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Change of Address: Daniel Saffer

Contributed by: Daniel Saffer, daniel.saffer@alcoa.com

Daniel R Saffer II, Ph.D.
Staff Engineer / Process Control Engineer
Manufacturing Systems and Technology
Alcoa Technology Center
100 Technical Drive
Alcoa Center, PA  15069-0001

Email:  daniel.saffer@alcoa.com
Tel: 724-337-1965
Fax: 724-337-2809


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1.2 New Address for Chang-Hee Won


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New Address for Chang-Hee Won

Contributed by: Chang-Hee Won, cwon@temple.edu

Effective immediately my new contact details are as follows.

Chang-Hee Won, Ph. D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Temple University
1947 North 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 204-6158 Fax: (215) 204-5960
E-mail: cwon@temple.edu


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1.3 New Address for Wei Ren


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New Address for Wei Ren

Contributed by: Wei Ren, wren@engineering.usu.edu

Since August 1, 2005, I have joined Utah State University. My new contact 
information is 

Wei Ren, Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Utah State University, 4160 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322, USA

Voice: 435-797-2831,  Fax: 435-797-3054
Email: wren@engineering.usu.edu 


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WebCAST on Advanced Process Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Contributed by: Karl D. Schnelle, kschnelle@dow.com

WebCAST on Advanced Process Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing
by Prof. Costas Spanos and Dr. Thomas Sonderman 

http://www.castdiv.org/WebCAST.htm
A joint webCAST on Thursday, 6 October 2005, 10am-noon Pacific [1pm-3pm EST] 

Dial-in from the comfort of your office to hear and see the presentation 

Abstract
Semiconductor manufacturing error budgets are getting tighter and 
traditional metrology and control methods cannot keep up with the ever 
shrinking dimensions. In the sub-100nm generation of technologies, Critical 
Dimensions (CDs) are hard to measure, let alone control, since error budgets 
are almost consumed by measurement error. As a result, integrated circuit 
designers are called upon to produce designs that can tolerate large amounts 
of variability, and IC production facilities turn to more advanced process 
control schemes. This new reality challenges the historical modes of 
interaction between IC designers and producers. In this talk we will present 
this problem, and we will highlight present and future cutting edge 
applications in metrology, control, and design for manufacturability. 

Biographical Sketches
COSTAS J. SPANOS is on the faculty of the department of Electrical 
Engineering and Computer Sciences of the University of California at 
Berkeley, where he is a Professor, and the Associate Dean for Research in 
the College of Engineering.

THOMAS SONDERMAN is the Director of Automated Precision Manufacturing (APM) 
Technology for AMD with global responsibility for the design, development 
and implementation of manufacturing technologies within AMD’s wafer fab and 
assembly operations. 


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Inverse Eigenvalue Problems: Theory, Algorithms & Applications

Contributed by: Gene Golub, golub@stanford.edu

We are pleased to announce a new book.

Inverse Eigenvalue Problems: 
Theory, Algorithms and Applications

The book is published by Oxford University Press in the Numerical Mathematics 
and Scientific Computing Series. The cost is $US 124.50.

Here is a listing of the  chapters.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Applications
3. Parameterized Inverse Eigenvalue Problems
4. Structured Inverse Eigenvalue Problems
5. Partially Described Inverse Eigenvalue Problems
6. Least Squares Inverse Eigenvalue Problems
7. Spectrally Constrained Approximation
8. Structured Low Rank Approximation
9. Group Orbitally Constrained Approximation
Index

Moody Chu & Gene Golub


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CFP: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

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

CALL FOR PAPERS 
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Special Issue on Dynamics & Control of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems

Contributions are invited for a special issue of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON
CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY devoted to the subject of Dynamics and Control of
Micro- and Nano-scale Systems. The purpose of this special issue is to
document the current status of research in this multidisciplinary field,
through a collection of original and high-quality papers. There will be a
strong emphasis on the role of feedback control systems in the operation of
micro- and nano-scale systems. Contributions from industrial researchers are
particularly encouraged.

Some of the areas that are targeted by this special issue are:

* Dynamics & control of scanning probe microscopes, and microcantilever     
technology
* Modeling and control of nanopositioning systems 
* Control aspects in industrial applications of micro- and nano-scale systems;
dual stage micro-actuators, probe-storage devices, etc.
* Linear and nonlinear dynamics and control of MEMS/NEMS 
* Control for nanorobotics; nano-assembly and manipulation at a nano-scale
* Control issues in nano-scale actuators and sensors

Only contributions that contain significant experimental results will be
included. Papers must contain high-quality original contributions and be
prepared in accordance with the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the
information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under ``Information for
Authors'' prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have
been previously published or be under review for possible publication
elsewhere. Contributed papers should be submitted online by February 27, 2006. 

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

Guest Editors:

Reza Moheimani 
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
The University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 2308 
Australia 
Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au

Santosh Devasia 
Mechanical Engineering Department 
Box 352600, University of Washington 
Seattle, WA 98195-2600 
U.S.A 
devasia@u.washington.edu 

Evangelos  Eleftheriou 
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory 
CH-8803 Rueschlikon
Switzerland 
ele@zurich.ibm.com


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5.2 Call For Papers: Elektrik Special Issue on Swarm Robotics


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Call For Papers: Elektrik Special Issue on Swarm Robotics

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

Call For Papers

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 Call for papers Adaptive Control and Signal Processing


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Call for papers Adaptive Control and Signal Processing

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

Call for papers
Special Issue (AACV2005) on Autonomous adaptive control of vehicles in 
formation.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/4508/CallForPapers.html


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5.4 Call for papers International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control


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Call for papers International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

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

Submission deadline: 1 April 2006
Special Issue (ACND2006) on Analysis and Control of Nonsmooth Dynamical 
Systems.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/5510/CallForPapers.html


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5.5 Contents: Automatica


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Contents: Automatica

Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, rebeccal@uiuc.edu

Contents: Automatica, October, 2005
Volume 41, Issue 10

To consult the cumulative table of contents 1965-present, to view the list
of recently accepted papers or to submit a paper visit
http://www.autsubmit.com

Regular papers

Stuart Gibson and Brett Ninness
Robust maximum-likelihood estimation of multivariable dynamic systems

Pascal Grieder, Michal Kvasnica, Mato Baotic, and Manfred
Morari
Stabilizing low complexity feedback control of constrained piecewise
affine systems

Zi-Li Deng, Yuan Gao, Lin Mao, Yun Li, and Gang Hao
New approach to information fusion steady-state Kalman filtering

Francesco Borrelli, Mato Baoti񀜿semi999, Alberto Bemporad, and Manfred Morari
Dynamnic programming for constrained optimal control of discrete-time
linear hybrid systems

Tingshu Hu, Andrew R. Teel, Zongli Lin
Lyapunov Characterization of Forced Oscillations

Michèle Breton, Georges Zaccour, and Mehdi Zahaf
A differential game of joint implementation of environmental projects

M.C. Campi and Erik Weyer
Guaranteed non-asymptotic confidence regions in system identification

Brief papers

Xue-Bo Chen and Srdjan S. Stankovi񀜿semi999
Decomposition and decentralized control of systems with multi-overlapping
structure

P. Verboven, P. Guillaume, and B. Cauberghe
Multivariable frequency-response curve fitting with application to modal
parameter estimation

Christopher Edwards, Nai One Lai, Sarah K. Spurgeon
On discrete dynamic output feedback min-max controllers

