E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 19, Part 1 - 14 Feb 1989 Editors: Bradley W. Dickinson Dept. of Electrical Engineering Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 bradley@princeton.edu or bradley@pucc.bitnet Eduardo D. Sontag Dept. of Mathematics Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08903 sontag@fermat.rutgers.edu (arpanet) or sontag@pisces (bitnet) Welcome. We remind you that items for posting can be emailed to either of the editors. PLEASE SEND CONTRIBUTIONS, since the eletter can only be useful if everyone participates. Selected back issues of the newsletter, as well as the complete mailing list (currently about 600 names) can be requested from Sontag at either of the above addresses. ________________________________________________________________________ | This issue of the E-LETTER is in TWO PARTS, with the second part being | | devoted to the program for the 1989 Conference on Information Sciences | | and Systems to be held at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, | | March 22-24, 1989. | |________________________________________________________________________| NOTE: if you are using an editor to read this mailing and if at any point you wish to skip to the next article, you can accomplish this by searching for the string: *.** Contents Changes to mailing list Personals IEEE Control Systems Society News Nominations sought for prizes Conference news Conference on Decision and Control, Dec. 1989 Travel funds for Int. Conf. on Control & Applic., April, 1989 Conferences and Workshops: Sixth Workshop on Multidimensional Signal Processing, Sept. 1989 Workshop on Computer-Aided Control System Design, Dec. 1989 Upcoming SIAM Conferences: Control for the 90's, May 1989 Dynamical Systems, May 1990 MTNS-89, June 1989 - Second Announcement and Preliminary Program 1989 American Control Conference, June 1989 AAECC (Applied Algebra and Error-Correcting Codes) 7, June 1989 Neural Information Processing Systems, Nov. 1989 Conference on Modeling and Simulation on Microcomputers, Jan. 1990 Journals: IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control: Contents - March 1989 MCSS: Contents - Vol. 2, No. 2, 1989 Editorial News LAA: Special Issue Announcement - Iterative Methods Positions available at University of Haifa Recent SYCON Technical Reports NOTE: Part 2 of the E-LETTER contains the program for the 1989 Conference on Information Sciences and Systems to be held at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 22-24, 1989. Part 2 is being distributed separately. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by the Editors: Changes/Additions to mailing list. Changes: ------- hansen%snll-arpagw.llnl.gov@lll-lcc.llnl.gov (Fred Hansen, Stanford Univ.) mhad@teach.ee.ic.ac.uk (Mark Davis, Imperial College, London, England) hans@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Hans Schneider, Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison) mansour@nimbus.ethz.ch (Mohamed Mansour, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland) gc@csrd.uiuc.edu (George Cybenko, Univ. of Illinois) zeger%abacus@hub.ucsb.edu (Ken Zeiger, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara) luh@brc.uconn.edu (Peter Luh, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs) klein%jplmrs.span@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV (Jeff Klein, JPL, Pasadena, CA) mcvax!ariadne!courcou (Costas Courcoubetis) Additions: --------- eutrc3!eutwc1!malo@hp4nl.nluug.nl (M.L.J. Hautus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) mmferr@lsuvax.bitnet (Guillermo Ferreyra, Mathematics Dept., Louisiana State) rortega@unamvm1.bitnet (Romeo Ortega, DEPFI, Universidad de Mexico) yosef@anchor.ias.edu (Yosef Yomdin, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton) ikaratz@math.rutgers.edu (Yannis Karatzas, Rutgers Univ.) decarlo@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Ray DeCarlo, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN ) duane@halibut.ucsb.edu (Duane Morningred, Univ. of Calif. at Santa Barbara) seborg@hub.ucsb.edu (Dale Seborg, Univ. of Calif. at Santa Barbara) daveg@halibut.ucsb.edu (Dave Girardot, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara) birdwell@cascade.engr.utk.edu (Doug Birdwell, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville) ender%vax135@research.att.com (Ender Ayanoglu, AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ) tang@gmr.com (Almon Tang, General Motors Research Labs., Warren, MI) herget@icdc.llnl.gov (Charles Herget, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA) golub@na-net.stanford.edu (Gene Golub, Stanford Univ.) dkp@isl1.ri.cmu.edu. (Dhiraj Pathak, Carnegie Mellon Univ.) rajni@deervax.concordia.ca (Rajni Patel, Concordia Univ., Montreal, Canada) dee@acf1.nyu.edu (Dick Dee, Courant Institute, New York Univ.) piovoso%esvax@dupont.com (Mike Piovoso, DuPont, Wilmington, DE) jao@saturn.wustl.edu (Joseph O'Sullivan, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) mim@saturn.wustl.edu (Michael Miller, Washington Univ. St., Louis, MO) danf@saturn.wustl.edu (Daniel Fuhrmann, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) rma@saturn.wustl.edu (R. Martin Arthur, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) rem@dadent.wustl.edu (Robert Morley, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) ghosh@wurobot.wustl.edu (Bijoy Ghosh, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) tarn@wurobot.wustl.edu (T.J. Tarn, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO) mln@me.ri.cmu.edu (Mark Nagurka, Carnegie Mellon Univ.) varghese@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Matthew Varghese, Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY) ilic@lees.mit.edu (Marija Ilic, MIT) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by the Editors. PERSONALS (1) Wilkinson - SIAM Prize awarded to Paul Van Dooren. Reprinted from NA Digest, Vol. 89, no. 6, Feb. 12, 1989 Contributed by Gene H. Golub The 1989 Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing is being awarded by SIAM to Paul Van Dooren of Philips Research Laboratory in Brussels. Paul's main contributions have been to the development and analysis of algorithms for linear problems in systems theory. This is a very vital and active area of research at this time. Wilkinson had a high opinion of Paul; he was on his the reading committee and often said only a few people realized the quality of this work. Paul was subsequently awarded the Householder Prize. Beyond Paul's research abilities is his lovely sense of humor and human qualities. Congratulations, Paul! (2) Pramod Khargonekar to move to Michigan. Pramod Khargonekar, from the University of Minnesota, will become a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, effective September 1989. Pramod is currently associate editor of MCSS, Systems and Control Letters, and the IEEE Transactions in Automatic Control, and is well known for his contributions in the systems and control field. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Jane Cullum News from the IEEE Control Systems Society Greetings to each of you. Starting with this issue of the ELETTER you will find a Section devoted to news from the IEEE Control Systems Society. Today the focus is on Society Awards. Each year the Control Systems Society selects members of the control systems community as recipients of the Society Awards. Now is the time for interested members of the community to submit nominations of appropriate people for each of these prizes. Below I have listed a brief description of 3 of these prizes and the CSS person who is chairman of the committee for that prize. Unless indicated otherwise within the prize description, all nominations should be submitted by April 30th to the person(s) indicated with some sort of documentation which should include a paragraph or two as to why the person being nominated deserves the award and a resume/curriculum vitae for that person. Please also indicate the names of persons who can provide additional information about the nominee. In the next ELETTER we will include information about several other prizes. Also listed below is a brief announcement about the next IEEE Conference on Decision and Control in December and a brief announcement about funding obtained for the International Conference on Control and Applications in Jerusalem in April. In the time periods between the appearances of this ELETTER, I will be collecting material for the next issue of the ELETTER. So please send me any material which you feel should be distributed as CSS News: Jane Cullum IBM Research T.J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 914-945-2227 email:address is CULLUMJ@YKTVMT.BITNET Also please simultaneously send a copy of that material to Professor Abe Haddad Chairman of Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 phone 312-491-3641 email AHADDAD@EECS.NWU.EDU Thanks very much and best wishes. Jane -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations for CSS Prizes Call for Nominations for the George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award Every year the Control Systems Society awards up to three outstanding paper awards to authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the two preceding calendar years. Since last year the Award is named after George S. Axelby, the founding editor of the Transactions. We are now soliciting nominations for this year's Award, from papers published in the Transactions on Automatic Control from January 1987 through December 1988 (volumes 32 and 33). This is an open invitation to readers of the ELETTER to nominate papers for consideration for this Award. Nominations should be sent to Professor Tamer Basar, Axelby Award Chairman Coordinated Science Laboratory University of Illinois 1101 W. Springfield Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 / USA Tel: (217) 333-3607 e-mail: tbasar@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu The deadline for nominations is MAY 15, 1989. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Nominations for the 1989 Control Systems Technology Award Nominations are open for the new Control Systems Technology Award which will be awarded for the first time this year. This Award is to be given for outstanding contributions to control systems technology, either in design and implementation or in project management. It may be conferred on either an individual or on a team. The prize is $1000 and a certificate. Nominations are open to all. Prize is to be awarded annually at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Please send your nominations together with supporting documentation to the Chairman of the CSS Technology Award Committee: Prof. William R. Perkins Coordinated Science Laboratory 1101 W. Springfield Ave. University of Illinois Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 333-0283 email: perkins@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu Deadline for nominations is April 30, 1989. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Nominations for the 1990 Bode Lecture Prize Nominations are open for the new Control Systems Society Bode Lecture Prize which will be awarded for the first time this year. Nominations are open for this Prize for 1990. Selection of the recipient for 1990 will be announced at the 1989 Conference on Decision and Control in December. This Award is to be given to an individual who has made distinquished contributions to control and systems science or engineering. The recipient gives a plenary lecture at the CDC following his/her selection which surveys and evaluates a significant contribution to control science or engineering or their applications and is asked to write a similar article for the Transactions. The Award consists of $1000 and a Certificate plus reasonable travel expenses to the CDC to receive the award and present the lecture. This Award is open to all. The Bode Award Prize Committee consists of the CSS President and the members of the CSS Executive Committee. Nominations should be submitted to the President, Jane Cullum, at the address given at the beginning of this section. Deadline for submission is April 30th. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Other CSS Prizes to be awarded this year include 1. CSS Student Paper Award 2. CSS Distinguished Members In addition there are prize nominations for several IEEE prizes including of course for IEEE Fellow. Fellow nominations are due at IEEE by April 30th. Also there are prize nominations for various American Automatic Control Council (AACC) awards. These awards will be described in the next ELETTER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Schedule for all Control Systems Society Awards: January - April 30 Seek nominations May 1 - May 30 Set up award committee June - August Evaluate nominations and select awardee September - October Notify Awardee(s) and Arrange for certificates or plaques November Get certificates and plaques December (CDC) Presentation at the Conference on Decision and Control *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** CSS Conference News REMINDER THE 28th IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL Hyatt Regency Tampa Hotel, Tampa, Florida December 13-15, 1989 Deadlines: Submission of Regular and Short papers : MARCH 1, 1989 to Professor N.H.McClamroch Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Phone: 313-763-2355 e-mail: mcclamroch@um.cc.umich.edu Submission of Invited Session Proposals: APRIL 1, 1989 to: Prof. Tamer Basar Coordinated Science Lab University of Illinois 1101 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 phone: 217-333-3607 e-mail: tbasar@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Professor Abe Haddad announced that the CSS received $16,000 from NSF towards travel expenses for United States participants attending the International Conference on Control and Applications, in Jerusalem, Israel, April 3-6, 1989 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Jerusalem. It may be possible to accept one or two more applications for such funding if the requests are sent immediately to Professor Haddad at the address given earlier in this message. End of CSS News *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Mike Portnoff Title: SIXTH WORKSHOP ON MULTIDIMENSIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Dates: SEPTEMBER 6 - 8, 1989 Location: ASILOMAR COINFERENCE CENTER MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA Chairman: Charles W. Therrien E-mail: mdsp@nps-cs.arpa The Workshop is sponsored by the IEEE Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Society. The objective of the Workshop is to provide a forum for the discussion of new theoretical developments in multidimensional signal processing and applications to real-world problems. The intent is to attract researchers from many diverse fields who, while working on related topics, do not ordinarily meet and confer regarding their research. The Workshop will consist of plenary sessions giving an overview of important research areas and parallel poster sessions where