visits to other research centers in Europe will be supported.  

The successful candidate will join an internationally recognized research 
group with good research facilities. We have strong collaboration with 
industry and other academic institutions in Europe. The research and teaching 
experience gained here will provide an excellent basis for a career in 
industry and academia.

Applications should include the following in their application:
- a letter explaining why you are interested in this post
- a full CV, including list of publications 
- the names, postal and E-mail addresses and fax numbers of three academic 
referees

 To apply, please send (by mail or e-mail) the application materials listed 
above to:
 Prof.Dr. Levent Guvenc
 Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research Center
 Istanbul Technical University 
 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 Gumussuyu, Istanbul, TURKEY, TR-34437
 E-mail: autocom@itu.edu.tr
 Fax   : +90 212 245 0795




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8.7 PhD: Stevens Institute of Technology USA 
PhD: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

Contributed by: Yi Guo, yguo1@stevens.edu

A PhD Research Assistant position is available in Department of Electrical 
and Computer Engineering at Stevens Insititute of Technology starting Spring 
2006. The student will work on topics in autonomous mobile robotic systems 
and control. A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required. 
Master's degree and research experience in control systems and/or mobile 
robots are preferred. 

Short-term visiting positions are also available.

Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, NJ, on a bluff 
overlooking the Hudson River and New York City. Please send resume including 
the names and e-mail addresses of two or three referees to: 

Dr. Yi Guo
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ 07030 
Ph: (201) 216 5658
Fax: (201) 216 8246
Email: yguo1@stevens.edu
http://www.ece.stevens-tech.edu/~yguo



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8.8 PhD: Univerity of Texas San Antonio USA 
PhD: Univerity of Texas San Antonio, USA

Contributed by: Bruce Smith, Bruce.Smith@ieee.org

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 and muon imaging.  

Background: UNIX, programming, signal processing, numerical methods.

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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8.9 PhD Clemson University USA 
PhD, Clemson University, USA

Contributed by: Ardalan Vahidi, avahidi@clemson.edu

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University is currently 
looking for a Master student (TA Appointment) and a Ph.D. student (RA 
Appointment) interested in one of the following areas:

- Fuel Cell Systems, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (Applied, Experimental)
- Vehicle Dynamics and Control (Applied)
- Constrained Control Methods (Theoretical)

Prospective students should have a strong interest and background in the 
field of automatic control. Students with thermodynamics, electrical 
engineering and chemical engineering background are also encouraged to 
apply. 

Please send your inquiries to Professor Ardalan Vahidi via email: 
avahidi@clemson.edu. Please include a copy of your resume in PDF format. You 
can visit www.clemson.edu/~avahidi for more information.



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8.10 Post-Doc: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Spain 
Post-Doc: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

Contributed by: Jose Rodellar, jose.rodellar@upc.edu

We seek for candidates for  postdoctoral positions with the Research Group
on Control Theory and Applications (CODAlab) at the Department of Applied
Mathematics III of the Technical University of Catalunya (UPC).

The candidates will work on one of the following research lines: 

(1) Identification and  control of systems with friction;
(2) Identification and control of systems equipped with MR dampers.

The grants are for 2-years starting  2006.

Our group is composed by engineers and mathematicians. We are
preferably seeking for engineers with acceptable mathematical 
level or mathematicians with motivation for applied research. 
Typical profiles would be: civil engineers, mechanical
engineers, electrical engineers, control engineers and applied
mathematicians.

For further details, candidates should contact as soon as possible
with Prof. Jose Rodellar: jose.rodellar@upc.edu.es
 webpage: http://www-ma3.upc.es/codalab

Send by email a CV with picture.



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8.11 Post-Doc: University of Leicester UK 
Post-Doc: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: Declan Bates, dgb3@le.ac.uk

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Design and Analysis of Advanced On-Ground Control Laws
For Civil Transport Aircraft

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to join a team of 
researchers in the Control and Instrumentation Research Group at the 
University of Leicester working on the development of new analysis techniques 
for nonlinear systems. The RA will work on the design and analysis of novel 
on-ground speed, direction and braking control laws for a civil transport 
aircraft, using a highly detailed simulation model provided by Airbus. The 
work will be carried out as part of a project organised by GARTEUR (Group for 
Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe) on Nonlinear Analysis and 
Synthesis Techniques for Aircraft Control, involving industrial and academic 
partners from five European countries. It is envisaged that successful 
designs will be evaluated in piloted simulation / flight tests by Airbus 
France. This is an exciting opportunity for a young researcher to quickly 
establish a high profile within the European aerospace control research 
community.

Applicants should have, or be close to completing, a PhD in robust or 
nonlinear control and dynamical systems. Knowledge of flight mechanics and/or 
vehicle dynamics would also be an advantage. 