Karel Hinnen, Michel Verhaegen, and Niek Doelman
Robust spectral factor approximation of discrete-time frequency domain
power spectra

Erik Frisk and Jan Aslund
Lowering orders of derivatives in non-linear residual generation using
realization theory

Alessandro De Luca, Bruno Siciliano, and Loredana Zollo
PD control with on-line gravity compensation for robots with elastic
joints: theory and experiments

Technical communiques

Hassan K. Khalil
A note on the robustness of high-gain-observer-based controllers to
unmodeled actuator and sensor dynamics

Pär Samuelsson, Hans Norlander, and Bengt Carlsson
An integrating linearization method for Hammerstein models

Leonardo C. Kammer
Stability Assessment for Cautious Iterative Controller
Tuning

Ernesto Kofman
Non conservative ultimate bound estimation in LTI perturbed systems

Errata

Humberto E. Garcia and Tae-Sic Yoo
Erratum to "Model-based detection of routing events in discrete flow
networks" [Automatica 41 (2005) 583-594]


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5.6 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control


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Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 50, issue 7, July 2005

Scanning the Issue
Page(s):  933- 933

Numerical Approximation of Invariant Measures for Hybrid Diffusion Systems
Yin, G.G.; Mao, X.; Yin, K.
Page(s):  934- 946

A Time-Dependent Hamilton–Jacobi Formulation of Reachable Sets for Continuous
Dynamic Games
Mitchell, I.M.; Bayen, A.M.; Tomlin, C.J.
Page(s):  947- 957

A New Risk-Sensitive Maximum Principle
Lim, A.E.B.; Zhou, X.Y.
Page(s):  958- 966

A Comparison Principle for State-Constrained Differential Inequalities and Its
Application to Time-Optimal Control
Kim, S.-J.; Choi, D.-S.; Ha, I.-J.
Page(s):  967- 983

Analysis and Synthesis of Nested Feedback Systems
Halsey, K.M.; Glover, K.
Page(s):  984- 996

Analysis and Synthesis on a Generalized Stability Region
Halsey, K.M.; Glover, K.
Page(s):  997- 1009

Fault Diagnosis in Discrete-Event Systems: Incorporating Timing Information
Zad, S.H.; Kwong, R.H.; Wonham, W.M.
Page(s):  1010- 1015

A Geometric Characterization of Feedforward Forms
Astolfi, A.; Kaliora, G.
Page(s):  1016- 1021

Simultaneous Observation of Linear Systems: A State–Space Interpretation
Moreno, J.A.
Page(s):  1021- 1025

Controlled Symmetries and Passive Walking
Spong, M.W.; Bullo, F.
Page(s):  1025- 1031

Observability Quadratic Normal Form for Discrete-Time Systems
Belmouhoub, I.; Djemai, M.; Barbot, J.-P.
Page(s):  1031- 1038

The Robustness of Controllability and Observability for Discrete Linear
Time-Varying Systems With Norm-Bounded Uncertainty
Seo, J.; Chung, D.; Park, C.G.; Lee, J.G.
Page(s):  1039- 1043

Optimality Analysis of Adaptive Sampled Control of Hybrid Systems With
Quadratic Index
Tan, S.; Zhang, J.-F.; Yao, L.
Page(s):  1044- 1051

Remarks on the$L^p$-Input Converging-State Property
Ryan, E.P.
Page(s):  1051- 1054

Controllability, Observability, and Parameter Identification of Two Coupled
Spin 1's
D'Alessandro, D.
Page(s):  1054- 1058

On Hybrid Impulsive and Switching Systems and Application to Nonlinear Control
Guan, Z.-H.; Hill, D.J.; Shen, X.
Page(s):  1058- 1062

Fault Detection in a Mixed$cal H_2/cal H_infty$Setting
Khosrowjerdi, M.J.; Nikoukhah, R.; Safari-Shad, N.
Page(s):  1063- 1068

Constrained Optimal Control of Linear and Hybrid Systems
Page(s):  1069- 1070
 


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5.7 Contents: International Journal of Control


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Contents: International Journal of Control

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

Volume 78, Issue 13
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp

Analysis of sliding modes in the frequency domain
I. Boiko

A second order ODE is sufficient for modelling of many periodic signals
T. Wigren and T. Söderström

Controllability of semilinear stochastic systems
N. I. Mahmudov and S. Zorlu 

Reconfigurable control system design using eigenstructure assignment: 
static, dynamic and robust approaches
A. Esna Ashari, A. Khaki Sedigh and M. J. Yazdanpanah

Numerical approach to the non-linear diofantic equations with applications 
to the controllability of infinite dimensional dynamical systems
J. Respondek

An investigation into the characteristics of non-linear frequency response 
functions. Part 1: Understanding the higher dimensional frequency spaces
R. Yue, S. A. Billings and Z.-Q. Lang

Time-domain performance limitations arising from decentralized architectures 
and their relationship to the RGA
G. C. Goodwin, M. E. Salgado and E. I. Silva

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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5.8 Contents: International Journal of General Systems


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Contents: International Journal of General Systems

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

Volume 34, Issue 3		
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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5.9 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science


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Contents: International Journal of Systems Science

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

Volume 36, Issue 9	
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



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5.10 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory


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Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory

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

An International Journal of Research and Surveys
Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
Volume 5, Number 2, 2005.


CONTENTS


PERSONAGE IN SCIENCE: Professor V. Lakshmikantham,   
J.H. Dshalalow and A A. Martynyuk, p. 107.


On the Minimum Free Energy for the Ionosphere, 
Giovambattista Amendola, p. 113. 


A Duality Principle in the Theory of Dynamical Systems,  
C. Corduneanu and Yizeng Li, p. 135.


Output Synchronization of Chaotic Systems: Model-Matching
Approach with Application to Secure Communication, 
D. Lopez-Mancilla and C. Cruz-Hernandez, p. 141.


Stability of Dynamical Systems in Metric Space,
A.A Martynyuk, p. 157.


Bi-Impulsive Control to Build a Satellite Constellation,
A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 169.


Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems with Controlled Transitions, 
Ming-Qing Xiao, p. 177. 


Convergence of Solutions to a Class of Systems of Delay
Differential Equations,
Taishan Yi and Lihong Huang, p. 189.


Existence of Nonoscillatory Solution of Third Order Linear Neutral
Delay Difference Equation with Positive and Negative Coefficients,
Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Hai-Long Xing, Yan Shi, 
Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 201.


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



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2006 American Control Conference - Call for Papers

Contributed by: Eduardo Misawa, misawa@ceat.okstate.edu

The 2006 American Control Conference (ACC) will be held Wednesday
through Friday, June 14-16, 2006 at the Hilton Minneapolis in
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The ACC is held in cooperation with IFAC and
provides an opportunity for cooperation among people working in the
fields of control, automation, and related areas from AIAA, AIChE, AIST,
ASCE, ASME, IEEE, ISA, and SCS societies. The technical program will
cover topics that include control theory, industrial applications, and
control education.  These topics will be presented in technical,
special, interactive, and tutorial sessions and pre-conference
workshops (June 12 and 13). For more information on special and
interactive sessions, contact Michael Piovoso at mjp5@gv.psu.edu; for industrial
applications, contact Wendy Foslien at wendy.foslien@honeweyll.com; for
workshops, contact Danny Abramowitch at danny@labs.agilent.com; and for invited
sessions, contact Mark Balas as mark.balas@uwyo.edu.  For complete
information about the conference visit http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2006/.
 
