E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 184, December, 2003 Editor: Pradeep Misra Dept. of Electrical Engineering Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 USA Tel +937 775 5062 Fax +937 775 3936 Submit articles at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter Submission deadline for January eletter: December 31, 2003 Contents 0. Editorial 1. Personals 1.1 Change of Address for Peter Benner 2. Awards Honors 2.1 D.P. Garg receives Edwin F. Church Medal 2.2 E.J. Davison receives 2003 Killam Prize 2.3 IEEE Award Deadlines 3. General Announcements 3.1 2003 Hurwitz lecturer at ETH: Graham Goodwin 3.2 Workshops on Future Directions in Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems 4. Positions 4.1 Chair: Boise State University USA 4.2 Faculty: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Canada 4.3 Faculty: Feng Chia University Taiwan 4.4 Faculty: Texas A&M University USA 4.5 Faculty Position: Embry-Riddle AZ USA 4.6 Grad Student Research Assoc: University of Patras Greece 4.7 PhD: University of Liverpool UK 4.8 PhD: University of Sheffield UK 4.9 Post-Doc: Boston University USA 4.10 Post-Doc: Monash University Australia 4.11 Post Doc: Swiss Federal Laboratories Switzerland 4.12 Principle Engineer: UTRC USA 5. Books 5.1 Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2003 5.2 Mathematics of Internet Congestion Control 5.3 Multivariable Control Systems - An Engineering Approach 5.4 Real-Time Optimization by Extremum Seeking Control 5.5 Robust Control: The Parametric Approach 5.6 Synchronizacion of mechanical systems 6. Journals 6.1 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 6.2 Contents: Automatica December 2003 6.3 Contents: Automatica November 2003 6.4 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 6.5 Contents: European Journal of Control 6.6 Contents: IEEE Trans. Control Systems Technology 6.7 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 6.8 Contents: Int Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing 6.9 Contents: International Journal of Hybrid Systems 6.10 Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications 6.11 Contents: Mathematics of Control Signals and Systems 6.12 Contents: Optimal Control Applications and Methods 7. Conferences 7.1 19th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control 7.2 2004 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 7.3 23rd Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control 7.4 6th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems 7.5 Clustering High-Dimensional Data and its Applications 7.6 European conference on Mathematics for Industry 7.7 FDA-IFAC Workshop FDA-04 7.8 IEEE RTAS 2004 - Special Track on Real-Time Control 7.9 IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining Mineral and Metal processing 7.10 Invited Papers: Special Session on Supervisory Control WODES 2004 7.11 Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation 7.12 NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 184-th issue of the E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. The next issue of eletter will be mailed out at the beginning of Jan 2004. Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. Please forward this eletter to your colleagues. They can subscribe to eletter at: http://www.ieeecss.org/cgi-bin/PAB/eletter/subscribe_form.cgi To unsubscribe, send an email to p.misra@ieee.org A web version of this eletter with Table of Contents hyperlinked to contents is located at: http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/eletter/archive/current.shtml +----------------------------------------+ | | Personals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Peter Benner, Change of Address for Peter Benner Dear colleagues, please note my new coordinates: Prof. Dr. Peter Benner Mathematik in Industrie und Technik Fakultaet fuer Mathematik TU Chemnitz D-09107 Chemnitz Germany Phone : (+49) (0)371-531-8367, -2659 (secretary) Fax : (+49) (0)371-531-2657 E-mail: benner@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de URL : http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~benner +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Manish Kumar, D.P. Garg receives Edwin F. Church Medal THE EDWIN F. CHURCH MEDAL, established in 1972, is awarded annually to an individual who has rendered service in increasing the value, importance and appeal of mechanical engineering education. This year, the medal was awarded to Prof. Devendra P. Garg at the 2003 ASME Internation Congress and Exposition held in Washington, DC from November 16 to November 21. The citation of the award read as follows: "DEVENDRA P. GARG, Ph.D., professor, Duke University (Durham, N.C.), for outstanding leadership in the academic community and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, and for exemplary contributions to the technical programs of the U.S. government, particularly the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Office." *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li Qiu, E.J. Davison receives 2003 Killam Prize Professor Edward J. Davison of the Systems Control Group, University of Toronto, was awarded the 2003 Killam Prize, Canada's most distinguished award for career achievements in engineering, sciences and humanities. For the news release, see webpage http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/pressreleases/co0311-e.asp *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, IEEE Award Deadlines Please note that JANUARY 31st, 2004 is the deadline for nominations for the 2004 IEEE awards sponsored by the Control Systems Society: the IEEE Control Systems Field Award, and the IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award. Nominations may be submitted using the web (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/). Also note that the Deadline for the IEEE Fellow nominations is March 15. Check the CSS awards website (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/) for the deadlines of the AACC and IFAC awards. +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pablo A. Parrilo, 2003 Hurwitz lecturer at ETH: Graham Goodwin In commemoration of Adolf Hurwitz' seminal contributions, the Automatic Control Laboratory at ETH Zurich has established in 1999 the Hurwitz Memorial Lectureship, where leading researchers in the control field are invited to ETH to deliver a special presentation. Past Hurwitz lecturers were S. Shankar Sastry, University of California at Berkeley, and Stephen Boyd, Stanford University. We are pleased to announce that this year's lecturer will be Graham Goodwin, Univ. Newcastle. On December 16th and 17th, he will be delivering two lectures, on "Finite Alphabet Control and Estimation" and "Constrained Estimation". For a summary of Goodwin's presentations, and background information about the series, see: http://control.ee.ethz.ch/hurwitz/2003.msql http://control.ee.ethz.ch/hurwitz/ Starting this year, the lectures will be broadcast live on the web, and archived for posterior viewing. For detailed information follow the links above. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Mark W. Spong, Workshops on Future Directions in Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems Proceedings of the 2002 and 2003 Workshops on Future Directions in Nonlinear Control of Mechanical Systems are available online at http://robot0.ge.uiuc.edu/~spong/workshop.html (for the 2002 Proceedings) http://robot0.ge.uuc.edu/~spong/workshop03.html (for the 2003 Proceedings) These Workshops were held on October 5, 2002, and October 4, 2003, respectively, in the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Support for the workshops was provided by the U.S. Office of Naval Research grant N00014-02-01-0762 and by the National Science Foundation grant NSF ECS-0228869 and is gratefully acknowledged. +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Cheryl B. Schrader, Chair: Boise State University, USA Boise State University invites applications and nominations for the position of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair, see http://coen.boisestate.edu. A chair is sought to lead the Department in enhancing research and educational programs and establishing a Ph.D. degree program. Preferred qualifications include a strong record of research and scholarly activity, and proven leadership, communication, and administrative skills. An earned Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering or a closely related field is required. The Department offers an ABET accredited B.S. degree in electrical engineering and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering. Boise State University is the largest university in Idaho with an enrollment of 18,000+ students. The University is located in Idaho’s capital city and largest metropolitan area, which serves as the state’s center for government, technology, business, health care, & culture. See http://boise.org Qualified applicants should send a CV, one-page statement of professional interests, and contact information for at least three professional references to: ECE Chair Search Committee, 1910 University Drive, MS 2100, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 83725. Review of applications will begin on January 5, 2004 and will continue until the position is filled. Boise State University is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, and members of other underrepresented groups. EOE/AA Institution, Veterans preference may be applicable. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Lahcen Saydy, Faculty: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada The Electrical Engineering Department at École Polytechnique de Montréal invites applications for tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, Electrical Network and Energy Systems, VLSI Design, Microwave and Millimeter- Wave Integrated Circuits Technology, Telecommunication and Mecatronics (Embedded and Onboard Systems). The department seeks individuals who can assume leadership roles in teaching, research and outreach. The new professors will be required to teach at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels, supervise graduate students and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in order to favor close collaborations with existing research groups. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or in a related engineering discipline. Industrial experience is desirable. The teaching language is French. The search will continue until the positions are filled. Candidates should send a CV, selected reprints/preprints of previous or current research contributions, names and addresses of three references and a brief statement outlining their research and teaching goals to: Professor Richard Hurteau, chairman Electrical Engineering Department Ecole Polytechnique P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville Montreal (Quebec), Canada H3C 3A7 Email: richard.hurteau@polymtl.ca Following Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Ecole Polytechnique is committed to employment equity. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Ya-Jane Chen, Faculty: Feng Chia University, Taiwan The Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science at Feng Chia University cordially invites world wide applications for faculty positions beginning Fall, 2004. Several positions are available with ranks as Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors based on individual qualifications. The positions require strong commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service. Located in Taichung, Taiwan with all year round mild climate and a convenient transportation network, Feng Chia University is a decent campus for dedicated information engineering and computer science professionals. For information about the university, visit our website www.fcu.edu.tw. Please mail curriculum vitae, copy of the self-evaluated best publication, and three letters of recommendation to: Faculty Recruiting Committee Chair Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science Feng Chia University 100 Wenhwa Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan. Email submissions are also acceptable by addressing to: recruit@pine.iecs.fcu.edu.tw For more detail regarding our current research interests, facilities, faculties and students, please refer to our website at: http://www.iecs.fcu.edu.tw *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: John Valasek, Faculty: Texas A&M University USA The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University has been designated as a Signature Program in the Dwight Look College of Engineering. As part of the University’s Vision 2020 long range plan, the department will be adding nine new faculty over the next four years. The Department invites applications for five new tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels. Candidates applying for these positions are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels, a demonstrable research capability that will enable the candidate to develop an externally funded, independent research program and publish in leading scholarly journals. The successful candidate should be prepared to collaborate with colleagues, develop new multidisciplinary research initiatives, and participate in on-going research projects. Relevant work experience is desired. Applicants must have earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering or a closely related field. Information on these positions and the Department of Aerospace Engineering can be found at http://aero.tamu.edu. Applicants should submit a detailed resume along with a brief statement of their interests that includes their vision for research and teaching, and the names and addresses of five references to the search committee chairman listed below. Position 1: Autonomous Intelligent Aerospace Systems - We seek individuals with basic strengths in aerospace vehicle dynamics and control who have expertise in system modeling and autonomous control systems for aircraft, UAVs, spacecraft, or robotics. Expertise in one or more of the following areas will be preferred: Reconfigurable fault tolerant-control, neural networks, and rules-based reasoning, smart sensors, inference, intelligent agents, pattern recognition, and multi-resolution analysis. Preference will be given to candidates who have shown balance between analysis, computation, and experiment. Position 2: Space Systems – We seek individuals with basic backgrounds in astrodynamics who have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Space mission and trajectory design, spacecraft design, space sensor systems, including signal analysis and image processing, and dynamical systems theory. Preference will be given to candidates who have balance between basic analysis and application of design methodologies for spacecraft, spacecraft sensors and actuators, and space missions. Submit application materials to: Dr. John Junkins, Chair of Aerospace Systems Search Committee and George J. Eppright Chair Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3141 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3141, Junkins@tamu.edu. Applications will be considered until the positions are filled. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Steve Kahne, Faculty Position: Embry-Riddle, AZ, USA Computer Engineering - tenure track position The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, AZ The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level available in Fall 2004. The successful candidate should have an earned doctorate in Computer Engineering or a closely related field. Interest and ability to teach undergraduate electrical and computer engineering courses and laboratories is essential. Preferred areas of expertise include data networks, telecommunications, and software tools. Industrial and/or teaching experience would strengthen a candidate's credentials. Embry-Riddle is a small, residential university in the mountains of Arizona where faculty/student interaction is highly valued and is a central theme of the campus. The department is part of the College of Engineering that also includes a large aerospace engineering department and a department of computer science. There are many opportunities for inter-departmental teaching and research. Prescott is rated as one of the most livable areas in the Southwest and at 5000 above sea level has a mild climate, clean air and pristine wilderness areas close by. Send detailed vita information and contact information for three professional references to Professor Stephen Kahne, Chair, Search Committee, c/o HR Department, ERAU, 3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ 86301. Contact Professor Kahne at Kahne@erau.edu for further information. Review of applications will begin immediately. ERAU is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from women and minorities. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: John Lygeros, Grad Student, Research Assoc: University of Patras, Greece University of Patras, Greece Funding is available to support a full time graduate student or research associate to conduct research on the application of automatic control methods to problems of collision avoidance in air traffic management. The work is supported by a research project funded by Eurocontrol Experimental Centre. The position is for three years and available immediately. The successful candidate is expected to have a degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or related field and experience with automatic control techniques. For more information please contact Dr John Lygeros Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Patras Patra, GR26500, GREECE email: lygeros@ee.upatras.gr Tel.: +30 2610 996458 Fax.: +30 2610 991812 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: D.J.Walker, PhD: University of Liverpool, UK Applications are invited from UK/EU nationals for an EPSRC-funded PhD project studentship on flight control and aircraft modelling. The student will work on the development and testing of aircraft control laws for handling qualities improvement, envelope protection and structural load alleviation, using control techniques such as H-infinity and LMI optimization. The student will join a group with leading expertise in flight control, dynamics, handling qualities, and simulation, based in Liverpool's 5* rated Engineering Department. For further information on the group, see http://www.flightlab.liv.ac.uk/. Liverpool's advanced six-axis flight simulator will provide state-of-the-art piloted simulation capabilities, and will be used to support the research. Qualifications and Experience - 1st or upper 2nd class degree in an appropriate branch of engineering or mathematics; - Good knowledge of control, dynamics, simulation. Applicants should complete a form, available at http://www.liv.ac.uk/~djwalker/PGAF.doc and email this, along with a c.v. and covering letter to pgrecruitment@liv.ac.uk, with a copy to djwalker@liv.ac.uk. Closing Date: 5 January 2004 Dr D.J.Walker Engineering Dept. University of Liverpool Liverpool, L69 3GH, U.K. 0151 794 4808 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rita Beech, PhD: University of Sheffield, UK Two E-Science PhD Studentships in Grid Computing The Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering (ACSE) [5* Grade on the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise] is currently involved on a number of e-Science Grid Computing projects. The Grid, or Internet 2 as it is sometimes known, is a collection of distributed, possibly heterogeneous computing resources which can be used as an ensemble to execute reliably, securely and on-time, large-scale applications. First developed in the scientific community, the Grid is now moving towards a mainstream challenge of reliable, robust, scaleable and secure distributed systems. ACSE is working within an e-Science project, DAME (Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment), contributing expertise in Decision Support, Modelling, Simulation and Workflow Optimisation. DAME is a flagship pilot project funded by EPSRC and is a collaborative project involving York, Oxford and Leeds Universities as well as industrial partners Rolls-Royce PLC and Data Systems and Solutions Ltd, see http://www.shef.ac.uk/acse/utc/dame/ Two PhD Research Studentships (36 months) with bursary of BP 9000 per annum are available (UK residential status required) to start immediately within the DAME project on the general research themes of, "Decision Support for Diagnosis in Aerospace" and "Medical Applications Using Data Mining Via The Grid". Candidates must have a minimum of a BSc/BEng (Hons) class 2:1 in an engineering or a related science subject. Computer programming skills would be desirable, and an interest in Artificial Intelligence and/or Data Mining would be helpful. Those interested should send a covering letter and a resume (CV) to p.fleming@sheffield.ac.uk by email (with subject heading: DAME Studentship) or if by post to Professor PJ Fleming Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering The University of Sheffield Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Tim Gardner, Post-Doc: Boston University, USA Postdoctoral fellowship available to develop inference and control algorithms for regulatory functions in complex genetic networks (see Science 301:102-105, 2003). Methods developed may include linear, nonlinear and probabilistic learning and control techniques using both steady-state and time-series data. Key challenges of the project include high noise, high demensionality, and limited sample sizes. Techniques developed will be applied to current problems in drug discovery and bioremediation. Applicant will utilize existing gene and biochemical data sets, and will work closely with researchers collecting large-scale measurements of gene responses to stress and respiratory changes in bacteria. Expertise in multivariate systems, dynamical systems, control theory, system identification and statistical learning is critical. Familiarity with basic biology, bioinformatics tools and databases is desirable. Applicants must have a PhD in engineering, computer science, physics, or related discipline. Competitive salary and benefits. Start date: anytime until 9/1/04. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV, and names of three references to: Dr. Timothy S. Gardner Department of Biomedical Engineering Boston University 44 Cummington St. Boston, MA 02215 http://bme.bu.edu/faculty/gardner.htm *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jingxin Zhang, Post-Doc: Monash University, Australia A postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Australia. The applicants are expected to have strong background and experience in control and/or signal processing, preferably in one of the following areas: robust control and filtering, multirate signal processing and filter bank design, spectral estimation. The position is supported by Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project Grant, initially for one year with the possibility of further extension dependent on the progress of research. Applicants should send full curriculum vitae to Dr Jingxin Zhang at jingxin.zhang@eng.monash.edu.au or Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Stan Pietrzko, Post Doc: Swiss Federal Laboratories, Switzerland The main goal of this research is Active Control of Smart Materials and Structures. The candidate should have expertise in at least two of the following areas: modelling and control of smart materials and structures, active and passive noise and vibration control, analytical, advanced FEM modelling and experimental mechanics, advanced composite materials and structures, DSP’s, MEMS, FPGA's. The credentials of the candidate include a balanced theoretical and experimental background in his/her Ph.D. research in a speciality area listed above. The candidate will be responsible for conducting multi-disciplinary research on smart materials and structures; collaborating with and eventually leading on proposal preparation efforts; advising of graduate students. Informal enquires may be made to Dr S.J. Pietrzko, EMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Ueberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland, E-Mail: stanislaw.pietrzko@empa.ch *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Greg Luther, Principle Engineer: UTRC, USA The Systems Department at the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) invites applications for a senior position in diagnostics and prognostics. The candidate must be a strong technical leader with experience, and an understanding of the state-of-the-art in signal estimation and analysis as well as decision analysis, probability and statistics. Experience leading projects to produce impact by integrating well developed teaming and communications skills with experience in project planning and management are desirable. Expertise is also desirable in one or more of the following areas: modeling, simulation, controls, mechanics, and fluid-thermal systems. Training or experience in product reliability, wireless sensing networks, and software process are also a plus. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to capitalize on innovative, business-driven opportunities that are enabled by diagnostics and prognostics technologies. The candidate will help to identify these opportunities and to assist in the acquisition of external contracts using experience gained working with government funding agencies, generating value propositions, and creating strategic road maps. The minimal educational requirements are a Ph.D. in engineering, applied mathematics or physics with 5 years of experience, or a M.Sc. supplemented by 10 years of industrial research experience. The mission of UTRC is impact through innovation. UTRC partners with the other UTC business units to impact organic growth of the Corporation through disruptive innovation, which is manifested in both new products and new processes. To realize this mission UTRC also partners with the best research organizations in the world providing opportunities for external collaboration. The operating units of UTC include Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky Aircraft, Otis Elevators, Carrier, Hamilton-Sundstrand aerospace products and UTC Power, including UTC Fuel Cells and combined heat and power products. The Systems department enables innovations in products, services, operations and logistics at the systems level through a focus on producing total integrated solutions targeted at new and increasing revenue for UTC. Opportunities are identified and their value realized through systems engineering. The emphasis in the department is placed on understanding how systems operate, clarifying the interactions that exist among subsystems and components and specifying these interfaces to ensure robust products. These issues are considered across all stages of the product life cycle including concept generation, prototype design, volume production, field utilization and field service. The department has strong competencies rooted in mathematical modeling of UTC products and processes. The models are validated in world-class prototyping and experimental facilities and used as a basis for conceptual design, system optimization and validation. The department has expertise in energy systems, HVAC systems, chemical process systems, combustion dynamics, noise and vibration, dynamic systems and controls, diagnostics and prognostics, operations research, numerical and computational methods, and embedded systems. This expertise teams across all phases of the systems engineering process: architecture specifications; identification of physical mechanisms; subsystems and component interactions; mathematical modeling at varying fidelities; simulation and analysis to quantify system performance and robustness; design of necessary control systems; and finally, prototype design, fabrication, test and validation. The Optimization and Diagnostics group works within integrated product development teams in a concurrent engineering process to design, analyze and implement diagnostics and prognostics algorithms for systems and conduct model-based analyses for new products and processes. UTRC has a strong tradition in controls that is currently being accelerated with the strategic focus on system-level innovation of new products. Fuel cell power plants and advanced fuel processing systems, building combined heat and power systems, advanced HVAC systems, industrial gas turbines and aircraft engines, and elevator control systems are all being studied. For more information please contact Dr. Gregory G. Luther Systems Department Group Leader Optimization and Diagnostics Group LutherGG@utrc.utc.edu, (860)-610-2188 +----------------------------------------+ | | Books | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Oded Maler, Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2003 Some extra copies of the proceedings of HSCC03, Prague (Springer LNCS 2623) are available at discount prices. The table of contents can be found at http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/conf/hybrid/hscc2003.html . Purchase form can be retrieved at http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~maler/facture- hscc.txt *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Seth Barnes, The Mathematics of Internet Congestion Control R. Srikant, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL December 2003 / 176 pp / 19 illus / Hardcover / $54.95 / ISBN: 0-8176-3227-1 Series: Systems and Control: Foundations and Applications Congestion control algorithms were implemented for the Internet nearly two decades ago, but mathematical models of congestion control in such a large- scale network are relatively new. This text presents models for the development of new protocols that can help make Internet data transfers virtually loss- and delay-free. Introduced are tools from optimization, control theory, and stochastic processes integral to the study of congestion control algorithms. Intended for graduate students and researchers in systems theory and computer science, the text assumes basic knowledge of first-year, graduate-level control theory, optimization, and stochastic processes, but the key prerequisites are summarized in an appendix for quick reference. The work's wide range of applications to the study of both new and existing protocols and control algorithms make the book of interest to researchers and students concerned with many aspects of large-scale information flow on the Internet. Table of Contents: Introduction * Resource Allocation * Congestion Control: A Decentralized Solution to the Resource Allocation Problem * Relationship to Current Internet Protocols * Linear Analysis with Delay: The Single Link Case * Linear Analysis with Delay: The Network Case * Global Stability for a Single Link and Single Flow * Stochastic Models and their Deterministic Limits * Connection-Level Models * Real-Time Sources and Distributed Admission Control * Conclusions * Bibliography * Index For a full book description, as well as ordering information, please visit: http://www.birkhauser.com/detail.tpl?isbn=0817632271 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pedro Albertos, Multivariable Control Systems. An Engineering Approach Series: Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing Albertos, P., Sala, A. 2004, XVIII, 340 p. 68 illus., Softcover ISBN: 1-85233-738-9 Recommended