each participant will make a presentation. A preliminary list of discussion topics is: Theory and Algorithms for Multidimensional Signal Processing * Spectral Estimation * Signal Modeling and System Identification * Fast Algorithms for Signal Processing * M-D Representations for 1-D Signals Computed Imaging, Image Reconstruction, and Inverse Problems * Tomography * Radar Imaging (SAR, ISAR) * Nondestructive Evaluation * Medical Imaging (CT, MRI, SPECT, Ultrasound, X ray) * Astronomical Imaging (Radio Astronomy, Speckle Interferometry) Remote Sensing and Geophysical Signal Processing * Sensor-Array Signal Processing * Geotomography * Wave-Equation Migration * Multispectral Imaging * Emitter Location and Direction Finding * Sensor-Data Fusion Image Processing and Analysis * Image Enhancement and Restoration * Image Morphology * Object Detection and Tracking * Image Coding * Image Sequence Analysis Architectures for Multidimensional Signal Processing * VLSI Architectures * Optical Processing * Neural Networks * Distributed Processing * Parallel Architectures Attendance at the Workshop will be by both invitation and application. In order to preserve the informal nature of the Workshop, attendance will be limited. Preference will be given to active participants. The deadlines are: * Submission of a one-page summary to C. W. Therrien............March 15, 1989 * Notification of acceptance.....................................April 15, 1989 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Doug Birdwell CACSD '89 1989 IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Control System Design Hyatt Regency Tampa Hotel Tampa, Florida December 16, 1989 The 1989 IEEE Workshop on Computer-Aided Control System Design (CACSD) is organized by the Control Systems Society (CSS) Technical Committee on CACSD, and is sponsored by the CSS. The Workshop is a one-day event to be held on December 16, 1989 at the Hyatt Regency Tampa Hotel in Tampa, Florida, immediately after the 28th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The General Chairman of the Workshop is Douglas Birdwell of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The Workshop provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of new directions in research which involve significant linkages between systems and controls, and relevant areas of computer science and computer engineering. The Workshop will contain presentations of both contributed and invited papers. Both applied and theoretical papers are solicited in the following and related areas: Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design Environments Advanced Modeling Concepts Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Machine Learning Computer-Assisted Optimization All papers which are accepted for presentation will be published in a Proceedings, which will be available at the Workshop. Instructions to Authors: Prospective authors should submit seven (7) copies of the full paper, headed with the paper title, names, affiliations, and complete mailing addresses of all authors, and the statement "CACSD '89". The first-named author will be used for all correspondence unless otherwise stated. Submissions must be made by May 1, 1989 to: CACSD '89 Professor J. D. Birdwell Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-2100 USA phone: (615) 974-5468 or 3461 e-mail: birdwell@cascade.engr.utk.edu or birdwell@utkvx.bitnet Authors will be notified regarding acceptance of their papers for presentation at the CACSD '89 by July 15, 1989. Authors of accepted papers will be provided publication kits and instructions for preparation of their manuscripts for the Proceedings. Manuscripts are restricted to eight Proceedings pages or less. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the Workshop to present their work. The registration fee for one author is required when the manuscript is returned on conference mats, as a condition of publication. Program Committee J. D. Birdwell, University of Tennessee -- General Chairman J. R. James, United States Army -- Treasurer G. L. Blankenship, University of Maryland A. J. Laub, University of California L. Ljung, Linkoping University J. M. Maciejowski, Cambridge University P. Ramadge, Princeton University *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Michelle Jones, SIAM (SIAM@wharton.upenn.edu) UPCOMING SIAM CONFERENCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIAM Conference on Control in the 90's: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory Date: May 17-19, 1989 Place: Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco, California Conference Chairman: A.J.Krener Invited Presenters: John A. Burns, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Wendell H. Fleming, Brown University; Alberto Isidori, Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; P.R. Kumar, University of Illinois, Urbana; Alan J. Laub, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jacques-Louis Lions, College de France and Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, France; Andrzej Manitius, George Mason University; Steven I. Marcus, University of Texas, Austin; Jan C. Willems, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Organizing and Program Committees: J.P.Aubin, J.Baillieul, H.T.Banks, G.Blankenship, C.I.Byrnes, S.L.Campbell, J.K.Cullum, B.N.Datta, M.Davis, M.Fliess, K.A.Grasse, W.Helton, H.Hermes, H.Kimura, P.Kokotovic, J.Marsden, C.Martin, G. Picci, E.Polak, S.Sastry, E.D.Sontag, H.J.Sussmann, T.Tarn, P.Varaiya, R.Wets, A. Willsky. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems Date: May 7-10, 1990 Place: Orlando, Florida Abstract Deadline: November 28, 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information or registration information, contact: SIAM Conference Coordinator 117 S. 17th Street, 14th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA (215) 564-2929 E-Mail: SIAM@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU FAX: 215-564-4174 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: schuppen@cwi.nl (Jan H. van Schuppen) SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 1989 International Symposium on the Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS-89) June 19-23, 1989, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Second Announcement and Preliminary Program is out. It has been mailed to all persons from which a Reply Form was received to the Call for Papers, and to all authors of papers. If you would like to receive the Preliminary Program and your name is not on the lists mentioned above, please request it by writing to the address given below or by sending an e-mail message to _____________________ | mtns89@cs.vu.nl | --------------------- Outline of Scientific Program - Plenary lectures by invited speakers - Selected topics lectures by invited speakers - Two mini courses - Invited Sessions on new developments - Contributed lectures on current research themes - A poster session - Demonstrations of computers and software Plenary lectures ---------------- The following persons have accepted the invitation to present a plenary lecture: - J. Doyle (Pasadena) - J.W. Helton (San Diego) - T. Kailath (Stanford) - S. Sastry (Berkeley) - J.C. Willems (Groningen) Special topics lectures ----------------------- The following persons have accepted the invitation to present a selected topics lecture: - J. Ball (Blacksburg) - G. Cybenko (Urbana) - M. Fliess (Gif-sur-Yvette) - C. Foias (Bloomington) - G. Heinig (Karl Marx Stadt) - B. Levy (Davis) - E. Sontag (New Brunswick) - H. Sussmann (New Brunswick) - Y. Yamamoto (Kyoto) In addition D.Z. Arov (Odessa) has been invited to present a selected topics lecture. Mini courses ------------ Two mini courses will be scheduled in parallel: - Inverse scattering and circuits by P. Dewilde (Delft) and H. Dym (Rehovot) - Modelling of discrete event systems by P. Varaiya (Berkeley) Information ----------- To obtain the Second Announcement and Preliminary Program write to: Stichting International Symposium MTNS-89 c/o Bureau Congreszaken (Conference Service) Vrije Universiteit P.O. Box 7161 1007 MC Amsterdam The Netherlands or send an e-mail message to the address mtns89@cs.vu.nl Note that the Preliminary Program has been distributed by use of several mailing lists in January 1989. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by K.S. Arun (arun@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) 1989 AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE June 21-23, 1989 The Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The American Automatic Control Council will hold the eighth American Control Conference (ACC) on June 21-23, 1989, at the Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This conference will bring together peo- ple working in the fields of control, automation, and related areas from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Instrument Society of America (ISA), Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE), and the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS). The technical program will feature 80 technical sessions comprised of both contributed and invited papers, and will be highlighted with plenary lectures by Prof. Henry Paynter of MIT, and Prof. Vadim Utkin of the USSR Institute for Control Sciences. These sessions will cover a broad range of topics relevant to the theory and practical implementation of control and industrial automation. Among the topics to be included are linear and non- linear systems, identification and estimation, signal processing, mul- tivariable systems, large-scale systems, robotics, aerospace guidance and control, sensors, simulation, adaptive control, optimal control, expert systems, process control, automotive control, and other control applica- tions. Four tutorial workshops have been organized for June 19 and 20, the two days prior to the conference, on Design of Industrial Control Systems, Adaptive Control Theory and Applications, Sensor Integration for Intelli- gent Controls, and Manufacturing Messaging Specification and its Use in Factory Data Acquisition and Control. A tour of the Robotics Institute and the Laboratory for Automated Sys- tems and Information Processing at Carnegie Mellon University, and a tour of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation Automation Division will depart from the Hilton on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, respectively. The tours are available by preregistration. The AACC Annual Awards Lun- cheon will be held on Thursday, featuring an address by the Hon. Doug Wal- gren, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh and Chairman of the House Subcom- mittee on Science, Research, and Technology. On Thursday evening, the beau- tiful riverboat MAJESTIC will board at Point State Park, right in front of the Hilton for an evening cruise on the Three Rivers. This is your chance to enjoy a spectacular view of Pittsburgh while visiting with new and old friends. Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails will be served (cash bar). The Pittsburgh Pirates will be in town during the conference. Three Rivers Stadium is a short walk from the hotel, across the Fort Duquesne Bridge. If you have some free time, you may want to watch them play. The Chicago Cubs are in town on the evenings of June 20, 21, and 22 followed by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 23, 24 and 25. For further information, contact: General Chair: Registration Chair: H. Vincent Poor Bruce Krogh Coordinated Science Laboratory Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Illinois Carnegie-Mellon University 1101 W. Springfield Avenue Schenley Park Urbana, IL 61801 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 poor@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu krogh@galley.ece.cmu.edu (217) 333-6449 (412) 268-2472 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by H.F. Mattson, Jr. AAECC (Applied Algebra and Error-Correcting Codes) 7 Second Call for Papers General chairman: Prof. A. Poli Scientific chairman: Prof. H.F. Mattson, Jr. AAECC/LSI Laboratory School of Computer and Information Science University P. Sabatier Science and Technology Building 118 route de Narbonne Syracuse University 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France Syracuse, N.Y., 13244-4100, USA Organizing Committee: T. Beth (Germany), J. Calmet (France), C. Hearn (USA), J. Heintz (Argentina), L. Huguet (Spain), H. Imai (Japan), R. Loos (Germany), H. Luneburg (Germany), H.F. Mattson (USA), A. Miola (Italy), T. Mora (Italy), O. Olcayto (Scotland), A. Poli (France). AAECC 7 will be held at the University P. Sabatier, Toulouse, during the week 26-30 June 1989. The Conference has two steps for selection. The first is for oral presentation, and the second for inclusion in the Proceedings. For the first step, please send an abstract of 3 or 4 pages, typewritten and double spaced, via postal mail (not e-mail), to the scientific chairman. For the second step full papers are due at the Conference. These should also be double spaced and may be mailed to either chairman. Each submission will be sent to two international referees. There will be four days of sessions. Topics : -Error Correcting Codes (ECC): theory and applications. -Grobner bases applied to ECC. -Systolic algorithms and designs dedicated to ECC. -Computational methods in Algebra and Geometry. -Complexity in computational Algebra and Geometry. On June 28, participants will be invited to tour the small charming town of Sete, on the southeast coast of France. This town, birthplace of the poet Paul Valery, has an active harbor for cargo and pleasure boats. It offers shopping and typical restaurants overlooking the Mediterranean. Invited talks: We are pleased to announce the following invited speakers : (Austria) - A. Dur "On the decoding of RS codes" (France) - A. Galligo "Nullstellensatz and projective closure of affine varieties" (Canada) - D. Haccoun "Systolic algorithms for sequential decoding" (Japan) - Y. Iwadare "Fault tolerant systems and ECC" (France) - D. Lazard "Systems of algebraic equations" (Switzerland) - J.L. Massey "Linear codes over rings : a practical necessity" (Italy) - T. Mora "A computational approach to local algebra" (USA) - R.M. Tanner "Reconciling block and convolutional codes" (USSR) - M.A. Tsfasman "Geometric codes..." Deadlines: February 28, 1989: Extended abstracts are due. May 1, 1989: Acceptance, or not, for oral presentation. June 26-30, 1989: Full papers are due. December 15, 1989: Acceptance, or not, for publication in the Proceedings. Official languages : English, French. English is strongly recommended for the Proceedings. Proceedings : Proceedings will be published in Discrete Applied Mathematics. Reservation : You can reply to the Secretary of AAECC 7 Conference (same address as the general chairman), using the lower part of this Call. ............................................................................... Please circle your choices. 1- I want to reserve a room for the night(s): ..., 24/25, 25/26, 26/27, 27/28, 28/29, 29/30,....... 