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Newsletter
September 2006

1. Personals
 1.1Change of Address: Aman Behal
 1.2Change of Address: Ansgar Rehm
 1.3Change of Address: Paulo Tabuada
 1.4Change of Address: Vincent Winstead
2. General Announcements
 2.1NSF Funding Opportunity
3. Awards Honors
 3.12007 AACC Awards Nominations due November 1 2006
 3.22007 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
4. Books
 4.1Aircraft System Identification - Theory and Practice
 4.2Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control
 4.3Solution Manual for: Adaptive Control Design and Analysis
 4.4Wind Turbine Control Systems
5. Journals
 5.1CFP: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
 5.2CFP: IEEE RAS Mag. Special issue on walking and running biped robots
 5.3CFP: IEEE T-ASE Special Issue on Drug Delivery Automation
 5.4Contents: Circuits Systems and Signal Processing
 5.5Contents: Control Engineering Practice
 5.6Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
 5.7Contents: IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications
 5.8Contents: International Journal of Control
 5.9Contents: International Journal of General Systems
 5.10Contents: International Journal of Systems Science
 5.11Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
 5.12Contents: atp international
6. Conferences
 6.110th Symposium on Computer Applications on Biotechnology CAB 2007
 6.215th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
 6.31st IEEE Multi-Conferenence on Systems and Control
 6.42007 European Control Conference
 6.57th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems
 6.68th Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems DYCOPS 2007
 6.7Electrical Machines and Drives Conference
 6.8IEEE Southeast Conference 2007
 6.9SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications
 6.10Special Sessions for ACC 2007
7. Workshops
 7.12nd International Workshop on Networked Control Systems
 7.2A Conference in Honor of Rafail Z. Khasminskii
 7.3Course on LMI optimisation
 7.4Identification in Closed Loop
 7.5National Workshop on Aviation Software Systems
 7.6Training Course: Applied Control Techniques
8. Positions
 8.1Faculty: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Iran
 8.2Faculty: University of Newcastle AU
 8.3Faculty: University of Waterloo Canada
 8.4Faculty: Wright State University USA
 8.5PhD: Johannes Kepler University Linz AT
 8.6PhD: Leiden University NL
 8.7PhD: Prairie View A and M University USA
 8.8PhD: University of Hawaii USA
 8.9PhD: University of Texas San Antonio USA
 8.10PhD Post-Doc: University of Melbourne AU
 8.11Post-Doc: JPL-NASA USA
 8.12Post-Doc: Monash University AU
 8.13Post-Doc: Rutgers and Sanofi-Aventis USA
 8.14Post-Doc: University of Leicester UK
 8.15Post-Doc: University of Melbourne Australia
 8.16Research Associate: University of Sheffield UK
 8.17Research Engineer: Idaho National Laboratory USA
 8.18Technology Manager: CRCMining Australia

1. Personals
    1.1 Change of Address: Aman Behal
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    Change of Address: Aman Behal
    
    Contributed by: Aman Behal, abehal@mail.ucf.edu
    
    I am jointly with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
    (SEECS) and the NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC) at the University of 
    Central Florida in Orlando. My new address is:
    
    12424 Research Parkway
    Suite 400
    Orlando, FL 32826
    407-882-2820 (Voice)
    407-882-2819 (Fax)
    email: abehal@mail.ucf.edu
    
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    1.2 Change of Address: Ansgar Rehm
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    Change of Address: Ansgar Rehm
    
    Contributed by: Ansgar Rehm, a.rehm@fh-osnabrueck.de
    
    I have taken up a new position at the 
    University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück. 
    My new address is: 
    
    Ansgar Rehm
    Fachhochschule Osnabrück
    University of Applied Sciences
    Institute of Automation Technology/
    Lab for Control and Digital Signal Processing
    
    Albrechtstr. 30,
    D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany
    Tel.: +49-541-969-2156
    email: a.rehm@fh-osnabrueck.de
    
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    1.3 Change of Address: Paulo Tabuada
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    Change of Address: Paulo Tabuada
    
    Contributed by: Paulo Tabuada, tabuada@ee.ucla.edu
    
    I have joined the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of
    California at Los Angeles since September 1st. My new coordinates are:
    
    Paulo Tabuada
    UCLA Electrical Engineering Dept.
    66-147F Engineering IV Building
    Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594
    
    Tel: 310-794-4266
    Fax: 310-206-4685
    E-mail: tabuada@ee.ucla.edu
    Url: http://www.ee.ucla.edu/~tabuada/
    
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    1.4 Change of Address: Vincent Winstead
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    Change of Address: Vincent Winstead
    
    Contributed by: Vincent Winstead, vincent.winstead@mnsu.edu
    
    I have taken a new position at Minnesota State University-Mankato.  My new 
    address is:
    
    Prof. Vincent Winstead
    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Technology
    Minnesota State University-Mankato
    112 Trafton Science Center C
    Mankato, MN  56001
    Ph:  +1(507) 389-5456
    Fax:  +1(507) 389-6280
    e-mail:  vincent.winstead@mnsu.edu
    
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2. General Announcements
    2.1 NSF Funding Opportunity
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    NSF Funding Opportunity
    
    Contributed by: Mario Rotea, mrotea@nsf.gov
    
    The Engineering Directorate at the NSF has released the first Emerging 
    Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) solicitation, which may be 
    viewed at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06596/nsf06596.htm
    
    The EFRI Solicitation (NSF 06-596) focuses on two new interdisciplinary 
    areas for FY 2007: (1) Auto-reconfigurable Engineered Systems Enabled by 
    Cyberinfrastructure (ARES-CI) and (2) Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering 
    (CBE). The solicitation contains details about these areas and contact 
    information for the Program Directors that are leading the efforts. The 
    solicitation provides the opportunity to establish up to 11 awards in FY 
    2007 for up to four years at $500,000 per year, pending the availability of 
    funds.
    
    An information workshop is scheduled for September 19, 2006, 1:00-3:00 p.m. 
    (EDT). The purpose of this workshop is to inform the community about the 
    goals of the solicitation and to respond to questions from potential 
    applicants. The primary vehicle for information in this workshop is webcast 
    via the internet. Registration is required 24 hours in advance of the 
    meeting for participation either via webcast. You may find the information 
    about this workshop and how to register by visiting the EFRI Website 
    www.nsf.gov/eng/efri
    
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3. Awards Honors
    3.1 2007 AACC Awards Nominations due November 1 2006
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    2007 AACC Awards Nominations due November 1, 2006
    
    Contributed by: Pradeep Misra, pradeep.misra@wright.edu
    
    2007 AACC Awards Nominations due NOVERMBER 1, 2006
    
    Nominations for the five AACC (American Automatic Control Council) awards
    to be presented in 2007 are now being solicited. The awards consist of a
    certificate and an honorarium, and they will be presented at the Awards
    Luncheon during the 2007 ACC to be held in New York, NY.
    
    Nomination packages should be prepared in accordance with the AACC Award
    Nomination Form and include the following: 
    Biographical information, a statement identifying and evaluating the 
    accomplishments on which the nomination is based (not to exceed two double 
    spaced pages), a minimum of three and a maximum of five reference letters, a 
    current list of publications and patents, and any additional supporting 
    material that could have bearing on the award. Please submit the nomination
    electronically (see instructions on www.a2c2.org/awards/) by Nov. 1, 2006.
    
    ****Nomination Forms**** may be downloaded from http://www.a2c2.org/
    
    The scope of various awards is given below:
    
    Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award. For distinguished career 
    contributions to the theory or applications of automatic control. The nominee 
    is to have spent a significant part of his or her career in the United 
    States. Posthumous nominations are not allowed.
    
    Donald P. Eckman Award. For outstanding accomplishments by a young engineer 
    in the field of automatic control. Nominees must be younger than 35 years on 
    January 1 of the year of award. The award is based on contributions made 
    while the nominee was a resident of the United States. 
    
    John R. Ragazzini Award. For outstanding contributions to automatic control 
    education in any form. The awardee normally is a teacher, but there is no 
    formal requirement that nominees be members of a university faculty. 
    
    Control Engineering Practice Award. For significant contributions to the 
    advancement of control practice including the application and implementation 
    of innovative control concepts, methodology, and technology, for the 
    planning, design, manufacture, and operation of control systems. 
    
    O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award. For the best two papers presented at the 
    previous American Control Conference. The papers must have been presented by 
    the author or a co-author at the conference. Selection criteria include 
    quality of the written and oral presentation, technical contribution, 
    timeliness, and practicality, with one award emphasizing contributions to 
    theory and the other emphasizing significant or innovative applications.
    
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    3.2 2007 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
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    2007 SIAM Prizes - Open Calls for Nominations
    
    Contributed by: J. M. Littleton, littleton@siam.org
    
    The following SIAM prizes will be awarded in 2007 and currently have open
    calls for nominations.  Calls for nominations can be found at
    www.siam.org/prizes/nominations.php.
    
    * SIAM/ACM PRIZE IN CSE
      Nominations due Sept. 30
    To be presented at the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and
    Engineering (CSE07), Feb 19-23, 2007.
    
    * JURGEN MOSER LECTURE
      Nominations due Oct. 2
    * J. D. CRAWFORD PRIZE
      Nominations due Oct. 15
    Both to be presented at the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical
    Systems (DS07), May 28-June 1, 2007.
    
    Please address inquiries to:
    
    J. M. Littleton
    SIAM
    E-mail: littleton@siam.org
    Telephone:  +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
    Fax:  +1-215-386-7999
    
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4. Books
    4.1 Aircraft System Identification - Theory and Practice
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    Aircraft System Identification - Theory and Practice
    
    Contributed by: Gene Morelli, e.a.morelli@larc.nasa.gov
    
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of both the theoretical 
    underpinnings and the practical application of aircraft modeling based on 
    experimental data – also known as aircraft system identification. Much of the 
    material comes from the authors’ own research and teaching activities at NASA 
    Langley involving real-world applications of system identification to 
    aircraft. The book uses actual flight test and wind tunnel data for examples, 
    and is intended to be a resource for researchers and practicing engineers, as 
    well as a textbook for postgraduate and senior level courses.  
    
    All aspects of the aircraft system identification problem are covered: model 
    postulation, experiment design, instrumentation, data compatibility analysis, 
    model structure determination, state and parameter estimation, and model 
    validation.  The methods described in the book have been successfully applied 
    to projects such as flight envelope expansion for new or modified aircraft, 
    verification and correction of results from wind-tunnel tests or analytic 
    methods such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), control system design and 
    refinement, stability analysis, simulation development, flying qualities 
    assessment, and accident investigation, among others.  
    