Retail Price: EUR 69.95 www.springeronline.com Multivariable control techniques solve issues of complex specification and modelling errors elegantly but the complexity of the underlying mathematics is much higher than presented in traditional single-input, single-output control courses. Multivariable Control Systems focuses on control design with continual references to the practical aspects of implementation. While the concepts of multivariable control are justified, the book emphasises the need to maintain student interest and motivation over exhaustively rigorous mathematical proof. Tools of analysis and representation are always developed as methods for achieving a final control system design and evaluation. Features: design implementation clearly laid out using extensive reference to Matlab; combined consideration of systems (plant) andh signals (mainly disturbances) in a fluent but simple presentation; step-by-step approach from the objectives of multivariable control to the solution of complete design problems. Multivariable Control Systems is an ideal text for masters students, students beginning their Ph.D. or for final-year undergraduates looking for more depth than provided by introductory textbooks. It will also interest the control engineer practising in industry and seeking to implement robust or multivariable control solutions to plant problems in as straightforward a manner as possible. Table of content: Introduction to Multivariable Control Linear System Representation: models and equivalence Linear system analysis Solutions to the control problem Decentralised and decoupled control Fundamentals of centralised closed-loop control Optimisation-based control Designing for robustness Implementation and other issues A number of appendices complements the content: Summary of SISO systems analysis Matrices Signal and system norms Optimisation Multivariable statistics Robust control analysis and synthesis *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Kartik B. Ariyur, Real-Time Optimization by Extremum Seeking Control Authors: Kartik B. Ariyur and Miroslav Krstic ISBN: 0471468592 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Table of Contents: Part I: Theory 1. SISO Scheme and Linear Analysis 2. Multiparameter Extremum Seeking 3. Slope Seeking 4. Discrete Time Extremum Seeking 5. Nonlinear Analysis 6. Limit Cycle Minimization Part II: Applications 7. Antilock Braking 8. Bioreactors 9. Formation Flight 10. Combustion Instabilities 11. Compressor Instabilities: Part I 12. Compressor Instabilities: Part II Extremum seeking, a popular tool in control applications in the 1940s-1960s, has seen a return as an exciting research topic and industrial real-time optimization tool in the 1990's. Extremum seeking is also a method of adaptive control but it does not fit into the classical paradigm or model reference and related schemes, which deal with the problem of stabilization of a known reference trajectory or set point. A second distinction between classical adaptive control and extremum seeking is that the latter is not model based. As such, it provides a rigorous, high performance alternative to control methods involving neural networks. Its non-model based character explains the resurgence in popularity of extremum seeking in the last half a decade: the recent applications in fluid flow, combustion, and biomedical systems are all characterized by complex, unreliable models. Extremum seeking is applicable in situations where there is a nonlinearity in the control problem, and the nonlinearity has a local minimum or a maximum. The nonlinearity may be in the plant, as a physical nonlinearity, possibly manifesting itself through an equilibrium map, or it may be in the control objective, added to the system through a cost functional of an optimization problem. Hence, one can use extremum seeking both for tuning a set point to achieve an optimal value of the output, or for tuning parameters of a feedback law. The parameter space can be multivariable, a case we cover extensively in this book. This book overviews the efforts made over the last seven years to put extremum seeking on a rigorous analytical footing and to make improvement of performance in extremum seeking schemes systematic. Stability guidelines that have been developed are applicable not only to static maps but also to systems that combine static maps with dynamics in virtually any form, with the single restriction that the dynamics be open loop stable. The main accomplishment during the recent period, to which this book is dedicated, is achieving convergence to the optimum on a time scale comparable to the time scale of the plant dynamics. In other words, one does not have to try one set of parameters, wait for the plant transient to settle, try another set of parameters, wait again, compare the results, try again, and so on. The convergence of the parameters (set points, gains, etc.) occurs over a period comparable to the length of the plant transients. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: L.H. Keel, Robust Control: The Parametric Approach by S.P.Bhattacharyya, H.Chapellat and L.H.Keel is available for reference and free download at http://ee.tamu.edu/People/bios/bhatt/RobustControl.htm The book, previously published by Prentice Hall (1995, ISBN 0-13-781576-X), describes fundamental results in the area of robust control under real parameter uncertainty and includes a rigorous treatment of Kharitonov's Theorem, the Edge Theorem, the Generalized Kharitonov Theorem, the Mutilinear Mapping Theorem, Mixed Structured-Unstructured Uncertainty problems, Robust Absolute Stability, the computation of real parametric stability margins, several useful extremal results along with applications to control design. It contains numerous exercises, a fairly extensive and complete set of references and a Foreword by the late Russian control scientist Academician Yaakov Tsypkin. A review of the book appeared in Automatica Vol. 36, No. 10, October 2000, pp. 1561-1566. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Alejandro Rodriguez-Angeles, Synchronizacion of mechanical systems by Henk Nijmeijer (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) & Alejandro Rodriguez-Angeles (Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo IMP, Mexico) World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series A - Vol. 46 ISBN 981-238-605-X World Scientific Publishing http://www.wspc.com.sg/books/engineering/5391.html The main goal of this book is to prove analytically and validate experimentally that synchronization in multi-composed mechanical systems can be achieved in the case of partial knowledge of the state vector of the systems, i.e. when only positions are measured. For this purpose, synchronization schemes based on interconnections between the systems, feedback controllers and observers are proposed. Because mechanical systems include a large variety of systems, and since it is impossible to address all of them, the book focuses on robot manipulators. Nonetheless the ideas developed here can be extended to other mechanical systems, such as mobile robots, motors and generators. Contents: Preliminaries External Synchronization of Rigid Joint Robots External Synchronization of Flexible Joint Robots Mutual Synchronization of Rigid Joint Robots An Experimental Case Study Synchronization in Other Mechanical Systems +----------------------------------------+ | | Journals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, Contents: Asian Journal of Control Vol. 5, No. 4, December, 2003 Regular: 1. Title:Robustness Analysis on Sliding Mode Control of Induction Motor Author:H. Chekireb, M. Tadjine and M. Djemai 2. Title:Robust Vibration Control for Flexible Arms Using the Sliding Mode Method Author:Xinkai Chen, Chun-Yi Su and Toshio Fukuda 3. Title:Stabilization of Switched Linear Systems Author:Lijun Zhang, Daizhan Cheng and Jiang B. Liu 4. Title:Frequency Domain Analysis of Fast and Slow Motions in Sliding Modes Author:Igor Boiko 5. Title:Optimal and Robust Sliding Mode Control for Linear Systems with Multiple Time Delays in Control Input Author:Michael Basin, Leonid Fridman, Jesus Rodriguez-Gonzalez and Pedro Acosta 6. Title:Sliding Modes, ˇµ-Modulators, and Generalized Proportional Integral Control of Linear Systems Author:Hebertt Sira-Ramirez 7. Title:An Asymptotic Second-Order Smooth Sliding Mode Control Author:Yuri B. Shtessel, Ilya A. Shkolnikov and Mark D. J. Brown 8. Title:Model-Reference Output-Feedback Sliding Mode Controller for a Class of Multivariable Nonlinear Systems Author:Liu Hsu, Ramon R. Costa and jose Paulo Vilela Soares da Cunha 9. Title:Universal Output-Feedback SISO Controllers Author:Arie Levant 10. Title:Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control with Piecewise Linear Switching Manifold Author:Mariagrazia Dotoli 11. Title:Sliding Mode Control Synthesis of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems Author:Y. Orlow, W. Perruquetti and J. P. Richard 12. Title:Implicit Triangular Observer form Dedicated to a Sliding Mode Observer for Systems with Unknown Inputs Author:T. Boukhobza, M. Djemai and J. P. Barbot 13. Title:Output-Feedback Control of Container Cranes: A Comparative Analysis Author:Giorgio Bartolini, Alessandro Pisano and Elio Usai Brief: 14.Title:Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine Author:M. Khalid Khan, Keng Boon Goh and Sarah K. Spurgeon 15. Title:A Combined Sliding Mode-Generalized PI Control Scheme for Swinging up and Balancing the Inertia Wheel Pendulum Author:Victor M. Hernandez 16.Title:Second-Order Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Decomposed Control of Uncertain Multivariable Systems Author:Yong Feng, Xuemei Zheng and Xinghuo Yu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: H. Kwakernaak, Contents: Automatica, November, 2003 Volume 39, Issue 11 For the cumulative table of contents 1963-present and new submissions visit http://www.autsubmit.com Regular papers W. P. Heath The variation of non-parametric estimates in closed-loop P. M. Mäkilä Squared and absolute errors in optimal approximation of nonlinear systems Brief papers Hu Shousong, Zhu Qixin Stochastic optimal control and analysis of stability of networked control systems with long delay M. Kordt, J. Ackermann Aircraft load allevation by robust yaw - lateral decoupling J. Stefanovski Polynomial J-spectral factorization in minimal state space R. Guidorzi, R. Diversi Minimal representations of MIMO time-varying systems and realization of cyclostationary