 
PAPER SUBMISSION
 
All papers submitted to the ACC for review must be prepared in the
standard 2-column Proceedings format. See the Author's Kit at the
conference web site for Word and LaTex style files. For the purposes of
review, regular and invited papers are limited to 8 pages and short
papers to 3 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be reviewed.
All papers will be submitted through the IEEE Control Systems Society
submission website (http://www.paperplaza.net/).
 
KEY DATES
Deadline for all submissions and proposals:   September 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:       January 31, 2006
Final manuscript submission deadline:        March 15, 2006
Author registration fee deadline:  March 15, 2006
 
GENERAL CHAIR
Eduardo Misawa, Oklahoma State University, misawa@ceat.okstate.edu
PROGRAM CHAIR
Karlene A. Hoo, Texas Tech University, Karlene.Hoo@ttu.edu
 
 


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6.2 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking Sensing and Control


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2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control

Contributed by: Jagannathan Sarangapani, sarangap@umr.edu

2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking,
Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA,
April 23-25, 2006.
http://www.umr.edu/~icnsc06 or http://www.ieeeicnsc.org

Sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society.

The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control will 
be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, from April 23 to April 25, 2006. The 
technologies in networking, sensing and control have been playing important 
roles in our modern civilization and expected to stay as main characters in 
the future. The conference intends to bring together all researchers and 
developers in these fields all around the world to share their research 
results, to exchange ideas and to explore possible collaborations in academic 
and in industry. The main theme of this year's conference is Energy-Efficient 
Networking and Systems. The area of Energy-Efficient Networking and Systems is 
a fusion of a number of research areas in networking, sensing, energy, 
artificial intelligence, operation research, and control theory. A system
engineering approach is required to address new problems of this challenging 
and promising area. This conference will provide a remarkable opportunity for 
the academic and industrial community to address new challenges and share 
solutions, and discuss research directions for the future. It will feature 
plenary speeches from academia, NSF or DARPA, and industry, industrial panel 
sessions, funding agency panel sessions, poster sessions, and invited/special 
sessions. In particular, we would like to encourage more participation from 
the worldwide related community and promote more their related activities in 
this unique conference.

Important Dates:
Paper submission deadline       September 15, 2005
Notification of acceptance      November 15, 2005
Camera-ready copy due           December 15, 2005

General Chair: MengChu Zhou, zhou@njit.edu or mengchu@ieee.org


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6.3 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control


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2006 International 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, Queretaro, Mexico. The conference
offers a unique platform for scientists, engineers and practitioners
throughout the world to present and share their most recent research and
innovative ideas in the areas of dynamics, instrumentation, and control. For
complete information about the conference visit http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca

PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 800-1000
words in English, including paper title, author names, addresses,
affiliations, name of the presenter, postal mail 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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6.4 Deadline extension for ADCHEM 2006 paper submission


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Deadline extension for ADCHEM 2006 paper submission

Contributed by: Frank Doyle, frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu

Second Announcement and Deadline Extension
IFAC International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes
April 2-5, 2006 -- Gramado, Brazil
www.adchem.org

NEW EXTENDED Paper Deadline: September 30, 2005

The ADCHEM 2006 conference will be held on April 2-5, 2006 in Gramado, 
Brazil. Organized under the auspices of International Federation of 
Automatic Control (IFAC), ADCHEM (International Symposium on Advanced 
Control of Chemical Processes) is a continuing series of international 
conferences held most recently in Hong Kong (2003), Pisa, Italy (2000), 
Banff, Canada (1997), Kyoto, Japan (1994), and Toulouse, France (1991). 
These meetings focus on advances in methods for control and modeling for all 
types of chemical processes and are part of a three year rotation of IFAC 
meetings in process control, which also include the IFAC DYCOPS Symposium 
series (most recently held in Boston, 2004 and Korea, 2001) and the IFAC 
World Congress. 

Topics
For the upcoming ADCHEM conference, contributed papers will be considered in 
all areas of advanced control for process systems. Organized contributed 
sessions are also encouraged, and the organizer should contact the co-chair 
of the respective area:

Modeling and Identification [co-chair: Mayuresh Kothare]
Model Based Control [co-chair: Martin Guay]
Optimization and Scheduling [co-chair: Stratos Pistikopoulos]
Process and Control Monitoring [co-chair: Dale Seborg]
Batch Process Modeling and Control [co-chair: Richard Braatz]
Process Control Applications [co-chair: Robert Parker]

Important dates:

Sept. 30, 2005 --- Submission of full paper (Note: NEW DEADLINE)
Nov. 20, 2005 --- Notification of acceptance
Jan. 13, 2006 --- Submission of final paper in camera ready form
Jan. 13, 2006 --- Early registration deadline

Student registration  --- $200 (early) / $250 (regular)
Professional registration --- $400 (early) / $500 (regular)

Organizing Chair:
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Professor Jorge Otavio Trierweiler
Department of Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Rua Luiz Englert s/n, Campus Central
CEP. 90040-040
Porto Alegre, Brazil
jorge@enq.ufrgs.br 
adchem@enq.ufrgs.br
Tel: +55 51 3316-4072
Fax: +55 51 3316-3277

International Program Committee Chair:
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Prof. Francis J. Doyle III
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
USA
frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu
Tel: +1-805-893-8133
FAX: +1-805-893-4731 


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6.5 IFAC ROCOND 06: Deadline Extension


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IFAC ROCOND 06: Deadline Extension

Contributed by: Didier Henrion, henrion@laas.fr

Submission deadline extension for the
IFAC SYMPOSIUM ON ROBUST CONTROL DESIGN (ROCOND'06)
Toulouse, France, July 5-7, 2006

The deadline for paper and invited session submission
is postponed to September 19, 2005. For more information
please see http://www.laas.fr/rocond06


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6.6 IROS06 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems


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IROS06 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Contributed by: Jindong Tan, jitan@mtu.edu

The 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 
(IROS) will be held at the International Convention Center, Beijing, China 
from October 9 to 14, 2006. The conference theme is ¡°Fusion of Human and 
Robot Intelligence in our Cyber Society¡±, reflecting the growing interests 
in  interactions and co-existence of robots and humans, personal robots, 
networked robots, and other robotics technologies for improving quality of 
human life, such as health cares, entertainment, home services, etc. Beijing 
has been the capital of China for eight hundreds of years during her three 
thousand years history. It is an ancient city full of vitality and where 
ancient civilization meets with modern achievements of the whole world. As 
the center of national politics, economics, culture, and tourism, Beijing is 
undergoing big changes, creating youthful vigor and energy, as it is heading 
for the 2008 Olympic Games.  IROS 2006 will provide the participants good 
opportunities to follow the Italian traveler Marco Polo¡¯s footsteps in the 
13th century and experience history while enjoying the high quality 
conference programs.