    The book includes SIDPAC (System IDentification Programs for AirCraft), 
    version 2.0, a software toolbox written in MATLAB®.  SIDPAC is composed of 
    many different tools that use a variety of methods to perform tasks related 
    to aircraft system identification, experiment design, signal processing, data 
    analysis, and modeling.  The methods implemented in SIDPAC are explained in 
    the book, so that the reader can apply SIDPAC tools with confidence to solve 
    system identification problems.  SIDPAC was first released to the public in 
    January 2001, and is currently in use at over 60 different organizations in 
    government, industry, and academia.  
    
    
    Table of Contents: 
    
    Introduction
    Elements of System Theory
    Mathematical Model of an Aircraft 
    Outline of Estimation Theory
    Regression Methods
    Maximum Likelihood Methods
    Frequency Domain Methods
    Real-Time Parameter Estimation 
    Experiment Design
    Data Compatibility
    Data Analysis
    MATLAB® Software
    Appendices
    Index
    
    
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    4.2 Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control
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    Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control
    
    Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, Birkhauser Boston, ReginaG@birkhauser.com
    
    Date: 29 Aug 2006
    From: Regina Gorenshteyn (ReginaG@birkhauser.com)
    Subject: Book: Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control
    
    Fuzzy Modeling and Fuzzy Control
    
    Huaguang Zhang, Northeastern University, Liaoning, China
    Derong Liu, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    
    Forthcoming - October 2006 / 432 pp. / 161 illus. / Hardcover / $89.95 / 
    ISBN: 0-8176-4491-1 / Birkhaeuser
    Series - Control Engineering
    
    Fuzzy logic methodology has been proven effective in dealing with complex 
    nonlinear systems containing uncertainties that are otherwise difficult to 
    model. Technology based on this methodology has been applied to many real-
    world problems, especially in the area of consumer products. This book 
    presents the first unified and thorough treatment of fuzzy modeling and 
    fuzzy control, providing necessary tools for the control of complex 
    nonlinear systems. Careful consideration is given to questions concerning 
    model complexity, model precision, and computing time.
    
    In addition to being an excellent reference for electrical, computer, 
    chemical, industrial, civil, manufacturing, mechanical and aeronautical 
    engineers, the book may also be appropriate for classroom use in a graduate 
    course in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer 
    science. Applied mathematicians, control engineers, computer scientists, and 
    physicists will benefit from the presentation as well.
    
    
    Table of Contents: 
    
    Preface * Fuzzy Set Theory and Rough Set Theory * Identification of the 
    Takagi–Sugeno Fuzzy Model * Fuzzy Model Identification Based on Rough Set 
    Data Analysis * Identification of the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Basic Methods 
    for Fuzzy Inference and Control * Fuzzy Inference and Control Methods 
    Involving Two Kinds of Uncertainties * Fuzzy Control Schemes via a Fuzzy 
    Performance Evaluator * Multivariable Predictive Control Based on the T–S 
    Fuzzy Model * Adaptive Control Methods Based on Fuzzy Basis Function Vectors 
    * Controller Design Based on the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Fuzzy H-infinity 
    Filter Design for Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems with Multiple Time Delays 
    * Chaotification of the Fuzzy Hyperbolic Model * Feedforward Fuzzy Control 
    Approach Using the Fourier Integral * Index
    
    For a full description of the book and ordering information, please visit:  
    http://www.springer.com/0-8176-4491-1
    
    
    
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    4.3 Solution Manual for: Adaptive Control Design and Analysis
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    Solution Manual for: Adaptive Control Design and Analysis
    
    Contributed by: Gang Tao, gt9s@virginia.edu
    
    The solution manual for the end-of-chapter problems of the book
    "Adaptive Control Design and Analysis" (author: Gang Tao, published
    by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. in June 2003; ISBN 0-471-27452-6) has
    been available from the author. Interested instructors can send an
    email to gt9s@virginia.edu, to ask for a soft copy of it.
    
    This book presents and analyzes some common and effective adaptive
    control design approaches, including model reference adaptive control,
    adaptive pole placement control, and adaptive backstepping control.
    The book addresses both continuous-time and discrete-time adaptive
    control designs and their analysis; deals with both single-input,
    single-output and multi-input, multi-output systems; and employs both
    state feedback and output feedback. Design and analysis of various
    adaptive control systems are presented in a systematic and unified
    framework. The book is a collection of lectures on system modeling and
    stability, adaptive control formulation and design, stability and
    robustness analysis, and adaptive system illustration and comparison,
    aimed at reflecting the state of the art in adaptive control as well
    as at presenting its fundamentals. It is a comprehensive book which
    can be used as either an academic textbook or technical reference for
    graduate students, researchers, engineers, and interested
    undergraduate students in the fields of engineering, computer science,
    applied mathematics and others, who have prerequisites in linear
    systems and feedback control at the undergraduate level.
    
    The book has 10 chapters:
    
    Chapter 1  Introduction
    Chapter 2  Systems Theory
    Chapter 3  Adaptive Parameter Estimation
    Chapter 4  Adaptive State Feedback Control
    Chapter 5  Continuous-Time Model Reference Adaptive Control
    Chapter 6  Discrete-Time Model Reference Adaptive Control
    Chapter 7  Indirect Adaptive Control
    Chapter 8  A Comparison Study
    Chapter 9  Multivariable Adaptive Control
    Chapter 10  Adaptive Control of Systems with Nonlinearities
    
    The solution manual has solutions to representative problems in
    Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, which were used in a graduate course
    taught by the author for recent years.
    
    For more inforamtion, please see
    
    http://www.people.virginia.edu/~gt9s/books.html#D
    http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471274526.html
    
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    4.4 Wind Turbine Control Systems
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    Wind Turbine Control Systems
    
    Contributed by: Ricardo Julian Mantz, mantz@ing.unlp.edu.ar
    
    Title: Wind Turbine Control Systems. Principles, Modelling and Gain 
    Scheduling Design.
    Authors: F. D. Bianchi, H. De Battista and R. J. Mantz
    Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (2006) 
    ISBN: 1846284929 
    
    Modern wind turbines generally operate at variable speed in order to maximise 
    conversion efficiency below rated power and to reduce loading on the drive-
    train. In addition, pitch control of the blades is usually employed to limit 
    the energy captured during operation above rated wind speed. The higher 
    complexity of variable-speed variable-pitch turbines is offset by the 
    benefits of control flexibility, namely higher conversion efficiency, better 
    power quality, longer useful life; because of the immediate impact of control 
    on the cost of wind energy, reliable high-performance controllers are 
    essential in making wind technology competitive.
    In Wind Turbine Control Systems the application of linear parameter varying 
    (LPV) gain scheduling techniques to the control of wind energy conversion 
    systems is emphasised. This recent reformulation of the classical gain 
    scheduling problem allows a straightforward design procedure and simple 
    controller implementation. The book provides a thorough coverage of wind 
    turbine control, including:
    • an overview of the principles of wind energy conversion;
    • the control-oriented modelling of wind turbines;
    • an in-deph analysis of the most common control strategies;
    • the design of LPV gain-scheduled controllers for both fixed- and variable-
    pitch, variable-speed wind turbines.
    Wind Turbine Control Systems is primarily intended for researchers and 
    students with a control background wishing to expand their knowledge of wind 
    energy systems. The book will be useful to scientists in the field of control 
    theory looking to apply their innovative control ideas to this appealing 
    control problem and will also interest practising engineers dealing with wind 
    technology, who will benefit from the comprehensive coverage of the theoretic 
    control topics, the simplicity of the models and the use of commonly 
    available control algorithms.
    
    Contents
    
    1 Introduction 
    Control of Wind Energy Conversion Systems.   Gain Scheduling Techniques.  
    Robust Control of WECS.  Outline of the Book. 
    
    2 The Wind and Wind Turbines 
    The Wind.  The Source of Winds.  Mean Wind Speed.  Energy in the Wind.  
    Turbulence.  The Wind Turbines.  Types of Rotors.  Wind Turbine 
    Aerodynamics.  Force, Torque and Power.  Wind Speed Experienced by the 
    Turbine.  Deterministic Component.  Stochastic Component.  
    
    3 Modelling of WECS 
    WECS Description.  Mechanical Subsystem.  Aerodynamic Subsystem.  Electrical 
    Subsystem.  Directly Coupled Squirrel-cage Induction Generator.  Stator-
    controlled Squirrel-cage Induction Generator.  Rotor-controlled Doubly-fed 
    Induction Generator.  Pitch Subsystem.  Model of the Entire WECS.  Effective 
    Wind Model.  Mean Wind Speed Model.  Turbulence Model.  Effective Wind 
    Speed.  Effective Wind Speed Simulations.  
    
    4 Control Objectives and Strategies 
    Control Objectives.  Energy Capture.  Mechanical Loads.  Power Quality.  
    Modes of Operation Control Strategies.  Fixed-speed Fixed-pitch.  Fixed-speed
    Variable-pitch. Variable-speed Fixed-pitch.  Variable-speed Variable-pitch.
    Some Options to the Previous Control Strategies 
    
    5 Control of Variable-speed Fixed-pitch Wind Turbines 
    Introduction to LPV Gain Scheduling Techniques. LPV Model of Fixed-pitch WECS.
    Open-loop Characteristics. LPV Gain Scheduling Control. Controller Objectives.
    Controller Schemes. The Controller Design Issue.  Preliminary Control.
    Control with Damping Injection.  Dealing with Uncertainties.  Performance
    Assessment of other Variable-speed. Fixed-pitch Control Strategies.
    
    6 Control of Variable-speed Variable-pitch Wind Turbines.  
    LPV Model of Variable-pitch WECS.  Open-loop Characteristics.  LPV Gain 
    Scheduling Control.  Controller Schemes.  Modified Control Strategy for 
    Improved Controllability.  The Controller Design Issue.  Control in the High 
    Wind Speed Region.  Control in the Low Wind Speed Region.  Control over the 
    Full Range of Operational Wind Speeds.  Effects of Uncertainties.
    
    8. Linear Matrix Inequalities 
    Definition.   Semidefinite Programming.  Properties. 
    
    9. Gain Scheduling Techniques and LPV Systems 
    Gain Scheduling Techniques.  LPV Systems.  Stability.  Performance.  
    Synthesis of LPV Gain Scheduling Controllers.  Synthesis Procedures. 
    Computational Considerations.  Problem Setup.  LPV Descriptions of Nonlinear 
    Systems.  Robust LPV Gain Scheduling Control. Robust Stability.  Robust 
    Performance.  Synthesis with Scaling Matrices.   
    
    10. Quasi-LPV Model and Control. 
    
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5. Journals
    5.1 CFP: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
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    CFP: ELEKTRIK Special Issue on Swarm Robotics
    
    Contributed by: Veysel Gazi, vgazi@etu.edu.tr
    
    The submission deadline for ELEKTRIK (The Turkish Journal of Electrical 
    Engineering and Computer Sciences) Special Issue on "Swarm Robotics" has been
    extended to 31 October 2006. 
     