models Jong-Koo Park, Hee Yong Youn Dynamic anti-windup based control method for state constrained systems P. Krishnamurthy, F. Khorrami Decentralized control and disturbance attenuation for large-scale nonlinear systems in generalized output-feedback canonical form A.C.M. Ran Necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of J-spectral factorization for para-Hermitian rational matrix functions V. Hagenmeyer, E. Delaleau Robustness analysis of exact feedback linearization based on differential flatness F. Dusonchet, M-O. Hongler Optimal hysteresis for a class of deterministic deteriorating two-armed bandit problem with switching costs Yu-Ping Tian, Xinghuo Yu Robust learning control for a class of nonlinear systems with periodic and aperiodic uncertainties P. Hippe Windup prevention for unstable systems Xidong Tang, Gang Tao, S. M. Joshi Adaptive actuator failure compensation for parametric strict feedback systems and an aircraft application Xiaohua Xia Estimation of HIV/AIDS parameters M. Bonilla Estrada, M. Malabre On the control of linear systems having internal variations W.L. De Koning Digital optimal reduced-order control of pulse-width-modulated switched linear systems Technical communiques E. Fridman, U. Shaked On reachable sets for linear systems with delay and bounded peak inputs Book reviews E. G. Collins, Jr. Fuzzy control systems design and analysis: A linear matrix inequality approach, by Kazuo Tanaka and Hua O. Wang T. Watanabe A unified algebraic approach to linear control design, by Robert E. Skelton, Tetsuya Iwasaki and Karolos M. Grigoriadis Genshe Chen, J. B. Cruz, Jr. Advances in aircraft flight control, by Mark B. Tischler *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: A. H. Glattfelder, Contents: Control Engineering Practice Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 1-119 (January 2004) Optimal control of urban drainage systems. A case study, Pages 1-9 G. Cembrano, J. Quevedo, M. Salamero, V. Puig, J. Figueras, J. Marti A novel method for mixture viscosity control based on change detection, Pages 11-22 T. Svantesson, G. Olsson Diagnosis of automotive electronic throttle control systems, Pages 23-30 R. Conatser, J. Wagner, S. Ganta, I. Walker Frequency adaptive control technique for rejecting periodic runout, Pages 31-40 J.-J. Liu, Y.-P. Yang Power control of a doubly fed induction machine via output feedback, Pages 41-57 S. Peresada, A. Tilli, A. Tonielli Diagnosis of acidification states in an anaerobic wastewater treatment plant using a fuzzy-based expert system, Pages 59-64 E.F. Carrasco, J. Rodriguez, A. Punal, E. Roca, J.M. Lema Optimal-setting control for complicated industrial processes and ist application study, Pages 65-74 Z. Wang, Q. Wu, T. Chai Modular approach to parameter estimation in geared and linear resonant systems, Pages 75-86 J.G. O'Donovan, R.C. Kavanagh, J.M.D. Murphy, M.G. Egan In-orbit thruster calibration techniques and experiment results with UoSAT-12, Pages 87-98 S.-F. Wu, W.H. Steyn, R.E. Bordany ProcGraph: a procedure-oriented graphical notation for process-control software specification, Pages 99-111 G. Godena Milestone report for area 7 industrial applications, Pages 113-119 T.M. Avoy, S.L.J. Jounela, R. Patton, M. Perrier, H. Weber, C. Georgakis *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, Contents: European Journal of Control Vol.9, Nb.5, 2003 On Optimal Control Approach for Hybrid Systems P. Riedinger, C. Iung, F. Kratz Discussion on "An Optimal Control Approach for Hybrid Sistems" M. Alamir and S. A. Attia Discussion on "An Optimal Control Approach for Hybrid Sistems" Anil Nerode Final Comments by the Authors Case Studies Using Linear Matrix Inequalities for Optimal Anti-Windup Synthesis G. Grimm, I. Postlethwaite, A. R. Teel, M. C. Turner, L. Zaccarian A New Class of Decentralized Estimators for Large-Scale Systems M.H. Kazemi, M. Karrari and M.B. Menhaj Adaptive Learning Control for Feedback Linearizable Systems D. Del Vecchio, R. Marino and P. Tomei Discussion on "Adaptive Learning Control for Feedback Linearizable Systems" In-Jong Ha and Joo-Yung Lee and Byung-Gyo Han Robust Design of Predictive Controllers in Presence of Unmodeled Dynamics M. Canale and M. Milanese Discussion on "Robust Design of Predictive Controllers in Presence of Unmodeled Dynamics" Raymond A. de Callafon Final Comments by the Authors Operational description and statistical analysis of linear periodic systems on the unbounded interval -infty < t < infty B.P. Lampe and E.N. Rosenwasser Discussion on "Operational description and statistical analysis of linear periodic systems on the unbounded interval -infty < t < infty" Koichi Hidaka Letter to the Editor H. Prochŕzka Final Comments by the Authors *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Misha Skliar, Contents: IEEE Trans. Control Systems Technology November 2003, Vol. 11, No. 6 Editorial Welcoming New Editor In Chief, M. Bodson Regular Papers Experimental Quantitative Comparison Of Different Control Architectures For Master-Slave Teleoperation I. Aliaga, A. Rubio, And E. Sanchez A Soft Computing Approach To Fuzzy Sky-Hook Control Of Semiactive Suspension R. Caponetto, O. Diamante, G. Fargione, A. Risitano, And D. Tringali Gain-Scheduled Wheel Slip Control In Automotive Brake Systems T. A. Johansen, I. Petersen, J. Kalkkuhl, And J. Ludemann Pid Controller Tuning Using Bode's Integrals A. Karimi, D. Garcia, And R. Longchamp Robust Backstepping Control For Slew Maneuver Using Nonlinear Tracking Function K.-S. Kim And Y. Kim Modeling And Control For Switched Linear Parameter-Varying Missile Autopilot S. Lim And J. How Power Management Strategy For A Parallel Hybrid Electric Truck C.-C. Lin, H. Peng. J. W. Grizzle, And J.-M Kang Fuel Efficient Rudder And Propeller Control Allocation For Marine Craft: Experiments With A Model Ship K.-P. Lindegaard And T. I. Fossen On The Use Of Flexural Wave Propagation Experiments For Identification Of Complex Modulus K. Mahata, S. Mousavi, T. Soderstrom, M. Mossberg, U. Valdek, And L. Hillstrom Indirect Stator Flux-Oriented Output Feedback Control Of A Doubly-Fed Induction Machine S. Peresada, A. Tili, And A. Tonielli Zero- And Low-Bias Control Designs For Active Magnetic Bearings P. Tsiotras And B. C. Wilson Two Antennas Gps-Aided Ins For Attitude Determination Y. Yang And J. A. Farrell Time-Optimal Control Of A Single-Dof Mechanical System Considering Actuator Dynamics Y.-O. Kim And I.-J. Ha An Approach To Dual-Stage Servo Design In Computer Disk Drives Y.-H. Kim And S.-H Lee Breif Papers Adaptive Tracking And Regulation Of A Wheeled Mobile Robot With Controller/Update Law Madularity W. E. Dixon, M. S. De Queiroz, D. M. Dawson, And T.J. Flynn Design Of A Class Of Nonlinear Controllers Via State Dependent Riccati Equation E. B. Erdem And A. G. Alleyne A Family Of Switching Control Strategies For The Reduction Of Torque Ripple In Dtc G. Escobar, A. M. Stankovic, E. Galvan, J. M. Carrasco, And R. Ortega An Experimental Compatrison Of Several Rwm Controllers For A Single-Phase Ac- Dc Converter D. Karagiannis, E. Mendes, A. Astolfi, And R. Ortega An H-Infinity Control Design Methodology Dedcated To The Active Control Of Vehicle Longitudinal Oscillations D. Lefebvre, P. Chevrel, And S. Richard Simultaneouse On-Line Identification Of Rational Dynamics And Time Delat: A Correlation-Based Approach A. B. Rad, W. L. Lo, And K. M. Tsang *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C. Stewart, Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Volume: 48, Issue: 11, Year: Nov. 2003 l infin -bounded robustness for nonlinear systems: analysis and synthesis Shoudong Huang; James, M.R., Page(s): 1875- 1891 System identification using binary sensors Le Yi Wang; Ji-Feng Zhang; Yin, G.G., Page(s): 1892- 1907 Backstepping control of linear time-varying systems with known and unknown parameters Youping Zhang; Fidan, B.; Ioannou, P.A., Page(s): 1908- 1925 Well-posedness analysis of switch-driven piecewise affine systems Imura, J., Page(s): 1926- 1935 Markov nets: probabilistic models for distributed and concurrent systems Benveniste, A.; Fabre, E.; Haar, S., Page(s): 1936- 1950 Two-person zero-sum markov games: receding horizon approach Hyeong Soo Chang; Marcus, S.I., Page(s): 1951- 1961 Design of T-liveness enforcing supervisors in petri nets Iordache, M.V.; Antsaklis, P.J., Page(s): 1962- 1974 Control of lti systems subject to unanticipated extreme perturbations using self-tuning 3-term switching controllers Chang, M.H.; Davison, E.J., Page(s): 1975- 1985 Finite-dimensional observers for delay systems Fiagbedzi, Y.A.; Cherid, A., Page(s): 1986- 1990 Probabilistic enhancement of classical robustness margins: a class of nonsymmetric distributions Lagoa, C.M., Page(s): 1990- 1994 Deciding co-observability is pspace-complete Rohloff, K.; Tae-Sic Yoo; Lafortune, S., Page(s): 1995- 1999 2dof controller parametrization for systems with a single i/o delay Mirkin, L.; Qing-Chang Zhong, Page(s): 1999- 2004 Adaptive neural network control of nonlinear systems with unknown time delays Shuzhi Sam Ge; Fan Hong; Tong Heng Lee, Page(s): 2004- 2010 A coupled nonlinear spacecraft attitude controller and observer with an unknown constant gyro bias and gyro noise Thienel, J.; Sanner, R.M., Page(s): 2011- 2015 Intrinsic difficulties in stochastic control of unstable convolution operators on Z Makila, P.M., Page(s): 2015- 2019 Recursive estimation methods for discrete systems Kueiming Lo; Kimura, H., Page(s): 2019- 2024 Stable, scalable, fair congestion control and aqm schemes that achieve high utilization in the internet Kunniyur, S.S.; Srikant, R., Page(s): 2024- 2029 Stable prediction for unstable independent models Rossiter, J.A., Page(s): 2029- 2035 Synthesis of supervisors enforcing general linear constraints in petri nets Iordache, M.V.; Antsaklis, P.J., Page(s): 2036- 2039 Root-mean-square gains of switched linear systems Hespanha, J.P., Page(s): 2040- 2045 Simultaneous pole placement of discrete-time plants using a -periodic controller Das, S.K.; Kar, P.K., Page(s): 2045- 2050 Eigenvalue-based algorithms for testing positive realness of siso systems Weiguo Gao; Yishao Zhou, Page(s): 2051- 2055 Online exact differentiation and notion of asymptotic algebraic observers Ibrir, S., Page(s): 2055- 2060 On the design of robust controllers for arbitrary uncertainty structures Lagoa, C.M.; Xiang Li; Sznaier, M., Page(s): 2061- 2065 Invariant subspaces for lpv systems and their applications Balas, G.; Bokor, J.; Szabo, Z., Page(s): 2065- 2069 Robust pi controller design satisfying sensitivity and uncertainty specifications Yaniv, O.; Nagurka, M., Page(s): 2069- 2072 Comments on "an lmi-based approach for robust stabilization of uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delays" Huijun Gao; Changhong Wang; Lu Zhao, Page(s): 2073- 2074 Software-Enabled Control: Information Technology for Dynamical Systems [Book Review] Samad, T.; Balas, G., Page(s): 2075- 2076 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Graham Woodward, Contents: Int Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing Volume 17, Issues 7-9, 2003 Online ISSN: 1099-1115 Print ISSN: 0890-6327 Visit www.interscience.wiley.com for more information. Guest Editorial (p 523-525) Alexander Horch, Guy Dumont Evaluation of controller performance - use of models derived by subspace identification (p 527-552) S. Bezergianni, C. Georgakis Determining controller benefits via probabilistic optimization (p 553-568) Y. Zhou, J. F. Forbes Analysis of multivariable controllers using degree of freedom data (p 569- 588) T. J. Harris, W. Yu A pragmatic approach towards assessment of control loop performance (p 589- 608) B. Huang A comparison of two feedforward control structure assessment methods (p 609- 624) M. Petersson, K.