IMPORTANT DATES
January 15, 2006: Proposals for organized/special sessions
February 15, 2006: Submission of full-length papers and videos
March 1, 2006: Proposals for tutorials/workshops
May 15, 2006:  Notification of paper and video acceptance
June 15, 2006: Submission of final papers and videos 

URL: http://www.iros2006.org
email: iros2006@acae.cuhk.edu.hk


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6.7 ISSCAA2006


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ISSCAA2006

Contributed by: Huijun Gao, hjgao@hit.edu.cn

1st International Symposium on Systems and Control in Aerospace and 
Astronautics (ISSCAA2006)

January 19-21, 2006 (during the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival)
Harbin, P.R.China
http://isscaa.hit.edu.cn

Sponsored by: China Space Agency
Organized by: Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China 
Co-sponsored by: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation,
                 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation,
                 Chinese Society of Aerospace,
                 Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Org. Secretariat
In Technical Co-operation with: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society,
                 AIAA(American Inst. Aero. & Astro.) (pending)
 
In recent years, tremendous advances have been made in aerospace and 
astronautics technologies. The developments in Asia, especially in China 
have been especially important, making significant contributions to national 
and international economies. The area now plays a greater and more prominent 
role in research and development in space related technologies. In view of 
these developments, it has been decided to initiate a new symposium series, 
to be held biennially, under the title International Symposium on Systems 
and Control in Aerospace and Astronautics (ISSCAA) to enhance collaboration 
and facilitate information exchange between Asia and the rest of the world.

The first ISSCAA will be hosted by the Space Control and Inertial Technology 
Research Center of Harbin Institute of Technology in January 2006 during the 
Ice and Snow Festival, in Harbin, China, a city once called "Paris in the 
Far East". The timing coincides with the celebration of the 85th anniversary 
of HIT, an institute well known for its leading research in Aerospace and 
Astronautics. The aim of this symposium is to bring together an 
international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the art and 
future perspectives of research and development in the areas of systems and 
control in Aerospace and Astronautics. International and national leading 
experts will be invited to give keynote speech, including experts from the 
China Space Agency.

TOPICS
Topics of interest in the areas of systems and control in Aerospace and 
Astronautics include, but are not limited to:
+Space missions, systems, and architecture  
+Communication and Navigation  
+Antenna Systems and Technologies  
+Remote Sensing  
+Spacecraft Avionics Systems & Technologies  
+Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle Systems & Technologies
+Space Robots  
+Unmanned Arial Vehicle Systems and Technologies  
+Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Health Management  
+Complex System Theory  
+Robust and H_infinity Control  
+GA and Evolutionary Computing  
+Variable Structure Control  
+Neural Networks  
+Fuzzy System and Fuzzy Control  
+Adaptive Control  
+Intelligent Control Architectures  
+Machine Learning  
+Hybrid Systems and Control  
+Knowledge-based Sensor Fusion  
+Large Scale Systems  
+Intelligent Agents  
+Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems  
+Computer Networks  
+Image and Signal Processing  
+Digital Communications  
+Modeling and Identification  
+Pattern Recognition  


IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of full papers or extended abstracts and special session 
proposals: 30 October 2005
Notification of acceptance: 20 November 2005
Camera-ready submission of full papers: 20 December2005

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
P.O.Box 3015,
Harbin Institute of Technology,
Harbin, 150001, China
Tel: 86-451-86402351
Fax: 86-451-86418091
Email: isscaa@hit.edu.cn
http://isscaa.hit.edu.cn

For inquiries, email to conference secretariat at: isscaa@hit.edu.cn 


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6.8 Positive Systems: Theory and Applications POSTA06


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Positive Systems: Theory and Applications POSTA06

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

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

IMPORTANT DATES
January 10, 2006, submission dealine
March 10, 2006, notification acceptance
The symposium POSTA06 will be held in Grenoble (France) from august 30 to 
september 1, 2006. The proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag.

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


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6.9 The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Control and Measurement


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The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Control and Measurement

Contributed by: Sam GE, elegesz@nus.edu.sg

APCCM (Asia-Pacific Conference on Control and Measurement) is a biennial 
international event on control and measurement. Its 7th event will be held 
in Tibet, China, on August 10-17, 2006. The conference provides a forum for 
academic researchers, engineering practitioners to exchange up-to-date 
development in the field. The theme of the APCCM'2006 is to bring together 
researchers and practitioners with backgrounds in control, electronics or 
computer science and to initiate discussions on the integration of knowledge 
from these different domains to improve the existing engineering methods for 
control and measurement systems. For detailed up-to-date information, please 
visit the APCCM2006 conference web site: http://www.APCCM2006.com 
 
PAPER SUBMISSION
 
Authors are invited to submit an abstract of about 1000 words or an 
individual paper or poster paper. The extended abstract must contain each 
author's affiliation and complete address (postal, e-mail, phone, fax) and a 
short summary. Please indicate the preferred mode of presentation, oral or 
poster. The submitted material must be original, unpublished and not being 
considered for publication elsewhere. Electronic submission in Word or PDF 
format is strongly encouraged: E-mail:paper@apccm2006.com. We will revert to 
you when we receive your paper to confirm the receiving.
 
SPECIAL SESSIONS
 
Proposals for special sessions on particular aspects of control systems are 
invited. A special Session should consist of 4 to 6 papers in the format 
described for individual contributions and a one page abstract summarizing 
the aim and content of the session, starting with a session title, name and 
full address of the session organizer(s), a list of the included papers, and 
the preferred form of presentation (oral or poster). Survey papers at the 
beginning of special sessions are encouraged. 
 
KEY DATES
 
March 31, 2006:  Submission of Extended Abstracts & Special Session Proposals
Aril 30, 2006:      Notification of Acceptance
May 31, 2006:     Final Papers Due



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6.10 Third International Symposium on Neural Networks


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Third International Symposium on Neural Networks

Contributed by: Jennie Si, si@asu.edu

Third International Symposium on Neural Networks
Chengdu, China, May 29-31, 2006
http://www2.acae.cuhk.edu.hk/~isnn2006/

Call for Papers
The Third International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2006) will be 
held in Chengdu, as a sequel of ISNN 2005 in Chongqing and ISNN 2004 in 
Dalian, China. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan (Szechwan) Province in 
southwestern China, a modern metropolitan with 2310-year history and rich 
cultural heritage, featuring relaxing lifestyle, spicy Szechwan cuisine, and 
numerous historic and scenery sites nearby. ISNN 2006 aims to provide a 
high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to 
present the state of the art of neural network research and applications in 
diverse fields. The symposium will feature plenary speeches given by world 
renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, and some special 
sessions focusing on popular topics.

Major topics to be addressed at ISNN 2006 include, but are not limited to 
the following areas:
A. Neural Network Theory
A1 Approximation theory
A3 Stability and convergence analysis
A5 Computational neuroscience
A2 Learning theory
A4 Bifurcation and chaos analysis
A6 Connectionist cognitive science
B. Neural Network Models and Algorithms
B1 Feedforward networks
B3 Self-organizing networks
B5 Fuzzy neural networks
B7 Hybrid neural networks
B9 Learning algorithms
B11 Optimization methods
B13 Projection pursuit methods
B2 Recurrent neural networks
B4 Cellular neural networks
B6 Evolving neural networks
B8 Associative memories
B10 Probabilistic and information-theoretic methods
B12 Kernel methods
B14 Principal and independent component analysis
C. Neural Network Applications and hardware
C1 Time series analysis
C3 Image processing and computer vision
C5 Pattern recognition
C7 Power systems
C9 Diagnostics and quality control
C11 Financial engineering
C13 Biomedical applications
C15 Other applications
C2 Signal processing and blind source separation
C4 Data mining
C6 Telecommunications
C8 Robotics and control systems
C10 Information security
C12 Neuroinformatics and Bioinformatics
C14 Industrial applications
C16 Hardware implementation

Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers (6 pages 
normally and 10 pages maximum) by the submission deadline using the Online 
Paper Submission System. Potential organizers are also invited to enlist five 
or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. The submission 
of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under 
review or copyright protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if 
accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based 
on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The 
authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and 
take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. All accepted 
papers with valid registration will be included in the Proceedings of
ISNN 2006 to be published by Springer in multiple volumes of Lecture Notes 
in Computer Science which are indexed by SCI-Expanded.