    Sponsored by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 
    (TUBITAK) and the Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO), ELEKTRIK is an 
    international journal on all aspects of electrical engineering and computer 
    sciences. This special issue, scheduled to be published in July 2007, will 
    contain both invited and contributed papers. 
     
    Submission of papers 
    Prospective authors may submit their manuscripts to the guest editor and/or 
    the Editor-in-Chief given below with a statement that the submission is 
    intended for this special issue. Only word/latex documents or PDF files via 
    email submission will be accepted (please follow the regular guidelines of 
    ELEKTRIK).   
     
    Topics
    Possible topics for the issue include but are not limited to
    * Modeling and analysis (Lyapunov, graph theoretic, game theoretic methods, 
    etc.)
    * Coordination and control (decentralized, cooperative, noncooperative, etc.)
    * Formation control (stabilization, reconfiguration, coverage algorithms, 
    etc)
    * Self-organization, self-assembling
    * Synchronization, consensus seeking, rendezvous
    * Evolutionary algorithms
    * Emergent behavior (gathering, aggregation, flocking, schooling, etc.)
    * Swarm communication, service discovery, ad-hoc networks
    * Swarm intelligence
    * Applications 
    
    Guest Editor 
    Dr. Veysel Gazi 
    TOBB University of Economics and Technology 
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
    Sogutozu Caddesi, No: 43, Sogutozu 06560 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 October 2006 
    Notification of acceptance/rejection:  31 January 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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    5.2 CFP: IEEE RAS Mag. Special issue on walking and running biped robots
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    CFP: IEEE RAS Mag. Special issue on walking and running biped robots
    
    Contributed by: E.R. Westervelt, westervelt.4@osu.edu
    
    IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Magazine
    Special Issue on Walking and Running Biped Robots
    
    Anthropomorphic fascination and the advantages of biped locomotion in
    environments with discontinuous support are among the reasons why walking and
    running biped robots have become a popular area of research. Other important
    reasons include the potential impact on the development of human assistive
    devices and as a vehicle for the development of novel design and control
    methodologies. Research in the field may be roughly divided into several
    categories based upon the biped's characteristics: two-dimensional bipeds,
    with motions taking place in only the sagittal plane, versus three-dimensional
    bipeds, with motions taking place in and out of the sagittal plane; minimalist
    bipeds, which have a minimal number of degrees of freedom, versus
    anthropomorphic bipeds, which have a large number of degrees of freedom; and
    bipeds with passively stable gaits versus bipeds with gaits that are actively
    controlled. The goal of this special issue is to provide an overview of the
    current research across the field.
    
    Scope of the special issue:  The special issue's scope is the locomotion
    aspects of walking and running biped robots.  The issue will address both the
    design and control of such mechanisms.  We are soliciting papers that will
    provide a balanced overview of current research in the field with
    contributions that are representative of the current work taking place across
    the world. Submissions sought are limited to those that address the locomotion
    aspects of biped robots. Within this limitation, specific examples include,
    but are not limited to, a review of biped locomotion research highlighting
    current challenges, passive robot design and analysis, active robot design,
    and control strategies for two-dimensional and three-dimensional walking,
    running, and stumble recovery.
    
    Submission Deadline: December 1, 2006
    Submission URL: http://ras.papercept.net/journals/ram/
    
    Guest editors: E.R. Westervelt and C. Canudas de Wit
    
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    5.3 CFP: IEEE T-ASE Special Issue on Drug Delivery Automation
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    CFP: IEEE T-ASE Special Issue on Drug Delivery Automation
    
    Contributed by: Mingjun Zhang, mingjunzhang@ieee.org
    
    Drug delivery has attracted many researchers in recent years from the medical 
    and engineering communities. It is one of the fastest growing healthcare 
    sectors. The goal of drug delivery is to control the delivery, speed, and 
    release of a drug without harming other tissues. This requires consideration 
    of drug side-effects as well as dynamics and stability of the drug, which may 
    be affected by delivery devices and systems. Approaches for drug delivery 
    have advanced from traditional approaches to many new methods using novel 
    materials and new physical or chemical effects. Recently, the focus of drug 
    delivery system research has been moving towards the micro-/nano-scale. 
    Automation is essential for this new phase of drug delivery, and requires 
    efficient integration of automation principles with medical practices. The 
    central theme of this Special Issue is recent progress in automation for drug 
    delivery. This special issue aims to publish original, significant and 
    visionary automation papers describing scientific methods and technologies 
    that improve efficiency, productivity, quality and reliability of drug 
    delivery. Special attention will be paid to papers focusing on integrating 
    automation science with biological and medical principles, and to solve 
    practical drug delivery problems, such as MEMS and NEMS based systems for 
    drug delivery, distributed systems for drug delivery, sensor-network-based 
    systems for drug delivery. Submissions of scientific results from experts in 
    academia and industry worldwide are strongly encouraged. Topics to be covered 
    include, but are not limited to,
    
    * MEMS and NEMS based systems for drug delivery.
    * Sensor network based systems for drug delivery.
    * Intelligent distributed systems for drug delivery.
    * Advanced systems for controlled drug release.
    * Dynamics and control of drug delivery processes.
    * Mathematical modelling of drug delivery processes.
    * Control methods for micro-/nano-scale drug delivery.
    
    Important Dates:
    
    * January 1, 2007: paper submission deadline.
    * May 1, 2007: completion of the first round review.
    * September 1, 2007: completion of the second round review.
    * December 1, 2007: final manuscripts due.
    * April 2008: tentative publication date.
    
    Guest Editors:
    
    Mingjun Zhang
    Agilent Technologies 
    mingjunzhang@ieee.org
    
    Liwei Lin
    University of California 
    lwlin@me.berkeley.edu
    
    Channing Robertson
    Stanford University
    chanbo@stanford.edu
    
    Chiming Wei
    John Hopkins University 
    cmwei@jhmi.edu 
    
    T. C. Yih
    University of Texas 
    tc.yih@utsa.edu 
    
    Babak Ziaie
    Purdue University
    bziaie@purdue.edu
    
    Paper Submission:
    
    All papers are to be submitted through the IEEE¡¯s Manuscript Central for 
    Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 
    http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/t-ase. Please select "Special Issue" under 
    Manuscript Category of your submission. All manuscripts must be prepared 
    according to the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 
    publication guidelines http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ieeetase/. All papers will 
    be reviewed following the standard IEEE T-ASE review process.
    
    Please address inquiries to mingjunzhang@ieee.org.
    
    
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    5.4 Contents: Circuits Systems and Signal Processing
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    Contents: Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
    
    Contributed by: Regina Gorenshteyn, ReginaG@birkhauser.com
    
    Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
    Volume 25, Issue 4
    
    * 2-Norm Based Recursive Design of Transmultiplexers with Designable Filter 
    Length \ Yang Shi, Fend Ding, and Tongwen Chen
    
    * Improved Robust Techniques for Multiuser Detection in Non-Gaussian 
    Channels \ T. Anil Kumar and K. Deergha Rao
    
    * Design of Suboptimal Constrained Nonlinear Quadratic Regulator via 
    Invariant Sets Switching \ Tao Zou, Shaoyuan Li, and Baocang Ding
    
    * A Linear CMOS Voltage-to-Current Converter \ Roger Yubtzuan Chen, Seng-
    Fong Lin, and Ming-Shian Wu
    
    * Blind Channel Equalization Using Second-Order Statistics: A Necessary and 
    Sufficient Condition \ A. Naveed, I. M. Qureshi, T. A. Cheema, and M. A. S. 
    Choudhry
    
    * H-infinity Filter Design for Uncertain Discrete-Time Singular Systems via 
    Normal Transformation \ Ching-Min Lee and I-Kong Fong
    
    * Design of an Improved CMOS Phase/Frequency Detector \ Roger Yubtzuan Chen, 
    Hong-Yu Huang, and Ming-Yu Hsieh 
    
    * ICCII-Based Voltage-Mode Filter with Single Input and Six Outputs 
    Employing Grounded Capacitors \ Shahram Minaei, Erkan Yuce, and Oguzhan 
    Cicekoglu
    
    * Product Moments of Kibble's Bivariate Gamma Distribution \ Saralees 
    Nadarajah and Samuel Kotz
    
    For ordering information as well as electronic back issues, please visit: 
    http://www.springer.com/journal/34
    
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    5.5 Contents: Control Engineering Practice
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    Contents: Control Engineering Practice
    
    Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, cep@up.ac.za
    
    Journal: Control Engineering Practice
    Volume : 14
    Issue  : 10
    Date   : Oct-2006
    
    Table of Contents:
    
    Special Issue on The Seventh Workshop On Discrete Event Systems (WODES2004),
    Reims, France, 22-24 September 2004
    
    Janan Zaytoon and Christos G. Cassandras, Introduction to the WODES2004
    Special Issue, Pages 1125-1126.
    
    E.W. Endsley, E.E. Almeida and D.M. Tilbury, Modular finite state machines:
    Development and application to reconfigurable manufacturing cell controller
    generation, Pages 1127-1142.
    
    Jean-Marc Roussel and Jean-Marc Faure, Designing dependable logic controllers
    using algebraic specifications, Pages 1143-1155.
    
    Arash Vahidi, Martin Fabian and Bengt Lennartson, Efficient supervisory
    synthesis of large systems, Pages 1157-1167.
    
    L.E. Holloway, Jeffrey Ashley and Yu Gong, Applying automated control
    synthesis methods to condition systems requiring state observers, Pages
    1169-1181.
    
    Sebastian Panek, Olaf Stursberg and Sebastian Engell, Efficient synthesis of
    production schedules by optimization of timed automata, Pages 1183-1197.
    
    T.J.J. van den Boom and B. De Schutter, Modelling and control of discrete
    event systems using switching max-plus-linear systems, Pages 1199-1211.
    
    Mariagrazia Dotoli and Maria Pia Fanti, An urban traffic network model via
    coloured timed Petri nets, Pages 1213-1229.
    
    M.P. Fanti, A. Giua and C. Seatzu, Monitor design for colored Petri nets: An
    application to deadlock prevention in railway networks, Pages 1231-1247.
    
    Masakazu Adachi, Toshimitsu Ushio and Yoshitaka Ukawa, Design of
    user-interface without automation surprises for discrete event systems, Pages
    1249-1258.
    
    Zhi Han, Alongkrit Chutinan and Bruce H. Krogh, ACTL strong negation and its
    application to hybrid systems verification, Pages 1259-1267.
    