-E. Ĺrzén, T. Hägglund A segmentation-based method for detection of stiction in control valves (p 625-634) A. Stenman, F. Gustafsson, K. Forsman Process and controller performance monitoring: overview with industrial applications (p 635-662) K. A. Hoo, M. J. Piovoso, P. D. Schnelle, D. A. Rowan Performance assessment of level controllers (p 663-684) E. C. Horton, M. W. Foley, K. E. Kwok A relative performance monitor for process controllers (p 685-708) Q. Li, J.R. Whiteley, R.R. Rhinehart Controller performance assessment in set point tracking and regulatory control (p 709-727) N.F. Thornhill, B. Huang, S.L. Shah *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Aghalaya S. Vatsala, Contents: International Journal of Hybrid Systems Volume 3, Number 1, March 2003 CONTENTS Andrey V. Savkin A New Approach to Design of Networked Control Systems: H State Estimation via Limited Capacity Communication Channels Grigory Agranovich and Elena Litsyn Discrete-Continuous Stabilization of Linear Continuous Systems Gino Labinaz and Martin Guay Viability, the Solution Set, and Fixed Point Approximation of Hybrid Systems A. Benzaouia, E. K. Boukas and N. Daraoui Stability of Continuous-time Linear Systems with Markovian Jumping Parameters and Constrained Control V. Lakshmikantham and A.S.Vatsala Hybrid Impulsive Fuzzy Differential Systems Address for submissions and subscriptions: Professor A. S. Vatsala Department of Mathematics University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70504, U. S. A E-Mail: vatsala@louisiana.edu http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~asv5357/journal.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hans Schneider, Contents: Linear Algebra and its Applications Volume 377, Pages 1-297 (15 January 2004) TABLE OF CONTENTS Numerical range of composition operators on a Hilbert space of Dirichlet series, Pages 1-10 Catherine Finet and Herve Queffelec Interlace polynomials, Pages 11-30 Martin Aigner and Hein van der Holst Optimal frames for erasures, Pages 31-51 Roderick B. Holmes and Vern I. Paulsen Central polynomials in the matrix algebra of order two, Pages 53-67 Jones Colombo and Plamen Koshlukov Kantorovich type operator inequalities via the Specht ratio, Pages 69-81 Jun Ichi Fujii, Yuki Seo and Masaru Tominaga Directed strongly regular graphs obtained from coherent algebras, Pages 83-109 Mikhail Klin, Akihiro Munemasa, Mikhail Muzychuk and Paul-Hermann Zieschang Linear maps transforming H-unitary matrices, Pages 111-124 Chi-Kwong Li and Nung-Sing Sze Generalized invertibility in two semigroups of a ring, Pages 125-139 Pedro Patricio and Roland Puystjens Similarity invariant real linear subspaces and similarity preserving additive maps, Pages 141-153 Shuanping Du and Jinchuan Hou Submultiplicativity vs subadditivity for unitarily invariant norms, Pages 155- 164 Fumio Hiai and Xingzhi Zhan Approximation theory and matrix completions, Pages 165-179 D. Hadwin, D. R. Larson and D. Timotin An operator inequality and self-adjointness, Pages 181-194 Bojan Magajna, Marko Petkovek and Aleksej Turnek On the hardness of efficiently approximating maximal non-L submatrices, Pages 195-205 Andreas Brieden and Shawn Cokus Characterization and properties of matrices with generalized symmetry or skew symmetry, Pages 207-218 William F. Trench Distribution of the eigenvalues of random block-matrices, Pages 219-240 Marianna Bolla Sharp upper bounds on the spectral radius of graphs, Pages 241-248 Jinlong Shu and Yarong Wu On graphs whose star complement for -2 is a path or a cycle, Pages 249-265 Francis K. Bell and Slobodan K. Simi Rank-1 nilpotency linear preservers on nest algebras, Pages 267-290 Jianlian Cui, Maozheng Guo and Jinchuan Hou An upper bound for the permanent of (0,1)-matrices, Pages 291-295 Heng Liang and Fengshan Bai Author index, Page 297 Editorial board, Pages ii-iii *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jan H. van Schuppen , Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems Volume 16, numbers 2 and 3 2003 Giovanni Colombo, Paolo Dai Pra, Vlastimil Krivan and Ivo Vrkoc, Stochastic processes for bounded noise. MCSS 16 (2003), 95-119. Kevin A. Grasse, Admissibility of trajectories for control systems related by smooth mappings. MCSS 16 (2003), 120-140. Irina F. Sivergina, Michael P. Polis and Ilya Kolmanovsky, Source identification for parabolic equations. MCSS 16 (2003), 141-157. Delfim F.M. Torres, Lipschitzian regularity of the minimizing trajectories for nonlinear optimal control problems. MCSS 16 (2003), 158-174. S.J.L. van Eijndhoven and L.C.G.J.M. Habets, Equivalence of convolution systems in a behavioral framework. MCSS 16 (2003), 175-206. S. Bohacek and E.A. Jonckheere, Relationship between linear dynamically varying systems and jump linear systems. MCSS 16 (2003), 207-224. J.W. van der Woude, C. Commault and J.-M. Dion, Zero orders and dimensions of some invariant subspaces in linear structured systems. MCSS 16 (2003), 225-237. Boleslaw Kacewicz, Weighted average errors in set-membership estimation. MCSS 16 (2003), 238-253. INFORMATION The tables of contents of MCSS and the .pdf files of its papers are available from the publisher Springer at: http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00498/index.htm Information on MCSS is available also at the Editors' home pages: www.cwi.nl/~schuppen/mcss/mcss.html www.math.rutgers.edu/~sontag/mcss.html Address for submissions by email or regular mail: J.H. van Schuppen (Editor-in-Chief MCSS) CWI P.O.Box 94079 1090 GB Amsterdam The Netherlands Email mcss@cwi.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Graham Woodward, Contents: Optimal Control Applications and Methods Volume 24, Issue 5, 2003 Online ISSN: 1099-1514, Print ISSN: 0143-2087 Visit www.interscience.wiley.com for more information Shape sensitivities in a Navier-Stokes flow with convective and grey bodies radiative thermal transfer (p 237-256) J. Monnier Using logarithmic penalties in the shooting algorithm for optimal control problems (p 257-278) J. F. Bonnans, Th. Guilbaud Solving multi-objective dynamic optimization problems with fuzzy satisfying method (p 279-296) Cheng-Liang Chen, Chia-Yuan Chang, Daim-Yuang Sun +----------------------------------------+ | | Conferences | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: S. Sam Ge, The 19th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, 2-4 September, 2004, http://www.mk.ces.kyutech.ac.jp/isic04/ The IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control (ISIC) is an annual event sponsored by The IEEE Control Systems Society. The theme of ISIC'04 is "bio-modeling, bio-control, and bio-inspired systems." The conference program committee solicits high-quality papers containing original contributions in all areas of theory and applications of intelligent control. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their papers electronically through the following web site: https://www.paperplaza.net/scripts/start.pl In your submission, the first page of each manuscript must contain the title of the paper, the names and affiliations of the authors and four keywords/phrases. In addition, please identify the corresponding author giving full contact information, including fax and e-mail, if available, to whom all communications will be sent. For more information, please contact the Program Chair, Tariq Samad (tariq.samad@honeywell.com). The Program Committee also solicits proposals for invited sessions. Each proposal for an invited session should describe the theme and scope of the proposed session and how the papers form a cohesive and complementary group related to the session topic. One session typically contains five or six papers. The proposal must contain the title and theme of the session and a list of paper titles, names and email addresses of the corresponding authors. Session proposals must be submitted online through https://www.paperplaza.net/scripts/start.pl. For more information, please contact the Invited Session Chair, Chun-Yi Su, (cysu@me.concordia.ca). Deadline for all submissions: January 20, 2004 Notification of acceptance/rejection: April 15, 2004 Deadline for final submissions: May 15, 2004 Further information: Please consult the conference web site, or contact the following persons: General Chair S. Sam Ge National University of Singapore E-mail: elegesz@nus.edu.sg Program Chair Tariq Samad Honeywell Labs E-mail: tariq.samad@honeywell.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David L. Pepyne, 2004 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (43rd CDC) December 14-17, 2004 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas http://control.bu.edu/ieee/cdc04 The 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) will be held Tuesday through Friday, December 14-17, 2004 at Atlantis (a resort of "mythical" proportions, www.atlantis.com), Paradise Island, the Bahamas, with preconference workshops and tutorials to be announced. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) and is organized in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Japanese Society for Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), and the European Union Control Association (EUCA). The CDC brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to control, automation, and related areas. For the most up to date information please continue to visit the conference website (http://control.bu.edu/ieee/cdc04). KEY DATES * Deadline for all submissions and proposals: March 1, 2004 * Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: July 2004 * Final manuscript submission deadline: September 1, 2004 Call for Contributed Papers Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts (allotted 6 Proceedings pages) and short manuscripts (allotted 2 Proceedings pages). Manuscripts must be submitted through the CSS conference submission website (http://www.paperplaza.net) and must conform to the NEW CDC POLICY (described below) requiring that all manuscripts be in 2-column format and meet strict page limits. Call for Invited Sessions Proposals are sought from those wishing to organize an invited session. An invited session consists of six papers, which should present a unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals for invited sessions are submitted through the CSS conference submission website (http://www.paperplaza.net), and must contain a Summary Statement describing the motivation and relevance of the proposed session, accompanied by FULL versions of each invited paper. Invited papers are allotted 6 Proceedings pages, and must conform to the NEW CDC POLICY described below; ABSTRACTS of invited papers will NOT be accepted. Please note that each paper in a proposed invited session will be individually reviewed, and that the proposed invited session itself will also be rated as a whole. To ensure the continuity of the program and that papers addressing similar issues are grouped together, at the discretion of the Program Committee, individual papers may be removed from a proposed session and replaced by appropriate contributed papers. Likewise, selected papers from rejected invited sessions may be placed into the regular program. Call for Workshops/Tutorials The Organizing Committee intends to arrange workshops and tutorials to be held prior to the Conference, and solicits proposals for appropriate subjects. Potential organizers can submit their proposals through the CSS conference electronic submission site (http://www.paperplaza.net). NEW CDC POLICY * All papers submitted to the CDC for review and publication after acceptance must be formatted in the standard 2-column Proceedings format. See the Author's Kit at the conference website (http://control.bu.edu/ieee/cdc04) for Word and LaTeX style files. * For the purposes of REVIEW, regular and invited papers are limited to 8 pages and short papers to 3 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be considered. * For PUBLICATION in the Proceedings, accepted regular and invited papers are limited to 6 pages and short papers to 2 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will be published only after payment of a page overlength fee. * All submissions (papers, invited sessions, workshops, and tutorials) must be done electronically through the CSS conference submission website (http://www.paperplaza.net). For complete details see the conference website: http://control.bu.edu/ieee/cdc04 or contact the following conference organizers: General Chair Christos G. Cassandras Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) 15 St. Mary's St. Boston University Brookline, MA 02446 Tel: (617) 353-7154 FAX: (617) 353-4830 Email: cgc@bu.edu Program Chair, Weibo Gong Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Tel: (413) 545-0384 Email: gong@ecs.umass.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bram de Jager, 23rd Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control Helvoirt, The Netherlands, March 17-19, 2004 http://bmsc.wtb.tue.nl The 23rd Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control will take place from March 17 to March 19, 2004, in "Conference Hotel Guldenberg" in Helvoirt (The Netherlands). The meeting aims to promote research activities and cooperation between researchers in Systems and Control. The technical program consists of 1 Invited plenary lectures - Bassam Bamieh (Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, USA) * Distributed control in large actuator/sensor arrays * Understanding and controlling turbulent shear flows - Fredrik Gustafsson (ISY, LiTH, Linköping, Sweden) * Model-based filtering for automotive safety systems * The particle filter and its application to positioning 2 Minicourse on Realization of Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications - Bart De Moor (ESAT-SCD, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium) * Realization from exact observations * The ``noisy'' realization problem 3 Contributed lectures covering all aspects of systems and control theory and its applications. Contributions for part 3 of the program are now being invited. A contribution consists of a one page abstract of the presentation. Accepted abstracts will be included in a ``Book of Abstracts'' which will be distributed at the meeting. All further information on the meeting, submissions, registrations, and location, can be found on the web site: http://bmsc.wtb.tue.nl Important dates: December 31, 2003: Deadline for submitting abstracts January 9, 2004: Notification regarding acceptance of abstracts January 19, 2004: Deadline for early registration February 16, 2004: Deadline for final abstract submission. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Frank Allgower, 6th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS 2004) September 1-3, 2004 Stuttgart, Germany http://www.nolcos2004.uni-stuttgart.de Deadline for electronic submission of full papers and invited session proposals: January 15, 2004 !! NOLCOS is IFAC's prime conference specialized to the area of nonlinear control systems and is held every three years. The NOLCOS 2004 symposium will take place September 1-3, 2004 in Stuttgart, Germany during the time of the famous Stuttgart vine festival. For the upcoming NOLCOS conference, contributed papers and invited sessions are solicited in all areas of nonlinear systems and control. See the webpage at www.nolcos2004.uni-stuttgart.de for more details. Young researchers from the EU and "associated countries" may apply for a waiver of the registration fee. Please see the web-page for details. Frank ALLGOWER Institute for Systems Theory in Engineering University of Stuttgart 70550 Stuttgart, Germany Email: allgower@ist.uni-stuttgart.de or: nolcos2004@ist.uni-stuttgart.de Tel: +49-711-685-7734 Fax: +49-711-685-7735 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jacob Kogan, Clustering High-Dimensional Data and its Applications (http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/inderjit/sdm04.html) Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida to be Held in Conjunction with the Third SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM 2004) (http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm04/) April 24, 2004 The workshop is devoted to clustering high-dimensional data, which arises in diverse applications such as text/web mining and bioinformatics. Important Dates Papers Due: Jan 21, 2004 Notification of Acceptance: Feb 20, 2004 Camera ready: Mar 15, 2004 Workshop: April 24, 2004 Organizers: Inderjit Dhillon: inderjit@cs.utexas.edu Jacob Kogan: kogan@math.umbc.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pavel Kagan, European conference on Mathematics for Industry June 21-25, 2004, Eindhoven, The Netherlands The 13th ECMI conference will take place from 21-25 June 2004 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The conference will be devoted to mathematical and statistical modelling, analysis and simulation of problems arising in a practical context. The conference is intended for mathematicians, statisticians, scientists and engineers, both from industry and academia. There will be invited lectures by distinguished researchers, minisymposia, contributed papers and posters. There will be refereed conference proceedings, to be published by Springer Verlag. Plenary speakers include: S.Bisgaard, R.Helmig, J.Hinch, J.Hunt, C.Rogers, C.Rossow, F.Ruggeri, B.Schrefler, M.Trowbridge, M.Waterman Deadlines: Deadline for submission of proposals for minisymposia January 30, 2004 Deadline for early-bird registration February 1, 2004 Deadline for submission of papers and posters February 25, 2004 Notification of acceptance of papers and posters March 25, 2004 Conference fees: Regular Early-bird (before February 1, 2004) Participant Eu 360 Eu 330 ECMI and ENBIS member Eu 330 Eu 270 Student Eu 260 Eu 210 For further information, please consult http://www.ecmi2004.tue.nl Address: ECMI 2004 Conference Secretariat Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Congress Office, AUD 2.23 PO Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 40 2472753 Fax: +31 40 2442489 E-mail: congressoffice@tue.nl *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jocelyn Sabatier, FDA-IFAC Workshop FDA-04 First IFAC workshop on Fractional differentiation and its applications FDA’04 Bordeaux, France, ENSEIRB, July 19-20, 2004 This workshop aims at gathering the experts in the field of fractional differentiation and its applications and all interested researchers, coming from universities and industries, in order to make the point on the state of the art and on current research lines in theory, methodology, applications and tools. The following areas will be covered by the workshop: representation tools, analysis tools, synthesis tools, simulation tools, modeling, system identification, observation, control, vibration insulation, filtering, pattern recognition, edge detection. Scope covers the following disciplines: are thus mainly concerned: Electrical engineering (modeling of motors, modeling of transformers, skin effect); Electronics, telecommunications (phase locking loops); Electromagnetism (modeling of complex dielectric materials); Electrochemistry (modeling of batteries); Thermal engineering (modeling and identification of thermal systems); Mechanics, mechatronics (vibration insulation); Rheology (behavior identification of materials); Automatic control (robust control, system identification, observation and control of fractional systems); Robotics (modeling, path tracking, path planning); Signal processing (filtering, restoration, reconstruction, analysis of fractal noises); Image processing (fractal environment modeling, pattern recognition, edge detection); Biology, biophysics (electric conductance of biological systems, fractional models of neurons, muscle modeling); Physics (analysis and modeling of