The duration of the RA contract will be one year and it will be available 
from January 2006. The salary will be on the R&A1A Scale of £19,460 - £29,128 
per annum. For further details or to apply for this position, please email a 
full CV including names of at least two referees and a list of publications 
to Dr. Declan Bates at dgb3@le.ac.uk 
Closing date: 01/11/05.

Dr. Declan Bates
Lecturer in Dynamics and Control
Control and Instrumentation Research Group
Department of Engineering
University of Leicester, U.K
Ph:   +44-116-2525642
Fax:  +44-116-2522619
Email: dgb3@le.ac.uk
Web: http://www.le.ac.uk/eg/dgb3/



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8.12 Post-doc: INRIA-EADS France 
Post-doc: INRIA-EADS, France

Contributed by: Bernard Brogliato, Bernard.Brogliato@inrialpes.fr

A post-doc position is available at INRIA Rhone-Alpes (Grenoble, France) from
October 2005. The position is funded by EADS Fondation d'Entreprise, during one
year and a half. The topic concerns control of nonsmooth mechanical systems with
flexibilities. Applicants must have skills in control, and/
or applied maths, and in the field of hybrid and/or nonsmooth dynamical systems. 
The work will consist of both theoretical analysis and numerical study. 



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8.13 Post-doc: Iowa State University USA 
Post-doc: Iowa State University, USA

Contributed by: Domenico D'Alessandro, daless@iastate.edu

The Department of Mathematics at Iowa State University anticipates a 
Postdoctoral fellow position for the Academic Years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. 
The area of interest is Dynamical Systems and Control. Of particular interest 
are candidates with background and expertise in the broad area of nonlinear 
and geometric control. The principal investigator for the project is Prof. D.
D'Alessandro and the main focus is on the development of geometric control 
theory and applications to control of quantum systems and electrical networks. 
The broad control group at Iowa State University consists of more than 15 
faculty members in four departments. More information about the Department of 
Mathematics  can be found at www.math.iastate.edu. The interested candidate 
should send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae with names and addresses 
of at least two references and at least one copy of a significant publication 
or preprint, to

Prof. Domenico D'Alessandro
Department of Mathematics
440 Carver Hall
Ames IA 50014

Evaluation of the applications will start on December 20-th 2005.



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8.14 Post-doc: NTNU in Trondheim Norway 
Post-doc: NTNU in Trondheim, Norway

Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad, skoge@chemeng.ntnu.no

A two-year post.doc. position is available at the Norwegian University of 
Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. Candidates should have a 
strong background in process control. Important subject areas are large-scale 
systems, dynamic optimization and control structure design. The project goal 
is to "model the optimal solution" and from this develop feedback control 
strategies for near-optimal operation of chemical processes. The overall 
objective is to develop a systematic procedure for plantwide control (= 
control structure design for complete chemical plants).
The candidate will work in a group of about 10 Ph.D. students and post.doc's. 
Annual salary is about 40.000 Euros. Candidates should preferably be no more 
than 35 years old. 
Application deadline: 01 December 2005

Please send application with CV and copy of grades and recommendations by 
email to:
Professor Sigurd Skogestad, Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU, 
Trondheim, Norway, skoge@chemeng.ntnu.no

More information:
http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/promatch/plantwide/
http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/
http://www.chemeng.ntnu.no/research/Process_Control/



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8.15 Post-doc: Tallinn University of Technology Estonia 
Post-doc: Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Contributed by: Sven Nõmm, sven@cc.ioc.ee

Control Systems department of the Institute of Cybernetics at Tallinn
University of Technology (Estonia) is seeking for a Post-Doctoral candidate to
conduct research in the area of hybrid control systems.

Control systems department consists of two working groups; one is
concentrating on nonlinear control theory and the other on discrete-event
systems including automata theory. Research activities of the department
include: nonlinear control theory using algebraic and differential geometric
methods as well symbolic computation tools (CAS Mathematica), robust control,
automata theory and design of embedded systems.

Essential criteria for the position is a completed Ph.D. (within last 5 years)
in the area related to hybrid control systems.

Desirable criteria: strong background in control and mathematics, at least 3
solid publications on hybrid control systems, some knowledge of programming
and experience with MATLAB package.

Preference will be given to applicants from Europe and with knowledge of
nonlinear control and background in computer science.  

In the framework of the project candidate will have 3 main responsibilities.
First is to conduct research which will be directed to bridge the gap and
unify the experience of two groups in the department.
The second responsibility of the candidate is to prepare and give an
introductory course in Hybrid Control Systems for the M.Sc. and Ph.D. level
students. Participation in the supervision of B.Sc. students. Additionally 
fellow may be asked to organize regular seminar for graduate students.

Position is available for 2 years. Monthly salary is 2000 €. Additional
funding for attending conferences is available.