Detailed format for paper preparation can be found at the web sites of the 
Symposium or the Publisher.

Deadlines:
Special session proposal:                        November 1, 2005
Paper submission:                                November 15, 2005
Notification of paper acceptance:                December 15, 2005
Final paper submission and author registration:  January 15, 2006

Information and Enquiry:
Website:http://www.acae.cuhk.edu.hk/~isnn2006/ or 
http://cilab.uestc.edu.cn/isnn2006

Secretariats: isnn2006@uestc.edu.cn (registration and logistics) and 
isnn@cqu.edu.cn (paper submission and review)

Sponsors and Organizers University of Electronic Science and Technology of 
China, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Technical Co-sponsors IEEE Computational Intelligence Society , IEEE 
Circuits and Systems Society,
International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society, Asia 
Pacific Neural Network Assembly
Proceedings Publisher Springer - Lecture Notes in Computer Science


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IFAC NMPC-FS 06

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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7.2 Workshop: Process Control Academy 2005


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Workshop: Process Control Academy 2005

Contributed by: Andy Clegg, andy@isc-ltd.com

The ACTC and Emerson Process Management are pleased to announce the following
new training and awareness event:

"Process Control Academy 2005"
27 - 29 September 2005, Leicester, UK
http://www.isc-ltd.com/processacademy

This event will provide a valuable and unique overview of enhanced process
control and plant monitoring techniques through end-user application stories
and overviews of the latest software tools. The focus is on techniques that
provide a competitive advantage through greater reliability, robustness and
performance, making the event of interest to process control engineers, plant
managers and operation/production staff.

The Process Control Academy combines both traditional training (day 1) and
workshop presentations from industrial engineers (days 2 and 3), and you can
attend whichever days you like.

Day 1 - "Getting the Basics Right" - This is the ACTC’s highly regarded
Introduction to Process Control training course, providing a suitable
introduction for those new to process control.

Day 2 - "Turning Advanced Control into Applied Control" - This day will see
the introduction and application of model predictive control, the most widely
employed advanced strategy for difficult to control processes. The problem of
coping with process nonlinearities, such as pH will also be covered. The final
part of the day looks at new methods for extracting valuable information from
the mass of data that today’s control systems produce.

Day 3 - "Realising Improvements to your Process" - The final day addresses
issues about how to make control work and how to keep it working, including
the automatic assessment of the performance and condition of your control
loops, and methods for justifying in and bringing about improvements to your
control system.

Full details of the event agenda, on-line registration, details of hotels and
travel directions can be found at http://www.isc-ltd.com/processacademy
Please feel free to circulate this information anybody you feel might be
interested. We hope to see you there.

Andy Clegg
Applied Control Technology Consortium
50 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1QE
Tel: (+44) 0141 553 1111
Fax: (+44) 0141 553 1232
email: actc@isc-ltd.com
http://www.isc-ltd.com/actc


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7.3 Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems


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Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems

Contributed by: Fatihcan Atay, atay@member.ams.org

Workshop on Complex Time-Delay Systems

November 17, 2005 - Paris, France

A satellite workshop of the ECCS'05: European Conference on Complex Systems,
14-18 November 2005, Paris.


Organizer: Fatihcan Atay (Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences)

Description:
The workshop aims to bring together experts on time-delay systems with a view
towards combining mathematical ideas from the theory of delay equations with
the issues arising in the general framework of complexity and complex systems.
Both by formal presentations and informal discussions, we wish to address the
role of hereditary dynamics in complexity.

Invited speakers: Thomas Erneux (Brussels), Michael Mackey (McGill), Juergen
Jost (MPI Leipzig), Tibor Kristzin* (Szeged), Andre Longtin* (Ottawa), Sjoerd
Verduyn Lunel (Leiden), Michael Rosenblum (Potsdam), Gabor Stepan* (Budapest),
Hans-Otto Walther (Giessen)
* to be confirmed.

Participation: A limited number of oral and poster contributions will be
accommodated. Interested researchers are invited to send a 1-2 page extended
abstract (as a plain text or pdf file) by September 4, 2005, via e-mail to
"atay (at) member.ams.org" .

For further information:
http://personal-homepages.mis.mpg.de/fatay/ctds.html



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7.4 Workshop on Networked Embedded Sensing and Control


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Workshop on Networked Embedded Sensing and Control

Contributed by: Paulo Tabuada, ptabuada@nd.edu

WORKSHOP ON NETWORKED EMBEDDED SENSING AND CONTROL
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
October 17-18, 2005.
http://nesc.ee.nd.edu

Recent technological developments in sensing, communications, control and 
computation have created an emerging class of complex systems, called 
networked embedded systems. These systems can be described as collections of 
spatially distributed sensors, actuators and controllers, the behavior of 
which is coordinated through wired or wireless communication links. This 
integration of different technologies and scientific domains presents new and 
challenging fundamental problems underlying the theoretical foundations for 
this class of systems. This workshop brings together researchers working on 
different aspects of networked embedded systems in order to exchange research 
experiences and to identify the main scientific challenges in this exciting 
new area.

WORKSHOP VENUE: 
The workshop will take place at the University of Notre Dame campus 
(http://www.nd.edu). The niversity of Notre Dame is located in South Bend, 
Indiana, 90 miles from downtown Chicago.  The workshop will take place over 
two days in a single-track format.  The complete workshop program can be 
accessed through the workshop website at http://nesc.ee.nd.edu.

PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Francesco Bullo, University of California at Santa Barbara “Motion 
coordination for multi-agent networks”
Tariq Samad, Honeywell “Embedded sensing and control: Applications and 
application requirements”
Sekhar Tatikonda, Yale University “The role of information theory in 
communication constrained control systems”
Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan “Control over communication networks: 
Impact of delays on performance”

REGISTRATION:
Registration fee: 200 US Dollars; Student registration: 100 US Dollars
Registration fee includes lunch and refreshments (Monday and Tuesday), dinner
(Monday), a book of abstracts and the book of the workshop proceedings
published by Springer (the proceedings book will be mailed to participants
after the meeting). Depending on pending funding it may be possible 
to reimburse all student registration fees. 

Registration for the workshop is now open and it is available through the
workshop website at 
http://nesc.ee.nd.edu. 

ORGANIZERS AND CONTACT:
In case of additional questions or comments feel free to contact the workshop
organizers:

Panos Antsaklis and Paulo Tabuada
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
nesc@ee.nd.edu


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Dean: University of Haifa, Israel

Contributed by: Yair Censor, yair@math.haifa.ac.il

The University of Haifa initiated a search for the next Dean of the
Faculty of Sciences and Science Education.

Kindly help us distribute the following information among your colleagues
and on professional electronic lists to which you have access.

The search committee will be pleased to consider candidacies from within
or outside the university, from Israel or from abroad. The deadline for
submissions of candidacies is November 15, 2005.