diffusion phenomenon); Economy (analysis of Stock Exchange signals). The fractional systems searchers community lacks of recognized applications which could be used to compare the methods and strategies that they develop. This community also lacks of powerful softwares in the areas previously defined. Besides the presentation of theoretical works and applications, this workshop can thus also give rise to benchmark, testing bench and software presentations. By January 15th, 2004, send your draft paper (4 to 6 pages) to Professor A. Oustaloup preferably through electronic submissions (.ps or .pdf file). Send your file as an attachment with an electronic submission letter to: fda04@lap.u-bordeaux.fr. If electronic submission is not possible send your draft by mail to : Sabatier Jocelyn, LAP – Université Bordeaux I, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33400 Talence, France. Sessions focusing on particular topics are also invited. A special session should comprise 4 to 6 contributions. The proposal should contain a draft paper of each contribution should be included. Papers submitted for special sessions are subject to the same review procedures as regular papers. IMPORTANT DATES January 15th, 2004: Submission of manuscript and special sessions March 15th, 2004: Notification of acceptance April 15th, 2004: Final manuscript and registration July 19-20, 2004: Workshop Please consult the conference web site http://www.lap.u-bordeaux1.fr/fda04, or contact the FDA04 secretariat: fda04@lap.u-bordeaux1.fr *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Anton Cervin, IEEE RTAS 2004 - Special Track on Real-Time Control Special Track: IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symp RTAS 2004 Le Royal Meridien, King Edward, Toronto, Canada, May 25-28th Submission Deadline: January 12th, 2004 http://www.cs.virginia.edu/rtas04 Area PC Chair: Karl-Erik Ĺrzén, Lund, Sweden RTAS 2004 seeks papers describing significant original contributions to the broad field of embedded and open real-time computing, control, and communication, that cover QoS issues in computation and networking, systems integration, scheduling, operating systems, middleware, software engineering, dependability, databases, programming languages, system development tools, performance modeling, and performance control. Special focus is on real-time and embedded applications ranging from industrial embedded applications such as aeronautics and automotive systems to open multimedia, telecommunication and mobile computing systems. New this year is an explicit track on the role of feedback control in real- time computing, and the interaction between computing and control systems. Topics cover the use of real-time control methods within infrastructures as well as end-user applications, including but not limited to the interaction of feedback control and scheduling, nonlinear and uncertain real-time systems, modeling and simulation of performance control, computational models and languages for control applications, resource-constrained control or esource-aware control, temporal robustness, robotics, embedded and hybrid ystems, and hybrid control. Important Dates: Submission Deadline: Monday, January 12, 2004 Acceptance Decisions: Monday, March 1st, 2004 Final Manuscript: Friday, March 19th, 2004 Conference: May 25 - May 28, 2004 Papers should be 10 single-space, double column pages in 10pt font. For paper submission and other information, see conference web site: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/rtas04/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jean-Christophe Ponsart, IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing MMM 2004 Nancy, France - September 8-10, 2004 http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/ mmm2004@cran.uhp-nancy.fr Call for Papers The National Organizing Committee of MMM 2004 decided to extend the deadline for submitting papers January 1, 2004. SPONSORS IFAC Technical Committee on Automation in Mining, Mineral & Metal Processing IFAC Technical Committee on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes on Control of Biotechnological Systems SEE; CNRS; UHP-Nancy INPL-Nancy PLEASE NOTICE THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES: January 1, 2004 EXTENDED Submission deadline March 15, 2004 Notification of acceptance June 15, 2004 Final manuscripts After Sun City (South Africa, 1995), Dusseldorf (Germany, 1998) and Tokyo (Japan, 2001), the 11th IFAC Symposium on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing (MMM 2004) in held in Nancy (France). The organizing committee of the IFAC symposium MMM 2004 heartily invite all interested researchers to submit regular papers or to organize invited sessions. The aim of this symposium is to review the state of the art and to look at innovations in the field of automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal processing. In common with any other engineering fields, environmentals problems including Recycling, Safety and Reliability considerations as well, will be highlighted in the Symposium. However, the organizing committee maintains the view that developments in the basic control methologies and technologies such as measurement, instrumentation , networking, etc … are essential to the solution of global problems. The emphasis is placed on practice of those technologies, but such theoritical researches as accompanied with practical experience/consideration will be also welcome. TOPICS: modelling identification and estimation fault diagnosis advanced control fault tolerant control signal processing quality monitoring communication and data management maintenance scheduling production planning, process optimisation AI methods: expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy control APPLICATIONS metal processing hot/cold rolling steel making and continuous casting blast furnaces and furnaces electro refining hydro metallurgy environment and recycling waste water treatment mining and mineral processing grinding and flotation measurement and instrumentation supervision new sensor technologies For more details, consult the Symposium website at http://www.cran.uhp-nancy.fr/ifac-mmm2004/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: N. Rakoto-Ravalontsalama, Invited Papers: Special Session on Supervisory Control, WODES 2004 Supervisory Control: Theory and Applications at WODES'2004 Reims, France, September 22-24, 2004 http://www.univ-reims.fr/wodes04/ The Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES) will be organised for the 7th time in Reims, France. It aims to provide researchers from different fields (control theoreticians and control engineers, software engineers and computer scientists, operations research specialists) with an opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new developments in the field of DES. Topics of the invited session SUPERVISORY CONTROL: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS Supervisory Control is an active area of research since the pioneering work of Ramadge and Wonham in 1987. Many approaches have been developed, related to controllability and observability properties; Main applications concern manufacturing systems and telecommunication systems The aim of the session is to present new theoretical results and original approaches of supervisory control, new software developments as well as implementation issues. Organizers Toshimistu Ushio Dept. of Systems Innovation Osaka University 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan Phone and Fax: +81-6-6850-6390 e-mail: ushio@sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp Naly Rakoto-Ravalontsalama Dept. of Automatic Control Ecole des Mines de Nantes (and IRCCyN) 4, rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France Phone: +33 2-5185-8306 e-mail: rakoto@emn.fr Deadlines - Expression of interest: As soon as possible (please send an e-mail to one of the organizers) - Title and short abstract: December 15, 2003 - Paper submission deadline: January 31, 2004 - Notification of acceptance: April 20, 2004 - Final version due: May 25, 2004 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Veysel Gazi, Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation Electronic submission of manuscripts to the 12th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'04) to be held between June 6-9 in Kusadasi, Turkey, is now available at http://flrcg.rasip.fer.hr/med2004/ For more information about the conference please visit the web site http://mecha.ee.boun.edu.tr/med'04/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David Gwaltney, NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware The 2004 NASA/DoD Conference on Evolvable Hardware (EH-2004) builds upon the tradition of the successful series of NASA/DoD Workshops (the first Workshop hosted by JPL in Pasadena, 1999; the second Workshop hosted by NASA Ames in Palo Alto, 2000; and the third Workshop hosted by JPL in Long Beach in 2001) and Conferences (2002 hosted by NASA Goddard in Washington, DC and 2003 hosted by AMES in Chicago) on Evolvable Hardware. Evolvable Hardware is an emerging field that applies evolution to automate design and adaptation of physical reconfigurable and morphable structures such as electronic systems, antennas, MEMS and robots. The purpose of this conference is to bring together leading researchers from the evolvable hardware community, representatives of the automated design and programmable/reconfigurable hardware communities, technology developers and end-users from the aerospace, military and commercial sectors. Evolvable hardware techniques enable self-reconfigurability, adaptability and learning by programmable devices and thus have the potential to significantly increase the functionality of deployable hardware systems. Evolvable Hardware is expected to have major impact on deployable systems for space systems and defense applications that need to survive and perform at optimal functionality during long duration in unknown, harsh and/or changing environments. It is also expected to greatly enhance the capability of systems that need modification, upgrade and learning without interrupting their operation. This year's Conference will introduce two new features: early submission of abstracts previous to full-paper submission and the organization of Special Sessions. Please see the conference website for details; http://ehw.jpl.nasa.gov/events/nasaeh04/ +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 184 | | +----------------------------------------+