The applicants should send:
1. their curriculum vitae 
2. list of publications 
3. letter of motivation (including short overview of candidates goals) 
4. at least 3 samples of publications which prove candidate’s experience in  
  hybrid control theory.

The closing date for applications is: October the 31st 2005 

More information about the Institute of Cybernetics may be found on website
www.ioc.ee

Please contact for further questions and send your applications to: 
Dr. Ülle Kotta
Institute of Cybernetics at TUT
Akadeemia tee 21, 12618
Tallinn, Estonia 
kotta@cc.ioc.ee



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8.16 Reasearc Assoc: University of California Santa Barbara USA 
Reasearc Assoc: University of California Santa Barbara, USA

Contributed by: Joao P. Hespanha, hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu

A research position is available in the area of coordination and control of 
Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

This position is part of a joint project between UCSB, Toyon Research 
Corporation, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The 
goal of this project is to develop algorithms for cooperative path planning 
of groups of UAVs to track ground targets. This project has a strong 
development component and the algorithms will be simulated using Toyon's 
software environment and tested on real UAVs.

The ideal candidate should have expertise in graph optimization and control, 
and be very familiar with MATLAB and C++ programming languages. We are open 
to hiring someone with either an MS or a PhD degree in Control or Computer 
Science. US citizenship is required.

If you are interested, please contact one of us for more details

Joao Hespanha
hespanha@ece.ucsb.edu
http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/~hespanha
  or
Bassam Bamieh
bamieh@engineering.ucsb.edu
http://www.engineering.ucsb.edu/~bamieh/



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8.17 Research Assoc: Hamilton Institute Ireland 
Research Assoc: Hamilton Institute, Ireland

Contributed by: Doug Leith, doug.leith@nuim.ie

Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a Research 
Associate position at the Hamilton Institute in the area of radio resource 
management in wireless LANs.  

Topics of interest include Interference management, oppportunistic routing and 
throughput optimisation in multi-hop wireless mesh networks.  Cross-layer 
interactions between link adaptation, MAC scheduler, routing and transport 
layers and related topics.

The Hamilton Institute is a multi-disciplinary research centre located in 
Maynooth, just outside Dublin. These posts offer an exciting opportunity for 
successful candidates to tackle fundamental research problems within a 
stimulating multi-disciplinary research environment with state of the art 
facilities and strong links to the international research community.  

Pay scale: €34460-€72029

For further details visit www.hamilton.ie



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8.18 Research Assoc: POSTECH South Korea 
Research Assoc: POSTECH, South Korea

Contributed by: Wankyun Chung, wkchung@postech.ac.kr

We call for Manager and Researcher applications with manipulator systems and 
control background. Research will involve design of mechanical manipulation 
system for clinical test. The overall integrated project included partners 
of mechanical, electrical engineers and medical doctors.

Applicants should have expertise in the mechatronics design,task planning 
and control law design. Preference will be given to applicants with hardware 
design experience of mechanical manipulator.
Ph.D degree is not required but can be an advantage.

Potential candidates should send their CV  with a recent photograph and a 
description of research to Dr. Wankyun Chung (wkchung@postech.ac.kr) before 
30 November 2005, preferably by e-mail. However, applications will be 
considered until the position is filled.

The position is initially available for 3 years and can be extended to 7 
years and includes monthly stipend, health insurance. It is renewable for 
another year depending on the success of the applicant. 

More further information, please contact
Dr. Wankyun Chung
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH
San 31, Hyojadong, Pohang 790-784 Pohang, KOREA
Phone) 82-54-279-2172, 2716
Fax)   82-54-279-5899
Web) http://www.postech.ac.kr/me/robot/
Email) wkchung@postech.ac.kr



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8.19 Research Assoc: University of Newcastle Australia 
Research Assoc: University of Newcastle, Australia

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

A Research Academic position is available within the ARC Centre for Complex
Dynamic Systems and Control in the area of mechatronics. We are seeking a
highly talented and committed individual with the ability to work well in a
multi-disciplinary research environment. The successful candidate will be
involved in the development of controller design techniques for smart
structures and micro- and nano-systems. 
	
The position is available immediately for a period of two years. The
applicants must have a Ph.D. (or be close to completion) in a relevant field
and a thorough knowledge of applied mathematics. A deep knowledge of control
systems and affinity with real-time control system implementation on DSPs, or
rapid prototyping systems is a requirement for this position. A background in
analogue electronics, or power electronics is desirable but not essential. 

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary research team, and is
expected to collaborate with other mechatronics researchers in the Centre. The
position is associated with the Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Smart
Structures. Research and computing facilities of the laboratory are of the
highest standard.

Interested applicants can email their curriculum vitae including a list of
publications, names and contact addresses of three references, and a statement
of research interests to Dr. Reza Moheimani Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au by
31 October 2005.



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