2- I want a room: double (not possible at the University), single 3- Cost and place : - at a cost: 60FF (University), 70-90, 90-120, 120-160, 160- - In the University, in the center of Toulouse, near the University 4- I would like to receive tourist information concerning Toulouse 5- I shall come to Sete (how many people with you ?) 6- Other needs Please give your address and the best manner to contact you. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Stephen J. Hanson CALL FOR PAPERS: IEEE Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems - Natural and Synthetic, November 27-30, 1989, Denver, Colorado. This is the third meeting of a high quality, relatively small, inter-disciplinary conference which brings together neuroscientists, engineers, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, physicists, and mathematicians interested in all aspects of neural processing and computation. Several days of focussed workshops will follow at a nearby ski area. Major categories and examples of subcategories for papers are the following: 1. Neuroscience: Neurobiological models of development, cellular information processing, synaptic function, learning, and memory. Studies and analyses of neurobiological systems and development of neurophysiological recording tools. 2. Architecture Design: Design and evaluation of net architectures to perform cognitive or behavioral functions and to implement conventional algorithms. Data representation; static networks and dynamic networks that can process or generate pattern sequences. 3. Learning Theory: Models of learning; training paradigms for static and dynamic networks; analysis of capability, generalization, complexity, and scaling. 4. Applications: Applications to signal processing, vision, speech, motor control, robotics, knowledge representation, cognitive modelling and adaptive systems. 5. Implementation and Simulation: VLSI or optical implementations of hardware neural nets. Practical issues for simulations and simulation tools. Technical Program: Plenary, contributed, and poster sessions will be held. There will be no parallel sessions. The full text of presented papers will be published. Submission Procedures: Original research contributions are solicited, and will be refereed by experts in the respective disciplines. Authors should submit four copies of a 1000-word (or less) summary and four copies of a single-page 50-100 word abstract clearly stating their results by May 30, 1989. Indicate preference for oral or poster presentation and specify which of the above five broad categories and, if appropriate, sub-categories (for example, Learning Theory: Complexity, or Applications: Speech) best applies to your paper. Indicate presentation preference and category information at the bottom of each abstract page and after each summary. Failure to do so will delay processing of your submission. Mail submissions to Kathie Hibbard, NIPS89 Local Committee, Engineering Center, Campus Box 425, Boulder, CO, 80309-0425. Organizing Committee: Scott Kirkpatrick, IBM Research, General Chairman; Richard Lippmann, MIT Lincoln Labs, Program Chairman; Kristina Johnson, University of Colorado, Treasurer; Stephen J. Hanson, Bellcore, Publicity Chairman; David S. Touretzky, Carnegie Mellon, Publications Chairman; Kathie Hibbard, University of Colorado, Local Arrangements; Alex Waibel, Carnegie Mellon, Workshop Chairman; Howard Wachtel, University of Colorado, Workshop Local Arrangements; Edward C. Posner, Caltech, IEEE Liaison; James Bower, Caltech, Neurosciences Liaison; Larry Jackel, AT&T Bell Labs, APS Liaison DEADLINE FOR SUMMARIES & ABSTRACTS IS MAY 30, 1989 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by vijaykm@janus.berkeley.edu (Vijay Madisetti) |-----------------------------------------------------------| | Conference on Modeling and Simulation on Microcomputers | |-----------------------------------------------------------| { part of Western Multiconference 1990 } Society for Computer Simulation International January 16-18, 1990 Town & Country Hotel, San Diego FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS The Conference on Modeling and Simulation on Microcom- puters, Society for Computer Simulation International, Jan 16-18, 1990, San Diego, CA. USA Papers, Panels and Tutorials are solicited on ALL aspects of computer simulation, modeling and applications. ++Special areas of interest: 1. Discrete event simulation, algorithms and implementation. 2. Continuous time simulations of systems. 3. Simulation in CAD 4. Simulation of communication and control systems. 5. Practical commercial and academic applications of modeling and simulation on microcomputers in engineering, business, finance, manufacturing industry, medicine and science. 6. Languages, methodologies and statistical packages and tools intended for computer simulation. 7. Distributed algorithms, parallel computation and neural systems. 8. Computer Graphics and Modeling. Proposals for panel discussions are welcome. Please send 2 copies of complete paper (limited to six camera-ready mats) or an extended abstract to the Program Chairman. ++Deadlines: 1. June 15, 1989: Submission of papers and abstracts to Program Chairman for review. Additional proposals will be considered after this date if time and space allow. 2. Only original, unpublished papers will be accepted. 3. Notification of acceptance will be mailed by August 15, 1989. Mailing of Author's Kit at this time. 4. Camera-ready papers due to the SCS Office by September 30, 1989. Chairman: R. Wade Allen Systems Technology, Inc. 13766 Hawthorne Blvd. Hawthorne, CA 90250 (213)-679-2281 Program Chairman: Vijay Madisetti Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720. (415)-642-1417 vijaykm@janus.berkeley.edu Send all papers, abstracts and proposals by June 15, 1989, to Vijay Madisetti Program Chairman Modeling and Simulation on Microcomputers 1990, WMC'90 SCS International, P.O. Box 17900, San Diego, CA 92117 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by N. Harris McClamroch IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL Advance Table of Contents - Volume 34, Number 4, March 1989 Papers: Asymptotically Efficient Adaptive Allocation Schemes for Controlled I.I.D. Processes: Finite Parameter Space R. Agrawal, D. Teneketzis, V. Anantharam On the Design of Linear Multivariable Feedback Systems via Constrained Nondifferentiable Optimization in H-infinity Spaces E. Polak, S.E. Salcudean Almost Disturbance Decoupling with Internal Stability S. Weiland, J. C. Willems Boundary Recursion for Descriptor Variable Systems D.G. Luenberger LQG Control with an H-infinity Performance Bound: A Riccati Equation Approach D.S. Bernstein, W. M. Haddad A Generalization of Kharitonov's Theorem Robust Stability of Interval Plants H. Chapellat, S. P. Bhattacharyya *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by the Editors Advance Table of Contents: Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, (MCSS) Vol. 2, No. 2, 1989 On the Control of Discrete-Event Dynamical Systems J.N. Tsitsiklis A Systolic Algorithm for Riccati and Lyapunov Equations J.-P. Charlier and P. Van Dooren Exact Solutions to Some Minimum Time Problems with Inequality State Constraints D.R. Baker Interpolation Type Problems in the Class of Positive Trigonometric Polynomials of Fixed Order P. Delsarte, Y. Genin, and Y. Kamp -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- NEW MEMBER OF MCSS EDITORIAL BOARD The journal Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems is delighted to announce that Professor Peter Crouch from the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, has agreed to join the Board of Associate Editors of MCSS. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Hans Schneider Special Issue on ITERATIONS IN LINEAR ALGEBRA AND APPLICATIONS Contributions are invited for a special issue of Linear Algebra and its Applications entitled " Iterations in Linear Algebra and Applications". The issue is being dedicated jointly to three mathematicians who have made major contributions to this field: G. Golub, R. Varga and D. Young. In the years following World War II much of the interest in iterative methods was motivated by the numerical solution to partial differential equations. This was followed by a period in which the scope and applications of iterative methods was broadened to cover the eigenvalue and least squares problems through the introduction of such algorithms as the QR and the SVD. In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in iterative methods because the introduction of vector and parallel supercomputing and other digital technologies in science engineering encouraged modelling and solution of problems of a very large scale. The scope of the issue includes the areas mentioned in the above short account. We give further examples below of topics which we would like to be addressed in the issue. Our list is by no means exhaustive and we welcome all other topics which are relevant to the title: i) Iterative methods for solving large linear systems, for example systems which arise in Multiple Coupled 3D PDE's. ii) Iterative methods for solving nonsymmetric systems and singular systems. iii) Sequential and parallel iterative algorithms for solving the eigenvalue and the least squares problems including applications to signal processing. Incomplete orthogonal factorization preconditioners. iv) Methods for determining subdominant eigenvalues of matrices. v) New approaches to implementing classical methods such as the SOR and SSOR together with appropriate analysis of convergence rate. vi) Preconditioned conjugate gradient methods. To what extent do efficient preconditioners depend on different types of computer architecture? vii) Substructuring and domain decomposition methods: their parallelization and their application in structural analysis and fluid flow. viii) Acceleration of iteration by techniques from approximation theory and analysis, e.g., Chebyshev semi-iterative methods and Euler summation techniques. ix) Efficient implementation of iterative methods (such as multisplitting) on multiprocessor machines with shared and/or local memory. x) Solving nonlinear problems by linearization processes. For example: global optimization and updating techniques. Papers should meet the usual publication standards of Linear Algebra and its Applications. The deadline for submission is March 1990 with expected publication about a year later. Papers may be sent to any of the special editors listed below. Owe Axelsson Department of Mathematics University of Nijmegen Toernooiveld 6525 ED Nijmegen The Netherlands e-mail: u641007@hnykun11.bitnet John de Pillis Department of Mathematics University of California Riverside, California 92521 e-mail: depillis@ucrvms.bitnet Michael Neumann Department of Mathematics University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3009 e-mail: neumann@uconnvm.bitnet Wilhelm Niethammer Institut fuer Praktische Mathematik Universitaet Karlsruhe D-7500 Karlsruhe Federal Republic of Germany e-mail: prama@dkauni12 Robert J. Plemmons Department of Mathematics North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8205 e-mail: plemmons%matple@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by Yair Censor UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA Department of Mathematics and Ccomputer Science Applications are invited for anticipated faculty positions is all areas of computer science. The department wishes to strengthen its programs that combine mathematics and computer science. Strong interest in both research and teaching are expected. Send resume including research interests, list of publications, and ask for 3 reference letters to be sent to: Professor Yair Censor, Chairman Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Haifa HAIFA 31999, ISRAEL *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: E.Sontag (sontag@fermat.rutgers.edu) RECENT TECHNICAL REPORTS SYCON -- Rutgers Center for Systems and Control [89-01] A positive real condition for global stabilization of nonlinear systems, P.V. Kokotovic and Hector J. Sussmann, Jan 89. (21 pages) [89-02] On the Existence of Approximately Coprime Factorizations for Retarded Systems, Eduardo D. Sontag and Yutaka Yamamoto, Jan 89. (11 pages) Electronic abstracts and/or hardcopy of reports can be requested from sycon@fermat.rutgers.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** End of E-LETTER Issue 19, Part 1 E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing ISSUE No. 19, Part 2 - 14 Feb 1989 Editors: Bradley W. Dickinson Dept. of Electrical Engineering Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 bradley@princeton.edu or bradley@pucc.bitnet Eduardo D. Sontag Dept. of Mathematics Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08903 sontag@fermat.rutgers.edu (arpanet) or sontag@pisces (bitnet) This is the second of two parts of issue 19 of the ELETTER. It contains the program for the 1989 Conference on Information Sciences and Systems to be held at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 22-24, 1989. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE: CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SYSTEMS March 22, 23, and 24, 1989 Shaffer Hall The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland Morning Sessions (WA, TA, FA) begin at 9 AM Afternoon Sessions (WP, TP) begin at 2 PM WA1 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS A New Class of Strictly Log sub 2 (N,m,p) Switching Networks D.-J. Shyy and C.-T. Lea Disturbance Accommodation Flow Control in a Virtual Circuit with Uniform Service Capacities D. W. Browning and J. Ezzine An Optimal Distributed Routing Algorithm Z. Wang and D. W. Browning A Distributed Routing Algorithm for Mobile Radio Networks S. Corson, A. Ephremides and J. Gunn Performance Analysis for Multirate Circuit Switching: Simple Tree Networks D. Tsang, K. W. Ross, and G. Cruz Transient Behavior of Circuit-Switched Networks E. R. Panier and P. Tsoucas Bounds on Evacuation Time for Deflection Routing B. Hajek Multilevel Flow Control of Queues C. Douligeris, Columbia University, and R. Mazumdar Universite du Quebec. WA2 DETECTION I Resistance in Detection and Estimation K. S. Vastola Robust Detection of Deterministic Signals Using Order Statistic Filters Y.-H. Lee and S. Tantaratana Optimal and Robust Discrimination From Dependent Observations Under an SNR-type Performance Measure D. Sauder and E. Geraniotis Optimum Space-Time Array Constellations for Acoustic Signals in Waveguides A. Martinez Nonparametric Quickest Detection B. Broder and S. C. Schwartz Fast Simulation of Detector Error Probabilities in the Presence of Memory and Non-Linearity J. A. Bucklew and R. K. Bahr WA3 COMMUNICATION THEORY Interference Capacity of Multiple-Access Spread Spectrum Systems M. V. Hegde and W. E. Stark Random Modulation on Gaussian Channels with Unknown Additive Interference B. Hughes and T. G. Thomas Information Capacity of Gaussian Channels with Jamming C. R. Baker and I. F. Chao Power Spectrum for Linear Block Coded Modulation M. Lakshman and S. G. Wilson An Algorithm for Calculating Channel Capacity C.