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    5.6 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
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    Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
    
    Contributed by: C. Stewart, trac@bu.edu
    
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,  	
    Volume: 51  Issue: 7   Date: July 2006
    		
    Design of Feedback Controls Supporting TCP Based on the State–Space Approach
    Page(s):  1085- 1085
    
    Design of feedback controls supporting TCP based on the state-space approach
    Ki Baek Kim
    Page(s):  1086- 1099
    
    Time-optimal control of a particle in a dielectrophoretic system
    Dong Eui Chang; Petit, N.; Rouchon, P.
    Page(s):  1100- 1114
    
    A pseudospectral method for the optimal control of constrained feedback
    linearizable systems
    Qi Gong; Wei Kang; Ross, I.M.
    Page(s):  1115- 1129
    
    Systems with counterclockwise input-output dynamics
    Angeli, D.
    Page(s):  1130- 1143
    
    Bounded error identification of systems with time-varying parameters
    Bravo, J.M.; Alamo, T.; Camacho, E.F.
    Page(s):  1144- 1150
    
    Remarks on control design with degree constraint
    Georgiou, T.T.; Lindquist, A.
    Page(s):  1150- 1156
    
    A theoretical study of different leader roles in networks
    Wei Wang; Slotine, J.-J.E.
    Page(s):  1156- 1161
    
    An exact stability analysis test for single-parameter polynomially-dependent
    linear systems
    Tsiotras, P.; Bliman, P.-A.
    Page(s):  1161- 1164
    
    An improved procedure in detecting the stability robustness of systems with
    uncertain delay
    Olgac, N.; Sipahi, R.
    Page(s):  1164- 1165
    
    A constructive approach to local stabilization of nonlinear systems by dynamic
    output feedback
    Pengnian Chen; Daizhan Cheng; Zhong-Ping Jiang
    Page(s):  1166- 1171
    
    A differential-algebraic approach to speed estimation in an induction motor
    Mengwei Li; Chiasson, J.; Bodson, M.; Tolbert, L.M.
    Page(s):  1172- 1177
    
    Global practical stabilization of planar linear systems in the presence of
    actuator saturation and input additive disturbance
    Haijun Fang; Zongli Lin
    Page(s):  1177- 1184
    
    Error feedback and a servomechanism problem for uncertain nonlinear systems
    Hao Lei; Wei Lin
    Page(s):  1184- 1189
    
    Quantization, time delays, and nonlinear stabilization
    Liberzon, D.
    Page(s):  1190- 1195
    
    Continuous-time Hammerstein system identification from sampled data
    Greblicki, W.
    Page(s):  1195- 1200
    
    Robust nonlinear control associating robust feedback linearization and H/sub
    /spl infin// control
    Franco, A.L.D.; Bourles, H.; De Pieri, E.R.; Guillard, H.
    Page(s):  1200- 1207
    
    Synchronization and convergence of linear dynamics in random directed networks
    Chai Wah Wu
    Page(s):  1207- 1210
    
    H/sub /spl infin// observer design for lipschitz nonlinear systems
    Pertew, A.M.; Marquez, H.J.; Zhao, Q.
    Page(s):  1211- 1216
    
    Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach
    Haddad, W.M.; Chellaboina, V.S.; Nersesov, S.
    Page(s):  1217- 1225
    
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    5.7 Contents: IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications
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    Contents: IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications
    
    Contributed by: Lee Baldwin, lbaldwin@theiet.org
    
    Special Section on Hybrid Systems:
    
    Editorial
    		
    Tools for the analysis and design of communication networks with Markovian 
    dynamics
    A. Leizarowitz, R. Stanojevic and R. Shorten    			
    
    Modelling and analysis of stochastic hybrid systems
    J.P. Hespanha    	
    
    Transient performance, estimator resetting and filtering in nonlinear 
    multiple model adaptive backstepping control
    J. Hansen and T.A. Johansen    			
    
    Decentralised adaptive control with partial communication
    K.S. Narendra, N. Oleng and S. Mukhopadhyay    			
    	
    State estimation for hybrid systems: applications to aircraft tracking
    I. Hwang, H. Balakrishnan and C. Tomlin    			
    
    Relaxed dynamic programming in switching systems
    A. Rantzer    
    
    Sampling-based planning, control and verification of hybrid systems
    M.S. Branicky, M.M. Curtiss, J. Levine and S. Morgan    		
    	
    Learning by doing -- systematic abstraction refinement for hybrid control 
    synthesis
    T. Moor, J.M. Davoren and J. Raisch  
    
    Regular papers:  			
    
    Robust Kalman filtering with perturbation estimation process for uncertain 
    systems
    S.J. Kwon    			
    
    Sets of stabilising PID controllers for second-order integrating processes 
    with time delay
    L. Ou, W. Zhang and D. Gu    		
    	
    Position control of a single-link flexible manipulator using H‡ -based PID 
    control
    M.-T. Ho and Y.-W. Tu    	
    
    New stability criterion for a class of linear systems with time-varying delay 
    and nonlinear perturbations
    Z. Zuo and Y. Wang    
    
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    5.8 Contents: International Journal of Control
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    Contents: International Journal of Control
    
    Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
    
    Volume 79, Issue 12
    www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp
    
    Decentralized and adaptive control of nonlinear fluid flow networks
    Olga I. Koroleva, Miroslav Krstić, Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein
    
    Decentralized robust stabilization for large-scale feedforward non-linear 
    systems
    X. Ye, J. Huang, H. Unbehauen
    
    Decentralized output regulation of a class of nonlinear systems
    Veysel Gazi and Kevin M. Passino
    
    On the construction of static stabilizers and static output trackers for 
    dynamically linearizable systems, related results and applications 
    H. Rodríguez, A. Astolfi, R. Ortega
    
    Decentralized adaptive output feedback control via input/output inversion
    Naira Hovakimyan, Eugene Lavretsky, Anthony Calise, Ramachandra Sattigeri
    
    The parametric characteristic of frequency response functions for nonlinear 
    systems
    Xing Jian Jing, Zi Qiang Lang, Stephen A. Billings, Geofrey R. Tomlinson
    
    Finite settling time stabilisation for multivariable discrete-time systems: 
    a polynomial equation approach 
    E. Milonidis and N. Karcanias
    
    Balance-based adaptive control of a neutralisation process 
    Jacek Czeczot
    
    Rational stabilising commutative controllers: parameterisation and 
    characterisation of degrees of freedom
    M. V. Moreira, J. C. Basilio, B. Kouvaritakis
    
    A feedback control scheme for multiple independent dynamic non-point agents 
    Dimos V. Dimarogonas and Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos
    
    Robust controller design based on reduced order plants
    A. B. Özgüler and A. N. Gündeş
    
    Stochastic adaptive backstepping controller design by introducing dynamic 
    signal and changing supply function
    Z.-J. Wu, X.-J. Xie, S.-Y. Zhang
    
    An analysis and design method for systems with structural uncertainty
    X. Cai, Z. Han, X. Wang
    
    Design of scalar functional observers of order less than (ν − 1)
    H. Trinh, T. D. Tran, S. Nahavandi
    
    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
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    Contents: International Journal of General Systems
    
    Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
    
    Volume 35, Issue 3 - Special Issue: Analysis and Control of Complex Systems
    	
    www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp
    
    Multi-network evolutionary systems and automatic decomposition of complex 
    problems 
    V.R. Khare, X. Yao, B. Sendhoff
    
    Integrated decision and control of human-engineered complex systems 
    D. K. Tolani, A. Ray, J. F. Horn
    
    Observer design for complex systems in the presence of uncertainties, 
    nonlinearities and distributed delays
    D. P. Goodall, Z. Wang
    
    Modelling complex systems for project planning: a semiotics motivated method 
    K. Liu, L. Sun, S. Tan
    
    Understanding the complexity of refactoring in software systems: a tool-
    based approach 
    Deepak Advani, Youssef Hassoun, Steve Counsell
    
    An adaptive social network-inspired approach to resource discovery for the 
    complex grid systems 
    L. Gao, Y. Ding, H. Ying
    
    Attention as the control system of the brain 
    J. G. Taylor
    
    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
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    Contents: International Journal of Systems Science
    
    Contributed by: Russell Stevens, russell.stevens@tandf.co.uk
    
    Volume 37, Issue 10	
    www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp
    
    A parametric frequency domain approach to decoupling with coupled rows 
    J. Deutscher
    
    A geometry-based algorithm for the stability of planar switching systems 
    Luca Greco, Fabrizio Tocchini, Mario Innocenti
    
    Optimal activation policies for continuous scanning observations in 
    parameter estimation of distributed systems 
    Maciej Patan
    
    Global exponential stability analysis for neutral delay-differential 
    systems: an LMI approach 
    M. Liu
    
    Active fault tolerant control using state-space self-tuning control approach 
    J. Sh.-H. Tsai, Y.-Y. Lee, P. Cofie, L.-S. Shieh, X. M. Chen
    
    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: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
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    Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
    
    Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, ccruz@cicese.mx
    
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory
    An International Journal of Research and Surveys
    Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua
    Volume 6, Number 2, 2006.
    
    CONTENTS
    
    Contents Minimal Representations, Controllability and Free Energies in a Heat 
    Conductor with Memory,
    A.M. Caucci,   p. 111 
    
    Dynamics of a Spinning Rocket with Internal Mass Flow,  
    F.O. Eke, T. Tran and J. Sookgaew,   p. 129 
    
    Robust Dynamic Parameter-Dependent Output Feedback Control of Uncertain 
    Parameter-Dependent State-Delayed Systems,  
    H.R. Karimi,   p. 143 
    
    Stability of Delay Systems with Quadratic Nonlinearities,  
    D. Khusainov, A. Ivanov and I. Grytsay,   p. 159 
    
    A New Approach for Dynamic Analysis of Composite Beam with an 
    Interply Crack,
    V.Y. Perel,   p. 171 
    
    A Periodic Version of Lie Series for Normal Mode Dynamics,  
    V.N. Pilipchuk,   p. 187 
    
    Stability Conditions and Stability Boundaries of a SHARON Bioreactor 
    Model with Multiple Equilibrium Points,  
    M. Sbarciog, E.I.P. Volcke, M. Loccufier and E. Noldus,   p. 191 
    
    Existence of Nonoscillatory Solution of High-Order Nonlinear Difference 
    Equation, 
    Xiaozhu Zhong, Jingcui Liang, Yan Shi, Donghua Wang and Lixia Ge,   p. 205
     
    For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in-
    Chief of ND&ST: 
    Professor A.A.Martynyuk
    Institute of Mechanics,
    Nesterov str., 3 
    Kiev-57, 03680 MSP
    UKRAINE
    e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua
    
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    5.12 Contents: atp international
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    Contents: atp international
    