Please go to: http://science.haifa.ac.il/search_dean_heb.htm
for the Hebrew version of the tender (michraz) or to:
http://science.haifa.ac.il/search_dean_eng.htm
for the English version. Please feel free to forward this information to
interested individuals and to post it over to other nets.

Prof. Yair Censor, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Acting Dean, Faculty of Sciences and Science Education, The
University of Haifa.
Homepage: http://math.haifa.ac.il/censor.html


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8.2 Faculty: Cinvestav Mexico


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Faculty: Cinvestav, Mexico

Contributed by: Vicente Parra-Vega, vparra@cinvestav.mx

Distinguished applicants are invited to apply for tenure in the endowed 
Mechatronics Division of the Research Center for Advanced Studies 
(Cinvestav) of Mexico, starting in winter 2005 and in spring 2006. Cinvestav 
is the renowned scientific and technological research institute of Mexico 
whose established academic and research programs enjoy international 
prestige.  We are particularly interested in candidates with doctor degree 
whose research, interdisciplinary interests and educational objectives lie 
in the interdisciplinary area of mechatronics. 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Electrical or Computer or Mechanical 
Engineering or closely related field and must be an internationally-
recognized scholar for the full professor position or with proven expertise 
and potential growth for assistant professor position with relevant 
interests in industrial projects. Candidates are sought  with strong 
background in mechatronics, robotics, manufacture systems, mechanical 
design, automation, will complement and will leverage high level 
collaboration with industry, as well leadership in academic research in 
those areas. Prospective applicants with record of excellence in teaching 
and scholarly productivity included significant funded research are expected 
to teach graduate courses, develop new courses, establish state-of-the-art 
basic and applied research. Conducted research is expected to fulfill 
expectations for a world-class mechatronics programme.

We offer a high competitive salaries commensurate to qualifications. 
Review will start in september 1st, 2005, and will be accepted until the 
positions are filled. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit an 
application letter with a brief statement on research interests, a full 
curriculum vitae, a summary educational objectives and the names of three 
references. For more information please contact vparra@cinvestav.mx.


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8.3 Faculty: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University USA


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Faculty: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA

Contributed by: Stephen Kahne, kahne@erau.edu

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Embry-Riddle 
Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ invites doctoral level applications 
for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level available 
in Fall 2006. The successful candidate should have an earned doctorate in 
Electrical Engineering or a closely related field. Interest and ability to 
teach undergraduate electrical engineering courses and laboratories is 
essential. Preferred areas of expertise include robotics, electronic devices, 
sensors and systems. Industrial and/or teaching experience would strengthen a 
candidate’s credentials but recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Embry-Riddle is a small residential university in the high country of Arizona 
where faculty/student interaction is highly valued and is a central theme of 
the campus. The department is part of the College of Engineering that also 
includes a large aerospace engineering department. There are many 
opportunities for inter-departmental teaching and research. Prescott is rated 
as one of the most livable areas in the Southwest. It is 5000 above sea level 
and has a mild climate, clean air and pristine wildness areas close by.

Send detailed vita information and contact information for three professional 
references to Professor Stephen Kahne, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 
3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ 86301. Materials may be sent in 
electronic form to kahne@erau.edu or by mail.  Review of applications will 
begin December 1, 2005.  

ERAU is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications 
from women and minorities.


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8.4 Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School China


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Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School, China

Contributed by: Hong Hu, honghu@hit.edu.cn

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of 
Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, seeks to build its strength in various 
areas of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, particularly in the areas of 
Design and Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Control, Mechanics and Dynamics, 
and Microsystems.

Applications are invited for open positions at the Assistant Professor, 
Associate Professor, and Full Professor levels. Applicants should possess 
doctoral degrees in Engineering. Closely-related degrees may also be 
considered. Applicants should also possess effective oral, written, and 
interpersonal communication skills. Postdoctoral experience is highly 
desirable.

Successful candidates are expected to teach at the graduate levels, 
supervising graduate students. They are also expected to make a significant 
contribution to the engineering activities in the department. Review of 
applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are 
filled.

The commencing salary will depend on the candidate's qualifications, 
experience and the level of appointment offered.

To apply, send your three recent publications and a detailed curriculum 
vitae, which should include your research interests, list of publications, 
and the names and addresses, e-mail addresses and Fax numbers of three 
referees to the following contact via e-mail: 

Ms. Jing WU 
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School
HIT Campus, Shenzhen University Town, Xili, Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
Tel: 86-755-2603 3774
E-mail: wujing@hitsz.edu.cn  


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8.5 Faculty: Southern Illinois University USA


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Faculty: Southern Illinois University, USA

Contributed by: Keqin Gu, kgu@siue.edu

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The Department of Mechanical and 
Industrial Engineering is seeking to fill a tenure track position in 
Mechanical Engineering at the Assistant Professor level beginning January 
2006 or later. The successful candidate must have the ability to teach a wide 
spectrum of undergraduate and graduate courses in Mechanical Engineering 
program, conduct research, and to participate in the service activities. The 
candidate should have a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering or a 
related area, and research interest in Control Systems with interest and 
expertise in experimental implementation. The review of the applications will 
start on October 1, 2005, and continue until the position is filled. 
Interested persons should send a curriculum vita with a list of at least 
three references to: Search Committee Chair, Department of Mechanical and 
Industrial Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Box 1805, 
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1805. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an 
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. SIUE is a state university--
the benefits under state sponsored plans will not be available to holders of 
F1 or J1 visas.


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8.6 Faculty: Utah State University USA


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Faculty: Utah State University, USA

Contributed by: YangQuan Chen, yangquan.chen@usu.edu

Utah State University. Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty
position at the assistant, associate or full professor level in computer
engineering.  Preference will be given to senior level candidates. The ideal
candidate should have a Ph.D. in computer engineering or equivalent, and
expertise in computer engineering areas such as, but not limited to, VLSI,
computer architectures, software engineering, parallel processing, and
networking, and a strong track record of externally funded research and
publications.

Minimum qualifications are:

1. Earned doctorate in an appropriate field by June 30, 2006 
2. Demonstrated teaching proficiency
3. Ability to conduct and disseminate research in an area within computer 
   engineering
4. Ability to write grant/contract proposals to support scholarly activities
5. Effective communication and interpersonal skills
6. An established publication record

To be considered at the associate or full professor level, the following
additional qualifications must be met:

1.  An established research program
3.  Mentored and graduated PhD students
4.  A strong track record of external grants and/or contracts
5.  Extensive publication record
6.  Leadership experience
7.  Industry and government contacts
8.  A record of excellence in research, teaching, and service.

USU ECE has 350 undergrads, 100 Masters and PhD students, and 22 faculty
members who attract about $3M/yr in external research funds
www.ece.usu.edu, USU is located in a spectacular Rocky Mountain valley that
offers year-round recreation and is 80 miles north of Salt Lake City.

Send cover letter, vita, statement of teaching and research interests, and a
list of at least three references to: Prof. Tamal Bose, Department Head, ECE
Dept., Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4120. Application review begins
January 1, 2006.  Utah State University is a Carnegie Research Doctoral
Extensive University, an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and
was recently chosen as a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Gender Equity
Program recipient. The University is sensitive to the needs of dual-career
applicants and dedicated to recruiting stellar candidates from a diverse pool
including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities. USU
offers competitive salaries and outstanding medical, retirement and
professional benefits (see http://www.usu.edu/hr for details).