-I. Chang Capacity of the Poisson Channel with Random Noise Intensity M. R. Frey WA4 ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL On the Stability of Adaptive Parameter Estimators with Composite Errors and Split Algorithms G. A. Williamson and C. R. Johnson, and B. D. O. Anderson A Reduced Complexity Adaptive Filter Algorithm for Blind Equalization V. Weerackody, S. A. Kassam, and K. R. Laker On Bursting in Adaptive Systems G. J. Rey and C. R. Johnson, and R. Bitmead Spectral Filtering Analysis of Descent Methods for Adaptive Filtering B. J. Sullivan Frequency Estimation by Reduced Order Adaptive Extrapolation S. D. Cabrera and C. Chi Averaging Analysis of Adaptive Time Varying Delay Estimation X. Kong and V. Solo Asymptotic Accuracy of an Adaptive Notch Filter with Pseudolinear Regression Approximation P. Mack and L. Pearlstein WA5 DISCRETE CONTROL On the Control of Real-Time Discrete Event Systems C. H. Golaszewski and P. J. Ramadge Modular State Feedback Control of Discrete-Event Systems Y. Li and W. M. Wonham Expanding Maps and the Statistical Stabilization of Linear Control Systems with Quantized Measurements D. F. Delchamps Discrete-Time Control of Continuous-Time Nonlinear Systems W. T. Baumann Indirect Learning Control with Guaranteed Stability M. Phan and R. W. Longman WP1 CONTROL THEORY Organizers: T. Antoulas and E. D. Sontag On the Topology of Moduli Spaces of Descriptor Systems U. Helmke and M. Shayman Classical and Logical Regulators for Partially Observed Automata: Dynamic Programming Formulation P. Caines and S. Wang Rational Interpolation: State Space Theory T. Antoulas Input/Output Equations and Realizability of Continuous-Time Systems Y. Wang Algebraic Geometric Methods for Continuous Time Nonlinear Systems Z. Bartosiewicz Disturbance Decoupling with Stability Using Multirate Control L. Serrano and P. Ramadge Recent Results on Nonlinear Feedback E. Sontag WP2 DISTRIBUTED DETECTION Nonparametric Sequential Detection for Multisensor Data M. M. Al-Ibrahim and P. K. Varshney Some Properties of Optimum Decentralized Detection J.-S. Lee and S. Roy Shannon's Information in Decentralized Signal Detection D. Warren, P. Willett, and R. Rampertab Distributed Detection in Jamming Environment N. Sayiner and R. Viswanathan Asymptotically Optimum Quantization for Detection D. Kazakos, V. Vannicola, and M. C. Wicks New Error Bounds and Optimum Quantization for Multisensor Distributed Signal Detection D. Kazakos, V. Vannicola, and M. C. Wicks WP3 CODING A Constructive Code for the Bandlimited Gaussian Noise Channel M. J. Steiner Reduced State Sequence Estimation: Performance Loss and Trellis Structure J. N. Livingston and S. G. Wilson Experimental and Predicted Performance of Codes with Interleaving on the Atmospheric Noise Channel K. E. Olson and P. K. Enge Generalized De Bruijn Sequences R. J. McEliece and L. Popovic An Approach to Maximum Likelihood Decoding of q-ary Block Codes J. Snyders and Y. Be'ery The UEP Capabilities of Cyclic Codes of Odd Length up to 65 M.-C. Lin, C.-C. Lin, and S. Lin WP4 IMAGE ANALYSIS Adaptive Structuring Element for Noise and Artifact Removal A. Morales An Approach to Object Detection in Correlated Noise M. H. Benteftifa and L. Kurz Estimating the Parameters of a Class of Gibbs Distributions C. S. Won and H. Derin A Markov Random Field Model-Based Approach to Image Interpretation J. W. Modestino and J. Zhang Object Boundary Estimation in Noisy Images D. S. Kalivas and A. A. Sawchuk Image Sequence Analysis and Reconstruction from the Bispectrum G. B. Giannakis and B. M. Sadler WP5 COMMUNICATION I Performance of CPM Schemes on Fading Channels J. W. Modestino and S. Hulyulkar An Application of Trellis-Coded Modulation to Optical Direct-Detection Channels C. N. Georghiades Signal Selection in Slowly Fading Channels with Rician Distribution N. E. Rikli and L. Kurz Trellis Coded Continuous Phase Frequency Shift Keying M. Naraghi-Pour Trellis Coded CPM with Unequally Spaced Data Symbols M. G. Mulligan Adaptive Pre-Equalization K. E. Barner and L. Pearlstein TA1 MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS OF SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTROL THEORY Organizer: J. M Morrison Conditioning: A Critical Review E. B. Hall and G. L. Wise A Nonstandard Family of Signal Detectors with Enhanced Robustness M. W. Thompson and D. R. Halverson Robust Estimation and Signal Detection in the Presence of Dependent Data D. R. Halverson Invariance of Extremals S. Lojasiewicz A Functional Analytic Aspect of System Theory J. M. Morrison and G. L. Wise General Sampling Theorems for Reproducting Kernel Hilbert Subspaces of a Sobolev Space M. Z. Nashed and G. G. Walter Extreme Points and Control Theory A. Wessel TA2 ESTIMATION AND FILTERING Parameter Estimation in Asynchronous Multiuser Communication S. Y. Miller and S. C. Schwartz Distributed Estimation of a Location Parameter in Dependent Noise Y. A. Chau and E. Geraniotis Robust Estimation Using The PLID Algorithm H. Alnor and H. VanLandingham Estimation of Impulsive-Channel Parameters Via the EM Algorithm S. M. Zabin and H. V. Poor Some Results on Robust MAP Estimation for Discrete-Valued Random Sequences P. A. Kelly and F. Chen Discrete-Time Filtering for Linear Systems in Correlated Noise with Non-Gaussian Initial Conditions A. M. Makowski and R. B. Sowers A Levinson-Type Algorithm for Rapidly Sampled Data R. Vijayan, H. V. Poor, J. B. Moore, and G. C. Goodwin TA3 SPREAD-SPECTRUM/CDMA Spread-Spectrum Group Access: Fundamentals and Preliminary Results J. W. Gluck Optimal Signal Design for Band-Limited PAM Synchronous Multiple-Access Channels R. S. Cheng and S. Verdu An Exact Analysis of the Optical CDMA Noncoherent Receiver D. Brady and S. Verdu Worst-Case Error Probability for Direct-Sequence Modulated Codes on Channels with an Unknown Interference of Bounded Power M. Hizlan and B. Hughes Exact Analysis of Asynchronous Frequency-Hop Spread-Spectrum Multiple-Access Networks K. Cheun and W. E. Stark A Multiple Dwell Two-Level Acquisition Scheme for Packetized Spread Spectrum Signals N. Srivastava and S. S. Rappaport Multiuser Detection in Synchronous DPSK Code-Division Multiple Access Systems M. K. Varanasi and B. Aazhang TA4 DETECTION II On The Neyman-Pearson Optimality of the Censored Mean-Level Detector J. R. Holm and J. A. Ritcey An Application of the Expectation-Maximization Algorithm to Sequence Detection in the Absence of Symbol Synchronization C. N. Georghiades and D. L. Snyder Probability of Error for M-ary Orthogonal Signaling in White Gaussian Noise K. K. Chawla and D. V. Sarwate Detection of Cyclostationary Data in the Presence of Intersymbol Interference A. Duel-Hallen A CFAR Detection Scheme Based on Modified Trimmed Mean Thresholding I. Ozgunes, P. P. Gandhi, and S. A. Kassam An Analysis of Non-Stationary Under-Ice Noise P. Srivastava and P. Willett An Automatic GO/SO-CFAR Detector in Nonhomogeneous Background and Multiple Target Situations S. D. Himonas and M. Barkat TA5 STABILITY ISSUES Basin Boundaries in the Pendulum with Nonperiodic Forcing I. Dobson and D. F. Delchamps Tests for Hurwitz and Schur Properties of Convex Combination of Complex Polynomials N. K. Bose On Positive Realness in Multivariable Stationary Linear Systems I. Bar-Kana On Passivity of Interval Plants with Applications S. P. Bhattacharyya, H. Chapellat, and M. Dahleh Stability Analysis of Periodic Linear Dynamical Systems Using a New Time-Varying Eigenvalue Concept J. Zhu and C. D. Johnson An Alternate Proof of Kelemen's Stability Theorem D. A. Lawrence and W. J. Rugh TA6 IMAGE CODING Image Coding with the Discrete Cosine-III Transform O. K. Ersoy and A. Nouira Adaptive Entropy-Coded Predictive Vector Quantization of Images J. W. Modestino and Y. H. Kim Quadtree-Structured Finite State Vector Quantization for Still Images C.