    Contributed by: Birgit Vogel-Heuser, vogel-heuser@uni-kassel.de
    
    atp international
    Volume 4, 2006, issue 2
    
    IFAC 50
    R. Lauber
    History of the German Association for Measurement and Industrial Automation
    (IFAC NMO) p. 16-21
    
    Reviewed Papers
    
    Safety / Networks
    J. Moyne, B. Triden, A. Thomas, K. Schroeder and D.M. Tilbury
    Cost function and tradeoff analysis of dedicated vs. shared networks for 
    safety and control systems  p. 22-31
    
    J. Boercsoek
    Advanced 2004-processing architecture for safety systems  p. 32-38
    
    Application / Logistic
    D. Reznik
    The omega sorter: Item sorting at high-rates and low speed p. 39-45
    
    Engineering
    D. Schaefer
    A generic approach to variant design in electrical engineering CAD p. 46-50
    
    Automation survey
    C. Cardeira, A.W. Colombo, R. Schoop
    Wireless solutions for automation requirements  p. 51-58
    
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6. Conferences
    6.1 10th Symposium on Computer Applications on Biotechnology CAB 2007
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    10th Symposium on Computer Applications on Biotechnology, CAB 2007
    
    Contributed by: Jaime Moreno, JMorenoP@ii.unam.mx
    
    Biosystems Engineering for Bioprocesses
    4-6 June 2007
    Cancun, Mexico
     
    http://www.cab2007.org
    
    The symposium on Computer Applications in Biotechnology (CAB2007), organized 
    by the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC, http://www.ifac-
    control.org/ ), aims to stimulate contacts between specialists active in 
    academic research and industrial development in all major areas in 
    biotechnology, where computers are used to aid bioprocess design, 
    supervision, diagnosis, operation, optimization and control.
    
    In 2007, the 10th CAB symposium will be organized in coordination with the 
    8th DYCOPS (Dynamics and Control of Process Systems) IFAC symposium, that 
    will be held also in Cancun, on June 6-8, in the same facilities. The idea 
    is to enable the interaction between the chemical and biotechnology process 
    systems engineering communities. A reduced fee is offered for participants 
    that attend both symposia.
    
    Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
    
          Systems Biology
          Metabolic Engineering
          Modelling and Identification
          Parameter and State Estimation
          Fault Diagnosis and Monitoring 
          Data Mining Tools
          Sensors and Soft Sensors
          Bioinformatics
          Dynamics and Control
          Downstream Processing
          Integrated Bioprocessing
          Scheduling, Coordination, Optimization
          Life Cycle Analysis
          Applications: 
               Microbial technology, 
               mammalian, insect and plant cell technology, 
               gene therapy, 
               pharmaceutical processes, 
               food engineering,   
               bulk chemicals production, 
               environmental processes (wastewater, bioremediation, ...)
    
    Authors should submit the full english version of their manuscripts 
    electronically online through the CAB 2007 manuscript submission site. See 
    the homepage http://www.cab2007.org for details. General inquiries should be 
    addressed to the Program Chair, Professor Jaime Moreno, at the Universidad 
    Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, (secretariat@cab2007.org). 
    
    Important Dates
    Draft papers submission :         27 October 2006
    Notification of Acceptance :      30 January 2007
    Final camera-Ready Manuscript :   16 March 2007
    Early registration :              16 March 2007
    Symposium :                       4-6 June 2007 
    
    For more information, please visit:
    http://www.cab2007.org
    
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    6.2 15th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
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    15th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
    
    Contributed by: Kimon Valavanis, kvalavan@cse.usf.edu
    
    The 15th  Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'07) 
    will be held for the first time in Athens, Greece, at the
    
    Divani Caravel Hotel
    June 27-29, 2007
    Athens, Greece
    
    Workshops and Tutorials will be presented on Tuesday, June 26.
    
    MED'07 is sponsored by the Mediterranean Control Association and it is 
    jointly co-sponsored by the IEEE CSS and IEEE RAS. The conference will 
    provide a unique opportunity for the academic and industrial community 
    to address new challenges, share solutions and discuss future research 
    directions. A broad range of topics is proposed, following current 
    trends of combining control/systems theory with software/communication 
    technologies, as well as new developments in robotics and mechatronics, 
    with the goal of strengthening cooperation of control and automation 
    scientists with industry. 
    
    Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
    Adaptive control, Aerospace control, Agents and agent-based systems,
    Biologically inspired systems, Computational Intelligence, Computer controlled
    systems, Computing and communications, Decentralized control, Discrete event
    systems, Distributed systems, Education and training, Embedded control
    systems, Fuzzy systems, Genetic,evolutionary computation, Hybrid systems,
    Image processing, Industrial automation, manufacturing, Intelligent control
    systems, Intelligent transportation systems, Linear systems, Marine control,
    Modeling and simulation, Neural networks, Non-linear systems, Optimization,
    Petri Nets, Power systems, Predictive control, Process control, Real-time
    control, Robotics, Robust control, Spectral estimation, Swarms, Unmanned
    Systems,Virtual reality.
    
    Paper Submission
    Papers must be submitted electronically by January 15, 2007, via the Web 
    upload system only. The guidelines are given at the MED'07 Web site: 
    http://med07.rasip.fer.hr. Papers should be submitted in standard IEEE 
    Transactions format. The first page of the paper, centered on the top below 
    the top margin, should include the paper title, the authors' names and 
    their affiliations, an abstract, and keywords. Six pages are allowed for 
    each paper. Up to two additional pages will be permitted for a charge of 
    $125 per additional page. Illustrations and references are included in the 
    page count. Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process, coordinated 
    by the Program Chairs and the IPC. Authors will be notified of acceptance or 
    rejection by  March 10, 2007. Accepted papers in final form must be received 
    by the Publication Chair no later than March 31, 2007. 
    
    Proposals for invited sessions and workshops - tutorials should contain 
    the title of the session, a list of four to five speakers, and extended 
    summaries (2000 words) of their presentations. Proposals must be sent by 
    e-mail to the corresponding Chairs by January 15, 2007.
    
    For more information about the Conference please contact the Program Chair.
    
    Proceedings
    It is anticipated that the MED'07 Proceedings will be available via the
    ieeeexplore system after the conference, as were the MED'05 and MED'06
    Proceedings.  Proceedings of earlier MED conferences are available at
    http://www.nd.edu/~pantsakl/MCA/conferences.htm. 
    
    Important Dates
    
    January 15, 2007:	Contributed, papers, invited session proposals, 
    		Workshop / Tutorial proposals, Due. 
    March 10, 2007:	Notification of Acceptance/Rejection.
    March 31, 2007:	Final, Camera Ready Papers, Due.
    
    OFFICIAL SITE:  http://med07.rasip.fer.hr. 
    
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    6.3 1st IEEE Multi-Conferenence on Systems and Control
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    1st IEEE Multi-Conferenence on Systems and Control
    
    Contributed by: S. Sam Ge, elegesz@nus.edu.sg
    
    http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/
    
    The inagural IEEE Multiconference on Systems and Control will host the 22nd
    IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC) held, together
    with the 16th IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), at the Suntec
    City Convention Centre in Singapore from 1-3 October 2007.
    
    ISIC
    ISIC brings together the international community of researchers and
    practitioners to discuss the latest advancements and future 
    directions in the areas of intelligent systems and advanced control. The 
    conference welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners and 
    students, and will cover myriad topics in control methods based on 
    biological, learning, and embedded cooperative systems, including, but not 
    limited to the following:
    
    AI and expert systems, distributed intelligence Biological learning control 
    systems, Distributed/decentralized intelligent control Distributed and 
    embedded systems, large scale systems, Distributed or decentralized control 
    methods Embedded intelligent control, Hybrid dynamical systems control, 
    pattern discovery Intelligent control of networked dynamic systems, 
    intelligent control of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks Machine learning 
    Multiagent based planning, control and intelligence Neural networks, fuzzy 
    logic and genetic algorithms, Next generation intelligent control 
    architectures and methods Probabilistic approaches, knowledge-based sensor 
    fusion, Swarm intelligence, learning and control 
    
    CCA
    The CCA brings together the international community of researchers 
    and practitioners to discuss the latest advancements and future directions 
    in the areas of intelligent systems and advanced control. The conference
    welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners and 
    students, and will cover myriad topics in control techniques and 
    applications, including, but not limited to the following:
    
    Agricultural systems Aerospace and automotive systems 
    Biological and pharmaceutical processes Biomedical and chemical processes 
    Discrete event systems Distributed intelligent networked systems 
    Fault diagnosis  Fault tolerant control 
    Fuzzy and neural control, Petri nets Hybrid systems 
    Integrated control and supervision Mathematical modeling 
    Marine systems Mechanical systems and robotics 
    Mechatronic systems Metal processing 
    Mining systems Power systems 
    Predictive and adaptive control Robust control 
    System identification Transportation systems 
    Telecommunications Vehicular and traffic control 
    
    The conference proceedings will be included in the ISI Proceedings, EI
    Compendex Database, and IEEE Xplore.
    
    Important Dates
    Invited Session Proposal Submission : 15 November 2006 
    Conference/Invited Session Paper Submission : 15 November 2006 
    Notification of Acceptance : 15 April 2007 
    Final Camera-Ready Manuscript : 15 May 2007 
    
    For more information, please visit:
    http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/
    
    Important Dates
    
    Invited Session Proposal Submission : 15 November 2006 
    Conference/Invited Session Paper Submission : 15 November 2006 
    Notification of Acceptance : 15 April 2007  
    Final Camera-Ready Manuscript : 15 May 2007 
    
    For more information, please visit:
    http://msc2007.nus.edu.sg/cca2007.htm
    
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    6.4 2007 European Control Conference
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    2007 European Control Conference
    
    Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, antsaklis.1@nd.edu
    
    European Control Conference (ECC'07)
    http://ecc07.ntua.gr/
    
    Call for Papers and Invited Sessions
    ECC'07 continues the tradition of the control conferences of the European 
    Union Control Association (EUCA). Original high-quality papers dealing with 
    the theory and practice of systems and control are invited for presentation.
    
    ECC'07 will be held on the island of Kos, Greece, from July 2 to 5, 2007. 
    
    All submissions must be done electronically through the conference submission 
    website (euca.papercept.net). Besides contributed papers and invited session 
    papers, the conference will also include plenary and semiplenary papers and 
    minitutorials. Please check the conference website for updated information 
    regarding the acceptable format of submitted papers. 
    
    DEADLINES
    Deadline for all submissions
         1 October 2006
    Notification of acceptance/ non-acceptance
         1 February 2007
    Deadline for final manuscripts submission
         1 April 2007
    
    A. Contributed papers
    All papers submitted to ECC'07 must be in the form of regular papers written 
    in English (standard 2 column IEEE conference format) and limited to eight 
    pages. A short list of 3-5 keywords should be included. Short manuscripts less 
    than six pages will not be considered. All submissions must be done 
    electronically through the conference submission website (euca.papercept.net).
    