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8.7 Lecturer: University of Leicester UK


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Lecturer: University of Leicester, UK

Contributed by: Sarah Spurgeon, eon@le.ac.uk

A four year lectureship is available within the Control and Instrumentation 
Research group of the Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, 
UK. Candidates will have a strong or promising research record in control 
and be able to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.  
Research interests that strengthen the current activities of the Control and 
Instrumentation Research Group will be an advantage.  

A relevant first degree and PhD, or equivalent experience, are essential.

Application forms and further particulars are available from Personnel 
Services, tel 0116 223 1341, fax 0116 252 5140, email recruitment3@le.ac.uk 
or via the web on http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/jobs  Please note that CV’s 
will only be accepted in support of a fully completed application form.

Closing date:  16 September 2005.


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8.8 Ph.D.: Utah State University USA


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Ph.D.: Utah State University, USA

Contributed by: Wei Ren, wren@engineering.usu.edu

Research assistantship for a PhD student is available in the Department of 
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University starting 
Spring/Fall 2006. The research assistantship includes monthly stipend and 
tuition waiver.

The student will conduct research in the areas of cooperative control of 
multiple autonomous systems and/or autonomous control system design in the 
Center for Self-Organizing and Intelligent Systems (CSOIS) at Utah State 
University. Candidates should have a master/bachelor's degree in 
electrical/computer engineering with a strong background in control systems, 
mathematics, and/or embedded systems. 

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

Wei Ren, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Utah State University 
Logan, UT 84322-4120, USA
Voice: 435-797-2831,     Fax: 435-797-3054
Email: wren@engineering.usu.edu
Web: http://www.csois.usu.edu/people/weiren/ 



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8.9 PhD: Aachen University of Technology Germany


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PhD: Aachen University of Technology, Germany

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

Applications are invited for the temporary position of a PhD student
for a European project focussing on model reduction and optimization at the 
Process Systems Engineering Institute at Aachen University of Technology.

The successful applicant will be involved in a European research-project 
under the Marie Curie Training Network and will focus on modelling, 
simulation and optimization of chemical processes. The research will be 
carried out within a European consortium consisting of five universities 
(Imperial College London, TU Eindhoven, TU Delft, NTNU Trondheim, RWTH 
Aachen) and three SME technology developers (IPCOS, PSE, Cybernetica).

Successful candidates have completed a university degree in chemical 
engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, technical 
cybernetics, applied mathematics, or similar subjects. Knowledge and practice 
in the field of modelling and simulation of chemical processes or a major 
field of study in control theory are advantageous. The applicant is expected 
to contribute to general duties supporting the Institute and to supervise 
senior and diploma projects.

The position is for the present limited to three years. The salary will be in 
accordance with the Marie Curie Training Network and include funds for 
mobility and travel. The position offers the opportunity to proceed to a 
doctoral degree.

The University is seeking to increase the ratio of women on the academic 
staff and applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. 
Applications from suitably qualified candidates with severe disability are 
particularly welcome. 

Please submit your application before 15th of September using our online form 
at 
	http://www.lpt.rwth-aachen.de/Offer/application.html
If you have particular questions regarding the open position, please contact 
Dipl.-Ing. Gerrit Harnischmacher, www.lpt.rwth-aachen.de/Staff


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8.10 PhD: Eindhoven University Netherlands


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PhD: Eindhoven University, Netherlands

Contributed by: Alexander Pogromsky, a.pogromsky@tue.nl

Applications are invited for an exciting industrial PhD scholarship
to work on the development of new Magneto-Resonance scanner for
Phillips Medical Systems. The successful candidate will be based at
the Systems Engineering Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands and will work
closely with Phillips Medical Systems on the design of control
algorithms for a new generation of MR scanners.

The project is scheduled for 4 years starting in October 2005 and
the salary is around 1300 Euro net per month.

Science and Engineering graduates with the following qualifications
are encouraged to apply:

- The applicant should have a Master degree (or equivalent) in one
  of the  following fields:   engineering/computer science/applied
  mathematics.  Knowledge of control systems theory is a plus.
- The successful applicant must have strong programming skills

Interested candidates can email their CV electronically to 
Office@embeddedsystems.nl. The applicants should indicate that they apply for 
a PhD. position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the framework 
of DARWIN project.

For further information, please contact:

Prof. J.E. Rooda Systems Engineering Group Department of Mechanical
Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology j.e.rooda@tue.nl
http://se.wtb.tue.nl/


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8.11 PhD: ProMatch Netherlands


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PhD: ProMatch, Netherlands

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

2 PhD Positions for ProMatch

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

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

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

Open Positions
The project has 2 PhD positions, one at each of the following institutions: 
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Systems and Control group at the 
Department of Electrical Engineering (The Netherlands)
- Technische Universiteit Delft,  Delft Centre of Systems and Control (The 
Nether-lands)

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

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

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

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

How to apply 
Application consisting of a detailed CV + cover letter to be sent by post, 
fax or e-mail preferably by September 15th to:

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


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8.12 PhD: University of Texas USA


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PhD: University of Texas, USA

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

PhD Student Research Assistantships are available starting Fall 06.  The 
research will involve the development of novel imaging systems for medicine 
and for the detection of contraband nuclear material.

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

Students must apply to the PhD program before February 1, 2006 and comply with 
the graduate school application requirements provided at www.utsa.edu/graduate

Questions? Send email to: Bruce.Smith@utsa.edu or phone: (210) 458-5512


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8.13 Post-Doc: University of California Santa Barbara USA


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Post-Doc: University of California Santa Barbara, USA

Contributed by: Linda Petzold, petzold@engineering.ucsb.edu

A postdoctoral position is available in the Computational Science and
Engineering (CSE) Research Group at the University of California Santa
Barbara, in the area of computational systems biology.  The CSE
Research Group is seeking a highly talented and committed individual
with an ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary research
environment. The successful candidate will be involved in the
development of algorithms and software for multiscale discrete
stochastic/deterministic simulation of cell regulatory processes.
 
Positions are available immediately for a period of one year,
renewable to two years.  Applicants must have a PhD in applied
mathematics, computer science or engineering, with relevant backgroundin
computational methods.  A background in stochastic processes or in
cellular biology is desirable but not essential.  The candidate must
be eligible to work in the U.S.
 
Interested applicants should contact Linda Petzold
(petzold@engineering.ucsb.edu) for further inquiry, or can directly
send curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests, and have
two letters of reference sent to: Professor Linda Petzold, Dept. of
Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara CA, 93106


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8.14 Post-Doc: University of Quebec Outaouais Canada


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Post-Doc: University of Quebec, Outaouais, Canada

Contributed by: Marek Zaremba, Marek.Zaremba@uqo.ca

Our group is exploring high-resolution remote sensing and computational
intelligence techniques in automated terrain classification and analysis. We
currently focus on the following specific areas: (1) applications of remote
sensing in forest management, (2) data fusion for pattern recognition, (3)
distributed monitoring and control. Applicants with strong background in
processing of satellite imagery, self-organizing and adaptive systems, change
detection and prediction, and similar domains are encouraged to apply. Please
send CV to
Prof. Marek Zaremba
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
UQO
101, St-Jean-Bosco
Gatineau, QC J8Y 3G5
Canada
or email to Marek.Zaremba@uqo.ca


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8.15 Post-doc: ProMATCH Netherlands


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Post-doc: ProMATCH, Netherlands

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

The ProMatch project has currently open a research position at Cybernetica AS. 
Cybernetica, which is located in Trondheim Norway, is a company specializing 
in model based control using physical, first principles process models. The 
research field for the open position is within model development and model 
reduction for model based control.