-Y. Chiu, C.-T. Chen, and D. J. Le Gall Predictive Image Coding Using Cumulant-Based Causal and Noncausal AR/ARMA Models T. E. Hall and S. G. Wilson Visual Pattern Image Coding D. Chen and A. C. Bovik A Two Component Coding Method B. Chang and M. Kanefsky MWQT: A New Tree Algorithm for Image Compression C. G. Boncelet, Jr. TP1 LARGE SCALE ANALOG COMPUTATION Organizer: A. G. Andreou How to Make Backpropagation Learning Less Efficient and Neurally Plausible F. Pineda Remarks on Local Minima in Backpropagation E. D. Sontag and H. J. Sussmann Coupled Nonlinear Oscillators and Olfactory Bulb Model Z. Li and J. Hopfield Criteria for Robust Stability in a Class of Lateral Inhibition and Related Networks Coupled Through a Resistive Grid D. L. Standley and J. L. Wyatt Spatial Mean and Median Filters in Analog VLSI S. Kontogiorgis and A. G. Andreou TP2 ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING Observability Conditions for Multiple Signal Direction Finding and Array Sensor Localization J. T.-H. Lo and S. L. Marple On Estimation of Number of Moving Targets Via Frequency-Diversity Signaling Y. D. Huang and M. Barkat Optimum Array Processing and Inverse Kernels in Time-Frequency and Frequency-Frequency Domains M. L. Fowler and L. H. Sibul A New SVD-Based Criterion for the Determination of Number of Fully Correlated Signals V. Shahmirian and S. B. Kesler Direction of Arrival Estimation Using Randon Transform N. Srinivasa, D. D. Lee, and R. L. Kashyap Angle of Arrival Estimation for Wideband Sources B. Himed and D. D. Weiner MUSIC Performance Prediction by Matrix Approximation at High SNR F. Li and R. J. Vaccaro TP3 SOURCE CODING On the Redundancy of Optimal Codes with Limited Word Length R. M. Capocelli and A. De Santis Quantizer Design for Distributed Estimation Systems with Communication Constraints W. M. Lam and A. R. Reibman Modified Block Vector Quantizers P. F. Swaszek Estimating the Key Parameter in Scalar Quantization S. Na and D. L. Neuhoff Optimizing Vector Quantizers for Composite Sources and Segmental Signal-to-Noise Ratios S. Na and D. L. Neuhoff Entropy-Constrained Trellis Coded Quantization of Memoryless Sources T. R. Fischer and M. Wang Outlier Resistant Predictive Source Encoding for a Gaussian Stationary Nominal Source D. Kazakos, P. Papantoni-Kazakos, and K. Birmiwal TP4 COMMUNICATION II Performance Analysis of Optical Code Division Multiple Access Communications with Avalanche Photo Detectors A. W. Lam and A. Hussain Signal-To-Interference Calculations for Cellular Communications Systems S.-W. Wang and S. S. Rappaport Adaptive Equalization of Indoor Radio Channels for High Speed Wireless Local Area Networks S. J. Howard and K. Pahlavan Gain Moment Generating Functions for Superlattice APD Optical Receivers R. S. Fyath and J. J. O'Reilly On the Ill-Convergence of Godard Blind Equalizers in Data Communication Systems Z. Ding, C. R. Johnson, R. A. Kennedy, and B. D. O. Anderson TP5 CONTROL SYSTEMS Synthesis of Reduced Order H sup inf Controllers M. S. Verma H sub inf -Optimal Design for Robust Performance D. P. Looze and J. S. Freudenberg Stochastic Robustness of Linear Control Systems R. F. Stengel and L. E. Ryan Two Issues in the Design of Linear Multifunctional Observers J. Lu, J. S. Thorp and H. D. Chiang The Dynamics and Optimal Controls for Some Simplified Models of Pedaling a Stationary Bicycle W. S. Levine, B. Ma, and F. E. Zajac Direct Position Plus Velocity Feedback Control of Large Flexible Space Structures I. Bar-Kana, R. Fischl, and P. Kalata FA1 NEURAL NETWORKS An Approach to Structural Adaptation of Neural Networks for Logic Functions Z. Gu and W. A. Sethares Back Propagation with Selective Updates S. C. Huang and Y. F. Huang Orthogonality: A Criterion to Maximize the Capacity of the Hopfield Memory Network J. F. Brunet and J. J. Uhran, Jr. Structural Learning in Layered Neural Networks B. W. Dickinson Qualitative Analysis of Discrete Time Implementations of Hopfield Neural Networks A. N. Michel, J. A. Farrell, and H. F. Sun Solving Hard Optimization Problems that Arise in Radio Networks Via Hopfield Neural Nets L. Tassinlas, A. Ephremides, and J. P. Gunn FA2 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING Simultaneous Frequency Estimation of Two-Dimensional Sinusoids by State-Space Realization F. Li and R. J. Vaccaro Maximum-Likelihood Spectrum Estimation of Periodic Processes from Noisy Data P. Moulin, D. L. Snyder and J. A. O'Sullivan Frequency Analysis of Nonstationary Signal Models M. Kahn, L. F. Chaparro and E. W. Kamen Subsampling of Bandlimited Discrete Signals J. L. Brown, Jr. Bubbles Can Make Self-Timed Pipelines Fast M. R. Greenstreet and K. Steiglitz A Bus-Oriented Multiprocessor Fast Fourier Transform D. L. Jones and H. V. Sorensen Generation of a Family of Processor Arrays for Multidimensional Discrete Fourier Transform W. C. Shen and A. Y. Oruc FA3 IMAGE RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION Optimal Detection Approaches to Image Restoration R. J. Feehs and G. R. Arce Adaptive Restoration of Regionally Blurred Noisy Images S. N. Efstratiadis and A. K. Katsaggelos Maximum Likelihood Image Identification and Restoration Based on the EM Algorithm K. T. Lay and A. K. Katsaggelos Constrained Iterative Restoration Algorithm for Hologram Reconstruction G. Liu A 2-D Recursive Model for Bilinear Systems Applied to Image Reconstruction H. M. Valenzuela A Digital Half-Tone Algorithm for Image Processing and Image Reconstruction I. Kadar, A. Moschowits and L. Kurz FA4 QUEUING SYSTEMS Finite Memory Recursive Solutions for the Equilibrium and Transient Analysis of G/M/1 Type Markov Processes G. R. Murthy and E. J. Coyle Performance Evaluation of a Tandem Queueing Network under Three Related Queueing Protocols R.-X. Ni and T. G. Robertazzi Approximation of Blocking Probabilities on Multiple Access Ring LANs J. Yee, C. B. Silio, Jr., and H. M. Ghafir A New Vacation Model Applied to Predictions of Marilan Waiting Times H. M. Ghafir and C. B. Silio, Jr. Performance Analysis for Multi-Channel Random Access Interconnection Algorithms H. Delic and P. Papantoni-Kazakos Statistical Multiplexer Performances for Mixed Voice/Data Traffic with Hyperexponentially Distributed Voice Silence Periods F. M. Brochin and J. B. Thomas Voice/Data Integration in Radio Networks Employing Decentralized Random-Access Protocols M. Soroushnejad and E. Geraniotis A Collision Resolution Algorithm for a Random Access Channel with Collisions of Known Multiplicity S. S. Panwar FA5 JOINT SOURCE/CHANNEL CODING Joint Source/Channel Trellis Coding T. R. Fischer and M. W. Marcellin A Trained Transform Trellis Code for Stationary Gaussian Sources D.-Y. Kim and W. A. Pearlman Optimal Joint Source-Channel Transform Trellis Coding B.-C. Chieu and W. A. Pearlman Joint Source and Channel Coding Based on Tree Structured Vector Quantization N. Moayeri The Effect of Viterbi Decoder Path Memory on the Performance of Trellis Coded Modulation J. M. Nowack and M. A. Herro Trellis Coded Modulation on Channels with Jamming and Impulse Noise D. J. Costello, Jr., C. Schlegel, and S. Lin Error Probability for Digital Transmission over Nonlinear Channels with Application to TCM I. Oka, Y.-J. Liu, and E. Biglieri *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** End of E-LETTER Issue 19, Part 2