    B. Invited Sessions
    Proposals for invited sessions are welcomed. Each invited session consists of 
    six papers dealing with several issues of a unified theme. The proposals 
    should contain a summary statement describing the relevance and importance of 
    the session, accompanied by the full text (6-8 pages) of each invited paper. 
    Abstracts or manuscripts less than six pages will not be considered. Each 
    paper in a proposed invited session will be first individually reviewed, and 
    then the invited session will be evaluated as a whole. It is remarked that for 
    maximal continuity of the program, the International Program Committee may 
    remove a paper from an accepted invited session and replace it by a paper more 
    suitable for the session. Similarly, accepted papers from rejected invited 
    sessions may be accommodated into the regular program. All submissions must be 
    done electronically through the conference submission website 
    (euca.papercept.net). The submission of invited sessions should be made 
    according to the following three steps:
    
       1. The Organizer must submit an electronic version (pdf) of the session. 
    Papercept returns an acknowledgement with an alphanumeric code for the 
    proposed session.
       2. The Organizer notifies the Contributing Authors of their individual 
    session code.
       3. The corresponding author of each paper submits the paper online (pdf 
    format) as an invited paper using the corresponding code. Without the invited 
    session code the paper will be considered for the normal program.
    
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    6.5 7th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems
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    7th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems
    
    Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, noc@nolcos2007.org.za
    
    www.nolcos2007.org.za
    
    The IFAC NOLCOS symposium is a continuing series of symposia that were
    previously held in Capri (I) 1988, Bordeaux (F) 1992, Lake Tahoe (USA) 1995,
    Enschede (NL) 1998, Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 2001, and Stuttgart (DE) 2004. 
    
    Nonlinear control systems have gained importance in many industrial areas and
    research has undergone significant developments recently. There are
    significant challenges in various fields of nonlinear control. NOLCOS 2007
    will address these challenges with its focus on latest developments in theory
    and application of nonlinear control systems as well as related areas of
    research and engineering.
    
    Acknowledged as the major international gathering of leading experts in
    industry and academia in the field of nonlinear control, NOLCOS aims at
    strengthening contacts between academia and industry to build up new networks
    and cultivate existing relations. High-level speakers will present the global
    spectrum of nonlinear control systems, state-of-the-art applications and
    developing directions.
    
    The paper submission site for NOLCOS 2007 can be found by following the Paper
    Submission link from www.nolcos2007.org.za . Alternatively, visit the
    submission site directly at
    http://www.nolcos2007.org.za/start/www/NOLCOS2007/submit.html .
    
    Submit manuscripts according to the following prescribed format:
    
    -Please submit your draft paper (A4 size) with 6 pages in English before
    December 21, 2006.
    
    -The draft paper should clearly indicate the merits of the new contributions,
    the relevance to the topics and areas of NOLCOS 2007 and related literature to
    allow a fair reviewing procedure by the International Program Committee. 
    
    -Only unpublished material may be submitted. Papers should be prepared in
    accordance with the IFAC-Elsevier style (style files are be available on the
    conference homepage).
    
    -Please structure the first page as follows: (1) title, (2) each
    author's name and affiliation, (3) abstract (up to 300 words), 
    (4) up to 10 keywords. 
    
    -Acceptable file formats are Word, PDF and PS. Draft and final papers should
    be submitted electronically via the official homepage of NOLCOS 2007.
    
    -For users of Latex, style files found under the heading "Preparing IFAC
    papers with LaTeX " at the Elsevier website can aid manuscript preparation. 
    
    -For users of Word, a style file is available for download on the conference
    web site.
    
    -Authors who have been invited to submit their paper as part of a special
    session are required to indicate the organiser's name and the session title in
    the covering letter when they submit their papers. A sub-area chair will
    handle the reviewing process.
    
    -Persons wishing to organize a special session need to write a proposal and
    send it to the IPC chair, Prof. X. Xia, (ipc@nolcos2007.org.za) and organise
    the authors to submit their papers to the IPC via the submission page. A
    sub-area chair will handle the reviewing process. The assigned sub-area chair
    could contact the organiser for potential reviewers.
    
    Kind Regards
    Prof. Xiaohua Xia,
    IPC Chair: NOLCOS 2007 (ipc@nolcos2007.org.za)
    Prof. Fernando R. Camisani-Calzolari (noc@nolcos2007.org.za)
    NOC Chair: NOLCOS 2007
    
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    6.6 8th Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems DYCOPS 2007
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    8th Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, DYCOPS 2007
    
    Contributed by: Jaime Moreno, JMorenoP@ii.unam.mx
    
    6-8 June 2007
    Cancun, Mexico
    http://www.dycops2007.org
    
    The symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems (DYCOPS 2007), 
    organized by the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC, 
    http://www.ifac-control.org/ ), will bring together scientists and engineers 
    from universities, R & D laboratories, vendor companies and the process 
    industries to focus attention on new methodologies and challenging 
    applications within Process Systems Engineering in the light of industrial 
    contexts and trends.
    
    In 2007, the 8th DYCOPS symposium will be organized in coordination with the 
    10th CAB (Computer Applications in Biotechnology) IFAC symposium, that will 
    be held also in Cancun, on June 4-6, in the same facilities. The idea is to 
    enable the interaction between the chemical and biotechnology process 
    systems engineering communities. A reduced fee is offered for participants 
    that attend both symposia.
    
    Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
    
          Process Control and Optimization
          Interaction Between Design and Control
          Integration between Scheduling and Control 
          Modeling and Identification
          Batch Process Modeling and Control
          Model-based Estimation and Control
          Sensors, Filtering and Data Integration
          Process and Performance Monitoring
          Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety
    
    Authors should submit the full english version of their manuscripts 
    electronically online through the DYCOPS 2007 manuscript submission site. 
    See the homepage http://www.dycops2007.org for details. General inquiries 
    should be addressed to the Program Chair, Professor Jesus Alvarez, at the 
    Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico, (secretariat@dycops2007.org). 
    
    Important Dates
    Draft papers submission :         27 October 2006
    Notification of Acceptance :      30 January 2007
    Final camera-Ready Manuscript :   16 March 2007
    Early registration :              16 March 2007
    Symposium :                       6-8 June 2007 
    
    For more information, please visit:
    http://www.dycops2007.org
    
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    6.7 Electrical Machines and Drives Conference
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    Electrical Machines and Drives Conference
    
    Contributed by: Okyay Kaynak, okyay.kaynak@boun.edu.tr
    
    IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference - IEMDC 2007.
    Antalya, Turkey
    May 3-5, 2007.
    http://www.iemdc07.org
    
    This conference is supported by IEEE
    
    * Industrial Electronics Society
    * Industry Applications Society
    * Power Electronics Society
    * Power Engineering Society
    
    The proceedings will be posted on IEEE Xplore and be indexed in EI.
    The deadline for submission of summaries is October 30th, 2006.
    
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    6.8 IEEE Southeast Conference 2007
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    IEEE Southeast Conference 2007
    
    Contributed by: Gang Tao, gt9s@virginia.edu
    
    IEEE Southeast Conference 2007
    March 22-25, 2007, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    http://www.southeastcon.org/2007
    
    SoutheastCon is the annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and
    Student Conference. It brings together electrical, computer and other
    engineering and science professionals, faculty and students to share
    the latest information through technical sessions, tutorials, and
    exhibits. It is the most influential conference in Region 3 for
    promoting awareness of the technical contributions made by our
    profession to the advancement of engineering and science and to the
    community. Attendance and technical program participation from areas
    outside IEEE Region 3 are also cordially encouraged and welcomed.
    
    Scopes of the Technical Conference:
    
    The SoutheastCon 2007 invites prospective authors to submit their
    technical work on all aspects of engineering, science, and technology
    of current interest, to the conference. The conference's technical
    program includes (but not limited to):
    Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    General Engineering and Industrial Applications
    Education, Technology and Globalization
    Financial Planning in Engineering Profession
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology
    Intelligent Systems and Control
    Networks and Distributed Systems
    Nanotechnology and Microelectronics
    Circuits and Devices
    Communications and Information Systems
    Computing and Real-Time systems
    
    The SoutheastCon 2007 will feature the presentations of technical
    papers as well as tutorial sessions and workshops.
    
    Technical Paper Submission Instructions:
    
    The submission and review of technical papers for the SoutheastCon
    2007 will be handled by the conference's Paper Submission and Review
    System, accessible from the website at
    http://www.softconf.com/start/secon07.
    Some important submission dates are
    - Author's paper submission deadline: November 1, 2006
    - Abstract submission deadline: December 1, 2006
    - Review submission deadline: December 15, 2006
    - Notification to authors: January 5, 2007
    - Camera-ready manuscript deadline: January 31, 2007
    
    For additional information, please contact the Technical Conference
    Co-Chair Gang Tao at: gt9s@virginia.edu.
    
    Tutorial and Workshop Proposal Submission Instructions:
    
    The proposal should include the tutorial or workshop objectives,
    a brief description (500 words), an outline, proposed length, and
    a short professional resume of the instructor.
    
    Please send proposals for tutorials and workshops to the Technical
    Conference Co-Chair Jan Helge Bohn at: bohn@ieee.org, by November 1,
    2006. Tutorial and workshop presentation materials and handouts are
    due by January 31, 2007.
    