Professional Criteria 
Cybernetica is seeking for an Experienced Researcher (post-doc) with a 
University Master’s Degree or higher, preferably in Chemical Engineering. 
Experienced Researchers are expected to have obtained a Master Degree at 
least 4 but not longer than 10 years ago. They preferably have a PhD or 
equivalent research experience. Good knowledge of the English language is 
required. 

Conditions of Employment 
A 3-year full time appointment will be offered for the post-doc position. 
Start date will be as soon as possible.
PROMATCH - an EU-Project
The PROMATCH project is a Marie-Curie Research and Training Network funded by 
the European Commission’s 6th framework program. The project is a 
co-operation between 5 university partners and 3 small to medium-sized high-
tech enterprises all specializing in the fields of process modeling, 
process simulation, model-based process control and process optimization. 
Project start is scheduled for the second half of 2005.

Research Field
For the successful implementation of high-performance controllers, one 
requires simple, but sufficiently accurate dynamic models of the controlled 
process. The research objectives of this project are to develop robust 
techniques and tools for model development and reduction. These tools should 
enable automatic derivation of reduced models from detailed first principles 
based dynamic simulation models (‘Master Models’) for process 
monitoring, process control and process optimization of industrial processes. 
To enable high performance applications simplified but yet 
sufficiently accurate dynamic models of industrial (chemical) processes are 
required, where each application requires to carefully customizing 
these models for the specific properties of the plant.

Training 
Apart from their expected contributions to the research work, the researchers 
will receive extensive training in the various disciplines involved. 
The researchers will work in one of the three teams each consisting of two 
Early Stage Researchers (ESRs = PhD), one Experienced Researcher (ER = 
Post-Doc) and the project supervisors of the partners involved. One of these 
teams consists of Cybernetica (ER), NTNU (ESR) and RWTH (ESR). Each 
team will focus on the development of a specific model development and 
reduction technology. Results and progress will be exchanged between the 
three teams during regular technical exchange meetings. As part of the 
exchange program researchers will be offered a secondment period at one of 
the other partner institutes. 

Eligibility
The following criteria regarding nationality must be met: 

1. The researcher must be a national of an EU member state or associated 
state. (regarding nationality: if one has resided and having his/her main 
activity in a state for 4 years in the past 5 years one is considered to be a 
national of that state)

2. The researcher may not be a national of the state where the research team 
appointing him/her is located. (in case of double nationality one can 
be appointed to an institute located  in the country of his/her nationality 
in which (s)he has not resided the previous 5 years). (One can be 
appointed to an institute in the country of ones own nationality if one has 
resided and had his/her main activity in a third country for at least 4 
of the past 5 years)

3. The researcher may not have resided or been active in the contractor’s 
country for more than 12 months in the past 3 years

More information
For more details please refer to the PROMATCH or Cybernetica’s websites: 
http://www.cs.ele.tue.nl/promatch
http://job.cybernetica.biz

How to apply 
Application consisting of a detailed CV + cover letter to be sent by post, 
fax or e-mail preferably by September 15th to:

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

or

Managing director, dr.ing. Peter Singstad
Cybernetica AS
Leirfossveien 27
N-7038 Trondheim
Norway
Tel: +47 73822873
Fax: +47 73822871
Email: peter.singstad@cybernetica.no


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8.16 Research Assoc: Nanyang Technological Univ Singapore


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Research Assoc: Nanyang Technological Univ, Singapore

Contributed by: B.H. Soong, ebhsoong@ntu.edu.sg

A Research Fellow position for two years, Intellisys Centre, NTU, Singapore

Project: Energy Efficient Resource Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

Recent advances in wireless communications and microelectronic devices have 
enabled the development of low-cost, low-power, multifunctional sensor nodes 
that are small in size and communicate in short distances. Of course, these 
tiny sensor nodes, which consist of sensing, data processing, and wireless 
communication components, leverage the idea of wireless sensor networks. 
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are fast emerging as a new sensing paradigm 
based on the collaborative effort of large number of sensors deployed close 
to or inside the phenomenon to be observed, and have the potential of 
providing diverse services to numerous applications. The major research 
objectives of this project will include developing advanced management 
strategy for Smart Sensor nodes that are able to self-organize and utilized 
the resources through media access control (MAC) protocols for a dynamic 
changing topology and under different environment. An Intelligent firmware 
stack will be developed to support the energy efficient resource management.
We are interested in self motivated individuals with knowledge and experience 
in Medium Access Control, Sensor Networks, Embedded Software and Artificial 
Intelligent.

Send your application to or ask for further information : ebhsoong@ntu.edu.sg.


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8.17 Research Fellow: University of Melbourne Australia


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Research Fellow: University of Melbourne, Australia

Contributed by: Erik Weyer, e.weyer@ee.unimelb.edu.au

RESEARCH FELLOW IN SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 
The University of Melbourne, Australia

A two year fixed term Research Fellow position is available in the
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University
of Melbourne. The Research Fellow will form part of a team comprising
other researchers, academic staff and postgraduate students. The
position is in the area of system identification with emphasis on
development and analysis of methods for evaluation of model uncertainy
based on a finite number of data points.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in Electrical Engineering
or related field, a strong research background in system
identification and strong analytical and theoretical skills.

The Benefits: Salary: $A 61 442 - $A 72 962 p.a. (Research Fellow Level B)
plus employer superannuation contributions of 9 percent, salary
packaging options and staff training and development opportunities.

Employment Type: This is a full-time (fixed-term) position available
for 2 year

For further details contact Erik Weyer, email: e.weyer@ee.unimelb.edu.au.
Position description is available at  http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/jobs/
Closing data 30th of September 2005. Position number: G0003760.


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8.18 Research Manager: Toyota Technical Center USA


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Research Manager: Toyota Technical Center, USA

Contributed by: D. Adams, dadams@ttc-usa.com

Toyota Technical Center (TTC) is Toyota's largest engineering and research 
organization in North America LOCATED in Ann Arbor, MI. We are seeking an 
exceptional individual for the full-time position of Research Manager in the 
intersection of Control and Communications (CC) research activities, to 
develop and guide their research team.
  
The job duties include implementing a plan to conduct CC related research. 
This person will also lead technical research activities for automotive and 
non-automotive applications, while collaborating with TTC's partners in the 
industry and academia on current and future projects. The Research Manager 
will negotiate effective work plans & strategies with Toyota Motor Corporation 
(Japan) and other Toyota departments and manage group resources to maintain 
maximum efficiency and effectiveness.  Active participation in research 
communities is strongly encouraged (publishing, attending and organizing 
workshops and conferences, etc.). This position will include travel and 
overtime.

A successful candidate should demonstrate the following skills/credentials:

- Ph.D or Sc.D in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related 
  field of study 
- Research experience in the intersection of Control and Communications 
  and related areas  (>=5 years after Ph.D.; list of academic publications and 
  awards required) 
- Strong leadership and coaching skills (>=5 years) 
- Experience in engineering system development (>= 3 years) 
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status (due to export regulations) 

The position provides a competitive salary and excellent benefits and all of 
the amenities of our campus and surrounding community.  To apply, please 
contact Debra Adams (dadams@ttc-usa.com)


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