    For more information, please visit the technical conference webpage:
    http://www.southeastcon.org/2007/technical/
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    6.9 SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications
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    SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications
    
    Contributed by: Arthur J. Krener, ajkrener@ucdavis.edu
    
    SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications, CT07
    Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
    June 29- July 1, 2007
    
    Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory SIAG/CT
    
    The field of control theory is central to a wide range of aeronautic,
    aerospace, industrial, automotive and advanced technological systems and
    increasingly recognized as fundamental for emerging fields ranging from
    nanotechnology to cell regulation. In addition to its ubiquity for process
    regulation in the physical sciences, control concepts now pervade the
    biological, computer, and social sciences. This conference will showcase a
    wide range of topics in control and systems theory. The topics and
    applications include real-time optimization and data assimilation, cellular
    and biological regulation, control techniques for financial mathematics,
    cooperative control for unmanned autonomous vehicles, biomedical control, risk
    sensitive control and filtering, control of smart systems, flow control and
    quantum control. This conference is a continuation of a series of meetings
    started 1989 in San Francisco.  In 2007 it will return to San Francisco.
    More information about the conference can be found at
    http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct07/
    
    About the Location
    The Hyatt Regency Hotel is a luxurious AAA Four-Diamond hotel located on San
    Francisco Bay, two miles from San Francisco Airport.  There is free shuttle
    service between the hotel and the airport.  At the airport there is convenient
    Bay Area Rapid Transit service to downtown San Francisco.  More information
    about the hotel can be found at
    http://sanfranciscoairport.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp 
    
    Conference Themes
    Adaptive Control
    Control and Computation
    Control and Identification of Distributed Parameter Systems
    Control of Biological Systems, Cellular and Biological Regulation
    Control of Networks
    Control of Nonlinear Systems
    Control of Smart Material Systems
    Control Techniques for Financial Mathematics
    Cooperative Control for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles
    Fluid Flow Control
    Industrial Applications
    Internet Control
    Learning in Control
    Nonlinear Filtering and Identification
    Optimization in Control and Systems Theory
    Quantum Control and Estimation
    Real-time Control, Optimization and Data Assimilation
    Robust Control
    Stochastic and Risk Sensitive Control
    
    Organizing Committee 
    Arthur J. Krener, Co-Chair, UC, Davis and Naval Postgraduate School
    Ralph Smith, Co-Chair, North Carolina State University
    
    Deadlines to Remember
    Deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals
    November 28, 2006
    Deadline for submission of minisymposium and contributed abstracts
    December 28, 2006
    For more details visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct07/participation.php 
    
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    6.10 Special Sessions for ACC 2007
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    Special Sessions for ACC 2007
    
    Contributed by: Danny Abramovitch, daniel_abramovitch@agilent.com
    
    This is a reminder for those of you interested in submitting a proposal for a
    special session, either the traditional ones or the new demonstration
    sessions. 
    
    The demonstration session format is a departure from the interactive session
    in that participation in the session is coupled with a paper in a regular
    session. Thus, the speaker will get a chance to present the idea behind what
    they are demonstrating as well as share it interactively. Authors submitting
    papers in regular or invited sessions may simultaneously submit proposals to
    demonstrate their results after their talks in a special interactive
    demonstration session. It's experimental, but should be a fun way to present
    research results. Please send me email if you have any questions.
    
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7. Workshops
    7.1 2nd International Workshop on Networked Control Systems
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    2nd International Workshop on Networked Control Systems
    
    Contributed by: Alessandro Casavola, casavola@dsi.unifi.it
    
    2nd International Workshop on Networked Control Systems  Tolerant to Faults
    November 23-24, 2006 – Rende, Italy
    http://www.strep-necst.org/2ndWorkshop
    
    WORKSHOP LOCATION AND SEGRETARIAT
    University of Calabria
    Department of Electronics, Systems and Computer Engineering
    Arcavacata di Rende (CS) – 87036 Italy
    http://www.deis.unical.it/
    Tél : +39 0994 494724
    Fax : +39 0984 494713
    e-mail : 2ndnecst@deis.unical.it
    
    WORKSHOP LANGUAGE
    The official language of the workshop is English.
    
    AIM 
    The workshop will explore research opportunities in distributed and 
    networked control systems with special emphasis in their fault-tolerant 
    properties. Preference will be given to papers describing algorithms, 
    procedures and examples showing ability in the detection and isolation of 
    anomalies (variances or irregularities in the networks and/or in the system) 
    and in reconfiguring the underlying control strategies.
    
    TOPIC OF MAIN INTEREST
    -  Networked Control Systems
    -  Intelligent Sensors and Sensor Networks
    -  Real-Time Embedded Systems
    -  Industrial Communication Systems
    -  Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI)
    -  Active Fault-Tolerant Control (FTC)
    -  Autonomous Control, Coordination & Supervision in Networked Systems
    -  Distributed Wireless Networks
    -  Control Reconfiguration and Allocation
    -  Distributed Consensus Methods
    -  Applications to: Process Control, Transport, Robotics, Intelligent 
    sensors & actuators, …
    -  Distributed systems
    -  Human-machine interaction and teleoperation
    
    IMPORTANT DATES
    Sept  15 th , 2006 		Submission of draft papers
    October 1st  , 2006 		Notification of acceptance
    October 15th , 2006 		Submission final papers
    
    
    SUBMISSION
    Draft Papers & Special Session Proposals must be submitted in IFAC 
    submission format (pdf or ps) to: e-mail : 2ndnecst@deis.unical.it
    
    CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
    All accepted  papers will be published in the conference proceedings. 
    Selected papers  will be considered for journal publication.
    
    REGISTRATION FEES
    200 €   Registration by October 15th (“Early Bird”)
    220 €   Registrations (up to the workshop)
    
    The registration fees include the attendance to the workshop,  coffee 
    breaks , lunches (Nov 23, Nov. 24), dinner (Nov. 24) and the Workshop 
    Proceedings (book of abstracts and CDROM).
    
    For further information, please see 
    http://www.strep-necst.org/2ndWorkshop
    
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    7.2 A Conference in Honor of Rafail Z. Khasminskii
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    A Conference in Honor of Rafail Z. Khasminskii
    
    Contributed by: George Yin, gyin@math.wayne.edu
    
    Asymptotic Analysis in Stochastic Processes, Nonparametric Estimation, 
    and Related Problems
    
    A Conference in Honor of Rafail Z. Khasminskii on the 
    Occasion of His 75th Birthday
    
    September 15-17, 2006
    Wayne State University (WSU), Detroit, MI
    http://www.math.wayne.edu/~conf/
    
    Confirmed invited speakers include
    Eugene B. Dynkin (Cornell Univ.),
    Mark Freidlin (Univ. of Maryland),
    Ildar A. Ibragimov (Russian Academy of Sci.),
    Rafail Z. Khasminskii (WSU),
    Nicolai Krylov (Univ. of Minnesota),
    Harold J. Kushner (Brown Univ.),
    Oleg Lepsky (Universite de Provence, Marseille),
    Robert Liptser (Tel Aviv Univ.),
    Stanislav Molchanov (Univ. of North Carolina),
    Michael Nussbaum (Cornell University),
    George Papanicolaou (Stanford Univ.),
    Boris Rozovskii (Univ. of Southern California),
    Anatoli Skorokhod (Michigan State Univ.),
    Alexander Wentzell (Tulane Univ.).
    
    The organizing committee includes:
    Pao-Liu Chow  (WSU),
    Mark Freidlin (Univ. of Maryland),
    Nicolai Krylov (Univ. of Minnesota),
    Boris Mordukhovich  (WSU),
    Boris Rozovskii (Univ. of Southern California),
    George Yin (WSU)
    
    For further information, please see
    http://www.math.wayne.edu/~conf/
    
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    7.3 Course on LMI optimisation
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    Course on LMI optimisation
    
    Contributed by: Didier Henrion, henrion@laas.fr
    
    Course on LMI optimisation by Didier Henrion (LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse,
    France, and FEL-CVUT, Prague, Czech Republic), University of Dortmund,
    Germany, 25-27 October 2006
    
    This three-day intensive course is organized by the Process Control
    Laboratory of the University of Dortmund, in cooperation with the
    Graduate School of Production Engineering and Logistics. It consists
    of four three-hour lectures and one three-hour interactive lab.
    The course is given in English. It is free of charge and open to
    external participants.
    
    The course is aimed at advanced Master and PhD students as well as
    researchers interested in optimisation and its engineering
    applications. It covers latest achievements in linear matrix
    inequality (LMI) optimisation and semidefinite programming, with a
    focus on lifting and projection techniques to solve nonconvex
    polynomial optimisation problems, as well as applications in
    control engineering.
    
    Please contact Didier Henrion (henrion@laas.fr) if you are interested
    in attending the course. For more information see also
    http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/courses/dortmund06
    
    
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    7.4 Identification in Closed Loop
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    Identification in Closed Loop
    
    Contributed by: I.D. Landau, landau@lag.ensieg.inpg.fr
    
    IEEE 2006 CCA/CACSD/ISIC Workshop
    
    Identification in Closed Loop - a Powerful Design and Tuning Tool
    (Theory, Algorithms and Applications)
    
    I.D. Landau
    Laboratoire d’Automatique de Grenoble (CNRS/INPG), France
    http://landau-bookic.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/english
    
    Date: October 3, 2006,  Place : Munich, Germany, Workshop Type:  Full day 
    
    Goals:
    To provide a comprehensive presentation of the techniques for plant model 
    identification in closed loop operation. 
    To illustrate these techniques by several applications.
    
    Synopsis:
    System identification in closed loop operation has witnessed a very 
    important development in the last ten years. Two main reasons motivated this 
    development: the frequent requirement for system identification in closed 
    loop (either because the system is unstable or have important drift in open 
    loop operation or because a controller exists already), and the important 
    discovery that models identified in closed loop are generally better, for 
    control design, than those identified in open loop (provided that 
    appropriate algorithms are used). Identification in closed loop is also a 
    very useful tool for controller reduction.
        
    Objectives:
    Provide a global view upon the subject;
    Present the most efficient algorithms for identification in closed loop;
    Present the methodology for identification in closed loop as applied in 
    practice;
    Illustrate the methodology by several applications (a flexible transmission, 
    an active suspension);
    Present a methodology for controller complexity reduction with applications.
    
    The basic reference for supporting the workshop is:
    I.D. Landau, G. Zito: "Digital Control Systems – Design, Identification and 
    Implementation", Springer, London, 2005.
    
    Matlab/Scilab files implementing the various algorithms which will be 
    presented can be downloaded freely from:
    http://landau-bookic.lag.ensieg.inpg.fr\english
    
    For more details and registration consult: 
    http:// www.elet.polimi.it/conferences/cca06/
    
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    7.5 National Workshop on Aviation Software Systems
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    National Workshop on Aviation Software Systems
    
    Contributed by: Claire Tomlin, tomlin@stanford.edu
    
    Dear Colleagues,
    
    I am writing to encourage you to preregister for the National Workshop on
    Aviation Software Systems: Design for Certifiably Dependable Systems,
    scheduled for October 5-6, 2006 in Alexandria, VA, and to submit a position
    paper for your participation.
    
    The event is being sponsored by:
    Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
    (NITRD) Program's High Confidence Software and Systems (HCSS) Coordinating
    Group (CG) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
    
    Please visit the webpage at
            http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/hcssas/
    for more details and instructions.
    
    The final workshop is by invitation. We encourage potential participants to
    submit a 1-2 page position paper. This will aid the organizers in ensuring
    that the attendees and topics are well matched. Once position papers are
    evaluated, notification to authors will be sent.
    
    Government representatives interested in being invited to attend as
    observers are asked to submit a brief bio with a few sentences describing
    your interest in HCSS-AS to the organizers.
    
    IMPORTANT DATES:
    September 1, 2006:      Submission deadline
    September 8, 2006:      Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
    October 5-6, 2006:      Workshop dates
    
    We look forward to your response, and I encourage you to contact one of us
    with any questions you may have.
    
    Organizers:
    Claire J. Tomlin, Stanford/UC Berkeley
    R. John Hansman, MIT
    Jonathan Sprinkle, UC Berkeley
    
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    7.6 Training Course: Applied Control Techniques
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    Training Course: Applied Control Techniques
    
    Contributed by: H. Eder , actgmbh@compuserve.com
    
    APPLIED CONTROL TECHNIQUES - 
    a training course for process control and operations professionals on 
    practical use of basic and advanced controls and on controller performance 
    optimization. 
    
    	Next offering: October 9 - 13, 2006,  Brussels, Belgium. 
    
    Newcomers gain extensive, sound knowledge in the practical and most effective 
    use of standard and advanced techniques and experienced users the extra know-
    how for handling complex and difficult situations and to achieve better 
    performance in shorter time. The course is fully practice oriented and 
    delivers exceptional know-how in an easy understandable way, with many 
    examples of successful applications but also pitfalls and their resolutions. 
    It covers also special, little known techniques that are simple but powerful. 
    Many realistic PC exercises with our award winning software TOPAS deepen the 
    understanding. All work is done in small groups with an exceptionally 
    experienced instructor.
    
    Main topics:  Process dynamics, measurements & signals, sampling & filtering, 
    basic control concepts.  PID principles - configuration - tuning (load/
    setpoint, tight/average level control), single loop vs. cascade control, 
    advanced PID topics, feedforward-, constraint-, multivariable- , inferential 
    control, RGA, introduction to model based control, optimization, incentive 
    calculation, application design and implementation, performance analysis.
    
    For more information and to register see http://www.act-control.com  
    and look at TRAINING or contact 
    Hans H. Eder
    ACT - Brussels office, 
    Phone & fax (+32)-2-767-0895, 
    e-mail: actgmbh@compuserve.com  
    
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8. Positions
    8.1 Faculty: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Iran
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    Faculty: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
    
    Contributed by: M. Akbarzadeh, akbarzadeh@ieee.org
    
    The Systems and Control Engineering Group at the Ferdowsi University of
    Mashhad invites applications from Iranian nationals for tenure track faculty
    positions in control theory and applications, aerospace engineering,
    biomedical engineering, system identification, fault diagnosis and related
    areas. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree and have a strong commitment to
    undergraduate/graduate engineering education and research.  
    
    Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is the oldest and most prestigious research
    university in east of Iran. The graduate school admits top quality students to
    the M.S. and Ph.D. programs. The application package must include (1) Detailed
    curriculum vitae, (2) Statement of research and teaching, and (3) Names and
    contact details of three references. The interested candidates should send the
    application package to
    
    Dr. M. Akbarzadeh,
    Systems and Control Engineering Graduate Committee, 
    Department of Electrical Engineering, 
    Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran 91775-1111
    
    and also by email to akbarzadeh@ieee.org.
    
    The last date for applications is December 15, 2006. 
    For details about the university, visit FUM website: http://www.um.ac.ir/
    
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    8.2 Faculty: University of Newcastle AU
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    Faculty: University of Newcastle, AU
    
    Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au
    
    Applications are invited from suitable and qualified researchers for two
    fixed-term research faculty positions at the University of Newcastle,
    Australia. Applicants should possess, or be close to completion of, a Ph.D. in
    a relevant area and have a proven background in some aspect of control of hard
    disk drives, or nano-positioning systems. The successful applicant will join a
    multidisciplinary team, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with
    other Ph.D. students and researchers. One of the projects is funded by an
    Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant that is aimed at
    developing new control design methodologies for Dual-Stage Hard Disk Drives.
    The second project is funded by the ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and
    Control. Interested persons should contact Reza Moheimani before 13 October
    2006 for conditions of employment. The salary will be at the Academic Level B
    ($63,785-$75,746, plus superannuation). 
    
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    8.3 Faculty: University of Waterloo Canada
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    Faculty: University of Waterloo, Canada
    
    Contributed by: Dan Davison, ddavison@uwaterloo.ca
    
    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of
    Waterloo is expanding and currently has more than a dozen openings
    including one specifically in the "control and mechatronics" area. 
    For more information and a link to the online application page, please 
    visit http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/Home/positions/ECEpositions.htm
    
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    8.4 Faculty: Wright State University USA
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    Faculty: Wright State University, USA
    
    Contributed by: Lang Hong, lang.hong@wright.edu
    
    The Department of Electrical Engineering at Wright State University, Dayton, 
    Ohio invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at all levels.  
    Exceptional candidates are being sought in all areas in electrical 
    engineering, wireless engineering, RFIC design, VLSI, nanotechnologies, 
    intelligent sensors, sensor signal exploitation, and intelligent control.  
    Applicants must anticipate an earned Ph.D. in electrical or computer 
    engineering or closely related discipline by the start date.  Applicants for 
    assistant professor are expected to show propensity for scholarship, 
    generating research programs, and teaching.  Consideration for higher ranks 
    requires significant additional experience and demonstrated proficiency in 
    scholarship, sponsored research, and teaching commensurate with the levels of 
    performance described in the department bylaws.  Departmental information, 
    including a link to the bylaws, is available at www.engineering.wright.edu/ee.  
    Submit application with a brief statement of research and teaching interests; 
    a complete vita; names and contact information of 3 references; and supporting 
    information to Chair, Faculty Search Committee (Ad Code), Dept. of Electrical 
    Engineering, WSU, Dayton, OH 45435.  Review of applications will begin 
    10/27/2006.  WSU is an AA/EO Employer.
    
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    8.5 PhD: Johannes Kepler University Linz AT
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    PhD: Johannes Kepler University Linz, AT
    
    Contributed by: L. del Re, luigi.delre@jku.at
    
    In the framework of a research project on structural identification of 
    complex systems (in particular, engine emissions) we have an opening from now 
    for a PhD student with a control or mathematical background, with at least 
    basic understanding of classical (linear) system identification. Structure 
    identification is concerned with finding an analytical description of a 
    nonlinear system described only by data, and usually consists in a 
    combination of data preprocessing (to obtain a numerically well posed 
    problem), formula estimation and selection (typically using forward selection 
    or genetic programming) and parameter estimation. Working place is Linz, at 
    the Mechatronics Fachbereich, Institute of Design and Control of 
    Mechatronical Systems, http://desreg.jku.at
    
    Please send your application until October 2nd to
    Michaela.Beneder@jku.at
     
    
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    8.6 PhD: Leiden University NL
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    PhD: Leiden University, NL
    
    Contributed by: Remko Stuik, stuik@strw.leidenuniv.nl
    
    Leiden Observatory invites applications for a PhD position “Control in
    Adaptive Optics” within the astronomical instrumentation group, in close
    collaboration with TNO and TU Delft. Leiden Observatory and TNO are involved
    in numerous ground- and space-based instrumentation projects
    (http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/research/instrumentation.php and
    http://www.tno.nl/industrie_en_techniek). The current position is provided in
    the context of the development and implementation of novel reconstruction
    algorithms. Advanced AO systems using either natural guide stars or laser
    guide star(s) are being developed for various new projects, among others the
    MUSE and GLAS projects. A common trend in these projects is the need for
    better correction over a larger field of view, at shorter wavelengths and
    requiring more advanced and optimized algorithms. The current position aims at
    the development of new and innovative AO algorithms and at demonstrating these
    algorithms both in the lab—on the Leiden AO test bench HORATIO and the TNO AO
    test bed—as well as on sky. This project will, in part, be an extension
    of the work on optimized control done in the context of the “Knowledge Center
    for Aperture Synthesis” (KAS).
    
    The on-sky demonstration is expected to take place on the WHT AO system
    NAOMI, for which the real-time control system is currently being upgraded.
    Part of the tasks will be a direct involvement in this upgrade, which will
    allow for a better understanding of the AO system and will help in the next
    step where a full AO test bench might be implemented. The successful candidate
    is also expected to take part in the scientific exploitation of the data
    currently being collected with AO assisted IFUs, specifically OASIS and
    SINFONI, where a strong link exists with the current work of Prof. De Zeeuw,
    Prof. Franx and Dr. Van Der Werf.
    
    Applications should contain the applicant's CV, a short introductory letter,
    and a detailed description of the applicant's academic achievements, including
    grades and prior research experience. Applicants should also arrange at least
    one letter of recommendation to be sent independently. We prefer electronic
    submissions for both applications and recommendation letters. Selection will
    start on September 1, although positions will remain open until a suitable
    person has been found. For more information, please contact Dr. Stuik at the
    above e-mail or at the phone number +31 71 527 5572.
    
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    8.7 PhD: Prairie View A and M University USA
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    PhD: Prairie View A and M University, USA
    
    Contributed by: yongpeng zhang, ypzhang@pvamu.edu
    
    One PhD Research Assistantship is opening in Department of Electrical & 
    Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University starting from Spring 
    2007. 
    
    The candidate is expected to demonstrate strong mathematics background, 
    programming capability, and hands-on skill in experiment. The successful 
    candidate will work on PAM/PWM digital controller design for mechatronics 
    system sponsored by US Army Research Office. 
    
    A Bachelor's degree in broadly defined areas of control system, motor drive, 
    or digital signal processing is required, and a Master's degree in relevant 
    fields is preferred. 
    
    Interested students are suggested to browse http://ece.pvamu.edu/PHD/ to 
    apply for admission, and then contact Prof. Yongpeng Zhang at 
    ypzhang@pvamu.edu for potential financial support. 
    
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    8.8 PhD: University of Hawaii USA
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    PhD: University of Hawaii, USA
    
    Contributed by: Gurdal Arslan, gurdal@hawaii.edu
    
    A Research Assistant position is available as part of an NSF Award "CAREER: 
    Cooperative Systems Design - Stochastic Games Approach". The research 
    component of this project involves developing concepts, methods, algorithms, 
    and simulation platforms for the analysis and synthesis of "Cooperative 
    Systems", loosely defined as large-scale systems designed to achieve system-
    level goals via self-interested autonomous decision makers; see the project 
    abstract at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gurdal/. If you are mathematically 
    inclined and interested in pursuing graduate studies on this topic, apply to 
    the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering at University of Hawaii, 
    Manoa, at http://www-ee.eng.hawaii.edu/ and e-mail your CV to 
    gurdal@hawaii.edu
    
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    8.9 PhD: University of Texas San Antonio USA
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    PhD: University of Texas San Antonio, USA
    
    Contributed by: Bruce Smith, Ph.D., Bruce.Smith@utsa.edu
    
    PhD Student Research Assistantships are available starting
    Fall 07.  The research will involve the development of n